| Basically what animes did you really like after only seeing one episode or a few episodes. For me Dragon Ball Z, Gankutsuou the Count of Monte Cristo, Tatami Galaxy, Kaiji, Space Battleship Yamato 2199 were love at first sight. As a kid DBZ was the first really violent cartoon (I didn't know about anime at that time) I had ever seen but that was not only what made me like it. Piccolo really pulled me into DBZ because I had never seen any alien like that before, he was the most unique alien I had ever seen even to this day I have never seen as unique aliens as the Namekians in any other works of fiction. I liked Gankutsuou and Tatami Galaxy right after episode one of each of them. Their weird, unique art styles really made me want to watch them. After about 3 episodes I really liked Kaiji because of Kaiji himself. He was the first average, normal guy character I had ever seen in anime and even though I'm not a gambler he was a very relatable character. At first sight I liked Battleship Yamato 2199 because it's sci fi with no mechs which is my favorite type of anime, after a few episodes I could see it is basically an anime version of Star Trek. The Battleship Yamato 2199 I'm talking about is the remake not the original from the 70's. |
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| Sword Art Online was definitely a love at first sight. But then it turned into utter shit after the third episode. Nana is another anime I loved right at the first episode, I'm currently watching it right now. Shingeki No Kyojin's first episode was awesome, so that's another example. |
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| Mirai Nikki Shingeki no Kyojin (Now it's turned to shit) Sword Art Online Gantz was good at first but the middle was meh. Zero no Tsukaima |
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| Samurai Champloo - I immediately fell in love with its OST. |
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| Aria the scarlet ammo, because a girl jumping off a building. |
Aeroxygen said: Aria the scarlet ammo, because a girl jumping off a building. Haha I loved it because the protagonist is a badass. Fuck the tsunderes though. |
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| Ghost In The Shell Berserk Cowboy Bebop Akira Serial Experiments Lain Princess Mononoke No explanations needed. |
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| O' Ye,Bruv.This topic defo- fits me :3.Hontoni Arigato! Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama - It was my first Anime,the art and texture wasn't that good since it's a comedic Anime,but what's breath-taking is the uniqueness of an Anime.I have never seen any Anime similar to it,nothing even close.I've gotten a lot of suggestions like Special A,Koukou Club and many more but,yeah nothing can be compared to Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama.The story-line is awesome,Usui's attitude catches my eye and also Misaki's attitude when Usui is with her.Overall,this Anime is an masterpiece. Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou - The attitude of the MC is awesome,through-out the whole Anime.You see,there are a lot of good Anime with good designs,etc.But,Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou defo- stands out.I've never said this before but,the ecchiness of this Anime is just perfect. Check out my "[FFF]-Anime Recommendations." topic,I made a few days back. chow for now! :3 |
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| Mirai Nikki, if you know me....you know I bring this up a lot. Shingeki no Kyojin, dat first episode. ef: A Tale of Memories, eye-gasm. |
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| Obviously Inferno Cop |
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| Code Geass(awesome)imo cowboy Bebop(perfection) bleach(cool characters and good action) DBZ(fights!!) Oreimo("always a favorite of mine)sad its over now claymore(just seemed good right away) Ghost in the shell(great characters) and many more. I guess it all comes down to whether or not the anime appeals to you. |
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vhynz said: Forgot about putting Samurai Champloo. The OST s and characters will have you hooked by ep 1 or 2. Samurai Champloo - I immediately fell in love with its OST. LegendsOfSushi said: Forgot to put this one too. The art style, unique setting (fictional world resembling medieval Europe), unique enemies (giants) and obviously what happened at the end of the episode will hook you immediatelyShingeki No Kyojin's first episode was awesome, so that's another example. |
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LegendsOfSushi said: Sword Art Online was definitely a love at first sight. But then it turned into utter shit after the third episode. Nana is another anime I loved right at the first episode, I'm currently watching it right now. Shingeki No Kyojin's first episode was awesome, so that's another example. nana a heavenly. |
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| Darker Than Black-It had signs of everything I was looking for Eureka Seven-The OST itself in the first episode had me hooked, not to mention the vibes I was getting about everything else FLCL-Was completely random, couldn't stop laughing about the dickhead reference High School Of The Dead-Mindless fun Samurai Champloo-A break dancing swordsman, what's not to like Steins;Gate-Although most people say they need a few episodes to get hooked, I was always gone at the end of the first episode |
| SnK because it has strongest first episode I've seen Naruto (yeah I know) because it's the first anime I've watched after taking a 5+ year break watching anime. |
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| Look at my profile and tell me what you think? As for why...the humor, fun characters, the wanton destruction and some of the best music ever...great childhood memories. I have many favorites, but none will grab me like that ever again. |
| Mirai Nikki Death Note Sword Art Online Blood+ OreImo |
| Durarara!!, my everyday life now. _(:3 ｣ ∠)_ |
| Sword art Online before it became a classic example of wasted potential -_- Cowboy Bebop mainly because I'm a Spike fanboy :P Code Geass because, well, the first episode was AWESOME Clannad because it handled introductions well, it was funny, and it set the stage perfectly. Fate Zero. By the last 5 minutes, I had the biggest fanboy grin ever. |
| Fight Club > Anime Scott Pilgrim > Manga Death Cab for Cutie > Yuki Kajura "Who'd you rather be? The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?" MY REVIEWS! READ THEM. http://myanimelist.net/profile/StillSwingin007/reviews |
| So Ra No Wo To captured me from the very beginning. Something about the bittersweet, quiet atmosphere made me adore it. It's so much more than just another moe, cute girls doing cute things anime. |
| sword art online...but i dropped after the first arc..it was so mehhhh.. |
| School Days, many people say that it only got dark and interesting later on in the story but the signs were very much there from the beginning. I went into that anime hoping for emotional abuse and that is exactly what I got. Natsume, while I love Mushishi in it's own way, it is not a pleasant viewing experience for me. The pace is painfully slow and the color palet makes me tired. But the unmatched stories and questions that it poses to the viewer, excellent characters that stick with you only after one episode and stunning atmosphere and soundtrack make it great. Natsume has all that, plus is very relaxing to watch and has that feel good vibe. While it's stories aren't as "deep"as Mushishi's, it still manages to pull my heartstrings. |
| Death note, i don't know why, maybe because it was my first anime :/ |
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| Sengoku Basara |
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| As many others are saying, SAO was instant win for me. |
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| Code Geass was kinda the gateway to other animes for me. |
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silversaint said: Sengoku Basara This |
| Nadesico I found it for $4.00 I was like wow a whole series for $4 I love you and then I liked the art on the package and then I watched it and it wasn't centered around fan service. The first episode was amazing! and so was the 2nd and The English voice cast sounded great |
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| I'm sure their are a lot of animes that I liked at first sight Naruto is one of them. I love the setting(it's peaceful to me) Reason I'm mentioning it is because it is far from the popular opinion on mal |
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| Yuru Yuri Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo? |
| "One does not simply say no to a loli with animal ears and tail." http://myanimelist.net/animelist/iAmEcchi |
| I tend to like whatever I like within the first few episodes, since I can easily gauge (at least most of the time) how much I'll like a show almost initially. This is especially true of most shows that ended up among my favorites (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Serial Experiments Lain, Baccano!, Fate/Zero). |
| cowboy bebop (DAT OST and many lovable characters) Darker Than Black (btw, I want a NEW SERIES that 2nd season was real shit) Death Note (Light and L strategy fight is downright intriguing, but everything went downhill post-L) SAO (I thought it would be greatest anime of 2012, I've never been so wrong....) |
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| Shinsekai Yori. We had our ups and downs, but mostly, it's great. There's also Katanagatari Spice & Wolf |
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| Berserk, looked badass and violent as fuck and indeed it was. |
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| Love at first sight ? Anime FMA and FMA brotherhood. Perfect Genre for me, great characters, deep and dark storyline. Manga Chrono Crusade and Tsukihime The settings, characters, art, story fits my type. |
| Sword in hand, a warrior clutches stone to breast. In sword etched he his fading memories In stone, his tempered skill By sword attested, by stone revealed. Their tale can now be told |
| Honey and clover...after seeing the first episode..I knew I had found something special,,In the end, it became one of my all time favs |
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| I loved the idea of Steins;Gate the second I saw it. as someone that love physics theories, and physics in itself for that matter, Steins;Gate sounded brilliant. |
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| Shingeki no Kyojin's first episodle had the most impact. I caught up with the manga within 48 hours of watching the first ep. Bakemonogatari was just beautiful and crazy and fun. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, from the first time I watched the OP. |
| nothing. not even cowboy bebop. I'm that kind of guy that needs to get in into something first. |
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| Love at first side? Itazura na Kiss - instant classic Zero no Tsukaima - action adventure romance comedy nuff said Kimi ni Todoke - I loved the concept and it was really cute AnoHana - the feel of it just felt so right Sword Art Online - online game setting nuff said |
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| Probably sora no otoshimono i loved that! |
| As soon as I saw the Yui's Les Paul on the cover, I immediately wanted to watch K-On. I don't regret that desicion one bit. After watching Season 2, The Movie and a bunch of sub par ripoffs I only grew to like the series more now that I have a better understanding of what makes it so good. Haruhi was similar. Decided to watch it after seeing some pictures on the Internet. As soon as I heard Crispin Freeman's monolouge I thought to myself 'Wow, I think I like this Kyon guy'. Haruhi is still one of my favourites (The Movie has been in my number 1 spot since December 23 2011) and Kyon is still my favourite character of all time. The artstyle in Heartcatch Precure really caught my eye and the initial fight scene in Tsubomi's dream looked fantastic. I wanted more. I wanted to see more fight scenes like that one. I wanted to know why all this was happening. For my curiosity I was awarded with the Gurren Lagann of magical girls. And lastly Cowboy Bebop. Spike's personality and Yoko Kanno's score clicked with me right from the get go. The way he acted and the way he moved was like nothing I'd ever seen before especially not in anime. Sure he's very cocky and self absorbed but if I were anywhere near as cool as him I'd like me too. While the reasons I consider the show to be among the very best have almost nothing to do with the cool factor (Despite the insistence of people who are too dense to realise the show has a lot more going for it ) you'd be hard pressed to find someone whose first impression of the show didn't involve anything of the sort |
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| Just recently, I watched Fate/Zero and I'm really hooked on it. The level of effort the put in the special effects is just stunning. If anything, love at first sight would mean a show that you were instantly hooked on the moment you saw the first episode. There's also Sakurasou, which is my current favorite rom-com/drama anime because of all the lols it initially gave (which became feels it gave in the last few arcs.) There's Hentai Ouji becuase of Azuki Azusa. Girls und Panzer also, since it instantly became the show I looked forward to downloading at the time it was airing. And lastly, Initial D 4th Stage, since it was the show that got me back to watching anime. |
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| Elfen Lied Hellsing Ultimate Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Mirai Nikki Basically, horror anime. Everything else took me a few episodes to get into. |
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| sao, deathnote, code geass, shingeki |
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