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Mar 3, 2014 1:07 PM
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Mine would have to be Yu Yu Hakusho, it really made me want to watch the series even more! Of course there are others that drew me in as well, but YYH stands out the most for me.
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Mar 3, 2014 1:11 PM
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Probably the first episode of Death Note. It really got me hooked to the series.
Mar 3, 2014 1:18 PM
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Code Geass R1. Lelouch got geass and I just HAD to see what happens next.

Fusion_ha said:
Probably the first episode of Death Note. It really got me hooked to the series.

For me Death Note's 2nd episode is what got me really hooked to that series. Dat tv confrontation.
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The first episode of Highschool of the Dead was great in my opinion. It introduced the main cast, showed some good action against zombies and a fair amount of ecchi.


Shingeki no Kyojin's first episode is also quite memorable, especially that ending.

In retrospect, even Steins Gate's episode 1 is really good, even though I didn't appreciate it that much in my first watch.
5 main aspects I base my ratings on:
1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it?
2. Is it better than Breaking Bad?
3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it?
4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL?
5. Is it actually good?

Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant...
Mar 3, 2014 1:20 PM
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attack on titan, just how weird looking the titans look, also that ending. :(
Mar 3, 2014 1:21 PM
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Botato said:
Code Geass R1. Lelouch got geass and I just HAD to see what happens next.

Death Note's 2nd episode though is what got me really hooked to that series. Dat tv confrontation.


He said first episode, not second.
Mar 3, 2014 1:21 PM
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I started watching both Death Note and Naruto recently. I didn't think I'd like either but both had 1st episodes I loved.

Death Note is probably my favorite though.
Mar 3, 2014 1:21 PM
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Oneeyedwolf said:
attack on titan, just how weird looking the titans look,


Use a spoiler for that, please.
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Mar 3, 2014 1:22 PM
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Hulmy said:
Oneeyedwolf said:
attack on titan, just how weird looking the titans look, :(


Use a spoiler for that, please.


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Mar 3, 2014 1:23 PM
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Thank you.
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Mar 3, 2014 1:23 PM

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Last Exile. The atmosphere in it just felt right from the very first episode. I was HOOKED, mayne :3
Mar 3, 2014 1:24 PM

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SnK, Code Geass, Naruto, Berserk, and fate/zero are the ones that stood out to me
Mar 3, 2014 1:24 PM

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Oneeyedwolf said:
Hulmy said:
Oneeyedwolf said:
attack on titan, just how weird looking the titans look, :(


Use a spoiler for that, please.


Already edited.


Argh It's already spoiled for me... But thanks for correcting your post anyway ;)
Mar 3, 2014 1:27 PM

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Death Note, but Psycho Pass and Btooom! come in at a close 2nd.
Mar 3, 2014 1:28 PM

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Shinsekai Yori. especially the first seconds...
Mar 3, 2014 1:28 PM

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Yhuuro said:
Oneeyedwolf said:
Hulmy said:
Oneeyedwolf said:
attack on titan, just how weird looking the titans look, :(


Use a spoiler for that, please.


Already edited.


Argh It's already spoiled for me... But thanks for correcting your post anyway ;)


Ah, shit!! I'm so sorry. I don't know, I just think everyone already watch this show.
Mar 3, 2014 1:33 PM

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Oneeyedwolf said:
Botato said:
Code Geass R1. Lelouch got geass and I just HAD to see what happens next.

Death Note's 2nd episode though is what got me really hooked to that series. Dat tv confrontation.


He said first episode, not second.


Fixed.
Mar 3, 2014 1:34 PM

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Yugioh,really got me into the series and game.





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Mar 3, 2014 1:36 PM

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Yosuga no sora ( the kiss)
Mira nikki
Monster
Swort art online - although anime was crap, but i enjoyed it till ep 7 or 8.
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 PM

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Maybe Ga-rei Zero, it's the first one that comes to my mind
Mar 3, 2014 1:38 PM
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SNK
Mirai Nikki
Sword art Online
Elfen Lied - I was not expecting those first 7 minutes also I had no idea what I was getting into when I first started watching that anime.
Mar 3, 2014 1:48 PM

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Cross Game's first episode is greater than all. Science.
Mar 3, 2014 1:49 PM

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Off the top of my head, Shingeki no Kyojin and Monster had some really memorable first episodes.

Mar 3, 2014 1:50 PM

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Yugioh,really got me into the series and game.



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Mar 3, 2014 8:59 PM

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Mar 3, 2014 9:06 PM

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Botato said:

Fusion_ha said:
Probably the first episode of Death Note. It really got me hooked to the series.

For me Death Note's 2nd episode is what got me really hooked to that series. Dat tv confrontation.

Same here! Especially that L theme OST.

On topic, the most recent one should be Hataraku Maou-sama. Funniest first episode for all I could remember.
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Mar 3, 2014 9:07 PM

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Ive been waiting for this thread to pop up.

Soul Eater. Cmon, it has gore, awesomely animated fight scenes, side-splitting comedy, the super-attractive Blair the Witch, scythes, Lord Death himself, and an immediate explanation of the plot.


Runner-up goes to Trigun. Like 90% because of the last minute with Johnny Yong Bosch's (as Vash of course) laugh that turns into a scream
Mar 3, 2014 9:08 PM

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Elfen Lied, 'cause ketchup fountains.

Mar 3, 2014 9:12 PM
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tough one . ill go with code geass
Mar 3, 2014 11:17 PM

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Attack on Titan - The ending was whoa.
Death Note - Really got me hooked in first episode.
Mar 4, 2014 1:29 AM

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Shingeki no Kyojin
Kill la Kill
Another
Death Note
Psycho-Pass
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt

Overall SnK's first episode was probably the best I've seen
Mar 4, 2014 1:39 AM

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Gurren Lagann. I was still new to over-the-top anime at the time, and the first episode (and the subsequent ones, naturally) really blew me away.
Mar 4, 2014 2:16 AM

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Tasogare Otome x Amnesia's first episode had me in love, thankfully it kept up the same atmosphere and dynamics. Ergo Proxy's first episode was pretty lights out as well.

Also Snk,Psycho-Pass, Darker than Black, Durarara, and Higashi no Eden.
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Death Note.
Code Geass.
Another.
Soul eater.
Bleach.
Naruto.
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Mar 4, 2014 4:01 AM

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Higurashi no naku koro ni: The first 30 seconds; nuff said

Honey and clover: I knew this would be a very very special series after I finished the first episode.
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Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money.

Mar 4, 2014 4:07 AM

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Cross Game's first episode is greater than all. Science.
Mar 4, 2014 4:08 AM

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Mirai Nikki and Angel Beats!. Those two got me hooked from the first episode, and kept me hooked till the last one. Other ones with good first ep are Tasogare Otome x Amnesia and Kokoro Connect.
There have been more as well, but those are the ones I can remember.
Mar 4, 2014 5:14 AM

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Monster
Ergo Proxy
Psycho Pass
Spice and Wolf
Jormungand
The Devil is a Part-Timer
Welcome to the NHK
Mar 4, 2014 5:16 AM

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Death Note
Darker than Black
Hajime no Ippo
Mar 4, 2014 5:21 AM

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RahXephon; it was surprisingly way better than expected
Mar 4, 2014 5:32 AM

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Death Note
Mar 4, 2014 5:47 AM

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Definitely Kill la Kill. I was like "WTF MOAR"!
Mar 4, 2014 3:33 PM

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not my all time fave or something, but

DEATH NOTE

what the hell? has a bunch of scribbling ever been that captifying?
Mar 4, 2014 4:06 PM

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Aku no Hana, slow, bleak, awesome
Mar 4, 2014 4:49 PM
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School Days. Couldn't wait to finish the series
Mar 4, 2014 4:58 PM
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attack on titan
Mar 4, 2014 5:03 PM
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Code Geass and Psycho Pass because both just made me want to watch more and see how the plot would develop. And they were just really awesome episodes in general.
Mar 7, 2014 4:39 PM

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
Mar 7, 2014 5:12 PM

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Dragon Ball
Death Note
Monster
Mar 7, 2014 6:24 PM

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Higashi no Eden

Monster chapter 1 (I have not seen the anime yet)
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