| Darker than black's first episode or cowboy bebop's. For darker than black you don't really know what to expect, the first episode is so much darker than the rest of the show, it's surreal. |
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| Either Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet, or Endro~! |
| Between Highschool of the Dead and The Promised Neverland |
| Zombieland Saga of course. |
| Akame ga kill Attack on Titan Kimetsu no Yaiba |
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| For me its Attack on Titan and Death Parade . |
ugmon said: GaRei Zero just because of the very good shock factor This. I already started getting used to this cast. |
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| probably biased, but Steins;Gate. it set the atmosphere perfectly, and while i know people who were bored by it's slow pace and the abundance of mysteries, i loved how it set the series up |
| Kill la kill. shit had me hyped 30 secs in. |
| damn, the forums these days... |
| Reading through all these is super interesting. Different people’s take on a memorable first episode have quite a lot of variability. lol makes me think my priorities are wack but I just don’t remember all the shows I’ve seen ㅠㅠ From recent memory, it has to be Sarazanmai. I was captivated from the first few second due to the soundtrack and the soliloquy Kazuki was spouting as he ran. Dororo? Usually I don’t go for 2 cour shows so to keep me hook throughout was fantastic. Nothing too dramatic in visual or fight scene but the first episode was nice. Banana Fish. We got mystery, we have homosexual tension, we got an angelic protagonist (mostly in appearances), what more can I ask for except Ash running after Eiji in the first episode? |
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| Dunno. I have seen many anime to really have an idea. The first episode of Kill La Kill was pretty fucking wild, though. |
| A SINGLE best first episode I've seen is probably,(im actually really unsure) Gurren Lagann or Kill la Kill, which are both gems. |
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| First episode only? Can't really think of any. First episodes tend to be the worst or among the worst. First 2-3 episodes? Now there's plenty more to mention! Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Chihayafuru, Hajime no Ippo, Now and Then Here and There, Monster, WataMote, Steins;Gate, Psycho-Pass, K-On! S2, One Punch Man, Made in Abyss, Death Note, Fruits Basket 2001, Fullmetal Alchemist 2003, His and Her Circumstances...phew! |
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| Death note epicness and AOT and I agree with you on the first episode of S;G. |
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| Hmmm either terror in resonance or assassination classroom started off really good with the first episode. |
| A really tough one but I'll go with Gurren lagann Berserk 97 Evangelion Bleach |
| Vinland Saga - I tear up every time I watch it. And it is actually very deep. Runner-ups: Shingeki no Kyojin, Re:Zero |
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| Inferno Cop and 3-gatsu no lion. One for the atmosphere the other one for depression....which is which thats the question. Some other secondary ones are: - JoJo part 5 - Steins;Gate - Akage no Anne - the - ones - i - forgot |
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| Even though it turned into a shitshow after a few episodes, the rise of the shield hero. I had never felt so infuriated by anything in my whole entire life. That’s a good thing. |
| Angel Beats by a country mile. In the space of just 25 minutes, it built a fully realized world with understandable rules, set up further mysteries about it to keep us excited for their reveal, established an extensive cast of characters who are all immediately striking and memorable, made us feel like a part of their group dynamic by letting us live with them in all states of being, made us understand and sympathize with what our protagonists are all fighting for, established their primary antagonist and the threat she poses, set up a character-driven conflict with Otonashi’s outsider’s perspective and his more morally grey take on the situation that isn’t immediately resolved, and started teasing out the thematic underpinnings of the whole damn affair. And it achieved all that while still being, above all else, an uproariously fun roller coaster ride of screwball comedy and charming, character-driven banter that made sure your interest never dropped for a second and got you excited to see what else these idiots were going to get up to. That's how goddamn efficient its storytelling is. |
| Cross Game Hands down, one of the best first episode that I've seen in anime. I've never really cried watching the first episode of any medium, that was until I saw Cross Game. A tragic yet beautiful start for a wonderful anime which ended up in my personal favorites. There's also Kotoura-san whose first episode was really good but it became quite bad in the later episodes. |
| Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 I knew what to expect mostly. But it topped all my expectations. |
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| Psycho-Pass or Guilty Crown. Now, Guilty Crown didn't keep it up, but their 1st episodes were amazing. |
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| Soul Eater's first episode was really cool, it might be the one but I'm not sure. Fullmetal Alchemist's first episode was also a really nice one. And I really liked Girls Last Tour for some reasons |
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| Weird pick, but Highschool Of The Dead, it pretty much perfectly showed what you're getting yourself into if you plan on watching the whole anime |
| Help the industry and buy Blu-rays and DVD's. Noragami is the best anime ever.  |
| Well, as with most things in life, I can't pick a single one... I absolutely agree with Death Note and Shingeki no Kyojin; as for titles I thought of on my own, I'd mention Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru sou Desu yo, Nichijou, Shigofumi, Another, Shakugan no Shana, Black Bullet, Shinrei Tantei Yakumo, probably Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (though I don't remember exactly what happened in the first episode), Accel World, and... I guess that would be it Please do note that this is based upon the impact it had on me when I started to watch those series, and not necessarily on whether they are the best or not, since I can't remember everything I watched (for example, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, as it was mentioned somewhere in the first comments), and because it's "impact" what I used as criterion, I also included a comedy show... Well, whatever... |
| For me it was Tiger & Bunny, simply because I knew in a matter of 5minues that I've probably found the anime. But I personally consider the best first episode as the one that sold you on the anime |
| Made in Abyss, so much happens in the first episode gave me a clear sign it was going to be great. |
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| Shinsekai Yori deserves a mention. Very effective at setting the tone for the rest of the series. Non Non Biyori's first episode is also brilliant albeit in an extremely different way as it is impeccably tranquil and relaxing. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| The first episode of Hunter x Hunter (1999). |
| Tokyo ghoul had a great first episode, especially compared to the rest of the series. It was like false advertising. |
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| Soukou no Strain - I don't think I remember anything else starting that shocking. Too bad the rest of the show was so generic, it couldn't live up to it. Terra e... is another good choice. |
| White Album 2 and Ouran High School Host Club |
| As a first time viewer, the first episode of Haruhi both delighted me and seized my attention like a very attention-seizing thing. And the first episode of Lain did strange things to me. The first episode of Karekano is just perfect. |
| Kill la Kill first episode was heavenly good |
| Oregairu is life |
| Slightly surprised at all the Gakkougurashi mentions, for me, after the first episode I was just "OK, this looks interesting, let's see some more", and it was the next few which completely bowled me over. |
| Kyousou Giga, I love the first episode of this show. I like the rest of the show but not nearly as much as the first episode |
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| I would say Made in Abyss's first episode was just fucking beautiful . I don't praise much modern anime because of the atrocious atmosphere and the lack of actual good world build that you rarely see nowadays, and generally the story-boarding is just embarrassing... But Made in Abyss's first episode blew me away, I really think it is criminally underappreciated, it gets right to the point, it gives an adventurous feeling to it and accomplishes so much world building in the span of just one episode, which is just really nice to see :3 Also that musical score by Kevin Penkin is perfection and the icing on the cake. |
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| 3-gatsu no Lion first episode remains as the most impactful and beautiful to me. Even if I only took the first scene into account, it would still be my favourite episode, period. I remember watching it as feeling and if I'd just been struck, watching Kiriyama in all his fragility struggling against a world he can't comprehend, much less fit in. This said, my 2nd favourite first episode is from NGNL, as it might have been the episode that hooked me into the genre, making it the most important on a personal level. |
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