| Did you eventually go back and watch the earlier seasons, or did you just roll with it? |
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| Happened once because I didn't realize it wasn't a first season. Watched the first season after (or maybe went to first season after a couple episodes, don't remember). |
| I did end up watching the 2nd season of Kiniro Mosaic before the 1st one, as it was a bootleg DVD i bought pretty early into my Anime phase, and i didn't know that it was the 2nd season. |
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| I watched episode 10 once first of a show, but that was on accident... I played Assassin's Creed Brotherhood first in the series, that's the best I got. |
| I've never done that, if I do it, I wouldn't be able to focus on what's going on in the anime and keep thinking about the first season.. |
| Surprisingly it's happened twice, yeah I had to go back and watch the first season lol |
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| Bleach TYBW and Baki. I enjoyed both because I saw yt recaps before watching them. |
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| Yes, I watched Aquarion Evol before the original Aquarion, it seems a lot of people did because Aquarion Evol is ranked higher in popularity than the original here on MAL. |
| That'd be really stupid to do....In most cases. I jumped into Lupin starting with the 2015 season, and never felt the need to watch the older stuff. Each season seemed to be more or less self-contained. I did a similar thing with the Baki Netflix series and I only kinda felt like I was missing out on important prior info. I think the most justified was Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's. I had watched a lot of Duel Monsters and some of GX, only the 4kids version for both, but I absolutely didn't need either to watch 5D's. Least justified is probably Gundam Unicorn and Gundam Thunderbolt. I don't know how much prior knowledge of the main Gundam timeline I needed, but I felt like I should have had at least a little more than the basics. |
| I started watching Votoms with Pailsen Files because it was the only series available at the time. Later I watched it from the beginning. |
| I started Sailor Moon with Sailor Stars. I'm going to watch Season 1 when I'm done with Sailor Stars. |
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Yes, I watched Aquarion Evol before the original Aquarion, it seems a lot of people did because Aquarion Evol is ranked higher in popularity than the original here on MAL.
| @-Fantastical- I can tell you, you aren't really missing much if you haven't seen it. Even as a mecha fan, putting aside any connections to Evol, not really worth watching. Apparently neither is the one after Evol, but I haven't seen it, so I can't make any judgement. Not that that you have to take my word at face value. |
| Never did such a weird thing before. The closest to this was watching Tamako Love Story, and eventually realizing there was Tamako Market before it. And then rewatching TLS right after. |
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| @SealInFinnish Would that count? Cause I watched Fate/Apocrypha first out of the Fate series but I started it at like episode 1 like a normal person. But given Unicorn and Apocrypha are mostly self contained narratives with it starting and ending the series overarching storylines and character arcs from episode 1 to the final episode. Then those might not count... It not like say watching season 2 of Unlimited Blade Works and watching it on from there with the prior 12 episodes and all the substantial stuff you need to know for the context of the specific character arcs and storyline being told effectively missing. |
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| For some reason when I was getting the dvds for K-On at the library I didn't realize the first part was missing. I did end up rewatching it back in order 💀 |
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| Anyone who watched DBZ before the original Dragon Ball has done this, which is most anime fans, if I had to bet on it |
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Anyone who watched DBZ before the original Dragon Ball has done this, which is most anime fans, if I had to bet on it
| @Timeline_man DBZ is so different from Dragon Ball I don't even think it matters that much. Compared to if you started DBZ in the Buu Saga and just had no information from previous ones. |
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@Timeline_man DBZ is so different from Dragon Ball I don't even think it matters that much. Compared to if you started DBZ in the Buu Saga and just had no information from previous ones.
| @Blackfire2340 DBZ takes no time to introduce the Z fighters or Goku, or why it'd be shocking that he has a kid, why no one seems to like Piccolo, or how hard it actually is to fly in this world. I reject your argument. also it's only called DBZ outside of Japan, it's all just Dragon ball |
| Dreams are worth fighting for |
| Yes, I watched D.Gray-man Hallow without having watched the 2006 anime. :3 |
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| Not on purpose, though if I did it's because the sequel had a confusing title. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
Reply to waferish
Yes, I watched Aquarion Evol before the original Aquarion, it seems a lot of people did because Aquarion Evol is ranked higher in popularity than the original here on MAL.
-Fantastical- said: I always thought it's a pretty stand alone show, so I am one of those who only watched Evol.Yes, I watched Aquarion Evol before the original Aquarion, it seems a lot of people did because Aquarion Evol is ranked higher in popularity than the original here on MAL. Also only watched Kuroshitsuji season 2. And watched Clannad After Story first, but then went back to watch Clannad and After Story again. |
| Not really, but I've watched spinoffs before main shows before. The most recent was when I watched Armor Hunter Mellowlink even though I have yet to watch Armored Trooper Votoms. |
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| I started with Haruka Nogizaka's Secret Purezza (that's how it was displayed on Prime, without the colon) not knowing it was the second season. I was just thinking, "what's a purezza and why is Haruka keeping it secret?" |
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| only one i can think of right now is i skipped lupin III parts 1, 2, 3 and started from 4, but i think a lot of people do that. |
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| "Has anyone here ever jumped into an anime series without watching the first season?" No. |
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Dragevard said: Has anyone here ever jumped into an anime series without watching the first season? It has happened many times before in the past for me. Mainly due to availability. Some examples are like "Violence Jack: Evil Town". Where I rented this from a local video rental store on VHS to watch back in the 90s before I actually had a chance to watch "Violence Jack: Slumking" simply due to availability. Another example would be watching "Lupin III: Part II" before ever getting to experience "Lupin III". I just happen to have the privilege of having a father who use to record "Lupin III: Part II" on VHS back in the late 70s and early 80s when ever we were in Japan. I was able to enjoy the stuff he recorded off Japanese TV back then when my father handed down his entire VHS tape collection to me back in the late 80s. Another example was watching "Time Stranger" the movie on DVD back in the early 2000s for the 1st time ever before getting the chance to complete the "Macron 1" Anime series from the 80s. It's due to availability and the limited access I had to VHS bootlegs in the 90s. Experiencing only a handful of episodes of this Anime series before the digital age of media. An extremely common western example is with "Golgo 13: The Professional" movie from the 80s. Where the entire "Golgo 13" Anime series that aired in japan from the early 70s isn't even in the MAL database. I doubt there is any User on MAL who would say they experienced watching this entire Anime series that literally only ever aired on TV in Japan back in 1971. A more modern example though would be with "The Ancient Magus' Bride" where I literally didn't even know for quite a while that "The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star" OVA even existed that actually released before the main Anime series. |
ColourWheelAug 22, 2024 9:23 PM
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| Happened all the time when I was still watching on network TV. Since then only one I can think of is Hataraku Maou Sama: I watched S2 part 2 without realizing it was part 2 (because it was labeled "2nd season" but the actual difference between the full S1 and 2 was an exclamation mark, apparently) and was really confused but just went along for the ride. Ngl it was pretty entertaining doing that. Still haven't watched part 1. |
SawronZXZAug 22, 2024 10:03 PM
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Reply to Timeline_man
@Blackfire2340 DBZ takes no time to introduce the Z fighters or Goku, or why it'd be shocking that he has a kid, why no one seems to like Piccolo, or how hard it actually is to fly in this world. I reject your argument. also it's only called DBZ outside of Japan, it's all just Dragon ball
| @Timeline_man @MFDOOMED Except none of that really matters because so many of the Z fighters end up just being fodder outside of Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, and Piccolo in DBZ. Especially after Namek. Piccolo is about the only character that you would really get more info on, but DBZ already does enough to build character backgrounds while also referencing what happened in Dragon ball. Dragon ball is cool if you want an adventure-like story, but I wouldn't say it improves your viewing of DBZ at all. Compare this to someone watching the new Bleach TYBW, but didn't watch the 2000s anime. Or God forbid those people who skip all of pre-time skip One Piece. You would be completely lost on Soul Reapers, Quincies, Hollows, Bankai, character abilities etc. The material in the 2000s anime for Bleach is still relevant in TYBW, compared to Dragon ball where it's mainly just going deeper into the Z fighter past adventures. This isn't to say Dragon ball is bad or anything, I'm just saying if you didn't manage to watch it before Z then you didn't really miss that much. I don't think knowing some callback characters during a Spirit Bomb would magically change your opinion of the scene. |
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| it took me 2 years to realized that there was a show before this movie https://myanimelist.net/anime/21647/Tamako_Love_Story |
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| Happened once or twice in the 00s, because the prequels weren't available. |
| Yes I watched the entirety of mob psycho season 2 without realizing it. I was extremely confused on some things but because the show is meant to be zany I didn’t rlly bother questioning it |
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@Timeline_man DBZ is so different from Dragon Ball I don't even think it matters that much. Compared to if you started DBZ in the Buu Saga and just had no information from previous ones.
| @Blackfire2340 But technically Dragon Ball IS the "1st season" of the whole Dragon Ball series (both in chronological and broadcasting terms). The universe is the same, the characters are the same, the storyline is the same, so no matter "how different" both installments may be or have been perceived by any individual watcher, if you watched DBZ before original DB, you were unequivocally watching a 2nd season before the 1st one. |
| Never done in all my life and never will , it's a disrespect to do this , the author had write this part of his creation knowing that you have watched the precedent part , so it's a disrespect toward his intentions imo. |
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| Sometimes I watch from the second series. Sometimes I skip the first season when I have read the first series in a manga or when I have trouble watching the anime from the beginning. |
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| I shamelessly discovered K-on through the 2nd season, which went on a shameless 2-1-2-1-2-1 watch cycle. But both the girls and the music are sweet so that doesn't really matter for when there is kawaii there is justice ! |
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| Not anime but I remember reading Heroes of Olympus before Percy Jackson. Good times. |
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| I jumped into Haruhi with the movie which was a huge mistake. I saw multiple takes stating that you could with no issue. Heed my warning. Don't do it! |
| Don't let others ruin things for you. Even if a toxic fan pisses in your cereal, you could just get another bowl of cereal. The 50 Anime You Should Watch Before You Die |
| No, but I accidentally started the Twin Peaks return without watching the 1990 show. Afterwards I realized my mistake and watched it in the correct order. |
| "Those words are meant for those that dare defy god's final warning... An epigraph of their stubbornness" - Maho Hiyajo (Steins;Gate 0)    |
| No and unless it was an accident I can't take your list seriously if u do it. It's so stupid and really a waste of time watching stuff you have no idea what's going on. And no, "recaps" and AMVs are NOT a replacement for a series you never watched especially if its long. |
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Not anime but I remember reading Heroes of Olympus before Percy Jackson. Good times.
| @ChrisBlitz Interesting, you weren't confused out of your mind?? Also thanks for reminding me of childhood lol |
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