To someone who has never seen anime

Kittenia said:
Samurai Champloo, Baccano!, Mushishi, maybe a Ghibli film.

Brockemsockem said:
Boku No Pico, everybody!

spupapi said:
What do they not understand? Anime = movie, series, that is made on computer, simply, animated.
Movie, series that is not animated, has many genre, comedy, drama, romance, action and so on, so why Anime could not have? Tell them that, and ask them, to give you at least one reason, why it should not be adultive.

Brockemsockem said:


Friend came up to me and said "Dude, you're always wearing those anime shirts"

I replied "Yeah, I love the stuff. You watch any?"

"No it's too fake for me."

"Oh, well, what shows do you like, then?" I asked

To my dismay he replied "Wrestling."

I am not making this stuff up, lol. He went on to talk about Heroes and shows like Lost, which are also fake, just acted by real people and on SOMETIMES real locations. -_- I will use this example in my presentation. Yes, though, I hear ya, Spupapi, and completely agree/applaud.

AlexSadist-sama said:
Death Note. It's the *official* anime that got me into anime.

giraffe13280 said:
Code Geass has a serious plot and dynamic characters while still having some "light" and fun moments ^_^ it should be mature enough and not too confusing

EkusuKariba said:

still too moe sometimes and zero's winposes may be just too much.

animechap said:



Did ANYONE read the first post thoroughly? He wants to find a mature anime to show his COLLEGE PUBLIC SPEAKING class that anime is not just for kids. It's not just he wants a good gateway anime with a mix of fun and smarts to show his pal

giraffe13280 said:
Code Geass has a serious plot and dynamic characters while still having some "light" and fun moments ^_^ it should be mature enough and not too confusing

CDRW said:
Geeze guys, even in college do you think you can get away with showing things like Gantz and Baccano!? It's not like either one would make a good first impression either. One is hated by a lot of people and the other is confusing as hell. And both are exceedingly violent of course. You'll just end up confirming a buttload of anime geek stereotypes.

mrjiggles said:
Kids don't listen to classical music, try Nodame Cantabile.

MelbShaw said:
honestly imo death note wouldnt be such a great choice
To ppl who doesnt like anime probably knows what Naruto seen as some lame show im pretty sure death note would be the same since its well known as well
and those ppl who are really into anime really makes it look lame :/ seriously seeing them running like how they run in naruto with their arms out during PE is just wow...
idk any anime that would be a good choice for a class when you're trying to prove anime could be serious
aw I could think of now is clannad afterstory? for how it can relates to life ect w.e but in 20mins now that's gonna be tough tryin to cram everything [any anime for that matter]
you got balls kid cuz i wouldnt go do presentation and say "yeah im totally into anime and im here to tell you it's no children bs and its some serious stuff" let alone even admiting to being a huge anime fan :x I can imagine how they would react thinking you be some narutard, loser, anime freak, loaner, ect ect seriously
GL HF oh an word of advice for presenting dont exaggerate it too much

ezikialrage said:




Show them the dubbed versions. Because most people do not like reading words when they are watching a video. There is already something for people who want to read and those things are called books.If you can not find a dubbed version then show the subbed version. And let them decide for themselves whether or not the Japanese or the English audio is better.

And under no circumstances do you feed these people BS that anime is not cartoons or somehow superior to everything else.People's bullshit detectors will go off and will not give what ever it is you are trying to show them a chance. PLus that kind of shit will make it look like you are in denial or ashamed of the fact you watch cartoons.

Nor do you do any trekkie nerd shit like wearing costumes, going to convention or trying to related a tv show to real life or try to make it seem like anime is the best thing out there and its shit doesn't stink.Associating anime with a weird nerdy outcast subculture is not going to get people to enjoy it.

animechap said:


???????????????????????

I've been a classical music junkie for the longest time and could still be considered a kid, I'm 14

invisible29 said:
Shakugan no Shana ^^

Tachii said:
Baccano! is pretty far from any anime geek stereotypes though. It also wasn't really that confusing, (and even if it is) all the main points are cleared near the end. I thought anime geek stereotypes are Naruto and harem shows with a lack of plot. Fanservice was rather minimal, there was a plot, characters were engaging, etc.

CDRW said:
Sex, fanservice, and idiot plots aren't the only stereotype. Perhaps you are forgetting about the part where they blow a child's head off. Actual age aside, that level of violence not going to go over well with a whole lot of
people.

As for not being confusing, I don't know what kind of drugs you're taking but that show was downright schitzophrenic at times, especially the beginning. You can make sense of it if you're interested and paying close attention, but for an audience that's skeptical of anime in the first place you might as well just throw Serial Experiments Lain in their face.

And last of all, it's a twenty minute presentation.


No longer directed at Tachii: I will repeat this once and only once. Super violence is not going to convince anyone that your shows are mature. It will do the opposite.

CDRW said:
but that show was downright schitzophrenic at times, especially the beginning.

EternalKnight said:
For serious animation, probably Serial Experiment Lain.

Kuromii said:
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo for sure. My mum loved it, and she doesn't like anime.