| pokemon is a given |
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romagia said: pokemon is the only exception high fives anyways, probably Kill la Kill. if i were to randomly come across this show, i probably wouldn't have picked them up just by seeing the picture/reading the synopsis. |
| Aku no Hana got some attention from its silly little rotoscoping gimmick at the beginning but its virtually forgotten now which I personally think speaks for its actual quality. I know it existed because I was watching anime in that season but if I weren't I wouldn't be surprised if I'd never heard of its existence. This might sound strange coming from someone who gave the show an 8/10, but if I were to watch Attack on Titan before I got into anime I guarantee you I would not have gotten much further than episode one. People like to say that stuff like K-ON sets a bad example while grimdark shonenshit like Titan proves the misconceptions wrong but for me it was literally the exact opposite. I already know that shows like Titan exist and that's why I avoided anime. I did not know of the existence of anime that wasn't grimdark or kid's shit so finding out about the slice of life genre is what motivated me to get into anime. |
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| 2x2=Shinobuden |
| I got into during Toonami/Kids WB during the '90s, like Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and Cardcaptor Sakura. I think I might have a lot more difficulty enjoying them now. I would probably think Sailor Moon was boring because of the monster-of-the-day stuff that kept me watching as a kid because "OMG I might miss the plot!" Unfortunately, Cardcaptor Sakura might fall into the same situation because I'd be quickly judgmental and assume it falls into a boring, repetitive formula. And I'd probably skip Pokemon because I'm even finding the games difficult to enjoy these days. These days they're nostalgic favorites. Honestly, there's probably a lot on my list I wouldn't have watched - especially the longer magical girl shows - unless a friend introduced me to it because I got into anime on my own just from watching a lot of TV. Sailor Moon lead me to discover more and more anime. Which is weird to think about since Sailor Moon was the start of my magical girl obsession that continues today. And thinking a step beyond: If I was suddenly introduced to anime now without any kind of experience with it before, I think a lot of stuff in my life would be different, but assuming that I would still like cartoons in general, I'd probably still find some anime on [adult swim] like Attack on Titan out of boredom and be totally mesmerized by it. |
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romagia said: pokemon is a given Definitely this. When I watched anime in my childhood it was always series from 4Kids or other cheesy dubbing companies and they genuinely appealed to me at the time, but my tastes were still undeveloped and I hadn't been exposed to anything more meaningful or even engaging. Trying to keep up with Pokemon now (out of some sense of loyalty to one of the first shows I watched outside of actual cartoons like Blue's Clues, Zaboomafoo, and the like) has become more of a chore than anything else. I'll admit that there are times when I'm (re)watching series from my youth that I still find myself captivated by the story, action, or whatever else, but those moments are few and far in between. I can still appreciate the more childish series from when I started anime, but as my horizons expand, exposure to a far higher quality makes those simpler series far less appealing. But I guess that applies to just about anything in life. Once you've experience quality, it's hard to go back. |
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| Naruto and Love hina. I cant believe i managed to watch these things. I guess i did not really know what anime was back then. And i think my past me would never have watched anything with romance or slice of life in it, while currently its possibly my favorite 2 genres. |
| I wouldn't watch Ouran Highschool Host Club because I don't like gender bender anime. But Ouran turned out to be really good. |
| "It's time for beatin' the homeless to the oldies!" - Hajime Muroto. |
| Mirai Nikki, never heard about it until January 2013. |
I stand with Freedom, no matter the cost, no matter the price. |
| Well of course there are the obvious ones like Pokemon and DBZ that I loved when I was younger that I would find awful now. I have no idea what I found so appealing about shounen shows like Bleach either. By the time I finished watching Bleach I think I was just watching it because I wanted some form of closure and not because I was enjoying it at all. In fact I hate it and have no idea what I found enjoyable about it. I blame ignorance. Shows I enjoy now that I would not have liked when I was younger are definitely a lot of the character driven/actionless shows like Nana, Monster, Spice and Wolf, ect. Which oddly enough are among my favorite now. The older I get the more I enjoy character development, dialogue and depth over explosions and awkward teen romances. |
| Fushugi yuugi |
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| Ichigo 100%, I watched it before I even knew what ecchi is just because someone recommended it to me back when i was completely new to the medium. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| The only way I found out about Baccano! was that I saw it in a funimation catalog. Thought it looked cool and so I watched it. Didn't hear any buzz or checked out any reviews |
| I had to reread the title a few times to actually understand it. |
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| None. I didn't give up my old tastes I just added more to my list in addition to what was already on it. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| defo dragonball |
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| Ao no exorcit, I don't even know how I finished it, just pure nonsense |
| Highschool of the Dead. After I finally broke out of only watching Naruto, DBZ, and Pokemon (still love all of them), I was told Highschool of the Dead was the best anime there is. Wish I wasn't that gullible |
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