| I'll set the limit to 2 episodes. So the question is essentially; 'which anime had the best opening 1-2 episodes to get you hooked straight away'? For me it was Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, by episode 2 I was already in love with all the characters and laughing my snot out at Shiinas antics, and there was already no way I was ever going to get sick of that anime. Usually with romantic comedies it takes 4-6 episodes for me to truly get hooked, but what Sakurasou managed was for me unheard of. I still find myself rewatching the Baumcuchen scenes and laughing just as hard as I did the first time. |
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| I would say Fate/Zero, but they had a 40 minute episode 1... So... Cross Game Tamayura ~hitotose~ Eden of the East Kino's Journey |
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| Episode 1 of Durarara got me so hooked I skipped school the next day just so I could finish watching it lol |
| Honey and Clover and Cross Game had two of the most captivating introductory episodes I've seen so far. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
| Still Shingeki no Kyojin for me. |
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| Sengoku Basara, just the first minute was enough to get me hooked |
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| I agree with Cross Game! |
AirStyles said: I would say Fate/Zero, but they had a 40 minute episode 1... As far as I know, F/Z's first episode was more of a turn off with them being nothing but a huge info dump and character introductions. And loli bug rape. |
jpem said: Paul said: I agree.As far as I know, F/Z's first episode was more of a turn off with them being nothing but a huge info dump and character introductions. And loli bug rape. I donno about you guys, but I found the whole thing pretty captivating. I learn about each character's motive and personality, as well as strategy and fear. Generally, I'm not a big fan of info dump, but I feel F/Z did it very well. I strongly believe an anime's pilot episode is the window to the anime's potential and a director's passion. The passion, to me, was overflowing. Not saying I'm always right, as I also had very high hopes for Red Data Girl... Speaking from experience... A promising, unique episode 1 have the potential to be great. A bad episode 1 never leads to great anime. |
AirStylesJul 17, 2014 12:56 PM
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| i agree with fate/zero. made me pretty excited for the rest of the series! |
silverwallsJul 17, 2014 12:58 PM
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Sapewloth said: Still Shingeki no Kyojin for me. |
| Chihayafuru's. Better than everything else in the anime imo. |
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| Haikyuu had one of the strongest first episodes I've seen in a while. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Seconding Kino's Journey and Cross Game. Although, it was mostly the second episode of Kino's Journey that did the trick. Cross Game's first episode made me stop immediately before I marathoned the crap out of it. It seems like it really deserves to be savored over a good few weeks. Anyways, off the top of my head, Humanity Has Declined - The bread, the liberal translation glasses, Ave Maria, and Kami. Hanasaku Iroha - After Ohana's grandmother was introduced, I was really invested. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Baseball bats etc The iDOLM@STER - Definitely a unique opening for a show I had no expectations for. Ga-Rei: Zero - I'd hate to have watched this while it was airing. Panty & Stocking - I think it was the super high energy that did it for me. |
| Shinsekai Yori DAT INTRIGUE |
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| Canaan had me hooked with the first episode Another hooked me hard with the 3rd episode |
Sapewloth said: Still Shingeki no Kyojin for me. I second this. |
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| Shingeki no Kyojin and Death Note. Probably had the best hooks I've seen in anime so far. |
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| Does FLCL count? |
| Shingeki no Kyojin had me hooked right away. Code Geass also got me hooked |
| Can I say Kara no Kyoukai? |
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pLaguE_ said: No you can't.Can I say Kara no Kyoukai? |
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| Mirai Nikki had me hooked from the very first episode. |
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| Death Note. I dare you to watch that first episode and not want to watch at least the second episode, if not the entire thing. |
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| By hooked you mean extremely interested? I'd say SAO's concept hooked me. White Album 2's first 2 minutes were intense. Pretty much it really. Most of the other animes were "meh" in terms of hooking me in. |
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| I forgot to add Armored Trooper Votoms. One of the few mecha shows that I genuinely like. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
| For me its: Sword Art Online No Game No Life Magi: The labyrinth of magic Bakuman |
| I'm currently watching Shin Sekai Yori and it's first episode definitely grabbed a hold of me from the start with the "Going Home" theme. But, one particular scene involving Saki standing in silhouette with that same piece of music really grabbed a hold of me, maybe because it reminded me a bit of Utena's shadow girls. By the time her narration at the end of the second episode I was pretty much sold. Looking forward to the rest of the series, I hope it lives up to the great start. Cross Game and Fate/Zero are stand outs off the top of my head. I would say Evangelion, but the truth is that that series didn't really grab me until Shinji's hiatus in episode 4. Though the 2nd episode did have some pretty good scenes. Ah, Monster had a really strong first episode as well. But, otherwise, I can't think of many of my favorites that had particularly strong starts. |
Ston3_FreeN7Jul 17, 2014 3:02 PM
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Wait, Fate/zero's massive, messy, and blatant 40 minute info dump actually got people hooked? Wowzers |
MoeSavageJul 17, 2014 3:37 PM
| +1 for Fate/Zero more than anything else : presentation of all characters and their motives... but this can't be do in less than 40 min. The first episode of SAO was also awesome. |
| Probably Aikatsu/LoveLive I came to Aikastu wanting some pretty rhythm shiz and i got it I came to LoveLive wanting an anime with Idol performances and.... theme song :D |
| Seeing a lot of mentions of Shingeki no Kyojin, not a genre I tend to like but I'll give it a go :) |
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Red_Tuesday said: Seeing a lot of mentions of Shingeki no Kyojin, not a genre I tend to like but I'll give it a go :) Yeh you should, I'm absolutely +1'ing the previously mentioned opinion. I just recently rewatched the first ep (with my brother), and it was a really good introductory episode. Besides SnK, NGE comes to my mind. |
| AoT for sure. even though it became meh . |
| Beelzebub and Hataraku Maou-Sama, best intro I've watched. |
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| Death Note Shinsekai Yori |
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| It's Kamisama no Memochou for me. The first episode was just excellent. Sure, it's neither tricky or groundbreaking but succeeds based on style, timing, cast and general dexterity. And despite only tiny bit of the second half that come across as "punching" it's basically an expositional episode, but it never feels like one - the layers behind the premise are laid out quite naturally in the context of the narrative, and not via pretentious expositions that stick out like a sore thumb and grind the story to a halt *cough*Mahouka*cough* It's really unfortunate that the second half of the series (beginning from eps 7) devolves into incomprehensible mess. Such a waste of good premise, if you ask me. |
| Lots of good ones already mentioned. I enjoyed these too: Ergo Proxy & Mushishi Loved the combo of mystery, music, and action that set off Ergo Proxy. That scene with the Proxy and Mushishi--talk about atmosphere LOL. Echoing Shinsekai Yori. That New World Symphony scene! |
| Oh yeah, how could I forget Ergo Proxy? Great first episode. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Hmm, gonna throw in Natsuyuki Rendezvous, Shinsekai Yori, Psycho Pass, Shingeki no Kyojin, Kuroko no Basuke, Sakamichi no Apollon, Higashi no Eden, Zankyou no Terror, Barakamon, JJBA, Soredemo Sekai...and a few others. nucleon said: Haikyuu, it was effective enough to cause me to have some tears running down into the nose, some goosebumps and a bit of smile altogether in just 1 episode. ^ |
| Snk,Haikyuu,Tokyo Ghoul,Alnoah.Zero,Nisekoi,White Album and more |
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| The first few minutes from KamiNomi is enough to make me hooked. |
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