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Jan 2, 2015 2:23 AM
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Has your family ever liked an anime series you showed them?

My family's seen a number of animes that I've watched over the years, such as DBZ and Sailor Moon as a kid, but as far as actually liking an anime goes, my family (specifically my sister and my mother) LOVED Avatar the Airbender. And just today I had them watch Code Geass, and to my surprise they were intensely into it. Now they're upset at me for not having the second season on DVD
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Jan 2, 2015 2:25 AM
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Practically every Miyazaki film in existence
Jan 2, 2015 2:29 AM
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I recently told my older sister to watch Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso because I thought she would like it. I was right and she called me while crying claiming: "This is Fault In Our Stars all over again!"

She now demands that the anime staff put off the hiatus and do all the episodes at once... kinda satisfying since she never gave anime a chance when I tried to introduce her to it before
Jan 2, 2015 2:30 AM
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Back in the days, we watch Detective Conan and we always argue about who's the killer. The losers will have to wash the dishes or something like that. Ah, good old days. :))
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Jan 2, 2015 2:50 AM
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if we dont talk about childhood anime. My sister watch death note! but stop watching when
Jan 2, 2015 3:00 AM
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VitaminCaim said:
Practically every Miyazaki film in existence


I used to watch Chibi Maruko-chan on TV with my parents when I was little. I think they enjoyed it...
Jan 2, 2015 3:01 AM
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VitaminCaim said:
Practically every Miyazaki film in existence
Jan 2, 2015 3:02 AM
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I watched Akame ga Kill with my brother. I think he liked it.
I plan on watching Steins;Gate with my dad some time.
Jan 2, 2015 3:02 AM
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Tonari to Totoro, Ashita no Joe, and Dragon Ball Z.
Jan 2, 2015 3:50 AM

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Me and my two brothers watched the secret of arriety yesterday


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Jan 2, 2015 3:52 AM

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my lil sis likes moe shit
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Jan 2, 2015 3:55 AM

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My dad really loves Dragon Ball, hell, he even downloaded all the episodes into his computer and got the songs in his phone.. And he has figurines and collections. But... My mom.. She is really far from that. When my dad played the opening of DB ( Chala head chala was it, maybe?) she asked my dad if that was the op of Sailor Moon.
Jan 2, 2015 3:59 AM

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yes, and i don't like it, i want to watch it alone not with my family
Jan 2, 2015 4:24 AM

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I made my brother watch fairy tail, he thinks it sucks but he has seen like 15 different anime series afterwards.
Jan 2, 2015 4:52 AM

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me and my sis watched AOT together then I even convinced her to read manga lol
Jan 2, 2015 4:52 AM

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I failed to get my sis to watch anime series (too long, she complains) but she does like anime films.

Watching Miyazaki films with her is usually a fun experience.
Jan 2, 2015 5:26 AM
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monarchyanarchy said:
as far as actually liking an anime goes, my family (specifically my sister and my mother) LOVED Avatar the Airbender.


Is anyone gonna say something about this? Anyone? No...? Okay...
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Jan 2, 2015 6:20 AM
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I got my nephew into The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and he liked it. I also got him into Naruto and Hunter x Hunter (2011), which he likes both. I tried to get him into Bleach, but he couldn't get past episode 2 or 5 (I'm not sure which). One Piece's episode count was too overwhelming for him. I plan to get him to watch more mainstream anime like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Attack on Titan, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Fairy Tail the next time I see him. I might also get him into otaku anime like Angel Beats! and Toradora! too.
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Jan 2, 2015 6:23 AM

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My dad actually got me into Miyazaki's movies when i was young :p.
Jan 2, 2015 6:25 AM

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I watched some anime with my little brother, he pretended to like it, because he pities me.
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Jan 2, 2015 6:33 AM

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I dragged my mom with me when I went to see Kaguya-hima in cinemy a few days ago. She liked it. It is a great movie after all.
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Jan 2, 2015 7:04 AM

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i forced my sister to watch all the Ghibli movies. But she didn't seem to enjoy it. I showed it to my nephew and he prefers shitty cartoon in CN
Jan 2, 2015 7:09 AM

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VitaminCaim said:
Practically every Miyazaki film in existence


this
Jan 2, 2015 7:09 AM

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Only my sister and I watch anime,but I consider my brother because he like naruto
Jan 2, 2015 7:12 AM

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Made my mom watch Death Note way back when I first saw it and she loved it and when I was huge into Naruto my mom liked that too, lol. My mom's not too shabby.
Jan 2, 2015 7:21 AM

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Yeah,Cory in the House.
Jan 2, 2015 7:24 AM

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No, the others in my family absolutely despise Chinese cartoons
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Jan 2, 2015 9:11 AM

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Nope. Closest I've come is like an episode or 2 of DBZ. My family just watched it cause I wanted to watch it and there wasn't anything else on TV.
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Jan 2, 2015 9:16 AM

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Lancehot said:
crestofhonesty said:
Made my mom watch Death Note way back when I first saw it and she loved it and when I was huge into Naruto my mom liked that too, lol. My mom's not too shabby.

Sure she wasn't just being supportive of her sons questionable hobby?


Hate to break it to you m8, but Lancehot is right.
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Jan 2, 2015 9:17 AM

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God-of-Harem said:
I watched some anime with my little brother, he pretended to like it, because he pities me.
I lol'ed. I try to get my little cousins into anime, but the stereotypes are already influencing them :/
Jan 2, 2015 9:18 AM

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My brother watched Death Note with me
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Jan 2, 2015 9:22 AM

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VitaminCaim said:
Practically every Miyazaki film in existence
Basically this. We particularly all loved Mirai Shonen Conen
Jan 2, 2015 10:17 AM
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Not a series, but had to show my mother the trailer for AoT last yer, and she really liked it to be fair... Saying that, most of my family wouldn't be caught dead watching anime, the "childish cartoon" that it is. Saying that, my mum and I have dealt with a lot over a few years so she came to accept a lot of stuff I do, such as anime and gaming so probably why she said it was good
Jan 2, 2015 10:20 AM

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No, because I'm just going come off as more obnoxious than usual.
Jan 2, 2015 10:23 AM

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Lancehot said:
crestofhonesty said:
Made my mom watch Death Note way back when I first saw it and she loved it and when I was huge into Naruto my mom liked that too, lol. My mom's not too shabby.

Sure she wasn't just being supportive of her sons questionable hobby?

Lol, maybe.
Jan 2, 2015 10:24 AM

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Milky_way1886 said:
Lancehot said:

Sure she wasn't just being supportive of her sons questionable hobby?


Hate to break it to you m8, but Lancehot is right.

Haha, probably.
Jan 2, 2015 12:21 PM

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Obligatory "ERMAGERD AVATAR IS NOT AN ANIME!!!" comment.

Now in answer to your question my mom and me watched FMA: Brotherhood together on Netflix. She got really pissed when the final season wasn't available on Netflix.
Jan 2, 2015 12:23 PM

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Nope.
Jan 2, 2015 12:25 PM

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Yes. I've been watching all kind of anime with my dad since I was kid because he's a fan but, we watched AnoHana, Psycho-Pass and Monster with mom, and she loved it!


Jan 2, 2015 12:32 PM

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I showed my mother an episode of Nichijou and she found it absolutely hilarious. She's been watching it religiously ever since...
Jan 2, 2015 12:40 PM

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No
My mom liked the first episode of death note but she never continued it
Jan 2, 2015 12:40 PM

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No
My mom liked the first episode of death note but she never continued it
Jan 2, 2015 1:02 PM

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DBZ
Jan 2, 2015 1:20 PM

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Shikese said:
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My mom liked the first episode of death note but she never continued it


Sounds like the same thing that happened to my sister. xD
Jan 2, 2015 1:28 PM

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My mom says it's impossible for her to get into shows that are animated because she keeps thinking about how someone drew it. I don't really get it, maybe she's just trying to get out of it without seeming mean? And dad's into elitist books, so anime and manga are inferior, and thus out.
Jan 2, 2015 1:29 PM

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Studio Ghibli, FMAB, Cowboy Bebop, and a few others
Jan 2, 2015 1:30 PM

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Kezone said:
My mom says it's impossible for her to get into shows that are animated because she keeps thinking about how someone drew it. I don't really get it, maybe she's just trying to get out of it without seeming mean? And dad's into elitist books, so anime and manga are inferior, and thus out.


What does elitist mean in regards to your dad?
Jan 2, 2015 1:38 PM

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Syndiciate said:
Kezone said:
My mom says it's impossible for her to get into shows that are animated because she keeps thinking about how someone drew it. I don't really get it, maybe she's just trying to get out of it without seeming mean? And dad's into elitist books, so anime and manga are inferior, and thus out.


What does elitist mean in regards to your dad?


He prefers to read those acclaimed classics. I dunno, for example one of his favorite writers is James Joyce and his favorite book to my knowledge is Crime and Punishment. When I was in grade school he'd often say how the books I liked weren't really well written, talking about Harry Potter. We'd get into arguments about that, still do, about the quality of the writing and the story it tells, and different writing styles for different audiences, and we're both pretty adamant in our views. I love reading too, so I don't really mind, but I suppose he's not different from anime elitists really, ha.
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Kezone said:
Syndiciate said:


What does elitist mean in regards to your dad?


He prefers to read those acclaimed classics. I dunno, like one of his favorite writers is James Joyce, and the like. When I was in grade school he'd often say how the books I liked weren't really well written, talking about things like Harry Potter, and such. I love reading too, so I don't really mind, but I suppose he's not different from anime elitists really, ha.


Unfortunately 99% of MAL is made up of elitists. I don't mind though since I'm not a fanboy about anything. *Hides HxH banners and merchandise behind back*
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