| Anime I started with: Speed Racer, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, Digimon, Dragon Ball, Yugioh. What actually made me a real anime fan: Inuyasha as it drew me into the entire Adult Swim line up. I think I was really just born to be someone engrossed in anime though. cradle to grave type. |
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| I'd suggest an old one, then he/she wouldn't be too picky about anime with good CGI or art or graphics. New kids these days don't want to watch anime with old artstyle >.< I think the ones I started with were : Ouran High School Host Club Mermaid Melody Tokyo Mew Mew Rorouni Kenshin (Samurai X) Chobits But of course newer ones are a great start too ^^ Give them something typically Japan and not too shocking like, and something from every genre : Natsume Yuujinshou Inu x Boku SS Soul Eater Shakugan no Shana Sakurasou No Pet na Kanojo Aria The Animation (will make them fall in love with anime) and if they r ready for a longer one Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Avoid hardcore (but great) anime (that can only be fully appreciated with more experience) like: Lucky Star Boy's Love anime (Junjou Romantica etc) Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kuroshitsuji Ore no imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Bakemonogatari Mirai Nikki Steins Gate Again, the last ones are all great anime, but I don't think someone who has just started watching anime will be able to fully inderstand or enjoy these (Lucky Star is full of references for example, and ecchi or too confusign stories might scare them off or give up halfway). Please do immerse as many people as you can into the wonderful world of anime ^^ <3 |
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| A good first anime doesn't have to be perfect in every aspect, it just to hook you and get you into it. Good example would be like Naruto, One Piece, Tokyo Ghoul, SAO, SnK, etc... |
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| You first need to know what kind of shows entertain your friend, what kind of western media they enjoy and based on that choose a anime equivalent. Go for high quality shows, give them the best of the medium. Don't limit yourself to "entry level" anime. Do they like politicals dramas like Game of Throne? Recommend some anime with that in mind. I blindly suggest Legend of the Galactics Heroes and I actually suggest, depending on their tolerance to bullshit plot twists, Code Geass too. Do they like dramas? Try something from that angle. I don't know if Clannad can be a good choice because despise all it's praise, the girls's desing can be weird for newcomers. Do they like Comedy? For perverted comedy try Prison School or Golden Boy. For more light hearted comedy One Punch Man is not bad. Gintama isn't a good choice because you need to know what they are parodying to have a laugh. Do they like experimental stuff things that would make them think? Go for Serial Experiment Lain. Is not by any stretch necessary to be an anime fan to enjoy it, since you only need an open mind. Also try Paranoia Agent and Tatami Galaxy. I'd refrain from ecchi anime or otaku pandering anime. Western culture isn't the same as Japanese and to tolerate them you need some knowledge in the medium. It can repulse viewers that don't accept that kind of shows. Special mention to Cowboy Bebop. Show the episode 5 first and then let them have a wild ride. Finally, if it is a little boy or girl, go for shonens and shoujos. For boys go for Dragon Ball or Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. For girls go for Sailor Moon or Sakura Card Captor. Just my opinion, y'know. |
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| Old Action Cowboy Bebop Samurai Champloo Kill La Kill Old Fun Golden Boy Old Dark AfroSamurai, Berserk Sad Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Very Sad Clannad Just go out there and find what's better for u man but those animes are pretty cool for first anime. |
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TheArchangels said: STAY AWAY FROM ECCHI Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood Death Note Samurai Champloo Cowboy Bebop Soul Eater Attack on Titan I disagree. Don't stay away from ecchi. Give them good ecchi like Video Girl Ai or Golden Boy. |
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| I'd say something mainstream and popular like Attack on Titan or Death Note. Defintely not ecchi if you want to keep your friends. |
| I‘d split whoever I am recommending to male/female. Guys should prefer shows with more action, and to have an easier time attracting them, show them something with great graphics, such as: - Shingeki no Kyojin - One Punch Man - Sword Art Online (despite having many flaws, it still looks good and can easily get you hooked) - Ansatsu Kyoushitsu For girls, well maybe action shows aren't their thing, so a good comedy, slice of life, as well as romance might be the better option, such as: - Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - AnoHana I think Sports anime are quite easy to get into as well, especially the modern ones: - Kuroko no Basket - Haikyuu I think 1-2 cour(s) shows are the ones that we should recommend to newcomers first, anything more than that (especially FMA:B... 64 episodes) should come after they had completed 2-3 shows and wanting for more. |
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| The first anime I showed my friend was Highschool of the Dead, which wasn't really a good idea. I guess Death Note or so would be better. |
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