| I know that a lot of people's first anime is usually either a childhood show (DBZ, Sailor Moon, Pokemon and the like) or the typical shonen/power fantasy (Naruto, SAO, Fairy Tail etc.) But did any of you watch a very strange first anime that don't fit into this genre? I did. My watching order of my first anime was Another -> Corpse Party -> then the usual shit. |
| Ummm... my first anime was something of the Kodomo animes... not sure which though. the first anime I watched as I know it wasn't just an American cartoon was Inuyasha. |
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 Well ofc my first anime was DragonBall and Pokemon but I woud not say that count's beacuse i was a child and didn't know what it was at the time. When i found Hellsing 10 years ago I watched both Ultimate and the original at the same time without knowing it was anime and that I watched 2 diffrent typ of animes at the same time. |
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| im a 80s-90s kid so watching DBZ, Slam Dunk and Sailormoon is strange by modern standards at that time seeing that there are lots of mecha anime shows at that time like Voltes V, Daimos, Saber Rider, Macross/Robotech, Voltron, Grandizer, etc |
| Blue Gender was the odd one out among other shows like Lupin III, Detective Conan/Case Closed, Galaxy Railways, and other titles meant for shounen demographic. Pretty much a Starship Troopers-esque anime with characteristics that made it 18+ (death, nudity, extreme violence) mixed in with the other shows I just named that are lighter in tone with the violence was a bit of a surprise. https://myanimelist.net/anime/58/Blue_Gender |
| Yeah my first anime was welcome to the nhk |
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| Moomin is a weird one thinking globally, but here in Finland every kid, their parents, and their parents watched that stuff. |
| Nah, the first anime I completed was Tokyo Mew Mew, which is a pretty normal thing coming from a 7 year old girl. |
 Ｓｗｅｅｔ♥I guess, as long as I have life, all I can do is fight with all my might. |
| I watched Cat Soup when i was very young and that was strange even when it was released. |
| Digimon seems pretty out there because it has more plot and arcs for a "children's show" it also doesn't feel as infamous but I remember watching it on Fox religiously. Wish I could've seen something more morbid or weird at that age. |
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| Rizelmine was among one of the first anime I watched, when the only anime I could get that wasn't DBZ on TV was from my friend who put episodes he downloaded on CD-ROMs. Yeah, that one was pretty freaking weird... |
| My first anime was Moomin, when I was kid I almost watched it everyday. |
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| Mine was Lucky star and we all know how that is perceived as some otaku centric show that is hard to understand unless you have prior jp knowledge. But i still very much enjoyed it and is one of the few shows i've watched more than once. |
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| Samia-don long time ago. it´s not strange, but looks too oldschool. |
MichaelJacksonSep 22, 2018 4:07 PM
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| I don't remember which was the first one. That's a problem. |
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| My very first anime was this obscure title: https://myanimelist.net/anime/3836/Meiken_Jolie Have no idea why but my fam had it on VHS and I'd watch it all the time as a kid, but I don't remember enough about it to put it on my list. |
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| I started out watching a lot of ecchi, so I guess. |
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| straight jacket, FlCl, and neon genesis. first one gave me nightmares, but now it's just ok schlock |
| N.etorare T.echnical R.esearcher |
| If we're not counting movies (which was a Studio Ghibli movie for me), my first anime was legitimately Sonic X. Something else to mention, it was the dub. |
| I think most people, or at least the majority know Naruto |
| I see that ecchi is still stigmatized, so apparently so. |
 𝔚𝔞𝔫𝔫𝔞 𝔱𝔬𝔲𝔠𝔥 𝔶𝔬𝔲, 𝔚𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔫' 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔪𝔶 𝔪𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 ______________________ |
| My first anime was something I saw back in the 70's.. Speed Racer. The only thing I think was strange about it by modern standards, was the dub. It was like 3 people that did ALL the voices for the entire series. |
 You're never too old to watch anime. If I ever stop watching anime, check my pulse I'm likely dead. I wake up with coffee & anime, I go to sleep with coffee & anime. Sorry if my sarcasm is bad, it's not my first language. |
| first highschool of the dead, i was 16 at the time and a friend recommended it, i stated watching anime proper a few months later when another friend recommended me Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited - Hyoubu Kyousuke. |
Nyxia_ said: If you don't count kids shows, the first anime series I watched as an adult was Neon Genesis Evangelion, which isn't a "typical shounen/power fantasy" but is OTOH one of those well-known "classics". But arguably that itself didn't "break me into anime" quite yet.I know that a lot of people's first anime is usually either a childhood show (DBZ, Sailor Moon, Pokemon and the like) or the typical shonen/power fantasy (Naruto, SAO, Fairy Tail etc.) But did any of you watch a very strange first anime that don't fit into this genre? I did. My watching order of my first anime was Another -> Corpse Party -> then the usual shit. Rather, it was Kiddy Grade, which I watched almost by accident, and loved. NGE was recommended to me. Kiddy Grade, on the other hand, was something I just found by myself. If you want to be even more comprehensive, you could say it was a combination of it and Stratos 4, at which point I started looking for recommendations on MAL and stuff like that. Also probably Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, which someone else started me on pretty early on and from which I ended up watching several things early on. Not all of which I enjoyed, but the Nanoha franchise is one I'm quite fond of. It's even arguable that these early series were particularly influential on my tastes. Maybe I came in with some, but they certainly all gave me (1) characters I became fond of and (2) storylines that gave me intense feels, both of which are things I enjoy to this day. That said, earlier things I watched also gave me these things, so... (Also, arguably, (3) female protags doing important things, which wasn't present in earlier things I watched.) |
GlennMagusHarveySep 23, 2018 3:48 AM
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| My first anime was an ecchi that i discovered by accident on youtube when my parents were busy so i got to play with the computer Umisho, i was very young and didn't understand how reading or sex works. i never finished it until much later the very fist anime i actually finished and could understand was Hyakka ryouran Samurai girls, it was on some now defunct german free streaming site that was somewhat similar to youtube |
| SUPER CUTIE SUPER STAR |
| I remember watching Beast Wars: Transformers back then. Good shit. |
Lisbon said: I mean, Umishou. I feel like most people didn't start with an ecchi/sports comedy with 29k members, at least. VanVeleca said: Did the two of you like grow up together or something? We've gotten TWO people who started with this one weird series (which I only know of from looking for swimming anime before Free existed).My first anime was an ecchi that i discovered by accident on youtube when my parents were busy so i got to play with the computer Umisho, i was very young and didn't understand how reading or sex works. i never finished it until much later the very fist anime i actually finished and could understand was Hyakka ryouran Samurai girls, it was on some now defunct german free streaming site that was somewhat similar to youtube |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| Akage no Anne and older shoujo like Versailles no Bara and Lady Georgie aired when i was a kid. |
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| Yes, my first anime was either Tom and Jerry or Hansel and Gretel |
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Unowen said: I don't remember which was the first one. That's a problem. This. If I'm counting stuff I watched as a kid, it gets very hazy. It was either yu yu Hakusho, trigun, or kenshin. |
GlennMagusHarvey said: Lisbon said: I mean, Umishou. I feel like most people didn't start with an ecchi/sports comedy with 29k members, at least. VanVeleca said: Did the two of you like grow up together or something? We've gotten TWO people who started with this one weird series (which I only know of from looking for swimming anime before Free existed).My first anime was an ecchi that i discovered by accident on youtube when my parents were busy so i got to play with the computer Umisho, i was very young and didn't understand how reading or sex works. i never finished it until much later the very fist anime i actually finished and could understand was Hyakka ryouran Samurai girls, it was on some now defunct german free streaming site that was somewhat similar to youtube We're from the same country too, for what it's worth, albeit Hamburg is pretty far from where I'm at xP Kinda funny, though, ye. But more people knowing about the greatness that is Umishou is always welcome to me :V |
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| My first anime was death note but if it had been something "strange" I probably wouldn't be here talking about it cuz it would have been the last one. |
| The first anime I saw was Pokemon... pretty normal, I'd say. The first anime I watched online was Chobits. Magical girlfriend genre would probably raise some eyebrows. The first anime I was a fan of was Rurouni Kenshin. Nothing unusual there. |
| My first anime was DBZ and well the battles just seemed to me exaggerate but just that, i really have enjoy anyways. |
| The first one I completed was Strike Witches. |
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| My first anime to complete was Saint Seiya The Hades' OVAs or Princess Mononoke, don't know which came earlier. I loved Saint Seiya's fights and characters when I was 10, but Mononoke gave me nightmares til' this day. I absolutely loved it. There, came Konjiki no Gash! and Inazuma Eleven. But it was Neon Genesis Evangelion the one who hooked me into anime. Its still my fav, no other could match yet. |
Nyxia_ said: I know that a lot of people's first anime is usually either a childhood show (DBZ, Sailor Moon, Pokemon and the like) or the typical shonen/power fantasy (Naruto, SAO, Fairy Tail etc.) But did any of you watch a very strange first anime that don't fit into this genre? I did. My watching order of my first anime was Another -> Corpse Party -> then the usual shit. Nope, I dont remember my first anime, bcoz back then i rarely see their tittle on TV.. (its probably saint seiya,doraemon, shincan, or Ninja kids or such) |
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LocalTrashcan said: my first anime was legitimately Sonic X. Something else to mention, it was the dub. Same tbh, I didn't even know it was even qualified as an anime. |
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| I forgot the name of the very first Anime film I saw as a kid, I would love to track it down, but it seems impossible. All I remember is that it was an action/sci fi movie with giant woodlouse/crustacean type creatures in it. It was definitely not the typical anime you described. Also, when getting into anime in recent years, the first show I watched was Neon Genesis Evangelion. So again, not your typical anime and definitely strange by today's standards. Next was Ergo Proxy, then Serial Experiments Lain.. so yeah, a whole bunch of weird shows to start. It's no wonder Death Note blew me away. lol |
ChaosEmblem said: LocalTrashcan said: My first anime was legitimately Sonic X. Something else to mention, it was the dub. Same tbh, I didn't even know it was even qualified as an anime. Same here. I always got so confused when I’d find Japanese sub episodes on YouTube. |
| I don't actually remember my first anime but it was probably Princess Tutu, which isn't that strange but with the way quite a few people react, especially if i'm talking to them in real life, it's like it's more obscure than Kaiketsu Zorro |
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