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Mar 29, 2022 7:06 AM
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For me, it has to be AOT (Shingeki no Kyojin) without a doubt. The first ep is just so impactful and memorable for me. It got me hooked to the show and to anime in general.

Edit: Since ya'll are mentioning multiple anime, I'd like to add some more -

1. TPN
2. Daily life of Highschool boys
3. Nomad: Megalobox
4. OPM
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"Everything I've witnessed... This whole system you have built has always rejected me. Now I'm ready to reject it. That's why I destroy. That's why I took this power for myself. Simple enough, yeah? I don't care if you don't understand... That's what makes us... Heroes and Villains."
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Mar 29, 2022 7:12 AM
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remind me where the 1st ep ended. colossal titan showing up?

for me, it's ga-rei zero. unforgettable.
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Mar 29, 2022 7:19 AM
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"For me, it has to be AOT (Shingeki no Kyojin) without a doubt." - and for me it was "Man, this trash takes itself seriously...it's not even unintentionally funny. Drop.".
Mar 29, 2022 7:26 AM
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alshu said:
"For me, it has to be AOT (Shingeki no Kyojin) without a doubt." - and for me it was "Man, this trash takes itself seriously...it's not even unintentionally funny. Drop.".


And you think it's bad for an anime to take itself seriously? Or you just mean that you didn't like the premise?
Mar 29, 2022 7:35 AM
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Arvanitis said:

And you think it's bad for an anime to take itself seriously?

Not when it's as trashy and insincere as AOT.

Arvanitis said:
Or you just mean that you didn't like the premise?

The premise is absolutely great, the themes too, this is why my reaction was so abrupt.
Mar 29, 2022 7:40 AM
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Steins;Gate has my favourite first episode
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

Perhaps, this is hell.
Mar 29, 2022 7:40 AM
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Attack on Titan and To your eternity
Mar 29, 2022 7:48 AM
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here I am writing something too different genre from others.

"Grand Blue" xD
Mar 29, 2022 7:51 AM
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To your eternity

Kinda surprised it wasn't already meantioned, but oh well
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Mar 29, 2022 7:57 AM

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To your eternity is the best I’ve seen so far
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Mar 29, 2022 8:00 AM
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Anime - Zombieland saga

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Mar 29, 2022 8:05 AM
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For me it was Carole and Tuesday. First episode was the perfect setup to the world, characters, plot and everything. From the first 20 minutes you knew everything.
Mar 29, 2022 8:06 AM

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For me, it's Death note because My favorite first episode is of death note.
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Rage of Bahamut
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Mar 29, 2022 8:09 AM
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Death note first ep is amazing but I think steins;gate is also good if you rewatch it.
Mar 29, 2022 8:09 AM
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Only taking into account first episodes of first seasons, The Promised Neverland has one of the best ones I remember. The whole first season is actually pretty good imo although nothing redeems the atrocity they did on the second one.
One Punch Man also has an excellent first episode on its first season.
Mar 29, 2022 8:10 AM
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attack on titan's and one piece's first episodes are epic
Mar 29, 2022 8:13 AM
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Etherius_ZS said:

Goblin Slayer

I was about to include Goblin Slayer too but after second thought, they overdelivered on the first episode- They did not repeat scenes as such during the rest of the season, so it actually felt a bit innecessary to me, just as if being that explicit in the first episode was just to bait -the audience into a "dark-fantasy-gore" story
Mar 29, 2022 8:13 AM

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I remember that many considered Sword Art Online had (one of) greatest premises of first of "all anime". Yes, you can guess it for those people SAO was their first anime. It's the same thing for AoT, many (perhaps most) who think like that do that just because AoT was their first anime.

It will be a better thread if people try to ignore their nostalgia bias. It is more impressive for an anime can do that to more experienced watchers.
Anime with surprise plot twist at the end of first episode usually kinda cheated even with this criteria though.
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare.
But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !"
Mar 29, 2022 8:14 AM

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Death Note and Grand Blue had amazing first episodes
Mar 29, 2022 8:15 AM

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In my particular case it was Fate zero because I am one of those people who watched 2006 fsn before fate zero. After 2006 fsn which i found very bad watching fate zero was a breath of fresh air, the concept of grail war and servant-master felt as epic as it should've. For people who watch fate zero first, the first ep is very confusing because it's essentially an exposition dump but since i watched fsn i knew the lore and enjoyed the ep to its fullest.
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BigMac7 said:
In my particular case it was Fate zero because I am one of those people who watched 2006 fsn before fate zero. After 2006 fsn which i found very bad watching fate zero was a breath of fresh air, the concept of grail war and servant-master felt as epic as it should've. For people who watch fate zero first, the first ep is very confusing because it's an essentially an exposition dump but since i watched fsn i knew the lore and enjoyed the ep to its fullest.

Yes, this surprised me too when I heard that many said that Fate/Zero episode 1 was not good (it is getting better later they said), yet to me it is one of the best ever easily. Probably only Grail Dialogue which is better than that episode in entire S1.

Perhaps it's really because that episode was an exposition dump, for anyone who knew the stuff it is a solid episode.

Now I wonder, what will those people think when they rewatch that episode ?
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But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !"
Mar 29, 2022 8:36 AM

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attack on titan, haruhi, hyouka, etc.
Mar 29, 2022 9:08 AM

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Not gonna be biased but Steins Gate is at the top.... This anime really made me think like a mad man on its first episode...
Haven't found a good anime dialogue to copy yet!!
Mar 29, 2022 11:21 AM

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alshu said:
"For me, it has to be AOT (Shingeki no Kyojin) without a doubt." - and for me it was "Man, this trash takes itself seriously...it's not even unintentionally funny. Drop.".


Seriously what even was the point of judging my taste. I didn't ask for your opinion on AOT's first ep. My question was which anime had the best first ep according to you. Try to learn some restraint and read the question asked carefully.
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Mar 29, 2022 11:22 AM

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Only taking into account first episodes of first seasons, The Promised Neverland has one of the best ones I remember. The whole first season is actually pretty good imo although nothing redeems the atrocity they did on the second one.
One Punch Man also has an excellent first episode on its first season.


Promised Neverland's first ep was really good ngl. The sweet moments took a 180 real soon.
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"Everything I've witnessed... This whole system you have built has always rejected me. Now I'm ready to reject it. That's why I destroy. That's why I took this power for myself. Simple enough, yeah? I don't care if you don't understand... That's what makes us... Heroes and Villains."
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Mar 29, 2022 11:58 AM

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DeonX said:

judging my taste

1. Did I judged your taste? I simply disagreed with it...it's me disliking the show, not you personally...practically I don't know you at all.
2. Taste is something way way more complex. Having an opinion about certain show doesn't tell me much.

DeonX said:
I didn't ask for your opinion on AOT's first ep.

No you didn't, but I shared it anyway.

DeonX said:
what even was the point

I went with the exact opposite of your idea - first episodes I hate.

DeonX said:
My question was which anime had the best first ep according to you.

Thing is after a while you start forgetting which first episode impressed you in a good. You only remember the worst ones.

DeonX said:
Try to learn some restraint

Said the person who started hissing after an internet rando trashed his favourite show.

DeonX said:
read the question asked carefully

The more I think about it, the less I find a practical use of its answers.
Mar 29, 2022 11:41 PM
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A lot of classic and iconic series tend to. Like death note and aot



Mar 30, 2022 1:36 AM

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The Rising of The Shield Hero's first ep was great.
Mar 30, 2022 1:38 AM

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Aot definitely. The first episode is perfection
Mar 30, 2022 1:48 AM

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The first episode of Ouran High School Host Club is pretty much perfect in my eyes. Love it.


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Mar 30, 2022 1:56 AM

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I definitely agree with you. AOT had one of the best first episodes ever. Another one that stand out to me is "School-Live".
Mar 30, 2022 2:12 AM

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- To Your Eternity
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alshu said:
"For me, it has to be AOT (Shingeki no Kyojin) without a doubt." - and for me it was "Man, this trash takes itself seriously...it's not even unintentionally funny. Drop.".
This is why MAL community is getting worse every day, OP asked what first ep we like and this mf replies with one he hates for no apparent reason...

Now for my picks, I would choose TPN, Steins Gate, AOT and 3 gatsu
Mar 30, 2022 2:39 AM

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OHSHC's first episode had me laughing my ass off for ~23 minutes straight; sadly, Mayoiga's first episode as well (I didn't know how boring would the following episodes be)
Mar 30, 2022 2:40 AM
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For me it would be Shingeki no Kyojin
Mar 30, 2022 2:41 AM
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One Piece, Death Note, Attack on Titan and Darker than Black. All impactful, all amazing. And most importantly, all relics.
Mar 30, 2022 3:00 AM
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AoT, Kaguya sama, Death note, The promised neverland, Mushoku Tensei and Parasyte the maxim
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@alshu I do think that AOT is bad but you're looking stupid here.
Mar 30, 2022 3:17 AM
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For me it would be "Death Note". "My Hero Academia's" first ep was great though.
Mar 30, 2022 3:32 AM

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Fumetsu no Anata e
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Mar 30, 2022 8:58 AM

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DinoPapiro said:
alshu said:
"For me, it has to be AOT (Shingeki no Kyojin) without a doubt." - and for me it was "Man, this trash takes itself seriously...it's not even unintentionally funny. Drop.".
This is why MAL community is getting worse every day, OP asked what first ep we like and this mf replies with one he hates for no apparent reason...

Now for my picks, I would choose TPN, Steins Gate, AOT and 3 gatsu


I did call them out but they pulled out an entire essay to defend themselves. Smh MAL forums are slowly transforming into Twitter.

Anyway, nice picks. Haven't watched 3 gatsu yet. Gonna check it out soon
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to your eternity (fumetsu no anata e) had a really good first episode, anime doesn't make me cry but i may have shed a tear or two at that one :^) i got instantly hooked. otherwise i really liked the first episode of fire force; it got me into anime, and great pretender as it was super chaotic in a way i didn't expect.
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Hibike Euphonium
Ping Pong: The Animation
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Haruhi
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Wonder Egg Priority.
To anybody who asks about it, I'll say, watch episode one and forget the rest of this shitshow exists. Don't ever touch it, treat it as a standalone short film. It's fantastic.

Also, School-Live! (Gakkougurashi!), because the first episode generally sucks.
It's boring, generic, terrible overall. Then it becomes brilliant by the end, and the rest of it becomes brilliant on rewatch, now that you know what to look out for.
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The overall best pilot episode, with outstanding quality, after all these years..
Is still with InuYasha. Absolutely great way to start a show.

Symphogear had great build-up and finishing with top-tier cliff hanger which smoothly flowed into a banger ED song.

Tales of Zestiria. I don't remember if it was ep 1 or ep 0 or something, but I remember it being quite epic.

Guess I could give honorary mention to Gakkougurashi, the ending turn around sure was something else, especially if you're not expecting something.

Intelligent gets through situations which wise avoids.
Mar 30, 2022 9:46 AM
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Fate/Zero 40+ min.
Re:Zero 40+ min.
SAO Alicization 40+ min.
Owarimonogatari 40+ min.
Mar 30, 2022 9:58 AM

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Edocchi said:
@alshu I do think that AOT is bad but you're looking stupid here.

Try to prove that I wanted to look smart here!


DinoPapiro said:
alshu said:
"For me, it has to be AOT (Shingeki no Kyojin) without a doubt." - and for me it was "Man, this trash takes itself seriously...it's not even unintentionally funny. Drop.".
This is why MAL community is getting worse every day

Now this is funny.
AOT fan gets triggered by someone who dislikes his favourite show and starts complaining how bad for the community it is (people disagreeing with him are bad for the community?).
The other guy even accused me of insulting his taste or something.

Like I my attitude towards AOT has noting to do with you guys, why you even care about it since I am literally nobody for you?
It's people like you who make the discussions here more unbearable.

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OP asked what first ep we like and this mf replies with one he hates for no apparent reason...

But there are two reasons.
1. As explained I am making a point that one remembers better the hatable first episodes than the likeable ones.
2. I really don't like AOT.
Bonus round: You using "mf" is a counter initiative argument.
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