| My pick would be Dorohedoro. It's a cool show, but someone who doesn't watch anime may not know what the hell is going on, so it'd be a bad intro. |
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What's an anime you like but would probably never try to show MeanMrMusician said: someone who doesn't watch anime https://myanimelist.net/anime/54722/Mahou_Shoujo_ni_Akogarete |
| "What's an anime you like but would probably never try to show someone to get them into anime?" Pretty much any idol anime. |
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| Any of the Monogatari series is one of my favorites. But I understand that people hate it. The text on the screen, confusing story, fanservice, the famous scenes, characters with very extreme personalities, dense dialogues. |
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| Made in Abyss. Yeah, I don't think I need to explain why |
| I would never try to convince anyone to watch anime. Never revealing my power level IRL. |
| Patlabor 2 is a great film and despite the "2" it can be watched standalone but it's VERY slow. It's even hard to recommend to people who already like anime. |
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| pretty much any chinese made anime and even some of those awkward isekai |
| Showing my mommy A Kite was definitely not my smartest choice for her further anime engagement. |
| Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
| All of them. I never try to get people in to anime. If they want to get in to anime they 99% do it them self. Im not guessing who is in to what or not. And all anime I love is utter trash according to MAL so there is that as well. |
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| Kara no kyoukai is in my top 5 but I would not recommend it to a newbie... it's just too complicated |
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| Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, because the humor is just too fast paced and dependent on fast reading that most people would miss 90% of what's even going on. |
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| Monogatari series for reasons already stated above. Tatami galaxy because it's hard to keep up with the speed of the dialogues even if you're used to reading subtitles. |
| baka to test, best comedy ever but too silly to show someone who never watched anime. |
| panty and stocking is hilarious but i think people will be like "wtf" and weirded out bcs of how whacky it is |
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| Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, I just think most people would find that to be a weird starting point into the world of Japanese animation |
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| Maybe The Apothecary Diaries. It might come across as a bit bland, and dull out the whole 'new toy phase' of someone wanting to skim the surface of a new interest. |
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| Yeah, it can be pretty hard to recommend an anime to someone who hasn't watched any before. MeanMrMusician said: I just recently had this conversation with a friend who was trying to get one of his friends into anime. We both think that Dorohedoro is an outstanding anime, however it's mostly a visual experience for a new anime watcher. It'd be hard for them to get any sort of story out of this wild ride. I struggled to follow wtf was going on in the show for what it's worth lol. I still plan on reading the manga after the next portion of anime comes out. My pick would be Dorohedoro. It's a cool show, but someone who doesn't watch anime may not know what the hell is going on, so it'd be a bad intro. Theo1899 said: I watched the Patlabor movie timeline about a year ago now. It was incredible and I loved it. A close friend of mine who has been around anime a lot longer than I have recommended it to me. Specifically stating that Patlabor 2 was the movie that he would regularly return to as a standalone piece. After watching the series I totally understand that... To the thread's point though, it's not something that I would recommend to a new viewer. Patlabor 2 is a great film and despite the "2" it can be watched standalone but it's VERY slow. It's even hard to recommend to people who already like anime. Choosing out of the hat here, I'd avoid recommending Serial Experiments Lain to a new anime watcher. Even though it's one of my favorites that I find myself wanting to re-watch on a whim all the time. Most avant-garde anime probably fall into this category. I do enjoy the genre quite a bit, but understand that it's not for everyone. |
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"What's an anime you like but would probably never try to show someone to get them into anime?"
Pretty much any idol anime.
Pretty much any idol anime.
| @Serafos Can relate. I pretty much my interest in anime growing up because of shows like Mermaid Melody, Pretty Rhythm, and Aikatsu (while watching some other stuff of course), but there's now way I'd recommend them now to the people around me, especially when they mostly care about basic shounen and not much else. 💀 |
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| Mushoku Tensei, Monogatari, Kill la Kill. 3 of my top 10 anime but all 3 would have me judged pretty badly more than anything if I introduced these shows to friends of mine who are completely unfamiliar with all anime. I would probably add Prison School too since in high school, I watched this with a friend, this show being their first anime ever, and they were just dying of laughter but questioning what on earth I was watching on the way to school and if all anime were like that. I have no regrets, but don't see myself doing that again, ever. |
| @Animeinsight101 Really? Why not? That show used to air on TV when I was a kid. |
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion I mean like you all know why |
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| Probably Hyperdimension Neptunia or Senran Kagura. |
| I'd avoid ecchi or suggestive (Miru Tights, Strike Witches, Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete), older graphics stuff (Versailles no Bara, Oniisama e, original LotGH), controversial (Nagatoro), stuff with lots of references to other anime (Lucky Star), complicated/deep/metaphorical (Shoujo Kakumei Utena, etc.) |
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| Mnemosyne. The sexual aspects of it would probably put most people off, and if it didn't, the blood and gore probably would. Elfen Lied. I mean, that first episode is pretty brutal, at least it would be for anyone who hasn't watched any anime, lol. Strawberry Panic!, because yuri. And it's melodramatic at times, which not everyone cares for. |
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| There's a whole swath of anime I enjoy that rely a lot on referencing other anime. I'd rather not show a newbie something that would only make them feel lost. These are mostly comedy shows, so the jokes just wouldn't land. |
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| Dragon Maid is a show i think only to recommend to people who are actually used to it can look past anime bullshit. It's not a good first impression |
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| Most of the anime I've watched so far. Either they're too good, so the person might be disappointed by the following anime. Too crazy, so it might not suit their taste or the anime has too many episodes. I know a few I can recommend without having to worry about it, because you can't do something wrong with them. |
| My pick would be Boku no Pico. A great anime for everyone. |
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Made in Abyss. Yeah, I don't think I need to explain why
| @pk8list I immediately ctrl+F'd Made in Abyss to see if anyone said it lmao |
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@pk8list I immediately ctrl+F'd Made in Abyss to see if anyone said it lmao
| @BassoContinuo Lmao yeah whenever someone asks this question this is the first show that comes to my mind and a lot of other people too I guess. |
| Basically any ecchi and anything that's really really weird. Like Penguindrum and Sarazanmai weird. Also nothing where there's a lot of dialogue to keep up with, like Katanagatari . Especially if there's no dub. I'd never tell a first time person to watch anything where they might have to pause a lot. Aside from that, anything is fair game. |
| diabolik lovers probably, for obvious reasons |
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| This question makes me realize that there's not a lot of anime I like that I would hard not recommend to someone getting into anime, because it really depends on the person's taste and what they'd be interested in. However, I'll say stuff like "Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei" and "Sarazanmai" just because I feel like with series like those you need to be more familiar with anime being anime. And "The Hakkenden" since I doubt most people would be familiar with old Japanese literature and be very into it/easily understand what's going on and the visuals might not do much for them (part of the reason why I liked it was because of the visuals). It also goes without question that hentai/ecchi stuff would not be on the table. |
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Wataten. Just look at it. It is one of my favourite series but I will admit in the first four episodes Mya-nee was a pedophile. |
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| Any anime with a lot of ecchi element obviously. And anime like Monogatari series, these are better for advenced anime watchers and not for beginners. |
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| Maybe Monogatari Series or Lucky Star. Monogatari Series is not for everyone; it has many moral issues and is too heavy with conversations. Lucky Star is for people who are at least half weeb. |
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| Uhm, Monogatari series. The pedophile mc makes the watching experience quite uncomfortable though Nisemonogatari is still in my top 10 anime |
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