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Jan 10, 2013 1:35 PM
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Hey guys.

Only really just got into anime within the last week or so. Prior to that I watched the first half of FMA: Brotherhood over a year ago and seen the odd anime film but that was about it. I happened to come across a copy of Highlander: The Search For Vengeance on eBay and being a fan of the original Highlander, I had to pick it up. That sparked some interest in anime for me and I've decided I'm going to start watching a few series.

Decided to order a few series on DVD to get my started. Tokko, Jyu Oh Sei and Ouran High School Host Club. Picked those because I could get them cheap, they all seem a bit different to each other and after watching small chunks of random episodes, they seem pretty interesting. While I'm waiting for them to arrive, I've decided to watch FMA: Brotherhood from where I left off.

So yea, I'm pretty much a total noob when it comes to anime but a friend suggested that I check out this site to bring myself up to speed with the world of anime and it seems like a good way to find new series/movies that will interest me.

I'm hoping to start frequenting these forums, so thought I'd say hi.
Jan 10, 2013 1:45 PM
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welcome in the anime warld and have a nice time here with us
Jan 10, 2013 1:46 PM
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Welcome!
I hope you enjoy your stay :)
It was a good idea to get an account on MAL.
I think you have a big Plan to watch list in no time :)
Jan 10, 2013 1:49 PM
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Hey, and welcome to MAL. Good luck with your anime viewing, there is a lot to see out there.
Jan 10, 2013 2:01 PM
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Hello and welcome to MAL! There is a lot of anime out there so you will definitely find a lot that you will enjoy :)
Jan 10, 2013 2:01 PM
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crockmez said:
Welcome!
I think you have a big Plan to watch list in no time :)


Hah, I already have a fair bit of stuff on there. Currently it's just series that I've seen selling cheap and thought looked interesting. Hopefully I'll get through a lot of them at some point!

lordzeru said:
Hey, and welcome to MAL. Good luck with your anime viewing, there is a lot to see out there.


So I've noticed. I feel a but lost in it all to be honest. I don't really know where to start or what to watch so I've just been picking out random series. Hopefully sticking around on MAL for a while will change that.
Jan 10, 2013 2:04 PM
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Welcome to 2013 MAL with more trolls, more mods and more SAO-threads then ever before! Hope you enjoy your stay.
Oh and nice to meet you :).

Btw FMA:B is a great introduction to anime so you're on the right track if I might say so myself.
Jan 10, 2013 2:22 PM
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Welcome to MAL :)

Lowlander said:


So I've noticed. I feel a but lost in it all to be honest. I don't really know where to start or what to watch so I've just been picking out random series. Hopefully sticking around on MAL for a while will change that.


Personally i just choose which Anime i plan to watch after reading the respective synopsis (i don't care about reviews or recommendations); but usually what people do (and it is a good way to start) is to watch a certain anime and then if you liked it look for recommendations (you have a section of recommendations on MAL) of people that watched that very same anime that you did; you can also read reviews about that anime to guess if you would like it or not. Also after watching a few you will eventually find your own favorite genres of anime, and like that you can narrow your choices to pick something of your interest :)

and nice to meet you xD
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hi!! welcome ^-^


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Jan 10, 2013 2:26 PM

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Welcome to MAL!.
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Welcome to MAL. You can use http://www.crunchyroll.com to watch free anime but they have ads playing on their videos if your not a subscribed member. I just torrent all my anime.

Ad block used to block video ads on Cruchyroll but for some reason it stopped working.
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Welcome. :)
Jan 10, 2013 2:38 PM

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pokecenter said:
Personally i just choose which Anime i plan to watch after reading the respective synopsis (i don't care about reviews or recommendations);


That has been my current approach so far. Well, that and I was mainly interested in stuff that I could pick up cheap. I know it's fairly easy to stream or download this stuff but I guess you could say I'm a bit of a hoarder when it comes to entertainment media. I like to have legit physical copies of things. I'm a bit of a video game collector and within the last couple years I took a real liking to JRPGs and from there I decided I wanted to try out some Japanese animation which is how I ended up watching FMA. It's strange in a sense because prior to this I was never even the slightest bit interested in anime. In fact, dare I say it, I always dismissed it as being a bit childish. How wrong I was.

Nice to meet you too by the way!
Jan 10, 2013 2:54 PM

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hey there and welcome to MAL :)

hope you have a great time
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welcome to the wonderful world of anime and manga
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Welcome to MAL! Nice to see another collector here! ^_^

Jan 10, 2013 4:07 PM

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Hey, Welcome to MAL
Your new home :D
Im also quite new, only started around 3 weeks ago :D
Jan 10, 2013 4:42 PM

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chirale said:
Welcome to MAL! Nice to see another collector here! ^_^


It's mostly video games that I collect but anime is looking like it's going to be something else I'll start collecting. If it's anything like my video game collection, I should be worried. Currently have around 600 video games filling up a bookshelf and some cupboard space!
Jan 10, 2013 6:33 PM
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Hi everyone. Hope to make new friends. I'm new here. Cheers!
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Anime is good! Rider says so! Welcome to mal!
'Stay gold'
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Welcome to MAL, hope you enjoy it here along with your new world of anime :D
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Welcome to MAL!
Joining MAL is the best. It keeps you updated on the goings on about all things anime and manga.
Hope you have fun here. i know I do. (most of the time)


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Welcome to MAL
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Hello, welcome to MAL. Nice to meet you :D
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Welcome to MAL^^
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