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Dec 16, 2013 11:29 PM
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Hey I'm pretty new to all of this and I was hoping maybe I could get some suggestions on what to watch. I'm open to pretty much anything. Thanks guys.
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Dec 16, 2013 11:31 PM
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High School DxD
Rosario + Vampire
Elfen Lied
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Dec 16, 2013 11:31 PM
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First of all, what have you already seen? Update your list.
Dec 16, 2013 11:32 PM
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Sword Art Online
Accel World
Code Geass
Death Note
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Dec 16, 2013 11:35 PM
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j0x said:
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Sword Art Online
Accel World
Code Geass
Death Note
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
yeap this, fairly good intro into shounen/action genre.

Adding:
Shingeki no Kyojin
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
Usagi Drop
Black Lagoon
Psycho-Pass
Hataraku Maou-sama!
Dec 16, 2013 11:40 PM
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OP, ignore all these terrible suggestions. Most of these might be to over the top or incredibly overrated.

What you want to be watching is:

Cowboy Bebop

Akira

Ghost In The Shell

Ninja Scroll (Film)

Princess Mononoke

Berserk

Outlaw Star

Metropolis
Dubs>subs.
Breaking Bad>Anime
Comic books>manga
99% of Anime is Garbage
Dec 16, 2013 11:42 PM
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I updated my list. I haven't seen much but Iv'e loved everything I have seen so far. Thanks for the suggestions guys. Sword Art Online and Death Note are the two I really want to watch.
Dec 16, 2013 11:43 PM
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Here it is

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Dec 16, 2013 11:44 PM
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Me too. Who knew cartoons could be this good, huh lol? I stumbled on it from exposure to gaming (which my roomates played but I never did--Final Fantasy, Shadow of the Colossus, etc.) and being struck by the soundtracks more than anything. Realized I was after more than just cut scenes, and walla...anime lol.

I'd recommend giving the members here an idea of the niche you prefer. There's a lot of knowledge on these boards...
Dec 16, 2013 11:45 PM

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Prepare to either start doing bad in school or work because you slept late watching 1324324356 episodes of anime you need to catch up on. Since you just started, you sir have been missing out on a lot of anime.
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Dec 16, 2013 11:47 PM

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If you think anime is good, wait til you watch Breaking Bad. Everything else will feel second rate afterwards.
Dubs>subs.
Breaking Bad>Anime
Comic books>manga
99% of Anime is Garbage
Dec 16, 2013 11:49 PM

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Sword Art Online is a very polarising anime. I'm one of the people who hate it and I would advise you to stay far, far away from it. I, too, was drawn in by the first episode, but it all goes to shit from there.
Dec 16, 2013 11:52 PM

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ona said:
Sword Art Online is a very polarising anime. I'm one of the people who hate it and I would advise you to stay far, far away from it. I, too, was drawn in by the first episode, but it all goes to shit from there.
I think everyone should give controversial but popular anime a try though, and decide for themselves whether they like it or not. There's little sense in hating a series simply because the haters are so vocal about their rage for it.
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Thanks Proust! It's great to finally find people that I can talk about it with. Hardly anyone from where I am from watches anime. I really appreciate it guys.

I love action and drama and I enjoy romance too. Character development is important to me. And humor is great too. I'm really new to this so I'm seriously open to anything.
Dec 16, 2013 11:54 PM

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Mr7Beans said:
MajinSaga said:
If you think anime is good, wait til you watch Breaking Bad. Everything else will feel second rate afterwards.

Here we go again.


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Dubs>subs.
Breaking Bad>Anime
Comic books>manga
99% of Anime is Garbage
Dec 16, 2013 11:55 PM

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Clannad (drama romance school-life)
Tamayura: Hitotose (slice-of-life photography and other dreams)
Kokoro Connect (relationship problems with a intriguing setting)
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (war tragedy machines)
Saki (intense gaming explanations and team trust)
Ano Natsu de Matteru (romance with slight supernatural things)
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai (gaming romance harem)
ef: A Tale of Memories. (drama romance tragedy)
Little Busters! (friendship comedy school-life)
Chihayafuru (intense gaming explanations and team trust)
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Yea, I would stay away from:

Chaos;Head
Highschool DxD (Might like if you're into ecchi)
Yosuga no sora
Boku no pico

Here's anime across a variety of genres, since I'm not too sure what you're into.
Shingeki No Kyojin (Action tragedy)
Steins;Gate (Mystery, Sci-fi, Drama)
Rec (Short, romance)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (Comedy)
Denpa teki no kanojo (Crime, Mystery, psychological)
Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Harem, comedy, action)

Also If you enjoy SAO, you might want to check out Btooom!
Dec 17, 2013 12:05 AM
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GReeeeN_ORangE said:
Yea, I would stay away from:

Chaos;Head
Highschool DxD (Might like if you're into ecchi)
Yosuga no sora
Boku no pico

Here's anime across a variety of genres, since I'm not too sure what you're into.
Shingeki No Kyojin (Action tragedy)
Steins;Gate (Mystery, Sci-fi, Drama)
Rec (Short, romance)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (Comedy)
Denpa teki no kanojo (Crime, Mystery, psychological)
Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Harem, comedy, action)

Also If you enjoy SAO, you might want to check out Btooom!




Thank you! I really appreciate it. Holy shit I have a lot of watching to do haha
Dec 17, 2013 12:11 AM

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GReeeeN_ORangE said:
Yea, I would stay away from:

Chaos;Head
Highschool DxD (Might like if you're into ecchi)
Yosuga no sora
Boku no pico

Here's anime across a variety of genres, since I'm not too sure what you're into.
Shingeki No Kyojin (Action tragedy)
Steins;Gate (Mystery, Sci-fi, Drama)
Rec (Short, romance)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (Comedy)
Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Harem, comedy, action)


Also If you enjoy SAO, you might want to check out Btooom!


OP, save yourself time and avoid these pieces of trash.
Dubs>subs.
Breaking Bad>Anime
Comic books>manga
99% of Anime is Garbage
Dec 17, 2013 12:17 AM

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MajinSaga said:
GReeeeN_ORangE said:
Yea, I would stay away from:

Chaos;Head
Highschool DxD (Might like if you're into ecchi)
Yosuga no sora
Boku no pico

Here's anime across a variety of genres, since I'm not too sure what you're into.
Shingeki No Kyojin (Action tragedy)
Steins;Gate (Mystery, Sci-fi, Drama)
Rec (Short, romance)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (Comedy)
Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Harem, comedy, action)


Also If you enjoy SAO, you might want to check out Btooom!


OP, save yourself time and avoid these pieces of trash.


Shhhh....Eeep.
Dec 17, 2013 12:19 AM
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MajinSaga said:
GReeeeN_ORangE said:
Yea, I would stay away from:

Chaos;Head
Highschool DxD (Might like if you're into ecchi)
Yosuga no sora
Boku no pico

Here's anime across a variety of genres, since I'm not too sure what you're into.
Shingeki No Kyojin (Action tragedy)
Steins;Gate (Mystery, Sci-fi, Drama)
Rec (Short, romance)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (Comedy)
Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Harem, comedy, action)


Also If you enjoy SAO, you might want to check out Btooom!


OP, save yourself time and avoid these pieces of trash.


Op, if you even remotely like anything funny, simple and not overly pretentious, just totally ignore everything he says.
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Yushiro_Camui said:
GReeeeN_ORangE said:
Yea, I would stay away from:

Chaos;Head
Highschool DxD (Might like if you're into ecchi)
Yosuga no sora
Boku no pico

Here's anime across a variety of genres, since I'm not too sure what you're into.
Shingeki No Kyojin (Action tragedy)
Steins;Gate (Mystery, Sci-fi, Drama)
Rec (Short, romance)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (Comedy)
Denpa teki no kanojo (Crime, Mystery, psychological)
Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Harem, comedy, action)

Also If you enjoy SAO, you might want to check out Btooom!




Thank you! I really appreciate it. Holy shit I have a lot of watching to do haha

Why do people keep saying this anime is bad, and the other is good? Just recommend whatever show you want him/her to watch. Don't have to fight over which show should be watched or not in this thread. Let the person asking for titles to be the one that decides to watch it or not.

Watch all of what GReeeeN_ORangE mentioned, but just drop any you don't like. That means that I'm telling you to also check out Chaos;Head, Highschool DxD, Yosuga no sora and Boku no pico yourself.

Chaos;Head = contains gore, and a lot of horror and supernatural twists.
Highschool DxD = Ecchi and a numer of sexual innuendos...
Yosuga no sora = immoral love, their story is actually very memorable, only thing that's bad is the ero-content in the anime. Contains short stories and tragic backgrounds for each character. >>
Boku no pico = boyxboy love, any guy would tell you to stay away, but any yaoi fangirl would contaminate your mind by making you watch this. Your choice!
MagicFlierDec 17, 2013 12:25 AM
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Baccano
Code Geass
Death Note
Steins Gate

These are all a good place to start.
5 main aspects I base my ratings on:
1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it?
2. Is it better than Breaking Bad?
3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it?
4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL?
5. Is it actually good?

Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant...
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MagicFlier said:
Yushiro_Camui said:
GReeeeN_ORangE said:
Yea, I would stay away from:

Chaos;Head
Highschool DxD (Might like if you're into ecchi)
Yosuga no sora
Boku no pico

Here's anime across a variety of genres, since I'm not too sure what you're into.
Shingeki No Kyojin (Action tragedy)
Steins;Gate (Mystery, Sci-fi, Drama)
Rec (Short, romance)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (Comedy)
Denpa teki no kanojo (Crime, Mystery, psychological)
Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Harem, comedy, action)

Also If you enjoy SAO, you might want to check out Btooom!




Thank you! I really appreciate it. Holy shit I have a lot of watching to do haha

Why do people keep saying this anime is bad, and the other is good? Just recommend whatever show you want him/her to watch. Don't have to fight over which show should be watched or not in this thread. Let the person asking for titles to be the one that decides to watch it or not.

Watch all of what GReeeeN_ORangE mentioned, but just drop any you don't like. That means that I'm telling you to also check out Chaos;Head, Highschool DxD, Yosuga no sora and Boku no pico yourself.

Chaos;Head = contains gore, and a lot of horror and supernatural twists.
Highschool DxD = Ecchi and a numer of sexual innuendos...
Yosuga no sora = immoral love, their story is actually very memorable, only thing that's bad is the ero-content in the anime. Contains short stories and tragic backgrounds for each character. >>
Boku no pico = boyxboy love, any guy would tell you to stay away, but any yaoi fangirl would contaminate your mind by making you watch this. Your choice!


I have valid reasons for suggesting op to stay away.

Chaos;Head. Not terrible, but bad. Easily by far the anime with the most cliches. Too many plot holes. Juxtaposition between his normal life and other life way too sudden.

Highschool DXD. Like I said if you're into ecchi, by all means.

Yosuga no sora. "immoral love"



Boku no pico? Please.
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GReeeeN_ORangE said:
Yea, I would stay away from:

Chaos;Head
Highschool DxD (Might like if you're into ecchi)
Yosuga no sora
Boku no pico

Here's anime across a variety of genres, since I'm not too sure what you're into.
Shingeki No Kyojin (Action tragedy)
Steins;Gate (Mystery, Sci-fi, Drama)
Rec (Short, romance)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (Comedy)
Denpa teki no kanojo (Crime, Mystery, psychological)
Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Harem, comedy, action)

Also If you enjoy SAO, you might want to check out Btooom!
As ppl already said dont listen to this scrub.

Check Higurashi if you would like to taste good horror.
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Baccano
Code Geass
Death Note
Steins Gate

These are all a good place to start.

Good recs as usual, seconding everything here.
Dec 17, 2013 1:34 AM
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To Love-Ru
Hunter x Hunter 2011
B Gata H Kei
Kore wa Zombie desu ka
NouCome (best comedy ever)
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In before locked.

Anyway, check the top list:
http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php

Just find something from there that is not horribly long and try it.
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Dec 17, 2013 2:25 AM

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One of us... one of us... one of us...
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Angel Beats

Arakawa Under the Bridge

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!

Clannad

Howl's Moving Castle

Kimi ni Todoke

Kokoro Connect

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica

Steins Gate

Suisei no Gargantia

Toradora.
Dec 17, 2013 2:47 AM

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MajinSaga said:
OP, ignore all these terrible suggestions. Most of these might be to over the top or incredibly overrated.

What you want to be watching is:

Cowboy Bebop

Akira

Ghost In The Shell

Ninja Scroll (Film)

Princess Mononoke

Berserk

Outlaw Star

Metropolis


Honestly, I would say these are horrible recs for first anime.
Dec 17, 2013 3:07 AM
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MajinSaga said:
OP, ignore all these terrible suggestions. Most of these might be to over the top or incredibly overrated.

What you want to be watching is:

Cowboy Bebop

Akira

Ghost In The Shell

Ninja Scroll (Film)

Princess Mononoke

Berserk

Outlaw Star

Metropolis


Honestly, I would say these are horrible recs for first anime.


Same, I dont think hes gonna like it when hes new to anime. Go for comedy imo

Well, in the end its a matter of taste.
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Some years ago, everyone would have trolled the OP and suggest him to watch Boku no Pico.

I guess I'm getting old.
Dec 17, 2013 3:16 AM

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Here's what people talk about, getting into anime you might need those to get then into more stuff.

Cowboy Bebop.
Sword Art Online (yes, its trash, but you might still enjoy it and its talked about, so get an opinion if you care. Won't type this to other trash in this list.)
Shingeki No Kyojin
Mirai Nikki
Guilty Crown
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Akira
Ghost in the Shell
Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Fairy Tail
One Piece (that is actually kinda worth the 600 episodes if you like the beginning and have some free time)
Naruto
Steins;Gate
Baccano!
Durarara!!
Hunter x Hunter
Fate/Zero
Kara No Kyoukai
Haruhi Suzumiya
K-ON (Oh god, I'm kinda crying inside while typing some of these.)
Go for Berserk manga btw, the anime is kinda choppy and not for the new generation of anime fans that are attracted to glorious visuals and artstyles.
Mizayaki and Satoshi Kon films'
Highschool of The Dead
Mushishi
Inferno Cop
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Redline
Sword of the Stranger
Akira
Monogatari series
ToraDora
Death Note
Code Geass
Angel Beats
Hyouka
OreGairu
Welcome to the NHK
Soul Eater
Higurashi
OreImo
Black Lagoon
Clannad
Legend of The Galactic Heroes
Ergo Proxy
Great Teacher Onizuka
Hajime no Ippo
Kuroko's Basket
Bakuman

And that's pretty much it, not all of them are great, but they're quite good for getting used to anime and all of its genres. Plus they're still talked about and its a nice way to meet people as well.
UnchouDec 17, 2013 3:21 AM
So, What do you think is on the other side?
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MD Geist is all you need pal.

P.S. Don't listen to anyone else, they're recommending shit.
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OP, do you enjoy Tarantino movies? Then watch Cowboy Bebop & Samurai Champloo. You'll love this.

Do you enjoy Sci fi films like Blade Runner & 2001: A Space Odyssey? Then watch Ghost In The Shell & Akira.

Do you enjoy Dark fantasy like Game Of Thrones? Then watch Berserk.

Whatever you do, avoid trash like k-on, one piece naruto, bleach, lucky star, clannad, haruhi, is this a zombie, etc.

Death Note is also good, but massively overrated. Possibly the highest level of over hype. Same with attack on titan.

Or forget anime, and watch Breaking Bad. The greatest show ever made.
MajinSagaDec 17, 2013 3:40 AM
Dubs>subs.
Breaking Bad>Anime
Comic books>manga
99% of Anime is Garbage
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MajinSaga said:
OP, do you enjoy Tarantino movies? Then watch Cowboy Bebop & Samurai Champloo. You'll love this.

Do you enjoy Sci fi films like Blade Runner & 2001: A Space Odyssey? Then watch Ghost In The Shell & Akira.

Do you enjoy Dark fantasy like Game Of Thrones? Then watch Berserk.

Whatever you do, avoid trash like k-on, one piece naruto, bleach, lucky star, clannad, haruhi, is this a zombie, etc.

Death Note is also good, but massively overrated. Possibly the highest level of over hype. Same with attack on titan.


Tarantino films' are much like Baccano!! and Durarara! as well. He might like those.
Incredible storytelling in the first one, kinda childish-er in Durarara.
So, What do you think is on the other side?
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MajinSaga said:

Whatever you do, avoid trash like k-on, one piece naruto, bleach, lucky star, clannad, haruhi, is this a zombie, etc.


Why? Because YOU didnt like them?
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Why? Because YOU didnt like them?

Here in MAL it's always: my shit taste > your shit taste.
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Meriu said:
MajinSaga said:

Whatever you do, avoid trash like k-on, one piece naruto, bleach, lucky star, clannad, haruhi, is this a zombie, etc.


Why? Because YOU didnt like them?


Well that, and said series will rot your brain.

The only thing worse than reality tv, is a series based on teenagers fighting for friendship and other bs or shows focused on moe.
Dubs>subs.
Breaking Bad>Anime
Comic books>manga
99% of Anime is Garbage
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I don't know if MajinSaga is just kidding or it's serious talk '-'
Dec 17, 2013 3:58 AM
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I don't know if MajinSaga is just kidding or it's serious talk '-'


And I dont know why every anime he didnt like has to be shit.

Im rewatching Kore wa Zombie desu ka? right now and I think my brain is still fine.
If youre trying to say the story isnt as deep as others, I could agree.. you can still enjoy watching the show, though.

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Why? Because YOU didnt like them?

Here in MAL it's always: my shit taste > your shit taste.

Sorry, Im new here.
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You're better off not listening to anyone's opinions or suggestions bud. Watch what you want

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I got trolled. Just finished watching first 10 mins of Boku no Pico, my mind went to shit.
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Oh god, the K-On! hate is this thread.
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Haven't seen anyone mention Un-Go, Mawaru Penguindrum, Aria the Animation, Magi the Labyrinth of Magic, or Puella Magi Madoka Magica yet.
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