| I can't choose between MHA ep.1 and Kimetsu no Yaiba ep.1 |
| It's gotta be Steins;Gate. Even if it does take the second watch after finishing the series to realize. Otherwise idk probably March Comes in like a Lion. |
| The Adventures of Asahina Mikuru is always the correct answer |
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Satud said: Kyousou Giga, I love the first episode of this show. I like the rest of the show but not nearly as much as the first episode Is that Chisa Kotegawa?! What excellent taste you have! |
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| Haibane Renmei constructs so much about the plot and setting while still being entertaining in the first episode. FLCL also has plenty of memorable lines and sets the tone perfectly. |
| this is a tough one but i would say one anime that its first episode made me laugh was mayo chiki after watching the first episode i thought yeah that looks funny https://myanimelist.net/anime/10110/Mayo_Chiki |
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| Death Note. Domestic na Kanojo (they plot-twist was so well written and credible). A Place Further than the Universe. |
 A digital frontier to reshape the human condition. |
| Probably gonna sound weird but, Elfen lied. |
| I would have to say The Promised Neverland. I followed my friends advice and went into the show blind and the shock was crazy |
| I found Jojo and Toradora's first episodes very good |
| Off the top of my head, these hooked me pretty good: |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| Hmm.. I'd say the one that made an impact on me the most was Death Note. That shit just went to business asap, the damn OST playing while Light was on his writing montage sent chills on my spine back then. Not so much now tho. |
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| I think I'd have to go with the first episode to Highschool of the Dead. This show already had so much going for it through the frenetic action, gorgeous aesthetic and heavy tone, but that entire rooftop sequence is the ultimate clincher. That entire rooftop scene is a masterpiece; Hisashi's gradual hellish transformation, Rei's ear piercing scream and then the beautiful ending song that comes in immediately afterwards, her bitching out Takashi, then flipping on a dime begging him not to leave her. |
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| I think just about anyone who saw the first episode of Bakemonogatari would have been like "I want MÖRE." because it was that good. |
| “Loddfafnir, listen to my counsel: You will fare well if you follow it, It will help you much if you heed it. If aware that another is wicked, say so: Make no truce or treaty with foes.” - Havamal 127 |
| Made in Abyss for sure. The shot with the sunlight enveloping the village along with that music was so stunning. Madoka and Steins;Gate first episodes were great for setting up a rewatch of each show. |
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| Pretty sure for me it's gotta be Death Note. |
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HopefulNihilist said: What do you mean by atrocious "atmosphere"? Many anime, like Re: Zero, have 1st eps that just rush through everything to get to the meat. I think Made in Abyss managed to get to the point, while being paced really well. Well I meant exactly what you just said, usually anime suffer from extremely messy pacing, especially with first episodes, exposition is all wrongly done, imo Re: Zero's first episode was great, but it is kinda of cheating because it is a one hour episode after all xD, but it is different from what I mean, as The show establishes its characters before the plot itself or the world around them. But for Made in Abyss's case, it started off by building the atmosphere and general feel of the show, and it also just gave enough information about the world and the characters to make you interested but not force too much info into you, honestly Made in Abyss is a great example of a really well paced anime overall... Plus that stunning art direction really helps... Or maybe I just wanna praise my boy Osamu Masuyama for his artistic view :) |
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HopefulNihilist said: OsamaKIN-TMZ said: Well I meant exactly what you just said, usually anime suffer from extremely messy pacing, especially with first episodes, exposition is all wrongly done, imo Re: Zero's first episode was great, but it is kinda of cheating because it is a one hour episode after all xD, but it is different from what I mean, as The show establishes its characters before the plot itself or the world around them. But for Made in Abyss's case, it started off by building the atmosphere and general feel of the show, and it also just gave enough information about the world and the characters to make you interested but not force too much info into you, honestly Made in Abyss is a great example of a really well paced anime overall... Plus that stunning art direction really helps... Or maybe I just wanna praise my boy Osamu Masuyama for his artistic view :) I'm not going to get into another argument on the quality of the Re: Zero anime as a whole, because I've done that plenty, and that'd be going off topic, but I don't understand why people think Re: Zero had a great 1st ep. It kills off its characters, particularly the protagonist, before we even know who they are. The 1st ep just barely hints at who Subaru is, and yet we're expected to care for him when he dies. Meanwhile, Vinland Saga's 1st ep is dedicated to establishing the characters, their backstories, relationships. But why, why do we need to care for the characters, why do we need to care for the world in the first place, the first episode was obviously not made in the intention of explaining what character Subaru is, his motives, or why he got teleported into this new world, it was made to explain his power and the general "feel" of the show. But it is based on taste, if we are talking critically, then yes I would say Re: Zero's first episode was really bad for a plethora of reasons, but if i'm talking opinion, I generally really liked the first episode and I think it was a good introduction overall, it could of been better yes, but it is decent enough, yes it relied on shock factor, but who cares, it was powerful enough to give an idea on what the series is gonna become... You could say the same thing about AoT's first episode, but it generally did a good job on foreshadowing what is coming next :P For me, I honestly rate a first episode just based on how much it made me interested in the story, concept, characters and world, and also how well does the episode pace in everything... |
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| Gotta give a mention to Destiny of the Shrine Maiden for having the best 60 seconds in anime at the end of episode 1. You've got shouted-out mecha special attacks, shouted-out names, fanservice, schoolgirl lesbians, explosions, rainbows, a 16th birthday, gratuitous Engrish, and a fade-in to a pretty good Kotoko ED. The show itself may not be to everyone's tastes (to say the least), but that final minute encapsulates exactly what viewers should expect from it. |
on Not that necessary in the first episode, can be fleshed out sooner or later. HopefulNihilist said: I've seen countless anime that manage to do all that in the 1st ep. It's basic stuff. You mean cramming an information dump at a terrible pace, I've seen countless anime do that, no thanks. HopefulNihilist said: AoT gave a good idea of Eren's background in the 1st ep, even if his mom was generic anime mom 101. No it didn't, did you actually watch it, no background information about the cast, tho good tension building for the climax of the episode. Also yes. "was" generic mom 101, you don't seem to be caught up I think. A lot of the points you made mostly seem subjective to your taste, which is nothing wrong with, you do you :3 |
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HopefulNihilist said: Act 1 is meant to show what the protagonist's life is like before the major events of the story. Sure, there are exceptions, like Berserk doesn't show Guts' backstory until the 2nd episode. However, in Berserk's case, the show doesn't kill off Guts in the 1st ep, and expect you to care for him, unlike Re: Zero. If you don't care for the characters, then the story failed its job at having you emotionally invested. Yes and no, again context, obviously the author didn't intend for the viewer to be emotionally invested in the characters at that time being, it was nothing but exposition to Subaru's ability to come back to a different point in time every time he dies. Also, there are always exceptions, a story shouldn't follow an already made structure, it can still be spread through out. the world and characters of Re Zero were setup in a good way leaving a lot of room for some tasty world-building and character development to be desired which really shows later on, especially in the second half ;) HopefulNihilist said: I meant I've seen countless anime that show the protagonist's backstory in the 1st ep. It's not that hard to do. Yes it isn't, but most of the times it is done it ends up forcing too much into it, information-wise or in retrospect of other parts of the story, which honestly ruins the narrative later on, it is hard make an interesting and "surprising" backstory in one episode, unless you're going the generic route. I get what you're coming from tho, it can be done, but it is rare when it is done well because you want to create an impactful narrative, revealing a big part if not a whole backstory in one episode limits that :/ They were not important dialogues that effect the story or Eren is anyway, the only important scenes are the before wood gathering scene and the key scene as they foreshadow later events in later seasons (and recently in the manga). HopefulNihilist said: Your points are also subjective to your taste. Every form of criticism is subjective. Welp duh, obviously xD Everyone has a different element to them, everyone may see stuff differently even through the same goggles, that what makes conversations like this intriguing, because they are from different sides of the spectrum :) |
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| The first episode of Osomatsu-san that sadly can no longer be watched anywhere legit. That episode is an absolute riot and it’s a crime they got rid of it. |
| 3 gatsu no lion's first episode. kiriyama rei listlessly awakens out of obligation to play shogi, you immediately get the impression that somethings wrong. plus the sisters are so adorable!!! |
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| I don't remember any memorable/best first episodes in anime. |
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| Gintama EP1 and EP2 are awesome too! but its a freaking filler!! HAHAHAHA |
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HopefulNihilist said: The whole point of a story is to emotionally invest the audience into the characters. If it fails to even manage to do that in the beginning, then it's a failure. skidaddle skidoodle you point is now a noodle (._.) ( l: ) ( .-. ) ( :l ) (._.) Absolutely, I agree, I didn't say it was well done, it was great in its exposition, but in the context of the characters and story, then yes it was very bad... *Yare Yare Daze* HopefulNihilist said: I agree, but in Re: Zero's case, the exception isn't used to do anything good. I agree, as some one who has a somewhat good experience in story writing, the setup for Re: Zero wasn't half bad, but like you said it didn't use much of its exposition to its advantage, especially the second arc was the definition of boring and uninteresting... Maybe I just forgive it for its spicy third arc, that was a delicious arc, plus I heard from novel readers that the upcoming arc in the second season will be really really good, who knows, will see... HopefulNihilist said: In the 1st ep, we literally have no clue who any of the characters are. Or even in the next few episodes. Or even the whole anime, we don't know who 95% of the characters are, yet they're constantly killed off, in a futile attempt for us to care about them. It's shock factor for the sake of shock factor; torture porn. My nigga, I think you're over-exaggerating with 95% xD, but I do agree, it kinda got annoying how much everyone got killed just for the sake of shock factor. It is kinda of like the first season of AoT, where Isayama used to kill a lot of characters just for shock factor, but he got rid of that habit, characters rarely die now before they are well developed or for a purpose. HopefulNihilist said: I don't mean to sound condescending when I say this, but I think you're too impatient for a story to get to act 2. Most people are fine with the 1st ep being dedicated to setting up the characters' backstories. Most critically acclaimed anime do that: Vinland Saga Monster Erased (reception wise, this one's a mixed bag though) Clannad Fate/Stay Night Actually I am ;3, but it all depends on your interpretation of what a backstory is to you, to me a backstory is a state of a character before the present time of the story that explains motives and the ideology of that character, the deeper it goes, the better (That what she said... I had to write it, sorry xD) In your examples, the best two I would say are Vinland Saga and Monster, Monster is an obvious one, but I feel like I praised Vinland's production schedule and staff a lot in my forum post but I didn't praise enough its story writing and character structures, but I guess it is obvious too, just from those awesome dialogue choices... I gone out of the point, but yeah, the first episode is absolutely awesome for setting up Thors's character, it kept it a mystery and gave information when it needed to, so it made it more impactful, but I think ignoring the broadcasting issues, releasing the first three episodes at once was great :3 HopefulNihilist said: How so? Why couldn't Re: Zero's 1st ep spend at least 10 minutes showcasing Subaru's backstory, THEN kill him off? At least at that point, there's an emotional investment to the character. If even 10 minutes of backstory to you is a waste of time, then I don't know what to say. As in, I get what you mean, it could of been way better if they actually focused on Subaru's character instead of throwing him in random situation and wasting time, a good example you gave by yourself is Konosuba's first episode, I'm not the biggest fan of Konosuba's first season, but it did a great good with its first episode... I agree, even if AoT's first episode and first season at that wasn't good, it served its purpose well as a setup, if it wasn't for it, AoT wouldn't have reached the masterpiece status that it is in now, yes it took four extra arcs to reach that, but the Marley arc is easily the best manga arc I've seen in the last 5 years, and believe me, I read a lot of manga... Heck, I even have the old Slam Dunk, Ashita no Joe and Tiger Mask collections. But like I said, even if it took long to reach that state, it was definitely worth the time :) My point is, yes the first episode/arc can effect how good a story can be, BUT it still depends on the author's talent and experience... Thanks for the interesting conversation dude, I'm pretty sick these last three days, so it's good to keep busy (โโฟโฟโ)  |
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| Erased episode 1 is done so flawlessly I almost want to give the serie a 10 immediately. |
HopefulNihilist said: I'm not sure if there's anything else to discuss: we both agree that Re: Zero's 1st ep could've benefited from showcasing Subaru's backstory more. The only thing we seem to disagree on, is how much of an issue this is: I think this is a huge issue, while you think this is a lot more of a minor issue. "My nigga" I'm white. Sry, I just like calling all people i consider nice "nigga" and use it like "dude or pal" I don't consider it racial, even if I get the pass to say it just because I'm African but still somewhat whitish. Again, thanks for the the discussion, I'm happy we mostly agree, farewell mate :) |
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| aot's first ep is what got me hooked onto anime but since its being mentioned so much.. probably cross game, erased, death note, aldnoah zero, the promised neverland, and made in abyss also gotta mention elfen lied's was CRAZY |
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| Really surprised no one mentioned Macross! I think 1982's Macross has the best opening episode in any anime I've seen Off the top of my head at least |
| Elfen Lied - Lots of gore but quite impactful Attack on Titan - Simply great. And that soundtrack..... Death Note - Perfect trailer for what to come Guilty Crown - Especially the first 5 minute Pandora Hearts Re Zero |
| Hmm, this is quite hard question, but I think with me it would be "Ouran High School Host Club". I just absolutely loved its humor sense and the fact main heroine had actual personality which you could relate. (Because it sucks to be in elite school where you're treated like a peasant, yet she still owns it.) |
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