Your First Anime
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I'm not going to count Dragonball Z or Pokemon.
1. Berserk
2. A friend of mine is really into all facets of Japanese culture and is especially interested in Anime. Seriously he's got mountain loads of the stuff around his house. Anyway he'd been pestering me for a while about watching some and because my only prior experience was DBZ/Pokemon I was pretty dubious about the whole thing. He finally convinced me and I watched the first episode at his house and from then on I was hooked onto Berserk. It was about a million times more violent than anything I'd seen before and every episode something happened, as opposed to DBZ where the two enemies would eye ball each other for 20 episodes.
3. I do occasionally watch some anime but only a few of the very best (in my opinion): Cowboy Bebop, GTO, Berserk, Trigun, Akira, Airgear and Hellsing so far. Most of the other stuff I find irritating because it doesn't really seem to change much between series and is the same characters copy pasted into a different origin story and location. Not sure if you count Studio Ghibli's work in your question but I love all of Miyazaki's work, especially Princess Monoke which was the first Anime movie I watched
1. Berserk
2. A friend of mine is really into all facets of Japanese culture and is especially interested in Anime. Seriously he's got mountain loads of the stuff around his house. Anyway he'd been pestering me for a while about watching some and because my only prior experience was DBZ/Pokemon I was pretty dubious about the whole thing. He finally convinced me and I watched the first episode at his house and from then on I was hooked onto Berserk. It was about a million times more violent than anything I'd seen before and every episode something happened, as opposed to DBZ where the two enemies would eye ball each other for 20 episodes.
3. I do occasionally watch some anime but only a few of the very best (in my opinion): Cowboy Bebop, GTO, Berserk, Trigun, Akira, Airgear and Hellsing so far. Most of the other stuff I find irritating because it doesn't really seem to change much between series and is the same characters copy pasted into a different origin story and location. Not sure if you count Studio Ghibli's work in your question but I love all of Miyazaki's work, especially Princess Monoke which was the first Anime movie I watched
Aside from the standby kiddie shows (pokemon, YuGiOh, etc.)
Mine was Code Geass, reccommended by a friend. It was followed shortly by Rosario Vampire.
Mine was Code Geass, reccommended by a friend. It was followed shortly by Rosario Vampire.
1) Evangelion
2) My brother showed it too me when I was like 7 or 8, at the time I thought it was just bad ass giant robots fighting aliens with a cool penguin.
3) Yeah, I'm pretty much an otaku as far as how much anime I watch, minus the stereotypical creepy obsession. Pretty much instead of watching regular American TV programming, I watch anime instead. I'm more into series with great character development and deep stories now though. Comedy's always good too. Honey and Clover and Nodame Cantabile stand out in my mind at the moment.
Actually my first was probably Voltron, same appeal though as a child.
2) My brother showed it too me when I was like 7 or 8, at the time I thought it was just bad ass giant robots fighting aliens with a cool penguin.
3) Yeah, I'm pretty much an otaku as far as how much anime I watch, minus the stereotypical creepy obsession. Pretty much instead of watching regular American TV programming, I watch anime instead. I'm more into series with great character development and deep stories now though. Comedy's always good too. Honey and Clover and Nodame Cantabile stand out in my mind at the moment.
Actually my first was probably Voltron, same appeal though as a child.
Televison: voltron and astro boy
First anime movie was vampire hunter d, the oringinal not the blood lust sequal and akira...saw D around 3am one night and 4 days afterward I felt changed, empty stayed up late for the entire rest of the week with hope it would be on again...sadly it wasnt. but the clouds parted when the local movie rental place started to carry anime right shortly after I seen D. were I rented it I think for a week before buying my own copy which I still have to this day.
First anime movie was vampire hunter d, the oringinal not the blood lust sequal and akira...saw D around 3am one night and 4 days afterward I felt changed, empty stayed up late for the entire rest of the week with hope it would be on again...sadly it wasnt. but the clouds parted when the local movie rental place started to carry anime right shortly after I seen D. were I rented it I think for a week before buying my own copy which I still have to this day.
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I haven't ever actually watchedcartoons Anime. I kind of skipped that stage, I went strait for comedies, comedians, and Will Smith movies.
I think if I actually sat down and watched one I might thoroughly enjoy it, all my friends seem to like them.
I haven't ever actually watched
I think if I actually sat down and watched one I might thoroughly enjoy it, all my friends seem to like them.
i know i saw one before this probably but not entirely.
Akira was my first anime that i watched completely. Heavy Metal i saw clips of but not the whole thing, until later.
as far as anime series... does Aeon Flux count or we just going for japaneese anime (if so i don't remember, it was an old one for sure)
Akira was my first anime that i watched completely. Heavy Metal i saw clips of but not the whole thing, until later.
as far as anime series... does Aeon Flux count or we just going for japaneese anime (if so i don't remember, it was an old one for sure)
1)Dragon Ball Z
2)I saw my older brother watching it one day and thought it was pretty cool.
3)Hell yea, I figured that if the fight scenes were as epic as DBZ every anime must be worth watching.
2)I saw my older brother watching it one day and thought it was pretty cool.
3)Hell yea, I figured that if the fight scenes were as epic as DBZ every anime must be worth watching.
My First memories of anime: Speed Racer and Akira: Speed racer was a family favorite for as long as i can remember and i can remember the ending of akira giving me nightmares for quite some time as a tyke.
The first anime i followed intently: Sailor moon...:Okay, that may seem odd for a little boy of 6 to be watching,but this was before i had cartoon network so i just watched sailor moon whenever it would come on, i loved the show at the time, but i have grown far past it.
First anime i would call my favorite: Tenchi Muyo: no brainer here, the classic "hapless young man has so many women he doesn't know what to do with them was lots of fun and i had a great time learning the different storylines for each season.
Current Favorite anime: Axis Powers Hetalia: This anime is great, it is relatively obscure and has not yet been released in america, so there isn't a big stupid fanbase (yet)Secondly, its about world history, and since i am a big fan of world history it appeals to me. the final reason which may discourage most guys is it has a fanservice angle mostly pointed at girls. kinda awkward by itself but female fanservice anime has the distinct benefit of having girls who will lavish you with praise if you cosplay/have heard of it.
The first anime i followed intently: Sailor moon...:Okay, that may seem odd for a little boy of 6 to be watching,but this was before i had cartoon network so i just watched sailor moon whenever it would come on, i loved the show at the time, but i have grown far past it.
First anime i would call my favorite: Tenchi Muyo: no brainer here, the classic "hapless young man has so many women he doesn't know what to do with them was lots of fun and i had a great time learning the different storylines for each season.
Current Favorite anime: Axis Powers Hetalia: This anime is great, it is relatively obscure and has not yet been released in america, so there isn't a big stupid fanbase (yet)Secondly, its about world history, and since i am a big fan of world history it appeals to me. the final reason which may discourage most guys is it has a fanservice angle mostly pointed at girls. kinda awkward by itself but female fanservice anime has the distinct benefit of having girls who will lavish you with praise if you cosplay/have heard of it.
i'm no so sure you are right on that one.Seno said:aeon flux isnt anime
what makes an animated series not considered anime? bc of the country of origin? or the style of animation?
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6
this site seems to regard Aeon Flux as Anime
of course this is only one viewpoint. in wikipedia it states aeon flux as animated series.
in my opinion its seems all too similar to many anime series, and of course its more than just a "cartoon".
* ah i read the wiki page more thoroughly and it states "Æon Flux is often erroneously classified as an anime series."
but yet, still not fully convinced, i would like to know why
1.Full Metal Panic
2. Back when I had direct TV I watched it on some anime channel, it's the only anime I liked and could actually sit through.
3. It made me want to watch certain kinds of anime, and did indeed send me on a quest to find them.
Bokurano and Gantz were found shortly afterwords.
2. Back when I had direct TV I watched it on some anime channel, it's the only anime I liked and could actually sit through.
3. It made me want to watch certain kinds of anime, and did indeed send me on a quest to find them.
Bokurano and Gantz were found shortly afterwords.
As a lot of people have probably stated Dragon ball Z was my first anime followed by Gundam wing, yu yu hakusho, Rurouni kenshin, and a lot of other shows brought to me by Toonami...
Oh how i miss Toonami... too bad it had to die but it had went down in quality.
Now the animes i watch consist of hellsing fullmetal alchemist and thats about it.
Bleach and death note I hear are good but I haaven't seen the first episode of either so i haven't bothered.
Oh well...
Oh how i miss Toonami... too bad it had to die but it had went down in quality.
Now the animes i watch consist of hellsing fullmetal alchemist and thats about it.
Bleach and death note I hear are good but I haaven't seen the first episode of either so i haven't bothered.
Oh well...
Macross Plus The Movie was the first "serious" animé I saw. (apart from some episodes of Sailor Moon broadcasted along with the other kid shows on tv that is)
After that one it was Ghost in the Shell. And after that one I saw Akira, and then I saw Ninja Scroll.
After that I've seen plenty but grown kind of tired with animé and manga in general. Sure these classics are really great, but most animé shows are so alike, and the characters in them are always so stereotyped they're pretty much interchangable between shows regardless of genre...
After that one it was Ghost in the Shell. And after that one I saw Akira, and then I saw Ninja Scroll.
After that I've seen plenty but grown kind of tired with animé and manga in general. Sure these classics are really great, but most animé shows are so alike, and the characters in them are always so stereotyped they're pretty much interchangable between shows regardless of genre...
1) Banner of the stars.
2) I studied Japanese and my teacher recommended watching anime for listening practice.
3) No, I thought it was fairly poor. However I did see Chrono Crusade almost immediately afterwards so that redeemed the genre. I occasionally watch them still (most recently Princess Mononoke).
2) I studied Japanese and my teacher recommended watching anime for listening practice.
3) No, I thought it was fairly poor. However I did see Chrono Crusade almost immediately afterwards so that redeemed the genre. I occasionally watch them still (most recently Princess Mononoke).
1) What is the first anime you ever watched?
Hmmm...I don't quite remember...it may have been InuYasha...or Big O(<------BADASS SHOW)...or the one with all the wolves that I can never remember...
2) How were you introduced to it?
I couldn't sleep one night and started watching Adult Swim when I was like five or six.
3) Did it make you want to watch more anime (Why or Why not)?
Yeah, though mostly because I was too young to understand the plots and then remembered them when I got older. Then I rewatched them and LOVED Big O and liked InuYasha until it got really repetitive (shortly after Sango was introduced). Finally, I got unlimited high-speed Internet last Christmas break and a day hasn't gone by without me watching something new. Though, frankly, I'm more of a manga guy than an anime guy.
Hmmm...I don't quite remember...it may have been InuYasha...or Big O(<------BADASS SHOW)...or the one with all the wolves that I can never remember...
2) How were you introduced to it?
I couldn't sleep one night and started watching Adult Swim when I was like five or six.
3) Did it make you want to watch more anime (Why or Why not)?
Yeah, though mostly because I was too young to understand the plots and then remembered them when I got older. Then I rewatched them and LOVED Big O and liked InuYasha until it got really repetitive (shortly after Sango was introduced). Finally, I got unlimited high-speed Internet last Christmas break and a day hasn't gone by without me watching something new. Though, frankly, I'm more of a manga guy than an anime guy.
