Your First Anime
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Does Star Blazers count as anime? I think so... I was like six the first time I saw Star Blazers on cable tv and I loved it. I still like sci-fi anime to this day. Ghost in the Shell and Cowboy Bebop are my favorite. G-Force and Voltron are good too, but I like my stuff a little grittier now that I am grown up.
dragonballz, and because it was on cheese-tv during those times i actually got up early enough to watch cheese-tv, and not really... i mean, i watch other anime now (bleach especially, and death note) but i don't really see me liking them as being any way linkied to me watching dragonballz...
1) Dragonball Z or Pokémon, can't quite remember which came first. Think it was Pokémon.Mray3460 said:
2) I was young, and it was the coolest thing around.
3) No. I don't want to judge the entire genre in one simple post, but I tend not to be a big fan of it. Aside from the fact that there's too much hyperactive fanbois of it around, I'm generally not interested that much in cartoons for grown-ups.
First was probably DBZ or Pokemon, as a kid. They were on television.
After that, I've downloaded some Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, One Piece, Hellsing, Berserker, and Cowboy Bebop, mainly because everywhere I went on teh internets, people were rambling about anime. They were all pretty stupid. Not a lot of the characters act even remotely the same way a (western) person would. I guess I'm trying to watch it as if it wasn't just a cartoon.
After that, I've downloaded some Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, One Piece, Hellsing, Berserker, and Cowboy Bebop, mainly because everywhere I went on teh internets, people were rambling about anime. They were all pretty stupid. Not a lot of the characters act even remotely the same way a (western) person would. I guess I'm trying to watch it as if it wasn't just a cartoon.
1. I'm not counting Pokemon. My memory is pretty fuzzy but it was either the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya or Death Note. Pretty sure it was The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
2. Saw some episodes on Youtube based on recommendations on some random forum and then torrented the series.
3. Hell yeah. I don't even have a TV anymore and just watch anime on my computer now. Since that first series, I've seen over 30 anime series, some short, some long.
2. Saw some episodes on Youtube based on recommendations on some random forum and then torrented the series.
3. Hell yeah. I don't even have a TV anymore and just watch anime on my computer now. Since that first series, I've seen over 30 anime series, some short, some long.
You don't know how awesome that sounds.Mray3460 said:
1)DBZ
2)It was on TV, I was five, I watched it.
3)I didn't even know the difference between anime and other cartoons back then. It had nothing to do with my current addiction.
2)It was on TV, I was five, I watched it.
3)I didn't even know the difference between anime and other cartoons back then. It had nothing to do with my current addiction.
1. After Robotech? My first official anime was Project A-ko.
2. At my highschool.
3. Yes. I wanted to see how it ended and it hooked me into other titles (Ranma 1/2, Tenchi Muyo).
2. At my highschool.
3. Yes. I wanted to see how it ended and it hooked me into other titles (Ranma 1/2, Tenchi Muyo).
1) Either Tenchi Muyo or Sailor Moon, I was like 6 ok and I thought all the girls were hot.....
2) Just randomly turned the TV on while waiting for something else I can't remember, then I watched it every day until it was over and cried since they took it off the air. (stupid Cartoon Network)
3) Not at that time. I watched DBZ afterward and drooled over that until the end of Cell Saga. Then about a year ago I realized at least 1/2 of TV sucked and decided to watch anime including: Bleach, Naruto, Haruhi Suzumiya, Sekirei, Love Hina, Lucky Star and oh so many more.
2) Just randomly turned the TV on while waiting for something else I can't remember, then I watched it every day until it was over and cried since they took it off the air. (stupid Cartoon Network)
3) Not at that time. I watched DBZ afterward and drooled over that until the end of Cell Saga. Then about a year ago I realized at least 1/2 of TV sucked and decided to watch anime including: Bleach, Naruto, Haruhi Suzumiya, Sekirei, Love Hina, Lucky Star and oh so many more.
1)Either The Little Prince, Kimba The White Lion, or this show about a kid and his big white dog that I can't remember the name of, or Astroboy
2)I was like 6 or 7 at the time, watching cartoons was like one of my favourite things to do, of course at the time I didn't know what anime was. It was animated that made it a cartoon as far as I was concerned.
3)No. I repeat I didn't even know what anime was at the time. In fact I don't think I ever heard the term until Jr. High School when Sailor Moon came out.
Edit: Yes I know anime is not cartoons, but I didn't know that when I was like 6 or 7.
2)I was like 6 or 7 at the time, watching cartoons was like one of my favourite things to do, of course at the time I didn't know what anime was. It was animated that made it a cartoon as far as I was concerned.
3)No. I repeat I didn't even know what anime was at the time. In fact I don't think I ever heard the term until Jr. High School when Sailor Moon came out.
Edit: Yes I know anime is not cartoons, but I didn't know that when I was like 6 or 7.
1. Trigun
2. Found it on adult swim
3. Yes, in fact I'm working on expanding what I watch right now. I've seen about 5 movies, got pretty into Bleach, and I am working through Samurai Champloo right now with netflix.
2. Found it on adult swim
3. Yes, in fact I'm working on expanding what I watch right now. I've seen about 5 movies, got pretty into Bleach, and I am working through Samurai Champloo right now with netflix.
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.
None!
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.