So all anime fanboys I know are faggots. And up to now I hated anime. And Dragon Ball Z sucks. But I thought to myself, if so many /b/tards like that stuff, there has to be something to it.
I want to give it a try. What should a noob watch?
Preferably something with few or no tentacle rape.
it depends on your tastes really... if you watch any TV series or if there are any movies you like that would help. Its true though, most people ive ment who like the stuff are fags, or lifeless. I enjoy one or two series but i cant say im obsessed with it... its decent entertainment when theres nothing better to watch (a once or twice a week thing).
Id recomend you watch the Full Metal Panic series (full metal panic!, FMP? Fumoffu, and FMP: the second raid (in that order, skip fumoffu if you dont like the comedy parts of the first season)).
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louise duracell2005-08-22 17:53
Whatever you do, don't watch 2x2 = Shinobuden. You have been warned.
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Anonymous2005-08-22 18:39
>>1
Lol. I might be an anime fag, but I ain't watching DBZ, that sucks man.
Try Chobits. It got me into anime. It got a friend who hated it into anime. It got my younger brother who thought anime was kiddy into anime. It got my parents to watch anime. It got my friend's parents to watch anime.
It's a beautiful story, which gets to be pretty serious and mature by the end, while it's loaded with hilarious situations and dialogue.
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Anonymous2005-08-22 18:40
>>5
BTW, it also got two other friends into anime I forgot to mention.
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Anonymous2005-08-25 16:08
HOLY SHIT YOU CAN BUY ANIME NOW??
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Anonymous2005-08-25 19:27
I watched full moon la de da anime and thought it was fairly pants after watching about 5 episodes. The songs annoyed me; the whole series seemed over sentimental.
Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, Full Metal Alchemist, Monster, Ghost in the Shell, Bleach, Berkserk (you'll have to read the manga as well for the whole story), Any Macross, Beck, etc.
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Anonymous2005-08-26 21:54
Some good entry-level anime are Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Chobits, Cardcaptor Sakura, perhaps Bleach.
Naruto, FMA and Bleach are 'shonen' genre, meaning shows that are targeted mainly at boys aged maybe 10-15, but they're exciting action stories with long-running plots and character development that can be appreciated by a much wider audience. Cardcaptor Sakura - significantly better in its original Japanese form than in the abomination that is its English language dub, 'Cardcaptors - is a show that although targetted at girls, can be appreciated by guys and older viewers.
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Anonymous2005-08-27 2:12
>>4
"Whatever you do, don't watch Naruto. You have been warned."
^^fixed
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Anonymous2005-08-27 16:42
Cowboy Bebop would be a good first anime.
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Anonymous2005-08-27 19:17
Trigun, you fuckers! Where is the love for Trigun?
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Anonymous2005-08-27 22:05
I've just watched Evangelion and during the last 2 episodes I was pretty much like !!??!?!WTF?!?!???!?!!?ZOMG??!?!? all the time.
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Anonymous2005-08-28 6:11
Cowboy Bebop, DO IT OKAY.
it's the best, the only good dub (i guess people who aren't hardcore into anime don't like watching subs), and it's a good first one, as >>30 said.
plus it fucking rules.
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Anonymous2005-08-28 8:17
total agreement with cowboy bebop.
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Anonymous2005-08-29 10:02
Okay, I'll try to get a hold of Cowboy Bebop then.
Do they do weird stuff like merging all human souls into a single one or something in it? Because I dig crap like that.
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Anonymous2005-08-29 17:02
They?
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Anonymous2005-08-29 17:56
>>35
Nah, but Spike... well, if you don't know, I'm not gonna say it.
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Anonymous2005-08-29 21:40
My first real anime was Dragonball GT. It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than DBZ and DB in America. After that, though, was Ranma 1/2. I highly recommend Ranma, as not only is it awesome, but it's an anime classic, and it's where all the anime-with-fat-panda jokes and spoofs came from.
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Anonymous2005-08-29 23:30
>>1
Watch either Evangelion or Cowboy Bebop. For a first time anime watcher, Bebop is probably the best choice out of the two.
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Anonymous2005-08-30 14:21
Do not watch Evangelion until you have seen a good amount of anime. Too many people watch Eva first and then come out of it like "what". You need to do this shit in stages.
Save Eva for when you have seen at least a dozen separate series.
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Anonymous2005-08-30 19:02
Gungrave
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Anonymous2005-08-30 21:22
seconded on eva; eva is specifically an anime by and about otaku and by the end, doesn't really work in any other sense. (End of Eva Spoilers: director yells THIS GUY IS US over and over again for 90-some minutes) bebop rocks the fuck out though.
castle of cagliostro is probably both my favorite Miyazaki and my favorite anime movie. Possibly my favorite movie.
cromartie high and azumanga if you like really dry comedy.
hellsing manga if you like violence.
you know what rules? old sci-fi anime. get yourself some Matsumoto (arcadia of my youth, galaxy express 999, star blazers/yamato), some early Gundam.
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Anonymous2005-08-31 3:13
Cowboy Bebop, Hellsing, Ranma 1/2 (what got me into anime), and Monster are all good ones to start out with.
Most people who hate anime only know about Dragon Ballz and the other shit they have on Cartoon Network and Fox which anyone with half a brain hates.
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Anonymous2005-08-31 19:46
And after you have been intrigued, seen the first few series, became accustomed... lock yourself up someplace safe for a night and go through all the Eps of Serial Experiments Lain in on swift going. It'll change your brain.
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Anonymous2005-08-31 20:00
Lain is a poor man's David Lynch film.
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Anonymous2005-09-01 9:52
go for hentai porno movies, great intro to the world of anime
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Anonymous2005-09-01 13:24
Watch Haibane Renmei and cry like everyone else did :(
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Anonymous2005-09-01 13:29
I watched Evangelion first, and it's intelligence and intrigue made me continue to seek out other anime, in hopes that they'd be similar. Memorable for me: RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Chobits, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Full Metal Alchemist, etc.
Gankutsuou is the best anime series I've ever seen; based on the story of The Count of Monte Cristo. GONZO studio seems to produce a lot of enjoyable stuff.
on the subject of Rahxephon i find it funny to know end seeing people bash this series because they believe it copys from Evangeleon, where as i havent seen Evangeleon properly, Rahxephon and Eva are both great shows
>>49
Yeah, I agree, I don't really see how the "copy" logic works, as they are completely different. Really, the only similarity is a giant robot piloted by a teenager; the rest of the anime is different entirely in content/action.
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Anonymous2005-09-04 3:59
first anime i ever saw was "X". I was like under 10 years old
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Anonymous2005-09-04 10:36
The best show with a giant robot piloted by a teenager is Giant Robo The Animation.
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Anonymous2005-09-17 17:51
Don't watch anime. watch hentai instead.
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Anonymous2005-09-18 2:51
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Anonymous2005-09-18 11:17
LAIN LAIN LAIN!
Its very easy for a non-otaku to enjoy, totally trippy, and has extra bonus points for throwing kickbacks to the early days of the web, so if you're a techie (or even just mildly into computers) you'll love it.
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Anonymous2005-09-18 13:32
Lain is a really bad choice.
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Anonymous2005-09-18 14:34
You should watch Neon genesis evangelion, that's a good first anime
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Anonymous2005-09-18 15:53
I'd like to know how the person who posted this thread got along with Cowboy Bebop
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Anonymous2005-09-19 16:52
The first anime I watched all of was Lain.
I saw Tenchi before that, but, well, it's no Lain.
>>38
Hah. DBGT was so bad that Akira Toriyama had sold away the rights to it before it was made. He didn't want anything to do with that anime; it sucked that much.
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ZOMG2005-10-17 21:10
UPDATE.
It is I, the guy who originally asked for advice.
I have so far watched:
Cowboy Bebop (including movie) - Excellent, nice storyline, easy to follow and funny
Evangelion (incl. End of Evangelion) - Really liked the religious weirdness, it had a huge amount of emo shit though
Ghost in the Shell (first movie) - It was ok, but I couldn't really get into it, going to watch the second movie anyway
FLCL - What the fuck...? Gave up after episode 3.
Going to watch Serial Experiments Lain next. By the way what is it with people in anime making vaguely sexual references and everybody gets like huge eyes and their faces turn red and whatever? That is not funny, Japan. No no. Less of that, please.
So based on that, where should I go after I've watched Lain? Because I don't really have an idea.
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Anonymous2005-10-18 0:00 (sage)
Watch:
Excel Saga
Ping Pong Club
Cromartie High School
"...and gets huge eyes and their faces turn red and whatever..." WTF are you talking about?
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Anonymous2005-10-18 0:20
My recommendations, in no particular order:
Fushigi Yuugi
Noir
Any movie by Hayao Miyazaki
Magic Knights Rayearth
Bubblegum Crisis
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Tenchi2005-10-18 15:34
Azumanga Diaoh!
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Anonymous2005-10-18 19:08
Chobits
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Anonymous2005-10-18 19:29
Onegai Sensei
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Anonymous2005-10-21 17:39
Just tried to find "Monster". According to Wikipedia, the anime only just aired in Japan, so there's no English dubbed version available amirite?
I HATE women. I never had a girlfriend and never will. The only times I got laid was when I paid a woman or promised her something. I'm never going to hold hands with a chick, kiss a girl intimately because we're in love, or any of the other shit that human beings were made to do. I guess that I'm suppose to be happy masturbating every fucking night. I'm a man with sexual urges and can't get with a female. I'm suppose to be alright with that? THERE IS A FUCKING CURSE ON MY LIFE. A CURSE THAT PREVENTS ANY FEMALE FROM LIKING ME. Oh I forgot, I do get interest from fat chicks and I'm not attracted to fat chicks.
I don't give a fuck anymore. I'm going to become the biggest asshole in the world. I tried the whole being considerate thing and it got me nowhere. If people can't handle my newfound harshness, then bring it on. BECAUSE I DON'T GIVE A FUCK. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.
I get happy when I hear about some college slut getting murdered or injured in a hit and run. "oh she was a beautiful and talented girl, how could this happen." I don't know but I'm glad it did.
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