Comments on: Hey, Watch This

By: Rakuen

Rakuen — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:38:36 +0000

hey.. I loved Pani Poni Dash… Even my friends who are not those hard core otakus were hooked to it… It's the fun watching it that counts… and Fanservice ones too appealed to most of my classmates, most of which were girls…

By: Lysander

Lysander — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:35:22 +0000

I always try to stick to the basics for this one. It took me a long time to fully realize that the sense of exhilaration I felt when watching a particularly beautiful anime wasn't a feeling that was going to 'transfered' to others in close proximity. "Don't you feel that? Your pulse racing, that familiar electricity down your spine, the heat that crawls up your cheeks when you watch this AMAZING scene here?" "Uhhh, no, I don't- and by the way, you're a freak." I agree with a lot of the titles you mentioned, Azu, Stellvia, CCS, RoD, etc... I've actually had a bit of experience introducing anime to people here in my city lately, and I have to say that my personal favourites don't really fly as first titles to watch. For instance, when I got back into Indianapolis for the first time in a year, the only anime I brought with me was my Beyond the Clouds movie. Tell you what, don't show that one to newcomers ^_~. Noein is much too odd as well, simple titles that have some comedy thrown in are best IMO. Cowboy Bebop always works as a great intro to anime because it doesn't lack anything- there's comedic moments, serious moments, odd moments- the characters are all unique and interesting, Spike has a 'coolness' factor you just can't ignore, the animation, art, and voice acting in both languages are wonderful. It's not in my top 10 all the same, but that's what's necessary to appeal to the broadest audiences and to be the best introductory anime out there. That's just my take on it though.

By: DKellis

DKellis — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:15:20 +0000

Noein I haven't watched more than the first episode, so I can't recommend or un-recommend it. Kanon 2006 version falls under the "KyoAni Key adaptations oeuvre" clause, 2002 version falls under the general romantic drama clause. Mai HiME is not really suitable for a first-time or returning anime watcher, considering the second half of the series. After they've gotten some anime under their belt, then I might bring it up with the appropriate caveats. Noir I have my own problems with, chief of which is the blatant overuse of some BGM tracks for no apparent reason.

By: Immir

Immir — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:02:37 +0000

How about Noein, Kanon, Mai Hime, or Noir?

I am trying to think of more mainstream titles, not my more obscure favorites like Ef or Sola.

By: Kikaifan

Kikaifan — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:07:14 +0000

Yeah I always start with pretentious thinky stuff like Haibane Renmei and Kino no Tabi or Miyazaki and then sink them down to more comedic stuff once they're used to the usual anime weirdness to some degree.

By: Akira

Akira — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:45:33 +0000

Yeah, you'd have to be pretty sadistic to recomend Lucky Star or Pani Poni Dash to new or returning fans.

When I think about it, you can't really expect to pick out perfect 'first' anime for people. Everyone has fond memories of the first few that they picked up (Dubbed versions of CCS and Digimon for me). I suppose it depends on if you want them to enjoy watching anime or not :)