Which anime would you show to someone who has never watched anime before

Souv wrote
Lokorfi wrote

Obviously School Days.

Everyone loves School Days.

Wasn't a huge fan of School Days tbh. Never finished it though, maybe it got better.

Lokorfi wrote
Souv wrote
Lokorfi wrote

Obviously School Days.

Everyone loves School Days.

Wasn't a huge fan of School Days tbh. Never finished it though, maybe it got better.

It was sarcasm xD Don't do it if you don't wanna.

Do. Not. Finish. School Days.

Lokorfi wrote
Victory wrote
Souv wrote
Lokorfi wrote

Obviously School Days.

Everyone loves School Days.

Wasn't a huge fan of School Days tbh. Never finished it though, maybe it got better.

Lokorfi wrote
Souv wrote

Wasn't a huge fan of School Days tbh. Never finished it though, maybe it got better.

It was sarcasm xD Don't do it if you don't wanna.

Do. Not. Finish. School Days.

Victory is clearly saying you should watch it and give us your input afterwards.

Yes.

Victory wrote

Do. Not. Finish. School Days.

School Days is one of the shows I get the most mixed reviews about. I have no idea what I should do :c

Souv wrote
Victory wrote

Do. Not. Finish. School Days.

School Days is one of the shows I get the most mixed reviews about. I have no idea what I should do :c

How far did you get? hopefully not too far. it gets incredibly messed up near the end. you will cringe. a lot.

Souv wrote
Victory wrote

Do. Not. Finish. School Days.

School Days is one of the shows I get the most mixed reviews about. I have no idea what I should do :c

>Yes.
What are you talking about Bleer? It had one of the best endings of any series. It was so heartwarming.

βlεεεry wrote

How far did you get? hopefully not too far. it gets incredibly messed up near the end. you will cringe. a lot.

I got to episode five and then stopped watching.

Souv wrote
βlεεεry wrote

How far did you get? hopefully not too far. it gets incredibly messed up near the end. you will cringe. a lot.

I got to episode five and then stopped watching.

be glad you didn't get any further c:

I usually recommend Code Geass, but Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso seems like a better recommendation now. I recently recommended it to a friend and he changed how he perceives anime now.

Well if they don't have a type of genre they like I would recommend horror and the anime H.O.T.D because if they like horror that is defiantly the one to watch first!

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I'm not sure, It's a hard choice between Natsuyasumi and some generic cute girls doing cute things anime. I'll probably go with Natsuyasumi.

I think anyone can enjoy the movies of Studio Ghibli especially Spirited Away. If they want a more action-packed anime, I would suggest Accel World, SnK and/or Shakugan no Shana. For comedy, I suggest that they should watch Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou and/or Hayate no Gotoku. And of course, for anime feels, they should watch Clannad, AnoHana and/or Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso.

Update:
ToraDora and/or Golden Time if they want romance anime. :3

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann proved middling in the Japanese market, but here in the States it really struck a chord with the community. I'd chalk it up to a difference in culture. Regardless, if you had one chance to give someone an idea of what anime's all about, this is the show to watch.

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Mirai Nikki is a good starter. It was actually my second or third anime I had seen, other than the super popular ones

I'd prolly try to show multiple sides of it, so I'd recommand to watch Another, Code Geass, Clannad/Anohana and Durarara in one or two weekends or during holidays. Death Parade would be an option as well. The main problem is probably to find something good with a decent dub tho, since it might be hard to get someone into it by starting off with subs.

I've been able to get a few people into anime with Baccano. It's got a good mixture of action and comedy, it's short enough to watch in a few sittings, it's not too weird, and it has a good dub in case the newbies don't want to deal with subtitles.

If hes patient then Cowboy Bebop, one of my favorite neo-noir/western shows and seems to be one of the staple gateways, steins gate is also a good gateway

8 days later

I think Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is probably the best one to show people who are new to anime even though it's pretty long.