I know a lot of people who refuse to just try out anime. The reasons vary from "It's stupid" to "I don't like cartoons." Maybe they had a bad experience from DBZ or Sailor Moon whenever it came on Toonami?
Well I've given it some thought, and I came up with 3 different animes that can be used to hook them in.
First we have Naruto, admittedly a well known anime. It is a good starter anime for those who like violence and need to see that anime is not a "cartoon." Naruto is easy to find and is not too hard to follow, therefore you can jump right into the middle of it or skip around and show them the interesting bits. Naruto has the added bonus of not scaring the faint of heart out of watching anime. This is typically geared toward young-teenage boys, but is complex enough that an older person can enjoy it. This is nowhere near my favorite but I have to finish it now.
Next we have Ouran High School Host Club, not nearly as well known as Naruto. If you have a friend who loves comedy (preferably a girl, although some boys like it) this might be the one to start off with. I personally converted my friend to anime through this one. Ouran is a short but lovable series.
Another good starter is Fruits Basket, and this one is a bit of a romance so geared towards young women. It can change from Comedy to dark quickly and is a mystery as much as anything else as you and the main character (Tohru) are trying to figure out what's going on with the Sohma family.
Last but not least we have Fullmetal Alchemist (the first series). I say the first series because of how much lighter it is than Brotherhood. FMA should be chosen for the friend's that like Philosophical type stuff. It has a great mix of comedy, action, and philosophy that is much beloved by fans. Because of FMA's deep nature, I recommend showing friends episode 13 (Fullmetal vs Flame) to give them a good representation of the characters as well as a good laugh. Both series of FMA fall into just about every genre and are both incredibly deep. Brotherhood however, does not have a strictly comedy episode.
But I also started my Mom on Brotherhood as it came on Adult swim. My MOM, she agrees that not all Anime is like Pokemon and for little kids.
When an Anime starts with a kid losing his arm and leg, you know you're in for a ride.
Just be careful you don't create a monster that tries to start introducing YOU to stuff YOU have never heard of :D.
Well I've given it some thought, and I came up with 3 different animes that can be used to hook them in.
First we have Naruto, admittedly a well known anime. It is a good starter anime for those who like violence and need to see that anime is not a "cartoon." Naruto is easy to find and is not too hard to follow, therefore you can jump right into the middle of it or skip around and show them the interesting bits. Naruto has the added bonus of not scaring the faint of heart out of watching anime. This is typically geared toward young-teenage boys, but is complex enough that an older person can enjoy it. This is nowhere near my favorite but I have to finish it now.
Next we have Ouran High School Host Club, not nearly as well known as Naruto. If you have a friend who loves comedy (preferably a girl, although some boys like it) this might be the one to start off with. I personally converted my friend to anime through this one. Ouran is a short but lovable series.
Another good starter is Fruits Basket, and this one is a bit of a romance so geared towards young women. It can change from Comedy to dark quickly and is a mystery as much as anything else as you and the main character (Tohru) are trying to figure out what's going on with the Sohma family.
Last but not least we have Fullmetal Alchemist (the first series). I say the first series because of how much lighter it is than Brotherhood. FMA should be chosen for the friend's that like Philosophical type stuff. It has a great mix of comedy, action, and philosophy that is much beloved by fans. Because of FMA's deep nature, I recommend showing friends episode 13 (Fullmetal vs Flame) to give them a good representation of the characters as well as a good laugh. Both series of FMA fall into just about every genre and are both incredibly deep. Brotherhood however, does not have a strictly comedy episode.
But I also started my Mom on Brotherhood as it came on Adult swim. My MOM, she agrees that not all Anime is like Pokemon and for little kids.
When an Anime starts with a kid losing his arm and leg, you know you're in for a ride.
Just be careful you don't create a monster that tries to start introducing YOU to stuff YOU have never heard of :D.
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