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Your go-to anime (that gets people into anime) (Patreon)

Published:
2019-07-09 01:12:27
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2026-06

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Hey! We’re talking about anime (and other stuff) on the podcast.

We want to know what your anime that you show to someone to get them into anime is. Let us know in the comments.

Comments

Alex Harrison

Akira or Neon Genesis Evangelion

Chris Cwik

It's Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood for me. It has a legitimately great story with complex themes.

Xavier wyche

Gurren Lagann. It’s literally the most insane premise with the most insane transformations they literally at one point use whole entire galaxies as weapons to fight each other 😢

Corey O'Connor

Fullmetal Alchemist and Death Note worked on my wife. Then Berserk scared her away again.

cardboardwalk

In high school I got my dad into bebop and death note to the point he told me to just do my homework some other time. My personal picks are space adventure cobra and lupin the third though

Kelly Lavigne

KLK or Gurren Laggan. They’ve got great themes of personal strength and facing fears as well as spectacular animation. I think Gurren is a harder sell cuz Simon is so whiny at the start where Ryuko is ready to beat everyone’s ass from frame one in KLK.

Daniel Costa

....I don’t usually tell people I’m into anime.

Jared

Hunter x Hunter is an absolute masterpiece, I got hooked on anime because of that show, The 2011 version specifically. My other favorite is samurai champloo

Johnny Ketchum

depends on who i’m talking to, more or less now it’s kids on the slope or cowboy bebop

Booboo

Most anything from studio Ghibli, Shinichiro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Imaishi, and Satoshi Kon. Great filmographies all around.

Mars Becker

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was the non-English-dub-mainstream show that got me into Anime, it's still one of my favorites, but my go-to introduction anime would be Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

TYLER EVANS

Would love to know more about types of anime. The only anime I've consciously watched was the devil is a part time worker.

Robert Moon

Eureka Seven. Or maybe Drifters.

Garrett Rucker

My guilty pleasure has always been screwball romantic comedies like Ranma 1/2 or Tenchi Muyo or Ouran High School Host Club

Spudowski

Robotech is like the first anime to go primetime in the US so i say that because im old. That and Trigun or JoJos Bozarre adventure.

Ben Holtzman

Only right answer for this: One punch man. You gotta remember that people who aren't currently into anime might rightfully get turned off from a 150 episode series right off the gate, so this is perfect at 12 episodes with a concise story, funny comedy and spectacular action/animation.

Jose Maria Ruiz (Chemachanga)

The first on that got me into several others was Trigun. It’s got a killer soundtrack, and there’s even an OVA that takes place mid-series that’s definitely worth watching to get a taste before investing in the 2 season anime

CaptRamune

Good question. For movies, Studio Ghibli is an obvious starting point for somebody new to anime. I would also highly recommend the works of director Mamoru Hosoda (Girl Who Lept Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, Boy and the Beast, Mirai). Excellently crafted films, and with very little in the way of the 'anime-isms' that could potentially confuse or put off people new to the genre. Shows are trickier, as they're more prone to the previously-mentioned 'anime-isms'. A good idea would be to figure out what genres they normally enjoy, and work from there. For example, if they're a fan of sci-fi, Steins;Gate is an excellent time-travel thriller with an absolutely brilliant English dub. My older brother showed that to my mom when he was introducing her to anime.

FFEDCO

Ginga Senpuu Braiger. Good luck finding it legally. It's 80's as fuck, 81-82 so it also has some residual 70's smell in it, too. It's relatively simple, has what I believe to be the best anime soundtrack ever, and the most important ingredient of all: A car that turns into a spaceship that turns into a giant robot. The main villain is an Egyptian cult-leading crime boss, it all takes place in SPACE, and really I just desperately want to know someone other than myself who has watched it and loved it. That's why I'd recommend it. Might be hard to find subtitled, though. Also there's only 40 episodes.

Henry Torbert

The only anime I’ve ever watched start to finish is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and the only other one I’ve watched a full season of is Attack on Titan. So I guess those would be my go-tos?

zair3x

Cowboy Bebop is excellent, but it's unique so there's not much other anime like it (imo). That being said, it's worth it for the music alone. FLCL (just season 1, before the revival) is a great example of a coming-of-age show that's weird and quirky but ultimately heartfelt. Just like Bebop, the music is amazing and at only 6 episodes it's well worth your time. For longer series, the top of my list is Hunter x Hunter (2011). It is an absolute masterpiece, with perfect pacing, and it has one the best story arcs of any show (anime or not) I've ever seen. It is long, but it will fly by, and at ~150 episodes you won't be watching it forever like some other long-running series.

Cesar The Salad
>>24546590

I second Brotherhood! The original is good but Brotherhood is very much perfection (since it actually tells the manga's story properly).

Sean Johnson

Surprised no one has said Deathnote yet.

Jose Maria Ruiz (Chemachanga)
>>24546635

Samurai Champloo is got style that I think Afro Samurai took a lot of inspiration from. A very very awesome anime! (Never forget: samurai invented baseball 😎)

Joshua Chap

The Devilman OVA or even better yet the Devilman Netflix series is amazing. Black Lion is also a rather short and forgotten OVA that is absolutely bonkers and completely nonsensical dumb fun. It like 80 min so if you can find it, it's a real easy get through. I forgot to mention Perfect Blue as well. It very well may be one of the most depressing yet thought provoking anime films I've ever seen. To me it transends anime and does something so unique and beatiful. There really is nothing else like it and really don't think you'd be able to do what Perfect Blue does so we'll in any other medium.

CaptRamune
>>24547314

Cowboy Bebop is a good shout. The only thing about it is that it's so distant from most other anime that my mind registers it more like a classic movie than an actual anime.

Dan Houser

Riding Bean and Gunsmith Cats -- it's Japanese takes on our culture in the late 80s -- but without the egregious and insane violence of a Guyver or Wicked City, etc.

Dan Houser
>>24547556

I'd suggest for folks who are into action? BAKI. Baki is the kind of madness you get from compressing DBZ into one season. :D

FFEDCO

0083 Stardust Memory. 13 episodes start to finish and it's the only Gundam you'll ever need to see. It's definitely the only one I've ever needed to see. Good luck finding it though, Netflix lost it and nobody else picked it up. Ginga Senpuu Braiger would be even harder to find, but it's 40 episodes of early 80's goodness. I could talk your ear off about it, given the opportunity.

Joshua Chap
>>24546548

Eva is one of a kind. Having rewatched it again on Netflix it honestly speaks to me more then ever before. My opinions on it have changed over the years, but I find myself loving it even more now.

Nick Fischer

First one that came to mind was Dragon Ball Z. Approachable and classic.

Rachel Friemel

Back in the 80’s Anime was pretty prevalent on Nickelodeon. I really liked Adventures of the little koala. Adventures of the little koala, Noozles, The Mysterious Cities of Gold and so on. One of my sisters friends was really big in into Anime at the time and took me to Iowa City to see Akira. It was a college screening done by the film and cultures club. I was 6 they were 21. It was the most amazing thing I EVER SAW! Then I saw the horrible monstrosity of Nausicaa of the valley of the wind that was done before called “warriors of the wind.” It was beautiful but terrible 😂 that’s how I got into Ghibli films 😂

Joshua Chap
>>24546713

Kids on the Slope is such a fun and underrated series. The music is fuck fantastic.

Tyler Penner

I’ve shown some people Soul Eater because the dub is pretty good. It also has cultural references that Americans can understand like Twin Peaks

Joshua Chap

There's also Panty and Stocking. It takes inspiration from those Cartoon Network shows from the late 90s and early 2000s and does it's own weird bizarre anime thing with it and it's all very strange, funny and honestly very easy to watch. I've got friends who never watch anime that love the series. Each episode is like 10min long within 13 episodes so you don't even have to invest a whole lot of time per episode.

Alex Harrison
>>24546548

First time seeing it and I love it. Its incredibly depressing (I've also had a grandparent pass very recently so the sadness in Eva is being magnified). The topics it handles, like sexuality while being a kid, looking for approval, depression, and the emotional strain of fighting for earth's survival is incredible. I think it can appeal to anyone not big into anima because of those topics it handles and how real they are (I'll never experience fighting for earth's survival but it makes me feel 10% of what Shinji does) I see where Devilman Crybaby gets its cues from (also awesome but too weird for non-anima people to get into I feel) Sorry if non of that made sense. My brain is fried

Joshua Chap
>>24548094

I've been getting more into dubbed anime as of late, I'll have to check that one out then.

Edgardo soto

Hands down Mob 100. All it takes is episode 2 and the hooks in!

Lee Taggart

Always Dragon Ball. Not Z, not Super. Dragon Ball. It's hilarious and lighthearted, which instantly hooks people no matter what because it makes them laugh which brings down their guard and reservations. It's very disarming and accessible. Then as it goes, it slowly starts to get more serious, and by the time the heavy action starts hitting, you're already deeply invested in the characters and story. I have never once failed to get a person into anime starting them off with Dragon Ball. It's an instant win every time. I have never shown it to anyone who didn't end up liking it.

HeyJoshRob

Fruits basket and toradora they’re sappy and a little over the top but they’re the anime equivalent of a melodrama and I love them.

Nicholas Case
>>24548412

Before not long ago, I would have said Cowboy Bebop and Code Geass. But after watching Mob Psycho 100 I think that show perfectly displays everything I want to show someone about anime

Nicholas Case

I feel like someone should mention feature films. Lot of TV recommendations here but let's not forget Ghibli films or Satoshi Kon's Paprika. Within the last two years I saw Wolf Children and Boy and the Beast and immediately recommended them to all my friends.

Will Holmes

As someone who's currently getting into anime, I've found My Hero Academia really easy to pick up and get into. My girlfriend and I also watch Azumanga Daioh a lot because it's cute and happy as fuck, which is nice to just put on and relax.

Ratti Spietati

depends on the persons taste. if they like action / fantasy i tend to push shonen stuff, specifically Hunter x Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho and 7 deadly sins. sci-fi i push cowboy bebop or gundam 00 or ironblooded orphans. horror i have a harder time offering recs for, mostly because i've never seen a horror anime as good as Junji Ito's manga.

underclocked

Akira was probably the first anime I ever saw and is still one of the best ever. Sailor Moon and Tenchi Muyo are old favorites, maybe guilty pleasures? Trigun was the first full series I ever owned on DVD and I still have a soft spot in my heart for it. I do love Azumanga Daioh and I feel like that is probably the best slice of life-style anime ever made. Yuri On Ice is great because gay figure skaters and decently rotoscoped figure skating routines. Vampire Hunter D was the first anime where I discovered that anime wasn't just for kids, plus amazing visuals and simple storytelling. Spirited Away when you want to prove that anime is for everyone and doesn't need a physical antagonist. Summer Wars if you ever want a heartwarming, modern tale that will make you cry.

Ian Ebert

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, hands down

Dani Ruiz-Espinoza

Easy. Saint Seiya...boom. Done. But also, Ranma 1/2 cause there's karate and boobs.

LeTonzy

azumanga daioh. A good wholesome school girl anime with 200% less tentacles

BeesusChrist

Ghibli movies are usually a pretty safe introduction. In terms of actual shows though, stuff like Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note, and Attack on Titan tend to get the job done. One time I Started someone off with Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress and that worked well too. I feel like my partner didn't truly fall in love with anime until we watched Eva though.

Matt Katzenmeier

This is timely, as I just started watching Cowboy Bebop like two days ago and it's sort of single-handedly getting me into anime. I had a girlfriend for several years who grew up watching Totoro and was super into Miyazaki movies, and I always really liked those for the lush musical scores and the background paintings, but I always felt like they were kind of in a league of their own among other anime. Apparently that's what people are saying about Cowboy Bebop too, so maybe I just like un-anime anime? There's also Record of Lodoss War, which I watched only because I heard it was based on someone's D&D campaign, and it's the only "traditional fantasy" anime I've even heard of.

Matt Katzenmeier
>>24556936

p.s. It'd be cool to hear you guys discuss the influences between live-action and anime. Bebop is a good example, as it seems to draw a lot of influence from Blade Runner, but also had an obvious influence on Firefly. I'm sure you guys can think of a lot of other examples I've never heard of that might open my animeyes to a new anim-verse.

Alex

Nowadays if no one has said it, I like recommending one punch man. Not too long and kind of a parody of the genre.

James Fort

Either a Ghibli film like Spirited Away or Cowboy Bebop. That being said maybe it's because I'm currently watching it but Evangelion may end up in that list.

Jake Harker

Generally I’ll try and show them something that appeals to their pre-existing tastes but that also maybe challenges what they feel anime “can” be. Some general go-to’s include; FLCL, Gurren Lagann, Air Gear, Dr Stone*, and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood *The Dr Stone anime literally just started, but I’ve been recommending the manga for a few years now.

Cesar The Salad
>>24546635

Hunter x Hunter is fantastic! I didn't consider it an "anime to start people off on anime" until now, but maybe I'm underestimating it lol. So WOOOOO!

Continue?
>>24546548

First off - sorry about your grandparent, that stinks :( And I think the theme of fighting for Earth's survival is actually super relevant with Global Warming - and very threatening and emotionally draining problem.

Alex Harrison
>>24546548

Thanks guys. Yeah I guess then it does relate as today it is being put on young people to solve. May not be giant monsters/aliens but the threat is all the same. #continuerealtalk

Sean Dupree

Mulan is my favorite Anime, but in the original Japanese before Disney got their censoring hands all over it!

Jonathan O'Brien

The one I normally recommend is Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. They both seem like typical examples of their genre at first (shounen and highschool slice of life) But they both prove to have an EXTREMELY good balance of serious moments, comedy, romance, tragedy and most other things you can think of. They're just so good, very emotion invoking shows. Other easy ones to recommend are Full Metal Alchemist and One Punch Man. Depending on the person I may recommend things like Naruto/Bleach/One Piece. But they're big commitments to start on

Hilda B

I'd have to say My Hero Academia. It's a super hero show that draws inspiration from western super hero comics, so it's a familiar subject, but it's told in a lot more of an anime style. Solid english dub too for if your friend won't read subs. Plus it's animated by Studio Bones, and I just really love Studio Bones.

Dani Ruiz-Espinoza

La Blue girl gets everyone into anime, it's a proven fact.

Natu Perle-Henderson

I'd go with Cowboy Bebop. It's the only Anime that my dad liked.

RaeStar

Hope I’m not too late for this! Depending on the audience, I’ll usually show Princess Jellyfish, Your Name or Sailor Moon. When I showed my niece Sailor Moon, she became so enthralled by it that she told her dad she wanted to become a director just so she can make “a Sailor Moon movie”.

Crudweasel420

Cowboy Bebop kept me smoking cigarettes on at least two different occasions while trying to quit lol. My own fault, but they do a good job of making it look cool... As for easily-consumable starter anime, I definitely agree with Fullmetal Alchemist.

Alex Harrison

Whoa! me and my comment got mentioned :) dope