re: Good anime to start for someone who doesn’t like anime

Posted by yankeeundercover

Buffalo, NY

Member since Jan 2010

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 3:41 pm to tiggerthetooth

quote:
Cowboy Bepop

Where do I find this streaming?

And to answer someone else’s question, I absolutely LOVED “The Last Airbender” miniseries on Netflix a couple years ago.

Posted by smash williams

San Diego

Member since Apr 2009

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 3:45 pm to yankeeundercover

Bro they are all pretty weird even the great Miyazaki films.

Are you looking for something like The Boondocks?

Posted by TooFyeToFly

Athens, GA

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 3:45 pm to yankeeundercover

TV:

Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Yu Yu Hakusho (if you like Shonen)
Devilman Crybaby (only if you like disturbing, violent stories)
Rurouni Kenshin

Movies:

Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Magnetic Rose (from Memories collection)

Very dark/violent movies:

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Ninja Scroll (not for faint of heart)
Wicked City (DEFINITELY not for faint of heart)

This post was edited on 7/12/23 at 3:47 pm

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Posted by caro81

Member since Jul 2017

6340 posts

Posted on 7/12/23 at 3:46 pm to tiggerthetooth

quote:
Cowboy Bepop

its got strong western themes and vibe to it so its not a strong culture shock as some others for a westerner to start with. Solid animation quality, kick arse sound track, good characters.

its a succinct series with about 25 episodes with not a ton of reliance from episode to episode. So its easily consumable. its not like some other series that are literally hundreds, or thousands of episodes long.

i think it is currently streaming on netflix. i havent watched through it in a few years and was quit literally thinking the other night i was overdue for one.

This post was edited on 7/12/23 at 3:53 pm

Posted by SG_Geaux

Beautiful St George, LA

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 3:51 pm to yankeeundercover

Harlock Space Pirate

Posted by Brosef Stalin

Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 3:54 pm to yankeeundercover

Dragon Ball Z is the obvious answer. Its the most popular anime of all time for a reason.

Posted by dgnx6

Member since Feb 2006

89779 posts

Posted on 7/12/23 at 4:00 pm to yankeeundercover

quote:
Where do I find this streaming?

And to answer someone else’s question, I absolutely LOVED “The Last Airbender” miniseries on Netflix a couple years ago.

Netflix, also check hbo for any of the studio ghibli movies.

really i watched studio ghibli movies first then got into the other stuff

And as far as cowboy bepop goes, there is the animated series, the animated movie, then the kind of shitty live action series. And i do think they are all on netflix rt now.

This post was edited on 7/12/23 at 4:02 pm

Posted by Nado Jenkins83

Land of the Free

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 4:01 pm to TooFyeToFly

Akira 1988

Posted by Josh Fenderman

Ron Don Volante's PlayPen

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 4:09 pm to yankeeundercover

Berserk is the best of all time but like everything else listed it will get weird. Berserk will get really weird though

Posted by Byron Bojangles III

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 4:11 pm to Josh Fenderman

Attack on Titan is good too.

Posted by Carson123987

Middle Court at the Rec

Member since Jul 2011

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 4:25 pm to yankeeundercover

Movies:
Ghost In The Shell
Berserk Redux (first 4 only)
Akira

Series
Attack on Titan
Ergo Proxy
Cowboy Bebop

Posted by dgnx6

Member since Feb 2006

89779 posts

Posted on 7/12/23 at 4:34 pm to Carson123987

Someone really likes dragon ballz.

If thats all you mentioned you didnt get a downvote.

My question about dragon ball would be, we were kids when watching that. Is it a childrens show or not really? i just remeber it being popular along with pokemon.

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