Anime's You'd Recommend To Non-anime Fans? - Topic

Very little ecchi is most recommended unless the person is a pervert already.
Anime that are very emotional will be good.
Things that have leave off on cliffhangers a lot will be good.
Randomness and shows with heavy Japanese comedy is not recommended as people won't know what the hell is going on.

Steins;gate
Code Geass
Clannad Afterstory
FMA: B
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Rainbow
Angel Beats
Psycho-Pass

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Dec 27 2013 04:51am

either fma. It's my go-to anime for when my friends try to give me crap abt anime. Then they watch a few episodes and before we know it, we finish the series in 2 days. again

Always start with an action/adventure. Something with progression. Animes without direction become easy to drop

Do NOT start with romance or ecchi. That is probably the best way for people to confirm the stereotypical 'for kids, girls, and perverts only'

This post was edited by joelmules on Dec 27 2013 04:53am

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Dec 27 2013 05:09am

try watching most of the anime on Adult Swim.

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Dec 27 2013 05:11am

pretty much the exact opposite of whatever hatemonkey's MAL contains

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Dec 27 2013 11:06am

Guilty crown
Angel beats
Death note
And yes SAO because with the gaming concept it hooks ppl really quick

Maybe some comedys

Nothing romancy

Princess mononoke even for a movie anime hook

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#28

Dec 27 2013 11:43am

Death Note for sure, it's undoubtedly the best anime to watch for starters, but it also depends on the genre the person likes, whether more slice of life or action

then theres always shows like
Toradora
Clannad
SnK
FMAB
Angel Beats
Fate/Zero
Geass
Hellsing

Unless the person likes it, just make sure not to recommend too many of those harem/ecchi shows because although they may be fun to watch for time to time, it's a bit of a waste of time

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#29

Dec 27 2013 11:45am

Plsno they r best

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Dec 27 2013 11:46am

I would skip on clannad for beginners, if they get the idea anime is sad and depressing as shit, they might just run away

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