Anime lovers, what got you into anime in the first place?

Question

When my girlfriend first showed me Inuyasha and Fruits Basket, I immediately fell in love with the characters and animation style of them. Plus, I could highly relate to the characters involved in anime themselves with their over the top expressions, being transparent to others and doing things I'd never have the balls to do in real life! How about you? What got you into anime and loving it ever since?

Aguysopinion4799 · Accepted Answer

Well,
We used to have a Manga club at school and my sister and her friends attended it, so I would visit from time to time, see what they were doing and eventually I took an interest in it then started asking my sisters friends and my sister what anime they would recommend, but before that I was watching anime with my sister because she was showing me what she likes.

Which was
Inuyasha
Hetalia
Black Butler

She was never as huge of a fan as I became, but my origin of my love for anime and manga stems from the manga club. :)

Dargil · Accepted Answer

Not actually Anime, rather Hentai.
I stumbled about it by accident when I was looking for specific themed flesh and blood still images. It is hard to explain why this is attractive, sometimes more than F&B.

Anime lovers, what got you into anime in the first place?

BlackTealLazer · Accepted Answer

As crazy as it may sound, my strict dad got me into anime unknowingly.

My dad remembered Sonic the Hedgehog when the series first came out, and he knew that I loved animals, so he let me watch Sonic X. I fell in love with the series and the animation style, and I've loved anime ever since.

meetkitty123 · Accepted Answer

As a child sailor moon and Pokemon But in college this :

smahala1991 · Answer

Mine is Studio Ghibli, but the way I got into that particular genre is Kiki's Delivery Service, after that it took off from there

Cynicaldreamer · Answer

Oh gosh I don't even remember! My first anime was dragonball z- I saw it on tv, but my dense butt thought it was just a cartoon.

It wasn't until I got into college and one of my friends gave me an anime to watch did I really get engrossed into it!

blackgaletiger · Answer

At first Pokemon, Digimon and Yugioh were just seen as cartoons in my eyes. the term anime never existed. But it was was the creators were illostrated and how the story connected is what i liked. Anime was more human like than cartoons which made it more relatable. and story made a big difference. how if you miss one episode it would be slightly harder to understand what was happening in the next. But those 3 opened up a whole new world to anime for me

Kaneki05 · Answer

Well it wasn't very hard i was a kid who liked cartoons so i also liked anime. So what got me into it? whatever got me into cartoons. But i would say death note and Parasyte were the first adult anime's i watched but i did watch death note at 6ish so. When it came out.

Twinrova · Answer

I loved "A Whisker Away". I just stopped by to say that.

Also my first exposure to anime happened in grade school. My older sis showed me "Spirited Away". I have been in love with Studio Ghibli - the group that created this film - ever since.

wkozak · Answer

The first anime i have ever watched was Naruto when i was a kid, when i grew up and found it again it was a special moment for me because my childhood's main moments was when i was watching Naruto, then i watched tons of anime as Hunter X Hunter, Bleach, and a lot of things, and anime became something important in my life

JosyJosy · Answer

I liked the drawing style, it is what got me into drawing. I remember as a kid watching wrestling and I found it cool, and then I see an animated version of combat, DBZZZZZZ and I was like sold. Drew quite a bit from there, from watching tv.

Haven't watched Whisker one yet

Massageman · Answer

It's good, but if I live vicariously, it will also include some furry/cosplay.  This fox's legs must have had a checkered past.

MysticDevice · Answer

I wouldn't say I'm an anime lover as I cannot stand the older show. With the chunky animation and the slow frame-rate. However I gained an appreciation for it after seeing shows like Angel Beats!, Sword Art Online, and Railgun. I still have a few gripes with it as a medium but I'm warming up to it.

naraku · Answer

The intensity of NGE and Akira which was the first series's and movie I ever watched. Later , I enjoyed the crazy but good stories of Howl's moving castle and spirited away and comedies like Ranks 1/2 and Gintama.

PS - anytime I comment on Anime I get asked about my username been in reference to him. So just in case you where going to ask or reference, I've used Naraku since before I knew who that was in Inuyasha. ☺️

Ivo9898 · Answer

"Akira" in 1992. I was 9 when watch it and there was many others anime. "Tank Police" was the second one and I haven't watched ever since. "Berserk" a few years later. My relatives have video cassette rent store ( 😂 omg that time was epic especially the fi e for not rewinding the tape) so I have access to thousands of anime but the first and the best was "Akira"

Edanurus · Answer

When I was 13 I was watching the scifi channel, on Saturdays at midnight they played 2 Anime films so after what I wanted to watch was on I kept watching. The first devilman ova and ghost in the shell was playing that week and I was hooked from then. I got in trouble for staying up too late but after that I stayed up every weekend to see what I was going to be shown next.

Thinking back if my parents knew what I was watching they would be horrified!

alice55 · Answer

When I was a child I watched anime but I didn't knew it was anime I thought it was just a regular cartoon (dessin animé in my country).
Nothing special drew me to it just that I liked the story, the character and the music.

captain_voidwalker · Answer

I come from the old school so I fell in love with anime like mobile suit gundam and macros. Always loved how inventive old school anime was with robots and battle suits. Nowadays sadly its all isekai and moe. Not that thier isn't still some good shows, the a certain series and shield hero come to mind

Some_Goof · Answer

I started watching them since childhood, but i thought of them just like any other cartoon.
I started watching "anime" as anime after one of my friend reintroduced me to it, he told me about naruto and asked me to watch it.

Doflamingo1 · Answer

I originally was an anime hater but, a friend in grade 9 convinced me to watch it. First anime I watched was Naruto, then I moved onto sword arts, and then I just went ape mode on every single anime that I could get my hands on

Neko911 · Answer

I was a 90s and early 2000s baby so sailor moon was always the main anime. That and inuyasha. Pokemon was always a favorite as well on early mornings lol

90sVibe · Answer

My best friend made me watch Kaze No Stigma and I really liked it then began Inuyasha when I was like 20 years old lol

ILoveAnime · Answer

I've always been a fan of animation so when I found a genre in animation without the kid-friendly boundaries, I was sold.

djfhsjk · Answer

I don't know if I'm an anime lover but I enjoyed watching them with my big brother when I was little.

TheFlak38 · Answer

Im not a huge anime fan. I only like a few that I re-watch from time to time. From the beginning when I was a kid I liked the raw violence that was nowehere to be seen in other animated films and series.

Wewladdy · Answer

It just always seemed a lot better than the cartoons most people watch/have watched. Many shows have more mature themes (no, not those kinds of themes,) so they don't seem like kid shows as many would think. That being said, I rarely watch it.

btbc92 · Answer

I just watch it. I never knew it was Japanese until the internet came out. I was hooked ever since.

93_n_on · Answer

It was Dragonball Z for me when I was young like 7 years old 🖤👌 beastly show with a live ass soundtrack. Been into anime ever since. Now I'm 27 and could sit a whole binge watch of it.

haooy · Answer

I grew up with them gradually, I used to watch naruto when it used to come on TV Monday to Friday at 6 noon when I was a kid, at that time to I didn't know that they were called anime. Well that's how it begun.

MrEscanor · Answer

I was sick in 2012 and had to stay at home for a while. I started Death Note and Code Geass and my addiction started along with them :D

But kidding aside since I am into music and story, FMA Brotherhood was the real deal for me

Weeb_ · Answer

(Note this was when it first aired)
My Whole family besides my dad and mom ofc love anime, so they were watching anime like they usually do they were watching dragon ball z
and then I found it interesting and now im a weeb :3 .

Jjpayne · Answer

For the small base of my interest, it would be spirited away... But I'm not hugely into anime though

thatweirdgirl17 · Answer

My dad and I used to watch anime on toonami when I was younger.

badfurday2020 · Answer

Honestly am not sure I grow up watching dragon ball z, getbackers, yu yu hakusho, blue seed and just fall in love. Anime was like my escape from my shit life. I learn how to behave and how to treat others from watching anime

The_unknown_memer · Answer

I was a late lover but when I was 16 I fell in love with DBZ, death note, deadman wonderland, baccano , cowboy bebop  And best of all HELLSING ULTIMATE AND BLACK LAGOON

InferiorElegy · Answer

Dragon Ball/Z, Sailor Moon, Visions of Escalflowne, Cardcaptors, Gundam Wing, Monster Rancher, Magic Knight Rayearth, Dot Hack Sign were my first animes. I have since branched out.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

I'm not really a lover but i'm just a fan of their style or i just appreciate them because they are detailed and just really bright and they have smooth memorable faces.

Phoenix98 · Answer

One day I just went fuck it and watch one got intrigued, delved more into it and became a fan.

SweetDisaster · Answer

Sailor Moon sense before I was born it has always been in my heart. Lol (*ﾟ▽ﾟ) ﾉ

fonduegirl · Answer

Good question! My brother did. DBZ and stuff. They blew my mind!!

R3DthatDude · Answer

Me and my siblings bonded over watching anime together

Jakeofalltrades93 · Answer

When i was a kid they had shows like dragonball z on after school, and it was cool so i started watching anime

OceanMelon · Answer

I saw it in a meme once and checked it out and got hooked to it ever since

jeremy_09 · Answer

i like the porn ones not with the huge tits or anything but more normal sex

Dinosaursandanime65 · Answer

I don't know it just happened. haahhahahahahahahhh... AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA-

TallAnon · Answer

Digimon>Pokemon>Naruto>Death Note That's probably the order.

Osborne775 · Answer

my friend tricked me to get addicted to it i really like anime now

johnny9877 · Answer

The zeal of the main character and his never giving up spirit. My first Anime is Naruto

420Rachel · Answer

Naruto... BELIEVE IT!!!

Virgo31 · Answer

Nanbaka. Found it on YouTube

Ranasal_Gansen · Answer

I don’t really like anime in general too japanese

SavageGirl101 · Answer

Omgg INUYASHA😍that’s wht got me into anime

Splintercell · Answer

I like the strength shown in dragon ball z.

shortster · Answer

Speed Racer. I still want to be a racecar driver.

AkshiJanjua · Answer

i used to watch Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z as a kid

jasco · Answer

SAO was my first one

Anonymous · Answer

cartoon boobies

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