What got you into Anime?

Discuss new anime, old anime, upcoming anime series, fansubbed anime, etc

Moderator: Moderators

Ruriko
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:30 am
Contact:

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Ruriko »

Bleach got me into anime!
User avatar
sarxous
Posts: 82
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:54 am

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by sarxous »

Dragonball Z.
User avatar
nobodyknows
Resident cynic
Resident cynic
Posts: 3197
Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:45 am
Location: You can't really make this look funny anymore.
Contact:

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by nobodyknows »

OMG! I totally forgot about when I was about three! I remember watching Case Closed! BRAP
User avatar
Haseo Vi Awesome
Posts: 85
Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:52 pm

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Haseo Vi Awesome »

Sailor Moon was my first anime I've watched. Then DBZ and Pokemon, I used to record episode of DBZ. I was a big fan of Android 18
User avatar
vagrantAI
Posts: 39
Joined: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:14 pm
Location: Spokane, WA

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by vagrantAI »

Cardcaptor Sakura and Pokemon really got me into anime. I will always have a soft spot for Cardcaptor Sakura.

Does anyone else boil with rage when they think of how Toonami got taken off Cartoon Network? I know I do. :evil:
User avatar
Haseo Vi Awesome
Posts: 85
Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:52 pm

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Haseo Vi Awesome »

vagrantAI wrote:Cardcaptor Sakura and Pokemon really got me into anime. I will always have a soft spot for Cardcaptor Sakura.

Does anyone else boil with rage when they think of how Toonami got taken off Cartoon Network? I know I do. :evil:
They ripped a part of my childhood from my memories when they did that. :(
User avatar
marthwmaster
The Fullglass Optimist
The Fullglass Optimist
Posts: 1405
Joined: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:29 pm
Location: to the east of west

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by marthwmaster »

It started when I joined my high school's anime club on a whim, because they demanded extra-curricular activity participation, and anime club sounded like it would be the least bothersome choice. Then I got into .hack//Sign and Gundam Seed, and it just snowballed out from there.
User avatar
Terejima Ryoko
Posts: 281
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:49 pm
Location: The Tokyo Settlement

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Terejima Ryoko »

Haseo Vi Awesome wrote:
vagrantAI wrote:Cardcaptor Sakura and Pokemon really got me into anime. I will always have a soft spot for Cardcaptor Sakura.

Does anyone else boil with rage when they think of how Toonami got taken off Cartoon Network? I know I do. :evil:
They ripped a part of my childhood from my memories when they did that. :(

MINE TOO! ugh! i hated it when they did that! :( and its sad to think that that was years ago now too :(
User avatar
twilight_keeper
Posts: 996
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:44 am
Location: Data Error

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by twilight_keeper »

Terejima Ryoko wrote:
Haseo Vi Awesome wrote:
vagrantAI wrote:Cardcaptor Sakura and Pokemon really got me into anime. I will always have a soft spot for Cardcaptor Sakura.

Does anyone else boil with rage when they think of how Toonami got taken off Cartoon Network? I know I do. :evil:
They ripped a part of my childhood from my memories when they did that. :(

MINE TOO! ugh! i hated it when they did that! :( and its sad to think that that was years ago now too :(
Toonami had fallen apart way before they took it off the network. I still remember the old lineup
Sailor Moon
Wing Commander
Reboot
Voltron/Golion
Gundam Wing (A little later)
User avatar
Terejima Ryoko
Posts: 281
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:49 pm
Location: The Tokyo Settlement

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Terejima Ryoko »

i remember that line up too! oh! and also back in the beginning when they aired Tenchi! i miss Tenchi...
User avatar
twilight_keeper
Posts: 996
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:44 am
Location: Data Error

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by twilight_keeper »

Terejima Ryoko wrote:i remember that line up too! oh! and also back in the beginning when they aired Tenchi! i miss Tenchi...

Yeah as do I... but I think we're getting off track here. Need a new topic about this one.
User avatar
Bunny
Posts: 5
Joined: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:09 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Bunny »

in sweden they only show kids anime like pokemon and beyblade and yugioh :P but umm when i was little i liked watching sailor moon, and i watched digimon too. i think thats how i started to like anime, but i havent seen that much yet. ive only seen hack sign and love hina, because my friend had them :P oh, and when i stayed for a while at a family i know, they had this channel that showed music all the time but sometimes they showed anime :D i watched samurai champloo there, but i missed a few episodes sometimes. now i dont know what anime i should watch...
User avatar
Reika Y.A.
Posts: 11
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:43 am

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Reika Y.A. »

Doraemon..age 3...I love it till now!! :)
User avatar
bloodwolf2a2
Posts: 433
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:09 pm
Location: Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground
Contact:

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by bloodwolf2a2 »

Pokemon was the first one that I can remember.
User avatar
Annwyn
Posts: 1060
Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:18 am
Location: On Yata's pedestal. HAHA.

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Annwyn »

I could've sworn I answered this already...

So I was like, nine, and watching Sailor Moon after school. Didn't even know it was called anime, just thought it was some neat new kind of cartoon. Now when I think about watching Sailor Moon, I could gag. Hot girls in skimpy skirts? Sure. Minute-long transformation sequences, repetitive crap attacks complete with stupid catchphrases and long-winded speeches, formulaic monster-of-the-week pattern, Adaptation Decay to the nth degree, little to no real violence, over-the-top emotes and annoying girls with equally annoying voices? Wallbanger. If it was supposed to be a children's show, I'd understand, but... The only thing I find remotely redeeming about that show is all the Hide Your Lesbians moments. Annwyn likey lesbians. And the Amazon Trio. Tranny, lowlife (dream-)rapists hanging out at a bar, drinking their livers away and literally choosing their enemies according to sexual attraction, then finding out they're actually some freaky animals from the Amazon? That's gold. Probably the only season I would rewatch if I was really bored. Especially for the strange bestiality/pedophilia vibe from that one chick and her horse.

I'm kind of growing out of anime in general... The various tropes and cliches just don't interest me as much anymore. Even .hack is starting to lose its charm in my eyes. Gasp, I must be growing up.
User avatar
Jindan
Posts: 75
Joined: Mon May 28, 2007 7:15 am
Location: Not in this world

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Jindan »

I guess Inuyasha get me into anime the music , action some moments completely devoured me..
User avatar
iLuvGaspard
Posts: 18
Joined: Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:43 pm
Location: Fairfax Virginia

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by iLuvGaspard »

Way back in 1997 when CN used to show Sailor Moon!!!
I've been hooked on Anime since then!!!
User avatar
Helbaworshipper
The Golden Fleece
The Golden Fleece
Posts: 2734
Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:55 pm
Location: In the creator's chamber of the second epitaph.

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Helbaworshipper »

iLuvGaspard wrote:Way back in 1997 when CN used to show Sailor Moon!!!
I've been hooked on Anime since then!!!
S or Super S? Or are we talking R?
User avatar
Onytgvx
Posts: 76
Joined: Tue May 21, 2013 8:18 am

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Onytgvx »

I started "really" watching anime after watching Hellsing and Elfen Lied.
User avatar
Reon
Posts: 532
Joined: Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:36 pm

Re: What got you into Anime?

Post by Reon »

The first anime I ever saw was .hack//SIGN, but only the last 5 or so minutes. I thought to myself "What the hell was that? That didn't look like a cartoon? I LIKE IT!" and so, I watched the next show right after that, which was Yu Yu Hakusho. But then again, this was when Cartoon Network had Toonami during the afternoon/evening.
Post Reply