Your first anime? Page 4

Started by Charizard★ August 21st, 2011 8:52 AM
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14.1 Years
What was the first anime you watched?
It was either Sailor Moon or Dragon Ball Z. I used to watch all the time when I was younger.

What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?
Inuyasha. I have since watched the whole series.

What was the first anime you watched with subs?
Record of Lodoss War. I used to catch episodes on an Asian Channel.
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Posted April 12th, 2012
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[SIZE="a"]My first anime was Dragon Ball Z. Of course then I was too young to really understand the plot, but the good guys beating up the bad guys was enough for me. I understood it... Just not very well :p it was easier to just indulge myself in mindless cartoon violence.

The first anime I watched knowing that it was anime was Inuyasha. Pretty awesome, one of my favorites too. Perhaps because it was what started me on anime in the first place.

As for the first subbed anime, it w as Wolfs Rain. I had remembered seeing a few episodes on AS so I went and hunts down the anime and watched it from start to finish. I couldn't find dubs, so I watched the subbed ones. That was before I realized how bad most dubs are.[/SIZE]
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What was the first anime I watched?

Depends, but the one I seriously remember back when I was like what 5?

Was Aoi Blink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_Blink

The story opens with the meeting between our hero, Kakeru, and a mystical pony named Blink. Kakeru saves Blink from a thunder shower and in gratitude, Blink tells him that if he is ever in trouble, all Kakeru needs to do is call out his name and he will appear. At the end of the summer when Kakeru returns home, his father, a writer of children's stories, is kidnapped. Kakeru, weeping, calls out Blink's name and, as promised, Blink immediately appears, and the two set out on the trail of Kakeru's father. Only at the end, when Kakeru woke up from his deep sleep found out that all his adventures with Blink was only his father’s writings that shown in his dreams
Seriously, I remember how I was so deeply into the show that it was the first time I cried over..."a cartoon." The ending was just too much for a young kid like me back then. Even now I would freaking cry since it's somewhat like Angel Beats. .__.

What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?
Pokemon of course. :P

What was the first anime you watched with subs?

Gatekeepers. Really good stuff in AXN Asia back then.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Keepers

The story is set in 1969, a period of time in which Japan is experiencing intense economic and social development after the end of World War II in 1945. Unbeknownst to humans, alien/interdimensional beings have emerged with plans to take over the world by sending numerous agents to wreak havoc in cities, turning people into robotic minions. They are referred to as "Invaders" (インベーダー Invēdā?).
In an attempt to confront the Invaders and defend the planet; an elite but highly secret organization of peace-keepers called the Alien Exterminating Global Intercept System (more commonly known as A.E.G.I.S.), was set up with special funding from the government. They rely on the ability of "Gate Keepers", who have the power to open dimensional "gates" of a paranormal energy that give them their superpowers. These superpowers are the only weapons that have any effect on Invaders.
Although A.E.G.I.S. has branches around the world, the series focuses on the Far East division in Japan. The headquarters of the Far East branch of A.E.G.I.S. lies beneath Tategami High School, a facade created by the organization to mask the active recruitment of new Gate Keepers. Since many of the candidates were High School students, the location allowed the agents to be enrolled in school and be available for a mission at a moment's notice.
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The first anime I ever watched was probably Speed Racer

The first anime I ever watched that I knew was anime was Cowboy Bebop or Trigun
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Inspector Gadget <3

EDIT: Hi there, digi-kun here with a fun fact involving this to drive it over the 25 character limit.
While Inspector Gadget was indeed created to be an American cartoon, most of the animation was actually done in Japan and Taiwan, therefore technically counting it as as an anime, similar to the Yugioh movie being pushed by 4kids.
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I was a kid back then and I never knew what the hell is an anime and what's not.
I believe the first one is either DragonBall or Pokemon. My first Anime I watched, knowing it is, was Pokemon. For me, Pokemon is exceptional and my first Non-Pokemon Anime was Death Note.

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What was the first anime you watched?
VOLTRON! -I was really young when I saw it though, don't remember much about it.

DBZ is my favourite from my childhood. such a great show. Gonna be picking up DBZ-Kai soon.



What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?
Possibly DBZ? I can't really pin down when I found out what anime was. It's an odd question. Maybe naruto.

What was the first anime you watched with subs?
Hmm... I can't really remember. I don't think I've really watched subbed anime. I always watch stuff on TV, while multitasking on my computer, so reading was out of the equasion.

Actually, back in the day, I did watch through subbed DBZ movies- if that counts.

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What was the first anime you watched?
probably voltes five as it used to air on local cable.

What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?
i don't really remember, but it was most likely one of those anime that used to air on axn (gate keepers and all that.

What was the first anime you watched with subs?
see above.

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Rurouni Kenshin and Dragonball Z - Anime was fairly new to America at that time, so choices were limited. but I think its safe to say it was the former that got me really hooked; I just loved the story and the characters.
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I am going to exclude Pokemon, YGO and DBZ to be honest as they are mainstream. So the first anime I ever got into was one called Elfen Lied lol. I was listening to music on youtube and found an AMV of it and all the blood and gore intrigued me so much, I decided to watch it XD

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What was the first anime you watched?
Pokemon that's why Im on PC right now.
What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?
Naruto; the dub when it was on Toonami
What was the first anime you watched with subs?
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt heard about it online and almost finished season one.
That or Katekyo Hitman Reborn a friend recommended me to watch it but it was only subbed.
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  1. What was the first anime you watched? Pokemon, Digimon and Transformers Amada. (All in the same sitting for the first episode)
  2. What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime? Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Transformers
  3. What was the first anime you watched with subs? Digimon, Yugioh and Bleach.
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11.2 Years
1. What was the first anime you watched?

Pokémon (shocking, I know). The show really did wonders for anime way back when.

2. What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?

Shuffle! Though oddly enough I've still never gotten around to finishing it.

3. What was the first anime you watched with subs?

None. I've watched a few episodes of Pokémon with subtitles (specifically the banned ones) but that's about it. I just can't seem to get into animes with subtitles, mostly because it's a different language that I'm not used to. If I ever do watch an anime with subtitles it'll probably be Lucky Star.
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11.2 Years
What was the first anime you watched?

Pokemon, when I was around 5 years old and the TV stations didn't suck.

What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?

Sailor Moon.

What was the first anime you watched with subs?

Pokemon, again. The subs were terrible, though. The first anime I watched with decent subs was Lucky Star.
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11.2 Years
  1. What was the first anime you watched? Dragon Ball (I remember coming back from kindergarten and watching this, around 20 years ago)
  2. What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime? Naruto (started at around 14)
  3. What was the first anime you watched with subs? Clannad (2-3 years ago, when I started watching anime on a more regular basis)

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What was the first anime you watched?
Either One Piece or Pokemon.

What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?
Knowing that it was an Anime? Pokemon I guess. (In 2008.)

What was the first anime you watched with subs?
I don't remember. Probably some anime name Lamune.
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10 Years
What was the first anime you watched?
I'm confused between Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon. Not really sure which I watched first.

What was the first anime you watched, knowing that it was anime?
Death Note. Could any anime beat this? Still the best anime ever XD.

What was the first anime you watched with subs?
Naruto.