First anime you ever saw

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:14 pm

OK, I know this topic has been done before, but there've been so many newbies lately that I think it deserves re-visiting. What was the first anime you remember watching?
For me, that would be Voltron, known to Japanese audiences as GoLion. At the time, I had no idea what anime was, but I enjoyed it. The giant robots, the action, what's not to like? In fact, it wasn't until Sailor Moon and Dragonball were brought over here that I actually knew what anime was. By the time I saw Ronin Warriors, I was hooked. In fact, even though I know Voltron was horribly edited, I still have a soft spot in my heart for it just for the fact that it introduced me to anime.

Postby **Vega** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:34 pm

The first anime I ever saw was sailor moon.I didnt understand the story but the cool characters and their powers amused me....I was small!

Postby **Mr. Rogers** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:35 pm

For me, it was Trigun. Still one of my favorites.

Postby **Hohenheim** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:44 pm

For me I think it was Pokemon. When I first saw it all those years ago, I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I even still remember a bit of the first season's theme song. Oh the decade that was the 90's... :grin:

Postby **rainbowchick_02** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:09 pm

Sailor moon

MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!! · Postby **steenajack** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:55 pm

For me, it was Kiki's Delivery Service. X3! I saw it when I was a young kid (I'd say about 5, 6, or 7) I didn't even know what anime was at the time, I just really loved that movie. My sister and I used to watch it a lot, and we used to play a pretend game about it. Ah, the memories.

Postby **Atria35** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:56 am

Sailor Moon. I had no idea what anime was at that point, but I was too excited to care because it was more grown-up than the cartoons I had been watching. I was hooked. But the first one I knew was anime was this one called Final Approach, which is an awful example of what anime is but my friend thought was great. I'm so glad I didn't let that impression permanently turn me off....

MAL · Postby **Mr. Hat'n'Clogs** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:57 am

Well, besides Pokemon, the first anime I intentionally watched was Naruto. The first good anime that I watched, on the other hand, was FMA.

Postby **MightiMidget** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:41 pm

First intentional? Fruits Basket. First timeline wise? Pokemon. First middleground-knowing-what-it-was-but-not-really-acknowledging? Howl's Moving Castle.

Postby **TheSubtleDoctor** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:44 pm

I sporadically watched Voltron and Gigantor when I was super little. The first series that I made a serious effort to follow was Dragon Ball Z.

Postby **Hitomi** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:28 pm

not knowing it was a anime pokemon or sailor moon i watched sailor moon with a one of my older sister ( i was talking about it the last time i saw my sister) know it was a anime i would say avatar the last airbender even tho its not a true anime.

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:39 pm

I remember sometimes watching Sailor Moon at a neighbour's house. I didn't like the series much, it was very girl-orientated for one, but I thought the art style was interesting.
Speed Racer and Astro Boy were my second and third foray into anime. Speed Racer was ridiculous. Astro Boy had its moments of greatness.
Then when I was in high-school Pokemon was all the range with kids. I admit I watched it off and on but I much preferred Digimon. The art, story, creatures and characters were more complex and interesting and it wasn't just a marketing campaign (okay, maybe it was still one but it was much more subtle about it).

Postby **Winry** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:32 pm

Dragonball Z

Postby **Wyntre Rose** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:45 pm

First one ever? Superbook. Had no idea it was an anime, though, until I actually lived in Japan, and watched it in Japanese. And realized that what I'd thought was gobbledygook that was supposed to be undecipherable was actually just bits that weren't dubbed. I was pretty shocked watching it again and realizing that I now understood those parts!

First one I watched intentionally? Either Princess Mononoke, or Case Closed, can't remember.

Postby **airichan623** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:58 pm

Unintentionally my dad introduced me to anime with Speed Racer (it was his fav as a kid) when I was around 7. (he now regrets it) :lol:

jk. i liked my cousin's pokemon cards and video games, but i never saw an episode, so never got into it. when i was in middle school i started to copy the styles i saw on the covers of anime in best buy for my drawings. my first manga and true anime was tokyo mew mew- and not mew mew power either.

i joined my local "jpop" club after that and...after that i was hooked.

the end.

Postby **AnimeGirl** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:00 pm

First anime I watched? Pokemon, if I remember correctly. Second one was Cardcaptors. These two animes is what had me fall in love with Japanese animation (especially Cardcaptors, my fave of the two <3).

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:18 am

First intentional: Green Legend Ran, I think.
First actual: Superbook
First completed: Akira
First TV Show intentionally: Tenchi Muyo (OVAs)
First Purchased: Final Fantasy Legend of the Crystals
First addiction: Sailormoon

Postby **Sailor Kenshin** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:48 am

rocklobster (post: 1384021) wrote:OK, I know this topic has been done before, but there've been so many newbies lately that I think it deserves re-visiting. What was the first anime you remember watching?
For me, that would be Voltron, known to Japanese audiences as GoLion. At the time, I had no idea what anime was, but I enjoyed it. The giant robots, the action, what's not to like? In fact, it wasn't until Sailor Moon and Dragonball were brought over here that I actually knew what anime was. By the time I saw Ronin Warriors, I was hooked. In fact, even though I know Voltron was horribly edited, I still have a soft spot in my heart for it just for the fact that it introduced me to anime.

Though I didn't know they were anime at the time, Speed Racer and Gigantor.

The first anime I saw that I KNEW was anime was probably Sailor Moon, followed by Inu Yasha and Yuu Yuu Hakusho.

My MAL Profile. · Postby **Falx** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:10 pm

Alps no Shoujo Heidi
and
Mitsubachi Maya no Bouken

Both of these were incredibly popular in South Africa when I was a pre-schooler. They were dubbed into more languages than I can remember, from Afrikaans to Zulu.

The first anime I watched knowing it was an anime was Tenchi Muyo... stumbled across it on the Sci-Fi channel late one night when I was a teenager. I hit a big dry spell of a few years but one night at a LAN someone gave me a show called Blood+ and it ignited a hunger in me for more. I now have more anime than all but one of my friends, and I own the most legitimate dvd's.

Postby **Lilac#18** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:55 pm

[color="Plum"]The first anime I've seen before I knew it was anime and that I wasn't interested in was Speed Racer. The first anime I've seen that I really liked and still didn't know it was anime was Sailor Moon. The first anime I've seen that I knew was anime that I liked too was Tenchi Muyo. [/color]

Postby **the_wolfs_howl** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:14 pm

The first anime I saw (without knowing what it was) was either My Neighbor Totoro or Pokemon; I saw those around the same time.

And then the first anime I watched while knowing what it was was either Spirited Away or FMA; I saw those around the same time as well.

http://myanimelist.net/profile/ShaylaBot · Postby **Makachop^^128** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:31 am

Sailor moon was mine, though when I was little I thought that was lame but I liked the drawing so I found kenshin

Postby **thejackal221** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:56 pm

While there may have been others I remember watching (around the same time) Voltron and Digimon. It was Digimon that got me interested in anime in the first place!

Postby **KougaHane** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:50 pm

The first anime I ever saw was kids shows like dragonball z, pokemon, sailor moon, and yu-gi-oh. however, I was kinda young and didn't make much of a distinction between anime and american cartoons. Later on at about age 14 I did, and because I heard that "nerds watch anime!" I dismissed it all as garbage, in a bigot prejudiced sort of way that I'm not proud of. Later on, I saw an ad on youtube for Jyu-oh-sei, and I thought: "ok, that seriously looks awesome, I'm going to forget I "hate" anime. One show led to another (literally), and now I love it.

Postby **Alcuinus** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:43 am

My first was .hack... why? 'cause it was first on this site's list

I loved it so much! It was fascinating! It was captivating! When I saw the end I... hated it. :|

I watched all the .hack series and came to the conclusion that only one (liminality) ended well, imo. :|

Best anime story-wise I've seen to date has been Ouran.

PS: lol at the image in the_wolfs_howl's sig XD

Postby **JerRocks2day** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:21 pm

I think mine was Superbook and Flying House, even though I didn't pay attention to Flying House until now. For some reason, Superbook kinda reminded me of the TV show, Inspector Gadget XD

Postby **Wolf-man** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:37 pm

I think mine was probably Superbook as well. Though, Pokemon was my first anime that I was aware of what anime was and that it was foreign.

Postby **mysngoeshere56** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:56 pm

First intentional: Tsubasa Chronicle and D.N.Angel
First unintentional: Superbook or that Flying House one when I was three.
First that just so happened to become popular so I watched it to see what it was about when I was six: Pokemon

Postby **jim_wijit** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:34 am

Oh man! Superbook! I'd totally forgotten that one. That was my first. Second and first intentional one would be Digimon. I'm sort of surprised that's not a more common answer.

... Superbook. Whoa...

Postby **Sammy Boy** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:41 am

Golden Warrior Golden Lightan. This was back in 1983 (yes, I am old!).

For those of you who play "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Ultimate All Stars", he is the golden robot character.

He is one of my favourite robot characters, so I decided to buy a diecast Bandai "Soul of Chogokin" version of him when I went to Hong Kong recently. It set me back a fair bit, but it was worth it.

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