First anime you ever watched?

[Prime32]

For years I thought it was Pokémon. And then I learned of the first giant robot anime ever created, Tetsujin-28 - it's English title seemed quite familiar - Gigantor (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Gigantor).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhbhQioqLK8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AtSHp35xUg

Openings above are from the 80s version of Tetsujin and the English version of the 60s series. The one I had seen was the English version of the 80s series, "The New Adventures of Gigantor" - it had the same song, but prefaced with some clips of the old Gigantor and a narration going something like "Scientists realised that with new advances in metals and technology they could create a new, even stronger Gigantor!"

It was on a short-lived channel called TCC (The Children's Channel) alongside Earthworm Jim, Swamp Thing and The Bots Master (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bots_Master).


And then there was tokusatsu of course... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME90KROrSTc)

[kamikasei]

I think it would have been Thunderbirds 2086 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_2086). If there was something earlier, I can't remember it. After that, it would either be Akira or Pokemon.

[Comet]

Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed closely by Pokémon.
Granted, I only saw the first episode of NGE at that time and didn't come back to it until very recently. But still, NGE was my first contact with japanimations and it was pretty cool, I thought.

[RabbitHoleLost]

I'm a typical little girl.
First anime I ever saw was Sailor Moon.

[Zom B]

I never really had much interest in anime, but the first one I watched all the way through was Princess Mononoke. After that, I was introduced to Excel Saga, Read or Die, and Tenchi, the latter of those I only watched a handful of seasons.

Beyond that, I've not had any interest in anime.

[Haruki-kun]

I'm a typical little guy.
First anime I ever saw was Dragon Ball.

[Ravens_cry]

Superbook. I didn't even know it was anime at the time.

[Green Bean]

Definitely Pokemon, unless Sailor Moon commercials count. Digimon was a close second, though.

[Tengu_temp]

I forgot which one was the first exactly, so let's go with the only one whose name I still remember - Daimos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVHJ0Xs3Fcc), when I was still a very little kid. It felt very nostalgic to have it in SRW @3. Then I stopped watching anime for a long, long time, until I started watching Dragonball in middle school. I started to get seriously interested in anime only in high school.

[paddyfool]

Laputa, Castle in the Sky iirc. But a few of the kids cartoons I watched growing up were definitely anime influenced, from Thundercats to Jake and the Wheeled Warriors (don't worry, you really don't need to know).

[thompur]

I don't remember which was first, but as a kid in the sixties I remember watching Astro Boy, Speed Racer, Kimba:The White Lion, Tobor the Eighth Man, and Marine Boy.

[Soterion]

Giant Robo. I was spoiled by that series, I swear.

[Atelm]

Moomin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin_(1990s_TV_series)). :smallredface:

[kamikasei]

Speed Racer

How'd I forget this? Well, because I can't actually remember anything about it except that the Mach 5 was awesome, probably. This might have Thunderbirds beat.

[Cespenar]

Probably Captain Tsubasa. :smallbiggrin:

[Sneak]

Pokémon! I used to have my parents tape every episode.

[Athaniar]

Not really sure, but the first anime I finished was Last Exile, followed by Neon Genesis Evangelion, and recently also Death Note.

[pita]

Only anime I've finished is deathnote. First anime I watched was Pokemon, first anime I loved was Digimon, when it came out no less.

[Closet_Skeleton]

First anime I watched was probably Robotech.

[thorgrim29]

Either dragonball or pokemon

[Manga Shoggoth]

Marine Boy, although I didn't know it was anime then.

The first one knowingly watched as anime was Urusei Yatsura.

[Elder Tsofu]

Moomin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin_(1990s_TV_series)). :smallredface:

Same here - probably mostly people in the Nordic countries who have thou. :smalltongue:
It was quite recently (read: a few years back) I learned that it actually is an anime.

[Sanguine]

Probably Pokemon or Dragonball(Z) there are a couple other possibilities though and I don't quite remember clearly as I was around four or five maybe younger.

[pita]

Same here - probably mostly people in the Nordic countries who have thou. :smalltongue:
It was quite recently (read: a few years back) I learned that it actually is an anime.

I'm actually one of the few Israelis who didn't watch it when they were a kid.
There's a rumor that's been going around that the boy (In hebrew he's called Snufkin, I don't know if that's his name in Nordicland or wherever it is it came out) wakes up in the finale and he's in a concentration camp.
Is that true?

[thubby]

either dbz or sailor moon when i was ~5. I'll say dbz because i actually liked it :P

[Prime32]

I'm actually one of the few Israelis who didn't watch it when they were a kid.
I thought everyone in that general area watched Grendizer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME90KROrSTc). :smalltongue:

[valadil]

Princess Mononoke. I remember it fondly but don't think I'll ever watch it again.

The last I watched was Naruto. The first 20 episodes were awesome. Then they did some tournament for 60 episodes, most of which was rehashing previous episodes. And I couldn't marathon it either! I had to watch one ep a week over the course of a year. Turned me off to anime.

[SuperMuldoon]

it was either Akira or Dominion Tank Police on good old sci-fi channels saturday morning anime :smallbiggrin:

[Ozreth]

When I was five about five years old a much older friend of the family brought some dragonball vhs tapes home from Japan. I got ahold of one and watched it over, and over, and over, and over, even though I couldnt understand a damn work and there were no subtitles. I watched that vhs on repeat for about a year. Eventually it all came out in American and I watched it for about five years and lost interest. Then GT came out in America and I got into that for awhile, definitely prefer it to Z.

[Ozreth]

Princess Mononoke. I remember it fondly but don't think I'll ever watch it again.


My favorite movie : ) Still great and still relevant.

[RabbitHoleLost]

I'm a typical little guy.
First anime I ever saw was Dragon Ball.

I see what you did thar.

[Tirian]

Isn't Speed Racer too old to be anime? I'm not even sure "Japanimation" had been coined at the time.

[Nameless]

I can't remember what it was called, but it was about some kid who captures a gnome or something. So the gnome turns the kid all tiny and he goes on all sorts of adventures and talks to animals for some reason.

[Mordokai]

Yuki - Snow Fairy (http://www.moria.co.nz/fantasy/yuki.htm)

Seems like a lifetime ago... but I'm pretty sure this was my first anime.

[Atelm]

I can't remember what it was called, but it was about some kid who captures a gnome or something. So the gnome turns the kid all tiny and he goes on all sorts of adventures and talks to animals for some reason.

Sounds like Nils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_no_Fushigi_na_Tabi).

[RobotPerfomance]

The first anime I rember watching would have to be Gundum Wing

[Nameless]

Sounds like Nils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_no_Fushigi_na_Tabi).

Dear God, how do you remember?

[Atelm]

I always remember useless little tidbits like these. Wish I could use it to remember something truly useful. :smallwink:

[Mercenary Pen]

First I watched: Either Superbook or Moomins.

First I ever actively followed: Pokemon definitely.

[ScIaDrd]

First anime I saw was Pokemon. I tought it was just another Saturday morning cartoon with weird art style and I hated it. Also that one hypnosis- themed Pokemon (the one with a pendulum and periodically shrinking eyes) scared me out of my mind, giving me one of the few nightmares of my life and a phobia of hypnosis I´ve since gotten over. I was like four of five at the time, so don´t look at me like that:smallsmile:
The firt anime I regularly watched was Naruto, because I was drawn in by the hype from my otaku classmates. :smallfrown:
(and out of curiosity, what was that hypnotic Pokemon called? )curioius minds want to know:smallwink:)

[Sanguine]

First anime I saw was Pokemon. I tought it was just another Saturday morning cartoon with weird art style and I hated it. Also that one hypnosis- themed Pokemon (the one with a pendulum and periodically shrinking eyes) scared me out of my mind, giving me one of the few nightmares of my life and a phobia of hypnosis I´ve since gotten over. I was like four of five at the time, so don´t look at me like that:smallsmile:
The firt anime I regularly watched was Naruto, because I was drawn in by the hype from my otaku classmates. :smallfrown:
(and out of curiosity, what was that hypnotic Pokemon called? )curioius minds want to know:smallwink:)

Hypno. Lalalala

[Atelm]

(and out of curiosity, what was that hypnotic Pokemon called? )curioius minds want to know:smallwink:)

Hypno. :smallsigh: (Or "Sleeper" apparently in the Japanese version)

Edit: Ninja'ed. :smallbiggrin:

[Nameless]

I always remember useless little tidbits like these. Wish I could use it to remember something truly useful. :smallwink:

I want to watch it again, to bring back memories. But the internetz doesn't have it in english. :(

[Starbuck_II]

Techno man I'd watch before church (when I'd remember).
Second was Dragonball.

[Tengu_temp]

Isn't Speed Racer too old to be anime? I'm not even sure "Japanimation" had been coined at the time.

Nope. One of the first works that can be undoubtedly considered anime is Astro Boy, and it's 5 years older than Speed Racer.

[Starscream]

Technically Voltron, but I was very young.

The first one I was a fan of was definitely Lupin III. I still love that show.

Edit:
I was also fond of Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics on Nickelodeon back when I was a bratling. The Puss in Boots episode was my personal favorite.

[Dr.Epic]

Cowboy Bebop. One of my favorite animes by the way too.

[Shmee]

I can't remember exactly the first anime I ever saw, but some of the oldest that I can remember were:

Lensman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt4XU2OQJrU)
Saber Rider & the Star Sheriffs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA9NPIoOZKM&feature=related)
and Captain Harlock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuxgU2RMGiU&feature=related) (Seriously... pirates in space... it doesn't get more badass than this!)

As well there is a relatively obscure anime called Kabamaru no Iga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGiJ12nK93U&feature=related) which has gained cult status in Greece due to its horrible translation and even worse voice acting. A lot of people my age used to watch this cartoon.

Though I'd say I was first aware of a cartoon being anime while watching Dragonball.

[Calenestel]

First anime was definetly Starzinger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starsinger). Aside from that I remember something about a boy and a wolf cub and possibly a silver longbow. But it's kind of sketchy.

Aure Entuluva!
Calenestel

[13_CBS]

I was little when I saw my first anime (7,8 years old?), so it was a toss-up between Pokemon, Sailor Moon, or Card Captor Sakura.

After that, it was Escaflowne followed by Rurouni Kenshin.

[Voldecanter]

The First Anime I saw may have been Sailor Moon , depending on if it came before Pokemon in Canada , in which I think it did . However , CardCaptors was also on the air at the same time so it could have been any one of the three . Most likely Sailor Moon though , I think that one came first .

[Weezer]

The first anime I ever watched was Ghost in the Shell, it was earlier this year actually. I'd pretty much avoided all anime like the plague, I was under the impression that they were all about things that i thought were foolish (giant mechs, super magic ninja powers etc.) but my uncle introduced me into Ghost and I really liked it alot more than I thought I would.

[Querzis]

Dragonball of course. That being said, the first anime I watched in japanese with the english sub was One Piece, eveyone told me the original version was a thousand time better then the abomination 4kids did with the english dub and it was true.

[Sprainogre]

I think my first anime was Robotech. But Voltron would have been way back there as well.


it was either Akira or Dominion Tank Police on good old sci-fi channels saturday morning anime :smallbiggrin:
Back in the day! I loved Saturday Morning Anime. Oh Sci Fi, how have you fallen so...

[zyphyr]

Speed Racer. Was my absolute favorite show when I was ~4 years old.

[Kris Strife]

Ronin Warriors.

[Poison_Fish]

Urusei Yatsura, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ronin Warriors, or Ranma 1/2. I'm not sure which came first, as it all kind of happened at the same time that my twin sister dragged me into it.

[Holocron Coder]

Superbook. I didn't even know it was anime at the time.

Same. My dad picked it up at some Christian bookstore.

Superbook (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superbook)

It's not bad, as far as kid's christian cartoons go.

[Elaro]

Ronin Warriors.

Ditto. I was perhaps 4 at the time. *checks Wikipedia* Hey, no, I was 5 or 6. Hm.

[LurkerInPlayground]

Speed Racer, Voltron then The Vision of Escaflowne.

[Zaydos]

Possibly Voltron with my older siblings... That I remember some of the movies they showed on Sci-Fi in the early 90s: Vampire Hunter D, Project A-Ko, and well the one I can remember (came out in 94 I think) was the OVA remake of Casshern or as the English version of the OVA (presented as a movie) was called Cashan Robot Hunter. Also Demon City Shinjuku.

I'm not sure these were the most appropriate things for a 4~6 year old to be watching.

[Surrealistik]

Lol, Akira.

[SuperMuldoon]

Back in the day! I loved Saturday Morning Anime. Oh Sci Fi, how have you fallen so...

It was so awesome...I remember seeing some great stuff though I don't know what they were called. One was about some news reporter on a Mars colony and there was some sort of rebellion, and another was with some sort of group on a planet (maybe earth?) being attacked by crazy bug monsters (not blue gender, this was before that!). I only saw that one once and I have no idea what it was called, all I remember is a scene with these flying bug monsters attacking a caravan and theres like giant mushroom plants.

[Hailphage]

From what I can vaguely remember (it would been around the mid-80s):

* Voltron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltron) (mostly Lion, though I also saw a bit of Vehicle as well)
* Battle of the Planets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_planets) (aka. 'G-Force')
* Robotech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech)
* Astro Boy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroboy)
* Belle & Sebastian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_and_Sebastian_%28TV_series%29)
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz_%281986_TV_series%29)
* Not sure if it counts as anime, but I also was mad keen on Transformers (Gen 1) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers:_Generation_1) as well.

[onthetown]

Sailor Moon :smallamused:

But then I got into Dragonball Z and I have never looked back.

[Dogmantra]

First anime I ever saw, unknowing of all this "anime" business was Pokémon. First anime I watched, knowing about anime and all that jazz, and the first anime I saw every episode of was Air.

[Fan]

Reboot on Toonami.

Oh how I miss that sweet glory called Toonami.:smallfrown:

[Prime32]

Reboot on Toonami.

Oh how I miss that sweet glory called Toonami.:smallfrown:Reboot was Canadian.

[GenPol]

Beyblade. What ever happened to those toy things anyway? I used to love those...

[Eldariel]

My first anime ever was Magic Knight Rayearth, and ironically I only managed to see Season 2. Hooked me for life. Since then, I saw the usuals as they aired in Finland; Pokémon, Digimon, Sailor Moon, Dragonball Z, etc. And then some of the cream de crop as the people importing them started to read reviews; we got Evangelion and Last Exile and Cowboy Bebop and Trigun and so on.

Though at that point, I was dling it all myself online since I hated being constrainted by the TV companies, and now I've seen...a lot. Also allowed me to see the first season of Magic Knight Rayearth (that I had missed) and the whole of Sailor Moon (they only aired it to the end of Romance in Finland) and so on. And I don't know why I'm going so far off-topic. Ending now.


Yeah, Magic Knight Rayearth.

[Optimystik]

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman!!

Though you lot might recognize it better under it's Western name, G-Force.

[jlvm4]

Star Blazers. I still remember getting up at 6 am to sneak down with my sister to watch it when they moved it from afterschool. I also still have some cassette tape audio from when we would record it (this pre-dates video recorders).

[Obrysii]

Gundam Wing, after school on Toonami.

I miss those days.

[Lord Seth]

It was either Samurai Pizza Cats or Robotech, can't remember for sure which one I saw first, probably SPC though.

Yeah, odd that my introductions to anime were a show where the translators literally completely made up the dialogue, and a show where they took three unrelated shows and put them into one, eh?

[Reverent-One]

The first anime I rember watching would have to be Gundum Wing


Gundam Wing, after school on Toonami.

I miss those days.

This is where it's at. Gundam wing was my first anime as well, though I never watched it regularly until sometime later in life.

[Pendragonx]

does anyone remember Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm's_Fairy_Tale_Classics) they used to show on Nickelodeon back in the 80's? yea, that was probably the first stuff I ever saw when I was a wee lad :)

[Starscream]

does anyone remember Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm's_Fairy_Tale_Classics) they used to show on Nickelodeon back in the 80's? yea, that was probably the first stuff I ever saw when I was a wee lad :)

Yupyup. Good cartoon. I watched a few episodes on Youtube a while back for old times sake. Got the theme song stuck in my head for a week.

[Zocelot]

I don't know what the first anime I ever watched was. One of the shows that was on Saturday mornings on the kid channel. The first anime I ever watched seriously and all of was Death Note, and I have yet to watch another anime that's as good.

[Decoy Lockbox]

I think my first anime was Robotech. But Voltron would have been way back there as well.

I remember seeing Voltron when I was 5, and Robotech when I was seven or so. I recall Robotech being much better.


Gundam Wing, after school on Toonami.

I miss those days.

I remember plopping down on the couch with my friends every day to watch Toonami with a fanatical devotion. We were at that age when Dragonball Z completely owned our very souls. I remember when they finally put on the english dubs for the second half of the freeza saga...it was like arriving at the promised land. The day after Goku went super saiyan for the first time, it was all the guys at school could talk about. The girls probably looked at us with the same measure of scorn and pity that dudes do to Twilight fangirls :smallbiggrin:

[Haruspex_Pariah]

Doraemon, lol.

[Bobmufin52]

Dragonball Z at midnight on Cartoon Network; however I didn't know it what anime was till I saw Fooly Cooly (FLCL) and started to look into it more.

[Fan]

Reboot was Canadian.

Hrmm. It has many anime qualities, and is frackin awesome.

If it still doesn't count... Then G Gundam. THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! IT'S BURNING GRIP TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU! SHINING. FINGER!

[Dienekes]

Dragon Ball Z, and looking back, wow that show was crap.

[Setra]

Dragon Ball Z, and looking back, wow that show was crap.
It's a good show for children and young teens I'd think, sure it's not that great as far as story but it entertains.. that said I prefer Dragonball, or just the manga.
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My first anime was either Sailor Moon or "Cardcaptors". I don't quite recall as I was quite young at the time. Dragonball Z and Gundam Wing were definitely some of my earlier ones as well.

My first anime movie was Akira. Which I watched when I was.. 7 or 8. The second one I recall watching was Princess Mononoke, which still holds my favorite spot for an anime movie.

[mikej]

Dragon Ball Z, and looking back, wow that show was crap.

Same

DBZ, Sailor Moon, and Gundam Wing were my first few ( of many ) anime.

[Drakevarg]

I think I was exposed to about a half a dozen anime simultaniously.

Ronin Warriors
Cardcaptor Sakura (Just remember the cards themselves, not the plot.)
Gundam Wing
Sailor Moon (Sorta. Remember nothing of the plot. Talking cat, sailor scouts, and Tuxedo Mask. The rest? Nada.)
Dragonball Z
Inuyasha
Trigun

Blame Toonami for most of 'em.

[Eldan]

Moomin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin_(1990s_TV_series)). :smallredface:

I would have said Pokémon, but I had no idea Moomin was japanese!


Sounds like Nils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_no_Fushigi_na_Tabi).

Dear god. Is everything I thought was scandinavian cartoons actually anime?

[Prime32]

As for Gundam Wing, I used to have great feelings of nostalgia for it. Then I tried to watch it again a year or two ago. Good lord that show is needlessly confusing. :smallannoyed:

[horngeek]

Ooooh... pokemon. Not that I knew it was a japanese anime at the time, I just thought it was a great show. This was way back when they only had 151 pokemon. Well, 150, but everyone knew about Mew. :smalltongue:

The first anime I watched knowing it was an anime... Bleach, I think.

[Leon]

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

[Eldan]

Oh, and the first thing I watched were I knew it was japanese (after such things as Moomins, Nils Holgerson, Heidi (I thought it was horribly bad even when I was five years old, but it ran non stop on swiss TV)), was Naruto. I liked it, back when it was new and only about 20 episodes had aired. After that, I quickly graduated to more, hmm, mature stuff. Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, that stuff.

[Altair_the_Vexed]

First watched? Akira.
Unfortunately it was the US dub. Not so good.

My wife and I are big fans of Japanese animation, but also discerning. Just cause it's Japanese anime doesn't mean it's good.

[Calenestel]

First watched? Akira.
Unfortunately it was the US dub. Not so good.

My wife and I are big fans of Japanese animation, but also discerning. Just cause it's Japanese anime doesn't mean it's good.


*Cough*Yu-gi-oh*cough*

C

[St.Sinner]

The first anime I saw was one called Slam Dunk. It's funny, I initially thought, how ridiculous, an entire animated series about basketball... and then I ended up watching 101 episodes of it. Heehee, to this day I still can't believe I sat through the whole thing.

[Setra]

The first anime I saw was one called Slam Dunk. It's funny, I initially thought, how ridiculous, an entire animated series about basketball... and then I ended up watching 101 episodes of it. Heehee, to this day I still can't believe I sat through the whole thing.
Rule.. 143269: If it exists, there is probably an anime (or manga) about it.

Card games? Yugioh
Tennis? Prince of Tennis
Curry? Addicted to Curry
Veterinarians? Wild Life
Bread? Yakitate Japan
Boxing? Hajime no Ippo
Piano playing? Piano no Mori


My wife and I are big fans of Japanese animation, but also discerning. Just cause it's Japanese anime doesn't mean it's good.
This is amusing to me, because I usually have to tell people I know NOT to take the opposite stance..

[Eldariel]

Moomin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin_(1990s_TV_series)). :smallredface:

Actually, now that I think of it, me too. I never considered it an anime, but when you mention it, that's of course true. I'd imagine the same would go for most Finns on these boards.

[Kris Strife]

As for Gundam Wing, I used to have great feelings of nostalgia for it. Then I tried to watch it again a year or two ago. Good lord that show is needlessly confusing. :smallannoyed:

What did you expect? They had to put in a recap episode half way through the series just to explain things.

Another reason I prefer G-Gundam: You come for the Giant Robot fights and stay for more Giant Robot fights. The humans are just there to pilot the robots. :smallbiggrin:

[Tengu_temp]

Rule.. 143269: If it exists, there is probably an anime (or manga) about it.

Card games? Yugioh
Tennis? Prince of Tennis
Curry? Addicted to Curry
Veterinarians? Wild Life
Bread? Yakitate Japan
Boxing? Hajime no Ippo
Piano playing? Piano no Mori


This is amusing to me, because I usually have to tell people I know NOT to take the opposite stance..

Mahjongg? Legend of Kouizumi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrToOJYnjac)

Totally not posting this because I think this anime is awesome and I'm going to watch it when it comes out, no sir.

[St.Sinner]

Rule.. 143269: If it exists, there is probably an anime (or manga) about it.

Card games? Yugioh
Tennis? Prince of Tennis
Curry? Addicted to Curry
Veterinarians? Wild Life
Bread? Yakitate Japan
Boxing? Hajime no Ippo
Piano playing? Piano no Mori


Well, what about... kite-flying... huh, huh? There can't be an anime about that, right? Please say there isn't an anime about that.

[Prime32]

From what I hear, while Hikaru no Go has ancient spirits advising people on how to play board games, the world is not obsessed with it and Go players are treated like they normally would be. There may or may not be games of Go that determine the fate of the world.

[Setra]

Well, what about... kite-flying... huh, huh? There can't be an anime about that, right? Please say there isn't an anime about that.
Not yet, wait for a kite flying boom and we'll see. Though keep in mind I said "probably".

I DID find an anime named Kite, but it's about.. an assassin I think, just glanced over the plot.

Mahjongg? Legend of Kouizumi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrToOJYnjac)

Totally not posting this because I think this anime is awesome and I'm going to watch it when it comes out, no sir.
Is that related to Akagi? I remember hearing Akagi was a prequel to some other anime.

[Altair_the_Vexed]

Well, what about... kite-flying... huh, huh? There can't be an anime about that, right? Please say there isn't an anime about that.
There is loads of kite flying in Kiki's Delivery Service - but it isn't specifically about that as such.

[Tengu_temp]

Is that related to Akagi?

Only thematically.

[Atelm]

Dear god. Is everything I thought was scandinavian cartoons actually anime?

Well the novels used as source material for both Moomin and Nils are Scandinavian (if Finnish literature is considered included in Scandinavian literature in the case of Moomin).

[Mercenary Pen]

Rule.. 143269: If it exists, there is probably an anime (or manga) about it.

Question is, should we start a separate topic for all these unusual subjects people have made anime about.

In the mean time, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say there ought to be an anime about making spoons.

[Eldan]

Question is, should we start a separate topic for all these unusual subjects people have made anime about.

In the mean time, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say there ought to be an anime about making spoons.

"HEY, YOU! Show me your SPOOOOOOOOOONS!"

[Mercenary Pen]

"HEY, YOU! Show me your SPOOOOOOOOOONS!"

"You are Re-Spoon-sible for the death of my father, with this spoon I shall eat your life!"

[St.Sinner]

Not yet, wait for a kite flying boom and we'll see. Though keep in mind I said "probably".


Actually, kite-flying is quite a popular activity in certain areas of the world, such as Afghanistan (especially when times were different), parts of South East Asia, and China... I suppose maybe not in Japan, and therefore no anime. I totally believe there could someday be, though. If people will make a show about something as unassuming as bread, I'm convinced they'd make a show about anything.

[Prime32]

If people will make a show about something as unassuming as bread, I'm convinced they'd make a show about anything.On one occasion the guy made a bread that turned people into Super Saiyans. On another he made one so delicious that the judge tasting it travelled back in time and saved his mother from death by childbirth.

Or so TVTropes says.

[Setra]

On one occasion the guy made a bread that turned people into Super Saiyans. On another he made one so delicious that the judge tasting it travelled back in time and saved his mother from death by childbirth.

Or so TVTropes says.
Super Saiyan is an exaggeration, he just looked like one.

The one where he traveled back in time was true though. It's actually a plot point later on that bread can retroactively change space/time. The bad guy uses a "reverse bread" to use its.. magic.. power to reverse the score of a cooking duel gameshow.

The main bad guy is under mind control from sentient evil bread that he wants to spread to the rest of the world to take it over.

It's better than it sounds... but maybe I am a sucker for cooking duels?

Edit: I actually read it, in case you couldn't tell. I also read everything else I listed, with the exception of Yugioh.

[Sprainogre]

It was so awesome...I remember seeing some great stuff though I don't know what they were called. One was about some news reporter on a Mars colony and there was some sort of rebellion,
Venus my friend, they were on Venus. The anime you're thinking about there is Venus Wars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Wars). One of my favorites.


and another was with some sort of group on a planet (maybe earth?) being attacked by crazy bug monsters (not blue gender, this was before that!). I only saw that one once and I have no idea what it was called, all I remember is a scene with these flying bug monsters attacking a caravan and theres like giant mushroom plants.
I think you're thinking about Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28film%29 )?

[Hida Reju]

Kimba the white lion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQsQqOlPjhs)

Then Robotech, then Fist of the north star, then MD Geist, then Ninja Scroll

[Coplantor]

It was captain tsubasa. This thread actually got me curious about other animes I saw when I was a child, before I was exposed the the most common animes.
Apparently, my second anime show was "Aku Dai-Sakusen Srungle" in spanish it was known as "Fuerza Especial Gorila" (Special Force: Gorilla) and my third anime was "My Neighbour Totoro". Untill 5 minutes ago, I had no idea how those last two shows where called, thanks google, and thanks wikipedia.

Those three where before I turned six, at that age I saw Kimba, the white lion and Speed Racer for the first time, then, when I was seven, I got cable and I saw dragonball for the first time.

[Pocketa]

Pokemon, first episode Ever! In English. And the First Time It Ever Aired too.

[Xondoure]

Does My Neighbor Totoro count? If not, then it was Speed Racer (my dad owned some of the episodes)

Edit: I guess my question really is, does it have to be a show? Or do Anime films count as well?

[Pocketa]

Does My Neighbor Totoro count? If not, then it was Speed Racer (my dad owned some of the episodes)

Edit: I guess my question really is, does it have to be a show? Or do Anime films count as well?

If films count, mine is also Totoro.

Did you have to know it was anime at the time?

[SlyGuyMcFly]

Dragonball Z. The first anime I actually liked though? Cowboy Bebop.

[Random NPC]

I believe I started watching anime around 1990, when I was just like 4 years old. Along with other stuff from that era, I was watching Mazinger Z, Speed Racer, Candy Candy (girl cartoons, yeah!), Saint Seiya. After that, it was whatever Mexican TV brought from Japan (Which was a lot). I only knew of the concept of anime like around 1998, by 2001 I was personally looking for anime in many ways and I would say in 2003 I became an otaku when I started to sleep late downloading this cool anime called Naruto

[Eldan]

Hehe. Naruto was the first time I had to let the computer run overnight so I could watch new episodes in the morning.

[Eldariel]

Dear god. Is everything I thought was scandinavian cartoons actually anime?

Yeah, we apparently have the Japanese draw our stuff (yeah, I didn't know as a kid either). I actually didn't know for the longest time; only heard about it in passing at some point. In this thread, I just didn't remember.

But yeah, the stories are Scandic, the Japs made the animation. 'cause Japs like making animation of good stories (though the Moomin-books and anime are quiiite far from each other; topic for another day though).

[Prime32]

Yeah, we apparently have the Japanese draw our stuff (yeah, I didn't know as a kid either). I actually didn't know for the longest time; only heard about it in passing at some point. In this thread, I just didn't remember.

But yeah, the stories are Scandic, the Japs made the animation. 'cause Japs like making animation of good stories (though the Moomin-books and anime are quiiite far from each other; topic for another day though).

Actually the Koreans do the animation. For every cartoon everywhere.

[Danin]

Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed closely by Pokémon.
Granted, I only saw the first episode of NGE at that time and didn't come back to it until very recently. But still, NGE was my first contact with japanimations and it was pretty cool, I thought.

Almost exactly this, with the exception of Sailor Moon first. I watched every episode of that show aired in North America when I was a kid. It's a little awkward admitting this as a guy.

[Maximum Zersk]

Almost exactly this, with the exception of Sailor Moon first. I watched every episode of that show aired in North America when I was a kid. It's a little awkward admitting this as a guy.

You know, I think everyone, boy or not, watched that show at least once when they were little.

First I've ever watched? Either Cardcaptor Sakura, DBZ, or Yu-gi-oh!. After that, mainly Inuyasha, 'till I found more shows.

[Ashtar]

Albator 84 (http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/animation/watch/v9261176T9wHrM8B) in 1984. I was... 4 years old. And it was so awesome, it's also how I learned to speak French. It's probably the reason I like Space Opera so much.

I can still sing the opening song...

[Kurien]

It might have been My Neighbour Totoro, which I'm fairly sure I watched before Pokémon.

[Yardo]

First Anime I ever saw, now that I think of it, was Goldorak, or as you may know it, Grendizer. And yes, that was in the 80's and in French. I did not know it was Anime, and could not understand half of it, but it hooked me on Anime, for life!

[Yora]

That'd be Rune Soldier. I still love that show, it's both awesome and hilarious. :smallbiggrin:

But I probably did get exposed to some others mixed up with my completely random consumation of kids cartons when I was six years old. But we didn't have cable at home and only got to see some when we're at my grandparents, so I'd not say I "used to watch the shows".
But I do remember seeing a couple of episodes of Kimba. And of course Saber Rider (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWOA1TtK2YY). Ask ANY german age 20 to 26 and they will all go nuts if you just mention Saber Rider. :smallbiggrin:
Unfortunately I can't remember anything except that there were three guys and a robot horse. But it probably DID start my love for cyborg ninjas. ^^

[LemonSkye]

Voltron. I was 5, and my mother was getting sick of watching the same three He-Man tapes from the video store over and over again, so she grabbed it off the shelf. I don't think she understood what she was getting herself into. ^^

Next were Samurai Pizza Cats and Mega Man (though I'm not sure either one counts, given that they were both written in America; SPC's a gag dub and I think there was some deal between studios or something with Mega Man).

The first anime I really watched knowing what it was? YuYu Hakusho, back when Adult Swim was just starting out.

[Graywolf]

The first anime I ever saw was Robotech. I was only around 6 or so at the time and the local network I watched them on didn't understand the concept of showing the episodes in order, so it was something like 15 years before I finally got to see everything in order and figure out just what was going on.

[_Zoot_]

It was probably Pokemon, Dragonball (or maybe Dragonball Z) or a few episodes of Sailor Moon, I really can't remember...

[Lord of the Helms]

Actually, now that I think of it, me too. I never considered it an anime, but when you mention it, that's of course true. I'd imagine the same would go for most Finns on these boards.

I vaguely remember Moomins, too. My first would apparently be Vickie the Viking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicky_the_Viking), as it should be for pretty much every German my age, which is also based on a Scandinavian author's work, and which also noone ever knew was an anime. I only found out very recently that it was made in Japan, when Eiichiro Oda said that it was one of his major influences for One Piece. I do think it's strange they say that "the Japanese roots are clearly visible" in the Wikipedia article, what with the designs looking closer to Franco-Belgian comics to me than anything I'd usually expect from Japan.

The first anime that I actually knew was an anime was probably Dragon Ball.

[Eric Tolle]

Kimba the white Lion, Speed Racer, and Gigantor. Because that's pretty much all that was on TV back then. Of course I have a friend who calls me a newcomer to anime, because she started with 8th Man and Marine Boy.

[Surrealistik]

Akira; I think I was 9, maybe 10 years old at the time.

[Douglas]

My introduction to anime was Dragonball and DBZ. At the time, I thought it was great. Now, I make fun of the ridiculously long powerup sequences and how rarely anything really significant other than "look how much bigger this energy blast is than the previous record" happens in a fight.

At least Naruto has some variety in its absurdly powerful combat abilities.

More recently, Code Geass has become my favorite, though I'm sad that it's already over and was so short with only 2 seasons.

[Eldan]

I vaguely remember Moomins, too. My first would apparently be Vickie the Viking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicky_the_Viking), as it should be for pretty much every German my age, which is also based on a Scandinavian author's work, and which also noone ever knew was an anime. I only found out very recently that it was made in Japan, when Eiichiro Oda said that it was one of his major influences for One Piece. I do think it's strange they say that "the Japanese roots are clearly visible" in the Wikipedia article, what with the designs looking closer to Franco-Belgian comics to me than anything I'd usually expect from Japan.

The first anime that I actually knew was an anime was probably Dragon Ball.

Ok. Screw this. From now on, I will not believe it if anyone tells me that any cartoon ever made is german or scandinavian.

How could they lie to me so? I loved those cartoons!

[Prime32]

Ok. Screw this. From now on, I will not believe it if anyone tells me that any cartoon ever made is german or scandinavian.

How could they lie to me so? I loved those cartoons!Remember Power Rangers? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME90KROrSTc) :smalltongue:

The new seasons don't even have the actor footage made in America, it's all New Zealanders with fake accents!

[Tyrant]

For me it was Voltron when I was 5 or so. After that, it was either Ronin Warriors (which I watched almost the entire way through over a summer and was the reason I got up at a decent hour) or Vampire Hunter D on TNT (back when they had Monster Vision) of all places. Then it was Dominion Tank Police from the SciFi channel. After that, it was a while before I came across Gundam Wing which was the next show I watched start to finish. I dabbled in DBZ too but eventually got tired of it. Thanks to Gundam Wing, I found the assorted UC series (which in my opinion are far better, story wise). Now I just watch what's on Cartoon Network on Saturday nights and occasionally buy some movies/shows.

[Thiel]

The first anime show I remember watching was Blue Submarine 7 (I think that's the name.)

[Lord of the Helms]

Ok. Screw this. From now on, I will not believe it if anyone tells me that any cartoon ever made is german or scandinavian.

How could they lie to me so? I loved those cartoons!

Y'know, this just got me to do a little check-up, hoping my fears would be wrong, but... great almighty Dio, this is the last straw! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_the_Bee_%28anime%29)

It looks as if the only actual german-made cartoon I watched in my entire childhood was...the nightmare fuel-laden Felidae (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae_%28Film%29)?

Edit: No, wait. There is one exception. Benjamin Blümchen really was made in Germany.

[Yrcrazypa]

Hmm, I'm not sure, I don't watch much anime, but it was either Dragonball, or Sailor Moon(I had two sisters at the time I probably saw that one.)

[Eldan]

Y'know, this just got me to do a little check-up, hoping my fears would be wrong, but... great almighty Dio, this is the last straw! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_the_Bee_%28anime%29)

It looks as if the only actual german-made cartoon I watched in my entire childhood was...the nightmare fuel-laden Felidae (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae_%28Film%29)?

Edit: No, wait. There is one exception. Benjamin Blümchen really was made in Germany.

Well, at least I never liked Maja as a kid. But Wickie? That guy was my personal hero for years!

[Drascin]

Almost exactly this, with the exception of Sailor Moon first. I watched every episode of that show aired in North America when I was a kid. It's a little awkward admitting this as a guy.

My friend, while my first anime was Rurouni Kenshin, I'll have you know I watched Saber Marionette with my cousins when I was around twelve and liked it. Awkwardness is for the weak :smallamused:.

Anyway, as to the actual topic. As said, the first anime I really watched was Kenshin - I had caught a few random episodes of stuff around the networks, but Kenshin was the first I actually sat down and watched, and wanted to watch each day the same way I did for stuff like Ducktales. I clearly remember getting up at 6:30 AM every Saturday to watch it - to much chagrin of my light-sleeping father.

From there, it was Pokémon, Monster Rancher, and other such shows, until I got a bit older and started getting a bit more into anime proper.

[Lord of the Helms]

Well, at least I never liked Maja as a kid. But Wickie? That guy was my personal hero for years!

Same for me with Wickie, the only ones who came close to his hero-status were Lucky Luke and Asterix. I did like watching Maja as well, though. And Nils and the wild geese as well.

It is kinda funny though, because when I think about it, the giants in One Piece really do look like they've been influenced by the Vikings from Wickie.

[Winthur]

Captain Tsubasa (not to be confused with Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)

Basically a science fiction story - Japan somehow always wins the World Cup in soccer thanks to an amazing player, the titular Tsubasa. :smallwink:

But hey, it had lots of awesomeness in characters like Tachibana brothers, Tsubasa himself, Kojiro and Wakabayashi (who practiced martial arts to become a better goalkeeper) :smallbiggrin:

There were other good anime shows at the time, like Yattaman (that I mostly remember for that catchy opening theme. "Yattaman! Yattaman! Something something something! Yattaman! Yattaman! Something something something!") or Sailor Moon (yes, I'm a guy. :smalltongue: ) but I haven't watched them as religiously nor do I remember much about them. (I was born too late to watch Daimos or Tiger Mask)
After that, Dragon Ball and Slayers. Ah, the wonders of Polish broadcast at the time... Those were awesome shows as well. (<3 Lina Inverse)

Then everything went downhill, as anyone who saw the Polish dub of Naruto can testify. :smallfrown:

[Project_Mayhem]

Definitely Pokémon.

The first decent one, however, was Cowboy Bebop

[Exarch]

True anime? I'm pretty sure my first experience was rented Voltron, then Sailor Moon a couple years later. I remember waking up early before school to watch Sailor Moon, haha. Parents bought a couple Dragon Ball movies (I'm glad they cleaned it up a bit from the manga). After that, it was a few years then I started watching Sci-Fi Network's Saturday Anime, and the first one was I think Record of Lodoss War. Continued watching it, saw Akira, Vampire Hunter D, Casshan: Robot Hunter, 8 Man Running, and a bunch of others I'm not sure about. After that, started getting my parents to rent some from Block Buster and eventually bought all of Record of Lodoss War on VHS then NGE. Gundam Wing was in there too. There's been a lot since then.

Really though? What caused it all was watching my brother play Dragon Warrior 2 on the NES. So many dog princess jokes...

[Teddy90]

How is it still relevant, anyway I like anime one time movies but I love anime series so much depth to the stories.

[Oslecamo]

Captain Tsubasa (not to be confused with Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)


I don't understand what you're talking about. There's no such thing as a TRC anime. There's the manga, and there's the OVAs.

Also, the first anime I saw was Sailor Moon. Heck, the country where I live seemed to have bought the whole episodes and pass them over and over again during several years. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who hadn't seen it.

[Atelm]

I don't understand what you're talking about. There's no such thing as a TRC anime. There's the manga, and there's the OVAs.



Exactly, there never was any TV series made of it, and certainly not any by Bee Train. *tries to block memory of shoddy adaption*

[babeeroniea]

My first was the original pokemon. Now i cant stand anime other than Bleach and... that one show... crap... Case closed. yeah thats it. Its the one where the guy is turned into a little kid and goes and solves mysteries.

[darkblust]

Either saylor moon or digimon.

[Assassin89]

First anime I watched? I think it was Voltron or Speed Racer.

[icastflare!]

mine was etheir inuyasha, gundam, pokemon, or dragonball Z. I was a big anime fan at the time. watched them before they went off the air or basterdized it

[JediSoth]

It was probably Battle Beyond the Planets (or whatever it was called when it was shown on TV here) in the late 70s. I also devoured Voltron and Robotech when it was on TV, though I wasn't aware of their cultural origins until MUCH later.

The first Anime I ever truly WATCHED, knowing what it was, and such, was Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime to the purists) or Ninja Scroll...not sure which came first. I saw Vampire Hunter D about the same time.

I have a small collection now:
Princess Mononoke
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Spirited Away
Kiki's Delivery Service
Bubblegum Crisis
Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040

I've also seen Berserk and Howl's Moving Castle.

[Quincunx]

I didn't know what was special about the art style of Swan Lake (http://cbl.orcein.net/swanprincess/misc/anime.htm), but it was different and weird, playing way out on the UHF end of the channel selector somewhere, with lots of static. . .I wouldn't find out what anime was for another decade.

[Dragor]

My first was the adaptation of Cardcaptor Sakura for America, Cardcaptors. I'd come home from school eager to watch it. Somehow I didn't like Yu-Gi-Oh! (which had the same concept of 'monsters and cards') but Cardcaptors just had so much more mystique behind it, rather than just every episode being a freakin' card game.

The adaptation was pretty bad, but I was hooked. I didn't really evolve my anime taste beyond it- I only really like Studio Ghibli stuff, and MoHS, which I recently got into mainly because of the Playground.

[WillyFourEyes]

Either Sailor Moon or Dragon Ball (not Z). I don't remember which one came out first here.

[Dragero]

Yu-Gi-Oh and pokemon.....1st GOOD anime was naruto (Pokemon is alright, milked soooo much though....)

[Dusk Eclipse]

First anime ever.... Dragonball and Saint Seiya the original and possibly Ranma 1/2 (also the first tv series/cartoon/anime/whatever to be banned in my house:smalleek:)

Curious thing it was until somewhat recently (about 5 years) I never understood or knew what was exactly anime. Now I am a die hard fan of it (especially of shonen over the top and ridiculous attacks FTW!!)

[CarpeGuitarrem]

Hmmm.....this one makes me think. You know, I bet it was Cowboy Bebop, in college. Good times.

[Brewdude]

First anime that i was a fanatic about was Robotech.
First seen? probably one of speed racer/voltron/Star Blazers.

Pokemon would be awesome if it didn't have Team Rocket in it.

[Pronounceable]

WHAT? Vicky and Maya were anime? OMG! OMG I say! My mind is blown! WTH!?!?

As for what I was exposed to first, no idea. Could be Genki, Jumaru, Voltron, Saber Rider, Robotech, Clementine, Viking Vicky or Maya... Once again, WHAT THE!? How can it be?!?!?!
...
As for first one I deliberately followed (on account of finally having a brain developed enough to grasp the concept) would be the one with a bunch of superhero guys in bird suits with a bird looking plane battling what I think was alien invaders led by a guy with a very weird purple mask and cape. Shame I remember so little.

Then there's Space Adventure Cobra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_%28manga%29), which hasn't been mentioned AT ALL in this thread. I wonder why that is.

[Prime32]

As for first one I deliberately followed (on account of finally having a brain developed enough to grasp the concept) would be the one with a bunch of superhero guys in bird suits with a bird looking plane battling what I think was alien invaders led by a guy with a very weird purple mask and cape. Shame I remember so little.Original title was Space Ninja Team Gatchaman (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman), translated as Battle of the Planets and G-Force. Makes an appearance in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom on the Wii, was parodied in Megas XLR.

[Shades of Gray]

Pokemon would be awesome if it didn't have Team Rocket in it.

Pokemon would be awesome if it was ONLY Team Rocket. They are the true stars of the show.

[babeeroniea]

Pokemon would be awesome if it was ONLY Team Rocket. They are the true stars of the show.
totally the only reason i watched.

[TheThan]

Transformers Generation 1 (that’s right the original TV show,)
Thundercats/silver hawks
Robotech/ Macross

That’s right, kickin’ it old school.

edit
there was a few other shows on at the same time like Gatchaman, voltron, speed racer etc. but i don't really remember watching them (well ok voltron vaguely).