how to introduce anime to someone

Animefreak17

Animefreak17

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how would you go about introducing anime to people that are interested
well depends on the person i think
1 i think if its a girls a cute anime would be the best
2 but if its a guy a kick ass anime with guns
3 give them a introduction of genres
4 introduce them to mangas

what not to introduce
1 no hentai
2 no fan service till they are into anime
3 make sure its a anime they can understand and not something they can't understand

how would you guy introduce anime to someone that interested
 
I think you're stereotyping all girls as liking cute/romantic things, most girls I know like action movies but hey, if that's what chicks in your area are into then coolbeans :lol:

as for anime I would only need to show people three things:

Cowboy Bebop, because it has quite a western vibe to it and people like some sort of familiarity, plus it's english dub isn't atrocious unlike a majoirty of anime out there

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, because it is, without doubt, one of my favourite movies, and sharing your favourite things with people is always cool, so that's more of a personal choice for me to show

any Studio Ghibli film, especially Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away, need I say more about them?

I guess other stuff you can add to the list is anime that inspired some big films out there, so GitS for the Matrix fans, Parika for Inception fans etc.
 
I'd say Death Note is a good starter anime. The cat and mouse thriller is something that appeals to western audiences too and personally I liked the dub (I even got my parents to watch and enjoy Death Note).

I'd say more cerebral anime would be ok to show a film buff, but the average person perhaps not.

Appleseed is another good starter as it's fairly western in its themes and doesn't delve into japanese culture too much.
 
Definetly don't start someone on Akira as made that mistake with my wife :lol:

She did have another try at watching an anime with me but she couldn't get into it and she got tired of been told its not a ruddy cartoon its ANIME!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

She won't let me try the kids with any though (would be for there age range) as got them hooked on Doctor Who :D
 
@memorium im sorry your right i am stereotyping
but i agree
cowboy bepops for everyone greatest anime ever made
but it depends on there personality or how close a anime is to a persons personality
if they like funnys funny anime
action- action anime
ya know
 
All depends on the person on how you introduce them to anything. Usually, the best way of doing it is showing something that's rooted in something else they already like or similar. It might not be the greatest thing, but people are always going to be curious about similar ideas and if you have that confidence - its not a terrible idea to just put the DVD on and let them watch. (You also have to be okay with them not being interested straight away, etc).
 
Jaymii said:
All depends on the person on how you introduce them to anything. Usually, the best way of doing it is showing something that's rooted in something else they already like or similar.
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Came here to post that.

I would add that I did this recently with The Castle of Cagliostro and that went down very well. Breaking out of the Miyazaki/Ghibli comfort zone is harder, but I found Perfect Blue and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time were pretty successful too.
 
If it has an English dub make sure it does not have any 'shrieking girls' in it - my older brother cannot stand Evangelion and Nadesico on account of a couple of the girls in them.
 
mangaman74 said:
If it has an English dub make sure it does not have any 'shrieking girls' in it - my older brother cannot stand Evangelion and Nadesico on account of a couple of the girls in them.
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Evangelion just has a bad dub full stop, or at least the original series, can't comment on the OVAs
 
Professor Irony said:
Jaymii said:
All depends on the person on how you introduce them to anything. Usually, the best way of doing it is showing something that's rooted in something else they already like or similar.
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Came here to post that.

I would add that I did this recently with The Castle of Cagliostro and that went down very well. Breaking out of the Miyazaki/Ghibli comfort zone is harder, but I found Perfect Blue and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time were pretty successful too.
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Perfect Blue is one I was hinting at as a film fan's film. It's got a lot of elements your average genre fan would recognise and be at home with and it's got a great sense of playing with the audience's expectations and interpretations. But it's a bad choice if you want to convince someone anime is not all sex and violence =P
 
Force them to watch Fist of the North Star...

Oh wait that's just what my brother did to me :p

I would say it partially depends on what the person is into before hand. If they know comic books and stuff, I found the Read or Die OVA was a great starter for a friend of mine. My brother (who got me into anime with the above abomination) was extremely impressed by it.

For the more distant audience, you of course can't go wrong with a Ghibli. I would probably say the best to get one into it though is something like Castle in the Sky or Nausicaa - It is not too 'alien' - the plots are more traditional than say Spirited Away, and they aren't too 'overwhelmingly japanese' like Spirited away or Mononoke.

(Which btw is what I did to my nephew when I gave him his first Anime DVDs at age 7 - Castle in the Sky and Kiki's Delivery Service (I had a spare copy of both mind)
 
Lawrence said:
If I was going to introduce people to anime, I'd tell them to sit down and we'd all watch Kimi ni todoke together. Anything less than "Manliest show of all time" will have negative consequences.

In all seriousness though, as others have already stated, suggesting something similar to their tastes or allowing them to browse a selection of titles and pick which ever interests them, is probably the best route to go.

The best way either either seems to be, starting them off on kiddy anime, Naruto, Bleach ect. Or starting them on something thought provoking or semi-realistic like Death note or Black lagoon. Talking generally of course.
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totally agree
 
memorium said:
mangaman74 said:
If it has an English dub make sure it does not have any 'shrieking girls' in it - my older brother cannot stand Evangelion and Nadesico on account of a couple of the girls in them.
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Evangelion just has a bad dub full stop, or at least the original series, can't comment on the OVAs
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No no, the Eva dub is an example of one of the better dubs.
 
Obviously recommend stuff you think they'll like. No point in introducing them to a classic and have them not like it.

AnimeNut said:
She did have another try at watching an anime with me but she couldn't get into it and she got tired of been told its not a ruddy cartoon its ANIME!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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I hate it when people do this. Anime are Japanese cartoons. Get over it.
 
Normally I wait till they show an intrest in the area or an intrest in what I'm watching before suggesting watching something. Find it works better that way for them, otherwise it feels like i'm forcing them to do something. I did get my parents watching Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex though but that's because like others have said I appealed to their intrests.
 
Maxon Wrote
[/quote]I hate it when people do this. Anime are Japanese cartoons. Get over it.[/quote]

I will agree they are both animation I can not call them cartoons.

Anime is short for Japanese animations not Japanese cartoons. Cartoons is well short for cartoons. I can not and will not put the likes of Neon Genesis Evangelion in the same category as Bugs Bunny.
 
But people don't imply that The Wire is of a similar nature or cultural relevance to Hellcats just by saying they are both TV shows. Have you ever watched any kids (and I mean that in terms of demographic reference, not "Naruto") anime? Perhaps Anpanman really does hold a special place in your heart, but I would rather watch Fillmore! or any other clever American cartoon.
 
AnimeNut said:
Maxon Wrote
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I hate it when people do this. Anime are Japanese cartoons. Get over it.[/quote]

I will agree they are both animation I can not call them cartoons.

Anime is short for Japanese animations not Japanese cartoons. Cartoons is well short for cartoons. I can not and will not put the likes of Neon Genesis Evangelion in the same category as Bugs Bunny.[/quote]
i agree i cant call anime cartoons either totally agree with ya
 
Mutsumi said:
memorium said:
mangaman74 said:
If it has an English dub make sure it does not have any 'shrieking girls' in it - my older brother cannot stand Evangelion and Nadesico on account of a couple of the girls in them.
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Evangelion just has a bad dub full stop, or at least the original series, can't comment on the OVAs
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No no, the Eva dub is an example of one of the better dubs.
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I'll have to give it another shot then

as for the whole "Anime is cartoons" thing, Anime aren't cartoons in the same sense that most people percieve them i.e. Loony Tunes or The Flintstones, but they're ultimately still cartoons nonetheless, don't get so butthurt over it
 
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