Gigguk's 10 Best Starter Anime for New Fans

[@drinkingsomething]

Timestamps: 9:29 | Watching Michael B. Jordan Interview 15:10 | "The Anime Zone Approved Gigguk Written Best Starter Anime PowerPoint Presentation by The Anime Zone" 18:30 | Criteria 33:14 | Blind Pick 39:10 | Shounen 45:27 - 47:07 | Toilette Break 48:51 | Psychological 52:54 | Action 1:00:28 | Drama 1:04:38 | Sydney Appears 1:07:11 | Sci-Fi 1:09:34 | Sci-Fi (The Real One) 1:20:38 | Romance 1:22:53 | Romace (The Real One) 1:30:05 | Feel Good 1:36:30 | Parents (Dad) 1:42:08 | Parents (Mum) 1:45:47 - 1:48:20 | Toilette Break 1:48:21 | Wild Card 1:54:26 | Bonus Round (Getting Deeper into Anime) 1:54:42 | Isekai 1:56:05 | High School 1:57:48 | Cute Girls (Doing Cute Things) 1:59:17 | Degeneracy 2:01:44 | Trying to Get Garnt's Cousin into Anime (Story) 2:06:04 | The End of the Presentation

[@bandass]

Disappointed the romance one wasn't your lie in April tbh

[@manjil557]

​@@bandass it has more drama then romance

[@dirt8718]

@@bandass mid

[@I.disagree]

​@@dirt8718 Mid is perfect, you can go up from there

[@AlkonKomm]

Death Note is what got me into anime and I still think its one of the best shows to start with, especially cause it very quickly gets tense and exciting.

[@arshdeepsingh4632]

AGREED!!

[@hentaro7845]

People these days got even shorter attention spans like children, need a good 12-13 episode show

[@niccolorichter1488]

Too much bulshit fór me

[@icewave7334]

Vinland Saga got me into anime

[@davidyodo24]

Me too

[@racool911]

Attack on Titan has never failed me in getting someone hooked on anime. It was my first anime as well

[@masudbillah6196]

Attack on Titan and Death Note are easily two of the best starter animes

[@By-Haven]

That is what I would probably recommend, AoT first season hits hard and fast, it is an action packed roller coaster with amazing choreography. Death Note is easy to grasp, with amazing story, memorable characters and very reminiscent to a lot of Hollywood movies. But what I would do is just asking someone what their favorite genre is and recommend a good anime in that category. At the end anime is just a medium to share stories, just like movies and books.

[@aaronyoghurt9210]

Definitely. Best first episode ever, No filler, great story and plot twist, great animation. Naruto, OP, HxH and Kekaishi is what hooked me into anime, but I won't torture any newcomer with fillers.

[@thomasffrench3639]

Yeah Death Note is a good starter battle shonen

[@воваомелюх-к8о]

In my opinion Summertime Render is solid alternative (at least) for Wild card category. It is very high quality in general, hits hard from the first episode, has a minimum of fanservice and is not very long. And the main thing is that it is a mix of several genres, so it can appeal to a wide range of people.

[@TheIceman101418]

I actually agree. It has good solid sci fi and fantasy elements, plus a fairly solid time travel plot. I will say it does have some anime nonsense, panty shots and starting with boob groping.

[@Meon]

Summertime Render definitely fails the "no anime bullshit" criteria with all the "not blood related" romance.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@Meonso do American media. I don’t know why people think westerners can’t stomach it.

[@giygas9305]

@@Meonbro one of the first things that happens is main character gets a faceful of boob

[@vader5600]

''The Best Starter Anime for New Fans'' 2 hour long video 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@Mario_bland]

Man gotta get his hours in.

[@Weatherman4Eva]

This is definitely a watch at 2x speed video

[@omegalettexyphonophore3111]

A definitive starter list

[@vannq7785]

This is a twitch stream VOD

[@MinhNguyen-yo7wi]

​@@vannq7785 TikTok brains can't comprehend what stream Vods are

[@Dumeful]

Since you asked if this type of content is liked or general recommendation videos, I think I liked the idea of you giving different "levels" of accessibility. Maybe you could do some easy videos of like, "Here's the level 1 for romance anime recommendations, then level 2 once you're already familiar with anime and these shows, then level 3 for the deep cuts that are still really worth watching." I'd definitely click on those just to see what I've already watched, and also add anything I'm missing to my backlog!

[@ausreir]

I'd imagine Garnt putting Domestic Girlfriend at LV1... 😅

[@Hai43561]

Level 2 is steins gate and code geass

[@pj1016]

AOT does not deserve so much hate, I was sad seeing so many L's while he said aot. It's an amazing show, without any anime bs, brilliant story, amazing characters, insane animation(It has a 10/10 animation till season 3 if we don't include the brief cgi colossal titan, it went down to 8.5-9 in the later seasons but still great), 10/10 action, amazing overshadowing, it's close to perfect and one of the best ever in my opinion. All these haters saying L are just pissed at the ending which I don't know about because I am an anime only but even if the ending is horrendous, It will just make it an 8.5-9 show instead of 10 for me. It doesn't deserve all of the hate it gets, it's not cool to hate on it.

[@AYouTubeUser1]

Yeah, I feel the same way about Game of Thrones. GoT was a show that many called the greatest TV of all-time. It had a subpar season or 2 and a bad ending and now people call it F tier because it’s cool to do. I still give Got and AoT 10/10 ratings because they hit legendary highs. I could understand an 8/10 or a 9/10. I just don’t understand how some people can take shows like that from a 10 to a 1 after a poor episode or season.

[@runespar]

My man thinks average non-anime fans aren't going to holup at giant naked skin mechs.

[@ebarobyre2720]

​@@AKZbinUser1 GoT is a solid 5 or 6. Then again I don't really watch any live action shows so that's just off enjoyment and engagement level not compared to other shows

[@artorhen]

@AKZbinUser1 AoT did not get the GoT treatment tho, it is if anything, at it's peak right now.

[@pj1016]

@@artorhen facts

[@Kabeirbisla]

I started anime in December 2021 and my first anime was Attack on Titan. Just like garnt said it opened the floodgates and since then i have completed very long series such as one piece , naruto, bleach , black clover, drangon ball, hunter x hunter etc. And dozens of movies and short anime with 12 - 24 episode. It ruined my school grades but it was worth it.

[@user-zt8gs8js1u]

lol, that is a lot since you watched one peaceXD

[@Kabeirbisla]

@@user-zt8gs8js1u what was your first anime ?

[@user-zt8gs8js1u]

@@Kabeirbisla I am actually half Japanese, half Australian who was born and raised in Japan. At that Time, naruto was a big thing in Japan so I guess naruto is the first Anime I watched.

[@theidpboi6205]

Oh how damn long i have waited for a gigguk vid on this! Honestly, i think the question of first anime is a hugely important one, both for newbies or veterans recommending shows to said newbies; as such, getting recommendations from the best in the biz is something i've wanted for ages!! Edit: OH MY LORDS he recommended Kaguya. I now have the gigguk stamp of approval to continually shove this down everyone's throats. Let's go.

[@KanekoIA]

Vivy: Flourite Eye's Song was what got me completely into anime. It's the perfect combination of western-ish robot apocolypse action, confusing time travel, good drama and great music. It also helps that it's finished in 1 season.

[@nomiddlename2385]

Amazing show

[@JeffDvrx]

That's a solid recommendation I hadn't thought about

[@shark20069]

Id throw that on a 3x3. I think about it and the op at least once a week since I watched it. A nice gem

[@13_faces]

Vivy is a good way to bore someone to sleep (that someone was me)

[@KanekoIA]

@@13_faces good for you, deifnitely in minority though

[@ultimate9685]

I'm happy he put A Place Further than the Universe in that list. People often tend to overlook that gem of a show.

[@norwa3518]

New Game and Is The Order a Rabbit? are also great CGDCT anime

[@ashishbarthwal6961]

Can recommend that show to literally anyone... It is the sol cgdct show for people who hate sol cgdct

[@FrizFroz]

I remember when Sora Yori ep 12 aired at around the same time as Violet Evergarden ep 10... don't think I've ever cried as much in a week of television as I did that week.

[@ashishbarthwal6961]

@@FrizFroz RIP bro, I cried like a mf on Violet ep 10 and Sora yori ep 12 had one of my fav anime endings of all time

[@lgr28]

Unironically got my family into watching anime with Jjk. It's the most normie friendly shounen in a while - set in modern japan, no weird fan service that could put off my mom, realistic humour and cool action. On the other hand, I'll be kicked out if I made my family watch CSM

[@MrLbroom]

Same actually except my after years of watching anime with my parents (god bless them), I got my Dad to watch Chainsaw Man with me, and he thinks it’s awesome. I cry. I feel so lucky.🥲

[@viktorzenelaj9385]

For me we got my dad to watch Jojo and he low key loved it despite being eastern European af

[@SuperFlawless2010]

Kill La Kill

[@giygas9305]

@@MrLbroomeven the lewd scenes are awesome

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiaaaaaaaaa]

mei mei probably doesnt appear yet in the anime at the time you write this lmao

[@cronotriggered4314]

Honestly I'm just glad this addresses probably my biggest issue with Michael's recommendations, which is that there's absolutely no variety. If you're trying to get someone into this medium you want to show them the full scope of what is has to offer, give them multiple recommendations with different kinds of storytelling across different genres. Let them see what resonates with them and then give them more recommendations based off what they do or don't like. If people have been turned off of anime already, it's likely because the mainstream shonen that they've been exposed to in the past haven't been appealing to them, so trying to convince them to power through hundreds of episodes of something they don't like on the promise that "it'll be worth it" or "it gets good" is an extremely hard sell.

[@AStixMatism]

Vinland Saga Cowboy Bebop Vivy Fluorite Eye's Song Attack on Titan Code Geass Cyberpunk Edgerunners These are all anime that are somewhat similar to Western TV shows in some ways so it'd be an easier transition than going from a realistic guy reflecting upon pain in his life STRAIGHT to a 14 year old girl shaking her Bazongas around and screaming in the highest pitch ever as the horni Main character gets a faceful. But yeah if I only had to pick one, Defo Vinland Saga

[@biggestbullsfan8569]

lol code geass got too much fan service

[@JanusXX]

hero academia is a pretty standard anime, with superheroes who also appeal to westerners.

[@AStixMatism]

@@biggestbullsfan8569 speak for yourself with pretty much every netflix movie in existence (not literally every one but a lot of them) needing to have sex scenes. while it's got fanservice, it's got a thrilling plotline and probably my personal fav ending in all of anime

[@DisguisedHaku]

​@@JanusXXFacts. Comic lovers would like it if they want to transition into another medium.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@AStixMatism fan service in live action and animation are entirely different beasts.

[@Bucko99]

I think Cowboy Bebop is the absolute safest choice that 99% of people will at LEAST like. The success of The Mandalorian defeats Gigguk's argument. I think another factor to consider is suggesting a show that demonstrates what anime can give that other mediums of entertainment cannot. With that in consideration: AOT, Mob Psycho 100, FMAB are also good picks in my opinion.

[@marcuszeus5552]

15:17 The perfect Anime Starter List by The Anime Zone himself and he even used SAO as the background 🤣

[@Verpanther]

2:25 he literally have ghost in his room 💀💀💀

[@GoatAmv]

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[@CloudBringer]

who asked

[@GoatAmv]

@Hidetaka Miyazaki ANYTIME 😁

[@GoatAmv]

@@CloudBringer why do u even care then!? its not for u

[@ez336]

@@CloudBringer “wHo aSkEd🤓”

[@jodanjo4295]

L list

[@kevinwacharapol7092]

I don't know if many people have seen it, but I think it's a really good pick as a starter for romance. It's Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, because it's just very casual and cute, not set in High School and it feels pretty similar to a western romance. It's my favourite romance and it's also a movie.

[@kaktusgaming2219]

There are anime tropes in it so I dont think its the best starter romance

[@maxkwa8811]

@@kaktusgaming2219 what are those then? When I watched it recently it seemed completely normal to me. Could've been a real life depictment of it and would still look kinda the same..

[@kaktusgaming2219]

@@maxkwa8811 Well I kinda forgot what happened in anime but I am pretty sure that one of the main contents was the fact that the main girl is tsundere and is rude to main character

[@michielkwantes6034]

@@kaktusgaming2219 good argument. I forgot about that haha. However, I still think she was timid for a tsundere, but still tsundere gonna be tsunderes.

[@frying-pans]

Insomniacs After School is a really solid pick for romance in my opinion. Very grounded and has actual development. Maybe a little on the slow side at the start, but I think it still works well. I was definitely hooked after the first episode.

[@Cabbrickk]

Would certainly be up for seeing more anime recommendations! Gonna watch the stuff on the list I haven't seen in the meantime.

[@shockboomjj7070]

#1 Bakemonogatari #2 Kizumonogatari #3 Nisemonogatari + Black Hanekawa #4 Monogatari 2nd Season + Hanamonogatari #5 Tsukimonogatari #6 Koyomimonogatari #7 Owarimonogatari #8 Owarimonogatari 2 #9 Zokumonogatari #10 Oreimo

[@Hai43561]

How to make your friend think you are a weirdo speed run XD

[@Uryendel]

I know it's a joke, but monogatari must be one of the worst show to recommend, dialogues are way to fast for a newbee. Also release order > chronological order and Ayase best girl

[@BigAl2-u7e]

I'm just gonna say the obvious and safe option that is Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. I mean, it fills out every criteria that Garnt listed out. It's a good show, it has a really good animation/artstyle that still holds up, zero anime bullshit anywhere, and it ain't an isekai. It also has a great dub and isn't too long.

[@ReklawLah]

Based on his criteria, it's like he was specifically talking about FMAB.

[@willburt7716]

Psycho-Pass as the sci-fi pick was great to see. S1 was absolutely amazing and still holds up super well, and while it's definitely a step down I honestly don't mind s2 onwards. S2's a little rough but after that it's still a really solid sci-fi anime.

[@Uryendel]

I just watched the whole thing, s1 is really good, but everything else doesn't make any fucking sense and is bad.

[@willburt7716]

@@Uryendel I disagree but ok

[@Uryendel]

@@willburt7716 ok then explain me the logic behind bifrost (the gamble part, not the debugging of sybil)

[@willburt7716]

@Uryendel bifrost wasn't great in execution, you're right. S3 is very flawed and I totally see why someone wouldn't like it. The simple fact is that I enjoy ALL of psycho pass and you don't feel the same. You can't convince me it was bad and I probably can't convince you it was good, and there's really no point in either. The world and characters just resonated with me in a way most anime don't, which is why I love it. Have a great day.

[@Uryendel]

@@willburt7716 oh come one, s2 was a little rough, s3 wasn't great in execution, what remain? the movie? It's the classical japanese view on guerilla against dicatorship, it triggered my PTSD from Battle Royal 2. Let be honest s1 is good but the rest is mid as fuck

[@ratongolzache5624]

The people saying barakamon in chat for feel good are the real ones

[@viciousoz4188]

As a romance expert, Tonikawa is probably the most beginner friendly romance. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish is also a good one. Possibly even Toradora

[@Sheep.]

Based. It was my first romance anime lol.

[@ShadeXH]

Tonikawa is way too slow for a starter. It's more something you recommend down the road if the person develops a taste for fluff SoL.

[@Uryendel]

Tonikawa is for degenerate who need to touch grass, I don't think regular people can appreciate the simplicity of the show

[@Vorexxa]

You called yourself romance expert and not even mentioned Tsuki Ga Kirei, bruh

[@viciousoz4188]

@@Vorexxa Cause it's kinda boring

[@matthieuaub.4256]

Attack on Titan was my first anime (and Assassination Classroom the n°2). Now, after 6 years, I can't spend a day without an anime episode

[@kaktusgaming2219]

Great Pretender is definitely my Wild card. It was just so fun.

[@Windmill360]

Garnt: The anime I recommend can't have any Anime BS like incest but without blood relation. Also Garnt: My very first recommend pick focuses on two adoptive siblings with the hots for each other.

[@DeezNuts-cn5wx]

"focuses"

[@tabou3343]

Garnt: i can't watch 1 season of clannad to get to good stuff, it's too much Also him watching 6th season of MHA because IT WILL HIT HARD IN NEXT SEASON 146% I PROMISE!!

[@Aboood-Fun]

Cyperpunk Edge Runners anime is a good recommendation... amuture, hit fast and hard, 10 ep only and check all the stuff we going with

[@blackmaskly3585]

So, fun story with regards to 1:20:17; the tldr is that I accidentally ended up getting my grandmother to start watching (and enjoying) Eva on a whim when she has no prior anime experience (to my knowledge). For context, I'm out on a road trip with the grandparents to celebrate my high school graduation (we've been through many states at this point and finally headed back). As such, I've been texting my relatives back home over the course of the trip - my parents, my sister, and the other set of grandparents (unrelated to the ones that took me on this road trip). I'm in the car on the road, as one is, and listening to a video essay on Evangelion's release in the US (by Zinnbuster, great video and channel, go sub to him). This reminds me that I don't own a physical copy of Eva, and I'm suddenly compelled to go looking online for the Platinum Collection set of DVDs - because I'm bored. I find a listing from this guy on eBay, with a quality of "like new" and decently priced to boot! But of course, I realize this is all kinda crazy - DVDs are unfortunately growing more obsolete as time goes on, and I certainly don't have a traditional DVD player, so I'd really just be buying this set just to have it. I'm not really a collector of anime merch, as it were, but my love for Evangelion is really tempting me to buy this box set. Of course, though, it's on eBay, and that requires me to communicate with the seller - which, truth be told, I'd rather avoid if I can help it. So I'm talking to my grandmother back home, right? I go off about this DVD dilemma - never name-dropping the series itself, just sort of elaborating as to how wild it is that I could love a show so much that I'd want to buy this box set of a show on a near obsolete media format. As one would, she naturally inquires about the show in question - and now I have to explain to my grandmother what a Neon Genesis Evangelion is. So I do as best as I can without spoiling the series or anything. Teenage kids, giant robots, space aliens, devolves into psychoanalytical stuff and every main character is depressed. She finds it interesting. So then she decides to Google the show, I'd suppose. (She apparently reads somewhere that Shinji has Asperger's. Not sure that's confirmed canon but it's whatever.) And then she decides "well, then, how about I watch it." She reportedly watches 3 episodes (off of Netflix because it's convenient). Her reaction to it all? "Interesting!" And not in a bad way! Not only that, she appears to be planning to both finish the show in dub (which, Netflix dub, kinda unfortunate but it's what it's), and then go back and REWATCH it in sub. All this was about a week ago, and I haven't received any updates as to her progress since. (I did get to rant to her about the Fly Me to the Moon removal though. She loves the song so I'd guess the feeling is maybe mutual.) I'm not sure if she's continued the show or not, but my big takeaway from this was that I got someone I knew into Evangelion, that someone was my grandmother of all people, AND it was her very first anime! (No, I dunno if she's aware of End of Eva. I can't even imagine what her reaction would be. Also the eBay listing I had my eyes on sold - not that it matters much to the story, but it's a nice bookend methinks.) Thus concludes this silly little rant in your comments section. I hope anybody who sees this finds it decently entertaining, and takes away the lesson that no show is impossible to recommend! :D (Or Evangelion is just an anomaly. Probably not though.)

[@gusleffers9265]

I got into anime with Doctor Stone and Death Note, both of which are excellent introductions imo. Shows the potential of the format across different tones and genres. Also A Silent Voice is incredible. Beats out some of the Ghibli stuff for me honestly.

[@coupdegrace235]

bruhhh, these ads are so perfectly timed that they cut the moment garnt is about to say the anime for the genre XD

[@tommykaung5882]

This maybe a bit niche but we recommend Girls und Panzer and GATE to Military nerds back in the days. And it ended up being their first anime. Also I can understand Alan's recommendation. Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway is so great even for a UC Timeline standards. The mecha animation, the soundtrack, the background landscape, all perfect. Though I would rather recommend Gundam Unicorn for newcomers who haven't watched any UC timeline shows.

[@Dragonite43]

Girls und Panzer! :D

[@beatuzumaki1108]

I honestly think that the best starter anime for my dad at least would be a Gundam series. He’s already shown interest in Sci-Fi so I think he’d really enjoy Gundam. With that said I’m not sure which would be a good pick from the series as I haven’t watched all of them yet 😅

[@thomasffrench3639]

If he likes something like Blade Runner or shows like it, Ghost in the Shell or Psycho Pass. But yeah as a fan of 80s Sci-Fi Gundam is perfect for Sci Fi fans.

[@thomasffrench3639]

I also love that the editor chose Hathaway which is literally the the worst starting place for Gundam because it requires so much knowledge, but I’m just picturing a person having no knowledge watching it.

[@beatuzumaki1108]

@@thomasffrench3639 I’ve never even heard of Hathaway, but now I wanna see it just because Allen trolled Garnt with it 😂

[@fakesmile172]

The original series is actually quite good if they can tolerate the old animation, and the dub is okay. Excellent casting but stilted direction.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@beatuzumaki1108 you should watch the first 4 installments before you watch that movie.

[@adindapangeran]

Honestly there's a lot more mature romance nowadays, like in this season galaxy next door I think is one of the good ones, and I think most of people will like it

[@night4263]

naah it's pretty boring

[@DreavyHinker]

I got my mom to watch Vinland saga for her first anime- took her a while but she finally admitted she liked it lol

[@ilikepandas2268]

Lol same but I started her with Aot (she likes gory shit)

[@CDodger24]

The only animes that i can get my dad to watch are DBZ and Hajime no Ippo.

[@Self8Sabotage]

@@ilikepandas2268 aot isnt even that gory💀

[@Self8Sabotage]

@@CDodger24 manly man anime

[@farisbastian]

I think Akagami no Shirayukihime could fit perfectly in romance category

[@zdenruml8476]

Hello from the Czech Republic

[@dhanajeyan7883]

Hello from India

[@StiggyAzalea]

My first anime was stony cat and somehow I'm still here

[@crediblesalamander8056]

If someone wants an Isekai starter there's Ascendance of a Bookworm, (I'm more of a LN reader than an anime watcher for it), but it's one of my favorites and it has 0 anime bullshit if I recall correctly.

[@wulfheart101]

Laughed out loud when Prospera was the background for Mum recommendations. Then you showed Wolf Children and that is just so true. I showed this to my mom and she cried at the end. She looked at me and said in distress "Why is this stupid animation making me cry???"

[@sahilchaulkar4293]

You should definitely do starter manga

[@thomasffrench3639]

Dragon Ball. That’s it, best starting place to know why manga is a great medium.

[@shino4242]

Next time you talk to your cousin "So I was trying to find a good sports anime and found this one called 'Keijo'. Uhh, are all sports anime like that? Why uhh, why did those girls summon a bunch of bums from those portals?"

[@davidyodo24]

I just start One Piece this year and I'm already into 400+ episodes.

[@thatwasmethere3526]

Psycho pass is just for goated people, so we understand if you didn't understand the anime

[@Rckitty]

I’ll never forget my first anime I was probably 13, through yt I found this wild show called Blue Tide. (crazy show). Around that time I found my two first mainstream shows AoT and SAO. After those I branched out and found shoujo anime. To this day I have watched the big 3 and a ton of 2000’s anime under my belt.

[@dineshkrishna803]

If he had a category for best space stater anime i think asta lost in space is a good choice. What do you guys think?

[@jaredbressler9577]

I used the ascendance of a bookworm to get my Mom into anime (it has very little anime bullshit in it)

[@ShadeXH]

Cowboy Bebop is easily the best blind pick. There's no anime nonsense, it's good for every age demographic, and it's a timeless classic.

[@tillercaesar-kq4ou]

My Buddy binged dragon ball and dragon ball Z out of the blue for some reason so that got me wanting to watch my old faves again. Him and I together went from deathnote to evangelion to Re zero, now we started demon slayer. But it’s funny because he’s not ready for the rom coms and other isekai yet lol

[@ammaranuar2544]

Garnt just assuming that people nowadays just have the attention span of a goldfish lmao. There's a reason why Shounen anime is usually the best choice to start watching anime, its their story, characters, themes, music and power system and world-building. Any shounen you pick, has a mix of everything that interests a new viewer. Its bright and dark, serious and funny, innocent and lewd, simple and complex. It has so much contrasting tones and themes in one show. Also, if person loves that anime, they will keep watching it, no matter how long it is.

[@TheNCreid]

Garnt missed the clear winner here for blind pick: make the newbie watch Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya S2, specifically the Endless Eight.

[@NexusBecauseWhyNot]

My persona picks, in the order of the categories in the video, is as follows: Attack on Titan (amazing choice on Garnt's end also, perfect for a quick intro into anime, it quickly disperses stereotypes like "Cartoons are for children! Plot for dumb kids! Creepy asian cartoons made by perverts!") Yu Yu Hakusho (an older title, but encompasses everything a shonen needs to be, also I had people get into anime with JJK or MHA and then fall off from it bc they found out the stories are not finished and they have to wait for the next seasons) Death Note (absolute classic, low fat high protein) One Punch Man (the best choice in the category, short and highly entertaining) Your Lie in April (Silent Voice and AnoHana good too) Cowboy Bebop (I disagree with it being not being ok because it's episodic, because the whole idea of rating these shows is to choose the best starters) Oregairu/Snafu (amazing story, encapsulated into a highly-entertaining highschool drama that doesn't feel dumbed down for the children in the audience) Spy X Family (ultimate choice, before this one the category would be very hard to fill without anime bullshit involved) Dr. Stone (I captivated my father with this one, he really enjoys saying Yuzuriha xD) My Neighbour Totoro (I never managed to convince my mother into trying any anime ever, but I'd expect her to enjoy a Ghibli movie while taking care of my little sibling, second choice would be Violet Evergarden) Kakegurui (a wild card indeed, very stylized show with a lot of inuendos hidden into it's gambling premise) Re:Zero (a lot of anime bullshit sprinkled through, but it's clear that most of it comes from the socially-stunted protagonist,still fairly enjoyable) Hands off Eizouken (great highschool show with a zanny feel, with a mild feel of Ed Edd and Eddy in the best of ways) K-On (or Yuru Camp, or Bocchi the Rock, or Machikado Mazoku, this really strains my list as I don't usually watch these kinds of shows) My bonus rounds: Comedy: Grand Blue (really hard to find an actually funny show for a western audience) Horror: Perfect Blue (a classic, also horror sucks most of the time xD) Mistery: Durarara! (very hard to watch as an unexperienced watcher, a simple "The episodes are scrambled and you have to understand what happened" goes a long way, Stein's Gate goes here too, kinda hard to make a really well thought out mistery show, and these gimmicks make them better) Sports: Haikyuu! (Garnt is right about peope choosing to watch a reall match instead of an anime about the sport, but unfortunately nobody really cares about volleyball) Mature: Devilman Crybaby (goes into horror too, this one is spicy)

[@Hai43561]

Oregairu wouldn't work, too many otaku elements

[@NexusBecauseWhyNot]

@@Hai43561 I don't think so, there are some (like president's comedic tsundere behaviour, or some of 8man's internal monologues) but they are so blatant and exaggerated that are easy to get over and explains the medium even faster than simple experience with shows will.

[@Hai43561]

@@NexusBecauseWhyNot If you think those elements are over the top imagine how a newbie will feel. They will find it very jarring and off-putting

[@SuperFlawless2010]

"Starting in another world with a Smartphone" LMAO

[@Koregame]

Really enjoyed this

[@thomaslange2262]

FYI - I am 45 and didn't get Anime until I was 40 or 41. Depth of content was the factor that got me there. Attack on Titan is what did it for me. Mature drama, complex story, great character development. That being said, now I am on anilist, 150 unique shows, and lots of "anime bullshit" on my watch list lol

[@pog4678]

Watching this made me realize that Highschool of the Dead was my first anime too since it was my transition from watching the walking dead 💀

[@panickedpikachu]

Some of my picks Isekai: Bookworm Educational: Cells at Work or Dr. Stone Romance: Kaguya-Sama, Fruits Basket Sports: Run with the Wind Psychological: Promised Neverland S1, PsychoPass, ID Invaded Personal Picks: Odd Taxi, Eizouken 1 EP to mess with friends: Interspecies Reviewers, Goblin Slayer, Sarazanmai

[@a1ex-p-yt]

I have watched some anime, but appreciate this list a lot. Thanks 🙏 - A follow up, what to watch next would be great.

[@WongUeHang]

What got me in was Bocchi the Rock, and Mushoku Tensei. Absolute masterpieces and Mushoku Ep2 got me caved.

[@Abridgimation]

Dragon Ball, Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia got me into anime, but I definitely would've been into it instantly if I saw Attack On Titan, cause goddamn that show is spectacular for the first 3 seasons!

[@gamebotsonline]

I tried showing my parents Wolf Children years ago, they fell asleep.

[@xWeebOtaku]

W takes as always from the Anime Zone

[@henrydupree8412]

I'm honestly thinking of getting my dad to watch Golden Kamuy, since he's a pretty big fan of Westerns and that's kind of what Golden Kamuy is. It's also another show that doesn't have a bunch of anime BS in it, although it definitely has a good amount of absurd moments. 🤔

[@GXSam]

Me waiting for timestamp guy 🧍

[@ForrestHadrin]

I know it was 2015 but back then my starter anime was all of the long shonen that Garnt would not recommend. Either consciously or unconsciously, I wanted to watch all the longest shows first before moving into the shorter shows. Also this is the teenage mindset maybe at work here. I recommend watching all the long shows, if u want, before 22 when then the decrease in free time makes watching seasonal and finsihed 12-24 episode series easier to watch.

[@dineshkrishna803]

I think great pretender is best pick for wild card. It has good story and good animation. Do you guys agree?

[@GNotGenius]

I'm petitioning that garnt be prohibited from doing any shounen rankings without having seen FMA:B

[@Onyx474]

While I think AoT is great I think it's actually much better to watch a bit later once you are used to anime and pay much more attention to it. It's an okay starter but it can be much more. I think Death Note is definitely the one that i would personally choose as an introduction, it eases the viewer into a lot of anime stuff without being too jarring. While staying fairly interesting throughout it's entire runtime. In the end it just depends on what the individual likes.

[@TheMedusos]

That was sick Thank you

[@bacik847]

Attack on Titan and Death Note are the best starter animes, they can be enjoyed by people without being anime fans.

[@demonsofrazg]

Yup, Attack on Titans and Psycho-Pass are my 2 recommendations too for people just getting into anime.

[@sharebear421]

Garnt goated for putting baccano on there

[@mohdig9]

I am more of a manga reader, here are some of the more "anime bs" mangas I read as someone who started in his teens: Omamori Himari, lilim kiss, Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Nagasarete Airantou, Nozoki Ana

[@maxkwa8811]

My first anime was tokyo ghoul, honestly, it got me hooked on anime. I think it also does not matter if you choose to watch an older anime first that contains filler, as it will be your first experience. The whole concept of a certain starter anime is not that smart tbh. Just pick whatever you want or whatever suits your taste from non-anime shows...

[@howardlam6181]

I have seen none of these recommended ones here except gundam LOL

[@sifiz467]

The first two Anime I ever watched were Aot and Tokyo Ghoul, and they were honestly really good at hooking me (an absolute newbie at the time) to continue watching further. I then proceeded to watch JoJo as my third anime, and I actually really liked it even though its not your typical show to recommend to someone who has seen barely seen anything

[@ItachiUchiha-dz6kt]

No mention of Parasyte - the Maxim pains me. Probably the 1 show to touch most bases well especially for the starter anime conditions.

[@SystemBD]

Mmm... As good as the show is, it is not a good start anime for most "normies", due to the body horror and a story that has become a bit dated (since it was originally a manga from the 1980s). A good choice for second tier, though.

[@nitishkumarjurel241]

While I have not watched the full video, I think that nana should have been a strong contender for drama anime.

[@scy07]

Best way to start Death note->Death Parade(Its a must)->Erased->Grave of Fireflies->A Silent voice->Your Lie in April->Odd Taxi->Violet Evergarden->till the time they are caught up on all this hopefully aots last episode will be near release so they should watch aot after that or just skip all this and jump straight to aot and then start all these

[@Yungwatergaming_yt]

I agree it’s not easy to find a really good romance anime pick

[@royalfun1031]

Dome Kano

[@SuperFlawless2010]

Rent a girlfriend LMAO

[@lazygamer4746]

Horimiya

[@koong3097]

One piece

[@royalfun1031]

@@koong3097 Romance Dawn

[@Sugarist0]

Your lie in April and A silent voice were the two that got me into anime (watched them back to back). Personally would have your lie in April in for romance

[@Weatherman4Eva]

My first three anime were Gurren Lagann, Death Note, and FMA/FMA:B and honestly i think thats pretty peak

[@desiterdane8128]

While gurren lagann is amazing, i do think that it's a bit too wierd for a begginer pick

[@thomasffrench3639]

FMA and Death Note are such a good starting places because it seems like the best in the medium, but when you watch more anime, you realize that there’s tons of shows better than them.

[@imfirinmyfrazer965]

Didn't JJK at the start have that school girl getting groped by the curse?

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Awesome recommendations for all the anime newcomers!

[@fernandoemh]

Thinking back on what got me into anime when i was a kid, during the very early 90s and it was the first episode i watched of Dragon Ball, when the pig guy turns into Bulma... i remember connecting into AOL and downloading sussy gifs from proto weeb angelfire websites and stacking dikettes with them. Made some money at middle school on a men-only catholic school. Those were the days of Slayers and Ghost Sweeper Mikami, Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball. I don't remember any anime enjoyer from back then who wasn't a degen to be honest.

[@KenoxProductions]

I actually disagree with not recommending Monster. It could easily be passed off as a western show, that just happens to be in japanese. If someone is into mystery, true crime, drama I can hardly think of anything better than Monster. Sure, it's a niche pick for a specific taste, but I think it sets up a solid mystery and drama by episode 4. People say it's a slow start, but I think it never really takes off. Rather it just slowly builds like a jigsaw puzzle until everything falls into place, then it ends. It's not supposed to be exciting/action packed and I think that's a perfect pick for quite a few people.

[@ez336]

The 2020 pipeline was avatar into hxh that’s how I got my friend into anime and now he’s caught up on one piece.

[@Uryendel]

The best anime to introduce someone to anime is Vivy, perfect realization, beautiful, action packed but not too much, have a real story, not a child show, no degenerate things. The plot may not be the most original thing but we can say this is the best vanilla ice cream out there

[@bacik847]

I think a better degen starter anime would be Prison School

[@arunawalker]

I got my mom into anime with Vinland Saga some time ago. Since then we've watched Dororo, Death Note, The Promised Neverland Season 1, A Silent Voice, most of the well known Ghibli movies and Chainsaw Man. Yeah I was kinda surprised she liked that last one. I've long since given up on my dad as a lost cause, he still makes vaguely racist chinese noises when he walks in on me watching anime in the living room. He's the cartoons are for kids type, sadly. Well jokes on him, he's the only one of our family of five who doesn't watch anime, so he misses out on some great family bonding time.

[@yuzuhibiki]

I don't like AOT especially the later seasons but it is definitely something that will get you going when you are starting. It not only hit fast in just the first 3 episodes, it makes you want to see more. Any shounen above 50 episode should not be recommending as a starter since they take long to get going and usually quite a turn off trying to get through the first 10plus episodes and more for most, FMAB might be a masterpiece overall but it's a show that doesn't explain what's going on as well as JJK. JJK explain the power system, the enemies, the situation and it doesn't leave you hanging thinking what is going on as it usually answers the question you have in mind in the next scene. I don't really know if death note is a good start for psychology, it's good but the second half feels long. Erased feels like a better starter than death note but both are good. Romance anime: Toradora if you want Series, Your Name for movie . Love is war leans too much towards slice of life so it's can become quite a snooze after the first 2 season

[@Gamedome]

Best editor W of all time

[@adreannear914]

For me the best sci-fi starter is Legend of the Galactic Heroes Die Neue These

[@henoji777]

1:20:00 interestingly enough my dad watched the 1st eva reboot movie with me and was intrigued by the concept of the angels (tbf didn't continue watching the series tho)

[@avdeshk3553]

Big W... for A silent voice