Comment on best anime to start on
NineSwords@ani.social 5 months ago
I believe the best starter animes must need some criteria:
- not too long (seeing something having hundreds of episodes is a huge hurdle)
- self-contained (no spin-offs of other franchises that you need to know)
- completed (no “if you want to know how it ends you have to read the source material or hope for a second season”)
- no need to know cultural references (what the fuck is a shikigami?!)
- universal themes (love, hate, friendship, hardship, etc… Stuff that applies to everyone)
- characters should be likable (no one keeps watching if they dislike the characters)
- interesting from the start (no “uh, it gets great from the 5th episode, just keep at it”)
- interesting throughout (show shouldn’t fizzle out or run out of steam)
- normal visuals (yes, shows with unique art styles can feel fresh for someone with more than 1000 shows under their belt, but for a new watcher better keep it normal)
- not mundane but not too far “out there” (just the right amount of fantastical)
- it should end on a positive note (I wouldn’t have touched another anime ever again if Grave of the Fireflies were my first one)
With all those criteria listed, I believe the best show that ticks all the checkmarks is Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day.
MolochAlter@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Great pick