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dragon4dudes · 2008-08-10, 21:22

Just curious, when was the first time you watched anime and knew it was an anime or a Japanese cartoon. Pokemon only counts if you knew it was an anime when you first watched it.

1 episode or less of a series doesn't count.

Edit: didn't answer my own question... For me, I started in 6th or 7th grade with Naruto (first anime that i knew i watched) or when ever it was when Naruto premiered on Cartoon Network...

Edit again: Please use your best judgement in this poll. If you don't remember knowing that it was a Japanese cartoon or an anime, then don't count it.

Note: Too lazy to check, but are all Japanese cartoons anime?
Note: This post is subject to multiple edits.

Theowne · 2008-08-10, 22:27

My first anime was Naruto, back when it was first airing in Japan, around 4-5 years ago. I simply found it on the internet and enjoyed it.

Mushi · 2008-08-10, 22:43

Does Speed Racer count?

I knew it was Japanese, but wasn't aware of the classification "anime."

I picked 31-40. I'd seen Akira and Ghost in the Shell and thought they were amazing, but didn't really "get into it" until a coworker let me borrow some VHS tapes of some Miyazaki movies. Then I found a video store that had the complete set of Bubblegum Crisis OVAs and I was hooked.

At about the same time I got my first computer and started looking stuff up on the internet. There weren't any downloads like now, but there were fan sites for different series and I learned a lot from those.

irrelevance · 2008-08-10, 23:39

Ehm, would Doraemon and Pokemon count as anime, because that is the first thing on my mind. I remembered seeing it when i was 7~8.

Otherwise,my "real" anime experiences started around 2 years ago, with Haruhi being the first anime that I had seen and was aware that it is anime

fallin up · 2008-08-11, 00:16

either dragon ball z or yugioh when i was 10-12. im not counting pokemon because i didnt know it was considered anime then.

Dansen · 2008-08-11, 00:48

Well, without counting stuff like Pokemon, I started watching anime at 13.

DragoonKain3 · 2008-08-11, 00:53

First anime I ever watched would be undoubtedly Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, particuarly the Robotech version my family had tapes of. That was as early as I can remember, before I was even 3 I think. Then I went through the Super Sentai phase, before returning back to anime with Dragonball and then Sailor Moon when I was maybe 5.

nines · 2008-08-11, 00:55

I first started anime like 1-10 was watching some gundam animes with my brother and then played video games around that age also.....still the same to today probably like 7 or so years later x.x

dragon4dudes · 2008-08-11, 01:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by irrelevance

Ehm, would Doraemon and Pokemon count as anime, because that is the first thing on my mind. I remembered seeing it when i was 7~8.

Otherwise,my "real" anime experiences started around 2 years ago, with Haruhi being the first anime that I had seen and was aware that it is anime

Well, for Doraemon and Pokemon, did you know they were anime when you saw them? cuz that wouldn't count. and yay for Haruhi!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mushi

Does Speed Racer count?

I knew it was Japanese, but wasn't aware of the classification "anime."

uh... here, just use your best judgement, but I would count it as the first anime cuz for the most part Jap cartoons are anime.

wontaek · 2008-08-11, 01:50

I'm from Korea, so I saw anime since age of 7.

Ermes Marana · 2008-08-11, 02:06

I vaguely remember seeing Vampire Hunter D on tv when I was a little kid.

Micchi · 2008-08-11, 02:11

I was in Hong Kong, so I probably first watched anime at 5 or 6. I don't remember exactly what I watched, except that I loved Miyazaki's Laputa and Totoro.

signorRossi · 2008-08-11, 02:17

Can't say exactly, does Wickie, Heidi and Biene Maya count as anime? lol
Some anime I saw early was Goldrake (Gurendaiza) on Italian television (a lot of people still remember the title song of it), saw also the butchered version of Nausicaa. When I was young there wasn't much anime on television at all and I even could not get all the stations that aired it, since I live in a somewhat remote area.

Bye, signorRossi.

dragon4dudes · 2008-08-11, 02:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by signorRossi

Can't say exactly, does Wickie, Heidi and Biene Maya count as anime? lol

can't say, the amount of anime I've seen is painfully limited (10-20 series?). However, the amount of manga, lost count at around 25 (then again, I didn't really ever count

). just use your best judgement as mentioned at the top

DKboy · 2008-08-11, 02:44

Back when i was 4 or 5 , the first anime i watch is DBZ

Renchan · 2008-08-11, 05:36

I saw anime ever since I'm 4... My first anime is Doraemon.

Amray · 2008-08-11, 06:45

I was 15 when I started. I was 16 when I started seriously getting into it and started to buy DVD's and merchandise.
I have seen and bought many anime series through that period of time up until now.

DunRz · 2008-08-11, 08:00

I started watching Anime when i was about 7 years old.My first Anime was Pokemon,Detective Conan and Inuyasha (All together) ..Well when i started watching all of these,i started to fall in love with anime because i find it to be better than those kids cartoons like bugs bunny,etc.

gold_orb · 2008-08-11, 10:34

started at 7 stoped at 13.

started again at 18 and am still waching at 21.

Shadow Raven 91 · 2008-08-11, 12:29

I started watch DBZ and Sailor Moon on Toonami around 9-10, but I did not truly get into anime until I started watching Tenchi. I remember the first time it aired in America. Before then I saw DBZ and SM as just cartoons. From there I went to Anime Unleashed on Tech TV

View Poll Results: About when did you first watch anime? Ages:
1-10	30	51.72%
11-20	25	43.10%
21-30	2	3.45%
31-40	1	1.72%
41-50	0	0%
50+	0	0%
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2008-08-10, 21:22	Link #1
dragon4dudes Uncountable rationality Join Date: May 2007 Location: Following the clouds North. Age: 31	When did you First Watch Anime? Just curious, when was the first time you watched anime and knew it was an anime or a Japanese cartoon. Pokemon only counts if you knew it was an anime when you first watched it. 1 episode or less of a series doesn't count. Edit: didn't answer my own question... For me, I started in 6th or 7th grade with Naruto (first anime that i knew i watched) or when ever it was when Naruto premiered on Cartoon Network... Edit again: Please use your best judgement in this poll. If you don't remember knowing that it was a Japanese cartoon or an anime, then don't count it. Note: Too lazy to check, but are all Japanese cartoons anime? Note: This post is subject to multiple edits. Last edited by dragon4dudes; 2008-08-12 at 05:42. Reason: didn't answer my own question..., clarification and question, stressing things

2008-08-10, 22:27	Link #2
Theowne 耳をすませば Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 34	My first anime was Naruto, back when it was first airing in Japan, around 4-5 years ago. I simply found it on the internet and enjoyed it. __________________ My Site - Reviews collection, Sheet music, and etc. Anime reviews/blog, piano arrangements, Studio Ghibli..

2008-08-10, 22:43	Link #3
Mushi Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: On bended knee asking Belldandy to marry me	Does Speed Racer count? I knew it was Japanese, but wasn't aware of the classification "anime." I picked 31-40. I'd seen Akira and Ghost in the Shell and thought they were amazing, but didn't really "get into it" until a coworker let me borrow some VHS tapes of some Miyazaki movies. Then I found a video store that had the complete set of Bubblegum Crisis OVAs and I was hooked. At about the same time I got my first computer and started looking stuff up on the internet. There weren't any downloads like now, but there were fan sites for different series and I learned a lot from those. __________________

2008-08-11, 00:48	Link #6
Dansen U-u-u-aua Join Date: Jul 2008	Well, without counting stuff like Pokemon, I started watching anime at 13. __________________

2008-08-10, 23:39	Link #4
irrelevance Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: I would also like to know	Ehm, would Doraemon and Pokemon count as anime, because that is the first thing on my mind. I remembered seeing it when i was 7~8. Otherwise,my "real" anime experiences started around 2 years ago, with Haruhi being the first anime that I had seen and was aware that it is anime

2008-08-11, 00:16	Link #5
fallin up my life is a harem Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: around Age: 33	either dragon ball z or yugioh when i was 10-12. im not counting pokemon because i didnt know it was considered anime then.

2008-08-11, 00:53	Link #7
DragoonKain3 Osana-Najimi Shipper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt. Ordeals	First anime I ever watched would be undoubtedly Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, particuarly the Robotech version my family had tapes of. That was as early as I can remember, before I was even 3 I think. Then I went through the Super Sentai phase, before returning back to anime with Dragonball and then Sailor Moon when I was maybe 5. __________________ Yes its YOU childhood friend - source of BERZERKER RAGE since forever Childhood Friend couple STATISTICS(spoilers abound though)

2008-08-11, 00:55	Link #8
nines I much prefer the 2d Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Frontier Age: 31	I first started anime like 1-10 was watching some gundam animes with my brother and then played video games around that age also.....still the same to today probably like 7 or so years later x.x __________________

2008-08-11, 01:50	Link #10
wontaek Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Planet Earth Age: 54	I'm from Korea, so I saw anime since age of 7. __________________

2008-08-11, 02:06	Link #11
Ermes Marana Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	I vaguely remember seeing Vampire Hunter D on tv when I was a little kid.

2008-08-11, 02:11	Link #12
Micchi 兄さんが望むなら．．． Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada	I was in Hong Kong, so I probably first watched anime at 5 or 6. I don't remember exactly what I watched, except that I loved Miyazaki's Laputa and Totoro. __________________

2008-08-11, 02:17	Link #13
signorRossi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Can't say exactly, does Wickie, Heidi and Biene Maya count as anime? lol Some anime I saw early was Goldrake (Gurendaiza) on Italian television (a lot of people still remember the title song of it), saw also the butchered version of Nausicaa. When I was young there wasn't much anime on television at all and I even could not get all the stations that aired it, since I live in a somewhat remote area. Bye, signorRossi.

2008-08-11, 02:44	Link #15
DKboy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Malaysia	Back when i was 4 or 5 , the first anime i watch is DBZ

2008-08-11, 05:36	Link #16
Renchan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 32	I saw anime ever since I'm 4... My first anime is Doraemon.

2008-08-11, 06:45	Link #17
Amray Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Age: 34	I was 15 when I started. I was 16 when I started seriously getting into it and started to buy DVD's and merchandise. I have seen and bought many anime series through that period of time up until now.

2008-08-11, 08:00	Link #18
DunRz Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	I started watching Anime when i was about 7 years old.My first Anime was Pokemon,Detective Conan and Inuyasha (All together) ..Well when i started watching all of these,i started to fall in love with anime because i find it to be better than those kids cartoons like bugs bunny,etc.

2008-08-11, 10:34	Link #19
gold_orb disrespectful heckler Join Date: May 2008 Location: eugene, oregon, U.S.A. Age: 36	started at 7 stoped at 13. started again at 18 and am still waching at 21.

2008-08-11, 12:29	Link #20
Shadow Raven 91 She's a Genius I swear it Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Far away from Hinamizawa	I started watch DBZ and Sailor Moon on Toonami around 9-10, but I did not truly get into anime until I started watching Tenchi. I remember the first time it aired in America. Before then I saw DBZ and SM as just cartoons. From there I went to Anime Unleashed on Tech TV __________________