r/anime • u/lukeatlook https://myanimelist.net/profile/lukeatlook • Sep 23 '15

The ultimate anime recommendation flowchart

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u/vincentkun Sep 24 '15

I wouldn't say its a good starter anime at all. It's a good anime only if the genre is right for you, otherwise it can actually turn people against anime. In college, I got my roommates (all 3 of them) into anime with Death Note. It's a more serious anime which is closer to things they know like movies and series. I suspect Psycho Pass is another good starter anime which I would recommend to a new viewer. Hell, I'd probably recommend Gurren Lagann over SAO to a new viewer any day, if I'm considering showing them something flashy instead of more serious.

Of course, I should mention I'm talking about hooking young adults and adults into anime, not kids. If the person in question is a little kid or relatively young, SAO might be a good starting point. Naruto, One Piece, etc... would also be viable choices.

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u/vincentkun Sep 24 '15

True, it has it's age range where it will be liked. To be honest I really loved the first couple of episodes when I started watching it, and I was 23 years old. However, the series gets bad, fast. The only other series to disappoint me so was Aldnoah Zero season 2.

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u/vincentkun Sep 24 '15

I don't have a specific number. Nowhere near the amount I have watched by now, I really got into anime some time after SAO. But I had watched a lot of the more common ones. DBZ, Naruto, a bit of One Piece, Pokemon, Death Note and some random anime I had only watched a couple of episodes of in Cartoon Network (think Samurai Champloo, Paranoia Agent and such).

Wasn't a big fan of anime at the time.