Has anyone else here never gotten into anime?

[electric_sheep]

First cartoon i remmeber watching is DBZ and the First movie is Princess mononoke and i still love those but besides that i never really goten into Anime, except Miyazaki and couple of things here and there i just can't get into it...

[pingclang]

Anime was all I watched when I was a teenager and about the time I hit my 20's I just stopped liking it. I have went back and watched all the stuff I loved and can't get into any of it and my friends who still like it try to get me into the stuff but for some reason I just don't like it. The only ones I can still watch are Record of Loddoss War and a movie called Green Legend Ran. Nothing else interests me.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

Yeah, she's more interesting in DB. Trunks always described his getting with her as a bit of a one-night-stand kinda thing, but the continued relationship might have been because of Trunks, you know? Vegeta doesn't know how to express emotions properly so it's hard to tell with him, but by the Buu saga it was obvious that he cared about her. I will admit it's one of the harder aspects of Vegeta's personality for me to crack. I like to think part of his initial attraction to her was her innate aggression; I feel Saiyans probably find those qualities attractive because they desire aggression in their offspring.

****, my Vegeta roleplayer side is showing, isn't it.

That actually makes a lot of sense. I always did dislike the "nagging shrew" approach that DBZ took with ChiChi and Bulma, so again, I never really could understand the appeal of a relationship with either of them.

Part of me always wondered whether another reason Vegeta took up with Bulma was as a competitive/spite thing with Yumcha. It is the kind of thing he'd do.

[Peanut]

All this Dragonball talk makes me agree with Cybercubed. Anime stinks.

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

That actually makes a lot of sense. I always did dislike the "nagging shrew" approach that DBZ took with ChiChi and Bulma, so again, I never really could understand the appeal of a relationship with either of them.

Part of me always wondered whether another reason Vegeta took up with Bulma was as a competitive/spite thing with Yumcha. It is the kind of thing he'd do.

Nah, I don't think he did it as a competition thing. He didn't consider Yamcha worthy of even a glance, much less some weird "alpha male" thing that didn't exist in canon. :V

[Darth Knuckles]

I would not say I'm an anime fan at all (because there are tons of other people that are anime fans out there) but I do really like Dragon Ball Z. I also own the last two seasons of Dragon Ball (because of Piccolo) as well as Dragon Ball GT and all of the movies. I'd never say I was an anime fan but I do consider myself at least a Dragon Ball Z fan. Also another Vegeta fan here!

Just like what Icebot said, if the Ruby-Spears Mega Man series counts then I am a fan of that show too. I actually really enjoy that cartoon. The only other anime I watched at all were Sailor Moon, Pokemon, Digimon, and a little Yu-Gi-Oh.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Peanut

All this Dragonball talk makes me agree with Cybercubed. Anime stinks.

Nah, just kidding. I think anime's just one of those things that's not for everyone; joking aside, I've got no beef with people not being into it. And I fully expect to get sideways glances when I start geeking out over it.

[arkangel]

Considering I graded high school in 89, I missed the 90s anime boom completely, but tell me if this counts...
When I was in lower grade school (late 70s), I used to run home for lunch to watch Battle of the Planets religiously (Jason, Mark, Princess, Keyop, Tiny? and the rest of G-Force fighting Zoltar). It was years later when I found out that it was based on on even older anime from the early 70s called Gatchaman. Apparently the North American remake was a lot less edgy and risque, but Zoltar still had a batman like mask and wore bright red lipstick. His general demeanor and voice made it even more ambiguous as to his gender. Even as a little tike I remember thinking, "Is this dude a dude or not?" and it used to creep me out a bit.

[pingclang]

Originally Posted by arkangel

Considering I graded high school in 89, I missed the 90s anime boom completely, but tell me if this counts...
When I was in lower grade school (late 70s), I used to run home for lunch to watch Battle of the Planets religiously (Jason, Mark, Princess, Keyop, Tiny? and the rest of G-Force fighting Zoltar). It was years later when I found out that it was based on on even older anime from the early 70s called Gatchaman. Apparently the North American remake was a lot less edgy and risque, but Zoltar still had a batman like mask and wore bright red lipstick. His general demeanor and voice made it even more ambiguous as to his gender. Even as a little tike I remember thinking, "Is this dude a dude or not?" and it used to creep me out a bit.

I loved G-Force as a kid. They used to show it and Speed Racer a lot for some reason. Zoltar was seriously strange, even now I'm weirded out by him.

[sdp]

Figured I'd ask here, so I'm thinking about getting into One Piece. I've heard plenty of people mention it as one of the best anime's out there. I've never actually tried getting into it since to me it seemed like a typical Shonen anime with a pirate theme and character designs I didn't care for. I thought the same of the theme/designs of Avatar:TLA and I gave it a chance and it became one of my favorite shows. But my time is definitely limited and I find it hard to get into shows that have hundreds of episodes, especially ones like One Piece that seems it will never end. So yeah, my question is mostly about being able to go through hundreds of episodes....will my ride be enjoyable enough to make it worth the investments of literally hundreds of hours of my life?

[CyberCubed]

The only anime I watched with hundreds of episodes was Pokemon and DBZ.

[PAAATE]

Originally Posted by sdp

Figured I'd ask here, so I'm thinking about getting into One Piece. I've heard plenty of people mention it as one of the best anime's out there. I've never actually tried getting into it since to me it seemed like a typical Shonen anime with a pirate theme and character designs I didn't care for. I thought the same of the theme/designs of Avatar:TLA and I gave it a chance and it became one of my favorite shows. But my time is definitely limited and I find it hard to get into shows that have hundreds of episodes, especially ones like One Piece that seems it will never end. So yeah, my question is mostly about being able to go through hundreds of episodes....will my ride be enjoyable enough to make it worth the investments of literally hundreds of hours of my life?

It wasn't for me. I stopped at episode 10-ish. Too much screaming, mainly. I can't stand hyperactive, screaming characters :p Or to be more precise: I can't stand it when every character is like that. One or two is okay.

[Netkeeper]

I couldn't get One Piece either, and I consider myself a fairly big shonen buff; I like most of the other stuff that came out at the same time as it [minus Bleach].

[MrTMNT2012]

Avatar: The Last Airbender was the show that got me into Anime. Before that, I was never even remotely interested in Anime because of how obnoxious it seemed.

I know that technically Avatar isn't an Anime but it does have the most similarities to it as oppose to other American Cartoons and that's what drew me in; along with the incredible story, intriguing characters, brilliant music, exhillierating action and exquisite writing.

[Peanut]

One Piece is the shonen anime every other shonen anime wishes it was.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by PAAATE

It wasn't for me. I stopped at episode 10-ish. Too much screaming, mainly. I can't stand hyperactive, screaming characters :p Or to be more precise: I can't stand it when every character is like that. One or two is okay.

There's waaaay less screaming and/or hyperactivity than you're implying.

Either way, therein lies the problem with getting into long running anime. 10 episodes isn't enough to get your footing, because it all moves so slowly. It probably took me about 15 or 20 episodes before I got into it and 30 to 40 episodes before I was totally over-the-moon in love with One Piece. There was a point where I would watch maybe 5 episodes of One Piece, then take a break and watch a few episodes of Fairy Tail and because Fairy Tail is much newer and is initially much faster paced, I was way more into it. However, now that I've spent the time to get into One Piece I prefer it magnitudes more. And I only started watching One Piece within the last year or two, so it's definitely still possible to get into these things late in the game.

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by Peanut

One Piece is the shonen anime every other shonen anime wishes it was.

This is what every One Piece fan says, though. I'm not saying I don't believe you, I'm just pointing out that the series seems very "love it or don't give a ****" from person to person. But its length is part of what kept me away from it, I will admit.

[But just in case I feel like trying it again, do you know how much of the series Funimation has dubbed? I really prefer dubs, and I know Funimation is good at what they do, I just have no idea if they quit dubbing One Piece or if they're still at it or what.]

[The Green Ranger]

I never really got into anime growing up, but trying to get into it now. There's plenty of amazing anime out there, and I wanna see them. Main reason I've never really gotten into it is due to lack of friends who watch it locally. I could get into it more if I had an anime buddy here to watch with. Watching online with online friends just isn't the same.

I love Tenchi Muyo tho, I watched the original two OVAs about 10-11 years ago. Recently ordered the newer OVA 3 and am watching that now.

I have seen most of season 1 of Hetalia Axis Powers, a few eps of Black Butler, a couple of eps of Free, and most of season 1 of Ah! My Goddess. Loved them all, and I'll watch at some point.

So many classic anime like Sailor Moon, Pokemon, DBZ, etc that I wanna watch just to make up for lost time.

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Sure, when I was a kid/teenager I watched Pokemon, DBZ and Sailor Moon like everyone else, but that was mainly because of the initial anime boom in the late 90's and early 2000's.

Other than that though, I've never actually gotten into anime. I was always more of a fan of the DC superhero cartoons, TMNT, and Marvel cartoons to ever get into anime when I was younger.

Pokemon and Dragonball Z were the only ones I consistently watched, but I never got into any other anime. Is anyone else like this?

You have to find the gems. I watched all the big anime shows when I was younger, but just started to get back into anime.

Originally Posted by The Green Ranger

I never really got into anime growing up, but trying to get into it now. There's plenty of amazing anime out there, and I wanna see them. Main reason I've never really gotten into it is due to lack of friends who watch it locally. I could get into it more if I had an anime buddy here to watch with. Watching online with online friends just isn't the same.

I love Tenchi Muyo tho, I watched the original two OVAs about 10-11 years ago. Recently ordered the newer OVA 3 and am watching that now.

I have seen most of season 1 of Hetalia Axis Powers, a few eps of Black Butler, a couple of eps of Free, and most of season 1 of Ah! My Goddess. Loved them all, and I'll watch at some point.

So many classic anime like Sailor Moon, Pokemon, DBZ, etc that I wanna watch just to make up for lost time.

You poor, poor bastard

The one anime I recommend to everyone is Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
It is my favorite anime hands down. I have not heard on person bad mouth this anime.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

This is what every One Piece fan says, though. I'm not saying I don't believe you, I'm just pointing out that the series seems very "love it or don't give a ****" from person to person. But its length is part of what kept me away from it, I will admit.

[But just in case I feel like trying it again, do you know how much of the series Funimation has dubbed? I really prefer dubs, and I know Funimation is good at what they do, I just have no idea if they quit dubbing One Piece or if they're still at it or what.]

A One Piece fan would totally say that, you're right, but I'm not a huge anime person and I've heard people who are say that exact thing. Even if they're the stuffy kind of anime fan who thinks shonen is beneath them or whatever. I was saying it as a joke more than anything, but in my (thankfully) limited interaction with the anime community, it seems to be a pretty popular stance. One Piece is incredibly popular, so of course it has those extremely loud naysayers who want to dump on it. Anything popular has to deal with that. Either way, I'd take the insane fun of One Piece over some deathly serious "real" anime any day of the week, but there are elitists in every community.

And I feel a lot of anime falls into the "Love it or don't give a sh*t" category, because so much of it is a huge time investment. If I don't absolutely love an anime, I'm just not going to watch it at all. There are a ton I tried and once they didn't catch I moved on.

Funimation is still doing One Piece and currently has up to episode 336 dubbed, with the next set of episodes coming out (I assume) sometime this summer. I swore off the sub, despite it being so far ahead, because I absolutely adore the dub. I've almost cracked a few times, but I've held strong. Anxiously awaiting the appearance of Brook in the dub now.