hey you guys i need some help!!!!

[ninjakhaos]

hey you guys I need some ideas on what anime that I can get so I can get my girlfriend into watching anime

[Tanis]

Seeing as how I'd hate to be called a sexist cow...

 

Uh...what type of non-anime stuff is your GF in to?

[lemmingllama]

Well, it all depends on what she likes. Death Note, Black Lagoon, Ghost in the Shell, Angel Beats, Cowboy Bebop, and Eden of the East are all great gateway anime.

 

Also maybe check out my MAL, anything I rated an 8 or higher I would recommend.

[professa X]

Hmm. are you planning to use anime to mold her into a particular type of person...?

[Astral_Goddess]

Hmm. are you planning to use anime to mold her into a particular type of person...?

This would be a horrible thing to do, and I sure hope he's not doing it.

Your girlfriend will probably have tastes similar to yours, as you two are together, aren't you? Therefore, she should hold similar interests to you. Show her anime that you liked a lot and remember as good anime, that is what I recommend.

[Shzl]

Attack on Titan

[luvjuicy]

yeah it would help if you could give examples of the genres she normally likes.

some random ones I love are - puella magi madoka magica, higurashi no naku koro ni, attack on titan, princess tutu, cardcaptor sakura

[7Sins]

why don't you try to make her watch a movie anime like Howl's Moving Castle or Spirited Away? In that way, she'll begin to appreciate the whole story and such.. 

[Mordeth_Kai]

Without knowing her tastes, let me see. I will try to make sure nothing I recommend has any ecchi, fan service, or blatant perversion targeting men.

 

12 Kingdoms, this is my first choice all around to start someone on who has never seen anime. It is a great story, has a female protagonist who isn't sexualized ( no ecchi or fanservice), but neither is she portrayed as a total badass from the get go. It is a bout a girl who starts out in modern japan but ends up in an alternate world based on feudal china with magic and monsters (while the concept may be similar to Inuyasha, its nothing like that series, its more like Fushigi Yuugi, though those 2 aren't bad recommendations in themselves)

 

Fruits Basket, a personal favorite of mine and is an anime that targets a female audience but has an excellent story and good humor. Its kind of hard to describe in a few words unfortunately, but watch the first episode at least.

 

Ouran High School Host Club, this series targets a female audience and is primarily comedy and pokes fun at reverse harem antics while being a reverse harem. "The Ouran Host Club is where the school's handsomest boys with too much time in their hands entertain young ladies who also have way too much time in their hands, just think of it as the Ouran Academy's elegant playground for the super-rich and beautiful."

 

School Rumble, this is a romantic comedy thats light on the romance and heavy on the comedy, its all about ridiculous misunderstandings and idiots going off the deep end and the craziness of high school crushes, it focuses on one couple but follows an entire classroom. Its a neutral series if a series targeting a female audience is a bit much for you.

 

Steins;Gate, this is a comedy that starts light but gets heavy half way through, its about a mad scientist and his friends and their experiments with time travel and microwaving bananas, has a love story in it and is a neutral series.

 

Baccano, has lots of blood and gore, a neutral series, use at your own discretion. This series is either a really good show for your gf or a really bad one on two parts, first is all the blood and gore and the second is how the story is portrayed. If she likes stuff like Pulp Fiction, or Donnie Darko, this is probably a good series. The story skips between 3 time lines frequently, one is easy to keep track of and happens on a train, but the other two happen at the trains destination before and after the trip and figuring out which parts go where in the timeline usually takes 2 or 3 watchings. If you guys watch and like it, Durarara was made by the same person and has a similar feel minus the blood and it doesn't skip around.
 

Death Note was recommended by lemminglamma and if your gf likes psychological thrillers and crime scene investigation type stuff, its a great show to recommend.

 

Bleach, I hate that I'm putting this as a recommendation... you gotta know your girlfriend and her reaction to this series may surprise you. The show is essential dudes over hyped on their own testosterone trying to talk and act as badass as possible, some chicks are into this and if you think she will like action series its a good place to start or at least find out.

 

Samurai Champloo, recommended for the same reasons as Bleach, this is a great series to start on if you think she'll like action as the show tries to avoid lengthy dialog and does a good job of portraying the action well.

 

Clannad, I wish I could recommend Kannon but kannon is not as gender neutral and is a bit dated. This series has no action, and is not as crazy with its comedy as Ouran or School Rumble, it goes at a slightly slower pace and has a bit of drama.

 

Beck, this is a great series all around and is gender neutral, its about a group of guys starting a rock band and trying to get signed. Has a decent amount of comedy, occasional swearing (unless your unfortunate enough to get the censored version), and is a little more mature. By mature, I mean people act like adults and it doesn't have the usual cartoony antics or chibi's etc.

 

K-On its like beck only the opposite, it follows a girl band and is more cartoony and has all the antics and comedic style that beck doesn't, basically pick which one you think she'll like (some people find cartoony antics annoying, or childish, but a lot of anime fans appreciate them for what they are)

 

xxxHolic This show is about the supernatural and the unseen. It has elements of horror, thriller, and comedy, and is great on the story telling. The art style may take some getting used to though.

 

Lastly, Full Moon Wo Sagashite, a magical girl anime to round out the list. It has a really good story. Its not an action series as is traditional of the genre, but follows a 12 year old girl who is fated to die and her wish is to be a singer before that happens, and the two shinigami who help her achieve that wish. It is a bit on the dramatic side but has comedy, is light hearted and child appropriate. I usually avoid subtitles if I can, but I strongly recommend it over the dub on this series.

 

Without knowing anything about her tastes or preferences (since she hasn't been introduced to anime this probably wouldn't help much anyhow), I think this is a fairly rounded list that should have the ideal option, but its all up to your judgement, so good luck.

[ElementalCards]

Probably Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura (consider CC as non-existent )

[lennydial]

I would go with anything funny

 

My Bride is a Mermaid

Bamboo Blade

Baka and Test

Lucky Star

Squid Girl

Sgt. Frog

[Pinkie Pie]

Probably Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura (consider CC as non-existent )

First of all, being a girl=/=liking magical girl anime. And by the way, Sailor Moon has more fanservice than you think, especially in the sub. Showing her the dub of either is definitely //not// recommended because the censoring takes away so much from the story that it's barely the same series.

It's astounding that im the only girl who's posted in here so far tbh, but it seems like you'll need some help from an actual female. Honestly, since anime has so many genres, I'd look at her favorite shows and find animes that are close to the same genre.

Do //not// just assume thst she's going to like animes that are specifically targeted towards women such as Ouran High School Host Club or Black Butler. Come back to us with her interests and we'll be more useful.

Edited February 4, 2014 by Pinkie Pie

[Tanis]

I'm totally going to suggest 'Vision of Escaflowne' because it's a nice mix of romance, drama, lite-horror, mecha, magic, and WTF-IS-THAT.

...and apparently I already posted in this thread.

[Pinkie Pie]

I agree with the Escaflowne recommendation tbh.

There isn't a limit on how many times you can post in a thread uwu

Edited February 5, 2014 by Pinkie Pie

[Zero93644]

Definitely Hajime No Ippo it's an anime about boxing.

[ElementalCards]

First of all, being a girl=/=liking magical girl anime... Showing her the dub of either is definitely //not// recommended because the censoring takes away so much from the story that it's barely the same series.

It's astounding that im the only girl who's posted in here so far tbh, but it seems like you'll need some help from an actual female.

Do //not// just assume thst she's going to like animes that are specifically targeted towards women such as Ouran High School Host Club or Black Butler. Come back to us with her interests and we'll be more useful.

It looks like you're bothered by my "suggestions". Not surprising.

 

First off, ninjakhaos asked a question here and I responded (which I'm entitled to). Let him decide if dubbed or subbed animes are better because he did NOT ask if dubs are better than subs and vice versa. He asked for ideas, and he didn't specify what anime he would like to recommend to his girlfriend.

 

Also, how do you know that his girlfriend isn't going to consider my suggestions when ninjakhaos has yet to respond to this thread? If both don't like my ideas, than that's no big deal. They will decide and no one else.

 

And lastly, why do you care about me needing help from an actual female? It's my problem and no one else's.

 

@ninjakhaos: I would also like to recommend the Dragon Ball "trilogy". It was completely bad-ass in my opinion and the concept of collecting dragon balls and making wishes at the end was neat. My personal favorite was in DBZ where chubby Boo became nice at the end.

Edited February 6, 2014 by ElementalCards

[Mordeth_Kai]

 

First of all, being a girl=/=liking magical girl anime... Showing her the dub of either is definitely //not// recommended because the censoring takes away so much from the story that it's barely the same series.

It's astounding that im the only girl who's posted in here so far tbh, but it seems like you'll need some help from an actual female.

Do //not// just assume thst she's going to like animes that are specifically targeted towards women such as Ouran High School Host Club or Black Butler. Come back to us with her interests and we'll be more useful.

It looks like you're bothered by my "suggestions". Not surprising.

 

First off, ninjakhaos asked a question here and I responded (which I'm entitled to). Let him decide if dubbed or subbed animes are better because he did NOT ask if dubs are better than subs and vice versa. He asked for ideas, and he didn't specify what anime he would like to recommend to his girlfriend.

 

Also, how do you know that his girlfriend isn't going to consider my suggestions when ninjakhaos has yet to respond to this thread? If both don't like my ideas, than that's no big deal. They will decide and no one else.

 

And lastly, why do you care about me needing help from an actual female? It's my problem and no one else's.

 

@ninjakhaos: I would also like to recommend the Dragon Ball "trilogy". It was completely bad-ass in my opinion and the concept of collecting dragon balls and making wishes at the end was neat. My personal favorite was in DBZ where chubby Boo became nice at the end.

 

I know being called out was a dick move, but that aside, pinkie does have a good point. I know my sister wouldn't care for either recommendation, but I've also known enough girls who would. As I said earlier, since we don't know anything about the OP's gf, it is wisest to assume the most difficult scenario, that she will be a hard sell and easily put off (some girls are highly strung and easily made uncomfortable, other girls aren't), in which case a womans touch would be very helpful. In my own suggestions I did my best to dance around this, and even put in a magical girl recommendation of my own to keep my bases covered, and the only reason I attempted it is because I've had personal experience with this exact issue and recommended the shows I've had success with in the past, but it may be that none of them are ideal because of how much we don't know.

TL;DR don't take it personally, this is a difficult recommendation thread, and your suggestions are as valid as anyone elses.

 

Edit: Sailor Moon was not originally a hentai series, that was a rumor going around about 15 years ago or so.

Edit: Since keeping my original mistake here could cause further offense and is incorrect, I have deleted it.

Edited February 7, 2014 by Mordeth_Kai

[Neko-fish]

you could try Ranma 1/2 ..its light hearted and funny 

or even Capt.Taylor  ....these two are nice little comedies with a wide range of situations that the characters encounter

 

if you both like "off the wall" type of series try ping-pong club or Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo!! Masaru-san 

both are weird and charming at the same time...

[Tanis]

Sailor Moon was originally a Hentai series turned into a childrens show, then watered down even more when brought over to the states and like many series from the 80's and 90's was heavily censored and americanized.

Wait...wut?

I think you're mixing up 'hentai' with 'ecchi'.

Hentai is porn.

Ecchi is perverseness.

Having read the original manga, and watched the series (uncut) in Japanese...

Neither would be the case.

Is there some skin?

Sure.

But I don't recall any nipples, vaginas, or (explicated) sex scenes.

Edited February 6, 2014 by Tanis

[Mordeth_Kai]

 

Sailor Moon was originally a Hentai series turned into a childrens show, then watered down even more when brought over to the states and like many series from the 80's and 90's was heavily censored and americanized.

Wait...wut?

I think you're mixing up 'hentai' with 'ecchi'.

Hentai is porn.

Ecchi is perverseness.

Having read the original manga, and watched the series (uncut) in Japanese...

Neither would be the case.

Is there some skin?

Sure.

But I don't recall any nipples, vaginas, or (explicated) sex scenes.

 

Just looked it up, your right. When I was about 15 and DBZ and Sailor Moon were the most popular mainstream anime it was rumored that Sailor Moon was originally hentai, and the rumor at the time was widespread and treated as gospel truth. In hindsight, common use of the internet was a new thing back then and there was no such thing as streaming or downloading anime, and information was a lot less reliable. I've believed that rumor for so many years without ever bothering to research it, my bad.

Edit: On a side note, in those days I also had the 3rd highest ranked and most active pokemon club on yahoo. I played a pivotal role in mapping out the gameshark codes and in the mass distribution of the fake pokemone gold rom released by a troll (long before that term was coined). Looking back I was pretty naive and stupid.

Edited February 6, 2014 by Mordeth_Kai