Recommendations Animes to show my normie friend

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  1. Hidetaka Miyazaki

    Hidetaka Miyazaki Well-Known Member

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    My friend recently got interested in anime and asked for my recommendations since he knows I'm an otaku. But I honestly have no idea what anime I should recommend. I'm really afraid I'll ruin his expectations and make him hate anime.

    So do you guys have any recommendations for my normie friend?
    (keep in mind he has never ever watched anime)
     
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    kuroAnsatsu Realistically Stoic

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    You should ask him what genre he's interested, like movies
     
  3. Zeusomega

    Zeusomega M.D of Olympus Pvt Ltd. Seeking [Boltzmann brain]

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    Death Note. (Though he might start having too much expectations after that XD).
     
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    heavenlytribulation [One Feared by All]

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    Haikyuu my dad hates me watching anime but he watched it with me and he liked it
     
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    Hunter X Hunter
     
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    assassination classroom
    any sports anime (haikyuu, kurokos basketball, days, ace of diamond, etc.)
     
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    I would pick something more western in style like Demon Slayer or Parasite
     
  9. kfahad

    kfahad 『The Lurker Beast』『Beast fallen』

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    "Zetsuen no tempest" i bet he will like it and be satisfied for good and stopped watching anime for good after this one.
     
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    thisworldofmine1 Grandmaster of Danmei Cultivation

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    dude... are you trying to ruin their friendship?!
     
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    Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, it is on Netflix and unlike a lot of anime the dub is actually really well done. Just be sure that he watches brotherhood, we don't want him getting confused and trying to watch the 2004 version.
     
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    Code Geass. Also, stop calling yourself an otaku. Otakus are weebs in denial and you should accept that you're a weeb.
     
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    Ruin... or enhance?
     
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    Ophious Pathfinder kinda fun

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    Daily life of a highschool boy
    Monthly Shoujo mangaka Nozaki
    Comedy is never a bad choice
     
  15. Hidetaka Miyazaki

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    Most normalags like Attack on titan, One punchman and Fullmetal alchemist. Good ones to start out with.
    And honestly Hunter x Hunter is a good show to recommend even tho it's unfinished bcus of Togashi's back *cries*
     
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  17. Eve

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    I have several experience in this..
    and it really just depends on the person.
    One friend who plays LOL liked ZNT very much when I recommended
    One friend who reads english novels hated AoT when I recommended
    One friend who watches DIY and Electrical stuff loved Steins gate when I recommended
    One friend who never asked for recommendation liked spirited away and asked for recommendations
     
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    Cowboy Bebop is always a good starter as far as i'm concerned
    (You could also go Clannad if your friend is one who's into the feels. It's really all about finding something in a genre they already appreciate.)
     
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  19. Estarossa

    Estarossa 《Master of Dessert》°Resurrected Ghoul°

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    Can never go wrong with Grand Blue.
    ×1000 recommend

    Stay away from Berserk, anime and manga. Itll destroy a man deep inside.
     
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    Just never show him thos anime where the protag always somehow slips and grab a girls ass or breast. Accidentally. I skip those. Unless hes a pervert.
     
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