When were you introduced to anime?

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  1. Ruyue

    Ruyue Well-Known Member

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    As the title suggests im wondering at what age you were introduced to anime. I don't mean like at what age you watched pokemon, but im asking at what age where you like oh, so pokemon is an anime...
     
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    I had unknowingly watched some anime as a child since they broadcasted it in our local tv when I was a child my actual introduction to proper anime was as a 15 year old
     
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    15 or 16...I'm kinda dumb~ '_'
     
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    My first animes were Pokemon, Yugioh, and Dragonball Z and I watched those when4kids was still a thing like early elementary. However, I thought those were "cartoons" and the first anime I watched that I knew was an anime was Naruto in the fifth grade. My Korean friend introduced me to it and that was probably one of the best days of my entire life so far.
     
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    Ruyue Well-Known Member

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    Damn both you guys were pretty late, i learned kf this addictive drug called anime at 11 years old lol
     
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    11...when I first watched Rental Magica
     
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    Earlier than 10 was Gundam Wing.

    9-10? Officially Inuyasha and Naruto.

    Manga was Doraemon at 8.

    In case you have not notice, I have crap memories, capable of forgetting what I had learnt the last semester to save my ass in current semester.
     
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    First anime was takkaman blade in the early 90's.
     
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    14? I just stumbled upon a Fullmetal Alchemist episode and got hooked. Now I'm addicted to all things weeb, nerd, and otaku and here from falling deeper into the rabbit hole Abyss.
     
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    I was introduced to hentai before anime... true degeneracy
     
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    It was mostly cause I live in a third world country where internet was scarce. My first introduction to anime was from a friend who was already addicted to anime from spending a couple years in Japan with his family lol
     
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    Oh, that wasnt me by chance right, because im korean and I tend to introduce innocent newbies to anime....
     
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    Started off with one piece bobobo and naruto so around 6 or 7
     
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    3 YRS OLD?
     
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    At what age though did you learn that this stuff was anime and not a cartoon?
     
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    Da heck???????
     
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    Ruyue Well-Known Member

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    Makes sense, what was the first anime you realized was an anime?
     
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    Lololol, one of a kind indeed.
     
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    Ruyue Well-Known Member

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    Well that's what the abyss is here to do. It comes and eats your time and slowly turns you into the worst of humanity. Just kidding.
     
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    Same, but then again that's what every human in this dark abyss does