never watched Anime, how to start?

[Tokas]

I'm at that point when there seems to be nothing good going on... Walking Dead, Suits, TBBT releasing 1 episode at a time is sooo slow for me, Game of thrones even worse, 1 at a time and only 10 episodes.
Which leads me thinking maybe I should broaden my watch list, Anime seems like a wild untamed animal to me, I'm kinda curious, want to start, yet at the same time I do not want to wake up on the wrong foot (this saying sounds weird in English, do you even have something like that?)
I'd like to start watching the best, which one do I start with?

[Deleted]

Retreat to the basement.

[Tokas]

Retreat to the basement.

You little shit, I actually googled it!

[Deleted]

You little shit, I actually googled it!

you made me blow water out of my nose, hilarious!

[Cernunnos]

You might want to give us more details.

Anime is a hugely broad gategory with lots of sub genres and stuff.

Slice of Life, space western, medieval fantasy, fighting, magic girl, mech (giant robots), zombies, vampires, high school, ninjas, samurai, transhumanism, cyberpunk, steampunk, time travel.

or some mix of the above.

How much violence, blood and gore are you willing to sit through? do you mind nudity? Is a 19 year old girl walking down a hallway naked ripping peoples head off with her invisible arms something you like or don't like.

[Zandro]

The first Anime series I watched was Rurouni Kenshin. It's a good series to start with - it moves at a good pace, is very entertaining and not overly complicated with super powers and special abilities.

[Zandro]

You might want to give us more details.

Anime is a hugely broad gategory with lots of sub genres and stuff.

Slice of Life, space western, medieval fantasy, fighting, magic girl, mech (giant robots), zombies, vampires, high school, ninjas, samurai, transhumanism, cyberpunk, steampunk, time travel.

or some mix of the above.

How much violence, blood and gore are you willing to sit through? do you mind nudity? Is a 19 year old girl walking down a hallway naked ripping peoples head off with her invisible arms something you like or don't like.

Where do I find this!? hahaha.

[Aori]

Start with smaller series that don't have too many episodes.
Hmm, I say, try Death Parade

Death Parade is a terrible place to start.

[Yunru]

Only watch top rated anime. Avoid anything school if posible (exeption to that is assasination classroom).

Some of the must watch type of them:
Jojo bizzare adventure (3 parts in total-- 4th is coming in april)
Steins gate
Parasyte
One punch man
Kill La kill
Dead note
...etc

I listed mostly those that are more storytelling and not so much fan service (like Fairly tail for example).

But if you wana watch something that is gona last you for long time.... detective connan...only ....to much episodes.

[Tokas]

You might want to give us more details.

Anime is a hugely broad gategory with lots of sub genres and stuff.

Slice of Life, space western, medieval fantasy, fighting, magic girl, mech (giant robots), zombies, vampires, high school, ninjas, samurai, transhumanism, cyberpunk, steampunk, time travel.

or some mix of the above.

How much violence, blood and gore are you willing to sit through? do you mind nudity? Is a 19 year old girl walking down a hallway naked ripping peoples head off with her invisible arms something you like or don't like.

well medieval and time travel sounds awesome! nudity - doesn't matter, not sure for the rest.

[Shuji V2]

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It has 64 episodes but it's the absolute creme de la creme of anime. So if you're into binge watching expect to finish this quick. It's a really good story! Coincidentally I found a list on 9Gag today which gives some decent recommendations. http://9gag.com/gag/aX94jP9?ref=fbp

[Shuji V2]

Hmm Kill la Kill would be nice, it's short and outrageous (And Satsuki is so fucking badass)
I guess Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood would be a solid idea too
I also love Fate/Zero

I can also vouch for kill la kill. The drawing and animation is quite crappy most of the time, but the humor, action and story make up more than enough for it. Quite good ^^

[mizeri]

well you can watch daredevil on netflix and jessica jones, but for anime try fullmetal alchemist brotherhood, attack on titans, parasite the maxim, seven deadly sins, naruto and naruto shipoden, those should keep you busy for a bit, oh and sword art online was good, didnt care too much for sword art online 2 much. highschool of the dead for some fan service.

[Hellravager]

Nobody said Inuyasha, I'm disappointed in you all...

[Deleted]

well medieval and time travel sounds awesome! nudity - doesn't matter, not sure for the rest.

Actually you could just check the list that Shuji V2 linked, it's a really nice listing for beginners.

For time travel you could check out Steins;Gate and for medieval Fate/Zero + Fate/Unlimited Blade Works. In general for beginners I would probably recommend Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, One Punch Man or Death Note.

Watching something like Kill la Kill right off the bat would probably give you some strange ideas... It really is kind of unique.

[truckboattruck]

you gotta start with a good one before you can watch all the crap.

try full metal alchemist, i hate most anime but this one is worth anyones time.

[mizeri]

you should watch la blue girl

[Zenotetsuken]

I'm at that point when there seems to be nothing good going on... Walking Dead, Suits, TBBT releasing 1 episode at a time is sooo slow for me, Game of thrones even worse, 1 at a time and only 10 episodes.
Which leads me thinking maybe I should broaden my watch list, Anime seems like a wild untamed animal to me, I'm kinda curious, want to start, yet at the same time I do not want to wake up on the wrong foot (this saying sounds weird in English, do you even have something like that?)
I'd like to start watching the best, which one do I start with?

I think the first step is figuring out what kind of show you think would be interesting. What are you interested in for genres? Sci Fi/Fantasy/Comedy/Horror/etc. People could recommend a hundred different shows, but without knowing what you like, that would be like asking what would be a good song to listen to.

IDK what a good place to start would be...

Well, assuming that you like MMOs since you are on MMO-Champion, maybe Log Horizon. It is an Anime about people who basically get stuck in an MMO world as their character, and have to try to figure out how to go on living in that world. It has a lot of easy to understand MMO dialogue, some combat/action but not constant, and some politics as they have to try to basically form their own government.

[Xyonai]

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is nice if you're in the mood for something light hearted

...But in all seriousness, listen to the people who recommend FMA:Brotherhood and One Punch Man (Because they're both very good 'Starting point' anime), and i'd personally add Tengan Tappa Gurren Lagann to the list because it's a ride and a half.

[Zantos]

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It has 64 episodes but it's the absolute creme de la creme of anime. So if you're into binge watching expect to finish this quick. It's a really good story! Coincidentally I found a list on 9Gag today which gives some decent recommendations. http://9gag.com/gag/aX94jP9?ref=fbp

That anime is a bit weird. Its incredibly fast paced at the start and feels like its missing things. Its one of those things that's awesome, but its really recommended that you watch some of the first one so you know whats going on.

My list to maybe try:
YuYu Hakusho - Supernatural / action. Lots of fighting.
Rurouni kenshin - Time of the samurai. Its about a samurai who fought in a war swearing off killing. Thought its not easy to hold onto that promise.

If you move into watching anything subbed
Tonari no Seki-kun - Comedy. Kid does lots of weird things while he is in class, getting his neighbor in trouble for them at times. Short 7minute long episodes.
shingeki no bahamut - Action. Very nice anime. Only 13 real episodes in it, so its short and not to full of fluff.

American style:
By american style, i mean its artwork and tone is very similar to what you would find in an anime, which is stuff from japan.
Avatar the last air bender: This show is awesome. Pretty much indistinguishable to anime imo. Unless you knew ahead of time that it was from America and not Japan, probably couldn't tell the difference.

Now, there is one thing all of these share in common, and all anime in general. Avoid any live action movies at all costs!!! They usually suck, Hard, and do not do the anime justice. A few do work well. If you want to consider watching the live action movies, look up reviews heavily.