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    What were the First Anime/Manga/LN you have watched/Read Knowing what they were.

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      paulnamida
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      I guess it was Card Captor Sakura and Inuyasha for me. Prior that I didn't even know series like DBZ, Sailor Moon, Saint Seiya and Captain Tsubasa were Japanese. But I didn't start actively watching anime (as in outside of what was shown on TV) until around 2007, when I first watched Death Note through a friend's recommendation. Haven't left ever since xD. For light novels, it was very little later, after watching the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi (on 2008) I just couldn't help myself, I needed to know what was going to happen next and stumbled onto the novels. By then I had already started reading manga after catching up with Naruto, Bleach and One Piece's anime adaptations.

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        Paul Nebeling Premium Member
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        My turn.

        Anime: Akira
        Light Novel: Sword Art Online
        Manga: I don't do manga

        Now of you want to include from before I knew what anime was, I'll toss out an obscure series called Prince Planet.

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        • JtamakiJ
          Jtamaki Premium Member
          last edited by Jtamaki

          First anime: Tenchi Muyo! Or outlaw star
          First manga: InuYasha
          First Light Novel: Oreimo

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            Terrence Premium Member @Jtamaki
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            @jack-tamaki said in What were the First Anime/Manga/LN you have watched/Read Knowing what they were.:

            First anime: Tenchi Muyo!

            Are you going to be getting the Tenchi Muyo Light Novels? (I think Seven Seas is publishing)

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              Jtamaki Premium Member @Terrence
              last edited by Jtamaki

              @terrence Honestly I don't know yet. After reading your post, I looked it up and did see that they are going to release it both in print and digital so it would be easier on the wallet with the other light novels I'm getting but I got a huge back log of books that I need to finish still lol XD

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              • DTTAD
                DTTA Premium Member
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                Anime: Doomed Megalopolis
                Manga: ... not sure. Maybe Ghost in the Shell.
                LN: High School DXD.

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                  Rootbeermaster Premium Member
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                  my first's knowing what they were,
                  Anime:
                  Gundam Wing
                  Vandread
                  Blood +
                  Samurai champloo
                  The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

                  Manga:
                  Rosario + Vampire
                  Negima
                  himari omamori

                  Light Novel:
                  Accel World vol. 1
                  Is It wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon vol. 1

                  however my first before knowing what anime was is
                  Voltron
                  Sailor Moon
                  Monster Ranchers
                  Pokemon
                  Digimon

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                  • flarecdeF
                    flarecde Premium Member
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                    Anime: Sword Art Online
                    Manga: Arpeggio of Blue Steel
                    Light Novel: Accel World

                    ~ flarecde
                    Reality is nothing; Perception is everything.

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                    • the green deathT
                      the green death
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                      Yeah Robotech was the first I remember but were things like The Lost Cities of Gold or whatever anime? I remember ordering the VHS of the first volume of Dangaioh and I was so excited to see anime with subtitles!

                      For manga I bought Mai, Xenon, Kamui and all those early Eclipse/Viz titles.

                      Yep, I’m old.

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                      • gunsablazingG
                        gunsablazing
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                        I think mine was full metal alchemist: brother hood
                        and this was when I was nine, so I was defiantly traumatized by Nina, but still enjoyed it.

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                          Terrence Premium Member @gunsablazing
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                          @gunsablazing said in What were the First Anime/Manga/LN you have watched/Read Knowing what they were.:

                          I think mine was full metal alchemist: brother hood
                          and this was when I was nine, so I was defiantly traumatized by Nina, but still enjoyed it.

                          Ha ha. Yeah, that was messed up. In FMA anime original...

                          spoiler
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                            DrYuriMom
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                            I actually knew Star Blazers was originally Japanese. So that and Kimba, I suppose. My first fansub would have been Dirty Pair in 1989. :-)

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                              Paul Nebeling Premium Member @DrYuriMom
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                              @dryurimom Oooh. Kimba. Going way back with that one.

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                                DrYuriMom @Paul Nebeling
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                                @paul-nebeling IMHO you can't call yourself an otaku without a full appreciation of Tezuka :-)

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                                • SteelblaiddS
                                  Steelblaidd Member @the green death
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                                  @the-green-death I'll sing that refrain with you as I grew up on Robotech, Voltron, and G-force. First actual light novel was Onegai Teacher, 1st manga was probably Oh! My Goddess. For bonus points I met my wife in the Anime club in college and our fan sub distributor was the lady that married Largo, of Megatokyo's Piro and Largo.

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                                    DrYuriMom @Steelblaidd
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                                    @steelblaidd high-five Our relationship developed over tabletop games and anime and we named our daughter Nausicaa.

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                                      fozzedout Premium Member
                                      last edited by fozzedout

                                      Anime: Guyver and Dominion Tank Police (can't remember which came first)
                                      Manga: I have no idea... I've read so much!
                                      LN: In another world with my smartphone (I had no idea that translating LN was a thing until a few months ago!)

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