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Best Episode 1s in Anime
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thekonamicode
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Yeah, I was thinking Cowboy Bebop too.
ArkhamFantasy
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I really like Ergo Proxy's first episode.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
Although I personally don't like where both series went, it's hard to argue that Sword Art Online and Attack on Titan don't have really strong opening episodes that establish the series.
Randomizer
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Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Granted the series didn't have time to get bad, but FLCL had an excellent first episode.
clearacell
Member
Haruhi Suzumiaya. The look, tone, humor was all there and you could watch it as a one shot or intro to the series.
The show does not get to that in the first episode lol
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Space Dandy
This one is controversial compared to others in this thread, but Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
GTO The Animation
This one is controversial compared to others in this thread, but Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
GTO The Animation
mhayes86
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Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy, and Kill la Kill come to mind. I can't recall, but I think Trigun and Gurren Lagann had good first episodes.
Absolutely love these shows (Slayers being my favorite), but I can't remember the first episodes for the life of me.
Absolutely love these shows (Slayers being my favorite), but I can't remember the first episodes for the life of me.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Cowboy Bebop
Yu Yu Hakusho
Code Geass
FLCL
Ping Pong
Yu Yu Hakusho
Code Geass
FLCL
Ping Pong
SolarPowered
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People throwing out FLCL, Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop and FMA are on point. Those shows did a fantastic job of hooking people right from the start. I like the TTGL and KLK mentions too. Attack on Titan is kind of mediocre as a whole to me, but the first episode had amazing impact. Onepunch Man is definitely this year's strongest show right from the start. It'll probably dominate threads like these in the future.
Space Dandy had one of the best first episodes if you completely ignore the first half which was just horrible.
SolicitorPirate
Member
Kill la Kill was an excellent showcase of what that show was all about.
I remember Rinne no Lagrange having a great debut episode before turning into a pile of meandering dog shit.
I remember Rinne no Lagrange having a great debut episode before turning into a pile of meandering dog shit.
hmm, I must be remembering the edited American version.
doesn't Raditz still come to Earth in the original version of episode 1? or is the whole episode about goku chasing gohan through the woods and waterfalls? >_<
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Gai Rei Zero
Those who have seen it will know why.
badscooter
Member
The mid-90s version of me says Escaflowne's first episode was pretty good.
Also, don't sleep on original Macross' episode 1.
Also, don't sleep on original Macross' episode 1.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Samurai Champloo is the GOAT for me.
Honorable mention to GTO and Nana though.
Honorable mention to GTO and Nana though.
Ah I forgot about the combining of episodes they did at the start.
In the actual one Raditz lands and fights Piccolo, which is still pretty cool.
Yeeeeeep.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Easily YuYuHakusho seeing as the main character dies in the first episode.
To go with a show nobody has mentioned yet, Rage of Bahamut's opening episode is fantastic. It's all light-hearted beautifully-animated adventure, instantly bringing the characters and setting to life without slowing down the rollicking pace.
How can you not like an episode that introduces its characters like this?
How can you not like an episode that introduces its characters like this?
Megalosaro
Banned
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
Because Kamille is a man's name.
Because Kamille is a man's name.
To go with a show nobody has mentioned yet, Rage of Bahamut's opening episode is fantastic. It's all light-hearted beautifully-animated adventure, instantly bringing the characters and setting to life without slowing down the rollicking pace.
How can you not like an episode that introduces its characters like this?
That's a really good pick
slightconfuse
Banned
Death Note
IIRC, Yuyu's firat was him beating up some other delinquents and then ends with him getting hit by the car. Pretty good.
Slayers was Gourry "saving" Lina from some bandits. I forget the rest :-/
I'd probably pick this if I didn't forget how good it was.
Bob Coffee
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Valvrave ep1 was some good entertaiment.
mhayes86
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Rage of Bahamut's opening episode is fantastic.
How can you not like an episode that introduces its characters like this?
Wow, I completely forgot about that show! That episode really was great. Good pick!
I wasn't sure if anybody else was going to think this, but I came in to post Ergo Proxy. Too bad episode 4 onward is all boring.
Takamura-San
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I would say the Anime for Berserk has a great Ep1.
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