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What To Expect When You Watch An Anime For the First Time
A humble guide for beginners
I began watching anime when I was 24. That was 15 years ago, and I haven’t given up on it yet. When a dear friend first told me to watch Escaflowne I was like: “What is this? Why would I watch Japanese animations?”
But after that first episode, I was hooked. Some things in anime boggle the mind while other concepts make it a beautiful, addicting art form. I’ve seen the prettiest sunsets in anime and the characters are drawn with large, stunning eyes.
Here is what you can definitely expect from the majority of anime.
Panty Shots/Fan Service
You can’t run from it.
Nearly most anime I’ve watched, in the first episode there is a young woman(and unfortunately, the girl could be 15!), exposes herself, rather on purpose or some crazy event causes her schoolgirl uniform to go up, and it exposes her panties. So, the guy audience is definitely riveted.
This is fan service. Just like the anime where the guy is a beautiful Bishonen. The handsome boy is EXTREMELY pretty, but many times look…