From InuYasha to Spirited Away, fans are discussing their favorite "gateway anime," and it's a perfect list of recommendations for beginners

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What was the title that made you fall in love with the world of anime?

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Anime fans got nostalgic this week after a Reddit user asked for their "gateway anime", which is not necessarily the first anime they watched but the one that turned them into anime fans. The hundreds of replies to the post have created a perfect list of recommendations for beginners, from all-time classics to recent gems.

The conversation was started by Ghostlitgarden, who pointed at InuYasha and Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece Spirited Away as their personal favorites. "My gobs? Smacked. My flabbers? Gasted," they wrote.

We're talking about Pokémon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball and Naruto, just to list a few of the most mentioned titles. These shows helped to create a global fandom for the medium, but that was only the beginning for many anime fans.

Mireia Mullor
Mireia Mullor
Contributing Writer

Mireia is a UK-based culture journalist and critic. She previously worked as Deputy Movies Editor at Digital Spy, and her work as a freelance writer has appeared in WeLoveCinema and Spanish magazines Fotogramas, Esquire, and Elle. She is also a published author, having written a book about Studio Ghibli's 'Kiki's Delivery Service' in 2023. Talking about anime and musicals is the best way to grab her attention.

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