SheWhoMustNotBeNamed

I will never forgive M Night Shyamalan for rining Avatar: The Last Airbender in its movie adaptation. Avatar: The Last Airbender may just be the best
animated series ever created. It has an amazingly intricate plot, good representation of diversity and brilliant character development. If he is struggling as a filmmaker, he deserves it. He was given a beautiful script on a silver platter. All he had to do was create a live-action adaptation faithful to the characters and the plot. If he can’t even do that, I don; see how he can do well with original screenplays.

For a beginner, I would never recommend a long epic-style series like Naruto, One Piece, Bleach or Fairytale. It takes a while to get used to the style of narration in anime, and in these, it takes a while to get to the climax of the plot. I made the mistake of recommending Bleach as a starter anime to a friend. She loved it initially but soon grew bored of it because it takes a while to get to the point. We don’t want people to think anime is boring do we! Some other gateway anime that weren’t mentioned here :
1) Tokyo Ghoul; Gory and fast-paced, this will surely absorb viewers who are interested in dark fantasy and action.
2) Shigatsu wa kimi no uso: This one is for the music lovers.
3)Kaichou wa Maid-sama!: For the ones who love rom-coms.
4) Erased: Similar to death note, htis one can attract the ones who love mysteries and thrillers

I agree with so much of what was written in this article! I have created a picture of Japan in my head from all the anime I have watched, where it is a land of rich culture, tradition combined with a lot of crime, violence, and sex. A few more points I would like to add:
1) Over- Sexualisation of Women: In my younger years, I believed that Japan is a country filled with men whose sole purpose is to have sex with as many women as possible and that women in Japan are all big breasted beauties. However, I have since discovered that there is more than just one form of beauty.
2) Misogynistic society: In most anime, women are depicted as side characters, who are weak and need the help of the male protagonist to succeed. With lines like “But you’re a girl!” or ” How typical of a woman” casually thrown around, it appears as though Japan is a country steeped in misogyny and unfair standards for gender. Also, the abundance of schoolgirls in short skirts, perverted old male characters and maid cafes make me feel as though objectification of women is something quite common in Japan,

However, these are just things I’ve gathered from watching anime or reading manga. It need not be a true reflection of Japanese society.