A girl I like is into anime and I wanna impress her by into into it

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What do you want exactly? Something good to watch that isn't the current flavor of the week? Something similar to those two that isn't those two? Different genres of shows?

Versailles no bara
She will beg you to marry her after watching this masterpiece

watch death note, light yagami might end up impressing u instead

Do you know what she watches?

Since you haven't given any indication on what you like, you are just going to get generic answers that usually are the same as googling "Top 10 anime" instead of something that YOU would like. Anime is a medium, not a genre.

At least tell us what she likes or what you want to watch.

You're trying too hard kid by pretending to be something you're not

Need more info. If she only watches Shoujo romances and you spend the next month watching 600 episodes of One piece, it won’t help you much

First advice : Go into it because you want to learn about something she likes and as a means to strike conversation and learn about her, not because you want to 'impress her'. She'll know you're a phony within minutes if you just spend a weekend binging and try to bring anime up to her.

EDIT, 'cause it posted before I was done : Ask her what she likes, try some of the classics (Fullmetal Alchemist : Brotherhood, the Ghibli films, DragonBall) and ask her what she'd recommend after, etc. Essentially, make it a conversation where she can share her love of anime with you, not one where you try to appear as something you're not.

She's only gonna be impressed by your anime knowledge if she's like 14 years old. I suggest trying to bond with her by asking her for recommendations instead.

Wow you find those two boring. Maybe watch SpongeBob or family guy

WTF is with all the posts all over reddit always making ridiculous misspellings or wrong-word usage in the title? Is it bots being told to do that on purpose to appear human or something?

Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Why do u want to act like u watch anime for a girl? 😭

if you want to get into anime JUST to impress her, then just watch what she is into.

I've been watching anime for like ten years, love it. someone who watches only action anime, shounen in general, or just whats trendy wouldnt impress me because i think those are lowkey lame, but thats just my taste.

so, if you are trying to impress her, learn more about what she specifically likes and dislikes, and consider that when choosing what to watch.

Watch High-school dxd. That will surely make an impression on her.

tell her ur interested in getting into anime ask her for recs. thats gonna do way more for u.

Watch Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood. I had covid and was so bored I decided to start watching anime. Used to think it was for weirdos. My brother walked in while I was watching it and started shitting on me. Told him to watch the first 4 episodes. Walked into my room 2 days later and told me he finished it. I finished the entire series in 4 days.

Tell her your favourite anime is midori (shojo tsubaki). You should watch it with her sometime.

Maybe ask her for recommendations? People tend to like when they can introduce new people to their hobbies or interests... Depending how close you are with her, you may even get to ask her to watch something together.

You dont need to "impress" her just show you care about her interests

Here is a list by some genres:

Comedy
Assassination classroom
Konosuba
Kaguya sama(romance too)
Romance
Blue box
Horimiya
You lie in april
Fragrant flower blooms with dignity
Medieval or fantasy settings
Aphotecary diaries(medieval but jo fantasy elements still good the main character is way too precious)
Dungeon meshi(you gonna be hungry)
Frieren
Dark fantasy with mature themes
Re zero
Berserk
Dororo
Movies
A silent voice
Any studio gibli movie
Your name
Shonens(action)
Naruto
One piece
Black clover

Ask her for some recommendations, I promise she’ll like that more than whatever you’re trying to do 😭

Instead of pretending to be an S class be an E class and let her introduce and teach you about it. She'll like that better.

Why not just ask her for recommendations? People love it when you give them the chance to talk about something they’re passionate about.
Much better than pretending to be into anime as much as she is.

Erm... How about instead of asking us, you go and ask her for recommendations? It might be good way to start conversations with her.

You should watch "My Dress up Darling". Not because she'll be impressed, but because the MC is a guy trying to impress a cosplayer girl who likes anime. Maybe you can pick up some tips from him.

Some people can sense when people are trying too hard to impress them versus genuinely being curious about their hobbies. Don’t be the first one.

This reminds me of the Degrassi episodes where Spinner pretended to be religious to impress a Jesus loving girl

Just watch the first season of One Piece and that'll be enough

Unlike the rest of the thread I will actually help you OP and give you some more underrated recommendations. From your posts it seems you said you don't particularly like action series and want to watch a more mature and more chill series with your girlfriend, so I have a couple of underrated recommendations for you that will likely impress your girlfriend due to being more niche and the quality of the writing compared to the standard Shounen series.

My first recommendation is Ro-Kyu-Bu, this is a serious sports anime that deals with young people playing basketball and features a lot of wholesome coming-of-age moments and pretty intense matches at the same time, as well as depicting the struggles of being a teacher dealing with young people and their problems. My second recommendation is ImoCho or 'SaikinImouto;' this is a family drama revolving around a pair of estranged siblings and has some minor supernatural elements and mortality-related themes.

I would advise that you go into these series blind when watching them with your girlfriend since there are certain plot developments that you don't want spoiled and the quality of the writing doesn't hit as well if you know too much about the story.

Dude don't be a try hard. Just say huh, never really watched it, what do you recommend?


Then she'll beam about her favorites and you can talk about the show as you finish the series.


And if you don't like them then find out other things she likes music, food, sports and do things around that.

Obviously, the only real answer is Redo of Healer. /s

So most people aren't going to be impressed by you trying to mirror them and force yourself to like something just because they do. Authenticity is key. Certainly check out anime's that she enjoys but if you don't like them that's ok. It is always better to be honest.

Instead, focus on finding anime that YOU might like. What kind of shows, or movies, in general do YOU enjoy? With that knowledge we might be able to make some recommendations that help you get into anime yourself. Then you could potentially bring new anime to her attention that she hadn't seen before.

No simping

Why don't you impress her by asking her to educate you.

Don't bullshit her, listen to her