Why wait when you can be crying straight from the beginning?
Spoilers for all the mentioned series!
The importance of the first episode of a series is undeniable. We can talk about “giving an anime a chance” forever, but let’s be real: first impressions matter.
So we’ve collected a small list of series that manage to break your heart the first time you experience them.
To Your Eternity
An anime that shows a wounded wolf two minutes into the first episode is meant to be heavy.
Seeing a boy form a bond with the said wolf throughout the entire episode is endearing, but watching this boy gradually lose hope and die at the end will definitely make your eyes watery.
Oshi no Ko
Making the first episode of the series an hour long was definitely a good strategy because otherwise you wouldn’t be able to experience the beauty Oshi no Ko is.
Don’t let the bright poster of the anime fool you into thinking that it’s going to be a lighthearted show about idols. Death, murder and obsessiveness follow the first 30 minutes of happiness, and you realize that this anime is not that simple.
The first episode of this anime will definitely make you feel repulsed by goblins and absolutely horrified by what they are capable of.
Murder, mutilation and rape are all present in the episode, so be careful. This is not a series that you want to start watching when you feel like getting into a simple adventure anime.
Blood and violence are not the only things that you can find in this series. Absolutely heartbreaking drama follows the main protagonist every step of his way, and fans admit to still be crying after the finale of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
But it’s not about the finale now, the first episode is also very good at showing you how the life of one person can be completely shattered in just 25 minutes.
Ishura
Let’s add something fresh to our list, shall we? This anime has just started airing (January 3) but it’s already shown us how cruel and unforgiving its world can be.
Ishura doesn’t shy away from being brutal straight from the beginning, and the scene of a girl being mutilated and her limbs being torn off one by one will be difficult to forget after watching the anime.
Why wait when you can be crying straight from the beginning?
Spoilers for all the mentioned series!
The importance of the first episode of a series is undeniable. We can talk about “giving an anime a chance” forever, but let’s be real: first impressions matter.
So we’ve collected a small list of series that manage to break your heart the first time you experience them.
To Your Eternity
An anime that shows a wounded wolf two minutes into the first episode is meant to be heavy.
Seeing a boy form a bond with the said wolf throughout the entire episode is endearing, but watching this boy gradually lose hope and die at the end will definitely make your eyes watery.
Oshi no Ko
Making the first episode of the series an hour long was definitely a good strategy because otherwise you wouldn’t be able to experience the beauty Oshi no Ko is.
Don’t let the bright poster of the anime fool you into thinking that it’s going to be a lighthearted show about idols. Death, murder and obsessiveness follow the first 30 minutes of happiness, and you realize that this anime is not that simple.
The first episode of this anime will definitely make you feel repulsed by goblins and absolutely horrified by what they are capable of.
Murder, mutilation and rape are all present in the episode, so be careful. This is not a series that you want to start watching when you feel like getting into a simple adventure anime.
Blood and violence are not the only things that you can find in this series. Absolutely heartbreaking drama follows the main protagonist every step of his way, and fans admit to still be crying after the finale of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
But it’s not about the finale now, the first episode is also very good at showing you how the life of one person can be completely shattered in just 25 minutes.
Ishura
Let’s add something fresh to our list, shall we? This anime has just started airing (January 3) but it’s already shown us how cruel and unforgiving its world can be.
Ishura doesn’t shy away from being brutal straight from the beginning, and the scene of a girl being mutilated and her limbs being torn off one by one will be difficult to forget after watching the anime.
