Beginners Guide to Anime/Manga

What is Anime/Manga?

Anime is basically watching a video on YouTube except animated. Kind of like those Draw My Life kind of things. Drawn and animated. It can be compared to that of movies and books. Books are usually the original and movies are usually a visual version of the book. In this case, manga would be the book and anime would be the movie. Actually, now that I think of it, that's the actual case... :grin:

Where can I watch Anime?

Most people use CrunchyRoll, however, I like to use AnimeUltima. I like CrunchyRoll, but when you're not premium, it really sucks and it doesn't have most of the anime out there; only the popular ones. By getting premium on CR, you're getting access to HD and allowed to watch episodes on their release date. If you're not, tough luck my friend. AnimeUltima provides all users episodes on their release date, HD, and fast streaming (you just have to select the AUEngine.io mirror). I noticed a lot of people seem to useKissAnime

Where can I read Manga?

[spoiler=Personally, I rarely read manga because I don't like to spoil anime but here's a list of links you can visit to read manga]
http://mangafox.me/directory/
http://www.mangapanda.com/
http://mangareader.net/[/spoiler]

Terms to Know

• Otaku - A term for anyone extremely devoted to hobbies, especially geeky ones like anime, trains, military hardware, model making, or certain kinds of video games. However, here, it's usually a reference to people who are obsessed with anime.
  
• Fanservice - Basically when an anime portrays characters in a sexually appealing way. It usually consists of swimsuits, panty shots, etc. Believe me when I say this. You will come across this LOT.
  
• Tsundere - When a character is cold when you first meet them but gradually becomes nicer (and usually likes the MC but denies it in romance anime :grin: ) as you get to know them.

Recommended Anime

If you've never watched anime before, I'd definitely recommend watching

Sword Art Online

Baka to Test Shoukanjuu

Clannad (not my cup of tea, but others LOVE it)

Angel Beats

Guilty Crown

Fortune Arterial (if you're into romance)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (got me into watching anime)

Code Geass

This is still a WIP. This will be edited later. I hope you guys like it for now!