| Do you have any special principles or even rules as an anime fan and enthusiast? If so, why did you formulate and follow them? |
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| I guess just watching stuff I get enjoyment out of and avoid dropping anything I've started, if those count? |
I don't really know what else. |
| "Those words are meant for those that dare defy god's final warning... An epigraph of their stubbornness" - Maho Hiyajo (Steins;Gate 0)  |
I do have more ideas than that, but I'm not sure if I could formulate them into "principles", like the fact that I'm ultra-biased against Korean and Chinese stuff, refusing to give them a chance, how I choose what anime to watch via their poster images, how I salute and take pride in this being a medium made, historically, by degenerates and outcasts and for degenerates and outcasts, and that anyone that claims to have a problem with that I consider and treat as a heretic. |
| I am completionist nowadays so I complete everything. Watch it in normal speed. Use headphones, unless I am watching on TV. Only watch Sub. Watch Op and Ed at least once. |
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.  |
| - always 1x speed, because a faster speed would ruin things I value (directing, soundtrack, etc.) - drop as soon as possible, because watching anime shouldn't be a torture and I can always try again in the future if I see the potential - trying and dropping is better than not trying at all, because leaving my comfort zone enriched my taste and made me find many unexpectedly good anime - rewatch, because taste changes over time (in moderation, I don't mean rewatching the same anime 20 times) |
| Watch in normal speed because changing it would ruin the experience. At the very least it ruins the sound for me. Can't think of anything else. |
| If a music video exists in the MyAnimeList database and a complete source is available, it must be watched. |
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| Yes, try and finish what I start. And if you look at my on hold list you'll see I am failing in this department. 😔 |
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| Watch normally that about it I treated as normal medium (But I am a treasure hunter looking hidden gems sames as cartoon and video game) |
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| Besides the common stuff like always watching with subs, always watching the OP at least once yadda yadda, I make it a rule to rate shows that I enjoyed a few points higher than they even in my own opinion realistically should be. |
Reply to Shimapan-chan
- Always in normal speed. I don't understand people who speed it up, would mess with the audio and ruin the pacing set by the creators.
- If possible, Japanese audio with English subs (though with some anime I can only find the English dub, in those cases I don't have a choice).
- I skip recaps since I hate them, but I watch other stuff.
- I used to be a total completionist (outside of recaps), where I would watch all of the auxiliary content and apocrypha, but now I pick and choose what extra content I want to see -- usually OVAs, specials, shorts, music videos, etc -- but I tend to pass on (or never finish) picture dramas.
- Try to watch at least one episode daily, but I won't stress myself out over it if I don't.
- Focus entirely on what I'm watching.
- Give every anime I start a fair shot, but I can usually tell pretty quickly if I'm not feeling it and will drop it to not waste my time (some people say "three episode rule" -- but sometimes all I need is 1 1/2 episodes to know that it's not for me).
- When possible, avoiding Western meddling and censorship.
- Sure there's more things that I'm forgetting.
| @Shimapan-chan I always thought that speed things were either for memes or for very formal watching of things you're not really interested in. |
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| 1. Always listen to the opening and ending songs on the first and last episodes (or the first of any new ones in the middle of a series) 2. Subbed only. 3. I'm trying realy hard to watch at least half an episode in one go. My attention span has been shot to shit, and I sometimes find myself pausing an episode every 3-5 minutes if there's even the slightest slow moment. (Sigh...What the internet has done to me...) 4. Try to never watch more than 2 anime at a time. I am good at following this rule, at least |
"Wonder is always difficult until you forgive whoever destroyed your love of surprises" — Edmond Manning  |
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| 1. Usually watch anime on a laptop with headphones. If I like the anime a lot then I will switch to a TV. 2. 99% Sub Why did I do it? Watching it this way suits me the best. |
| I am pretty flexible so no hard fast rules. I suppose the only "rule" I always follow would be to watch anime at regular speed. To me, it doesn't make sense to watch an anime outside its normal speed. This is more a mindset; the thought of adjusting the speed of an anime never crossed my mind until I heard others doing it. --- EDIT--- Oh just thought of one rule I follow. I tend only to watch dubs when on the treadmill. It is hard reading subs when you are bouncing up and down or getting out of breath and tired. I have done it but it is a pain to do. |
| I wouldn't say that I have any 'special principle', no :) |
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