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Jul 10, 2014 11:14 AM

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I dropped only 2 series so far, and that was because after some amount of chapters, they started to become sooooo boring for me. On one of them I was even falling asleep...And I tried to read them till the end, cause it's so rare to me to drop anything, even if I don't like it, but I just couldn't stand it anymore, so I simply dropped it. We don't read manga because it's boring and not for falling asleep on it, don't we ? x)

Jul 17, 2014 2:14 PM

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I try to not drop any series but to put it on a hold. Usually I start a series because of the hype or ratings people give it, so I always hope later the cool things finally kick off, often it is a big disappointment (Assassination Classroom)
Jul 17, 2014 3:39 PM

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Never. Gotta keep dem achievements.

But if I wasn't such a tryhard, I'd say that whenever I felt like it (not too early though, gotta give the series a chance). But if it's short (50 or less, most of the time), I'd probably read it all way through regardless.
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Jul 17, 2014 4:38 PM
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I'd say drop it if it annoys you and it still anoys you at say the end of vol 1. If you are constantly irritated by the things you're reading and start imagining how they could've been done better. Than drop it. Never read a manga that annoys you.

Put it on hold if it doesn't do anything for you. For instance if you don't like any of the character or you feel the storyline isn't going anywhere or maybe it's just now what you expected. That happens as well. Maybe later you can come back to it afresh and enjoy it for what it is. If you're still unable to go through it a second time you can always still drop it.
Jul 17, 2014 7:55 PM

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When it sways away from the original reason why you read it in the first place.
Such as The Breaker : New Waves


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Jul 18, 2014 7:13 AM

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I don't know
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Jul 19, 2014 12:31 AM

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Hmm... never??
I never officially drop them... I always try to finished what I read no matter how boring it become
but with so many manga I read that have ongoing or hiatus status (the japanese chapters, scanlations, or locally translated vers.) there are quite a lot that become very low priority or I forgot totally :p

It is the act of reading itself, instead of what I read, the become the entertainment for me ^^
Jul 19, 2014 2:10 AM

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I drop a manga when the plot becomes so boring , the drawings are a mess , and the lines you have to read per panel is really long.
Jul 20, 2014 11:41 PM

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When to drop a manga-
1. When it gets on your nerves and you can't take it anymore.
2. When it has awful amounts of fanservice (like gantz and black bird for eg)
3. When the plot goes absolutely nowhere even after a ton of chapters and fillers.
4. When it fails to kill your boredom.
5. When the manga has too many airheaded females.
Jul 22, 2014 12:16 PM

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Hmm. When you stop enjoying it, I guess? I read manga for entertainment, so I never make myself read something I do not enjoy/longer enjoy reading. There're so many titles to choose from... Though I agree that it is harder to drop a series, if you've already invested a lot of time in it, or if it's been recommended to you by someone.

Though I think it is usually dictated by situation. Some mangas are not continued for too long, so I forget the plot and it's hard to get back into it (it's troublesome to reread hundreds of chapters each time). The others get too repetitive or change their tone completely... Sometimes thay introduce characters you can't stand or become too meta... So I simply don't expect to see each manga tha I read till the end, I stick with it until it's fun, that's all.
Jul 28, 2014 3:13 AM
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When a manga that make you almost punch your screen or punch something in fit of rage. Or manga that you can't stand the way its goes anymore.
Aug 1, 2014 9:45 PM

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I don't drop series untill I REALLY can't take it anymore, I mean when they start to suck I wait hoping it'll get better and wait some more but then I just can't take it anymore and drop it. I dropped Bleach after aizen got sealed even though to me it started sucking as soon as they gave aizen that transformation, I waited hoping it'd get better but it never did, and guess what I hear it still is suckin XD Plus I don't list animes or manga I dropped I think it is a waste of time.
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Aug 5, 2014 12:32 PM

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I think you should drop it when you realize it isn't for you. If it is only one or two volumes I will still probably read it, but that's just me. You shouldn't read manga if it seems like a chore/homework to you.

However, I also usually read my manga during school, so I might stick by reading something subpar just since it gets me through my lunch period.If it can't even keep me interested THAT long we have a serious problem.

Aug 6, 2014 11:23 AM

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NatalieS499 said:
I don't drop series untill I REALLY can't take it anymore, I mean when they start to suck I wait hoping it'll get better and wait some more but then I just can't take it anymore and drop it. I dropped Bleach after aizen got sealed even though to me it started sucking as soon as they gave aizen that transformation, I waited hoping it'd get better but it never did, and guess what I hear it still is suckin XD Plus I don't list animes or manga I dropped I think it is a waste of time.


I do the same thing! I wait for the story to get somewhere but if it doesn't I'll just stop.. I love yaoi but sometimes I can never find any with an actual plot(just sex) so I end up dropping it.
Aug 11, 2014 2:08 PM

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Sometimes after the first couple of pages and sometimes a couple of chapters in.
Aug 12, 2014 10:49 AM

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When the series gets dry, irritating, or if it gives me cliches that are obvious there for me. I try my best to salvage series for myself, giving it a rating that is too kind for how I actually felt about it. I tend to drop romance manga since I couldn't stand it and it will never be on my drop list because I thought I wasn't worthy enough to be in my list in general. I also drop series that are being milked out to the point where I can't seem to enjoy it like I once did like Fairy Tail and Bleach for example.
Or it can be like Usagi Drop and make me drop it instantly with much regret that I wasted my time on it. ಥ⌣ಥ

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Aug 12, 2014 12:44 PM

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When shit gets predictable or the MC is a wimpy bitch! or if shit is just too much to be entertaining. or if their is WAAYY too much comedy in a manga when it could be a bit more serious.

OR if its the usual action type manga where a bunch ops people have to work together n have to complete tests that equal death on failure. I like those ONLY if their done well. not crap like Kamisama no Iutoori That shit was just stupid n so over the top that it just wasnt entertaining.

Good ones are like Gantz or Psyren or Mirai Nikki. Basically Survival Games.

RomeoXD said:
When a manga gives off a " Oh man , not this crap again " felling that's the time you gotta realise that you have to drop it


Now this dude summed up another thing I was just about to point out.
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