| I'll preface this by saying that, being relatively new when it comes to anime, I have some concerns over the size of my to-watch list. It's not at all the largest (perhaps it's not large yet at all) but it's grown past what I can immediately recall, and I'm not sure how to proceed. So how do you choose what to watch before anything else in particular? From what you've heard about it, or the genre you're in the mood for, a combination of things, or something else entirely? ~ So far I've been operating on genre-mood exclusively, though I have concerns about not remembering enough about certain series when I am in the mood to go to the next production in one, and I'd much rather spend my time watching the new series vs. going back to the old one first to refresh myself (I'm also just not the sort of person who can truly enjoy re-watching things). Thus I get the feeling there's some other approach I could have, though I'm not sure what. |
| Generally whatever I'm in the mood for. BTW you should prioritize Inou-Battle because it's not that great of an anime (I dropped it 5 episodes in because it got boring). Since you haven't seen it yet, I'd suggest you watch Chuunibyou instead because it does a much better job with a similar concept. Whenever you're in the mood for American comedy you should watch Gakkou no Kaidan dubbed because it's hilarious. Right now I'm not even really working on my PTW list since I've been watching Aikatsu for the last 40 days and still have another 52 episodes left of it (the anime is 178 episodes long). |
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| There is typically at least 1 anime in each genre you "have to" watch. So, pick those out first. Then, pick what genre you're in the mood for. Then choose the anime that corresponds with that genre. Go from there and enjoy the show. Hope that helps. |
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| What I recently watched tends to determine what I'll watch. I just finished Paranoia Agent and Shinsekai Yori. Both were heavy on the gloom, psychology and darkness. So now I'm aiming for something lighter (Mashiroiro Symphony) and some Shoujo. I don't want to watch too much similar stuff in one go. I'm afraid they'll blur. |
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| I'd recommed watching whatever you feel like watching, and after you're in a spot where you can't decide, just watch one of the more popular ones. As for me, I just watch a light-hearted anime followed by a darker/more serious anime and I repeat this cycle |
| For me. Finish Watching a few Episodes of an anime I'm already watching > Watch whatever TV show is aired > Start watching an Anime I know I won't drop for sure > Take a gamble with a recommended anime and start watching it. Currently Atm, I've been finishing I'm: Was chipping away at Bokurano > About to watch 12 Monkeys/Braindead TV Series > Watch Episode 0 of one of the Fate/Zero series and get started |
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| I try to balance serious anime, light hearted anime and in betweeners so if I finished for example a more serious anime I pick a random serious anime from my list. |
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| As I don't even remember what is on my list, I go one by one and ask my self what I feel like watching. Sometimes I also delete some of them. |
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| I watch whatever I feel like just like with films knowing there's always gonna be a ton of great stuff waiting for me and I'll get to it eventually. My opinion is usually that you'll most enjoy a thing when the choice to watch it is at least somewhat spontaneous or brought on by what ever mood you happen to be in at the time. |
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| Depends on mood.... I prioritize GAR anime over Cute Girls Doing Cute Things anime if I'm in the mood to see some manly and explosive action and vice versa |
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| I just watch whatever I feel like when it comes to finished anime. When watching airing anime I tend to watch the bad ones then on to the good ones as a sort of main event lol. |
| I just go with the flow, whatever I am in a mood for I will watch. |
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TheBrainintheJar said: What I recently watched tends to determine what I'll watch. I just finished Paranoia Agent and Shinsekai Yori. Both were heavy on the gloom, psychology and darkness. So now I'm aiming for something lighter (Mashiroiro Symphony) and some Shoujo. I don't want to watch too much similar stuff in one go. I'm afraid they'll blur. Very similar to this. I haven't watched all that much anime but even so, I only continue to watch anime because I constantly watch stuff of different styles and genres. It's the main way of preventing myself from getting burned out. |
| When I start watching an anime I finish it without starting another one, without counting the seasonal ones. |
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| If I feel like I want to watch certain series, I will watch it. If I dont have anything want to watch, I just randomly choose a anime from plan to watch list. Of course the genre varies. If I watched action, next will be romance. This will keep going with different kinds of variety and genre. |
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| I'll pick the one w/ the coolest title. |
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| It's all about what you're in the mood in. At least that's how I do things. |
| I'll put stuff I really want to watch in my PTW list. Then never look at them again and watch something completely different. |
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TKB928 said: I'll preface this by saying that, being relatively new when it comes to anime, I have some concerns over the size of my to-watch list. It's not at all the largest (perhaps it's not large yet at all) but it's grown past what I can immediately recall, and I'm not sure how to proceed. So how do you choose what to watch before anything else in particular? From what you've heard about it, or the genre you're in the mood for, a combination of things, or something else entirely? ~ So far I've been operating on genre-mood exclusively, though I have concerns about not remembering enough about certain series when I am in the mood to go to the next production in one, and I'd much rather spend my time watching the new series vs. going back to the old one first to refresh myself (I'm also just not the sort of person who can truly enjoy re-watching things). Thus I get the feeling there's some other approach I could have, though I'm not sure what. Don't worry. I've been doing it just like you do, for over 700 titles already. Except that I don't have problems re-watching stuff, especially if I have forgotten it. Works well enough. |
| Just whatever I feel like watching. Although I make sure my PTW list is pretty small because if not, I get overwhelmed. |
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| I've been sorting my list by "Last Updated" and watch in chronological order starting with the earliest on the list. This is probably the worst way to do it, but it makes me feel good. |
| If I happen to hear about a show one day I'd go out of my way to check wtf it's about. Then I'd start watching videos about it and my interest gradually increases until I can't hold it in anymore and I absolutely have to start watching it.. |
| Out of nowhere it just pops up in my mind ''I want to watch [insert name here]!'' and that's pretty much it. |
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| Shows I want to watch (or feel obligated to watch, Orange) are put onto my PTW list. Then I pick one I really wanna watch, one I kinda wanna, one I really wanna, one I kinda wanna, etc. |
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| At first I was watching what I was recommended the most, then my PtW expanded a lot, I decided to remember the order I added everything and watch in that order..... Now after a break, I thought I'll watch everything from A to Z, but I failed that and I'm watching what I think could be the best for me, even though, sometimes I'm like 'oh, I watched enough ecchi, now I want some action, romance or drama'.. I dunno how exactly to describe the way I choose to watch anime.. You can simply pick randomly, if you can't decide, lel |
| Movies and 12 episode series are usually the first things I go to on my PTW list because they are quicker to get out of the way. It means I have a less cluttered list but I rarely get around to 24 episode series. |
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| Depends on what I am the mood for. If its not a seasonal anime, I usually go about in 1 of 2 ways 1. I rotate between sub and dub anime I feel like I watch so many japanese shows, I need to listen to some english once in awhile to keep myself from going crazy. I can usually fill in the dub void with a cartoon or a American TV series. 2. I rotate between calm slow anime or action packed fast paced anime In the calm category I will usually go with a drama or a slice-of-life and action packed is obviously shounen, adventure, sci-fi, thrillers, etc... Sometimes I use a combination of my 2 ways and look for a dub action anime, a sub slice-of-life etc.... |
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| If I keep encountering a title whether it be from recommendations or discussions, I tend to start watching it. |
| Simply by deciding after my personal enjoyment. |
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