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It's hard to choose ONE aspect, but if u had two of the most important things to you in an anime like art and music, which ONE would convince you to stick to that anime to the end if it were done well? OR, which one would make u drop that anime if it were done terribly?

Characters, easily.

I find myself very character-driven. They’re the ones that pull me in and keep me watching, even if everything else sucks.

I actually made a similar thread where people ranked all the elements they cared for in anime: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=388617
But this poll is nice. ...but what's with the "fml, gtfo, idc..." option?

Story is one of the main reasons I watch anime, cause I find they generally have far better stories than american tv shows, but I picked characters because they really are what make or break an anime imo.

Visuals! When I find an anime I first check if it's animated by reputable animation studios like Ufotable or KyoAni. Who cares about story or characters if I can't look at the damn screen!? This is one of the reasons I can't stand at old anime; they are just so ugly to look at.

Yikes, that's a pretty superficial way to treat anime. To me, older anime simply requires an imagination.

For trolls to troll without posting a post on the thread? :D


Yikes, that's a pretty superficial way to treat anime. To me, older anime simply requires an imagination.

characters, also anyone who picks art.....i hate you

Characters. I can forgive a plot full of holes, or a bad animation style if I like the characters. And no matter how well written the story is (especially if it's melodramatic) I am numb to it if I hate the characters.

Usually characters, though there are the rare series where the plot/story is more important (like Mushishi, because the characters, other than Ginko and the doctor, are always one shots and are thus perfectly fine being stereotypes so long as the story is awesome instead, which it is)

My vote - story. But no matter how good the plot is, character development is a must (with the exception of really short anime).

wow, you guys sure do value characters. No wonder School Days got a shit-pissed score lol.

enjoyment..

picked characters too

What is Sexiness?

Characters.
Why?

Because with amanzingly thought characters like some animes have, makes me watch the whole thing and ALMOST cry for more (man here).
Seriously, if it's a good story with awesome characters it's 5* for me.

Ecchi or fanservice--random tit-jiggling, random touching of girls'/guys' private parts, etc.

Your overall enjoyment should come from the factors listed. It is a question of which factor affects ur enjoyment the most.

Story/Plot, and setting to some extent.
Even if the characters are great, if the plot goes in a stupid way, I'm not going to keep watching.

aniamation and story.

ditto.

btw guys, don't set the limit too far. For example, for art, which is what makes the visual aspect of an anime, an extremist would ask, "no art means no anime at all!" No the QUALITY, not the presence of the factors.

An extremist can also say, "without sound fx, you're just watching a silent film with random music tracks!" No, I'm talking about QUALITY of sound fx, not the presence or absence of sound fx.

Just to clarify.

So which one would affect your ability to stay with the anime? If animation is decent and story SUCKS, would u still stick with it? Vise-versa.

Story/Plot of course, even if the characters are great, if there's no plot it's meaningless. However, if there's a plot, and all characters are girls, I'll immediately drop it, because they are obviously going for fanservice there, so that's a situation where I don't care if the plot is good either. Except, some stories. In other words, I love story and characters, but I hate "moe".

That's my boy.