| when i was at school i was always picked on but i had to be tough and just get on with it. but after watching pokemon and dragonball z and yugioh and others that followed after wards i felt i could forget my worries and enjoy watching them, to be honest i i guess anime made me feel that everythings going to be ok. when my grandmother got cancer * she beaten it now* i had to smile and say she'll be fine shes a tough old bird. i guess anime makes me forget all the bad stuff in life. dont get me wrong i just dont watch anime for just that reason, i enjoy watching them and a fan. but something about anime makes me feel i can forget my worries |
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| I don't have a particularly unhappy life, (although so far it's playing out exactly like 5 CM/Second does), but seeing as I'm a 3 sport varsity athlete and a college/pro baseball prospect in high school, I do believe part of the reason why I enjoy anime so much is that it allows me to escape the world for a while and leave my worries behind. |
| I never got picked on at school or anything. My life is pretty fortunate compared to most people. However, I usually use anime to take a break from things like studying or doing assignments. Either that or to escape my responsibilities. My favourite anime to do so with is K-On. It's escapism at its finest |
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| i aint got no worries but it somehow fills a missing void that i have other than that i love anime |
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| Anime is escapism for me, taking a break from my worries, but it's also just really entertaining! |
| I can't relate to anything you said, I was always a big guy and even played sports, and was rather popular in school and uni. Never had any issues with family dying or being sick either, because aside my mother, my brother, and myself, we were never close with the rest. I have plenty of other problems and issues though. As for the actual question though - I can't do 'escapism' at all, it doesn't work for me. I've tried in the past but if I'm stressed out or feeling bad and try to watch anime, I just ruin the episodes I'm watching because I can't pay attention to them - there's just too much going on in my head at the time. Either that or I end up really disliking it if I'm in a bad mood. So no, I only watch anime because I enjoy it. And BECAUSE I enjoy it, I purposefully avoid trying to use it as escapism, as it would ruin it for me and make it all far less enjoyable as a whole. |
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TallonKarrde23 said: I can't do 'escapism' at all, it doesn't work for me. I've tried in the past but if I'm stressed out or feeling bad and try to watch anime, I just ruin the episodes I'm watching because I can't pay attention to them - there's just too much going on in my head at the time. Either that or I end up really disliking it if I'm in a bad mood. So no, I only watch anime because I enjoy it. And BECAUSE I enjoy it, I purposefully avoid trying to use it as escapism, as it would ruin it for me and make it all far less enjoyable as a whole. This exactly. |
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| just to be clear i see watching anime and reading manga as my pass time, hobby, entertainment, being a fan, and of course i really love and enjoy watching anime, |
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TrickedOutHoro said: TallonKarrde23 said: I can't do 'escapism' at all, it doesn't work for me. I've tried in the past but if I'm stressed out or feeling bad and try to watch anime, I just ruin the episodes I'm watching because I can't pay attention to them - there's just too much going on in my head at the time. Either that or I end up really disliking it if I'm in a bad mood. So no, I only watch anime because I enjoy it. And BECAUSE I enjoy it, I purposefully avoid trying to use it as escapism, as it would ruin it for me and make it all far less enjoyable as a whole. This exactly. good point |
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MaedhrostheTall said: Stories in general have always sort of spoken to me. Whenever I have something I'm slogging through I always seem to stumble on characters with the exact same issues. It's kind of... weird? When something is on your mind you typically notice those things more, it's a weird feeling but it happens all the time. Like, if you learn a new strange word you feel like you've never heard - suddenly it'll seem like everyone is using it. |
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| No. I just watch it for fun or when I'm bored. |
| Isn't that what entertainment is in a nutshell? |
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| Yea. Sometimes when I am feeling down, I will deliberately pick some more light mood or heart warming anime to watch. |
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| Whilst anime serves as a form of escapism for me, I generally watch it because I enjoy it. The feeling I get from a really good anime is nowhere to be found in regular movies, and I don't think it's quite possible to convey some of the magical feelings unto real film. For instance, I would like to see someone create Clannad After Story or Ef - A Tale of Melodies just as emotional on a live action movie. For me, it's not possible. |
| yeh, i use it to escape reality ... life just kinda sucks at moments :/ but overall i just really enjoy it! |
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Terium said: Same for me in those sentences.Whilst anime serves as a form of escapism for me, I generally watch it because I enjoy it. The feeling I get from a really good anime is nowhere to be found in regular movies, and I don't think it's quite possible to convey some of the magical feelings unto real film. For instance, I would like to see someone create Clannad After Story or Ef - A Tale of Melodies just as emotional on a live action movie. For me, it's not possible. I watch it to enjoy, and relieve stress. More to enjoy part though. |
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| I wouldnt say I use anime to escape reality. I just really enjoy anime! |
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| Yes, I do use it to forget my worries. It's a great stress reliever. |
| Only works when it doesn't remind me of my problems again which I have a bad habit of chaining pointless events to remind me of my problems. |
| I guess it could be a form of escapism, but I generally turn to more engrossing things when I'm feeling down. |
| Not at all, i don't really got unhappy life to begin with, even sometimes when im down my friends help me get to my normal self again. |
| Escapism? To a minor degree, yes. I watch anime in order to be entertained and thus escape being bored because there's nothing else interesting going on. |
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| Watching anime used to relieve my stress, but now I don't feel that way anymore. |
| yep it makes me fantasize a good life since real life or reality is a bitch and other than that anime is enterntainment too |
| Yes, anime helps me to escape from reality. Reality sucks most of the time. |
| The only thing you can rely on is that you can't rely on anything. |
| Never has forgetting my worries been my main intent when watching anime. But I admit that most of my worries are washed away after watching one. I dunno, even when I'm mad like hell and won't talk to anyone, I can suddenly laugh when I watch. It really makes me forget my worries. |
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| On the contrary, a lot of my favorites actually remind me of issues that are relevant to me. That's actually a part of why I like them. |
Ston3_FreeN7Nov 10, 2012 5:03 AM
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| hells yeah! anime helps me chillax |
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| I don't really watch anime as a form of escapism, but I guess that's what it does. I have pretty terrible anxiety, so my entire life revolves around escapism. Anime doesn't help much when I'm feeling really bad though. In those cases I need something that will force me to take my mind off of my problems. I've found that Professor Layton works very well. But yeah, I guess overall anime helps. |
| Not really no. In those situations i tend to do other things. I usually watch anime when i have some free time and mostly for entertainment purposes. |
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| Life sucks, it really does. As I was being picked on like 4 years ago, I got to experience just how cruel kids can be, I was really in dispair. Right now I still feel like nothing really gets to me, I have friends but it still feels like I am alone. Well that's when anime comes into play, it really calmes me down, just as it did in the past. It is like a world you can escape to when you feel down and it is always great being there, because you are accepted-so you don't have to feel down. |
| Hmm. No, just not escapism. Definitely not. I don't watch anime to relieve stress (I'm NEVER stressed actually) or whatever. Even though I kind of was being picked on at school aswell, I never paid attention to the bullies acting retarded and being mean. So they eventually gave up on me, left me alone and chose another victim to harrass. So yes, I only watch anime for the pure purpose of enjoyment and to fight against boredom. |
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| Yes, I watch anime to wash away my worries. I don't know.. It's just that Animes are too good to be described in words. It's just that Anime gives us life lessons and that, it can relate in our real and everyday lives. Also, It's best if you watch Comedy-themed Anime when you have loads of worries. They say that in every sadness, there's always a smile hiding. :) |
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| Definitely. I remember back in elementary school I hated my life and being at school really sucked, but when I went home I made sure to always watch Sailor Moon, Outlaw Star, Tenchi Muyo, and Macross II (it was on a certain movie channel back then quite a bit). Somehow, that made me feel better no matter how much I was picked on. Even in college, where I struggled to interact with people, Anime served as a way to get away from all of that, and, in time, to go out there and try to interact with others again. Now that I'm out of college and stationed at a new post (in a state I've never been to before with no friends and still with the same feeling of being anxious in social situations) having Anime has really been helpful. Now, I think constantly trying to wash away my worries with Anime is not always the healthiest behavior. However, knowing I have something like that to fall back on is quite helpful. |
| For myself, I do watch anime just for entertainment mostly, but sometimes I do use it to escape from my real life, just to have dreams on living in the characters life and things like that but..yeah mostly for entertainment ^^ |
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| I watch anime all the times, for entertainment, for rough times and even feeling really bad. Anime has always helped me, I watch anime almost everyday =p |
LemonKush said: I watch anime all the times, for entertainment, for rough times and even feeling really bad. Anime has always helped me, I watch anime almost everyday =p i watch anime every day regardless |
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| I watch anime because I love it, pretty much more than anything else. :) |
| Well, there was a time i was extremely depressed and started watching K-on to forget about my worries. But overall, I watch it just because I like it. |
| This summer i had a really terrible time and watching anime helped me quite a lot, it let my mind off my problems. I don't really know why i started watching anime, it all begun because i was bored. I took a look at Death Note, that simply caught my attention and it drove me to complete it as soon as possible. It was entertainment. I acknowledge it distracts me from life and make me daydream like nothing else have ever done in my lifetime. |
| Oh deffoes i always watch azumanga daioh or my complete tenchi series becouse they always make me feel relaxed then i can face the things i worry about ^^ |
| I enjoy watching it for the plot and character, but it helps me get away from reality sometimes. And after i watch anime, i feel relief. |
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| yeah totally, did it a lot the past 4 years but especially 2 last years to forget my painful day passed of getting bullied |
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