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I've been watching anime for almost 14 years now. Most of the time I watch anime in Japanese, rather than subtitled, and almost never listen to English dubs.

I occasionally read manga, but usually only after watching the anime.

I'm amazed that so few people drop as many anime series as I do. My attitude is that life is too short to spend time on things that aren't interesting, or are poorly done. If an anime doesn't grab me right away I drop it because I would rather spend my time watching other anime series that I really enjoy.

Anime is a hobby for me, not work, so I get to pick and choose which anime series that I'll spend my time on. I also have a busy life, with plenty of people, activities, responsibilities and other things to keep me occupied, so I deliberately limit the amount of time I spend watching anime. And I want to spend that limited amount of time on series that entertain me, challenge me to think, surprise me, make me laugh, and in general attempt to be something different from the average.

Sure, there is always the chance that I will miss out on some anime that starts out slowly and eventually gets better, but my experience over the past 14 years of watching anime is that my gut feeling from the first couple of episodes is usually quite accurate.

And sure, lots of anime that I dislike or can't be bothered to watch are popular with lots of other people. That's how it goes with entertainment. Anime is like any other art form, whether it is film, music, literature, sculpture, painting or whatever. What appeals to me may well not appeal to you.