| Only if I want to eat. |
| Unless I'm interrupted by a 3rd party, I normally complete my episodes without pause. Some shows that have more mystery, or just a confusing plot, I'll pause for a minute or two and try to evaluate certain lines of the show before advancing. I'm kinda slow sometimes so the occasional "what the fuck did I watch, and what does it mean?" sessions are needed |
| I tend to pause episodes here and there, depending on the show and how much it has my attention. I'll stop because I'm in the middle of a good conversation on a messenger or skype, or I'll stop to check something on facebook since I always keep it tabbed up when my browser is minimized. It's taken me as long as an hour and a half before for one lone episode just because I got distracted by conversations. =P |
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| I pause sometimes to take screenshots. |
| I don't see a need to pause unless i'm interrupted by unforeseen circumstances. It destroys the momentum of the episode, sometimes the climatic buildup. I take screenshots after i finish the episode. Also, to those who pause often while watching anime, i suggest you rid that habit ASAP, it spoils your anime watching experience. |
| A few times, but usually in animes where there are confusing parts I pause it to re-read (or fully read) what they are saying. |
| A couple of times maybe, but usually only when I'm moving away from my PC. I usually try to watch animes in one smooth motion, and then rewatch if necessary. Helps me understand better than pause and think, for some reason... |
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Hasekura-sama said: I don't see a need to pause unless i'm interrupted by unforeseen circumstances. It destroys the momentum of the episode, sometimes the climatic buildup. I take screenshots after i finish the episode. Also, to those who pause often while watching anime, i suggest you rid that habit ASAP, it spoils your anime watching experience. I have yet to have it spoil my experience. |
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| I do. I take like 40 minutes for an episode sometimes. Mostly because I like to have MAL open and type my reactions out in the episode section. |
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| When nature calls. |
| I pretty much never pause unless I get interrupted. I really prefer to watch episodes all in one go. |
GaryFrost said: Just wondering. I do it really often. It can take me 40 to sometimes an hour to finish one episode. Whenever someone says something in anime that's vague or not exactly clear, I have a habit of thinking of a couple possibilities what that someone could had meant when he said that and this makes me having to pause the show and think about a single sentence for sometimes more than 3 to 5 minutes or more. Anyone else do this? Just wondering. Also I get annoyed if it takes me more than an hour to finish one episode. Are you fucking slow of something, a bit soft in the head maybe? HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU READ THE ABOVE SENTENCE BEFORE YOU REALIZED I WAS INSULTING YOU? |
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| I never pause, only if I werent able to read the subtitles fast enough. Happens in 1/50 series somewhere. |
| yeah i only usually pause if i have to check facebook or whatever or need toilet breaks, and the i usually take 5-10mins before starting a new episode anyway. Movies I probably pause more because I need food and such. |
| The only time when I have to pause watching anime is when: 1. Toilet 2. Eat (Sometime I will eat and watch anime but doesn't happen quite often as it's hard for me to eat and watch at the same time.) 3. Have to do some errands 4. When someone is talking to me 5. Heard a VA that I recognized and decided to check. 6. Bored of the anime and decides to take a break. (mostly walking around the house) |
| All the time! Sometimes it takes me 1 hour to watch a single episode... I have ADD, it's very hard for me to focus on something. :I |
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| If its a boring episode or the pace is slow i'd pause it at least 2-4 times. However if im very interested and having fun or the pace is quickl 0-1 times |
| Only when it's necessary like when someone's on the phone. Pausing ruins the flow |
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| I pause and rewind a bunch of times during moments when I miss something that a character said.It’s actually super frustrating. |
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| I think if you have to pause an episode once or twice cause you missed something or you need to process what a character said is normal, especially for psychological or mystery anime. For me, I have ADHD, so I think it would drive me crazy because I already have a pretty short attention span. I think I might just stop watching or take a break from watching after each episode xD. |
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| Depends on how often I must scream, cringe and vomit. |
| I pause when the English subtitles go by too quick. |
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| I'm pausing anime right now! I get distracted way too easily. |
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| ii dont pause, unless some wierd shit goes down or a bigass turn comes into the episode, then i rewatch. i rather focus and enjoy the show then be on my phone and just get a summary |
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| I pause only if I get distracted by something or someone comes in to talk to me. Otherwise I actually do a good job not pausing Movies are different though usually I watch it in increments throughout the day because I can’t sit still long enough |
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juiccbox said: I pause only if I get distracted by something or someone comes in to talk to me. Otherwise I actually do a good job not pausing Movies are different though usually I watch it in increments throughout the day because I can’t sit still long enough Yeah it does kind of feel tiring sometimes to watch whole movies in one sitting.At some point in the film I can feel my attention wear off because of how long i have been watching ,especially if it's something i'm not that invested in. |
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| When there's an intense scene and I have to take a deep breath, when I can't see because of the tears, when I know something bad it's gonna happen and I have to prepare myself or take a moment to digest what I saw |
| If it is good then never. But during very bad or cringy episodes I tend to pause and re think my life before continuing. |
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| It just depends on how invested I am in it. If it is boring and I am not so into it I will pause it quite a few times. If it is something I am really into then I can watch multiple episodes without pausing. |
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| I don't pause and watch it in one go. Might pause when I want to see a certain scene again. |
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| Depends!! I had to pause every couple minutes when watching Code Geass, because (no joke) the tension made me think I was having a heart attack multiple times. I couldn't watch more than one episode a day, it was amazing. I've also had to pause during shows like Death Parade (specifically at the end) because I was unable to breathe due to crying. The only real other reasons I pause are if I'm highly embarrassed by a scene or I missed subtitles (on the few times I watch subs). The times I pause, however, are infrequent and only because of very specific circumstances. |
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