| Some people by nature love anime and would rather watch than read. I'm one of those people, but I have one or two manga that I'm following at the same time. |
| Just need to find out how to quote this every time so I can dodge the stupid 30-character limit. |
| From the tip of my head: No time to read the manga as well No interest in watching the same stuff that one read already in a lite version Not a fan of the medium manga but a fan of anime Anime is generally easier to consume than manga Availability reasons in case a manga isn't translated or only partly translated but the whole anime is subbed/dubbed even though it might only adapt a part of the original manga Some people don't care for spoilers Some other people can constrain themselves not to lurk on the internet where they find spoilers en masse Some people can't stand to read on screen (for a certain amount of time and in case one reads manga online/on an ebook), a problem that ironically won't occure with videos (mostly) Not all apply to "spoiler-phobic" people OP is focussing on but those are some reasons not to do so. Especially the last one is a pain in the eye. |
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nantuko said: From the tip of my head: No time to read the manga as well No interest in watching the same stuff that one read already in a lite version Not a fan of the medium manga but a fan of anime Anime is generally easier to consume than manga Availability reasons in case a manga isn't translated or only partly translated but the whole anime is subbed/dubbed even though it might only adapt a part of the original manga Some people don't care for spoilers Some other people can constrain themselves not to lurk on the internet where they find spoilers en masse Some people can't stand to read on screen (for a certain amount of time and in case one reads manga online/on an ebook), a problem that ironically won't occure with videos (mostly) Not all apply to "spoiler-phobic" people OP is focussing on but those are some reasons not to do so. Especially the last one is a pain in the eye. I'm a total bookworm, so what I say is biased, but for the first point - unless you're an incredibly slow reader, reading the manga usually takes way less time than watching the equivalent episodes. When I was first getting into Naruto and Bleach I eventually gave up on the anime because it was so much faster to read the manga. |
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ona said: nantuko said: From the tip of my head: No time to read the manga as well (...) I'm a total bookworm, so what I say is biased, but for the first point - unless you're an incredibly slow reader, reading the manga usually takes way less time than watching the equivalent episodes. When I was first getting into Naruto and Bleach I eventually gave up on the anime because it was so much faster to read the manga. Yes and no. It's easy to disprove a single point but you have to consider the other points as well. When you read the manga and watch the anime you basically consume it twice and have much more time to spend on that one story, too and more effort since reading a manga isn't as easy as just starting a video file. Hence it's more time than necessary. On the other hand you said yourself you gave up the anime for it. Maybe that is another reason why people don't read manga, because they tend to do the same? :) |
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Captain-Hawkeye said: Because if they read it it would spoil the anime for them. Kinda self explanatory. Pretty much. |
| Matter of taste. But too bad for them if the anime won't get a second season/adapt all the manga... Than all it remains is pretty much a half-finished thing. And that's a matter of fact. So it's okay if you prefer anime and don't want to get spoiled... but! People should stop complaining if "the anime was nonsense/unsatisfactory/left unexplained things" and so on (just look at AOT...). And that's the category of people I can't stand the most. I still can't understand why manga are so underrated... |
nantuko said: From the tip of my head: No time to read the manga as well No interest in watching the same stuff that one read already in a lite version Not a fan of the medium manga but a fan of anime Anime is generally easier to consume than manga Availability reasons in case a manga isn't translated or only partly translated but the whole anime is subbed/dubbed even though it might only adapt a part of the original manga Some people don't care for spoilers Some other people can constrain themselves not to lurk on the internet where they find spoilers en masse Some people can't stand to read on screen (for a certain amount of time and in case one reads manga online/on an ebook), a problem that ironically won't occure with videos (mostly) Not all apply to "spoiler-phobic" people OP is focussing on but those are some reasons not to do so. Especially the last one is a pain in the eye. From the tip of my penis I agree. |
| Because some people don't like manga. Some don't want to read manga. Some simply prefer anime. Mainly just a matter of preference. |
| "Your argument is like a naked banana--it simply lacks appeal." |
| A combination of "why not?" coupled with people not liking to read manga. |
| Most manga aren't translated, quite a few are though but most people are anime only folk. LNs are another story since very little of them get translated so you'll need some Japanese reading skills. |
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| Because then I've spoiled myself by reading the manga. |
DeeeFoo said: I don't quite understand that. How is reading the manga considered spoiling yourself if you continue off the same point you're in with the anime? It's (usually) still continuing with the same story, albeit with a different format. The only time that applies is when you read a point in the manga that's actually further ahead of where you are in the series as a whole, whether it's anime/manga version. Does that kinda make sense? Not really. |
DeeeFoo said: The problem is, they shouldn't have to.MellowJello said: A combination of "why not?" coupled with people not liking to read manga. I do understand that people have their own preferences, but isn't that anime-only preference something that people should be willing to get over if they don't want to ever be exposed to spoilers? Or if they just want to get more into the story? For example, I used to hate manga and all things related to reading, since I love visual stuff/colors. But when I got really into an anime series and finished the current episode, I just couldn't stay still knowing that more lies ahead, but hasn't been animated yet. With my thirst to know what happens combined with my fear of running into spoilers on the internet, I myself forced to continue off in the manga, and now I enjoy reading manga regularly. If retarded milkshake people didn't run their mouths off and spoil people for shits all the time, then we wouldn't even be in this discussion. It's putting the blame on the victim rather than the aggressor. |
MellowJello said: Victim blaming is never ok. Not when there's rape or anime involved.It's putting the blame on the victim rather than the aggressor. |
Makomonogatari said: lupadim said: The best part is that you somehow actually exist.And the best part is that no one can prove it wrong |
| Why don't people stop spoiling? |
on BatoKusanagi said: You should know my trademark question-answer to that.Why don't people stop spoiling? Spoilerers gonna spoil. |
| I don't feel like reading unless its off a TV :P |
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