| Got this topic from reddit. For the people who don't know what the 3 (or more) episode rule is. It basically means that you should watch atleast 3 episodes of an anime before rating/judging/dropping it. I personally don't give a shit about this rule, but I know many people try to follow it. Also state the reason why it does, this way we prevent this thread from becoming a simple listing thread :D My choice would be one of the obvious ones: Madoka Magica episode 3. |
| None, the rule is crap by itself. Plenty of shows that started out shitty but became good/great later on. If I were to say one, I would go with any 13 ep anime, simply because that is already about 1/4 the show, and if you still aren't hooked by then, you probably won't like it later on. |
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| You got the topic from reddit huh ? I thought so . I don't have any anime like that . |
| Wohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo |
| That rule is crap, I use the 3 second rule where you look at the cover, look at the studio and director and the tags and then you decide if you're going to watch or not. |
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Gluzin said: That rule is crap, I use the 3 second rule where you look at the cover, look at the studio and director and the tags and then you decide if you're going to watch or not. I basically do the same, way easier :D |
| For me personally, I rate depending upon how many episodes there are and compare to how many episodes I am currently on. I usually try to go at least half way before I rate, or a quarter of the way if it is a longer running series. I have dropped shows after only the first episode (school rumble, black butler, some others), but I didn't rate them. Although, I don't blame people who follow this rule, but for me it all depends. |
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| You must follow the rule OP, and you will secure your position as "Elitists" in anime community. XD |
| This salad is salty favored |
| It's a stupid rule. The number varies from show to show. Anyone who needs 3 episodes to figure out what kind of show for example (since I dropped both halfway through episode 1) Upotte or Rail Wars are, isn't the brightest imo. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Hmm personally I can't really judge or rate something I haven't finished completely, be it a book, anime or anything else. |
| I typically decide whether or not to drop something within the first episode. Sometimes I'll decide to drop something before completing the first episode but will finish the episode so I can say I tried (Kiss x Sis is an example of this). I know the first three episodes may have taken years to be released, but it just wasn't in my taste. |
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| I don-t pay it much mind but I do try to watch more than the first episode. That said, typically if I don't get pulled in by the first episode then the second or third just irritate me more. Then again it sometimes takes me half a dozen episodes to realize that the anime is not going to get more exciting. |
| I tend to rate at the end of anime (unless tge few cases of it being dropped). I don't have rule but I don't tend to leave animes I got to their three episode.there's only one I did leave on their third episode except for those in my dropped |
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