Anyone prefers marathoning, instead of watching on a weekly base...? And is there just too much to follow at the same time?
| JESUS CHRIST I'm not gonna read all of that lol. For the topic I've never watch more than 2 anime at times so guess I prefer marathoning.Since it's easier to focus on one show rather than watching weekly,but marathoning also has disavantage,one of them is you cant join the discussion between people who watch weekly. I used to be marathoning but not anymore.I only watch 1-3 episodes a day because my studying. |
| You could have finished an entire episode instead of typing all of that. And watch however the hell you want to. I used to marathon too but realized watching currently airing stuff is the best way to complete a dozen titles in a few months. |
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| The only anime that I let accumulate with the intention to marathon later is One Piece I rarely pick up more than 5 seasonals so i don't have a problem keeping up with them. |
FireballKnuckleOct 11, 2018 4:00 AM
| Don't like both ways, prefer 1-2 episodes per day. |
| Watching with that approach is hard because of all the variety of stuff they produced. It's better for me to pick a setting that I find interesting and get to it. I do hear words from fans but they can only bait to get me down to it. |
| Some animes are marathonable, others are best to consume in small batches. When I am binge watching I try to watch various titles not episodes only from one title. |
| I like watching anime at a rate of 1-6 episodes per day. I feel the most comfortable that way. Too many once a week anime and I won't have much time for watching older anime. |
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| Binge watching is just more gratifying. And gives me a whole different sense of the story; why rewatching is crucial in my opinion. I do this with manga too despite me being more dedicated to weekly reads. But I'll admit some comedies and episodic shit that has no real through line is perfectly fine as a weekly watch. |
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| Only marathon for me babyyyyy. Found the waits between weekly episodes rather tiring. Binging made me feel more engrossed in the story and characters, for reasons I am yet to understand (as long as the particular anime has my preferred genres). Plus, the best place to check for discussions is on that series' subreddit, where many conduct rewatch threads to discuss in detail. You'll also find people willing to discuss despite ages after the anime ended. MAL is most of the time cancer when it comes to discussions in particular. More of shitting at other's tastes, talking at others instead of talking to others etc etc. |
| Marathoning is waaay more convenient. And I have the feeling I would've absolutely lost my shit waiting for the next episode of Kaiji to air rather than watching them in one go (Plus I endured the endless 8 when it was airing so that also makes waiting for new episodes less appealing for me) |
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| I also marathon. Letting the show run its course is a good way to find out if it was well received and is worth one's time. Also, I like consuming media at my own pace. |
LucenianOct 11, 2018 8:20 AM
| Unless the series was overly exciting, I couldn't marathon it anyway so not really But in the case of overly exciting, it almost becomes difficult to watch another series until I finish said series |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
UrbanSpaceman said: Don't like both ways, prefer 1-2 episodes per day. Same, 2-3 episodes a day. If I really like it, I could watch 4 episodes. |
| I am also not a big fan of watching currently airing anime cuz epecially when I watch a lot of shows at the same time I tend to forget some things. Also it usually takes a while for me to really get into the series and that's something with just doesn't happen if I have to wait a whole week for the next episode. |
| I don't watch currently-airing stuff either, but I also don't marathon finished series, unless watching a few episodes in a night counts as marathoning. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| I do both. I usually marathon the series which I'm enjoying very much. And the casual ones, I watch them weekly or biweekly. |
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| I typically watch finished anime, but I do have some exceptions occassionally with Re-Zero, Shomin Sample, and Naruto Shippuden in the past. I usually try binging 1-2 anime at a time. Their is so much new anime nowadays it is nearly impossible to follow them all. |
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| Depends on what I'm watching. Stuff like Yu Yu Hakusho is super easy to binge, almost to the point where you just can't stop after a few episodes, while some seasonals don't have the same effect on me, especially the episodic comedies or cute girls shows etc. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| That was really a Tl;Dr. Nah, I'm following seasonal and marathoning at the same time. And it's not really a good things. |
| This is why you cycle through different genres. Focusing on one genre alone from the same author is really stressful. Binge watching is good for long shows unless you skip anime intros and endings. You should at least watch those at least twice in a series. CGDCT & Typical Long Shounen usually is fine if you don't follow it weekly. In fact, it's more exhausting watching shounen anime weekly than binge watching them. Mysteries, Suspense, Seinen, Drama shows are really good when watching it weekly cause of the excitement. |
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| The only reason why I watch airing anime on a weekly basis is to join in the discussion of the anime that I'm most interested in. The anime that I don't really need to discuss about are the ones I leave for watching later to marathon. Of course if the anime has already finished airing, then marathoning isn't a problem. |
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| Marathoning doesn't work for me, my attention span means I get bored with most series if I watch more than maybe 2-3 episodes in a sitting, so watching weekly allows me to finish more shows. This is also why I usually have 2-3 shows I'm watching besides seasonal stuff, so I can pick which one I'm in the mood for and can switch between a few. |
| You have shit taste, and then I have taste so shit it makes your taste look good |
| If I can download a whole series at once then I'll marathon it. Otherwise I just watch one episode a week. |
| Life Is Short But Intense. |
| I like marathoning anime but gets easily tiring tbh |
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| Marathoning is about the best way to get me to finish a show. Not least of all because marathoning a show almost always means that I really like it. Weekly viewing always results in dozens of showing lying in purgatory, waiting to be picked back up months or even years later so they can finish their journey to anime heaven. |
| My decision is mainly based on how many episodes the show will be airing for; if it's over 26 then I'll wait for it to finish, but if not then I'll watch it weekly. |
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| I watch more seasonals than average, but that's not enough to satiate me. I also watch two or more finished shows concurrently on top of watching seasonals. Not a big fan of marathoning shows. Anticipating and theorizing between episodes is something I love doing, almost as much as watching (sometimes more) the show. If I just marathon, I'll just see what happens instead of playing with imagination. |
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| i try to watch weekly but end up falling behind because of other stuff i do during the week. still have stuff i want to catch up on before starting new season |
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