| So, one of my friends told me her story: " While I was trying to socialise with a patient at work (who is a kid into anime appareantly) I mentioned that I too watch anime. Later he started talk about all these shows he's watching. But later I felt uncomfortable saying "I watch anime" when I only watched 3 series so far and currently watching just 1 show. " This made me wonder how many anime is enough anime to say that "I watch anime." Just wondering your opinion on my friend's situation. |
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| There is no arbitary number that seperates noobs from experienced watchers and I can't come up with any good answer. "Enough anime so you can hold a converation" maybe? Nah it's "More anime than Theo1899 times two", that sounds more reasonable. |
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| hmm never really thought about this but yeah this is a good question, I guess once you watch multiple shows from different genres that’s enough? I’m not really sure though |
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ChainsawBoi said: If you're into anime, then you're into anime. No use gatekeeping about how many someone has seen. Only elitists think that way. Every anime fan has to start somewhere.So, one of my friends told me her story: " While I was trying to socialise with a patient at work (who is a kid into anime appareantly) I mentioned that I too watch anime. Later he started talk about all these shows he's watching. But later I felt uncomfortable saying "I watch anime" when I only watched 3 series so far and currently watching just 1 show. " This made me wonder how many anime is enough anime to say that "I watch anime." Just wondering your opinion on my friend's situation. |
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Theo1899 said: There is no arbitary number that seperates noobs from experienced watchers and I can't come up with any good answer. "Enough anime so you can hold a converation" maybe? Nah it's "More anime than Theo1899 times two", that sounds more reasonable. "Enough anime so you can hold a converation" makes sense tbh, in this case I could suggest the top 10 most popular animes to create the ultimate normie? LOL |
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snowykevin said: hmm never really thought about this but yeah this is a good question, I guess once you watch multiple shows from different genres that’s enough? I’m not really sure though Actually this is big brain, even knowing genres would help a newcomer. Are there any specific genres you have in your mind? |
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ChainsawBoi said: Theo1899 said: There is no arbitary number that seperates noobs from experienced watchers and I can't come up with any good answer. "Enough anime so you can hold a converation" maybe? Nah it's "More anime than Theo1899 times two", that sounds more reasonable. "Enough anime so you can hold a converation" makes sense tbh, in this case I could suggest the top 10 most popular animes to create the ultimate normie? LOL There isn't really anything wrong with that. Most people start out watching the popular things even though they try hard to avoid the "normie" label. |
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| I used to feel the same way about books and Star Trek, but it really depends on who you're talking to and the kind of conversation they're willing to have. Most people aren't going to throw a fit if you haven't seen their favourite show. |
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ChainsawBoi said: snowykevin said: hmm never really thought about this but yeah this is a good question, I guess once you watch multiple shows from different genres that’s enough? I’m not really sure though Actually this is big brain, even knowing genres would help a newcomer. Are there any specific genres you have in your mind? I guess the best genres to start off with are Action, Adventure, Slice of Life, Comedy, Romance, Shounen, Seinen (these two are technically demographics but a lot of the time they are also loosely used to describe a certain type of anime), Drama, Magic, Mecha, Sci-Fi, School the thing about anime is shows tend to have multiple different genres all at once like for example a show could be a Drama/Comedy/Romance https://myanimelist.net/anime.php here’s the section of the site where you can see all the different genres |
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If you are currently watching anime, then that’s enough to say that you watch anime. Numerically, a single anime would suffice, as long as you’re active as an anime watcher... is what I would say. |
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SignsOfSuicide said: ChainsawBoi said: If you're into anime, then you're into anime. No use gatekeeping about how many someone has seen. Only elitists think that way. Every anime fan has to start somewhere.So, one of my friends told me her story: " While I was trying to socialise with a patient at work (who is a kid into anime appareantly) I mentioned that I too watch anime. Later he started talk about all these shows he's watching. But later I felt uncomfortable saying "I watch anime" when I only watched 3 series so far and currently watching just 1 show. " This made me wonder how many anime is enough anime to say that "I watch anime." Just wondering your opinion on my friend's situation. I agree with you. Maybe they are trying to set a goal to feel better about their interest (or knowledge) as a starter, just a guess though. |
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snowykevin said: ChainsawBoi said: Actually this is big brain, even knowing genres would help a newcomer. Are there any specific genres you have in your mind? I guess the best genres to start off with are Action, Adventure, Slice of Life, Comedy, Romance, Shounen, Seinen (these two are technically demographics but a lot of the time they are also loosely used to describe a certain type of anime), Drama, Magic, Mecha, Sci-Fi, School the thing about anime is shows tend to have multiple different genres all at once like for example a show could be a Drama/Comedy/Romance https://myanimelist.net/anime.php here’s the section of the site where you can see all the different genres This one helps me out too, thanks :)) I'll be sharing your guidance |
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| The amount of anime you need to watch before you can safely proclaim "I watch anime" is the amount you need to watch before you feel comfortable enough to share that you watch anime. |
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GreatAide said: The amount of anime you need to watch before you can safely proclaim "I watch anime" is the amount you need to watch before you feel comfortable enough to share that you watch anime. I agree with this, although this might be unapplicable if we're referring to those overconfident normies who watch a few and talk as if they know everything |
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| 66642069 That's for sure enough the numbers~ |
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3miL said: GreatAide said: The amount of anime you need to watch before you can safely proclaim "I watch anime" is the amount you need to watch before you feel comfortable enough to share that you watch anime. I agree with this, although this might be unapplicable if we're referring to those overconfident normies who watch a few and talk as if they know everything yea im supposing so, but at the end of the day it's your own prerogative whether or not to make a fool of yourself lol. Personally when I was still a "noob" I wasn't too open about having watched a couple anime, and in the moments that I did share, I think I was pretty reserved about it; I probably said something like "i've watched several / a few" |
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| how many anime is enough anime maybe 2 idk |
| "How many anime is enough anime" 5-6 episodes a day, 5 days a week. |
| If after you watch one anime, you decide to watch a second. Then it's enough. |
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ChainsawBoi said: snowykevin said: hmm never really thought about this but yeah this is a good question, I guess once you watch multiple shows from different genres that’s enough? I’m not really sure though Actually this is big brain, even knowing genres would help a newcomer. Are there any specific genres you have in your mind? The big 6 are: Battle Shounen Isekai Harem style romantic comedies CGDCT (Cute Girls Doing Cute Things) Sausage Fest Tear Jerkers Since the Emo Era ended these 6 genres cover 95% off all anime made. |
| I think 100 mark is enough to say I have watched anime but It took me around 200 anime to perfectly develop my taste. Watching different genres will expand your knowledge 'bout anime. Some main genre are- - Shounen - Seinen - Shoujo - Josei - CGDCT - Harem/Ecchi - Isekai - SOL - Drama - RomCom Yeah, that's about it. |
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| How many anime is enough? When you can't find any more that you're interested in watching. |
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| not finishing a whole season in a day everyday should be enough |
| I guess when you consistently watch anime, you can say you watch anime. |
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| To hold a conversation? It depends on the animes that she gets to watch. Going into the most popular ones should be a safe choice in that way (Basically Shounen), but then you are watching pure crap. So the alternative is going into obscure or elitist ones and whenever you talk about anime say that popular shit is boring and out of your intellectual level so they cant talk to you and they wont get that you are a newbie to anime |
| I think if you watch at least one or two episodes a week on a basis for a while it's enough to say you "watch anime" |
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SignsOfSuicide said: ChainsawBoi said: If you're into anime, then you're into anime. No use gatekeeping about how many someone has seen. Only elitists think that way. Every anime fan has to start somewhere.So, one of my friends told me her story: " While I was trying to socialise with a patient at work (who is a kid into anime appareantly) I mentioned that I too watch anime. Later he started talk about all these shows he's watching. But later I felt uncomfortable saying "I watch anime" when I only watched 3 series so far and currently watching just 1 show. " This made me wonder how many anime is enough anime to say that "I watch anime." Just wondering your opinion on my friend's situation. I strongly second this. The elitists pricks will try to "overwhelm" you with their anime knowledge; the cool kids will feed you eagerly with more shows matching your tastes and different genres you might be into. |
| I don't think number really matters. Like if you're a new fan you can just say that you've been getting into recently, everyone starts as a new fan and all. |
| Maybe in the context of your friend, watch the show that the patient enjoys so she can hold a conversation with the patient is enough for her? But ultimately, how much anime is enough anime depends entirely on the person; Do they have a lot of free time?, How much of those time are they willing to spend watching anime?, What are they watching anime for? something like that I guess. |
| There isn't a number on that stuff, you might know when you've watched enough anime but it's very subjective and anime has different lengths. |
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| There isn't some barrier you watch anime you watch anime. Honestly as long as you have a continued interest in it rather than it just being a one off you are an anime fan. Honestly if you are having trouble holding a conversation maybe just vow to pick up a show together that both interests you. |
| Whenever there's a frequency to it say; she watches one episode of a particular anime 25 years ago. Today she's watching another one. 25 years later she'll watch the third ep. That's more than enough to say "i watch anime" if you get what i mean. |
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