| So I saw a news article about a guy going viral for watching all 1200 Pokémon episodes over 6 mos and I was like “that doesn’t seem too difficult”. Then I looked at my stats and realized I’ve watched over 3300 anime episodes in 8 months. I only started watching anime in late March of this year and haven’t watched anything non-anime since that day. I’ve spent basically every spare moment consuming anime. Maybe I have a problem, but it’s just so enjoyable. I’m 41 and feel like I’ve really missed out on anime all these years thinking “anime isn’t for me”. My husband laughs at me because he’s been an anime fan since his teens and he’s pretty sure I’ve surpassed his count in just 8 months. But yeah, it’s a lot, maybe I should slow down, but I’m really loving everything I’ve been watching. It’s been a nice escape from reality. |
| I watched 65 days of anime in 2017, which would average out to the equivalent of 2600 episodes in 8 months. I don't think it's a bad thing. It sounds like it could be an addiction now, but as long as you balance out your life properly it doesn't matter what you choose to spend your free time on. |
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| As long as you aren't depriving yourself of sleep then you are free to use your time however you want :) |
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| I'm probably burning out already past 2 months watching so can't give any advice. |
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| Every day, you watch 13 episodes or spend 4 hours watching anime. I believe that is normal as long as it does not interfere with your studies, career, health, family, you name it. It's not bad, in my opinion. |
| I'd say don't slow down and don't stop, keep watching as fast as you can cause ultimately you will start losing interest in it so its better to consume maximum before that happens. |
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| You're perfectly fine. I would definitely spend almost every waking hour watching anime if I got into it now of all times. There would be way too much to much catch up on lol |
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| That is a flex that many in the community cannot accomplish. Hats off to you OP |
| I don’t know, if you feel like it was worth it, then no I guess? It’s up to you how you choose to use your free time, not me. |
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| if you still have enough time to do productive things I see nothing bad in watching a lot of anime |
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SafetyInLetters said: Lmao,my brother watch all the pokemon series including the airing one in less than 3 monthsSo I saw a news article about a guy going viral for watching all 1200 Pokémon episodes over 6 months and I was like “that doesn’t seem too difficult”. Then I looked at my stats and realized I’ve watched over 3300 anime episodes in 8 months. I only started watching anime in late March of this year and haven’t watched anything non-anime since that day. I’ve spent basically every spare moment consuming anime. Maybe I have a problem, but it’s just so enjoyable. I’m 41 and feel like I’ve really missed out on anime all these years thinking “anime isn’t for me”. My husband laughs at me because he’s been an anime fan since his teens and he’s pretty sure I’ve surpassed his count in just 8 months. But yeah, it’s a lot, maybe I should slow down, but I’m really loving everything I’ve been watching. It’s been a nice escape from reality. and ya it isn't difficult if you have time but watching anime for some hours is also good.At the end of the day we only care about anime whether you watch single episode a day or watch dub |
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| maybe... because in my case i watched 158 anime in 5 months.. started watching anime in 2021 may and here I am with a animelist of 158 animes 10000episodes and 114 days of watchtime |
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| I've been watching anime since childhood and I have less completed animes than you. ;) |
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| Are you still washing your butt? Of course that's bad! Don't listen to these enablers. Watching anime is a sin. |
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| I've been keeping track of my stats since I started using MAL Year 1 - 397 completed, 4545 episodes, 68.5 days, 6.77 mean rating Year 2 - 1,480 completed, 6296 episodes, 79.1 days, 5.03 mean rating Year 3 - 526 completed, 2209 episodes, 28.1 days, 5.08 mean rating You can easily boost your stats with MVs. Just calculate the average number of episodes divided by the number of entries completed. Today actually marks my 3rd year on MAL |
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| That's actually impressive for someone who'll reach that mark soon...by the time I hit 2 years watching anime. Well as long as it's not taking time from your study and your personal life, then that is okay...but if it does then what the hell are you doing. |
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| I don't think it's bad, it just depends on how you organize your time. But damn I'm impressed. That's like an average of 13 episodes a day, or equivalently a minimum of 4 hours a day. As long as you enjoy it, good for you. Hope you have more fun watching more anime. |
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| Yeah very bad. Watch out because the police are on the way. |
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| I don't think it's a problem. I have watched 3800+ eps from when I started watching anime in November of last year which makes it a year and it haven't affected my personal life in any way. But I would recommend to reduce the time if it affects your personal life. |
| I don't think it's that bad. As long as things are going well in your life |
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| Your fine it's just the initial binge watching fever. After a while you'll eventually burn out. Or not. |
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| Your life your rules. It's not like you'll stop if someone says that it's bad, now will you? |
| Thats less than 14 episodes a day so fine I guess? |
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| No. But it's not good either. At this point you have already trascended good or evil. |
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| woah, 3300 episodes in 8 months? jeez, you didn't have to flex that hard |
| thats a bit too much, you should probably sow down a little |
| As long as it isn't affecting your real life it should be fine. |
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SafetyInLetters said: So I saw a news article about a guy going viral for watching all 1200 Pokémon episodes over 6 mos and I was like “that doesn’t seem too difficult”. Then I looked at my stats and realized I’ve watched over 3300 anime episodes in 8 months. I only started watching anime in late March of this year and haven’t watched anything non-anime since that day. I’ve spent basically every spare moment consuming anime. Maybe I have a problem, but it’s just so enjoyable. I’m 41 and feel like I’ve really missed out on anime all these years thinking “anime isn’t for me”. My husband laughs at me because he’s been an anime fan since his teens and he’s pretty sure I’ve surpassed his count in just 8 months. But yeah, it’s a lot, maybe I should slow down, but I’m really loving everything I’ve been watching. It’s been a nice escape from reality. Thats between four and half to 5 hours a day watching anime if the average anime episode is 20 minutes long skipping the opening and ending credits. That leaves you 19 hours for sleep, job and social obligations. So no. That said you might have researched what anime to watch and not watch and that can take some time. |
| this ain't a race watch anime on your own pace and do not compare yourself with other people |
| "is that bad?" If we ignore the whole "having a life" thing, 1200 episodes of Pokémon at once can kill your will to live...or at least your fate in humanity. |
ManWild said: I don't think it's that bad. As long as things are going well in your life I mean, the mere fact that I have become crazy obsessed with anime at 40+ (despite never watching it before) and am consuming it pretty much constantly doesn’t really scream “woman who has her life together” but I guess it could be worse 🤷♀️ |
| I don't think it's a big deal since I am currently binging 19eps per day lol. |
| In my opinion, if watching anime more than 4 episodes a day, it feels tired and makes anime rather boring |
| I'm your age cohort and have a similar anime history. I've started to watch in early 2019, and had watch time per day similar to yours. Anime is better than substance use, but 10+ episodes per day (over 3h) certainly is an addiction. Anime can fill holes in your life and may be stabilizing for a while because you have some regular activity and goals. But of course these goals are not improving your life or are good for anything real. You can use https://anime.plus/SafetyInLetters/history,anime to monitor yourself and learn about peaks. I'm myself down to a handful eps per day and still binge too much on the WEs. It's important to stay in control of your behavior, as addiction is mainly defined by loss of control over a habit. And tbh, anime is a nice filler if there isn't anything else but it should yield time to any other activity and merely serve as fallback. |
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| Those are rookie numbers! But for the effort you put in, Im proud of you. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| As long as it does affect your health/ daily life or your relationships with others its should be ok in my opinion. |
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| That's roughly 14 episodes a day, so that's quite a lot but not ghastly or anything. |
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| Damn that's a lot, hope whoever does that takes break in between grinding lol |
| I've watched like 60 days of anime thus year, and it's been pretty good. Just have fun. |
on _Maneki-Neko_ said: SafetyInLetters said: So I saw a news article about a guy going viral for watching all 1200 Pokémon episodes over 6 mos and I was like “that doesn’t seem too difficult”. Then I looked at my stats and realized I’ve watched over 3300 anime episodes in 8 months. I only started watching anime in late March of this year and haven’t watched anything non-anime since that day. I’ve spent basically every spare moment consuming anime. Maybe I have a problem, but it’s just so enjoyable. I’m 41 and feel like I’ve really missed out on anime all these years thinking “anime isn’t for me”. My husband laughs at me because he’s been an anime fan since his teens and he’s pretty sure I’ve surpassed his count in just 8 months. But yeah, it’s a lot, maybe I should slow down, but I’m really loving everything I’ve been watching. It’s been a nice escape from reality. Serious question out of curiosity: do you remember what you've watched, if you watch so much in a short time span? And also... how? But if you like it, go for it. I still ask myself how? ^^' I needed around 22 years for 972 entries and since a series can have multiple entries, I watched circa 300 different series and movies, and I think I consume quite a lot. I have ADHD so I have a crappy memory in general so I tend to forget the finer details of some series once I finish them if they didn’t make a huge impact. If I really love a show I will usually rewatch it at some point and after that I can remember it fully. I also try not to watch similar types of shows consecutively because then plot points can blur together. I usually watch between 2 and 6 episodes during the day depending on how productive or busy I am with other things (I’m currently unemployed and my kids are in school all day). I don’t watch anything when my kids are around. Once my kids go to bed I usually watch between 6-8 eps (sometimes up to 12 if I’m really into something and not tired) before I go to bed. So yeah it’s a lot but I still manage to keep my house mostly in order and my kids looked after. I definitely will slow down once I find a new job but for now anime is kinda my happy place. |
| I would say it is a high amount of anime to watch and am surprised you have not burned out but if you still enjoy it then all the more power to you. So long as it not having an adverse impact on your other major responsibilities then the volume is okay. In terms of forgetting anime one thing I have done to help me remember more of the shows I watch is to write a review shortly after completing the series. Not only do you remember stuff more clearly doing that but in the long run you build up an anime diary. Plus if anyone asks how a series was you can always refer them to the review you did earlier. |
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