| I never was obsessed with anime but degradation of other media provoked me to try anime in late 2000s and I watched it happily till 2015 or so but then anime was poisoned with isekai and other typical crap so I became all critical and strict about new anime titles, I switched to manga. I still find old anime which are great and not so widely known, they have pretty low scores by modern standards but they are much better than present anime titles with much higher rating. |
| They stop as soon as they get peer pressured into "being a normal adult" by their circle of friends. Or as soon as their first girlfriend tells them to stop watching anime. Many such cases of weak men who become obedient dogs just to score in bed. Pathetic. |
Reply to BigBoyAdvance
They stop as soon as they get peer pressured into "being a normal adult" by their circle of friends.
Or as soon as their first girlfriend tells them to stop watching anime. Many such cases of weak men who become obedient dogs just to score in bed. Pathetic.
Or as soon as their first girlfriend tells them to stop watching anime. Many such cases of weak men who become obedient dogs just to score in bed. Pathetic.
| @BigBoyAdvance so you are saying that normies cannot watch animu? |
| Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings..... https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065 Here is my blog.... https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1 |
| Anime fan as in myanimelist anime fans? or just regular anime fans? Weell myanimelist anime fans are gonna be simpin over little anime girls till they die, so forever. For people who watch shonen and what not, yeah maybe 4-5 years. theres still a minority who follow shonen shows till they die, me included. |
Ex-Aid said:  oh, nice picture. I love Erio's smile :) |
Reply to Zamus_Edits
Anime fan as in myanimelist anime fans? or just regular anime fans?
Weell myanimelist anime fans are gonna be simpin over little anime girls till they die, so forever.
For people who watch shonen and what not, yeah maybe 4-5 years.
theres still a minority who follow shonen shows till they die, me included.
Weell myanimelist anime fans are gonna be simpin over little anime girls till they die, so forever.
For people who watch shonen and what not, yeah maybe 4-5 years.
theres still a minority who follow shonen shows till they die, me included.
| @Zamus_Edits i simp over little anime girls if you havent figured out already... |
| Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings..... https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065 Here is my blog.... https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1 |
Reply to Fairytailglazer0
Ngl I barelyvwatch anime compared to before lol just way too stressed.
| @Lol1268 what is stressing you out btw?? |
| Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings..... https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065 Here is my blog.... https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1 |
| No idea my man, but I still enjoy anime. |
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Reply to DesuMaiden
@Zamus_Edits i simp over little anime girls if you havent figured out already...
| @DesuMaiden Yeah i can instantly tell by your name and pfp, aswell as your join date |
| In my case, this year marks a decade as an anime fan (I started in April 2014) |
| 3 years max till the phase "I have watched everything." and when you correct them they change it to "I have watched everything important.". |
| I wonder if my lifespan is when I get tired of anime... It is difficult to give an average age because people start and stop watching anime at different ages. There are people like me who once got tired of watching anime and stopped watching it, but then started watching it again. |
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Ex-Aid said: From my observation What kind of anime fans have you been observing, exactly, to come to this conclusion? Personally, I wouldn't say I've had a "hardcore phase" longer than a few weeks, but I've been watching anime steadily for 4-5 years now, and I don't feel disillusioned at all. In fact, I feel like I'm just getting started. The few anime fans I've interacted with IRL have been going steady for way longer than 5 years. Many of them do watch less over time, but it's mostly because of how busy they've gotten. I don't think there would be a noticeable pattern in terms of "lifespan," at least one that's unique to anime compared to other hobbies/media. |
| I started watching Japanese with subtitles around 2004 and had to step back in 2015 because there were no anime left that I was interested in watching. By that time my anime list exceeded 10.000 entries. I've been cautious ever since to never run into that situation again. It was kinda devastating. Now it's become a bit difficult to start new anime, since each anime I watch brings me closer to running out of anime again. |
| 5 years sounds reasonable. On my 4th year and I read more manga now because I have too much other stuff to do before sitting down for anime... |
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| Going on 25 years of being a fan, 10 of being a really big fan, and 5 years of watching anime almost every day. I don't binge anime either so I can savor it...but to each their own. |
The Matrix has you... |
| Guess I'm one of the few, since I've been with anime for over 18 years. |
| Just an avid anime watcher of 20 years, not much else I could say about myself (that I don't want to reveal, of course, just ask if you wanna know more!) "So...look up, face forward, toward your chosen horizon and just...walk on." - Noah, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 |
| Give it 3 years of no-life anime watching and then hiatus for 2 years for the pool to watch regenerates/aka burn out. The cycle starts again after this (me) |
| Dunno. I started when I was 19-20 already. Now I'm 10+ years in. |
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| 5 years is not much at all. I'm in year 20 or 21 right now. Been quite a ride and I don't plan on stopping. |
| "You only realize the real value of something you discarded when you get the chance to pick it up again." - Rudeus Greyrat |
| If we take "average" as the mean then 5 years might be accurate, since a lot of people probably try out anime and only keep up with it for a couple months while others watch for decades. In spaces that attract more dedicated fans a lot of them tend to have been watching for a long time, but the average anime fan probably hasn't been watching for all that long. I've been watching anime for 10 years and I doubt I'll quit anytime soon. |
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| I used to just consoom shows, but after two years of watching anime, I began to consoom while pacing myself. Is that the disillusionment people are talking about? Going back to old shows definitely sparks more interest in me again, 2000-2010, probably because I've been largely watching seasonals for a while now, but I don't think we're talking about complete disillusionment. Just the ebbs, and flows of interest that appear in everything. |
| For most people 3 years max, people that use this site and stick a bit longer - 5 years I'm watching anime since 2017 but there were hella huge breaks of multiple years since then |
| If I had to hazard a guess, 3-5 years if we take very average watchers into consideration. People sometimes call themselves anime fans even only having seen 5 anime, which is true if they find they have a passion for the medium, but honestly most people who will say they're fans of anime, probably 3-5 years from my own experience. Lots of friends of mine started to get into it in high school, and haven't watched anything since. |
| been watching since the late 80s, and i know there are people even older than me in this site. But yeah, if you burn yourself out by watching too much or by not having other interests, then the enjoyment could go away fast. |
| I lasted about 7 years or so before I completely fell off. No matter how good a new anime is objectively (cool characters, amazing animation, fresh story idea), I just cannot connect with the medium anymore. |
Reply to Play2X
I think I've been watching for... 25 years now? Sounds about right. Of course, not every phase of my anime life was the same, as a child I watched shows in the local language, we are talking about Pokemon, Digimon, Conan, Yugioh and the likes. When I was like 15, so 17 years ago, I got into Naruto, and from there the floodgates opened. Since 15 years ago I have been an avid watcher, high time was 10-5 years ago where I watched even lots of the seasonals. Nowadays I like to rewatch lots of stuff I liked, but also watch new shows when they pique my interest. But I don't really feel like quitting at any point. Anime is a part of me and made me what I am today, and that won't change.
| @Play2X @Coaghim me too. I mean, i never saw much as you, but i still watch it and i am full grown adult. I just dont watch as much as i used to. Sometimes i watch hit shows or shows that interests me, i can stay like 6 months without watching a single anime, then in a spam of 6 month watch like 4. I sometimes catch up, some old interesting ones (for example, AOT and Vinland Saga) or just watch some, to have solid 20 minutes stress free (Nagatoro) to watch it and rest from my responsabilities, when i have time. I am not the same like, watching half a anime in a day, i can stay months without watching any, but here and there i still watch it. I will be forever a fan. More then 15 years now. |
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| Maybe I'm part of some exception to prove the rule, but I got into anime in Middle school, so i've been a fan for... 10 years or so. And then, when I started buying merch, my dad revealed to me that he's been something of an anime fan since the 90s, so about 30 years. I think the secret is the same secret to a good marriage: You have to appreciate things for what they are, even as they change. a lot of fans get really bitter when the thing they're nostalgic for doesn't get much attention anymore. For me, I could be bitter about how mecha is situated nowadays (I might be, just a little bit), but I still enjoy the shows that come out for what they are now. It also helps that I don't genre-lock myself, I enjoy things from Meathead shonen to Shoujo or even "Josei" from time to time. I truly believe anime, and the closely related industries like Video games, visual novels, and manga, can easily be a lifelong passion. |
 Dreams are worth fighting for |
| Idk if there is a lifespan, so to speak. It differs for each person. I still like anime, otherwise I wouldn't be posting here, though I don't watch as much as I used to. Some of it could be because most modern shows don't really interest me, but I don't ever see myself totally cutting anime out of my life. |
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