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Nov 3, 11:52 AM
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By “Stray away” I mean when you avoid anime/manga, either intentionally or unintentionally. It can be due to burnout, being busy in life, simply loosing interest, consuming other media etc. there can various reasons.

I personally never really get burnout because i never watch such an overwhelming amount of anime at one time to make me feel that way. It’s either when I'm busy or consuming other stuff, specifically games as I hardly watch any live action media anymore.
Nov 3, 11:53 AM
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An anime being too boring or not pertaining to my preference.
Nov 3, 11:53 AM
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Nothing at the moment. I mean, if we are talking about anime in general, not a particular show.

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Nov 3, 11:55 AM
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I never burn out of the medium, but I do drop what bores me. Melodrama being the main culprit.
Nov 3, 12:01 PM
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Watching too much seasonal trash at once.
Nov 3, 1:59 PM
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I tend to take breaks for my mental health or to pursue my other hobbies. Right now I have been focusing more on video games right now as Yakuza 0 consumes most of my free time.
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Nov 3, 1:59 PM
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Anime is never really worth watching for the plot anyways. Anyone watching it for the plot must not be very bright.
Nov 3, 2:44 PM
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nishant0 said:
It’s either when I'm busy or consuming other stuff, specifically games as I hardly watch any live action media anymore.
It's the same situation here , mostly comics and some games for other media oe just when im busy in life
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Nov 3, 2:45 PM
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Anime is never really worth watching for the plot anyways. Anyone watching it for the plot must not be very bright.
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Nov 3, 5:16 PM

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When I'm either too busy or feeling too lazy to watch anime.

Nov 3, 5:21 PM

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All of the above, probably in combination. I was busy + losing interest as I was getting into another hobby, and eventually got burnt out that I finally stopped watching for a while.
Nov 3, 5:26 PM

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Not having the time to speed through lots of episodes/chapters in one go.
Nov 3, 5:42 PM

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The garbage community? Yea,, that.
Nov 3, 5:50 PM

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Yeah jus being busy is a big thing. Also sometimes I just lose interest as other forms of media, or other hobbies are more fun at that time. Burnout was prolyl a big reason in the past cuz I forced myself to watch shows I didn't like, also the fact it was basically my only hobby so overconsumption was a prtial reason as well. Nowadays I don't struggle with that too much so its more relaxing to watch anime.
Nov 3, 5:51 PM

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None is either too busy to work or playing Jrpgs.
Nov 3, 5:54 PM
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just too busy with life/work and other hobbies tbh. But always come back to in when I get a chance!
Nov 3, 5:55 PM
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I never really get burnout, but whenever I have busy schedules, anime is the first thing I'd abandoned.
Nov 3, 6:47 PM

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I've took a few breaks from anime and MAL over the years my longest being 10 months, but I had a lot going on in my personal life so I was dealing with that instead of watching anime. Although the break was great, as when I returned I had loads of new anime to watch.
Nov 3, 6:47 PM

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usually busy in life or when i am watching a good TV Show..sometimes when im in a reading spree as well..or maybe a movie marathon...
in conclusion when im more into other thing..anime feels nice once in a while..i dont really care about it like i used to...

live action TV has always been my bread & butter for entertainment and escapism
although anime has made its way very deep in my life, i preferably feel smarter after a life action TV lmao obviously
Nov 3, 7:02 PM
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Every year I watch less anime because Japan only cares about making anime for otakus. Every day I access MAL to find a new anime that I like but I only find trash.
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Once in a while, I'm not in the mood. It just happens.
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Usually when I have exams coming up or when I have full day in Uni and I don't have the energy to watch anime or have to put some time in studying.
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The length. I gravitate towards shorter stuff.
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Back when K_anime existed, my past bookmark list was in the hundreds of completed Anime?
When you watch a lot of shows, you eventually realize it is okay to reduce Anime intake by a huge amount for various reasons or so?

For Manga though, I do steer away from new stories that explore degrading plots. Like "just because you can draw it, does not mean you should."
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If you're talking about stray away from all anime or manga, it would be because too busy with irl activities.



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nothing really. it is pretty much all I watch
4 hours ago

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Too busy in real life, the record was 1.5 years, too occupied with the job. And I never really touched the anime/manga again until 2024 hit and try making this myanimelist acc. it's such a cycle for me.
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Reply to DesuMaiden
Anime is never really worth watching for the plot anyways. Anyone watching it for the plot must not be very bright.
@DesuMaiden Dude, watch more anime first or at least the good ones and only then comment xD
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I don't know, probably because of seasonal garbage and forcing myself to watch popular anime just because they are popular and I want to be up to date xD

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