| I feel that the term carries a "heavy" connotation for some. In the past I would try 1-3 episodes of a lot of stuff, and therefore also drop a lot of stuff in the process in good part due to time constraints. Over the years, however, people would ask me "Why did you drop X?", and being inquired for those things bothered me a bit. After going through a season I've watched 10 seasonals, and another I've watched 20, there's one anime in specific I'm one week and a half behind and I'm considering dropping, that being Yano-kun no Futsuu no Hibi. It's not like I lack the time, but that I feel I could use that time better and- Oh, here I am feeling like I have to justify myself again, that stuff is internalized. When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime? Do you feel pressured to justify your drops to others like it's some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form? |
| Dropping anime is not very weeb like of you. |
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| Telling someone you dropped an anime they liked doesn't have to be a personal attack on them. It just means it wasn't for you, but you still respect that they liked it. |
| Never, because: 1) a drop is not forever. I prefer dropping as soon as possible and then eventually trying again in the future, of course only if I see the potential 2) good writing takes a while to become more evident (unlike shocking moments in episode 1 that are made to hook you in), but I can't complete everything (if I forced myself to complete every anime I'm not enjoying I'd burn out) so I need to make guesses |
| Within the closing minute of the final episode of an anime. I've done this with Clannad: After Story, because I was so revolted with what I watched that I just wanted to forget that I got invested in the first place. |
Daviljoe193Oct 29, 11:16 PM
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| I feel offended every time a yuri is dropped :(. No amount of excuses will heal that heartbreak. Yuri droppers = scum of the Earth. |
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thewiru said: When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime? I drop seasonal anime easily ( eps 1 ). For completed anime , I check forum first to see if it will get good. (Usually at the forum there are thread like " should I drop this ? ") thewiru said: Do you feel pressured to justify your drops to others like it's some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form? No. The only reason I told my friends about the series I'd dropped so they could convince me to finish it. I very easily drop anime so highly change I will drop some masterpiece. I would love if someone message me about the show I drop. Feel free to do that. |
Frans001Oct 29, 11:19 PM
| "When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime?" Offensive to whom? - To the authors? I don't think they care for me personally. - To the fans? They will hate me anyway unless I am acting like a member of their cult. ""Why did you drop X?"" Ohhh, the "How do you dare to suggest that our cult leader isn't a deity?" approach. "and I'm considering dropping, that being Yano-kun no Futsuu no Hibi." I mean, romantic comedies tend to be repetitive and formulaic. Only few are worth finishing...also maybe you need to be in the right mood. "When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime?" Never since I don't care [about other people's feelings] that much. If not obvious I am an egoist. "some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form" I think Japan is even worst in that regards. |
thewiru said: Over the years, however, people would ask me "Why did you drop X?", and being inquired for those things bothered me a bit. Congratulations, you’ve encountered the Council of Arbitrary Validation. Please fill out Form 7B: ‘Reason for Cessation of Viewing,’ and be prepared to defend your position before a board of self-appointed experts who have never felt the touch of grass. Or, you know, just ignore the summons entirely. When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime? Not sure if I should take this seriously or not… It’s offensive only if I personally promised the director I’d see it through, and even then, only if they’re holding my family hostage. For anyone else? It's never offensive. It’s entertainment. The moment a show steals more of my time than it gives back enjoyment, dropping it becomes self-defense. Do you feel pressured to justify your drops to others like it's some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form? I operate on a need-to-know basis. If I don’t feel like it or people don't explicitly need to know why I dropped something, then they won’t know. That’s it. The only stressful part of the question is thinking that I need to provide a justification that would satisfy a German clerk here. |
thewiru said: I'm considering dropping, that being Yano-kun no Futsuu no Hibi. It's not like I lack the time, but that I feel I could use that time better That doesn't sound very convincing considering the amount of time you spend posting on the forum. Going back to the initial question it's never offensive to drop something. People who feel offended self-identify with a show way too much |
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| I reserve the right to drop anything for any or no reason whatsoever. Most people probably just get offended for not liking the thing they based their personality around. |
| I wouldn't know who could be offended first hand, as nobody cares what anime I watch anyway. It's a "victimless crime" to drop anime. If you feel observed by some faceless "German bureaucracy-like" entity, that is in your head only and must be dealt with there. It has nothing to do with meaningless enties in MAL's database. |
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StarlaFox said: I feel offended every time a yuri is dropped :(. No amount of excuses will heal that heartbreak. Yuri droppers = scum of the Earth. Absolutely… unless it fails the Purity Litmus Test. If a dude shows up as a legitimate romantic contender (the audacity), I’m out. I’m not here for mixed signals; I’m here for the unequivocal gay. Anything less is a betrayal of the genre's promise. |
| I used to watch the first episode of a lot of anime and drop them if I didn't like them.Now I try to finish what I start. |
thewiru said: I feel that the term carries a "heavy" connotation for some. In the past I would try 1-3 episodes of a lot of stuff, and therefore also drop a lot of stuff in the process in good part due to time constraints. Over the years, however, people would ask me "Why did you drop X?", and being inquired for those things bothered me a bit. After going through a season I've watched 10 seasonals, and another I've watched 20, there's one anime in specific I'm one week and a half behind and I'm considering dropping, that being Yano-kun no Futsuu no Hibi. It's not like I lack the time, but that I feel I could use that time better and- Oh, here I am feeling like I have to justify myself again, that stuff is internalized. When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime? Do you feel pressured to justify your drops to others like it's some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form? I'm gonna go with never, everyone is free to drop or continue whatever they want for whatever reason they want, don't let anyone oeer pressure you into thinking otherwise |
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| When the anime is less than 10 minutes long. |
| All folks watch what they like and how they like. If someone drops a show because they got bored, or said show stopped being funny, or simply that person had a whim to drop it without any deeper context, then everything is fine. You watch the show, you need to be entertained first. You can drop it even after several minutes if you notice that it doesn't click with you and you don't have enough motivation to give it a try regardless. I've always wondered how boring and unfruitful life someone must live to be worked up on whether someone dropped a Japanese animated series on the Internet, or not. Y'know, deeply focused, on an emotional level, on how random people on the Internet decide to spend their free time when they want to spend it with anime, lol. That sounds ridiculous alone. Sadly, I've seen it mostly happening, in roughly 90% of cases, among anime enjoyers. It makes you think that stereotypes, as bad as they are, might convey a grain of truth sometimes. Here we have one of the traits associated with "hardcore weebs". So, to answer the questions from the original post: When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime? Never, unless you think it is. Even so, you shouldn't judge others like a madman, simply because their model of consuming entertainment content differs from yours.Do you feel pressured to justify your drops to others like it's some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form? No. |
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| Offensive to who? The fans of the anime? The staff members behind the anime? The creator of the anime? Because in all of these scenarios the answer is "it's never offensive". Not all animes are for everyone obviously so you're allowed to drop something that you're not even remotely enjoying. You don't have to justify yourself |
| I guess it's pay to play ์์น๋๋ก Move Not with the trend Tired of the MACHO (MACHO) Who took the candy from my tummy 2025:    |
| it's never offensive to drop an anime. if you don't like it then you don't like it. i'm not spending my time watching something i don't enjoy. anyone who does should do some self-reflection. |
| Idrc honestly when I drop something it’s usually when I’m at least at a quarter of the show if it sucks that bad for that much then it’s likely not gonna get higher than a 6 so I don’t see the need to force through. For longer shows I sometimes see people say that it gets better in the second or later seasons. If it’s a show I was REALLY anticipating then I’ll just skip to that season IF it’s an episodic series which anime usually isn’t so that’s more for western shows like Community for example. |
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| If I don't give a shit about it or wouldn't miss it (at best), why would I feel guilt about dropping it I learned my lesson picking up a dropped anime once only for it to get even worse |
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| Never. I usually drop an anime after 3 episodes and rate it based on my enjoyment watching them. |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| I've never even considered giving a shit what people think about the anime I drop, but then.. I don't tend to have controversial takes. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| Why bother ruminating over something so trivial? No one cares. |
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| I feel its offensive if I'm liking the story, but the characters aren't doing it for me. That's a situation where it forces me to continue watching the series. Tho, ion think like this anymore and if its boring, its straight up getting dropped. Not gonna entertain the series or its questionable cast or direction, no longer. Gotta save my sanity. |
 "Hard work is worthless for those that don’t believe in themselves" - Naruto Uzumaki I rate by enjoyment |
| Life is too short to waste on consumer entertainment that isn't entertaining you. No reason to keep going with a show that isn't interesting. |
| Feels offensive because of dropping โ Wants validation from other people for dropping โ Why are you so concern of what other people think of you just from dropping? Did you owe them? |
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| When you watch approximately 22 episodes of a 25 episode anime and then drop it, like my cousin does. |
thewiru said: Never honestly. I am not going to say there aren't shows where the first few episodes aren't indicative of the series as whole. Steins Gate and JoJo are kinda the two famous examples for me. That said, the vast majority of shows honestly 1 episode is enough to know what kind of series you are getting. Series can get better or worse, however, a creator's intent, I especially feel due to the nature of the industry, is pretty present in that first episode (first few chapters). When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime? thewiru said: No my list is for me. Do you feel pressured to justify your drops to others like it's some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form? thewiru said: That is actually a good mentality lol. I mean unless you are immortal, you do in fact lack time. It's not like I lack the time, but that I feel I could use that time better and- Oh, here I am feeling like I have to justify myself again, that stuff is internalized. thewiru said: Unless it's some fanboy, they are just inquiring about your states, interests etc. Like I would be interested in why you hated Tomo Chan is A Girl, honestly despite ending like many typical anime rom coms...disappointedly it was a pretty fun rom com. It's just interesting to see what people value in a story, and how that differs from me. It's often more interesting than similarities TBH. "Why did you drop X?", and being inquired for those things bothered me a bit. |
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thewiru said:
When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime?
Never honestly. I am not going to say there aren't shows where the first few episodes aren't indicative of the series as whole. Steins Gate and JoJo are kinda the two famous examples for me. That said, the vast majority of shows honestly 1 episode is enough to know what kind of series you are getting. Series can get better or worse, however, a creator's intent, I especially feel due to the nature of the industry, is pretty present in that first episode (first few chapters). When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime?
thewiru said:
Do you feel pressured to justify your drops to others like it's some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form?
No my list is for me. Do you feel pressured to justify your drops to others like it's some form German bureaucracy you have to provide a form?
thewiru said:
It's not like I lack the time, but that I feel I could use that time better and- Oh, here I am feeling like I have to justify myself again, that stuff is internalized.
That is actually a good mentality lol. I mean unless you are immortal, you do in fact lack time. It's not like I lack the time, but that I feel I could use that time better and- Oh, here I am feeling like I have to justify myself again, that stuff is internalized.
thewiru said:
"Why did you drop X?", and being inquired for those things bothered me a bit.
Unless it's some fanboy, they are just inquiring about your states, interests etc. Like I would be interested in why you hated Tomo Chan is A Girl, honestly despite ending like many typical anime rom coms...disappointedly it was a pretty fun rom com. It's just interesting to see what people value in a story, and how that differs from me. It's often more interesting than similarities TBH. "Why did you drop X?", and being inquired for those things bothered me a bit.
BilboBaggins365 said: Like I would be interested in why you hated Tomo Chan is A Girl I didn't? Years before the anime, I followed pages that would post chapters, and ended up reading 200 or so myself (It's a 4-koma). My issue was the anime adaptation feeling "stiff" compared to the expressiveness of the manga (Think about the complaints that Chainsaw Man fans make for the anime) and not as "energetic". |
| Yes watching three episodes and dropping the anime, That’s like looking at the menu and reviewing the food without tasting! It’s disrespectful if you dismiss a show that’s deeply personal to someone else, especially if you mock it without understanding its cultural context. |
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BilboBaggins365 said:
Like I would be interested in why you hated Tomo Chan is A Girl
Like I would be interested in why you hated Tomo Chan is A Girl
I didn't?
Years before the anime, I followed pages that would post chapters, and ended up reading 200 or so myself (It's a 4-koma).
My issue was the anime adaptation feeling "stiff" compared to the expressiveness of the manga (Think about the complaints that Chainsaw Man fans make for the anime) and not as "energetic".
| @thewiru Fair (well not CSM cause those fans are dumb) however, that is why you inquire about why people drop shows. I haven't watched the adaption yet. |
thewiru said: Over the years, however, people would ask me "Why did you drop X?", and being inquired for those things bothered me a bit. Nothing wrong with replying with "it just wasn't for me" if someone gets bent out of shape for your personal prefs it sounds like a them problem, not a you problem |
| usually if I drop a series early on into it I just remove it from my profile. otherwise I'd have so many dropped series that I tried the first episode/chapter of, which I hardly remember clogging up my lists. And that way I also don't get questioned about something I dropped that I don't have any strong feelings about. |
| Drpping animes is not "offensive." It's more like self-preservation. And there's never a reason to have to justify that, If someone doesn't understand, then that is on them. |
| Nobody drops an anime which is good. Of course, nobody demands you to watch every episode of One Piece, so would watching only a mere 100 episodes (out of the 1,000 + episodes) count as dropping it? |
| I always drop anime whenever I feel bored by it, But I still try to complete it if I'm already at like 10/12 episode or 22/24 episode  |
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| I don't drop anything. I always intend to come back to it. I generally avoid really long-running shows unless I have a fairly good idea that I'm going to enjoy them and be able to get through them eventually. It's one of the reasons I've never sat down to watch Naruto or Bleach properly. |
| I think that you overthink things because I would never be cautious of that in a conversation. If you want to share your favorite anime, then do it. If you don't, then don't do it. I know simple math. |
| Lowkey I feel mf dropped anime is mainly because it’s been so long and I’ve forgotten to continue it. Or I thing when I did watch it the voice acting or animation was so boggy it was just super awkward. I know typically I can push through bad anime but sometimes it just doesn’t get picked up again. I like to have my anime nowadays in the background when I’m doing a puzzle of other mindless things |
| Not that I care or anything about what or why people drop certain anime, but I'll never understand people dropping shows that are universally beloved, genuinely wholesome or 'feel good' or anime created to heal or just make you smile (iyashikei anime for instance). If you're easily bored of slow paced shows then why the hell would you watch them to begin with? It just feels like so many people are just turned off for no reason on shows that aim to make you feel good. |
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| "When do you feel it's offensive to drop an anime?". Never. Anyone who gets offended that you dropped something needs to seek help, because no one should care that much about what others watch. He says in a community where people argue about things like dub vs sub... |
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