AnimeFan_01 said:Was reading through all the replies that others have given.. not sure you will read this or not, but, u see... Like they say "take a break and get back"... It's not so easy :p ... I mean I myself have taken breaks before and returned twice as strong :P ... But correct me if I am wrong, but it's most probably yourself that u r bored with and it's not anime's fault at all :p... Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to offend u in any way whatsoever... So listen, I ll tell u what happened with me...
I was ... Very "not-confident" about my body, I always felt that people viewed me as a chubby, loner introvert... And whenever I used to see anime rom-coms and such, I used to feel very down and depressed... But I came across an anime that inspired me... I know this sounds ridiculous.. but at this point, I have forgotten which anime it was... But hear me out... Whenever the moment where the protagonist thinks "if only I was stronger" those moments really hit me.. I realised that this is real life, and power ups and magical blessings don't happen here.. maybe miracles do.. but if I had to do something about my depressed self, I gotta do it myself, so I started going to the gym.. and started giving time for improving myself.. improving how I look, improving my social skills.. but I never actually stopped watching anime, as time was very less, I couldn't watch it.. it wasn't that I wouldn't, I COULDN'T... and after almost 8 or 10 months... I was back.. my life got better, I started being happy... and glad to say... I m back on track with anime xD and I m never gonna stop watching em again... Even If I have to live with an episode a day, I ll not stop.. I ll never stop xD
Hope u found this helpful... Sorry it became so long :p
LightningComet said:Something I noticed: many posts are saying you haven't seen much according to your profile. I wouldn't lend much credence to that as a metric, and, even if it is completely true, it really doesn't matter.
Anyway, here are my thoughts.
1) There's no reason to be "afraid" of leaving anime behind. I encourage you to remember that it's still television/film, an entertainment medium that wants to eat up your time and money :D. There is no guilt to be had in moving on.
2) Perhaps you're approaching that same saturation point that I did not too long ago, where you watch anime for however long until you get fed up with the absurd level of idiocy displayed by the people who get these predominantly mediocre shows made and start yearning for something that will actually make you feel whole. There are some anime like that, i.e. shows/films that make you think extensively about a concept and encourage you to reevaluate yourself and your surroundings accordingly, but I don't think it would be right of me to suggest any particular anime here; we all have our own tastes and even tend to interpret works differently, which is part of what makes discussion such an awesome thing to behold. And it's okay to say, "Even though its message is great, I don't find this entertaining. This doesn't appeal to me."
My advice is this: find what works for you, be it an animation, live-action series, puppet show, novel, comic, whatever. If you are extremely selective about what you consume and try to drop shows that don't do it for you as soon as possible, then you'll find you won't be bored with what you're watching or reading. If you are, then consider rethinking why you are watching something (or why it's on your Plan to Watch list, if applicable).
Most importantly, do not -- EVER -- settle for less. Your time is too valuable for you to be wasting it on garbage you don't enjoy.
I hope this helps. Happy watching!
-LC
