| Yes it is, but wasting time is a wonderful thing |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| Why would a Hobby be a waste of time ? That's a logic I can't understand. |
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| The thing about wasting time... you don't know that you've wasted time until you look at what you've done in hindsight and realize you could've done something else, so there's not much point worrying over it. As long as you're enjoying watching anime and the experience of discussing it, there's no problem. Live and let live. |
| Probably not. I'd consider anime just as valid as any other TV show, cartoon, or movie, but I don't wanna be the first to admit it among strangers. |
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_Konoyaro_ said: There's no problem with watching 1600+ shows by the time you're 35. I'd say this is a healthy pace, even, if just a bit on the "slow it down a little" side. On the other hand, this dude hereI'm 35 right now ren0080 said: has 5 years and 62 days of anime+manga logged in this site. If he watched anime or read manga 8 hours a day, every single day of the week, no burnouts, no sick days, no trips away from home, then it means he has been doing it since he was 5. This seems like a waste of time for me.idk, I have 1,667.5 days of watch time according to MAL. |
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| Yes, doing a hobby excessively will always be a waste of time unless you can make a profession out of it. |
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| It's probably not a very productive thing to let your life center around hobbies but the only time where it's a waste of time is if you don't enjoy what you're doing~ |
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backdoornight said: ren0080 said: has 5 years and 62 days of anime+manga logged in this site. If he watched anime or read manga 8 hours a day, every single day of the week, no burnouts, no sick days, no trips away from home, then it means he has been doing it since he was 5. This seems like a waste of time for me.idk, I have 1,667.5 days of watch time according to MAL. Well, if that's what you think then it must be. |
 I wasted all my time in rewatching to the point of my rewatch total is higher than my overall anime total lmao |
| I don't think it's a waste of time as long as you enjoy it and you're prioritizing important things. |
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| Nah I don't think so. I haven't watched as much as you but in my opinion, it's not a waste if you enjoy what you're doing. |
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_Konoyaro_ said: I've watched about 1610 anime, but I am still adding anime to MAL since I've only joined this site on February 26th 2021 (so there's a lot more). At this point I've realized that the majority of anime I've watched was probably a waste of time (pretty late to realize that huh?). Sure watching anime is fun and all and there are certain things you learn from it (Japanese, history, culture...), but it shouldn't get out of hand. I could have invested my time in exercising, learning new stuff, school etc... We did have the whole lockdown thing, so there was a lot of free time, but really try to keep yourself from watching too much anime. I mean if it's your only hobby I won't refrain you from watching it (I can't do that either way lol), but try to set a certain limit for yourself and spend more time doing healthy stuff (it's worth it!). Let me know what you think about this. Depends on how long you been watching anime verses how many minutes and number of episodes those anime are. Because on MAL different seasons count as separate series. DVD special episodes that are only a few minutes long also count as separate anime. There are also single episode OVAs/ONAs. Some series are only a few minutes long each episode.Some series are only ten to twelve episodes long. |
| I apologize in advance, I don't mean to offend. I respect you dude. People who have burned out, are usually those that spout unnecessary and unwanted logic. Yet you are still watching it and boldly sharing your thoughts. All that's expected of anime watchers is praise and critique the anime you watch as part of our community. Not the process of watching anime as a whole. Opinion is more than welcome, advice however has to be invited. |
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| Watching anime you're not getting anything out of just out of completism etc. is a waste of time. But how many anime will be worth watching depends totally on the person. |
| Even if it was, who gives a sh*t? It's your time, use it as you will. |
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| If you're not doing anything productive you're wasting your time even if you're enjoying it. |
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| No because anime is enjoyable, now why would enjoying something be a waste of time? |
| i don't think so. in my case i work for 6-8 hours a day and im free after that so i spend my time playing video games or watching anime. id rather watch anime than go to a bar or a party tbh playing video games and watching anime for me is FUN and if i'm having fun then my time is never wasted and i get to meet so many cool people with my hobbies. so it's a win |
| Watching to little anime is a waste of time |
| I would say watching anime is not a waste of time if it is something you enjoy, as long as you make time to workout and keep healthy. For me I work 6 days a week, still keep fit, do my other hobbies and I still have time to watch 1-2 hrs of anime every weekday and 5-6 hrs on the weekend. |
| Waste of time is watching animes (or any other serie/movie) that you really don't like. If you like them then its not waste of time because its the same kind of entertainment like any other. |
| No but only if YOU find it a waste of time then it is. |
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MustDestroy said: Am I the only one that doubts he's watched that much anime? I've explained this in previous replies on this thread, so I'll just copy it: "I'm 35 right now and I've basically been watching anime since 2004 like a freak. I'd finish about 4 shows a week, depending on the amount of episodes. This eventually got up to 1600+ anime (there are still anime I have to add to MAL, so I'd estimate my total watched anime to be around 2200)." There are a lot of users on MAL who have watched a lot more anime than I have (highest I've seen is 11.000), so it's not impossible ;) |
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| im a young teen and have spend 12% of my life on these cartoons with 500+ titles. i prolly should stop |
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Kenzolo-folk said: im a young teen and have spend 12% of my life on these cartoons with 500+ titles. i prolly should stop You shouldn't stop entirely if you enjoy it! Entertainment is necessary for people, but don't let it take over your life. When it starts to overrule your other daily activities, I'd try to seek some balance. |
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| I believe that consuming too much entertainment per day is a waste of time. The key thing here being "per X time scale". There is no set limit as to how many hours per day is "too much" for someone but it generally depends on your other daily activities and how stressful/boring they are. So as long as you can balance your life well without being skewed too much in favor of anime, it does not matter if you have watched thousands of shows. |
| Best ending line in anime history = "My name is Saiki Kusuo. I am a psychic." |
| If you enjoy what you are doing it is not waste at all. |
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| Eh, only if you didn't enjoy it. We can't be productive all the time, so there is nothing to feel bad about for having a hobby you spend a lot of time on. I would only be worried about it if it was preventing you from taking care of other aspects of your life. |
| Doesn't people watch anime to waste their time. Don't take my opinion in the negative way. People usually watch anime to spend the time when they are doing nothing so people are watching to help them waste that time via having entertainment. |
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Sakkiso said: Tbh, although I only watched 100 shows, I feel like I've wasted a bunch of time I could have put into something else. Especially studying. In the end, It's a form of entertainment but people take it to different levels, it's fun to watch a show when you have free time or whatever, but when it starts affecting your daily life then that's where the problem starts, for instance : if you watch anime instead of hanging out with your buddies, watch anime instead of studying and etc... I'm still going to watch anime because it's fun when I watch a good show, but too much anime is a problem. Of course there are other things that people can do instead of spending that much time on anime but not everyone wants to do anything. An example of this can be like people who don't like working out, people who don't like to work out would rather spend their ''free'' time watching the new episode of their new show they started watching rather than working out. Personally, I like to watch anime but I don't let it get in the way of my irl life. I'd rather go out, socialize with new people or old friends, work out, study or do stuff that would help better my life because if I chose anime over those options, then PERSONALLY I think I'll miss out on a lot of stuff I wish I've done, later on in life. In 30 years time, (assumption) most people would probably regret their choice of sitting in home binging a show rather than going out and having fun somewhere else with other people since you make memories there but where as in anime, you don't make as much of memorable memories. IMO This. Perfectly resonates with my opinion on this  |
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| I somewhat agree. I don't think anime is wasting time per se, but I think watching way too much and prioritizing it over school and educations is bad and a waste. If we are getting entertained it is not a waste, but too much is bad. There are other important things in life than anime. |
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_Konoyaro_ said: Sakkiso said: Tbh, although I only watched 100 shows, I feel like I've wasted a bunch of time I could have put into something else. Especially studying. In the end, It's a form of entertainment but people take it to different levels, it's fun to watch a show when you have free time or whatever, but when it starts affecting your daily life then that's where the problem starts, for instance : if you watch anime instead of hanging out with your buddies, watch anime instead of studying and etc... I'm still going to watch anime because it's fun when I watch a good show, but too much anime is a problem. Of course there are other things that people can do instead of spending that much time on anime but not everyone wants to do anything. An example of this can be like people who don't like working out, people who don't like to work out would rather spend their ''free'' time watching the new episode of their new show they started watching rather than working out. Personally, I like to watch anime but I don't let it get in the way of my irl life. I'd rather go out, socialize with new people or old friends, work out, study or do stuff that would help better my life because if I chose anime over those options, then PERSONALLY I think I'll miss out on a lot of stuff I wish I've done, later on in life. In 30 years time, (assumption) most people would probably regret their choice of sitting in home binging a show rather than going out and having fun somewhere else with other people since you make memories there but where as in anime, you don't make as much of memorable memories. IMO This. Perfectly resonates with my opinion on this Glad that you think this way!  It is what it is :') |
| It depends, do you have goals in life? If yes; have you reached them or some of them? '; If not; are you working toward making them or are you a dreamer?! If you did your part and made whatever goals you set in life, be it some of them or most, and you can live your life without too many worries, than doing anything that doesn't benefit your economy or sociality is maybe mediocrity at best, but it is still not a bad thing. after all it is what you chose to do, and it is for your own entertainment and interest. The thing is, that at the bottom line, everyone act, first-most, upon their own interest and not those of others (in 99% of times). so, doing anything that promote your interest level, be it some sort of entertainment, a job, a family or anything else is okay, and no one could blame you for doing so. |
| I have a goal in my life which is to lose some weight and add more muscles. So, when I checked that my weekly anime this winter is 9 hours a week (roughly calculated), if I had just exercised that 9 hours instead a week. I wonder how fit I'd be in a couple of months. I've had that goal for like 15 years now, yet, I haven't done shit. Sort off. I do go to gym but the big fat "WHAT IF" I wouldn't have watched anime and instead would be in the gym those several, more extra hours a week. I kind of half regret it, not getting my shit together. But still, anime watching is not a waste of time. If it's during some down time. |
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| "You only realize the real value of something you discarded when you get the chance to pick it up again." - Rudeus Greyrat |
| Yes it is a waste of time, especially when you prioritize watching anime over doing productive things. |
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SErwins said: _Konoyaro_ said: its time for you to die your age is91 the people who read this a humble request let him die in peaceI've watched about 1610 anime, but I am still adding anime to MAL since I've only joined this site on February 26th 2021 (so there's a lot more). At this point I've realized that the majority of anime I've watched was probably a waste of time (pretty late to realize that huh?). Sure watching anime is fun and all and there are certain things you learn from it (Japanese, history, culture...), but it shouldn't get out of hand. I could have invested my time in exercising, learning new stuff, school etc... We did have the whole lockdown thing, so there was a lot of free time, but really try to keep yourself from watching too much anime. I mean if it's your only hobby I won't refrain you from watching it (I can't do that either way lol), but try to set a certain limit for yourself and spend more time doing healthy stuff (it's worth it!). Let me know what you think about this. Thank you for your compassion, but I'm not going down without a fight. Watch me become 200 years old |
If you're a weeaboo, change. |
| if you enjoy that time you spend watching it, it's not wasted. |
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| Everything's a waste of time. Nothing matters. We're a speck of dust in an uncaring void. Everybody dies in the end. The only thing that matters is that you watch everything on my favorites list before you inevitably die, old and alone and afraid. |
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| Pretty such if I was not watching anime, I would be watching something else. So it doesn't really matter either way. I can't think of any major difference I would have achieved by not watching anime. Sure, there are many things I could have done. but there real question is would I have done have really done those thing if I was not watching anime? The answer is probably no. |
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|MustDestroy said: _Konoyaro_ said: I've explained this in previous replies on this thread, so I'll just copy it: "I'm 35 right now and I've basically been watching anime since 2004 like a freak. I'd finish about 4 shows a week, depending on the amount of episodes. This eventually got up to 1600+ anime (there are still anime I have to add to MAL, so I'd estimate my total watched anime to be around 2200)." There are a lot of users on MAL who have watched a lot more anime than I have (highest I've seen is 11.000), so it's not impossible ;) Unless you're a hikikomori NEET, I don't see how a grown adult could watch that much. Well, in 2004 I was 18, so that's not that weird I think? Of course as time passed I started watching less and less anime, but now in lockdown I had a lot more free time, so I spent a lot of it watching anime. And I do have a job, thank you. It's not that because I've been watching anime for the past 18 years that I don't spend my time doing other things. I did spend too much time watching anime, so that's why I created this thread, hoping to raise some awareness about the fact that watching too much anime (when it starts overruling your other hobbies, activities etc), could end up being something you regret. |
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Zelkiiro said: Everything's a waste of time. Nothing matters. We're a speck of dust in an uncaring void. Everybody dies in the end. The only thing that matters is that you watch everything on my favorites list before you inevitably die, old and alone and afraid. Are u ok my man? That's a pretty pessimistic way of thinking about life. Try to live your life to the fullest! |
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| To an extent, yes. Anime isn't really productive, watching that many anime is totally fine, but in the time that you watched 1600 anime, you could probably have learned 20-30 different languages, learned many new skills, improved many things you were weak at, at the end of the day, anime is a hobby. You might learn some important themes and messages from it, but besides that, unless you're an anime YouTuber or you work in the anime industry somehow, you won't gain anything from it as a casual anime fan. Although watching anime is a good timekiller to procrastinate, and in the end all of us will die, whether we're rich or poor, productive or not productive. So it doesn't really matter I guess, we don't matter. So yeah keep doing it, it won't matter in the end anyway. |
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SVTK-117 said: in the time that you watched 1600 anime, you could probably have learned 20-30 different languages, learned many new skills, improved many things you were weak at, at the end of the day, anime is a hobby. Let's be honest here if someone watching anime instead of doing "productive stuff" then he doesn't care about it. There is an obvious difference you know between chill watching of anime and learning something practical (it's always a long and tough way if you are not a natural genius of course). Practical things aren't hobbies for most of people but some kind of self-training or pre-work. If we talk about people in a stress then they will just ignore practical part. Roughly speaking It's the same like saying to a fatman that instead of eating ice cream and drink Cola he should run three laps around his house since it's obviously more healthy. SVTK-117 said: You might learn some important themes and messages from it, but besides that, unless you're an anime YouTuber or you work in the anime industry somehow, you won't gain anything from it as a casual anime fan. There is a such thing as professional deformation after all so after you look at your hobby from professional practical angle your hobby will become a work very fast and you won't get any joy from it anymore. This is why the farther your hobby is from your daily work, the better. |
| If you only watch anime during your free time, then no...but its not productive, you could use that time to learn something Having said that, most of the anime youve watched was during your childhood(if thats not the case, then its an issue imo) |
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| I wish I could 'waste' my time with Anime like this. Only a few weeks ago I got time to watch Animes and I feel happy that I can enjoy it again. Maybe finished 10 Animes over the last year and regret it tbh. It's a part of my hobby and I noticed how less time I got to design my freetime last year >< |
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