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Feb 6, 2022 3:32 PM

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-If you enjoy watching anime, then sure.
-If you only watch to increase your numbers, then no.

Although I watch anime to kill time because I can't do anything else except play, eat, and sleep.
UppendicularFeb 6, 2022 4:53 PM
Feb 6, 2022 3:52 PM

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depends on what you consider to be worth your time.
it seems a bit much to me but whatever floats ur boat i guess

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Feb 6, 2022 3:53 PM
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If you enjoy it then yes it is worth it.
Same applies to everything else in life.
If you think what you doing is waste of time then your most likely bored or dislike what your doing or feel like something is missing in your life and in this case you could try doing something new in your life to get rolling again.
Feb 6, 2022 3:54 PM
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nishant0 said:
I just saw some users having 300-400 days time of watching anime, but is it worth spending so much time on just one hobby?

Imo it’s a waste of time.
Oh great since uve realised watching anime is a waste of time I guess it's a good bye from this site right ? Now GTFO.
Feb 6, 2022 3:54 PM

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If it becomes a significant part of your life in a way that it benefits you then yeah. I've started watching anime back in 2013 when SAO was huge, and I've just now gotten past 30 days of total watch time. For the most part, anime is simply just entertainment to me. However, some of the stories and characters can be quite inspiring and motivating at times to get me to work on myself IRL. Also, as someone who aspires to become a content creator, I've found myself getting plenty of creative ideas that I would implement on my own work. But of course, I'm sure not everyone watches anime for the same reasons. As long as you can tell apart whether you're addicted or not, you'll be fine.
Feb 6, 2022 3:54 PM

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Well, if you enjoy watching anime then yes, it's worth it. For example, I'm surprised that I've supposedly spent almost a month of my life watching anime, but since I enjoyed it, I feel like I haven't spent that much time.


Feb 6, 2022 5:26 PM

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I found anime in the past (30 and 20something years ago)... and have refound anime now to be worth my time because it's a surrealistic medium that you can more or less do anything with. I find myself more interested in an animated show done right than I do yet-another-live-action show. There are turds from every era and diamonds in the rough from every era. One just has to get lucky or know where to look. I like stuff from the mid 1970s till present, but I don't just like anything. A good deal of what others like I find to be garbage. What I like others think is garbage. I have other hobbies, but since Covid Variable Era began I have more free time than I used to... if I'm going to be in front of the Television, might as well be something different/interesting.

I will say that I DO see a slight change in how things are done though. 30 years back one had to scrounge for anime at conventions, monthly anime fan club meetings, or you purchased VHS, Laserdisc, DVDs of what you wanted from whatever it was that companies licensed. There was time to watch stuff and let it gestate. You ended up re-watching stuff several times over every time you introduced your friends to it (if they were open to it). ---Today with "Streaming" and Simulcasting and the whole Seasonal setup, one has oodles of stuff to pick from but needs to commit to what is realistic to watch and when they're done with 8 to 12 shows, it's time to watch the next Season. IF... IF the 12 episode season did well enough to get another 12 eps. Back in the day a show automatically ran for 24 to 49 to 52 to 75 eps easily. It was more of a risk for the companies producing anime and for companies licensing stuff to sell on physical media, and ppl collected stuff to watch and re-watch later. PRESENT DAY, it's becoming more "something to do" and I wonder if ppl today will still be pimping a show from 2019 or 2022 in 2042 or 2060, like my generation still pimps stuff like Bubblegum Crisis 35 years after it was released and 30 years after it came out stateside. Or will people from today fall out of flavor with it all and not care when they're 40something. I'll prolly be watching stuff from now and from the golden era in 2060 when I'm 83 years old. My father is 79.9 and watches anime now.
Feb 6, 2022 5:42 PM

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Well I watch anime only for entertainment. But if I don't like the show then it is a waste of my time.
Feb 6, 2022 5:42 PM

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Well I watch anime only for entertainment. But if I don't like the show then it is a waste of my time.
Feb 6, 2022 5:57 PM

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Anything that isn't contributing to you make more money or reproducing is technically a waste of time. If you don't care about the latter or don't desire to live that well off technically that is also a waste of time. You making this post was a waste of time too.

Secondly sure when it comes to media hobbies while there are older films I need to watch outside of the recent Dune adaption there hasn't been a single non anime film that has really caught my attention. TV the only thing that in large interests me is anime (and a few Western cartoons) I have tried out a few other highly praised series and they didn't really click with me. Outside of that it's just Historical Non Fiction books and Science Fiction, fantasy and historical fiction novels for me.

If you watch year after year even a reasonable pace those hours will add up. If you are enjoying it how is that a waste of time?
BilboBaggins365Feb 6, 2022 6:01 PM
Feb 6, 2022 7:04 PM

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The way I look at it is, no time is wasted when doing something you love.

That's not to say it's okay to leave your work behind though.
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio-

Feb 6, 2022 8:47 PM
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Gengenpresser said:
nishant0 said:
I just saw some users having 300-400 days time of watching anime, but is it worth spending so much time on just one hobby?

Imo it’s a waste of time.
Oh great since uve realised watching anime is a waste of time I guess it's a good bye from this site right ? Now GTFO.
Watching anime and using MAL has become my habit so it will take some time to quit
Feb 6, 2022 10:18 PM
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Yeah. I've been watching for my life and I think it's brought me lots of happiness throughout the years




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Feb 7, 2022 4:09 AM
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Yes, I think so. If I enjoyed a certain anime then it's not a waste of time. How lucky I am to pick up good series.
Feb 7, 2022 4:10 AM
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If you enjoyed the time you wasted then it is not a waste of time - Mahatma Gandhi(probably)
Jun 19, 2022 9:07 AM
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Yes, because I enjoy and like anime.
Jun 19, 2022 11:01 AM

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Breaking bad and Blade runner in my watchlist does exist with a reason
Jun 19, 2022 11:11 AM

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For me, I watch about 1-3 episodes of anime a day for inspiration! It's very meaningful time!
Jun 19, 2022 11:22 AM
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Is working for peanuts and being a corporate slave really worth you time?
 

Jun 19, 2022 11:39 AM

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Recently getting into anime in the last few months it was really refreshing to watch all these classics, and great new shows. I was getting pretty bored of normal shows/movies and it was a revelation that I had been missing quality content for a long time. Not sure how long I will be watching if I will have the same joy in a few months, but I have enjoyed my time.
Sep 25, 9:11 AM
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But I don't think it's worth for my precious time...
I saw many comment and their kinda same...!
Sep 25, 9:33 AM

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Anime is the highest form of entertainment, not watching it is a waste of time.
Sep 25, 11:13 PM
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Site is 20 years old. You could get a number like that just watching 450 days that's 10,800 hours. Divided by 20 years that's 540 then divide by 365 days that's 1 and a half hours of anime every day for 20 years. I think that's reasonable because obviously that's not every single fucking day and some days maybe someone binges 8 hours of anime, which happens and is reasonable to me.

Plus, someone can input whatever they want. Say they know they watched all of Yu Yu Hakusho when they were a kid or some shit they could put all those hours in, increasing the amount of total hours on this site without having done it in that 20 year frame.

But obviously yes there are people who have been here for 5 years (probably) and have 400 hours, because they watch anime from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed, and yeah I'd say that's an excessive waste of time.

The main thing is that you are not neglecting your life and you are pursuing your dreams, and watching anime is most likely not helping you get closer to realizing your dreams. I think you could watch 6 hours of the shit every day and still not be wasting your life if you love it though. it's all relative.
Sep 25, 11:59 PM
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If that's how you think of hobbies, then a single second would be a waste of time. And even if you spend 300-400 days on 4-5 different hobbies, it would still be waste of time, because you think that hobbies are waste of time.

Also, you registered this account 4 years ago and you have already 100 days, which means that 8 later you would also have 300 days. What will you do then? Stop watching anime before you hit 300 days? Lol
Sep 26, 5:19 PM
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As long as you watch at 1.25 speed or more
Sep 26, 8:39 PM
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It's no more or less a waste of time than anything else we really watch on TV these days in my opinion.
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