Will you watch an anime until the end, despite not liking it?
Yes
35.3%
30
No
61.2%
52
I haven't seen an anime that I've hated
1.2%
1
I enjoy all anime
2.4%
2
85 votes
| I only ask because for me, even though I dislike every minute of it, I will power through until the end. It might be an OCD thing but I hate leaving things unfinished and that overrides my dislike for the show. Thankfully there haven't been many shows for me that I really didn't like, but I recently watched Blade & Soul and by the 4th episode in was nearly falling asleep. Fortunately it was only 13 episodes. I was wondering if anyone else does this as well? Sorry if this has been asked before. |
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| I used to watch series out of "obligation", but thankfully I learned my lesson. I just thought "well I've come this far so might as well keep going till the end" Then one day I was watching Fairy Tail and just thought to myself "why the hell i'm still watching this crap?" Then I dropped Naruto, Bleach and Fairy Tail |
| Sometimes, but not always. I'm going to finish Glasslip even though it sucks. There are plenty of good anime that I have dropped, though. |
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_Peksi said: I used to watch series out of "obligation", but thankfully I learned my lesson. I just thought "well I've come this far so might as well keep going till the end" Then one day I was watching Fairy Tail and just thought to myself "why the hell i'm still watching this crap?" Then I dropped Naruto, Bleach and Fairy Tail Haha I think I still have the obligation to finish, IF I know a show has an end. If it's ongoing (like Bleach was, Naruto and Fairy Tail) and I lose interest then yeah I stopped watching. But if there is a set number of episodes, then I think I'd torture myself to finish it :S |
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| Yes, I'm a completionist. Because I'm curious about how it goes, don't want to let it beat me, etc. Occasionally though I will put one in my on hold to watch later when I'm in the mood. |
     Short of the day: Monotonous Purgatory(MAL) ✰Public Domain Club | One Piece Club✰ |
| I was born enlightened and thus, drop shows when they are shit. Feels great. |
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| Sometimes I do. Most of the time I drop it the moment I don't feel like watching it, but sometimes I will stick to anime I don't enjoy if I want to know how it ends or want to be able to bash on it properly. |
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ben416 said: _Peksi said: I used to watch series out of "obligation", but thankfully I learned my lesson. I just thought "well I've come this far so might as well keep going till the end" Then one day I was watching Fairy Tail and just thought to myself "why the hell i'm still watching this crap?" Then I dropped Naruto, Bleach and Fairy Tail Haha I think I still have the obligation to finish, IF I know a show has an end. If it's ongoing (like Bleach was, Naruto and Fairy Tail) and I lose interest then yeah I stopped watching. But if there is a set number of episodes, then I think I'd torture myself to finish it :S I usally give shows 3 eps to get me interested. After that I either drop it, or commit to watching it. Ofc there's exptions like Persona: Trinity Soul. I hated it from the first ep, but I still finished it. |
Imaishi said: want to be able to bash on it properly. Best reason to finish an anime you don't like haha! |
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ben416 said: Imaishi said: want to be able to bash on it properly. Best reason to finish an anime you don't like haha! No, that is a trash reason. That means you went looking for more reasons to bash on it. Like saying "I hate ecchi anime, so i am going to watch all these ecchi anime just so i can say how much fanservice there was, that ruined the anime" |
"Make it flashier!" -Maid Chou Anime List |
Tylaen said: I was born enlightened and thus, drop shows when they are shit. Feels great. |
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Dawnslicer said: ben416 said: Best reason to finish an anime you don't like haha! No, that is a trash reason. That means you went looking for more reasons to bash on it. Like saying "I hate ecchi anime, so i am going to watch all these ecchi anime just so i can say how much fanservice there was, that ruined the anime" I think the reason is perfectly valid. If you get into a discussion with someone who doesn't agree with you, at least you can say you watched it to the end and have the knowledge to back up your claims as to why you hated it. Otherwise you can just be told "Oh so you hated it, but you didn't even finish it? You have no right to say anything". |
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| If it gets boring or I don't like the direction it's heading in I'll drop it. I'll finish shows that are bad as long as they're entertaining (Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is a prime example) |
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ben416 said: Dawnslicer said: No, that is a trash reason. That means you went looking for more reasons to bash on it. Like saying "I hate ecchi anime, so i am going to watch all these ecchi anime just so i can say how much fanservice there was, that ruined the anime" I think the reason is perfectly valid. If you get into a discussion with someone who doesn't agree with you, at least you can say you watched it to the end and have the knowledge to back up your claims as to why you hated it. Otherwise you can just be told "Oh so you hated it, but you didn't even finish it? You have no right to say anything". This. The most common 'argument' of people defending anime is that you haven't seen all of it. Heck, some even go as far as saying I should read the manga (I'm looking at you tokyo ghoul fans). In general people dismiss any criticism if you have watched less than them, so finishing a show you dislike might be a good idea if you want to discuss it. |
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Imaishi said: ben416 said: I think the reason is perfectly valid. If you get into a discussion with someone who doesn't agree with you, at least you can say you watched it to the end and have the knowledge to back up your claims as to why you hated it. Otherwise you can just be told "Oh so you hated it, but you didn't even finish it? You have no right to say anything". This. The most common 'argument' of people defending anime is that you haven't seen all of it. Heck, some even go as far as saying I should read the manga (I'm looking at you tokyo ghoul fans). In general people dismiss any criticism if you have watched less than them, so finishing a show you dislike might be a good idea if you want to discuss it. They still wont have very valid reasons when they bring up shit that was supposed to be in the anime. You tortured yourself to watch it, deal with it. How about you dont discuss the anime because you didnt like it and everyone can then live their life happy? Why do you feel the need to say what was bad about an anime? Where will that get anyone? |
| "Make it flashier!" -Maid Chou Anime List |
Dawnslicer said: Imaishi said: This. The most common 'argument' of people defending anime is that you haven't seen all of it. Heck, some even go as far as saying I should read the manga (I'm looking at you tokyo ghoul fans). In general people dismiss any criticism if you have watched less than them, so finishing a show you dislike might be a good idea if you want to discuss it. They still wont have very valid reasons when they bring up shit that was supposed to be in the anime. You tortured yourself to watch it, deal with it. How about you dont discuss the anime because you didnt like it and everyone can then live their life happy? Why do you feel the need to say what was bad about an anime? Where will that get anyone? Wait, what? Are you trying to say one should only discuss things he likes? That's ridiculous. Different opinions is the only thing that makes discussions interesting and lively. |
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| Not always. More likely if: I only have a few episodes left and it was a long show I downloaded it There's an ending (as in it's not episodic and ends on a cliffhanger OR has a sequel) |
Imaishi said: Dawnslicer said: They still wont have very valid reasons when they bring up shit that was supposed to be in the anime. You tortured yourself to watch it, deal with it. How about you dont discuss the anime because you didnt like it and everyone can then live their life happy? Why do you feel the need to say what was bad about an anime? Where will that get anyone? Wait, what? Are you trying to say one should only discuss things he likes? That's ridiculous. Different opinions is the only thing that makes discussions interesting and lively. Agreed, Dawnslicer your argument has me confused. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on what they like and don't like. You're saying I'm not allowed to voice my opinions on why I don't like an anime that I've seen? |
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| Depends how badly I dislike it and if anyone recommended it to me. |
| No, unless it was recommended and a bit shorter |
| No. I have too many things to watch/play/read to actually bother finishing something I'm not enjoying. |
BluexMageSep 10, 2015 5:50 PM
mayukachan said: I only have a few episodes left and it was a long show If you've watched it that far and you've only got a few episodes left, surely you enjoyed it and couldn't have disliked it that much! :) |
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ben416 said: Wait, what? Are you trying to say one should only discuss things he likes? That's ridiculous. Different opinions is the only thing that makes discussions interesting and lively. ben416 said: Agreed, Dawnslicer your argument has me confused. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on what they like and don't like. You're saying I'm not allowed to voice my opinions on why I don't like an anime that I've seen? When you continue to watch an anime you hate, LOOKING for shit to trash talk, your opinion becomes invalid to me. You can dislike the anime, and i will accept that, people who dont are morons, but there is no need to finish just for that purpose. And worst of all is people who watch shows they KNOW they wont like just for the sake of finding things to trash talk. You can say why you didnt like it even if you drop it, and i cant stop you from thinking that, at least then ill respect that you dropped it but gave it a chance. There are 3 types of people who are invalid. 1. People who watch for the sake of arguing 2. People who watch knowing they will hate it to find more reasons to hate it 3. People who watched less than minimum of 3 episodes |
| "Make it flashier!" -Maid Chou Anime List |
| I've only ever dropped Bleach, but that's an outlier. I almost always finish the anime I start, though some anime I've watched have taken me up to a month to finally bother to finish, most notably the second season of Strike Witches. I loved the first season, but the second season straight up sucked. However, I felt obligated to finish it, especially at only 12 episodes, so I managed to power through it. But it to me a month to get from start to finish. I hope I never have to pull that kind of crap again, though I know I will. I like to finish what I start. |
| There is nothing that cannot be stolen by Mouse. |
| Over a 8th of my list is dropped stuff and that's not including shows I've dropped in the first 1~2 episodes and a lot of randoms I just delete off it to try to reduce it. Though on some occasions, I still watch some and can't tell why I'm still bothering with it. Good example is Kuusen Madoushi of the current season. I don't even know why I haven't dropped it. I guess it might be because I watch the entire thing in a span of 3~5 minutes by skimming through everything. However, lots of times, it's not me not liking the series, I kinda just forget about them and when I remember, I don't have any interest to continue. |
ben416 said: mayukachan said: I only have a few episodes left and it was a long show If you've watched it that far and you've only got a few episodes left, surely you enjoyed it and couldn't have disliked it that much! :) Well, enjoyment can decline xD Or tolerance. It's like someone who watched a long running shounen for ages because it was airing each week but they stopped liking it near the end. |
| Sometimes, mainly because I dislike leaving things go unfinished, and also if it's the rare series I especially dislike, and I see little bashing of it, I want to finish it so I know what I'm talking about when I bash it, like Imaishi said. |
TheRefractingOne said: Sometimes, mainly because I dislike leaving things go unfinished, and also if it's the rare series I especially dislike, and I see little bashing of it, I want to finish it so I know what I'm talking about when I bash it, like Imaishi said. This is exactly my point... Why do you feel the need to waste your time to go out of your way to bash an anime series? Do you really have that much hate stored up? Why not just stop watching, start something you do like, and forget about it? If someone asks why you didnt like it just give them the reason you dropped it, and then if they hound you tell them to fuck off and learn what an opinion is. I have given the reason "Because i just couldnt get into it" to people and that is perfectly acceptable imo. Sometimes you just cant control if you like a series or not. |
| "Make it flashier!" -Maid Chou Anime List |
| I like to complete Anime for the sake of completing them, like when the volume on the TV is 19 and you turn it up to 20. Humans just like to complete things. That being said, I will drop an Anime if I cannot continue watching it. It's silly forcing yourself to watch something you don't want to watch after all. However, that doesn't mean I drop everything like crazy either. I've seen people on the opposite sides of the spectrum taking it to the extreme and I think they're crazy. Never drop and you're a masochist. Drop say 1 Anime for every 5 maybe Anime just isn't for you (or you don't know how to pick em). |
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Dawnslicer said: ben416 said: Wait, what? Are you trying to say one should only discuss things he likes? That's ridiculous. Different opinions is the only thing that makes discussions interesting and lively. ben416 said: Agreed, Dawnslicer your argument has me confused. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on what they like and don't like. You're saying I'm not allowed to voice my opinions on why I don't like an anime that I've seen? When you continue to watch an anime you hate, LOOKING for shit to trash talk, your opinion becomes invalid to me. You can dislike the anime, and i will accept that, people who dont are morons, but there is no need to finish just for that purpose. And worst of all is people who watch shows they KNOW they wont like just for the sake of finding things to trash talk. You can say why you didnt like it even if you drop it, and i cant stop you from thinking that, at least then ill respect that you dropped it but gave it a chance. There are 3 types of people who are invalid. 1. People who watch for the sake of arguing 2. People who watch knowing they will hate it to find more reasons to hate it 3. People who watched less than minimum of 3 episodes When you put it that way I don't entirely disagree. That being said, I personally don't finish an anime I don't like just so I can go start a thread and bash the living shit out of it. But, as I said before, if someone with an opposing opinion asks me what I think then I will voice my opinion. But going back to what I originally said, even if I don't like the anime, I will still finish it. Yes, I may be torturing myself to do it but at least I have the basis of "yes I finished it, no I did not like it, and here is why". I would feel pretty stupid going into a discussion having not finished a show and trying to find valid reasons as to why I hated it. It's like doing an exam on a literature book having only read half the book. |
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Dawnslicer said: I love voicing my opinion, negative or not. If I really love or hate a series, it only makes me more excited to share my thoughts and discuss the series.This is exactly my point... Why do you feel the need to waste your time to go out of your way to bash an anime series? Do you really have that much hate stored up? Why not just stop watching, start something you do like, and forget about it? If someone asks why you didnt like it just give them the reason you dropped it, and then if they hound you tell them to fuck off and learn what an opinion is. I have given the reason "Because i just couldnt get into it" to people and that is perfectly acceptable imo. Sometimes you just cant control if you like a series or not. Some are simply content with watching shows they like and not getting too much into discussions of quality, criticizing, etc, but that's not me. |
| No As soon as I dislike the anime, I drop it immediately. I don't want to waste anymore time with something I don't like. |
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Dark_Chaos said: I like to complete Anime for the sake of completing them, like when the volume on the TV is 19 and you turn it up to 20. Humans just like to complete things. That being said, I will drop an Anime if I cannot continue watching it. It's silly forcing yourself to watch something you don't want to watch after all. However, that doesn't mean I drop everything like crazy either. I've seen people on the opposite sides of the spectrum taking it to the extreme and I think they're crazy. Never drop and you're a masochist. Drop say 1 Anime for every 5 maybe Anime just isn't for you (or you don't know how to pick em). I agree! If an Anime is really bad for me to the point where it feels like a chore having to watch it, I'd probably drop it. I haven't seen an anime that's made me feel that way (yet) but I feel like that's how it'll go. |
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| Yes, once i've dedicated time, most of the time, I'll finish the anime. Most anime on my dropped list is the real on hold list. |
| Big Order (TV):great anime or greatest anime? |
| 90% of the time I'll finish it. Something has to be really terrible for me to drop it and chances are I dropped early on like the first 2-3 episodes. |
ben416 said: When you put it that way I don't entirely disagree. That being said, I personally don't finish an anime I don't like just so I can go start a thread and bash the living shit out of it. But, as I said before, if someone with an opposing opinion asks me what I think then I will voice my opinion. But going back to what I originally said, even if I don't like the anime, I will still finish it. Yes, I may be torturing myself to do it but at least I have the basis of "yes I finished it, no I did not like it, and here is why". I would feel pretty stupid going into a discussion having not finished a show and trying to find valid reasons as to why I hated it. It's like doing an exam on a literature book having only read half the book. TheRefractingOne said: I love voicing my opinion, negative or not. If I really love or hate a series, it only makes me more excited to share my thoughts and discuss the series. Some are simply content with watching shows they like and not getting too much into discussions of quality, criticizing, etc, but that's not me. Wanting to talk about the anime is fine, but bashing on it (like the original commenter that started this said) is not. You can have a discussion, but a negative opinion/disliking the anime is different than bashing on it. |
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Anonifide said: The only time I drop animes is when I find something disgusting about it, example black bullet, 8 year old girls partnering with older men? Iz Diz S0me Ped0Phile @An!m3??? haha, thankfully I avoid most animes that involve such relationships xD |
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| Yes I do and I do it for kind of a lame reason. I do it because I think every anime deserves to be finished. While that sounds retarded I do it because of shows like "Squid Girl", going into that anime I thought I was going to hate it and only watched it to make fun of it but as I started watching I began to actually like it even it turning into one of my favorite dumb comedy anime. I call it the "Squid Girl Effect" thinking an anime is going to suck balls but then you end up liking it. On a side note I also experienced this with "B gata H K". |
| If the show is extremely popular or highly rated then yes, I like to know what people like about them. |
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| Yes. A recent example is Triage X. |
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CatchyMalice said: Yes I do and I do it for kind of a lame reason. I do it because I think every anime deserves to be finished. While that sounds retarded I do it because of shows like "Squid Girl", going into that anime I thought I was going to hate it and only watched it to make fun of it but as I started watching I began to actually like it even it turning into one of my favorite dumb comedy anime. I call it the "Squid Girl Effect" thinking an anime is going to suck balls but then you end up liking it. On a side note I also experienced this with "B gata H K". I really enjoyed B Gata H K xD I haven't experienced many anime that I think hasn't deserved to be finished, except maybe Black Rock Shooter. I saw the first episode and dropped it immediately haha |
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| I try to. I went back and undropped Bleach and I'm struggling through it because this Soul Society arc is dragging on and I still have 300+ episodes to go. It's not a horrible anime by no means but just drags out. Now that I think about it, One Piece also drags out and One Piece is my second favorite anime so i have no idea why I think it's ok for One Piece to drag out forever (and still dragging out) but am having a problem with Bleach (which has already ended) dragging out. |
ArillionSep 10, 2015 8:06 PM
| If im more than half way in i try to just finish it but not if i didnt like it early on.. |
Rebel_Roo said: I try to. I went back and undropped Bleach and I'm struggling through it because this Soul Society arc is dragging on and I still have 300+ episodes to go. It's not a horrible anime by no means but just drags out. Now that I think about it, One Piece also drags out and One Piece is my second favorite anime so i have no idea why I think it's ok for One Piece to drag out forever (and still dragging out) but am having a problem with Bleach (which has already ended) dragging out. Perhaps because you love One Piece so much that you don't mind it, whereas you don't enjoy Bleach as much. I agree though, filler episodes tend to drag on for way too long, and the story isn't usually as good. I normally drop the show during filler arcs and pick it back up when they've started the main story again. |
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| Sometimes, but if it's too much of a chore I'll pass. |
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| No because I have tolerance levels. |
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