Why do you watch anime?
| What is your primary reason for watching anime? Thank you! |
| What reason could I possibly have other than entertainment? If I'm looking for education I could just read a book or pay attention at uni |
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| philosophical content??? really???...what is soo philosophical about anime... |
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AnimeAddict117 said: philosophical content??? really???...what is soo philosophical about anime... |
| In the first place, for entertainment. If I also find other things like philosophical content or the likes, that's up on me. |
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| CAUSE I LIKE IT!! So yeah.. Rich Entertainment.. The same reason as what I play games for.. |
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| I watch anime for the pure bliss that is Rabu Raibu, my sole existence is for Rabu Raibu. |
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| for the purest of joy that can only come from japanese cartoons |
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| @rvbrick You've just convinced me to watch Ergo Proxy! :) |
| It's funny! I'm learning a language with it. |
| English learner. Sorry for my mistakes and make yourself at ease to correct me. |
| I'm more interested to know how many people are watching anime ironically. |
| @JustALEX Ironically? How does one watch ironically? I may incorporate this idea into a revised version of this poll... |
Thorn_WallMay 30, 2017 3:46 PM
| None of the options for me anime just has this crazy variety in genres and ideas, most of western tv shows are usually so formulaic, and movies also adhere so much to market friendly formulas if I want to see some really out there stuff anime is the best medium |
| Because my life is boring And there is nothing better to do |
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| Because real girls wont show me their pantsu. |
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| @gabrielrroiz Thank you for your comment! I will be incorporating your thought into a new, revised, and (hopefully) improved poll. |
| Entertainment! The same reason anybody watches TV. The only thing with anime is that they have animation styles I find more preferable than Western cartoons, and with generally deeper and more mature stories, with also the plus side of no actors so the characters are less cringey. |
Kuzuna said: The only thing with anime is that they have animation styles I find more preferable than Western cartoons, and with generally deeper and more mature stories, with also the plus side of no actors so the characters are less cringey. Do you generally prefer animation/cartoons over live action then? |
| Where's the " For RESEARCH" option? Eh...I guess for entertainment purposes then... |
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By research, do you mean cultural research, Japanese language learning, ... ? I will be posting a new and improved poll soon to incorporate your feedback! |
| Entertainment. Anime is a medium that drags me in more than any other medium out there. I have no interest in movies or anything and am happy dedicating my time to watching more anime. People tell me "I'm missing out on good movies", but that's just them projecting their love for those movies onto me. All in all, I'll be with anime a while yet. |
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| I didn't see anything like "pantsu" or "imouto" or "fanservice" or "loli" as an option, but I did see "philosophical content" and thought it was close enough to those things, so I went with that |
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I watch anime for the brilliant and deep plot. AnimeAddict117 said: philosophical content??? really???...what is soo philosophical about anime... There are edgy man child think they are smart and has good taste because they like anime that apparently has social message,morality even though they might over analyze. Anime isn't so philosophical. In today modern age, philosophy is so yesterday. Gone are the day of Aristotle and Plato. |
ZapredonMay 31, 2017 2:38 AM
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion. http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30 It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist. |
| I have about 250 completed anime so the answer will ofc be 'it depends which anime im watching' but if I were to choose the most prevalent reason then its probably the fights, explosions and laughs. Its also dictated by the fact that this is mostly of what this medium consists of so theres a much bigger pool to choose from than for example these 'artsy' or '2deep4u' shows. |
SpaghettiSpikeMay 31, 2017 3:20 AM
 Oshii is probably the only director that loves dogs. He thinks he's a dog himself. That's right, its slime! It will dissolve your clothing slowly before my eyes! |
| for entertainment, to fill up my boring life, and last but not least LOLI and 2D Thigh. |
| I made a hobby out of it, I think at first just to say I've watched enough anime to call myself an anime fan (like 30 at the time) but now I'm on a journey to watch every popular anime out there just for the lol's. Have come a long way from those 30 anime haha |
   I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it  |
| Use to be for entertainment now its just because I'm bored and have nothing better to do |
| Others, cause non of them are exactly in the List. |
-HippySnob-May 31, 2017 4:22 AM
 "Think about that glowing dust That destroys the night sky's dream of Just being nothing"--  -- |
| I watch anime for a number of reasons. Entertainment for starters, but also there are many stories and ideas that only a medium like this one can pull off. Not only that, I watch for the more philosophical shows like Serial Experiments Lain, NGE and Ergo Proxy. |
rvbrick said: AAYYYYYY Delightful!AnimeAddict117 said: philosophical content??? really???...what is soo philosophical about anime... Ergo Proxy "The art" sounds a bit whatever but when put aside to cinema it's clearly the case. 10/10s might be some small scale Stendhal syndrome episodes. |
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| Hey, at least 10 other people watch for philosophical reasons! Elitists unite!!! |
"I'd take rampant lesbianism over nuclear armageddon or a supervolcano any day." ~nikiforova |
| Used to think watching Anime are a kind of Entertainment... But right now, I just watch it if I really bored and have nothing else to do. |
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| Like most people, I mostly watch anime for entertainment purposes. Though, sometimes it is also because I am someone who is pathetically weak towards real-life gore and can't stand watching it without feeling sick or somehow...distressed... (even though I do want to see such shows) so it makes me feel a bit better to know that, at the very least, I can watch the animated/drawn version of the gruesome things that I otherwise can't seem to psychologically handle. |
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| For none of those reasons. I like stories (on whatever medium) and I learned that finding video stories in japanese animation was easier than to find them in other countries animations or TV series when watching TV. |
| Where's the thing that I'm looking for in the poll? |
| I like this medium's form of story telling. The expressions of the characters, for example, can be so open and relate-able, and in my opinion more than live-action actors can do to portray the raw emotions of characters. Plus the deep, unique and plain weird content you can find no where else. |
| To spend time I would probably have ended up spending just lying around. For fun, what else? |
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RadicalWalrusMay 31, 2017 5:46 PM
| STOP MESSAGING ME. I DONT WANT TO BUY ANY MORE COOKIES. |
| Scientific research purpose. gotta know whats out there |
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| i watch anime for escapism and entertainment obviously |
| Looking for the "Waifus" options "Waifus" option not found Will choose "entertainment" option |
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| "You know why I'm here..." for the 'plot' of course |
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| Because it's enjoyable? And i prefer anime over western tv series. |
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