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Dec 7, 2021 2:11 AM
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Rather than I honestly plan to watch them, my action of inserting anime in my PTW are mostly so that I won't forget those titles one day so that I can look back at my list and then go "oh yeah I planned to watch this, aren't I?"

If I really want to watch them or not, the last decision will be decided later on when I go through them again. (Besides I have other PTW off-the-screen)

Which also means, not all of my PTW are my plan. Most important of all, they are for me to remember the title.

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- NOT your usual shounen anime
- Pure comedy? DEAD WRONG
- Treat Gintama as SoL/weekly sitcom especially earlier seasons
- Ep 1 & 2 are for manga readers
- BIG patience for its 'slow' start

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Dec 7, 2021 2:24 AM
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Yes, I plan to watch them all eventually. Some anime will stay there for a long time, some others will leave soon; having different priorities is something natural and it doesn't make my PTW any less useful.

I used to have a small PTW, but it got bigger since I kept adding anime even if I was dealing with too many long running shows in a row.
Dec 7, 2021 2:35 AM
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Anime that I'm interested watching, but not necessary planning to watch it
Dec 7, 2021 2:37 AM
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NubFix said:
Anime that I'm interested watching, but not necessary planning to watch it

Ahh yes same. Forgot to mention this but I'm like that too.

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- NOT your usual shounen anime
- Pure comedy? DEAD WRONG
- Treat Gintama as SoL/weekly sitcom especially earlier seasons
- Ep 1 & 2 are for manga readers
- BIG patience for its 'slow' start

Dec 7, 2021 2:39 AM
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Yes my ptw consists only of things that I will watch 100%
Dec 7, 2021 2:41 AM
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My PTW list is mostly my "I wish I had enough time to watch this anime- list"
Dec 7, 2021 2:42 AM
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Yes, all of the shows in my PTW are upcoming so it's literal.
Dec 7, 2021 2:43 AM
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Yeah, at least most of them, sometimes I put a show there to remind me to watch it in the future.

I also try to keep the number of PTWs small.
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Dec 7, 2021 2:44 AM
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Yes, I will always watch what in my PTW. Thats why I have a little series in my PTW.
Dec 7, 2021 2:50 AM

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Yeah cause I only add shows that haven't aired yet to my ptw, this wasn't always the case, but now my ptw is so small. Thinking about adding already aired sequels to my ptw.
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Dec 7, 2021 2:54 AM

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I think so, or at least most of them..
Dec 7, 2021 2:56 AM

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It's more like plan to download and my hold list is currently downloaded anime.
Dec 7, 2021 2:57 AM
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All my PTW animes are upcoming series.
I don't add the series which are already completed.
Dec 7, 2021 2:59 AM
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Ptw for me only my upcoming anime for next seasons

Dec 7, 2021 3:04 AM

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i was planning to sort my ptw some time (remove some that i know i'll never get into anyway), but yeah i'm pretty much gonna watch everything in there eventually. i'm also thinking of whether or not i should add upcoming sequels because i added some but ignored others.
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Dec 7, 2021 3:11 AM

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When I think about it, yes and no... sometimes I add stuff only to delete them a few days later...
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Dec 7, 2021 3:15 AM

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I intend on watching every one in my "Plan to watch" list.
Dec 7, 2021 3:16 AM
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Yes. A lot still needs to be released though. Sequel wise so it's gonna be a long wait.
Dec 7, 2021 3:29 AM

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I only use it for anime that I plan to watch that hasn't been aired yet. Once it's aired, MAL will notify me so.

Other than that, I memorize the show that I plan to watch.

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Dec 7, 2021 3:30 AM

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Yeah I plan to watch all of them so yeah.
Dec 7, 2021 7:35 AM

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Yes they are titles I find interesting (have read synopsis/watched trailer) and gonna check eventually, both seasonal or completed shows.
Dec 7, 2021 7:46 AM
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Nothing has moved from my PTW for about 4 months so, no lol
Dec 7, 2021 7:58 AM
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Out of my PTW anime 20 or so entries are high priority stuff while the rest are just anime I'll try later on. Also all the movies and specials are stuff that I'm bound to watch.
Dec 7, 2021 7:59 AM

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It is for the shows that are coming. But for shows that have already finished, maybe not
Dec 7, 2021 8:04 AM

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Of course, what you you think about "Plan to Watch" meaning is?
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Dec 7, 2021 8:04 AM

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"Is your PTW really the anime you plan to watch?"
Yes, eventually (or maybe hopefully).

70% of them are stuff that I would like to complete in the next decade or so, while the rest are stuff that I found interesting that I may choose to look at later if I have the time.
Dec 7, 2021 8:06 AM

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Some of my PTW Anime are just from my friend's recommendation, but some of them are the anime that I really wanna watch later or haven't aired yet.

So yeah mostly my PTW anime are just recommendations that probably I haven't got the time or the will to watch it 〜( ̄▽ ̄〜)

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Dec 7, 2021 8:06 AM

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None of them

Joking aside, the future seasonals will get a watch from me but other than that they'll just rot in my PTW forever
Dec 7, 2021 8:18 AM

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Nah none of my list anime, I'm gonna see in future.
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Dec 7, 2021 8:28 AM

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Yeah my list used to be the typical "oh that sounds kinda interesting, I'll add that, so-and-so said they liked this so I'll add that, etc." But I knew that I'd likely never actually get round to seeing them all. I recently purged my ptw list from over 200 to just under 50 series. So yeah, at this point it is all shows that I actually plan to watch. Though I still might be tempted to add more stuff to it in the future....
Dec 7, 2021 8:29 AM

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For me is the list of the banished ones thinking that I will see them at some point but ending up never watching them at all
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Dec 7, 2021 8:44 AM

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There are some series that I haven't even started watching but still they are in my PTW list from months.. I sometimes just randomly pick anime from my PTW and start watching it!!
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Dec 7, 2021 10:40 AM
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I never keep anything under PTW, the moment I see something I tend to watch it
Dec 7, 2021 11:10 AM
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I only use my PTW when doing the Anime Watching Challenge, in which case all of them will be watched 100%
Dec 7, 2021 11:17 AM
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tinker3bellz1 said:
Rather than I honestly plan to watch them, my action of inserting anime in my PTW are mostly so that I won't forget those titles one day so that I can look back at my list and then go "oh yeah I planned to watch this, aren't I?"

If I really want to watch them or not, the last decision will be decided later on when I go through them again. (Besides I have other PTW off-the-screen)

Which also means, not all of my PTW are my plan. Most important of all, they are for me to remember the title.
Honestly, that's a good question. I'd say most of mine is, while a sprinkle few are stuff I'm willing to give at least a try for the heck of it.

And some of it are also there just to remind me to check them out, like you said there.
Dec 7, 2021 11:20 AM

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most if not all the shows on my ptw i want to watch at some point or another its just a matter of when i get around to it
Dec 7, 2021 11:26 AM

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Yep, as soon as I add it to my PTW list, it's definitely going to get watched in the future. It's not too big, and a pretty realistic list. But half of the shows on my list are insanely long, so it's going to be a long process.




Dec 7, 2021 11:29 AM

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Yes, in my case all the PTW anime/manga are works I plan to watch before completely stop caring for the medium...that's the only reason I picked up the pace I had 10 years ago.

After that I might watch/read works based on boredom alone or if Im intrigued
Dec 7, 2021 11:30 AM

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Chines Anime only, as it's harder to find on this site, as some dosen't have a studio or so on.

So when i find one I want to watch I ad them into my plan to watch list.

Dec 7, 2021 11:34 AM

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I don't see much difference between the two. or at least it doesn't make a difference to me.
I keep watching my ptw list, but it's getting longer as well.
out of 200 anime I saw this year only 55 were current seasonals.
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Dec 7, 2021 11:35 AM

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My PTW list is pretty much just me giving suggestions to my future self on what to watch in the event where I can't decide. If I ever did manage to actually watch them all it'd be a miracle.
Dec 7, 2021 12:01 PM
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My PTW has all sorts of animes that I might watch one day, but at the moment I'm not really watching anything other than some occasional seasonals. However, I don't think I'll ever watch everything I have there, I'm just not that interested on the media as I was when I was younger, nor do I have the time which is kinda the main reason I'm not watching many things I would like to
Dec 7, 2021 12:05 PM

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I used to have around 100 anime on my ptw and noticed how i was treating it like a graveyard for anime and how i didn't have any interest in almost half of them. I decided to trim it down and now the list consists of anime I'm 100% sure i will watch
Dec 7, 2021 12:22 PM

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Yes, but I am saving them for doomsday. I dont really have that many tbh...just 67 (lesser if I exclude some upcoming shows)
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Dec 7, 2021 12:23 PM
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Yes because all of it has to do with upcoming anime.

If it's not being "Currently Watching", "Dropped" or "Completed".

Then it is most definitely a "Plan to Watch".
Dec 7, 2021 12:29 PM

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My PTW is everything that I will try at a point (Comprised almost entirely of unreleased anime). It doesn't mean that I will finish them, but that I will try at least an episode to see how I like it
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Dec 7, 2021 12:31 PM

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i never have more than 5 anime there so yes. I only put more there when I empty it.
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Dec 7, 2021 12:57 PM

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Yes, I plan to watch them
the list gets bigger every day tho.... :')

Dec 7, 2021 12:59 PM
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I'll watch everything on my ptw sooner or later.

Dec 7, 2021 1:04 PM

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It is a mix of:

- Upcoming anime

- Anime that I really want to watch in some point

- I just read in someplace about it and I think it would be good to watch.

In some point i watch all than, I try to always watch totally different things from my last PTW anime that i watched.
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