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May 21, 2021 7:26 AM

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If they're on MAL I'd say 100+

If they're not following meticulously probably under 100.
May 21, 2021 9:39 AM

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Between 26-50 I'd say but that's just a random guess
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May 22, 2021 11:05 AM
+500 must be easy for an average anime fan.
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Jun 10, 2021 5:13 AM
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1-100 anime for an average anime fan. That's it.
Jun 10, 2021 5:16 AM

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i think it would be around 100-150 anime
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Jun 10, 2021 1:46 PM

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Yeah average casual watch 50 -100 titles
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Jun 11, 2021 10:32 PM

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Honestly I'd say around 5-40. I've met a bunch of anime fans who've only watched some big shounen titles or they watched a few magical girl shows as a kid and call themselves anime fans.
Jun 11, 2021 10:33 PM
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If we're excluding mal like you said, probably like 25-50? If mal is included, I would easily say 100+ though




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Jun 13, 2021 3:08 AM
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I'll cut it between 50 or 100 on average.
Sep 5, 2021 10:19 AM
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On my account It's currently listed as 119 completed anime,but with that being said.MyAnimeList doesen't just include series,but things like Music Vidoes,Ova's,and Films as well.Also back in Middle School the students,and my bus driver quite literally called me anime Mark!๐Ÿ˜‚Also the fact that I'm now A 14 year old Highschool Fresman,and I've seem more anime than most of my friend group has.So I think that It's fair to say that I've seen more anime than the average person has in the last 3.5 years that I've been watching the shit,sooooooooo...ye!๐Ÿ˜‚
Sep 5, 2021 10:28 AM

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My guess is...atleast 50 - 100. Also having a MAL account means you are an anime fan.
Sep 5, 2021 10:34 AM

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51-100 if you are talking about entries, 15-20 if you are talking about anime
Sep 5, 2021 10:35 AM
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To be an average anime fan they'd have to be able to name every anime in existence
Sep 5, 2021 10:35 AM

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imma base this off of an average mal users completed anime count
151-200 anime
201+

and for people outside mal probably 100+ ig?
Sep 5, 2021 10:36 AM
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Honestly 26-50 is still quite a lot ut it seas to be the most average of all the options. I woukd say anything over 100 is a lot and anything under 15 (like me) is a starting casual or an enjoyer of only one niche genre.
Sep 5, 2021 10:51 AM

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It really depends on how you define anime fan. All of us MAL user are anime fans, and the average is probably greater than 100 anime. If you mean what people refer to as "casuals" then a realistic number would be 25-50 anime.
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Sep 5, 2021 2:26 PM

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Everybody: ah, less than 50.


Also everybody here: has hundreds of completed series listed in their MAL.
Sep 5, 2021 3:59 PM
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Sep 5, 2021 4:09 PM

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The generic fan has probably "seen" between upwards to 80 anime, but has probably only completed half that amount, because lots of people see anime on TV as a kid, but don't see every episode.

Sep 5, 2021 4:18 PM

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About 100. If by "average fan" you mean people that watch anime regularly and have it as a main interest for exploration or hobby, it sounds quite fair to me.
Sep 5, 2021 4:26 PM

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I have been watching anime for 9 years now. And I have 134 days in Anime. Am I considered an average fan?
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Sep 5, 2021 4:27 PM
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lmao, i thought it was 200 plus ep. id say around 69
Sep 5, 2021 4:42 PM
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around 20-50. average anime fans in my area are around that mark.
Sep 5, 2021 4:59 PM

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maybe I'm the only user who came up with some level of logical thinking. here's my theory:
an average anime fan would watch at least 1 anime every season. so in a year, they's watch 4. and huge anime like aot has been going for about 5 years or so (probably). so 4 anime a year, for 5 years translates into 20 anime-ish. and if they sometimes watch 2 anime a season for let's say there's a sequel he wanted to watch (cause popular anime that average people watched usually have a sequel), that'd make about 25+ anime.
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Sep 5, 2021 5:02 PM

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I believe that the average anime fan doesn't actually watch that much anime. MAL users are in the minority. So, I went with the smallest option because I think most anime fans watch anime very casually
Sep 5, 2021 5:06 PM

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At least 26-50. Most fans watch a lot of mainstream stuff and stop there
Sep 5, 2021 5:12 PM

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IDK I watched more than 100 and consider myself an average fan but I picked 51-100 anime options, I think less than that just beginner to anime.
Sep 5, 2021 6:45 PM

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I've only completed 8 shows in total (currently catching up on 2 other ones) and seen a handful of films, so I chose the first option.
Sep 6, 2021 12:03 AM
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10 or so: 5 seasons of BnHA, 4 of SnK, JJK, DS, OPM. Sounds about right.

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Apr 5, 2023 5:46 PM
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i think the average watcher has watched 10 to 50 animes most people only watch mainstream anime that is why i think that 10 to 50 is a fair amount
Apr 5, 2023 6:27 PM

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There's not really a set number. However, I think an anime fan that's using a tracking site like MAL has probably watched or will watch more anime than someone who doesn't use one.
Apr 5, 2023 6:46 PM
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roughly 10, probably. the few people i know irl who are anime fans have just seen the big names. usually the lineup includes mha, kny, tokyo ghoul, some random other shonen, and another extra show that does not at all line up with the rest of their tastes.
Apr 5, 2023 6:51 PM

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probs 50 and less at most since I guess the avg fan watches the main stream shows like I know a guy who watched one piece 3 times and it's the only anime he watched.
Apr 5, 2023 6:52 PM

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WATCHED does not equal COMPLETE
So you can watch lots of different anime and only one or two episodes apiece. Completion I think is much lower, and I do not believe most people actually complete those which they mark  complete in their lists. Especially not series with 26+ episodes. Most casual fans probably only watch a handful per year, mostly reruns of Naruto or Pokemon and those who stream  probably stream no more than 2 or 3 per season. 
Apr 5, 2023 6:53 PM

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Maybe around 50 or less since the average fan mainly watches big names like KnY or Aot. Nothing much when it comes to the non mainstream. 
Apr 5, 2023 9:52 PM
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Average anime fan should at least watch half as much as I have..
 

Apr 5, 2023 9:52 PM

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If we only count "completed" anime, and exclude short OVAs / specials and other anime with short overall duration, then my wild guess would be 25-75 anime or so. 
Apr 5, 2023 10:15 PM
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You guys are massively overestimating the amount an average or "casual" fan would watch.

I would say the average anime fan has watched maybe 10 anime tops.
Apr 5, 2023 10:20 PM

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samashi20 said:
It really depends on how you define anime fan. All of us MAL user are anime fans, and the average is probably greater than 100 anime. If you mean what people refer to as "casuals" then a realistic number would be 25-50 anime.

My thoughts exactly.

It's hard to define "average anime fan". Are we talking about casual anime enjoyer, or maybe more devoted fan, or perhaps somebody who is active in anime fans communities over the Internet (like on MAL) or in the real world?

I say that the realistic amount of Japanese animated shows that "average anime fan" could've watched oscillates in the range of 26-50 anime titles.
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Apr 5, 2023 10:47 PM

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_Mataga_ said:
You are not an anime fan if you haven't watched 1000 anime with 360+ days of watching experience.
Oye! That's a bit steep. If that's the rule then 95% of this community aren't fans. I think 100 anime and 50 days is fair.
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Apr 5, 2023 11:12 PM

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I think its from 51-100
Cuz mine was also in that same range before i joined mal
Apr 5, 2023 11:33 PM

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You didn't specify a period of time. So in a year, an average anime fan, should watch 20+ or 30 shows.
Jan 6, 2024 11:30 PM
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51-100 i got around there before i even called myself an anime fan i got too into the anime to realize it
Jan 6, 2024 11:49 PM

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i don't think there's a number... maybe around 50. if the person got into anime world during their adult life it could be difficult to keep up with high numbers.
Oct 5, 2024 1:00 AM
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None, people nowadays watch anime edits and say that they're a fan.
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Oct 5, 2024 2:32 AM

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I mean, there's "watching anime" and then there's "anime fan". a fan makes me think of 50-100 anime
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Oct 6, 2024 8:39 AM

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There is no set numbers, everyone should just watch anime for enjoyment and not to rack up numbers
Oct 6, 2024 9:02 AM

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50 seems below average for a fan, whereas 100 seems above average, so I guess 51-100 different anime.
Oct 6, 2024 10:48 AM
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I mean if we're talking AVERAGE...probably 20-50,most likely 1-20 though
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