| Not the whole anime, but I don't really see endings if the ending animation is not interesting. |
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| I don't speak Japanese and 95%+ of anime I will only watch subtitled. So no I don't put anime on in the background. |
| Taiga best girl forever. |
Reply to Coaghim
Who decides beforehand you personally want to watch some anime properly or not? If you do decide you do not want to watch some anime because it doesn't meet your proper standards, why even bother and put it on as some disappointing background noise? You already deemed it inproper so why bother with it? Wouldn't it be more pleasant to listen to your favorite music or more interesting by listening to your favorite podcasts, whenever you're doing your menial tasks?
What is the added value of 'watching' anime while doing menial tasks? That your MAL numbers will grow, is that it? Spoiler alert, you can tell your list you completed anime without even seeying it. Who cares, right? You weren't paying attention in the first place :p You are unable to tell others what the show is about. You are unable to explain certain things to others that they didn't understand. You are unable to recall from memories what you have seen after a lenghty period of time has passed. You are only able to sell the idea to others that you are a genuine multitasker.
If only 2 people were willing to livestream this experimental event to prove whether or not they are truly able to pay attention to anime on a second screen while doing menial tasks. 1 Is the 'multitasker', the other one is the focussed one on the anime only. After 12 episodes, let's do a quiz and see who will answer the most questions correctly. I'll bet on the focussed one for the victory.
IMO only a select few in humanity can claim they are truly excellent multitaskers, the rest are simply delusional tryhards and/or braggers.
What is the added value of 'watching' anime while doing menial tasks? That your MAL numbers will grow, is that it? Spoiler alert, you can tell your list you completed anime without even seeying it. Who cares, right? You weren't paying attention in the first place :p You are unable to tell others what the show is about. You are unable to explain certain things to others that they didn't understand. You are unable to recall from memories what you have seen after a lenghty period of time has passed. You are only able to sell the idea to others that you are a genuine multitasker.
If only 2 people were willing to livestream this experimental event to prove whether or not they are truly able to pay attention to anime on a second screen while doing menial tasks. 1 Is the 'multitasker', the other one is the focussed one on the anime only. After 12 episodes, let's do a quiz and see who will answer the most questions correctly. I'll bet on the focussed one for the victory.
IMO only a select few in humanity can claim they are truly excellent multitaskers, the rest are simply delusional tryhards and/or braggers.
| @Coaghim watching anime doesnt have to be a task i was watching genshiken with friends the other day and it was so boring i picked up my pen and drew a hot catgirl in my sketchbook barely looking at the screen sometimes. that was a better spend of my time tbh than simply drawing or simply watching when you watch enough japanese cartoons, at one point you realize you dont really care for menial plot points as much and would much rather get some work done in the meanwhile that episode of iruma kun plays. Not that its a bad show but i just kinda dont care what every charater in every anime feels at every moment in every episode. might seem unusual to some ppl but i find this is the most sustainably honest way of thinking idk btw should i share the catgirl i drew? pretty proud of it drew only in like 15 mins in middle of an ep :3 |
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| I've got kids, so I often pick shows that I kind of want to watch, but can't pay really close attention, so I can stick them on in the background and follow along. Dragonball and DBZ were brilliant for that, as you can go out of the room, or heck even cook a meal, come back and it's still the same fight and nothing's happened. More recently shows like Hajime no Ippo, Chrono Crusade, Black Cat, Scrapped Princess, Bodacious Mini Skirt Pirates (terrible don't recommend, even having on in the background, so boring), Fractale and Wistoria Wand and Magic. One thing though, they have to be dubbed shows so I can hear what's happening, even if I'm not in the room. And if kids are screaming then closed captions help. It's a good way to get through seasonals I never got around to, or older shows that aren't high on my priority, but give a modicum of enjoyment. Scrapped Princess turned out to be pretty decent, and I liked the world in Fractale. Most shows I want to pay attention and watch when I'm not splitting my focus. |
23feanorMay 22, 4:31 AM
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Reply to BerriesSan
@Coaghim watching anime doesnt have to be a task
i was watching genshiken with friends the other day and it was so boring i picked up my pen and drew a hot catgirl in my sketchbook barely looking at the screen sometimes.
that was a better spend of my time tbh than simply drawing or simply watching
when you watch enough japanese cartoons, at one point you realize you dont really care for menial plot points as much and would much rather get some work done in the meanwhile that episode of iruma kun plays. Not that its a bad show but i just kinda dont care what every charater in every anime feels at every moment in every episode.
might seem unusual to some ppl but i find this is the most sustainably honest way of thinking idk
btw should i share the catgirl i drew? pretty proud of it drew only in like 15 mins in middle of an ep :3
i was watching genshiken with friends the other day and it was so boring i picked up my pen and drew a hot catgirl in my sketchbook barely looking at the screen sometimes.
that was a better spend of my time tbh than simply drawing or simply watching
when you watch enough japanese cartoons, at one point you realize you dont really care for menial plot points as much and would much rather get some work done in the meanwhile that episode of iruma kun plays. Not that its a bad show but i just kinda dont care what every charater in every anime feels at every moment in every episode.
might seem unusual to some ppl but i find this is the most sustainably honest way of thinking idk
btw should i share the catgirl i drew? pretty proud of it drew only in like 15 mins in middle of an ep :3
| @BerriesSan Sure, share away, never enough catgirls lol Starting doing something productive because a certain anime bores you, is a good thing. Since you were with friends, it's cool you didn't rob them of their fun by nagging them to see something else. If you were alone, I would quit that anime and put on some music to then continue with the drawing fully focussed on it. *thumb up* |
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| Putting anime on as background noise would be too distracting and I don't understand Japanese without translation. If it was a rewatch of something I'd seen already, than sure. I wouldn't have to pay 100% attention to that. I suppose that would also include recap films I haven't seen for shows I have seen, assuming they didn't contain any new content. |
KruszerMay 22, 4:56 AM
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| There are two types of anime watcher those who watch anime and those who pretend to watch anime. |
BerriesSan said: I do not register anything like this as "watched". That is reserved to anime which I've watched as a single task, and could write a summary for and/or answer random story questions correctly. Given I watch a lot of subbed stuff, there is no real alternative to actually focusing on the story. Another factor here is that I do not watch many "easy watch" shows with highly redundant and simple stories such as battle shounen.when ur doing some work, like drawing or editing, or homework, or heck even when ur doing chores dont you play some anime in the background? |
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Reply to Coaghim
@BerriesSan Sure, share away, never enough catgirls lol
Starting doing something productive because a certain anime bores you, is a good thing. Since you were with friends, it's cool you didn't rob them of their fun by nagging them to see something else. If you were alone, I would quit that anime and put on some music to then continue with the drawing fully focussed on it. *thumb up*
Starting doing something productive because a certain anime bores you, is a good thing. Since you were with friends, it's cool you didn't rob them of their fun by nagging them to see something else. If you were alone, I would quit that anime and put on some music to then continue with the drawing fully focussed on it. *thumb up*
| @Coaghim i hope you dont mind some half drawn boobas :3 *thumbs up back* |
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| @BerriesSan Tbh that's a very nice sketch. Huge potential to become a work of art. Just don't forget cats can have a fluffy tail ;) It's all about the fluffyness :P Little tip, side booba is very underrated, big points for that exposure. Just put on your favorite music, disconnect of the world & lose yourself in time. Make her come to life! |
| Kingdom Come Deliverance II GOTY 2025 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is another worthy GOTY contender I tip my fedora to Sandfall Interactive, excellent debut gentlemen! If digital buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing |
| No, I have never ever done this sin.. |
Reply to Coaghim
Who decides beforehand you personally want to watch some anime properly or not? If you do decide you do not want to watch some anime because it doesn't meet your proper standards, why even bother and put it on as some disappointing background noise? You already deemed it inproper so why bother with it? Wouldn't it be more pleasant to listen to your favorite music or more interesting by listening to your favorite podcasts, whenever you're doing your menial tasks?
What is the added value of 'watching' anime while doing menial tasks? That your MAL numbers will grow, is that it? Spoiler alert, you can tell your list you completed anime without even seeying it. Who cares, right? You weren't paying attention in the first place :p You are unable to tell others what the show is about. You are unable to explain certain things to others that they didn't understand. You are unable to recall from memories what you have seen after a lenghty period of time has passed. You are only able to sell the idea to others that you are a genuine multitasker.
If only 2 people were willing to livestream this experimental event to prove whether or not they are truly able to pay attention to anime on a second screen while doing menial tasks. 1 Is the 'multitasker', the other one is the focussed one on the anime only. After 12 episodes, let's do a quiz and see who will answer the most questions correctly. I'll bet on the focussed one for the victory.
IMO only a select few in humanity can claim they are truly excellent multitaskers, the rest are simply delusional tryhards and/or braggers.
What is the added value of 'watching' anime while doing menial tasks? That your MAL numbers will grow, is that it? Spoiler alert, you can tell your list you completed anime without even seeying it. Who cares, right? You weren't paying attention in the first place :p You are unable to tell others what the show is about. You are unable to explain certain things to others that they didn't understand. You are unable to recall from memories what you have seen after a lenghty period of time has passed. You are only able to sell the idea to others that you are a genuine multitasker.
If only 2 people were willing to livestream this experimental event to prove whether or not they are truly able to pay attention to anime on a second screen while doing menial tasks. 1 Is the 'multitasker', the other one is the focussed one on the anime only. After 12 episodes, let's do a quiz and see who will answer the most questions correctly. I'll bet on the focussed one for the victory.
IMO only a select few in humanity can claim they are truly excellent multitaskers, the rest are simply delusional tryhards and/or braggers.
| @Coaghim You don't need to be an "excellent multitasker" to get laundry or other house chores done with anime in the background. And why does it matter to you if OP "properly" watched it or not? They've repeated multiple times in this thread that their focus isn't to intently watch the anime, it's to have something playing in the background. They're repeatedly saying it's not the focus of their attention, again, it's in the background. It's exactly the same as playing music in the background. Just to have some noise on, some type of entertainment. Not everything has to have enough "value" to it. Isn't it value enough that it relieves some boredom during cleaning? |
| makes sense how you defend loodie not using his eye because you were fapping to your moe blob sluts and played that mediocre anime in the background |
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@Coaghim You don't need to be an "excellent multitasker" to get laundry or other house chores done with anime in the background.
And why does it matter to you if OP "properly" watched it or not? They've repeated multiple times in this thread that their focus isn't to intently watch the anime, it's to have something playing in the background. They're repeatedly saying it's not the focus of their attention, again, it's in the background.
It's exactly the same as playing music in the background. Just to have some noise on, some type of entertainment. Not everything has to have enough "value" to it. Isn't it value enough that it relieves some boredom during cleaning?
And why does it matter to you if OP "properly" watched it or not? They've repeated multiple times in this thread that their focus isn't to intently watch the anime, it's to have something playing in the background. They're repeatedly saying it's not the focus of their attention, again, it's in the background.
It's exactly the same as playing music in the background. Just to have some noise on, some type of entertainment. Not everything has to have enough "value" to it. Isn't it value enough that it relieves some boredom during cleaning?
| @Kiyomice I said what I said to counter the silly idea that is trying to be sold here that a person can actively follow and pay close attention to anime while doing menial tasks, which I highly disagree. If you're rewatching your favorite anime while cleaning, I understand you don't need to pay close attention. You already know what will happen. No problem there. If you want to fall asleep and put on your favorite anime to hear it and dooze off, again no problem, totally understandable aswell. "why does it matter to you if OP "properly" watched it or not?" It really doesn't matter to me, the person in question can assert himself/herself which anime they deem proper, or not, to watch during a 'menial task'-session. I only point out what specific criteria will you use to make that decision before even watching the anime? I think we can agree that the best way to make sure if something is truly 'proper' or not, is to watch it yourself. Something you unfortunately can't do, since you, yourself, have decided to do menial tasks in the meanwhile before watching the anime. It's contradictory, no? "Isn't it value enough that it relieves some boredom during cleaning?" If it works for you, good for you. But it won't work for me, I rather put on some music, a podcast or an audiobook. Not a new anime though, that would be a disservice to anime itself. |
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Reply to Coaghim
@Kiyomice I said what I said to counter the silly idea that is trying to be sold here that a person can actively follow and pay close attention to anime while doing menial tasks, which I highly disagree.
If you're rewatching your favorite anime while cleaning, I understand you don't need to pay close attention. You already know what will happen. No problem there.
If you want to fall asleep and put on your favorite anime to hear it and dooze off, again no problem, totally understandable aswell.
"why does it matter to you if OP "properly" watched it or not?"
It really doesn't matter to me, the person in question can assert himself/herself which anime they deem proper, or not, to watch during a 'menial task'-session. I only point out what specific criteria will you use to make that decision before even watching the anime? I think we can agree that the best way to make sure if something is truly 'proper' or not, is to watch it yourself. Something you unfortunately can't do, since you, yourself, have decided to do menial tasks in the meanwhile before watching the anime. It's contradictory, no?
"Isn't it value enough that it relieves some boredom during cleaning?"
If it works for you, good for you. But it won't work for me, I rather put on some music, a podcast or an audiobook. Not a new anime though, that would be a disservice to anime itself.
If you're rewatching your favorite anime while cleaning, I understand you don't need to pay close attention. You already know what will happen. No problem there.
If you want to fall asleep and put on your favorite anime to hear it and dooze off, again no problem, totally understandable aswell.
"why does it matter to you if OP "properly" watched it or not?"
It really doesn't matter to me, the person in question can assert himself/herself which anime they deem proper, or not, to watch during a 'menial task'-session. I only point out what specific criteria will you use to make that decision before even watching the anime? I think we can agree that the best way to make sure if something is truly 'proper' or not, is to watch it yourself. Something you unfortunately can't do, since you, yourself, have decided to do menial tasks in the meanwhile before watching the anime. It's contradictory, no?
"Isn't it value enough that it relieves some boredom during cleaning?"
If it works for you, good for you. But it won't work for me, I rather put on some music, a podcast or an audiobook. Not a new anime though, that would be a disservice to anime itself.
Coaghim said: I said what I said to counter the silly idea that is trying to be sold here that a person can actively follow and pay close attention to anime while doing menial tasks, which I highly disagree I don't think that idea is trying to be sold here though, unless I missed a post in particular that you're referring to. |
| there are fewer and fewer animes being released (these days) that are worth watching. |
| Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings..... https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065 Here is my blog.... https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1 |
| yeah, i put on subway surfer and family guy funny moments while watching 12 different twitch streams while doomscrolling tiktok. peak way to watch anime in 2025 |
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| No, that seems like a really silly thing to do, I prefer listening to music while multitasking anyway. |
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I was just thinking about making a thread asking for recommendations of series that you could listen to more like an audio book, basically for this reason.
Previously, I remember I was drawing but wanted some kind of audio to fill the air while I worked. There wasn't any music that was hitting the spot, so I randomly turned on Negima in the background and listened to it. I had basically no intention of ever watching the show properly, but it turned out to be pretty decent as background noise. I was mostly able to follow what was happening with just the audio, and anything I missed I just didn't care about because I was only marginally interested in watching it to begin with.
So, yeah, I've definitely done this and would love some recommendations for series which lend well to being listened to in the background.
Previously, I remember I was drawing but wanted some kind of audio to fill the air while I worked. There wasn't any music that was hitting the spot, so I randomly turned on Negima in the background and listened to it. I had basically no intention of ever watching the show properly, but it turned out to be pretty decent as background noise. I was mostly able to follow what was happening with just the audio, and anything I missed I just didn't care about because I was only marginally interested in watching it to begin with.
So, yeah, I've definitely done this and would love some recommendations for series which lend well to being listened to in the background.
| @valico Oh yeah, I must be imagining things lol Carry on then, nothing to see here. |
| Kingdom Come Deliverance II GOTY 2025 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is another worthy GOTY contender I tip my fedora to Sandfall Interactive, excellent debut gentlemen! If digital buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing |
| Yeah, all the time. The problem is that I've already sort of run out of generic isekai to watch. That's a shame, I really started to dig it... |
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| Usually it’s shows I’ve already rewatched twice so it’s usually death note since it’s the only show I can watch in dub. |
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This is peak ADHD zoomerbrain. Every show receives my full, undivided attention. Anime is art, not "content" to be Consumed and then disposed of.
| @Maythews but the art is the content... |
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| There are some anime made for that very purpose, i call them white noise anime pero~ https://myanimelist.net/anime/52991/Sousou_no_Frieren |
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| My sister used to do that for when S6 of MHA was still a seasonal. |
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