Vhailor said: I've watched 237 anime and I've barely watched anything. I'm still only scratching the surface of all the anime that is available online with English subtitles. I don't consider the number of "anime" someone has watched to reflect how much anime someone has actually watched.Since I've cared enough to watch nearly 270 anime, and anime being my primary source of entertainment for almost 2 years now (I barely watch anything else), I guess I'm a reasonably hardcore anime fan. |
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zombie_pegasus said: Vhailor said: I've watched 237 anime and I've barely watched anything. I'm still only scratching the surface of all the anime that is available online with English subtitles. I don't consider the number of "anime" someone has watched to reflect how much anime someone has actually watched.Since I've cared enough to watch nearly 270 anime, and anime being my primary source of entertainment for almost 2 years now (I barely watch anything else), I guess I'm a reasonably hardcore anime fan. Oh, what does the number reflect then? As for me, if i had to pick, i'd say im casual. But i don't believe we need to distinguish ourselvs from others, based on a number on our profile page. Almost everyone here on MAL loves anime, and that's all that matters. |
yhunata said: I believe I've already said this before in this thread, but I'm a fan. I'm too addicted to be a casual and I'm not pretentious enough to be an elitist. |
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Firelilyx said: Yvese said: What would you consider someone who watches anime sporadically? Like I can go months without watching a single episode of anime, then at other times I go full on otaku and watch 20ish to maybe even 30+ episodes a day for like a week. Then I go back to hardly watching anything for several months. I also don't own any anime related merchandise. Am I an average hardcore casual otaku??Personally, I split anime fans into 4 categories: Casual: Someone that watches a few eps a day. May or may not own some merchandise. Average: Someone that watches about 15 eps per day which is about 5 hours, the average time people spend watching TV in the US. May or may not own some merchandise. Hardcore: Someone that watches more than 20 eps per day. Likely owns merchandise. Otaku: Someone that watches more than 20 eps per day, buys tons of anime merchandise, goes to conventions/concerts, and maybe even cosplays. This is the type of fan that keeps the industry alive. Going by the above, I'd fall under average. How the hell can you watch 15 episode per day? I watch about 4, but only at my days off. Sometimes it's 6 if I don't get caught up in social situations or other stuff. |
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Vargr said: The number by itself doesn't mean much. Watching 1000 24-minute OVAs that each count as their own anime gives someone a big list, but if you don't know what the anime are you wouldn't know how little they actually watched. It's hard to use a single data point to draw any sort of conclusion. I will tend to compare people's time to their number of completed anime to roughly work out how long of anime they tend to watch (my average is 2:16 hours per anime, so very short). Using the other data MAL and the user provide you can find out a fair bit about the person as long as their list is honest.zombie_pegasus said: I've watched 237 anime and I've barely watched anything. I'm still only scratching the surface of all the anime that is available online with English subtitles. I don't consider the number of "anime" someone has watched to reflect how much anime someone has actually watched. Oh, what does the number reflect then? |
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| Hardcore. I used to think of myself as a casual anime fan, but then about a month or so ago, I was holding a party at my apartment with a bunch of my friends from college and a few of them were looking through my anime collection. Even though they knew about a lot of the popular anime, they were asking me about some of the "lesser known" titles in my collection, one of which was Clannad...in which my reaction was, "OMFG, you guys haven't seen Clannad?! THAT'S MY FUCKING FAVORITE!" |
zombie_pegasus said: Vargr said: The number by itself doesn't mean much. Watching 1000 24-minute OVAs that each count as their own anime gives someone a big list, but if you don't know what the anime are you wouldn't know how little they actually watched. It's hard to use a single data point to draw any sort of conclusion. I will tend to compare people's time to their number of completed anime to roughly work out how long of anime they tend to watch (my average is 2:16 hours per anime, so very short). Using the other data MAL and the user provide you can find out a fair bit about the person as long as their list is honest.Oh, what does the number reflect then? I understand your point but i think. What you meant to say is that, completed titles does'nt reflect time spent on watching anime. But as you've pointed out, using other data, like days, does. At the other hand, it still doesn't reflect how "hardcore" someone is. And to be honest, people should stop viewing their list as their e'peen. I, for example, don't care how many anime others have watched. The sole purpose of my own list is, to track what i've watched, and what other materials are there for given titles. Sure, it is funny when someone claims to be hardcore, with 10 title on their list. But that doesn't change anything. |
| Well I'm definitely not a casual as I keep up with my airing shows. |
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| Filthy casuals have no place here ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Probably sort of hardcore but not a fanatic. Have a few figures, have bought over 15 anime blurays, just my favorites tho. Watch anime almost daily, marathon shows often. But often take a couple weeks break. I usually follow around 3 new anime a season, watching them as they air. |
CDXX said: Deus-Vult said: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAATT!!!! damn I was waiting for that last episode ; _ ; I thought it was delayed indefinitely and not just until next week? Oh yeah you're right. Thanks for the good news man! (sarcasm) |
| In between, i guess. I keep up with anime i am watching, but it doesnt really rule my life. |
| somewhere in the middle probably |
| Somewhere in the upper middle maybe, if there exists something like that. As for my own definition, I guess I'd say it depends on how often and how much one watches daily or weekly. I'm definitely not a casual watcher, but I wouldn't say I'm a hardcore one either. Probably was somewhat hardcore at a certain point though. |
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| Speaking purely from an anime standpoint, without including manga and figures, CDs, etc., I would divide the fandom into 4 classifications: Newbie - "Yeah I've seen/watched anime like Naruto, One Piece and/or Bleach, I even watched some Yu-gi-oh too. I'm vaguely aware that there are other not so popular titles out there, but I can only name 5-10 titles that I've watched." Casual - "Yeah I watch anime once in a while, I am aware of the lesser known series like Attack on Titan and Full Metal Alchemist and Madoka I can name more than 10 series I've watched over the years and I follow maybe 1-2 new series every season." Average - "Yeah I know what KyoAni and J.C. Staff means. I watch like 5-15 new series every season. I update my MAL list frequently and can tell you what series and which character a person is cosplaying as if one shows me a random cosplay picture 50-90% of the time." Hardcore - "Yuuh I'm a full blown otaku. There's nothing I don't know about any of my 100+ favorite series and can tell you things about the 600+ others I've watched. I could recite all of Tori no Uta, enumerate from memory of the major members of Maguno Biban's crew, enumerate all the surnames of the color families in Saiunkoku Monogatari and names of the countries in Juuni Kokui from memory, watched Bartender and Mouryou no Hako in its entirety, twice, and could tell you which anime currently has the most episodes ever. I also don't think I exist :D" |
| I suppose I'd be casual lol |
| Casual,I'm not watching anime that very often and I'm not considered myself an otaku If I do so. |
| I have Legend of the Galactic Heroes on my plan to watch list. I guess you can say im pretty edgy hardcore #elite. |
Yvese said: Personally, I split anime fans into 4 categories: Casual: Someone that watches a few eps a day. May or may not own some merchandise. Average: Someone that watches about 15 eps per day which is about 5 hours, the average time people spend watching TV in the US. May or may not own some merchandise. Hardcore: Someone that watches more than 20 eps per day. Likely owns merchandise. Otaku: Someone that watches more than 20 eps per day, buys tons of anime merchandise, goes to conventions/concerts, and maybe even cosplays. This is the type of fan that keeps the industry alive. Going by the above, I'd fall under average. 15 episodes per day is a LOT when considering that most episodes are about 20-24 minutes. That's almost 6 hours of watching anime per day, that's literally 25% of your entire day just watching anime. I don't see that as being "average". But that's just my opinion. |
| I watch 2-3 episodes a day. Only own 1 volume of manga ( attack on titan ), although i've completed over 100 shows. |
| Dunno tbh, same with gaming. |
| Casual, transforming to hardcore |
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| In between. I still consider myself pretty new to anime, but I have somewhat of a fair amount of knowledge. And I get excited over new anime topics (or even the MENTION of anime). This may seem more like "casual", but honestly I think I'm more than a "casual" but less than a "hardcore". |
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frodonk said: Speaking purely from an anime standpoint, without including manga and figures, CDs, etc., I would divide the fandom into 4 classifications: Newbie - "Yeah I've seen/watched anime like Naruto, One Piece and/or Bleach, I even watched some Yu-gi-oh too. I'm vaguely aware that there are other not so popular titles out there, but I can only name 5-10 titles that I've watched." Casual - "Yeah I watch anime once in a while, I am aware of the lesser known series like Attack on Titan and Full Metal Alchemist and Madoka I can name more than 10 series I've watched over the years and I follow maybe 1-2 new series every season." Average - "Yeah I know what KyoAni and J.C. Staff means. I watch like 5-15 new series every season. I update my MAL list frequently and can tell you what series and which character a person is cosplaying as if one shows me a random cosplay picture 50-90% of the time." Hardcore - "Yuuh I'm a full blown otaku. There's nothing I don't know about any of my 100+ favorite series and can tell you things about the 600+ others I've watched. I could recite all of Tori no Uta, enumerate from memory of the major members of Maguno Biban's crew, enumerate all the surnames of the color families in Saiunkoku Monogatari and names of the countries in Juuni Kokui from memory, watched Bartender and Mouryou no Hako in its entirety, twice, and could tell you which anime currently has the most episodes ever. I also don't think I exist :D" By this definition, I'm leaning towards Average. |
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| Real nigga |
| Casual. I need to exercise more. |
| Hardcore, I have alarms on my phone letting me know when my favorite fansubs post up the anime of the season I'm watching, I collect figurines, wall scrolls, posters, magazines, apparel, etc. I also have 2 friends I regularly see, am 25, have no job, am doing semi-decent in college, and semi-recently lost a GF who I was dating for 7 years, and I rarely leave my house. My hobby doesn't control my life, but it does take up almost entirely ALL of my free time. (I am actively looking for a job, I swear!!!!) |
| I've seen a lot of anime which makes me believe i'm a hardcore anime fan. Although I don't own any anime merchandise (don't intend to since it feels like a waste of money), don't go to anime conventions or support any anime companies which makes me feel more of a casual. |
| Hardcore casual |
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| casual hardcore pleb elitist |
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NoongaJuice said: frodonk said: Speaking purely from an anime standpoint, without including manga and figures, CDs, etc., I would divide the fandom into 4 classifications: Newbie - "Yeah I've seen/watched anime like Naruto, One Piece and/or Bleach, I even watched some Yu-gi-oh too. I'm vaguely aware that there are other not so popular titles out there, but I can only name 5-10 titles that I've watched." Casual - "Yeah I watch anime once in a while, I am aware of the lesser known series like Attack on Titan and Full Metal Alchemist and Madoka I can name more than 10 series I've watched over the years and I follow maybe 1-2 new series every season." Average - "Yeah I know what KyoAni and J.C. Staff means. I watch like 5-15 new series every season. I update my MAL list frequently and can tell you what series and which character a person is cosplaying as if one shows me a random cosplay picture 50-90% of the time." Hardcore - "Yuuh I'm a full blown otaku. There's nothing I don't know about any of my 100+ favorite series and can tell you things about the 600+ others I've watched. I could recite all of Tori no Uta, enumerate from memory of the major members of Maguno Biban's crew, enumerate all the surnames of the color families in Saiunkoku Monogatari and names of the countries in Juuni Kokui from memory, watched Bartender and Mouryou no Hako in its entirety, twice, and could tell you which anime currently has the most episodes ever. I also don't think I exist :D" By this definition, I'm leaning towards Average. Yeah. I would be average too. |
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DatRandomDude said: I want a category in-between Average and Hardcore :sNoongaJuice said: By this definition, I'm leaning towards Average. Yeah. I would be average too. |
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| Something in between. |
NewAgeOtaku15 said: I'm still a casual since I've only watched 43 Anime. Same time next year you'll probably seen a lot by then |
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JustALEX said: Yvese said: Personally, I split anime fans into 4 categories: Casual: Someone that watches a few eps a day. May or may not own some merchandise. Average: Someone that watches about 15 eps per day which is about 5 hours, the average time people spend watching TV in the US. May or may not own some merchandise. Hardcore: Someone that watches more than 20 eps per day. Likely owns merchandise. Otaku: Someone that watches more than 20 eps per day, buys tons of anime merchandise, goes to conventions/concerts, and maybe even cosplays. This is the type of fan that keeps the industry alive. Going by the above, I'd fall under average. 15 episodes per day is a LOT when considering that most episodes are about 20-24 minutes. That's almost 6 hours of watching anime per day, that's literally 25% of your entire day just watching anime. I don't see that as being "average". But that's just my opinion. Yeah. Most people have other hobbies, too. Doing a marathon of 15 episodes can be fun, but if you have a limited free time of 8 hours, doing a variety of things is better. |
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| I'm a bad anime fan. My completion count isn't that high, around 260, especially considering how long I've been watching anime. I'm a lazy shit who drops shows or puts them on hold for years after 20 episodes. I'm cool with it. |
TamiyiAug 21, 2017 9:16 AM
| I have weekly anime viewings with my friends. We watch most seasonal show yea round. We're hardcore. |
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| Casual, although I've been watching a lot more anime lately due to spare time. :) |
| Even though i watch a lot of anime, i would kinda consider myself both a casual and hardcore watcher. |
| I think I'm somewhere b/w hardcore and the casual fan. |
| I'm "casual" in the sense that I don't put any fixed amount of time into it, I don't follow current-season stuff, I haven't watched many heavily-acclaimed series, and I don't watch for any reason beyond my own enjoyment. But I'm also "hardcore" in the sense that I know way too much about anime, can talk about it and also opine on it way too easily, and even have a frickin' MAL account. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| Though I watch hundreds of anime,I consider myself casual. |
| 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. |
| A casual one, because I discovered anime only a year ago but after that it's been almost a daily routine. There are still many well known anime shows which I haven't seen, so discussing about anime can be somewhat difficult. But everybody got to start somewhere. |
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| Anime's become a daily thing for me now so i can't consider myself a casual, but I don watch a lot so i'm not hardcore either. so its somewhere in between |
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