| It's different things for different shows, really. If a manga/VN/LN I like get's an adaptation I'll obviously watch it. Then if something I've never experience the source material for get's animated I'll watch it dependent on things like studio, I'll watch anything by KyoAni, P.A. Works or A-1 Pictures. I've watched shows purely for seiyuu before as well, K being the first example that comes to mind since that show had a god tier cast. Then there is the cute girls doing cute things draw card, I can't keep away from that shit. |
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| Read the synopsis |
"I have been wielding a blade since before your were swimming around your father's scrotum." - Kurou |
| I read the descriptions on AniChart.net. I eliminate anything that describes itself using the terms "normal highschool student" and anything that looks likes it hinges exclusively on kawaiiness. Usually that leaves like 5 or so shows to check out. |
| There's no need for all this tension. |
| Usually I look up what anime I can choose from. There are enough lists out there to have a big overview. Then I look at titles, art-style and synopsis of all shows. If it sounds like I'd enjoy watching it I watch it. If I'm not sure I look for PV's and decide after watching them. Very rarely I decided to watch something due to a VA or involved studio Most indicating about a shows potential is the story/idea IMO. Even experienced professionals can't turn shit into gold. Here it gets a big matter of taste though. Something might be awesome for one person and awful for another person. My point stands though. The studio/VA/director/etc can't change what the show is about(usually). I don't have a "good opinion" about predictions at all. Predictions lead to expectations and that can easily lead to disappointment. Just watch and enjoy the show. Although if it stays as prediction and doesn't change into expectation it isn't too bad I guess. |
| Read the synopsis, check the director and where the original work came from. Then i'll have a look at the cast. |
| Read the synopsis and look the poster that seems interesting |
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| i simply check the synopsis and genres and see if it sounds interesting to me. |
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| Google or find the anime charts for each season to get a feel for the art, story, and characters. |
| PVs aren't good indicators. The premise and production studio are pretty important. Source material is obviously the most important... CVs may add extra enjoyment but aren't really the deciding factor (I mean, what anime doesn't have Hanazawa Kana nowadays). Considering directors and writers are just as reliable as production studio, which is a nice indicator but not always on the mark. |
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| Either read the manga or someone recommended it to me. |
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| It's pretty much the same with everyone either it's an anime of a manga/game they've read/played or read the synopsis and if people are interested in the synopsis they'll watch it it takes a while to find someone who's interested in the company who made the anime well you know unless it's a really bad company |
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| By reading the description and watching previews if they have any. |
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| Works by Production IG and PA works usually warrants a watch right away, as they generally produces amazing stuff. Same goes to stories written by Urobutcher. |
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Duri1n said: @Majikkusesu, but aren't there shows involving 'normal highschool students' that actually urn out good? I can't really think of any perfect example now, but I've enjoyed a couple of anime like that, even if they are unoriginal I'm wary of anything that uses that phrase as a main point in a short description. It's like a warning that a show doesn't have any plot. I guess I just assume 80% of whatever is on involves a "normal" high school student. If the show needs to spell that out then it doesn't look good. |
| There's no need for all this tension. |
| I just read the descriptions and if it sounds interesting then I give it a chance. I'll watch pretty much everything that doesn't have a completely male cast and isn't a sequel to something I haven't seen. I try to at least watch the first episode of most shows that air as that's the easiest way to tell if I'll enjoy something. |
| Reading the synopsis, checking the production studio and taking a look at the original material and it's reviews (if there's any). I admit I've also been motivated to watch some of them by looking at the poster's art style... I rarely ever watch PVs, I don't know why. |
| Here's what I do. First, I look at the promotional poster (or picture, Idk what it's called) of the anime to see if I'll like the art style of the anime. Then, I look at the genre(s) and see if it's a genre that I like (Mecha, Slice of Life, Romance, etc.). After that, I read the synopsis and if it sounds good, then it goes on my "Plan to Watch" list. |
 "Haunted by darkness... Cursed by light... I am Jyakotu." |
| I always check out the synopsis, genres and PVs. |
| I just pick up whatever looks good from the first episode, and then look at a popularity chart at the site I watch my streaming anime from at the end of a couple weeks to see if I missed any good ones. |
| If I like the character designs or if the synopsis sounds good I'll try it, but that doesnt mean I'll watch the whole season. If I dont like it I'll drop it. Simple as that. |
| Copy down all the shows to be airing through reading synopsis, genres, studios I order them like Definite / Maybe / NOPE then see how my predictions played out, if I hear something good about a show that I labeled 'nope' I'll probably give it the 3 episode rule |
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| I just read what its about and then decide if the story sounds interesting enough for me to watch! I already picked a bunch of summer anime to watch! |
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| I always pick as many shows that look like I would enjoy, which is usually around 10-15, then I let the season progress for a couple weeks to see if I really want to watch them. Generally I let go of about 5-10 shows after the first few episodes because I'm not really interested in them anymore. Then later on, maybe 3/4 into the season I might get bored of a couple more shows and drop them. Ultimately I'm left with around 5 shows max that I actually like. So it's pretty much all about weeding them out. |
shiro-shiroJul 31, 2014 4:58 PM
| Main thing I always go for is production companies, I'll probably watch a show just based off that. Then I looked through VA cast, and if someone I like is a main cast, that's a watch. And finally, maybe I'll check out the genres tags. I'll rarely read a synopsis or watch a PV, it'll probably turn me off. |
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| I dive in without any knowledge of a show. |
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| Synopsis, cover art, tags, source material, staff, previews. Anything with moe and school settings and Slice of Life loses my general interest, but this season I'll give them a shot, watching them weekly isn't that bad. Now a synopsis that is trying to sell me its setting is also a huge red flag, because it might be hiding that it's another wish fulfillment fantasy. And then we have light novel adaptations which are usually an indicator of shit, on top of being hard to find details on them. And finally previews, the animation and character design will tell what the show is aiming to be. Of course anything ecchi and harem is immediately discarded. I try to check to source material for everything, if it's a manga, I look for scanlations to skim read a few chapters. |
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| I don't. I decide which of 'em to watch after they've aired & even then the majority turn out to be crap. Things that influence my decision: how much it is talked about on MAL (silly me, I know), their ratings after completion, which studio (of coarse), the amount of kawaii gifs, etc. |
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| I read the summary on Anichart. If it sounds interesting to me, I will watch it. |
PoeticJustice said: nigga i am black, do you think my ass would fit in? "Oh look it is negro kun." Hell no. |
| I usually plan to watch all the airing Anime besides adaptions for Anime I haven't seen. Every season it's the same... I watch the first 2~4 episodes of about 15 new airing Anime, but I end up really finishing only about 5. Still, I watch at least the first episodes of everything new, to give it a chance. |
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| unless it's a sequel I just have to watch a pv. Summaries and posters alone just doesn't work out for me. |
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| 1) read the synopsis 2) watch the pv 3) see whether or not the cast and staff are good 4) see if there's hype behind the show |
| If the pictures are pretty enough. |
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| I read the synopsis and then I go read the reviews. |
| I use this website: http://anichart.net/summer Most of next seasons anime look shit apart from: -Sword Art online 2: I have it in high hopes that they stick to badass RPG scenes and don't spoil it with unnecessary romance, that really spoilt Sword art online. -Tokyo Ghoul: This looks pretty good, got it in my plan to watch and I shall watch it soon! :D -Space Dandy 2: This looks good and i've heard that Space Dandy (1) is pretty good, I will watch this after I watch the first Space Dandy and if I like it. -DRAMAtical Murder: This looks pretty cool by the cover and the summer, also I like the 'Virtual Reality' genre including anime like Log Horizon and half of Sword art online. It really depends if I hear good things about it here on MAL, I don't usually start anime as soon as they start airing since I have a lot of anime to watch. |
| Raise it up, raise up the happiness. |
| @MrGoldiii "-DRAMAtical Murder:"- You do realize this is an adaptation of a boys love visual novel for fujoshis. |
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ThisNameSucks said: If the pictures are pretty enough. Weren't the pictures rather pretty for this one? Awesome signature, btw Gintokyo said: I read the synopsis and then I go read the reviews. Where would u read reviews? Do u mean previews? I tried finding more comprehensive blogs of previews, but they're pretty hard to find. |
| The most annoying thing about some anime is that they don't know when they've died... |
| Sequels of anime that I have already watched (and liked) are of course clear cases. For actually new animes I just look at promo pictures, genres and synopsis. If I don't find it interesting by then, I'm most likely not going to watch it. I don't care about animation studios, I'm open-minded and am expecting both good and bad stuff from every studio. |
| My method isn't really based on much other than gut feelings. I look for the anime chart around a month or two before the season and from there I go through and look up all the series with appealing cover art and decide whether or not it'd be worth a go before finally looking at the summaries on the chart for other series whose covers may not have stood out to me. I definitely tend to pick up a lot of series though even if the summary didn't exactly blow me over just for the sake of giving it a try even if I end up dropping a bunch of new shows after one episode. Other than that I'll of course pick up adaptations for games or other series that I already had an interest in. |
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