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Oct 24, 2015 7:25 PM
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So I'm fairly new to watching anime on a frequent basis however I did find myself watching a lot over the past summer.

Lately I've felt really unmotivated to watch anything. Does anyone else get like this or maybe I just tried myself out of watching anime?

Thoughts?
Oct 24, 2015 7:28 PM
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Go do something else until you feel like watching anime again.
Oct 24, 2015 7:34 PM
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read more manga until you get sick of it
Oct 24, 2015 7:36 PM
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use stimulants.
Oct 24, 2015 7:36 PM
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Don't be afraid to drop. Just try out random series until you find something that you really want to watch. I recently had that happen to me and somehow starting Sailor Moon worked after FLCL and Bakemonogatari got me bored of anime.
Oct 24, 2015 7:37 PM
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Don't try to fight and do something productive instead.
Oct 24, 2015 7:37 PM
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I just re-watch a series
Oct 24, 2015 7:40 PM
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Give yourself a cooldown period and do something else. It might take a couple of weeks, maybe a month but the spark should come back to you.
Oct 24, 2015 7:42 PM
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I usually end up like this at times too.
I recommend just not watching anime for awhile until your motivation comes back really hard, that or watch a series that's so good you'll get your motivation back again.
Oct 24, 2015 7:46 PM

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watch western shows then you'll realize how crappy they are and you'll come back to anime.
Oct 24, 2015 7:46 PM

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m8 pardon my language but what kind of shitcunt are you to be "motivated" to waste time?

you need to have other things in your life you're motivated to progress on and have anime there when you need a break from that
Life is tough; it's tougher when you're stupid.
Oct 24, 2015 7:48 PM

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suckmydictation said:
m8 pardon my language but what kind of shitcunt are you to be "motivated" to waste time?

you need to have other things in your life you're motivated to progress on and have anime there when you need a break from that


I like you

ichii_1 said:
watch western shows then you'll realize how crappy they are and you'll come back to anime.


Nice joke, i lol'd
Oct 24, 2015 7:49 PM

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Maybe its time to turn a new chapter of your life? Cuz the world is much bigger than the world of anime/manga/game/ln.
Oct 24, 2015 8:01 PM

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you may not want to hear this, but the solution is really to look at anime anyway.

i understand how you feel. sure, i enjoyed the ideas of anime and what it was about, but i still hadn't thought about trying it until i looked at myself and thought, "You enjoy anime, but don't look at it? wut." so i put my foot down and looked at an anime, and i was caught.

the process took 1 1/2yrs.

you don't want that to be you, right?
oh yeah, and this:

ichii_1 said:
watch western shows then you'll realize how crappy they are and you'll come back to anime.


well you should really say american, being a BBC freak, those shows are amazing. (can't wait for sherlock next year!)
Oct 24, 2015 8:08 PM

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Happy_Halloween said:
use stimulants.
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Oct 24, 2015 10:42 PM

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You like NHK ni Youkoso! so watch Tatami Galaxy too~
Oct 24, 2015 10:50 PM

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GTDaley said:
So I'm fairly new to watching anime on a frequent basis however I did find myself watching a lot over the past summer.

Lately I've felt really unmotivated to watch anything. Does anyone else get like this or maybe I just tried myself out of watching anime?

Thoughts?


Is it because the new anime this season, except for those sequels, thee rest doesn't really interest you? Anyway, if you don't feel like it then don't watch it. Don't force yourself.
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion.

http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30

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.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist.
Oct 24, 2015 10:55 PM

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The main reason that I don't watch anime all the time is I'm too lazy to type it into the search bar. You've just gotta do it if you think you'll enjoy it.
Oct 25, 2015 1:53 AM

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I get this sometimes. I just don't give a fuck and open up an episode.

If you want to progress in life you'll have to stop giving a fuck about motivation. Just do it.
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Oct 25, 2015 1:57 AM

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Well you don't. you cant force urself to watch something
Oct 25, 2015 5:51 AM
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Never felt like that. I guess read manga.
Oct 25, 2015 6:04 AM

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mayukachan said:
read more manga until you get sick of it


Off topic: Goddamn do I feel like a weeaboo because I recognize the manga and exact moment from that tiny page in your sig....

Oct 25, 2015 6:05 AM

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by bingeing on video games
Oct 25, 2015 6:29 AM

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Cherry pick really good anime that loads of people talk about and you think will fit your tastes.

Anime is good, fucking deal with it.
Oct 25, 2015 6:31 AM
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Yeah, you can just do something else (anything really) 'til you feel like watching anime again, like watching western stuff, reading manga/vns/books/whatever, playing games or going out. There's not much else I can really suggest other than rewatching a show you liked from a while ago and this:
black1blade said:
Cherry pick really good anime that loads of people talk about and you think will fit your tastes.
Rinth said:
Every opinion is not equal. Some opinions are simply made out of shit.


nasuverse > your favorite anime
Oct 25, 2015 6:35 AM

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If you don't feel like watching anime, then do something else...

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Oct 25, 2015 6:49 AM

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It happens to me as well. Usually after I binge watch a lot of anime to the point where I exhaust myself. Just read manga tbh. I alternate between manga/anime every time.
Oct 25, 2015 11:02 AM

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It happens to me all the time. I've come to the point where I feel like throwing up when watching anime with shitty plot, I used to be not picky about it and watch everything-
It's important not to force yourself when you don't feel like watching it, go outside and breath some air or go travel or something for the time being.
Oct 25, 2015 11:16 AM

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Go do any other activities that you like until you have the desire to watch anime again.
Oct 25, 2015 11:30 AM

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Energy drinks are the way to go and force yourself.
All credit goes to Sacred.
Oct 25, 2015 11:35 AM

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It's during times like these that I realize that I need to do something with my life. Then once I'm productive and actually have "free time" I enjoy anime.
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Oct 25, 2015 12:07 PM

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Yeah just wait it out, don't worry about it. Don't worry about dropping series, don't worry about going a while without really marathoning anything--It'll come back eventually
Oct 25, 2015 8:11 PM

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Thanks for the feedback guys

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