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Feb 8, 2010 2:38 PM
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i have developed a bad habit of looking on wiki and spoiling the anime i am currently watching.


i watch mainly online, so i just have this itch to look ahead
Feb 8, 2010 2:40 PM
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Not if I actually care about what I'm watching.
Feb 8, 2010 2:44 PM
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I can totally read the subtitles before they show up onscreen. Kinda ruins the plot, but it's still fun.
Feb 8, 2010 3:37 PM
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most of the time for me.

But I won't deliberately look for them, I'll just accidentally read them online. You know, when you started reading, realize that it could be a spoiler, but can't resist.
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Feb 8, 2010 3:41 PM
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AirStyles said:
But I won't deliberately look for them, I'll just accidentally read them online. You know, when you started reading, realize that it could be a spoiler, but can't resist.
Yeah, that's how it is for me too. I try to stay away from spoilers as much as possible when I'm researching/watching an anime but anymore it's pretty hard not to come across one in some form or another.
Feb 8, 2010 4:50 PM
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I've finally realized that

Wiki before watching = BAD FUCKING IDEA

I've ruined so many things that way...
Feb 8, 2010 5:22 PM
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I try to stay away from spoilers.
Feb 8, 2010 5:38 PM
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i might mistakingly read them here and there depends on what anime i'm watching honestly but sometimes i do try and stay away here and there:P

Feb 8, 2010 5:45 PM
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I've gotten tons of series spoiled for me, but not on purpose. If I know what's gonna happen though, it makes me not really wanna watch it anymore...
Feb 8, 2010 11:06 PM

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No. But if I were to get fed up of the series, then I might just look up spoilers.
(and hope the character I hate -if any- would die a painful death)
Feb 8, 2010 11:45 PM

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josofo said:
i have developed a bad habit of looking on wiki and spoiling the anime i am currently watching.


i watch mainly online, so i just have this itch to look ahead


Ugh, I have that problem too. I get really curious and eager then...
Feb 9, 2010 2:00 AM

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BadLuckTuck said:
I can totally read the subtitles before they show up onscreen. Kinda ruins the plot, but it's still fun.

I do this too, but it's out of habit. It does not really spoil the fun.

As for spoiling myself with wiki trivia, that's pretty stupid.
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Feb 12, 2010 12:24 PM

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ironflowers said:
josofo said:
i have developed a bad habit of looking on wiki and spoiling the anime i am currently watching.


i watch mainly online, so i just have this itch to look ahead


Ugh, I have that problem too. I get really curious and eager then...


...Thanks. :/
Feb 12, 2010 1:25 PM
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Yeah, I do have that habit. I do it for most shows that I watch nowadays.


Feb 12, 2010 1:39 PM

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I might read up a little on a anime on wikipedia to see if it is something I might want to watch but I do not read ahead while I am watching a anime.If I accidentally read too much then I put off watching the anime for a while. Why bother watching an anime if you already know how its going to exactly end?
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Feb 12, 2010 1:40 PM

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About half the animes on my On-Hold list have been spoiled for me. :< it makes me not want to watch it but I can't just drop them ya know. Gotta finish them sometime.

Usually when I'm watching an anime where the main character dies, I have a REALLY BAD urge to check on wikipedia if he/she really died or not (you know how in those shounen types the main chara usually comes back to life if he dies). I end up going to wiki just to see if he lives while mentally slapping my wrist the entire time.

I just recently stopped going to episode discussions for fear of clicking on spoilers and mangafags saying something without spoiler tags, like they usually do (and for various other reasons but that's irrevelant)

I'm a bandwagon whore

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Feb 12, 2010 1:43 PM

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No I do read ahead when I am watching an anime. I do read a little about a anime on wikipedia to see if it is something I would watch.If I do read too much then I put off watching the anime for a awhile. Why bother watching a anime if you know exactly how it is going to end?
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Feb 12, 2010 2:23 PM

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actually i do the same. god damn me for that!
Feb 12, 2010 2:23 PM

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Dust2Dust said:

Are you a complete idiot or just a bit idiot?
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Feb 12, 2010 4:00 PM

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I usually wait to read after I finish a series because often the anime varies greatly from the original written material. However, I may skim a few articles and discussions to verify my understanding.
Feb 12, 2010 4:03 PM

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I usually resist the urge to "read ahead", but I'm not really fussy about it. If I really like something, I might read ahead or read the manga (I do that quite a lot, actually). Similarly, if I really dislike something, I'll read ahead to see whether anything interesting will happen. There have been some works that I would've dropped had I not read a particularly interesting spoiler.
Mar 30, 2010 7:22 PM

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yes. !
i always get SO mad
at myself when i do.

but i end up doing it again,
wtf? xD
Mar 30, 2010 7:40 PM

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Sadly i have developed this nasty habit of reading the entire story before watching the anime. I know i shouldn't do it, but i can' t stop.
Mar 30, 2010 8:21 PM

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Yes, sometimes. Especially when i got really curious about what will be happen next.
Mar 30, 2010 8:25 PM

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I read ahead sometimes, and I open up spoiler tags sometimes too. I shouldn't get in the habit of that... but thankfully I haven't gotten to the habit of opening every spoiler tag.
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