| What is the minimum number of episodes that you consider appropriate to drop? Honestly, I only drop after 1 episode if I really hate it and just did not like anything, it's pretty rare. I usually take a chance watching on average 4 to 5 episodes ... and about you? |
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| When i feel it is the right time to stop watching then i drop it. What can i do when show is so bad that that feeling come after first ep. Nothing wrong man. |
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| I believe some say to give everything the 3 episode chance before dropping I myself drop somethings after 1 episode |
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| No, I don't think it is. If you feel like it ain't whether after 1 or 5 episodes, that's your decision! That's my opinion anyway! |
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| I just drop it whenever I get the impression it'll have no redeeming qualities past that point. Could be before with only a few episodes left in the series like I was with Haruhi, or it could be before I even finished the first episode like I was with PASWG. Could even be when it's something I liked but just didn't feel like watching it past that point and ended up going so long on my on-hold list that I went ahead and moved it to dropped, like with Saki or Tokyo Ravens. I feel like there isn't necessarily a right or wrong time to drop something, I guess is what I'm trying to say. Just put some thought into setting your own parameters for it and go with what you feel would work best for you if you need a system to determine what you want to and don't want to drop. |
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| I usually try to watch 2-3 episodes before I drop since it probably wont get much better after that. Some of the shows on my dropped list I have only watched 1 episode because they were absolutely terrible(Chikyuu Shoujo Arjuna, Hourou Musuko, Jie Mo Ren, The SoulTaker: Tamashii-gari, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru). |
| rarely drop at 1st episode but if I am already yawning first ep I won't waste my time on the rest. |
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| I force myself to finish a anime even if i don't like it |
| Well I will not say it is wrong but I try to watch at least 3 ep before dropping. |
| I can understand why other people can drop a series after the first episode. Better quit something you are not going to enjoy than spending time torturing yourself. In my case, as a completionist, I never drop anything, but only because I like to have a complete picture of the shows I watch. |
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| Never drop an anime(never drop an anime). Never give up( never give up). Never surrender(never surrender). |
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| nah is not wrong i prefer to give it at least 3-4 eps |
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| drop if its a recaps or a season 2 show, better to save your time from bullshiit than wasting it on bullshit |
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| I would usually give at least 2-3 episodes however I have also dropped some at 1 because of being so freaking bad. |
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| It is not "wrong" per se, it just might lead to inaccurate judgment and you might have just missed out on something enjoyable. Some series really take a while to get interesting(several episodes). Hell, the longest I personally experienced was clannad. It took like an entire season of clannad before afterstory really started to shine as the masterpiece it really is. |
| If I drop something after the first episode it has to be really bad. I usually try to watch 3 and then drop it if it doesn't get better. But do whatever you want, it's not weird at all. |
| I myself do that all the time. If the anime is not appealing to me i drop an anime. Why waste my time watching an anime that i dont like? When i can spend it on an anime that i like? |
| Nothing in this world lasts forever, and it´s time you accept that. It's better to not cling to these things that you will eventually lose. |
| Whether dropping is legit or stupid does not depend on when you drop something, but on the Why. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Nah. You don't like it and don't want to waste time watching it? Then drop it. No one's forcing you to watch anyway... |
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| i never dropped an animes and i will never dropp any. if the author made it that far to make a dream into an anime, IT WORTH to watch. even if its shit af. i have a habit. if i start to watch an anime, no matter how bad it is, i finish it. i watch all eps all specials all ovas. in my whole life there is only 1 anime which was a total waste of time but i finished just bcoz i started to watch it. anyway make some research before u start to watch something.. 1 more thing. there is an anime called Claymore. its an old one. when i started to watch it was horrible. i think i watched 4 eps in 3 days. but after the 4th ep the whole story started to get better and i finished the rest of the anime in 2 days even tho i have full time job and i have busy life. Claymore is a really good example of how boring the beginning could be, but how AMAZING the story is! or there is Gantz. or even Bongou stray dogs. believe me if an anime comes out, its bcoz ppl think it worth to watch. but u can dropp after a few mins too. ur life and u know what u do with it! like the 3.5x speed guy LoL |
| Yes, it is wrong. Once you start an anime it is illegal to stop watching it until the end. You must finish it. .... Drop an anime when you feel you no longer have a reason to continue watching it. Whether that be the first 5 minutes, the first 5 episodes or at the last 5 episodes. There's no magic number; it will differ from person to person. Many people might stick to a 3-episode rule, but if that doesn't work for you then that doesn't work for you. All you should do is accept the fact that if you drop things from the first episode there could be many series you miss out on because you got the wrong impression from the first episode. Maybe you were in a bad mood or had things IRL distracting you, or maybe the first episode was just lacklustre. Had I dropped KonoSuba because of how boring the first episode was I would have missed out on what became one of my favourite series. |
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| You don't need to force yourself to watch something you don't like. If it bothered you enough to drop it, then that's fine. If anything, the goal of anime should be to find enjoyment in what you're watching, whether if it's actual enjoyment or an entertaining wreck. There's nothing really lost, unless you find some sense of pride in having an empty Dropped list. |
| It's wrong to drop anime in the first place. The suffering makes you develop your taste and it also helps you finding "good" anime. |
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| It's not wrong to drop it at episode 1 as long as you don't talk shit about it thinking like you know the particular show. |
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| Personally, I very rarely drop anime, but if you feel like it's not worth watching there's nothing wrong with dropping it, even after only 1 episode. |
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| Is it "wrong"? No. You are free to watch whatever you like after all. However, not every series is going to wow you with its opening episode, some take a good few episodes before they start kicking off. Madoka Magica being a good example off the top of my head. |
| I depends on the anime. I recently finished undropping my dropped shows and there were only a couple I actually ended up liking. For the most part 1 episode is enough to determine if you're going to like the show or not. If you were going in expecting on thing and realized the show is taking a direction you don't like then continuing likely isn't going to improve your experience. I dropped Mirai Nikki after 1 episode and when I picked it back up and finished it I ended up hating it more than I did when I dropped it. On the other hand I ended up really liking Assassination Classroom which I also originally dropped first episode. You could ask in the recommendations board if any of your dropped anime are worth continuing since chances are most of them aren't. FMAB and Steins;Gate are two I would suggest picking back up since you dropped both in the shittier parts of them (they both improve a lot after episode 12), but it's all your choice. Trust your instincts but also recognize that not everything is as bad as it is episode 1. A lot of studios dump most of their budget in the first few episodes, but that doesn't meant those episodes are the most enjoyable. |
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| I dont think it's wrong or right. I just feel you wont know where the anime is headed based off the first episode though especially animes that start off really slow or that are "boring" at first. |
| No, drop it whenever you want, don't waste anymore time. I drop anime whenever I'm starting to dislike it. |
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| An anime doesn't even have to be bad for me to drop. Even after one episode. Most of my drops are simply just average, what couldn't interest me. One episode is more then enough to convince me that I don't want to finish something. |
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| there is no rule, and u don't have any obligation to finish every stuff really, just go for it sometimes I drop in the first ep if I think it is strange or not my style I can drop in more episodes if it is a seasonal anime and after a while I just don't feel interested anymore... or if I just get too annoyed with the characters or with the direction the story is taking is not something I like And someone already said here that u can anytime try to watch again an anime in your dropped list (actually I intend to try evangelion and shaman king again one day) |
| It's never wrong. Aside from the provided synopsis, genre, and demographic, watching just 1 episode is enough to be able judge if it is to your liking or not (e.g the art, a glimpse of what it is actually about). If you're still not sure, you could give it a couple of episodes more until you're decided. Why put up with the anime you don't like if there are other anime out there that deserve your attention? |
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| It's up to you. Just do it whenever you want to. Do we really have to estabilish a right time to do that? *sighs* |
| Yes. Yes it is. 1 episode is not enough to give you an idea of what to expect, there are plenty of shows where the 1st episode is okish but then it caught my interest with the 2nd or 3rd episode, which is also a good indication of whether you might enjoy the anime or not. |
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| Depends how bad the first episode is to be honest. If it seems boring, i'll still give it a chance after ep 1, but if it sets up for a show full of cliches, fanservice etc, I may consider dropping it. |
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| I've dropped anime during the 1st episode. Its fine to drop anime at any time. When I've dropped an anime during the 1st episode, its usually because I can tell its just not going to be for me in some form. Or I just wanted to see what it was like with no real interest going beyond that episode. |
| Drop when you feel to do so. Most show try their best to have your attention especially in the first episode and show most of their faults and virtues in it -with their exceptions-, but if they just bore the shit out of you there's nothing worth in wasting time with a pointless -for you, at least- show. |
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| No to 12 episodes, maybe for 25. I'd try watch 2 or 3 of a 25 episode series before dropping it. I've dropped a few 12 episode series within the first 10 min of watching. |
| you can even avoid a series solely by picture... it's called first impression and nothing wrong with that... you can't judge the series as a whole, but you might know it is fit your taste or not... |
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| No it is not. My minimum requirement is 23.9 fps |
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