Why watch new anime when the CHANCES of enjoying critically acclaimed already-finished anime are much higher?
| I don't really care much about the score when finding new anime. I just pick one that looks interesting and see if I like it. It's more fun when you don't know what's gonna happen next, right? |
| Well I prefer to watch all. And Wotakoi which I just saw an episode from was perfect and is seasonal. |
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| Well you can just do both I mean I never understand those who watch every single show to come out . I usually just pick 4 or 5 shows a season (this season I am watching a lot more). At that point your only spending around 1 hr and 40 min on seasonals a week and have some time for older shows. Most people from what I can tell who follow seasonal shows do this. I started just watching seasonally last year and I like doing it because I like to keep up with whats new and the overall industry now. I also usually feel I can discern if a show will be at least worth watching (from premise, PV's and etc) and I haven't been really burnt that often so far. |
BilboBaggins365May 24, 2018 1:47 PM
| I usually go by friends suggestions, just because I procrastinate watching shit like crazy. And it helps to be pointed directly towards what's known to be good. Though, sometimes the new anime strikes your fancy and you just can't wait to get in. As long as you have fun I don't really see the issue with either approach. |
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NihilisticLoner said: Yeah, MAL is actually one of the last places I go to discuss anime. Usually I hang out with a handful of friends on IRC and discuss anime with them first. This forum, on the other hand, is something I turn to when I don't know what to do with my time but want to procrastinate.Dysisa said: You're definitely not wrong that MAL generally sets a very low bar for the level of discussion, even if there's definitely some fun to be had in flinging shit like monkeys too. I don't think anyone is saying this discussion needs to be happening specifically here though. There are plenty of places outside of MAL you could find to discuss anime, ones that are generally much better suited for relatively meaningful discourse, at that. Another flaw with how I thought: I assumed that most people on mal, like me, didn't discuss anime much outside of this website. Honest comment. |
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| How about watching new critically acclaimed anime? |
| Jokes on you, I do both. I just watch one episode per week of the seasonal anime I like, and then watch an older completed anime along with it. And even if people only watch seasonal stuff, just let them? They aren't harming anybody, sure they are missing out on some good anime out there but if they want to watch seasonal anime more then that's fine. |
| Ahh yes. I could say that some critically acclaimed anime are worth the watch(Hajime no Ippo), but some aren't even worth a second at all like Ashita no Shit. So it depends on the person. |
| Yeah right there is no way a doujin about vomit exists. Good song https://soundcloud.com/yeungkakit33/op4-hekireki-last-alliance Tsumino account is BigMaraIppo Another Good Song Listen to テスト by mukami #np on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/mukami/77a Ashita no Joe and Megalo box are disappointing anime. My reviews:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Botan-Chan45/reviews Best Naruto Op: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByCNZxOBVWM&list=RDByCNZxOBVWM&index=1 discord name: Chitoge Kirisaki#9564 https://discord.gg/nGKu6zx my discord server for plebs |
| not always the case but true more often than not . |
| Let people enjoy the shit they want to enjoy, if they don't want to look at so-called 'high-scoring' series then that's their business. |
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| I want to be there at ground zero in case something turns out to be amazing |
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| Alot of great animés are in their 7's. Idfk what you're getting on. |
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| I love watching shitty anime and then occasionally watching something good. Probably because good anime make me think about them, but I often don't wanna think while watching anime cause I am so brain dead from my job and I just need some time to relax and watch something colorful and easy to process. I still don't think the shit I watch is good, and that's why I rate it low, but I do enjoy it while watching it because it does the job I need it to do. |
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| While I do believe that a lot a large part of the MAL community are hypocrites with chuunibyo, this thread pretty much paints a target on your head. I don't understand why anyone would make such a critical thread based on their subjective opinion. Are you trying to ask a question because you're curious, or are you trying to tell us not to watch seasonal anime. It seems to me your preaching that people shouldn't watch seasonal anime, instead of asking for any genuine opinions. "Convert to the church of rewatching, because the seasonal christ has failed to give me anything I enjoy" What makes an anime "critically acclaimed"? People will shit on Sword Art Online and its author, Reki Kawahara's, "poor writing" when he is probably the most successful light novel author in all of Japans history, does that mean SAO is "critically acclaimed"? Fate Zero, the story of the greatest mage battle in a busy city, yet no person or government entity takes notice of the giant mage warfare happening in their country until a giant squid appears out of the ocean. A giant monster appears and the government sends 2 jets... And Takagi definitely didn't turn out to be what I expected and fell short of my high expectations of a linear romance story, but it was still an enjoyable anime even if it was mostly divided into short stories per episode. I absolutely love how you mentioned recent anime like Steins;Gate. I hope to god you mean Steins;Gate Zero, because Steins;Gate is almost a decade old. Let me ask you this, why would you prefer to watch anime when the art looks like someone having a blast with a pen stuck up their ass, in 480p when you can watch HD bouncing oversized boobs that most Japanese women will never have? Do you actually give a shit about the communities opinion or are you just trying to tell us that you think seasonal anime is shit? |
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| Not exactly in terms of anime, but I had the same approach to reading for so so long. Why read new trash when classic lit exists? I suppose it comes down to the gems of the genre being few and far between. Gotta compromise |
| Because it might be something you haven't seen before and experiencing new things is fun? Seriously, telling people that they have shit taste in anime is one thing but generalizing a whole time period of cartoons so they can feel somewhat more important than others is as low as you can get and it's fucking stupid that I see this every day on the popular mal forum list. "u suck" is what I'm saying basically. |
| Hmmm, I don't think watching a critically acclaimed anime with a high score really means you have more chance of enjoying it. I started watching Steins;Gate and Cowboy Bebop years back but still haven't finished either because I never really got attached to them and just don't really care at this point. I just look at the plot of things and if they sound vaguely interesting I will give them a shot. If I'm in the mood to watch something anyway. Only really watch things as I come across them but I think people like to talk about the series as they air. And if there is a chance there'll be a new favourite amongst the season then it just makes it all the better for them. No harm in watching any series, new or older. |
| It's a good sentiment but a terrible argument for it. |
| People watch what they want when they want. So if they want to watch a seasonal then so be it. Plus you might find something WORTH watching in the new season. You never know if you donn't give it a try. |
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| Who honestly cares? I say watch whatever you want, and give zero fucks about what everyone else thinks. |
| i see, old fags back at it again the question is, why do people like you love to bug in others business, u must be a neet theres no way mal can be a better place |
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| Here's an idea OP: why don't you watch what you want to watch, and let others do the same? |
| It's because critically acclaimed doesn't really mean anything to the average viewer. The most critically acclaimed film in the history of the medium is Citizen Kane. Does this mean you have to enjoy it, or that you are more likely to enjoy it than the new Marvel movie? No, not at all. Considering there's even less validity to "critical acclaim" in anime, why would that even be a factor? To really get an idea of the medium, you need knowledge of the past and present, so only focusing on the past is missing half the picture. |
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| I'm just going to go ahead and point out the irony that initially a huge focus of this thread was about wasting time, and now in order to defend and explain your "point" you're now asking me to waste 27 minutes watching an anime Youtuber who's opinions I literally cannot care about in the slightest. And you complained about being unable to define your own opinion so now you're basing the entire thread off of an unrelated third party which tells me you never had any intention of listening or trying to understand people's motivations because you clearly value Digibro's opinions more highly (even though somebody pointed out you apparently misinterpreted parts of the videos). Effectively you turned the thread into a blatant shilling attempt to get people to watch his videos. |
| I understand your opinion but I simply can't agree totally. I don't like watching new anime because it seems like a waste to me. If I start new series very frequently, it means I don't care about what I watched before: in other words, I wasted my whole time while watching all series since now it doesn't serve me any purpose. That's why I start watching series two or three months after the previous one; it doesn't matter if its new or old. So basically I don't watch seasonals, not because I think I won't like them, but because I start new series hardly often. And now, responding to the thread. What I don't agree, not even a bit, is what you say about "critically acclaimed anime". Why would I have to care about this? Opinion of people/critics help but something can be critically acclaimed, like The Oscars, but be utter shit anyway. But what I can agree is that picking series at random each season or forcing yourself to pick series each season is stupid. You don't have any obligation to watch an anime each season. You have to watch a series if it interests you, it doesn't matter if it's seasonal or not. It's hard for me to get invested in a show so when they are currently airing for me it's just impossible to watch because, well, I don't know what I can expect. So I don't force myself to watch seasonals because I don't know if I will waste my time: I tend to wait until they are finished. |
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DeadOpossum said: NihilisticLoner said: I will NEVER make a thread again where I respond to any of you guys' posts. Because when I do, I'm called stubborn, condescending, and someone who is not willing to agree with people because I don't spell it out. Relax man, this is just natural to any human community to disagree more than to agree. When you’re trying to convince a group of people keep in mind that you’re going to actually handle disagreement of a percentage of that group. For example, you have a group of 1000 people. 50% of them will agree, nod their heads and go away. 40% will disagree, but will go away anyway because the discussion will not be interesting to them. At the end you will left with 10% of those 1000 people who will disagree and they will do it LOUD. Because, you know, people feel it is wrong when someone have a different opinion and they’re trying to “fix” it even if they are actually wrong theirself. So making a post like this there is no surprise that you will deal mostly with people who disagree. I personally totally agree with your point, You’re just playing Captain Obvious for me, that’s why I will not say a word supporting your opinion. If we had a post rating system I would just press “+1” and that’s all. Please, do not be upset by the “negative community reaction”. Vocal part is always the minority. But please, care about people who’re actually trying to have a discussion here once you have it started, it can be interesting sometimes. :D That was exactly my point...the point that OP makes is so trivial to be "obvious". Still 1000 people yelling at him... |
| My chances of enjoying Ecchi anime are 100%. That does not mean I should always watch only Ecchi. |
| What is this, the 2nd title change now? Jesus fuck people, give the poor man a rest, it was just a simple question... Also OP, here's my serious answer to your question. I don't think it's in my best interest to rely too much on acclaim and score to judge whether I'm going to watch an anime or not. Believe it or not, even "classic" series get overhyped likes seasonals do. It's all subjective in the end. Personally, what hooks me in are the genre and character designs, but again, everyone's different. |
Imperio_nMay 25, 2018 3:30 PM
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| I do like Digibro. More on topic; Is this another watching airing shows vs watching already completed shows topic? |
| ...because I am very curious about new things Darlifra is so new and original. I like Sakura in Heaven's Feel. ...Like weather, there is a 10% chance of slight snow on this day... on the other day, chance of heavy thunderstorm is 90%. |
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Hey_Taka-tin_Hey said: If something is on Crunchyoll or Netflix, there's a higher chance that I'll watch it. Both apps are excellent, and I prefer them over pirate streaming sites. That's one reason to watch newer stuff. But I try to mix seasonal stuff with older titles anyway. Crunchyroll has gotten way better about adding backlog titles. And that makes me really happy. |
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| I don't care for anime content I just enjoy watching current trends. MAL People have shit taste anyways so critically acclaimed means nothin to me. |
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| because I usually only watch something if its synopsis is interesting to me. So, if the synopsis of something interests me, I pick it up, if it doesn't then I dont (there are some exceptions however, if something is constantly recommended to me then I'll probably give it a try i.e madoka magica) i.e. For many reasons, I don't think I'd enjoy Shoujo Kakumei Utena and Princess Tutu (critically acclaimed shows), but I do love Drifters and Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin, even if they're not that great |
_Rhapsody_May 25, 2018 6:23 PM
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GlennMagusHarvey said: NihilisticLoner said: Yeah, MAL is actually one of the last places I go to discuss anime. Usually I hang out with a handful of friends on IRC and discuss anime with them first. This forum, on the other hand, is something I turn to when I don't know what to do with my time but want to procrastinate.Another flaw with how I thought: I assumed that most people on mal, like me, didn't discuss anime much outside of this website. Honest comment. 9 times out of 10 I discuss anime with irl friends. Very rarely do I discuss anime via MAL. Mainly use it for reference. |
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| I'm watching both completed shows and seasonals. Don't cha worry. |
| I doubt most anime fans are looking specifically for critically-acclaimed anime than a show to talk about with other people. New anime have that advantage as the community is more garnered towards discussing about new anime currently airing and they are easily available to watch on sites like Crunchyroll once an episode airs. Also I know a fair few guys that don't want to watch older anime like Bebop simply because how old it is/looks. It's a pretty common barrier for new anime fans. |
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| Does that mean I shouldn't have watched Gants or Suisei no Gargantia just 'cause the're not critically acclaimed even tho I liked 'em both? I want to decide what's good and what's not, what to watch and when to do it. That includes both Classics and Seasonal Anime. |
| You'll never know until you try. Just basically as that. |
| Because taste and preferences exist apparently so that's why people are not likely gonna go for something like Monster when their favorites mostly compose of lets say SoL or harem anime. Not saying that they don't have tastes for these kinds of things but it's unlikely that someone's gonna enjoy stuff far from their preferred anime. |
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Daisetsu-Kun said: something like Monster when their favorites mostly compose of lets say SoL But Monster is practically slice of life/daily life but from a runaway's perspective...and from the perspective of the guys who are chasing him or helping him. |
alshu said: But Monster is practically slice of life/daily life but from a runaway's perspective...and from the perspective of the guys who are chasing him or helping him. Yeah but what I meant by SoL were those that take the genre as their main like Chu2Byo or Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon |
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