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Apr 21, 2019 1:45 PM
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Do you ever watch both the anime, but also the OVA's, movies etc. whilst watching the main series? Or do you end up starting a new anime, because in your opinion it makes no difference? I personally do a variation of it, but I add it to my "watching list", so I don't miss it. What is your opinion on this?
Apr 21, 2019 2:32 PM
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I do watch OVAs and specials of my favorite series. I am not a movie fan so I rarely watch any movie.


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Apr 21, 2019 2:38 PM
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I feel like most movies to a series are mainly filler anyway so I usually don‘t even bother watching them. OVAs and Specials on the other hand can provide some background despite being shorter.
Apr 21, 2019 2:53 PM
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Yes, i'm a bit of a completionist so i always make sure to watch any related OVAs, recaps, specials and movies after i'm done with the main series.
Apr 21, 2019 3:19 PM
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Depends on the series. series' that I love I'm more inclined to watch the specials and OVAs, only rarely do I watch specials for anime I don't care for but I have done it for god only knows why.
Apr 21, 2019 3:37 PM
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I misread thread title as "Watching hobbits"



I usually start with the main anime series, and if I want more, I check out the OVAs and movies (they're typically side-stories).
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Apr 21, 2019 3:44 PM
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just staring at the screen for 10 hours before i finally decide to watch something
Apr 21, 2019 3:45 PM
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I hardly watch anime these days. I'm mostly making videos preparing other things!
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Apr 21, 2019 3:53 PM
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I'll watch an OVA if I really liked the main series, but I'll watch related movies if they exist and aren't pure recaps because the animation itself can often be better.
It's not like I like anime or anything.


Apr 21, 2019 7:40 PM

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Sometimes I'll watch the extras right after, sometimes I'll watch them years later, sometimes I'll watch some of the extras close to when I finished the series (or during for things like Precure and Cardcaptor Sakura where the movies are chronologically in the middle of the TV series as well as anime that have episode X.5 OVAs where X<the total number of episodes for the series), and sometimes I'll just forget about them or will even do one quick search and if I can't find it on my favourite site I'll just move on. Some OVAs I'll find years later on Youtube after having dismissed them for not being viewable on Kiss or 9.

TL;DR: It really depends on the series, my situation, and the situation of the availability of the extra.
Apr 21, 2019 8:18 PM

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Come to think of it I should probably watch the rest of the Kyoukai no Kanata mini theater episodes before I forget what the show is like?
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Apr 21, 2019 8:34 PM

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I usually try to watch everything related to a series.
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Apr 21, 2019 8:48 PM

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I usually watch everything in the series so I'll know that I've completed it 100 percent and will be able to sleep peacefully that night.
Apr 21, 2019 9:19 PM
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45triffles said:
I hardly watch anime these days. I'm mostly making videos preparing other things!
you are watching 352 anime at the same time how??
Apr 21, 2019 10:27 PM

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If OVAs and movies are canonical or comprise of a sequel to the main series, I'll, most probably, watch them.
Otherwise, it'll depend on how much I like the franchise. For example, I've watched most of the Detective Conan movies and a few of its OVAs too.
Apr 21, 2019 10:47 PM

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Hime-han said:
Do you ever watch both the anime, but also the OVA's, movies etc. whilst watching the main series? Or do you end up starting a new anime, because in your opinion it makes no difference? I personally do a variation of it, but I add it to my "watching list", so I don't miss it. What is your opinion on this?
It depends how good the anime is. If is really good then yes. If not I do not bother.
Apr 21, 2019 11:19 PM

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I only watch ova and movie if I really like the main anime story or if it finish up the storyline.
Apr 21, 2019 11:41 PM

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GlennMagusHarvey said:
I misread thread title as "Watching hobbits"


I thought I was the only one lol

I watch very few OVA's or specials or movies because most of them aren't cannon
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Apr 22, 2019 2:08 AM

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I used to watch OVA's and specials just prefer not to add those to my list, I watch movies even though they most likely won't give me the same amount of enjoyment the original series did.
Apr 22, 2019 2:21 AM
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I only watch ovas when I miss the show but I watch all the ovas and movies of the shows that are my favourite
Apr 22, 2019 8:05 AM

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I only watch OVA and movie that is canon to the series.
Apr 22, 2019 8:07 AM

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I try to watch everything related to the anime I finish. First the main thing, then the related if possible.
Apr 22, 2019 10:45 AM

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To be honest mostly OVAs (as TV show's spin-off) are crap, unless the show is episodic slice of life comedy otherwise they're just badly-written filler episodes.

Movie... it depends. Quite often they're just like filler OVAs with a bigger budget. It also goes over my head how many of those anime movies has the same production value as the TV, while they're supposed to be sat through in a theatre..
Apr 23, 2019 3:49 AM

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I watch the tv series, and if the anime was great, good or boring I skip it's OVA, ONA, Specials and Movies. If the anime was amazing, brilliant or mouthwatering than I watch them.

Examples: Tsubasa Cronicle, Shingeki no Kyoujin, Re:Zero
Apr 23, 2019 1:10 PM

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I'll watch an ova if it's important but I'll skip it if it's not important
Apr 23, 2019 7:33 PM

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If they are sequels and readily available I'll probably watch them next after I finish the previous thing. If they're just some rubbish chibi theater, picture drama, or fanservice OVA than they aren't a priority.

I don't just stick to one show or franchise though I'm always watching 5-15 different shows at once.
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Apr 23, 2019 8:33 PM

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I watch everything of the shows I love, if not I just watch all the canon stuff.
Apr 23, 2019 9:19 PM
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I skip most ova, special and re-cap.
Apr 24, 2019 1:15 AM
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For some reason, I do watch OVAs, specials and movies of certain anime, for the most part. I even have a whole lot them in my list. Occasionally, I do skip them though.
Also, there are several anime that have OVAs or specials that are quite necessary for the plot in the main series.
For the most part, they're just filler (especially the battle shonen movies). But hey, at least they're not as time consuming as the fillers in long running shonen! I just watch specials/OVAs to see the characters having fun before shit happens to them in the actual series.
Apr 25, 2019 1:10 AM

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watching habbits? i thought you said watching hobbits owo

but ye i'm a massive completionist when it comes to anime bc i really don't like dropping series (es?)

Apr 25, 2019 8:02 AM

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i prefer to watch anime over watching habits

great jokes aside I almost never watch anime movies or OVAs because more often than not, theyre just generic junk. even if the main series is good, its movie will more than likely be junk
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