| Instead of complaining whenever they don't like the current season, they should all watch and increase the popularity ranking of older anime. The inequality between the number of members for airing anime and older anime hurts my soul. |
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| good point and a lot of fans say they do not care about animation/visuals because if that is the case then they should have no problem about old anime that usually have not as good visuals/animation than new ones but also maybe its because its hard to find old anime, like where can i download it ever since BakaBT is no longer publicly available |
| most people who watch seasonals are not watching it for the quality. most are just doing it for water cooler talk or something similar. |
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deg said: good point and a lot of fans say they do not care about animation/visuals because if that is the case then they should have no problem about old anime that usually have not as good visuals/animation than new ones but also maybe its because its hard to find old anime, like where can i download it ever since BakaBT is no longer publicly available Nyaa doesn't work for you? It has a lot. And I can think of 2 other sites for direct downloading (was 3, but 1 of them is broken now), plus XDCC. (IRC) |
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IpreferEcchi said: deg said: good point and a lot of fans say they do not care about animation/visuals because if that is the case then they should have no problem about old anime that usually have not as good visuals/animation than new ones but also maybe its because its hard to find old anime, like where can i download it ever since BakaBT is no longer publicly available Nyaa doesn't work for you? It has a lot. And I can think of 2 other sites for direct downloading (was 3, but 1 of them is broken now), plus XDCC. (IRC) XDCC is the best option no doubt and ye i use that a lot in the past too but i doubt casual anime watchers would bother to learn how to use that and also a lot will be too lazy to register to AniDB to find the XDCC sites of fansubbers about Nyaa i tend to notice old anime have low to zero seeds being a public tracker but my comment is not specifically about me but just the general anime fans also im not familiar with illegal streaming sites if they have old anime |
deg said: about Nyaa i tend to notice old anime have low to zero seeds being a public tracker In my experience those with low seeds still download really fast as long as they actually connect. |
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| People who refuse to watch older shows are usually the younger ones. Teens will watch whatever every other teens are watching because it is the psychological nature of adolescence to care a lot about peer recognition. Just let them do whatever they want. Anime is a teen-centred media anyways. |
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| I'm actually trying to do this more often. I belive I started with Code Geass a couple of years ago and it was amazing. I've watched Sangatsu no Lion last year and the second season is one the best things I've watched in my life. Hunter x Hunter wasn't really great for most parts, but Yorknew was really well done, and Chimera Ant was probably the best arc I've watched in anime. Right now I'm trying to watch JoJo, but I still don't see the appeal. Most likely I will finish watching Evangelion when it comes out on Netflix this month, and I after maybe go for Clannad, or if I have more time Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu. |
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| because they don't actually think the current season is shit, theyre just saying that to sound cool or w/e |
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| Older anime is limited and you can finish all of them. |
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| Well the current season does indeed suck but I’ve spent the my time watching Three Kingdoms instead of anime lately so that works too |
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| Seasonals are trendy and relevant. When you're prioritizing the hobby itself less than how trendy and relevant you are with the hobby, then the idea of doing something that isn't trendy or relevant isn't even going to be taken into consideration. |
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| cause people dont actually want to watch anime lul people also dont want quality anyways , if they really do they would wait for BDs but that defeats the purpose and tbeir entire existance for watching anime so they wont |
| Hottest Take Ever, fite me: Fairy Tail is better than Seiya, Bungou Stray and Hitman Reborn |
| Most havent even seen the best from last 2 decades they don't know what they're missing. Telling them to watch pre 2000 is like asking them to stop masturbating they would like to do it but they cant |
| poop |
| Lol that's actually what I'm doing now. |
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| People do watch old anime, but they don't post in discussion threads as those discussions are inactive. So it only appears as if people are only watching seasonals. It is often fun to participate in forum discussions and you can't do that for older anime. (Because there are too many of them and the number of people watching them gets distributed). On the other hand, there are only a number of seasonals at any given moment. Most of the seasonal anime become well known and rapidly ascend in popularity because they are showcased in all streaming media while they are airing. So generally people prefer watching these. |
| I do often do that though. If there's nothing interesting in the new season, I just rewatch older stuff I like. No reason to watch shitty anime that I probably won't enjoy when I could watch anime that I know is good. |
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| If an older anime is good (which it usually is, i won't watch a no name anime when i still haven't watched evangelion for example) i often can't stop watching and it interferes with my plans, so i have to wait for a time when i have enough free time for binge watching. But seasonal anime only airs once a week, i can't binge it even if i wanted to. Therefore i can watch these weekly anime without worrying about them being time consuming, i simply can't watch more than one episode per week. So for me a weak season like fall 2018 means watching only a few anime for an entire season, whereas a strong one (winter and spring 2019) means watching several shows without worrying about my time. |
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| also old anime shows from the 70s and 80s have too many episodes to watch, i just happen to watch those as a kid on TV back in the 1990s but now i prefer short series or even just anime movies except for few anime like Dragonball and Fairy Tail |
| The problem is that people want to stay tuned with wathever is being broadcast now. They feel the need to keep up with what is current, either due to being able to discuss it with others more easily (hey, what about yesterday's episode of ___?), or just to feel like they are part of the latest trend. It feels that this happens more frequently with younger people. Also, some people dislike older animation for whatever reason. Still, I claim that old animes age way better than old videogames, that have gameplay problems, different controller design and stuff like that. Some have amazing, uniqie art styles, even for their era. There is also the problem of availability - sometimes, older animes simply can't be found, despite a wide search. It happens more to unpopular shows, though. Those who refuse to watch older animes should just give them a shot, there are some (many, I'd say) precious gems among them. |
Pike27Jun 9, 2019 7:14 AM
| I always tend to be watching an already completed anime alongside seasonal shows. |
deg said: good point and a lot of fans say they do not care about animation/visuals because if that is the case then they should have no problem about old anime that usually have not as good visuals/animation than new ones but also maybe its because its hard to find old anime, like where can i download it ever since BakaBT is no longer publicly available That one tend to be the excuse they always gave me when i recomend older shows. I hate it so much when it happens that once i get really mad. |
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| If by older you mean non-airing, pretty sure a majority of people already do that. If by older you mean old in age, it doesn't really matter as long as they're watching something they want to watch. Complaining about the current season and watching non-airing/old anime are't mutually exclusive. You can do both. |
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GERXjakobson said: I watch older Anime. Most people don't like them because the animation looks old and they got no pretty colors. Both arguments are bullcrap. Arguments? You mean opinions and taste |
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| Good point, idk why people don't, gives them a good opportunity to find stuff they might love. |
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| I do, but I normally don't find seasons complete shit. Only time I had to do it was Winter 2018 when there was nothing interesting for me. |
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| Because the people who complain about the current season obviously can't be bothered to do any simple online research (otherwise they'd be watching something in the current season), so they'd have even more difficulty finding older series. Anyhow, yeah, I both follow the current season and check out completed titles as well, usually between seasons. |
KruszerJun 9, 2019 1:08 PM
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| But the current season is not terrible. It has Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki. |
| I prefer older anime generally and i do watch it but seasonals can have something to offer. Just this year we had Mob Psycho II which I think is a great show |
| I mean most of casual watchers are 9gaggers type. They watch stuff that is trending, then by that fan or shittalk the show. And also they create bait threads or bring useless conflict to existing threads/topics. Just in spite it for the most of the time. Rather than creating discussions with actual theme, they just hate something for no reason or just out of spite to bait out fans. You know.. the typical type that like putting foot in front of someone without being noticed and then laugh at them. Point being that most viewers are mostly rather modern day casuals 9gagger type of kids. Thus they copy-paste stupid threads and whine in pointless stuff. In this case. "modern/this season Anime sucks.. why they make such crap" etc.. threads are prime example. I mean.. there are good and bad shows every season, every year, every decade. And whenever it's bad or good is up to viewers personal taste. So instead of searching something they would enjoy more likely. They spend their time shittalking instead. And same way are any of popular products. The more popular is something, the bigger is hatebase as well. So they either make these threads to trigger people and enjoy their suffering or anger. Or they are simply moronic enough to complain instead of searching for type of Anime they would enjoy. Selection pool is giant.. there are plenty of Anime out there for any taste. TDLR: It's on of these topics/threads that are usually started by "modern day 9gagger" type of kids. The X (anime, story, character, concept etc..) + "is bad/crap etc.." threads. |
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| Probably they don't think they'd enjoy older the animation quality and style and also want to be in on mainstream talk about airing shows. |
| I don't like binging anime, seasonals are only one episode a week. No matter how bad a season is, there will at least be one decent anime anyways. People just exaggerate. |
| Because we don't have any shit seasons and there is always good seasonal shows. |
| cuz they’re dumb that’s why lol |
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assyrian said: Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the reason.most people who watch seasonals are not watching it for the quality. most are just doing it for water cooler talk or something similar. Asaid16 said: You can do it like me; I neither binge nor watch seasonals. I watch maybe 1-3 eps a night, when I watch at all, and I usually stop for a while after I finish something.I don't like binging anime, seasonals are only one episode a week. No matter how bad a season is, there will at least be one decent anime anyways. People just exaggerate. |
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| The after debate at the water cooler as mention above, One of reason why i enjoy seasonal anime .We all have Strong thoughts and opinions and want to express them , I love to read different observations then my own and to see how other valuates things that occurs in the anime .The older anime thread are more then less dead ,seasonal are alive and fun as hell |
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| Lol I dont even care if the current season is shit or not, I watch older anime all the time |
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| Same here I really don't understand how talking about an average show became better than watching an actually great one |
| What do you mean when u say older anime? Because technically 2018 is older than 2019, so watching shows from 2018 is already "watching older anime". In that case I think more or less everyone does that. As relevant as sesonals are, I don't think anyone only limits himself to seasonals. I have never found an anime season I'd define as shit, but I usually watch 6/7 shows per season, so I have enough time to check something "older" (even though what I usually watch is produced in the last 10/12 years, so it's not that old) |
vhagar8Jun 11, 2019 2:49 AM
| When you watch seasonals, you know tons of people are watching the same thing as you are at the "same time", which makes it inherently easier to discuss/share your experience. You can check most anime's episode's discussion threads to check that most comment in those are written when a show airs. Recent anime has the whole community watching and discussing them, while only a handful of people really dig or go out of their way to give old shows a chance. So yeah, I believe the lack of social aspect surrounding older shows, along with the all too common bias that newer is better are responsible for that. |
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