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Jul 10, 2019 7:55 AM
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this isn’t my main MAL account so don’t bother checking, but my stats are:
166 completed
2,904 episodes watched
and 49.9 days
i just wanted to know if this is abnormal? i don’t really know what’s considered a lot or a little. i have a lot of free time these days so i spend most of that time watching anime, but should i slow down?

edit: i started watching anime when i was 11, but i didn’t really watch much until i was 13
bleppJul 10, 2019 8:34 AM
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I’d so no, but that’s probably due to the fact I think I had watched double that amount at that age.
I guarantee at least 50% of people on this sight your age have watched more so you’re fine.
You might not have a life, but then again none of us do either.

At the end of the day if you enjoy watching it then go ahead and watch as much as you desire

Jul 10, 2019 8:00 AM
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You definitely are a natural born talent at being a weeb
Jul 10, 2019 8:00 AM
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It really depends on where you've started.

Say if you started like 2-3 years ago, I think that's a fair amount. But say if you started less than a year ago, then I would consider it a lot.

It really shouldn't be a problem for you, however. You said that you have a lot of free time, and you've found a nice way to spend that free time. There's nothing wrong with that.
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Jul 10, 2019 8:06 AM
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15 yo guy right here dude. Check my profile :)


Don't worry about such silly things.
Jul 10, 2019 8:09 AM
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Will my answer change anything? I don't think so. Btw if you watch it instead of regular tv I think it's fair? It's not a lot, considering that when I was 15 I already had most likely like over a year of wasted time playing warcraft 3. You probably shouldn't care that much unless you're doing stuff like watching regular tv AND also watching anime. Everyone has a hobby that they do to relax.
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blepp said:
this isn’t my main MAL account so don’t bother checking, but my stats are:
166 completed
2,904 episodes watched
and 49.9 days
i just wanted to know if this is abnormal? i don’t really know what’s considered a lot or a little. i have a lot of free time these days so i spend most of that time watching anime, but should i slow down?


Dude, you are teenager this actually the time where you have the most free time to do anything, you don't have to be going work, worrying about bills etc, at this age all you need to do is do well in school.

I watch a ton of anime at that age, but once you become a adult you wont have as much time to watch so many anime, perhaps you will even lose interest in this medium.

But yeah, nothing wrong with it.
Jul 10, 2019 8:10 AM
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Ehm...you should try to live too, I tried and I failed but it was important to try it,
Jul 10, 2019 8:12 AM
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You sound like me and as your Senpai it is my job t tell you that "yes, it's a bit much". Make some friends before you become a hikkikomori.
Read Toriko!
Jul 10, 2019 8:15 AM

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50 days are too much for what? Like "wasting your time"?
How is your school going on? If yes "fine" you are OK.
Also it could be worst - like endless sessions of PUBG, Fortnite or other nondescript objectless game.
Jul 10, 2019 8:21 AM
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blepp said:
this isn’t my main MAL account so don’t bother checking, but my stats are:
166 completed
2,904 episodes watched
and 49.9 days
i just wanted to know if this is abnormal? i don’t really know what’s considered a lot or a little. i have a lot of free time these days so i spend most of that time watching anime, but should i slow down?
Na. It's low imo. 2904 Episode can be completed in just 6-7 months. But for a 15 years old it's pretty much okay... It's now your prime, in couple of years from now you will not be so eager to watch anime as currently you are
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I started watching less than 6 months ago. I am in college and now supassed the 100 series mark. If you are seeing that you may watch too much that means that you are paying attention to it. I think you will be able to decide very well when it is time to stop!

Jul 10, 2019 8:32 AM
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You may want to consider picking up a book every now and then. Other than that, it's fine.

And no, I'm not talking about light novels.
Jul 10, 2019 8:53 AM

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Read books while your brain is still developing.

I didn't start watching anime regularly until I was in my 20s, and I don't think my teenage self would appreciate anime as much as I do now, especially the wish-fulfilling and sentimental aspects.
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Jul 10, 2019 9:00 AM
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165 would be okay, but 166 are a lot.

It depends on when you have started. 165 anime are a lot for 1-3 years, but not, if you have started with 6 or 7.
Also, you can't measure that with one number alone. Do you have enough time to do other stuff, to do school work, meeting friends etc...? Then, I think it should be alright.
Jul 10, 2019 9:14 AM

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I'm 15 and I started when I was 11. In my opinion 166 is nothing. You should at least have 100 if you wanna call yourself a weeb
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Jul 10, 2019 9:18 AM
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blepp said:
this isn’t my main MAL account so don’t bother checking, but my stats are:
166 completed
2,904 episodes watched
and 49.9 days
i just wanted to know if this is abnormal? i don’t really know what’s considered a lot or a little. i have a lot of free time these days so i spend most of that time watching anime, but should i slow down?

edit: i started watching anime when i was 11, but i didn’t really watch much until i was 13


id say the amount means nothing, compared to what you do with your life aside(or should i say- along) watching Anime.
if you hole yourself day and night just watching Anime, not good. if you watch a lot of Anime- let's say around 1 hour a day every day, but you corporate it well with studies and social life than even though 1 hour a day every day is a lot, it's still ok with that scenario.
Jul 10, 2019 9:21 AM

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No. You do what you want with your free time.
Jul 10, 2019 9:41 AM

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I had 770+ watched at that age lol and have been watching since i was 12

Your numbers are barely anything
'Those who like space, can't be bad people'


Jul 10, 2019 9:48 AM

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Hehe. Those are rookie numbers.I started when I was 16 and already crossed the 5000 ep mark within 2 years.
Jul 10, 2019 9:54 AM

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honestly yes. you're on an anime forum with a bunch of other filthy degenerates so of course those are gonna look like rookie numbers. take everyone saying no with a grain of salt.
Jul 10, 2019 9:55 AM

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It's not too much, not at all. (and everyone's free to do what they want on their freetime.)
Jul 10, 2019 10:10 AM

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i'm 19 and started at 15, and since i managed to watch over 220 anime while spending most of my days at school,studying at home or hanging out and watch anime at night so i don't think its that much if you have enough time for other stuff.
Jul 10, 2019 10:27 AM

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There isn't too much or too little. You're not obligated to watch a certain amount or refrain because of your age. Age shouldn't dictate how you live your life.
Jul 10, 2019 10:28 AM
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no it's not.. keep up the good work weeb
Jul 10, 2019 10:32 AM

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15yo here as well.. I've got some friends my age which watched much more too.
It's completely fine, it's just a hobby :)
Jul 10, 2019 10:44 AM
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Wrong post at the wrong site dude.
This ain't IMBD.
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Jul 10, 2019 1:49 PM
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No it's not too much in my opinion. As long as watching anime doesn't negatively affect your personal life your OK.
Jul 10, 2019 1:56 PM
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Lol you should’ve posted this on another website that isn’t packed to the brim with weebs (ourselves included). Anyway, I’m 17 and am at 44 days right now (a few days less than you) but have only been seriously watching for about two years, so I think you’re fine. It’s good to indulge in things that you enjoy, otherwise what’s gonna keep you going?
Jul 10, 2019 2:01 PM

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translation: "look at me I've watched so much even though I'm only 15 praise me!"
Jul 10, 2019 2:02 PM

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Make sure you have a good rest and stay healthy too.
Jul 10, 2019 2:41 PM
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+ whatever are on my hentai list stats + uncountable amount of doujinshi that's not in the list or MAL database.

Is it a lot? It's subjective. I personally feel I don't watch nearly enough Anime as I used to. As at some point I added to mix live stuff and I do play games as well. plus... done with school again and back to working it is.. which also will reduce tons of time.

So yeah.. I feel I don't get nearly enough Anime any more nor will get chance to sate my hunger enough.

Started probably around age 12 or year 2007 , been watching since and I'm soon 25. So I've been watching over 10 years.

So if you enjoy.. watch as much you please. Just if you get burnout period from watching too much Anime in a row, have a backup time spending. I.E For me..once I binge few Anime in a row and start feeling tired of Anime in general. I switch to live movies/series, youtube, gaming etc.. and then few days or weeks later I return to Anime. Rinse and repeat.
Jul 10, 2019 2:56 PM

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I'm in the 700s, and there are some with over 1000 completed, you're fine.
Jul 10, 2019 2:58 PM
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No, your numbers are low. I've seen people your age and younger with more finished.
Jul 10, 2019 2:59 PM

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i dunno man, who gives a shit anyway

its like counting the amount of beer you drank or cocaine you took
there is a point where it just fucking doesnt matter
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Jul 10, 2019 3:00 PM

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its only too much if its making you socially dysfunctional already like you are failing at school because of anime
Jul 10, 2019 3:02 PM

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deg said:
its only too much if its making you socially dysfunctional already like you are failing at school because of anime


i think if he is failing school its not because of anime, but because something causes him to escape into anime

but thats just me, i don't think people get addicted to it for the sake of that, but rather because they want to escape something

by all means probably not true, at least it might hold true for a certain group of people and i do think that group is rather large
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Jul 10, 2019 3:09 PM

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deg said:
its only too much if its making you socially dysfunctional already like you are failing at school because of anime


i think if he is failing school its not because of anime, but because something causes him to escape into anime

but thats just me, i don't think people get addicted to it for the sake of that, but rather because they want to escape something

by all means probably not true, at least it might hold true for a certain group of people and i do think that group is rather large


it can go either way

the comment of mine is just base on any addiction since addiction can make you dysfunctional
Jul 10, 2019 3:21 PM

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Well, I had about 135 series completed when I was around your age so, nope. :P
Jul 10, 2019 3:29 PM

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Depends on how long you've been watching and what type of anime (TV, movie, OVA). I couldn't do that in high school because homework and broadband wasn't invented yet, but as a college student I could definitely pull that off in year or two, a much shorter time if I just stuck to movies or OVAs.
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Jul 10, 2019 4:40 PM
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Your brain is in perfect shape to learn Japanese. Don't waste that opportunity
Jul 10, 2019 4:49 PM

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Naturally not possible. And that at your age..

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Jul 10, 2019 4:54 PM

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I can say yes. I mean, considering you have school, mhomework, family,friends (consider you have school), its too much, maybe you spend too much time watching anime.
Jul 10, 2019 6:07 PM

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blepp said:
this isn’t my main MAL account so don’t bother checking, but my stats are:
166 completed
2,904 episodes watched
and 49.9 days
i just wanted to know if this is abnormal? i don’t really know what’s considered a lot or a little. i have a lot of free time these days so i spend most of that time watching anime, but should i slow down?

edit: i started watching anime when i was 11, but i didn’t really watch much until i was 13
I'm (very roughly speaking) about twice your age, and I've only completed 186 series.

Granted, I didn't start watching until around the time I became an adult.

But still, I'd guess that you probably do spend a darn lot of time on it.

Well, I guess I'll just ask, how many episodes do you usually watch in a day, on days when you do what? And how often do those days happen?


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blepp said:
this isn’t my main MAL account so don’t bother checking, but my stats are:
166 completed
2,904 episodes watched
and 49.9 days
i just wanted to know if this is abnormal? i don’t really know what’s considered a lot or a little. i have a lot of free time these days so i spend most of that time watching anime, but should i slow down?
Na. It's low imo. 2904 Episode can be completed in just 6-7 months. But for a 15 years old it's pretty much okay... It's now your prime, in couple of years from now you will not be so eager to watch anime as currently you are
6-7 months? lol, these days I average around 24 episodes in a month, so that's like 144-168 episodes in that time...you'd have to average between 415-484 episodes in every single month...or 13 to 18 episodes per day, and that's watching every day! Maybe my pace is on the slow side but I'd definitely call watching 10+ episodes per day to be a very breakneck pace.
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Jul 10, 2019 6:08 PM

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as long as you have other hobbies or other things to do its fine, especially at 15
Jul 10, 2019 6:53 PM

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Everyone has their own hobbies. Just don't let it become your life.

Jul 10, 2019 8:05 PM

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Depends on the composition of the list. 50 days for over a 2+ year period isn't that huge of a feat, but completion number can be easily inflated by movies, ovas, specials, etc.
Jul 10, 2019 10:29 PM

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Well it's not the same, but I had 100 days played on Runescape when I was 15. I think I turned out pretty okay.
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Yes it's too much. At that age I didn't Even watch 100.
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