| it's probably just a phase i've watched anime over 3+ years and you get two phases one is when you find every anime interesting and you want to watch everything (a binge phase) and the other one is where you find it's hard to find "good" anime to watch so i recommend taking a break instead of forcing yourself for me usually each phase lasts from 2 to 9 months, so just take it easy for now |
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| Well for me I prefer to watch a lot of anime but sometimes anime gets boring and I will stop watching it. Well in my case I stopped watching anime and started to play games and after a month I wanted to watch anime back. So the only tip I can give is that try doing something other than watching anime and after a few days or so you can get interested to watch anime again but I'm this is based on my experience so I can't guarantee that it would work for you. OR just wait for an interesting anime to be released or just watch old anime that are good like Full Metal Panic! or Hellsling Ultimate |
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Konatose said: I used to be able to watch an anime series a day and could never get bored of watching anime. Now I cannot seem to watch or have the attention span to watch any anime, like I'm finding it very difficult to be the god I once was. Anyone know how or what can I do to not get bored of watching? Any tips to be able to binge series since I have nothing to do as my country is on lockdown M having the same problem, but in my case I have switched from anime to reading novels/webtoons. I'm finding it hard to start something or finish the series I started, but I believe that it's purely because I was watching a lot of shitty shows lately. M gonna reach deep into my ''plan to watch pocket'' and find potentially the best shows I didn't watch yet and this should restore my invincible form from the past.(I was once able to watch ''Naruto'' for 35h straight with 4h break ^^). U should search your pocket too. Btw. M reading novels all day long, just like I used to watch anime. |
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| I'm watching less nowadays, but it's only because the stay at home order for the plague means I can't work so I sleep more and have found an interesting MMO game. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| I've had this problem a few times. As someone above pointed out (@Treuherzig) the first thing to do is find what kind of anime you find "easy watching", by that I mean you can put it on and not have to engage to much, you can be a passive viewer, rather than get strongly emotionally engaged and attached to a show. For me I like easy to watch harem/ecchi romcoms like Cat Planet Cuties, DeaRs, Tsugumomo, My Bride Is A Mermaid & Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid etc, those types of show. I set some shows on my ptw list ready, so that recently when I was finding it hard to pick up and watch much anime, after a big binge over Xmas, I picked up these shows to tide me over & give me something easy to consume. They were Girls Bravo, Freezing & Seven Mortal Sins (this was great). |
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Konatose said: I used to be able to watch an anime series a day and could never get bored of watching anime. Now I cannot seem to watch or have the attention span to watch any anime, like I'm finding it very difficult to be the god I once was. Anyone know how or what can I do to not get bored of watching? Any tips to be able to binge series since I have nothing to do as my country is on lockdown Way 1, rewatch your favorite shows. Second sugestion, because I think that our top 10 is kinda similar I recommend you to check if you find something interesting in my list above 8. Third, search for something that you actually enjoy. |
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| This used to be the case for me Back when I first got into anime i was able to binge a 25 episode series in a day no problem, 6 months later I could only do 12, and now sometimes i can manage 12 in a day, and on some days I can barely sit through 2 in a row without needing a break. I think it's all down to motivation and enjoyment of what you're watching. When I watched Fruits Basket 2019, I could watch up to 5 episodes in a row, and I watched that show maybe 2 weeks ago and it's one of my favorites. There are other shows like Senko-san and Azur lane that I have to force myself thorugh, while I managed to plow through Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works season 2 in an afternoon. Overall, it's all down to motivation and enjoyment of the series you're watching. |
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| Like what others said just take a break It happened to me too i love anime but sometimes im not in the mood to watch. theres a days that i spend on it mostly in anime and other days that i dont instead watchin other stuff or playing moba. But if you want to really go back to watchin anime here some tips 1: rewatch your favorite animes 2: watch some anime compilations on youtube (i recommend watchin KHORnime, it have a lot of good videos) 3: listen to a some anisongs 4: watch this popular anime youtuber like gigguk or the anime man |
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Zax1e said: Treuherzig said: Well, you could try watching shows that are actually interesting. A thing I noticed with a lot of fans here on MAL is that they feel like they have to watch every big anime, but no, you don't have to.If you want to, go for it, but it's just impossible to enjoy each big bug in the box. First you should figure out what kind of shows don't get you to be bored. After that, stop focusing on scores and ratings of shows, just because others didn't like one anime doesn't mean you won't.As an example, I loved Magical Girl Site and that show had a score of 6.50, plus many people tots didn't like it, even my friends. Once you find one show you enjoy, look for recommendations. Example, I totally loved Say I love you,found kimi no todoke or ao haru ride in the recommendations, also loved those to bits. Next, look out for bad apples.Another example, I basically said previously that I loved highschool romance drama. After looking for more, I found Peach girl and thought it might be just as good, and it was recommended to me in combination to kaichou wa maid sama/nana/bokura ga ita, and i liked all 3, so I thought I'd also like peach girl.But I ended up hating it soooooo much. In combination with the last statement, don't feel the need to watch a show to the end in spite of completing it. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH DROPPING/QUITTING SHOWS YOU DON'T ENJOY. I wish I started following that rule much earlier, it would've saved me time, energy and will with many shows. Hope I helped! I am not OP but thank you very much for this comment, kinda motivated me to stop giving fucks about what other think. <3 Aww, I'm glad you think so! Just be yourself, friend~ |
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jarring said: you are probably getting burnt out. I'm not surprised. Just don't binge it PRIMARILY. Instead watch it as it airs, which is what I do. I watch on average about 30 anime at a time year round. Like, I might watch maybe 2-5 maybe 10 episodes of anime a day at most these days... but I watch anime literally every day and never get tired of it. Sometimes I go back and binge anime that's already completed, but I still watch all the seasonal anime that comes out... at least the ones I want to. it basically amounts to around 30 anime at a time, and it's been like that for about 5 or so years now i think? I can't remember when exactly I switched from binge watching to watching seasonal, i think it was about 5 years ago, but it's worked out a lot better for me personally. A lot of people don't like all of the seasonal anime that comes out, or are not satisfied with the current quality of anime.. but.. ya know, that's them. If you don't like it, don't watch it. casual watching i cant do. im a series/cour a day kind of person not an episode a day person SapphyeePH said: Like what others said just take a break It happened to me too i love anime but sometimes im not in the mood to watch. theres a days that i spend on it mostly in anime and other days that i dont instead watchin other stuff or playing moba. But if you want to really go back to watchin anime here some tips 1: rewatch your favorite animes 2: watch some anime compilations on youtube (i recommend watchin KHORnime, it have a lot of good videos) 3: listen to a some anisongs 4: watch this popular anime youtuber like gigguk or the anime man first offf yikes gigguk, ew. i hate gigguk. compilations spoil anime and ruin it for me. i cant rewatch something ive already seen |
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Konatose said: I used to be able to watch an anime series a day and could never get bored of watching anime. Now I cannot seem to watch or have the attention span to watch any anime, like I'm finding it very difficult to be the god I once was. Anyone know how or what can I do to not get bored of watching? Any tips to be able to binge series since I have nothing to do as my country is on lockdown Everybody burns out at some point. Just take a long break from anime. |
| I spent a good while in that same position. Like, a couple years, up until the last couple of months. I still posted and talked about anime, but never watched anything new. I just played videogames and listened to music. Started writing fanfiction. Y'know, other hobbies. It's fine to have them and if you don't feel like watching anime then those are all up and ready. And if you don't feel like doing any of your other hobbies, prime time to try something new. |
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| It sound to me like you want to binge series back to back like you did when you were in middle school or high school. My advice to avoid burn out is to find a balance for anime just how you find a balance for college/work. 1) Don't force yourself to watch multiple ongoing series just to keep up with the trend. This is what burn you out the most since you have to keep up with it weekly. It might even conflict with your school/work schedule so a few is enough or none at all. 2) When picking up completed series focus on one series at a time and take your time. Picking a tons and spread it out just make your brain do more work recalling stuffs happen in specific series. Just binge one at a time. 3) Understand the consequences of picking an super amazing show over the other less amazing show. This mean that you won't be hooked into as much as before. Action genre are typically fast paced and slice of life are typically slow paced. You can do fast paced back to back because it feel like the anime went by really quick. However, if you decided to watch a slow paced then another slow paced then it will kill your mood making you not wanting to watch any further and end up dropping it. Do make a plan of what you're watching back to back. 4) Avoid forums/youtube review on anime all together. You're mostly of wasting a lot of your time there than you think. Use that time for other things like socializing with friends/family is much better or simply do something else. 5)You're the one in control of your life. Do something productive that will benefit you. Focus on your health, pay attention to the food you eat since it affect your mood and get good sleep. If you have a private gym, go to the gym. If not, exercise at home or practice calisthenics. (For me, working out is the best way to relief stress and build confident and motivation as you start seeing result. Heck I listen to anime music while going at it. A lot of bodybuilder/powerlifter in my area also like anime.) This is solely my experience and take on avoiding burnout. Do please read advices from others too. |
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| Do dopamine fasting for two weeks, after that watching anime will be as amazing as ever. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I've binged about 5000 episodes over the past 1 year. You'd think lockdown would be awesome for this, but actually its turned out to be the opposite. I'm getting quite tired of it now, so I'm revising down my plan to watch commitments for the year. Going to play more chess instead. |
| Bleach is best consumed with your ears open and your eyes closed. |
FMmatron said: Do dopamine fasting for two weeks, after that watching anime will be as amazing as ever. Your post made me burst out laughing with that signature picture. Best post I saw today so far. |
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| This is the secret. If you eat ice cream every day, 6 times a day and can't figure out why you don't want to eat more ice cream, it's probably a good idea to stop eating ice cream and to listen to what your body is telling you that you actually need. It's the same way with this medium. I found that when I earned anime, I fell in love with it even more. When I stayed focused, when I was productive and making progress in my life, then in the middle of the day I'd take a break to watch a couple episodes, I found that I enjoyed it so much more than just binging out on it. Done like this, it's such a beautiful addition to life that can truly bring you joy and a sense of community. Done without control, off-balance or as an escape, you will always be wanting more, and then more will never quite be enough. |
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| Dear OP... I know why... it's because we watched hunter x hunter, the best anime ever... Okay on a more serious note, I don't really have a solution for you, maybe read books or random manga or play games? Honestly most anime now are ... not that good (to put it nicely)... compared to hxh. |
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xkazutox said: FMmatron said: Do dopamine fasting for two weeks, after that watching anime will be as amazing as ever. Your post made me burst out laughing with that signature picture. Best post I saw today so far. I was actually kinda serious, but glad to heart that you like my Rindou sig xD |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
Konatose said: I used to be able to watch an anime series a day and could never get bored of watching anime. Now I cannot seem to watch or have the attention span to watch any anime, like I'm finding it very difficult to be the god I once was. Anyone know how or what can I do to not get bored of watching? Any tips to be able to binge series since I have nothing to do as my country is on lockdown First find the motivation to watch anime. Of course if you watch a lot of anime you might get a burn out. Just take a break and then continue. In the mean time while in lockdown just play games. You'll get your motivation back eventually. |
| Go check out my latest review: https://myanimelist.net/profile/YeeYeeAss/reviews |
| My friend let me say this to you. Its either that you've burned out you need to be a lot more selective about what you choose to watch. I hope that you can get back on the horse. |
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Konatose said: I used to be able to watch an anime series a day and could never get bored of watching anime. Now I cannot seem to watch or have the attention span to watch any anime, like I'm finding it very difficult to be the god I once was. Anyone know how or what can I do to not get bored of watching? Any tips to be able to binge series since I have nothing to do as my country is on lockdown I think that if you are getting burned out on anime, maybe you should take a short break and then pace yourself, find other hobbies to pursue between watching anime. This is something had to do a while back when I got burned out from binge watching for my OVA project. My point is basically, if you aren't having fun anymore slow down. |
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| Maybe you should drop more shows, OP. Or watch less at the same time. |
| I am going through the same phase atm, I ain't watching anything except chainsawman and did not feel like watching the latest episode yet, I did not watch anything in the last few months and still can't seem to watch any anime. |
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