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Sep 30, 2021 9:31 AM
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Very simple answer but if a show gets boring, it is an guaranteed drop
Sep 30, 2021 9:33 AM
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Most of the time, due to the MC personality
Sep 30, 2021 9:36 AM
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Dropping is lame. Knuckle up and get through it.


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Sep 30, 2021 9:37 AM
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I don't like the animation or the story so far sucks
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Sep 30, 2021 9:40 AM
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If it's that boring so I can't handle it anymore or a first couple of episodes were trash or I'm sure I won't see anything new happening in a show further. Though usually only a combination of those factors can make me drop something
Sep 30, 2021 9:48 AM
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I’m a no-dropper, but if an anime is extremely long and boring, and I have zero interest in the story and characters, and don’t care to see things through to the end, then I may consider dropping it. The anime has to basically feel like torture or a massive waste of time for me to consider dropping it.
Sep 30, 2021 9:51 AM
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big fat voluptuous round anime tiddies



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Sep 30, 2021 9:52 AM
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if its get boring or i sleep when watching it

Sep 30, 2021 9:54 AM
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• the first episode didn't interest me,I really think that's it.

Sep 30, 2021 9:54 AM

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If I don't like the art style and every character is boring, I drop
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Sep 30, 2021 9:58 AM

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it has to be boring OR
look like garbage with awful animation OR
has to have an mc so damn bad I give up
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Sep 30, 2021 10:30 AM

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My biggest one is Boring. It a 21 minute episode feels like it's taken 3 hours to finish, that's a good enough reason to stop watching.
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Sep 30, 2021 11:09 AM

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Characters have to do with it most of the times, though I don't drop them but they just become something forgettable for me.
Sep 30, 2021 11:11 AM

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if it's boring or when it mostly has bad/annoying characters, I'll drop immediately
Sep 30, 2021 11:18 AM
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If there is too much of unnecessary rape (Goblin Slayer)
Sep 30, 2021 11:46 AM

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Nothing. I don't drop, if I know I probably won't like it, I don't even start to watch it.
Sep 30, 2021 12:06 PM

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I drop shows during the first episode (and never add them to my list) if anything annoys me about the show, be it characters, excessive fan service, bad/cringey humor, or anything like that.

Usually once I make it past episode 1, I don't drop, even if the show goes horribly wrong after that (I just won't pick up any sequel to said dumpster fire.) I mostly pick up 1-cour seasonals so it's not *that* much time lost (Blue Reflection Ray was 2-cour though, oof.)
Sep 30, 2021 6:35 PM

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if it gets really boring or bad I’ll drop an anime but I power through a lot of shows incase they get better
Sep 30, 2021 6:44 PM

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I haven't dropped any anime yet except only one. That is Ex Arm. And the dropping reason for that is pure disappointment.
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Sep 30, 2021 6:45 PM

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If it bores me, or if it totally abandons the original premise for a worse idea
Sep 30, 2021 6:58 PM

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Same. Only thing that makes me drop something is pure boredom. So long as something can hold my attention, I can tolerate ALOT of stuff. I think boring is the absolute worst thing any form of entertainment can be.
Sep 30, 2021 6:59 PM
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I'll do the three episode rule. If it hasn't grabbed my attention by then I may just put it on hold and pick it back up for another chance before dropping it.

Texhnolyze is a perfect example why just one episode is not enough most times. The first episode is a real drag to sit though. Feels like a hour passes before it finishes. But after that it becomes a real treat to watch.
Turned out to be a favorite by the end. Still holds a spot to this day.

I'm not a big fan of dropping anything, but I'm not going to waste my time suffering though something I find boring, crap, or just repetitive etc.
I get paid to do that. Not wasting my free time like that.
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Sep 30, 2021 7:00 PM

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I never officially drop something, but if it's impossible to watch the rest of the show then it's not going to escape my on-hold list, which is basically the same thing.
Sep 30, 2021 7:02 PM
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1.Characters are annoying, using the archetypes too much especially too frequently in episodes/scenes.

2.Subject matter being presented, sometimes re-watched a show dubbed rather than subbed when giving it a second chance.

3.Story either being boring or un-engaging (fine with confusing to a point but if not really going anywhere then more likely to)

4.Losing interest in the direction it's going or needing a break from shows of it's type (more so the case for me if 6+ or 10+ episodes in of 12-13 episodes shows, yeah I know I should commit after the 3rd episode but with some shows just can't help it)

5.180s (more so with OVAs or filler episodes, if they just change the characters to have a tonal shift from the main series unless intended to be I have found that to be awkward)

6.More excited for a different show in the next season.

Never found animation/character design to bother me as mostly care about story/characters and if I can care enough to hear/read what is going on.
Sep 30, 2021 7:12 PM

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CuckooClock said:
Most of the time, due to the MC personality


This

cornonacob said:
I don't like the animation or the story so far sucks


This

TheBlockernator said:
My biggest one is Boring. It a 21 minute episode feels like it's taken 3 hours to finish, that's a good enough reason to stop watching.


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lgilman said:
if anything annoys me about the show, be it characters, excessive fan service, bad/cringey humor, or anything like that.


This.


*I was too lazy to write it down myself*


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Sep 30, 2021 7:18 PM

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if it gets boring or is just bad animation quality
Sep 30, 2021 8:12 PM

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Dropping is a sign of weakness. No drop master race
Oct 1, 2021 5:16 AM

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If it's bad.

There's no single flag that if done -> drop or vice versa, just if the the show is bad.

Though, if I were to identify tropes that signify low quality early on, it'd probably be the cast being dull or annoying, or the story being generic or stupid. Really, just if I can tell it'll suck early on, I'm out, no real way to narrow it down.
Well I for one already loved Lain.
Oct 1, 2021 5:38 AM
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If the content literally reached the shadow realm.
Oct 1, 2021 5:38 AM
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Mine:
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Abandoning the Original source material(Example: Deadman wonderland, Akame ga kill(thoo i already finished watching the anime to end my suffering) and Promise Neverland season 2)
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Sudden change of arc out of nowhere(Im looking to you Bleach dont packing ignore me)
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When a certain idiot tries to shuffle the episode(Hello Peach Boy Riverside anime)
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And the last, if there's to much show in season so the story of different series mixes in your mind and mistakenly drop the wrong show.
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Oct 1, 2021 5:53 AM

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If it just bores me, LITERALLY drop Monster and Hajime no Ippo even though they are both good anime. And also in case the story ends up being terribly disgusting shit, although this happens to me little, since when I look at the trailer I can already get an idea, I think.
Jun 23, 2022 6:37 PM
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If it's boring or when it mostly has bad/annoying characters, I'll drop immediately.
Jun 23, 2022 6:51 PM

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If didn't like first two-three episodes, I drop it or when it just get boring for me
Jun 23, 2022 6:54 PM

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I haven't dropped shows and I don't plan to, but to put them on hold very soon, the execution of its plot has to be so boring that even the characters can't help it.


Jun 23, 2022 7:04 PM
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If the show goes a direction I don't like
Jun 23, 2022 7:12 PM

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-When it's boring
-When I don't like the characters and don't what happens to them
-When I find it offensive or gross
-When I just have any motivation to watch the next episode
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Jun 23, 2022 7:19 PM
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I will drop a show if I personally find it boring (My Hero Acadamia, Bleach, One Piece)

There are also some bad plot devices that will make me drop something. E.g.:

The plot says someone has to escape so the guards have to be incompetent. (dropped Ajin)

The plot only works if you give the hero a huge idiot ball (dropped The Rising of the Shield Hero)

The couple cannot get together yet (we still have lots of episodes) but we have solved all of the semi-reasonable problems, so make up a non-reasonable problem (dropped Lovely*Complex)
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