Do you pick new anime to watch thinking you probably will like it? Or just picking whatever is popular?
| Hello~ Do you pick new anime to watch thinking you probably will like it? Or just picking whatever is popular regardless you will like it or not? :) |
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| i'm very selective about the anime i to watch, so when i decide to pick up an anime i know i will like it because i had already done my due diligence and research about it. I never watch anything randomly. |
| For seasonals I'll usually just watch the one or two most hyped shows of the season, then pick some other shows to watch that personally look appealing to me. |
| I basically just pick if I think I'll enjoy it. Popularity isn't usually a factor in my decision making process |
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| A little bit of research goes a long way. I don't just watch any random show. |
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| If the synopsis appeals to me, or the art style, then I will usually give it a gander. However, I don't like looking around too much for new things beyond seasonals as I already have a backlog I've been sitting on for years now and I still have the audacity to add to it when seeing something that catches my eye for one reason or another. |
| Before putting anime into my list, I check for whether it might appeal to me. Things like the synopsis, tags on the source material, or connections with other anime I enjoyed. If I do end up picking up something popular, it's because I thought I would enjoy it. |
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| I do a mix of both. I like to try to understand the hype behind popular anime (usually seasonals), but more often watch anime that I think I will enjoy. |
| I usually do background checks these days because I'd hate to waste my time watching something I don't enjoy watching. However, in my beginner days anything without ecchi was fair game |
I'm an impulsive brat, so I'm susceptible to letting random people tell me "Hey, watch this", and me just add it to my queue if it looks right for me. After that, it's just me picking what I want from my PtW at the moment, and watching it. New stuff though... eh. I'll stick with stuff that's old, without the popularity or relevancy being a factor for me. |
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| Well the former, why would I intentionally pick something I think I won't like? Even if something is popular, I'm only going to start it if it's a genre I know I'm interested in. |
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| Per my agreement with satan, I have to watch whatever he chooses for me, or spend all of eternity watching every shitty movie remake and sequel that has ever come out. |
| I always check the synopsis and genre/theme tags. I don't care a crap about its popularity. |
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| Both, if an Anime is popular, then there must be a reason, that makes me think there is a good chance I will like it. |
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| I will watch anime that looks like something i would enjoy. |
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| I just pick anything I deem interesting from GIFs, synopsis or recommendations. Don't really care for popular anime, I still haven't watched Steins;Gate or Jujutsu Kaisen and I'm not planning to. |
| Lot of us don't have the luxury of time to watch random shits, the same reason that I try to choose only shows that I think I will enjoy. Popularity hardly makes better any genre that I dislike or don't care about to begin with. |
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| I mostly watch ones that seem like I'd enjoy them. Every now and then I give some popular ones a try even if they don't seem that interesting to me. Stuff tends to be popular because people like it, so why not give it a try. |
| Imagine picking up series, just because they're popular. |
| I think I only watch things that I know I will find interesting, however those tend to be popular series anyway |
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| I pick based on if it interests me from first appearance, not if I may like it or if it’s popular at the moment. Yeah it’s nice to watch something that I’m most likely to enjoy and something being popular I may be inclined to watch it to see what the talk is about, but if something catches my eye or piques my interest, I’m most likely going to watch it regardless if I’ll like it or not. |
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| I pick anime from random people lists and suggestions. |
| Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
| I check under seasonal anime and read the synopsis and check the tag. If it is approved, I check it out. Unfortunately some synopsis and tags don't convince me & I do miss out on some good stuff. Luckily that is where AD comes in, sometimes somebody says X and I'm like 'Really?! Ok I'll check it out.' Latest example is Aho Girl. I like it, while I actively ignored it back when it was a seasonal anime. Also when I'm checking out non seasonal anime and the synopsis isn't very convincing, but the tags indicate I might like it... I take a quick look at the reviews, I pick a good one, a bad one and a mixed feeling one. Then I decide whether to check it out or keep on looking. So in conclusion I mostly see what I think I will like. I might check out popular ones to see what the fuzz is all about, like Frieren, apothecary diaries & Oshi no Ko. Sometimes those are a hit, other times it's a miss & I just drop them. |
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| Popularity isn't really a factor. I haven't really watched seasonals since the early '10s. Usually I'll go by a series synopsis, or people's recommendations. I'll also look at the list of works studios who have put out some of my fave series, and find ones that way. Tbh, there are some that I've been meaning to watch for years, because I remember it being really popular at the time, but haven't gotten around to it (looking at you, Shana). |
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| I only watch what I feel like watching If anime is boring I won't force myself to watch it I am more likely to try out a popular show though |
| I usually choose popular animes of the season and animes that I liked, but I also tend to watch older animes that I know I'll like. |
| I am picking the series I though I will like from popular series. |
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| I only watch anime that I actually expect to enjoy to some extent (something that I would rate at least 6+ in the end). I'm not sure why anyone would watch something they didn't even think they would like. I do check out a lot of anime just because they're popular, because I want to see what all the fuss is about, and I might find a good anime in the process, but I only continue to watch them if I actually enjoy them. |
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| i check the pv and synopsis first and most of the time i like it |
| I prefer giving (almost) anything a try and eventually dropping after one episode over not trying at all. Something is popular? I'll try. Something has an interesting premise? I'll try. The things I usually avoid are generic fantasy (often isekai) #2435 or things that don't seem that interesting and also have terrible animation. |
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Reply to ST63LTH
I usually do background checks these days because I'd hate to waste my time watching something I don't enjoy watching.
However, in my beginner days anything without ecchi was fair game
However, in my beginner days anything without ecchi was fair game
ST63LTH said: I usually do background checks these days because I'd hate to waste my time watching something I don't enjoy watching. However, in my beginner days anything without ecchi was fair game Pretty much the same here minus the "anything without ecchi was fair game" part, but popularity/hype can be part of the factor as long it's something I'll like or enjoy. |
| Most of the time I pick something I have a higher likelihood of enjoying, but sometimes I just want be surprised and will pick something outside my comfort zone, or something I'm not sure I would enjoy but am interested to find out. Popularity is rarely a factor in my decision making process. |
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| Do you pick new anime to watch thinking you probably will like it? Or just picking whatever is popular? No |
| I am a COMPLETIONIST. Aiming to finish AS MANY ANIME as possible before DEATH, Despite them being SATISFACTORY or if they are BORING. I WATCH THE LOWEST SCORED/RATED/RANKED ANIMES ON MAL (OR you can CALL THEM The WORST animes in the WORLD - No Joke Like Seriously) No anime has actually satisfied my anime taste, That I can call a MasterPiece (10/10), still searching... hopefully one day I will find that show and obsess over it till I die. RULE NO.4 I MUST WATCH ALL CONTENT FOR THE SERIES I HAVE FINISHED, NOW THIS ONE IS QUITE EXHILARATING. |
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