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May 11, 1:42 AM
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Let’s be honest, the medium is in a terrible state right now. From animators being paid stipends for their hard work to anime just being churned out to appeal to socially inept unemployed otakus, the anime industry is in a dire state. So why do we continue to watch anime?

Personally for me, anime is still the only “good” 2D animated medium out there.

Western animation has now mostly moved on to 3D animation and most of their 2D animated shows have been less than stellar recently. Devil may cry was the most recent one I watched and it was complete dogshit. Also the last 2D animated movie the US released in a long time was a Looney Tunes movie which completely bombed at the box office. It could be a good film for all I know but the fact that a looney tunes movie couldn’t bring in money kind of goes to show just how people don’t treat 2D animation seriously in the west. Chances of getting another 2D film in theatres is going to be low after this.

2D animation is practically dead in the US right now. Either that or it’s yet more capeshit or shows aimed at 5 year olds. Japan (and China) is the only country that seems to treat 2D animation like a legit art form, even though most of their shows are objectively garbage.

What are your reasons?
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May 11, 1:44 AM
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I'm here for the girls, for the waifus and for the fun. ^^
May 11, 1:51 AM
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Because when you follow an on going series like One Piece thats full of unsolved mysteries, theories and an entire rabbit hole to go down to figure this out, i never get bored. One Piece is the ULTIMATE investment, the ultimate PAY OFF. You can spend hours theorizing over so much. Thats part of the appeal of One Piece.
May 11, 1:56 AM
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doesn't matter if it's hard work or easy work, if it looks like shit I will laugh at it, people who can't draw shouldn't work as animators, takamine-san is animated by 3 people who never drew in their whole life, not even in kindergarten. Anyways, there will always be 2-3 good anime each season, no reason to quit and there is old anime I haven't watched yet.
May 11, 2:11 AM
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Because it's simple the best source of entertainment.
May 11, 2:11 AM
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I feel like I've seen this topic plenty of times already.
May 11, 2:12 AM
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Why would I quit the only quality films that do stuff other quality films don't dare to?
May 11, 2:16 AM
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Runasius said:
the medium is in a terrible state right now.
Even if this is true there is thousands of old anime to watch so that is why I will never quit
May 11, 2:21 AM
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Because I personally haven't even watched 1% of the anime that's out there, and every season we get yearly has atleast some good show/movie or the other.
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May 11, 2:34 AM
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It's a medium, why would anyone quit it, whatever state it's in?..
Even if the modern trends are trying to pander to stupid people, once in a while there are exceptional shows. So i will check them, even if there are less and less...
May 11, 3:04 AM

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Why would I quit it? I don't think the medium got worse and even if it did [and somehow my 20+ titles per season streak went to 0], I still have many olders shows to complete.

[also my love for Husbandos]

Still I'm enjoying myself the same way as I did 9 years ago when I started :D
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May 11, 3:07 AM
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I wouldn't say that I've quit anime since I can always come back to it. I would say that it's more like I'm going through a burnout phase right now. I haven't quit the medium as a whole since I get the most enjoyment out of anime compared to other shows. People complain a lot about anime being recycled material. But it's literally no different than American media. Plus, anime isn't always political nor does it try to be trendy like some American shows.
May 11, 3:45 AM

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No, the medium is not in a terrible state now just because some popular anime (or even most of them) aren't good.
May 11, 4:09 AM
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Because there are still some nice anime to watch, simple as that~



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May 11, 4:25 AM

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If you look at the quality of work and the morals of the industry, you might as well ask why people still play video games, listen to music, or watch Hollywood movies.
May 11, 5:33 AM

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Yeah, all other alternative options are worse.
May 11, 5:35 AM

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Because there will always be one anime that is different from the rest.
May 11, 5:47 AM

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I've just started doing this, there are still many famous and unique anime that I haven't watched, there are still many stories that I might have been looking for that are hiding out there, so for me, this is just the beginning, I'm not even a quarter of a century old yet. I can still continue this journey.
May 11, 6:00 AM

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Is there a reason why you still haven’t quit anime entirely?



Where Else am i Expected to Find Beauty such as This... Here in 2025?!?





May 11, 6:09 AM

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At this point my brain is hard wired to only process anime and other related content for entertainment.

I don't even remember the last time I watched a movie or a series. My attention doesn't hold whenever I try to.
May 11, 6:19 AM
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With the new anime and the state of how it is,I am just going back and watching older anime
May 11, 8:27 AM
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Yes, several even. I like pretty girls, so waifus and sexy girls are one of the main reasons I'll never stop watching anime.

I also often take breaks, either to read Yuri fanfiction, manga, or simply to watch something else, which helps maintain my interest in anime.

I haven't seen a lot of anime and I watch them at a very slow pace, at my own pace, which allows me to avoid burnout and enjoy each piece I watch.

I'm not very picky when it comes to my viewing habits. I know I have particular tastes in fiction and that I like works that aren't "general audiences," which allows me to have no expectations when watching something and to enjoy it even if it's not a favorite or a masterpiece.

I know the flaws of Japanese animation, and I know that modern anime are similar, soulless, or often censored. That's why I never watch seasonal anime and instead watch older anime. It saves me disappointment and, above all, allows me to get the full story without having to wait for a sequel that could kill my hype.

All these reasons mean that I never tire of anime and still enjoy watching it, despite these flaws.
May 11, 8:43 AM

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It's like asking why I haven't quit watching movies. Even if US American film is in a similarly terrible state right now, there's always a ton of stuff from the past to look at. For anything I watch, if I find something interesting, I'll watch it. There's never any point where I completely quit watching a visual medium, let alone discriminate against it because it's anime.

To be honest, it's weird that people keep talking about anime as a monolithic thing.
May 11, 8:46 AM
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Because there's a whole world that created it, and understanding what composes it and the world that made it lets you know how it's keeping on going.

Nostalgia, partially.

At the same time a life long interest and refuge.

Something that symbolizes resistance and authenticity.

Feeling a spirit of things that goes beyond boundaries.

It's fun.
May 11, 8:55 AM

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You say this like all anime fans specifically watch new shows and that the past is completely inaccessible...
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May 11, 9:05 AM
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It's like asking why I haven't quit watching movies. Even if US American film is in a similarly terrible state right now, there's always a ton of stuff from the past to look at. For anything I watch, if I find something interesting, I'll watch it. There's never any point where I completely quit watching a visual medium, let alone discriminate against it because it's anime.

To be honest, it's weird that people keep talking about anime as a monolithic thing.
@MelodyOfMemory That's because of years and decades of dismissive arrogance believing entertainment from another country has garnered merit "is not unique" while coming from a nation rightfully reputed for starting the modern day entertainment industry but also suffering from problems like labeling anything drawn and animated as "kiddie garbage", such trains of thought tends to be rooted in things like nationalism, jingoistic sentiment, and even racism and ethnocentrism, and of a subconsciously ingrained kind that you don't need to be wearing white bedsheets or shaving your head to express.

No, I'm not going to pull punches on this. I love watching shows made here in the USA and all sorts of entertainment, but just because you proclaim yourselves as open minded and progressive, that doesn't mean squat if you don't think about your place in the world on a wider existential scale and what kind of inherent beliefs you carry from your upbringing that causes you to think myopically within institutionally established borders and colors of skin than an authentic human level. This is all why stupid insults and ingrained stereotypes like weeaboo popped up and why liking anime like anything else is looked at as weird.

And if it seems like I'm attacking you, I'm not. At the same time, not many people authentically work at being better people, especially in the realm of being more than a race or an ethnicity and looking beyond that. If it stings, it's because you know there's work that has to be done. Funny this comes from the mouth who threw a piss fit yesterday, but I honestly don't give a shit, even if this is wasted on people on ignore.

FINAL EDIT: It could had been with any other form of entertainment or anything else, but this is why anime shit is something I'm going to live and hold onto and die to the end. History and meaningful cultural impact was made with anime shit that I fucking noticed. If you see in the news "Man dies suffocated and crushed by anime DVDs, VHS tapes, video games, and manga comic books", that's going to be me.
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May 11, 10:13 AM

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What else is worth watching? And if they don't make good new anime than you can watch old anime. I'm basically never gonna run out of stuff for my backlog.
May 11, 10:21 AM

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Because I completely disagree with you (OP). I think it's just your taste that's incompatible.
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There's plenty of enjoyable shows to watch, and an endless mine of older ones to get through.
May 11, 11:02 AM

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I haven't quit anime mainly because I always find myself stuck watching anime.
May 11, 11:08 AM
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It's like asking why I haven't quit watching movies. Even if US American film is in a similarly terrible state right now, there's always a ton of stuff from the past to look at. For anything I watch, if I find something interesting, I'll watch it. There's never any point where I completely quit watching a visual medium, let alone discriminate against it because it's anime.

To be honest, it's weird that people keep talking about anime as a monolithic thing.
@MelodyOfMemory This is your answer right here. There is still so much I haven't seen, why would I worry if a lot of newer stuff is mediocre. Not like we haven't been here before. It comes and goes. I can still hope for a revival. Meanwhile, my backlog is always waiting.
May 11, 11:21 AM

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I don't agree that the medium is in a terrible state or at least not completely. True, I ignore most titles but there's still good stuff coming out if you look past the mainstream stuff and the 40 isekais of the year.

Yes animators should have better salaries and labor conditions, but it is not like now became a problem, it always was.

I keep watching anime because:

1-I like animation

2-There's still lots of old and finished stuff for me to watch, why complain about new stuff with a whole history of the medium behind me to go to?

3-There's still good stuff or at least stuff I like coming out. I don't need all the 200 titles of the year to appeal to me, with just a couple I'm fine.

There's a lot more animation than the ones coming from Japan or the US, so I didn't give up on cartoons nor other western animations either.
May 12, 1:24 AM

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Yes


I like anime and there's never stuff I would not wanna see. I don't care about current shit as I stick to anime that are at the very least a few years old
May 12, 2:04 AM
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Runasius said:
just being churned out to appeal to socially inept unemployed otakus


I thought anime was supposed to be made for otakus ... and then... normikus start watching anime and demand that anime should not be made for otakus... i think this reminds me of something but i cannot put my finger on.
May 12, 2:34 AM

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There's a saying among Yugioh tcg players that you can take a break from it but never actually leave it behind
This one goes for me when it comes to anime:D
May 12, 3:09 AM

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There are still lots of great anime i've yet to watch and plenty of other genres to explore as well.

May 12, 3:26 AM
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"Hello, I know for a fact that anime is bad right now, why are you still watching it?"
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May 12, 6:42 AM

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I still yet to find the perfect Waifu to fap over
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May 12, 7:00 AM

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I continue to watch anime because I enjoy watching anime, simple as that.

I will say that if you don't enjoy modern anime, then I'm sure there's still some older stuff you haven't seen yet. Go watch that instead.
May 12, 7:24 AM

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From animators being paid stipends for their hard work


It has always been like that, even during the economical golden age of Japan in the 80s. This is the nature of capitalism, where the manufacturers at the bottom of the assembly chain will always get paid dirt while investors pocket most of the gross outcome. It is true for every field of activity. Agro-industry? You better believe the distributors get fat margins while farmers are paid pebbles for the volume they produce. if major Japanese studios started to band together and claim better salary, guess what would happen. Yes, the little known studios would see it as a opportunity to pierce and earn them reputation as they'd be willing to work for less; that or producers could just send storyboards to Korean or Vietnamese studios as they would execute any episodes at a vile price.

just being churned out to appeal to socially inept unemployed otakus


It is undeniable, producers conducted market studies and remarked that this particular demographics was the most willing to spend money on subculture byproducts. During the heydays of OAV format, every niche was targetted, including adult salarymen. What I mostly reproach to neets is their lack of intellectual curiosity. Instead of watching more workplace themed anime, psychological thrillers and other niche subgenres of the likes, they dwell in the same type of escapist feelgood high school schmaltzy slop. So much, the subculture won itself the stereotypical image we know today.
There is a reason why I am greeting this state of matter with bile and blame the fandom for not supporting enough the works setting themselves apart.


2D animation is practically dead in the US right now.


Then again, the fall of 2D animation in the west was spectators fault. Disney was at the spearhead of 2D animation. When they noticed that "Atlantis: the lost empire" and "Treasure Planet" made underwhelming performances at the box office, the focus shifted on what Pixar was accomplishing at the time. It was too bad, because these were very good movies, unjustly given the cold shoulder by movie-goers.
May 12, 7:27 AM

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What's the replacement? Hollywood? Lol.
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Because for fun, characters, animation. Mostly for fun.
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May 12, 8:36 PM

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Runasius said:
anime just being churned out to appeal to socially inept unemployed otakus
Literally me.

Runasius said:
even though most of their shows are objectively garbage.
I disagree with this statement, I think people that say this are being too harsh.
May 12, 8:41 PM

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Anime has cute girls, ecchi, and is mostly free from the influence of blackrock unlike western media. Kind of a chud paradise in my book.
May 12, 8:59 PM

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There are still major shows I haven't watched. There are still whole eras I haven't touched (I'm looking at you 80s anime).

I keep re-watching a lot of anime I like (currently Kill la Kill, Galaxy Angel, Date A Live, and recently Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou). I'm usually watching 1/3 of old finished-airing, 1/3 of airing, 1/3 of re-watch; that or half finished-airing, half re-watching. I can tell you, having over 600 completed entries is not THAT fun when there are so many shows you have forgotten partially or completely; luckily the score system, the waifu girls or random talks helps picking re-watching. I have a goldfish memory at times, so re-watching definitely helps.

Fan art, music (often idol music), but also games, doujin manga, goodies and original material make the medium more alive.

I could never quit anime at this point. It's become a curse in my blood.



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Well, I'm watching anime because there are plenty of cute waifus/cute anime girls. I find only a handful of anime shows to be interesting BTW. I don't think I will ever watch over 100 anime shows because I tend to re-watch the same shows over and over again.
May 13, 6:09 AM

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That is your opinion and I disagree XD. I actually think that anime is the best its ever been. But even if that wasn't true, there are already thousands of amazing animes to watch from previous years, so I don't think it would make that much of a difference.
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May 13, 6:25 AM

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For entertainment and cute waifus, I don't plan to stop watching anime so soon.
May 13, 6:28 AM

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"Is there a reason why you still haven’t quit anime entirely?"

Because Anime is larger than life
May 13, 9:58 AM

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Well you see, the reason I haven't quit anime... Is because I like anime. Deep and philosophical answer I know. :P
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Because I enjoy watching anime and it's my main source of entertainment and will always be

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