| I read the synopsis and I'll read a bit of the reviews and make my decision from there. Nothing too crazy. |
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| Not including airing etc, I mostly just click what catches my eye and think 'sure, why not'. |
| I add everything that catches my eye to my ptw,then click on "Random Anime" button and watch whatever came up. Try not to look at the score/reviews,only at the synopsis and pic. |
| storyline = main reason for me fail to deliver good storyline, bye bye |
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| If its above 7.5 I check the genres to see if it fits my taste, Im not really picky so its usually enough if it just doesnt have 'harem' or 'shoujo' tags cause these are shows I almost never enjoy. I also check how popular it is to get the general idea. Good cover picture and my favorite seiyuus in the main cast are also a big plus. If it's below 7.5 then aside from checking tags and popularity, I might also read the synopsis and look through some reviews (usually those with low rating to see why people disliked it). If its a TV series or movie rated below 6, or an ova rated below 5, then I need a really good reason to watch ot. |
fuyukiOct 9, 2017 12:39 AM
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| If the word "dismemberment" is a part of the description. |
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| I do not trust what MAL users say at all anymore, with all these new anime just getting boosted to the top because they have a very active and large fanbase, so I just watch anything I feel like watching. Score doesn't matter, I sometimes find myself watching something with a low score just to see how bad it is. If the picture for the anime or the synopsis intrigue me, I might watch it. I might also watch the PV if I'm not sure. |
"Most anime makers are basically autistic" - Hideaki Anno |
| Read the synopsis and/or watch a PV. Just drop it if it isn't good enough. |
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ChrollosWaifu said: Not including airing etc, I mostly just click what catches my eye and think 'sure, why not'. I see that you are someone of culture as well. |
"When you made this thread, I cried and screamed" -Swagernator 2017 |
nymi said: ChrollosWaifu said: Not including airing etc, I mostly just click what catches my eye and think 'sure, why not'. I see that you are someone of culture as well. Feels good coming from someone with a Himiko icon~ |
| How i pick random show?? First, i must hear a random OP/ED song in net radio Then if i liked the OP/ED, i'm looked foward for anime and pick it as PTW Strange right? |
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| I would start an anime for different reasons - I like the artwork or character design - The plot sounds interesting - It's popular / hyped - Someone recommend - Good ratings - Good soundtrack - Falls into the genres I like |
| Read the synopsis and then watch a PV if it looks and sounds good and it covers the genres that I like then I will give it a try |
| Look at the thumbnail, read the summary and look at the genres -> If everything seems fine it comes to my PTW list. Then when i start watching it, the first episode should be at least a 5/10 or somehow deliver and make me want to watch more. If it doesn't fulfill those conditions, i mostly drop it. |
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| I just watch whatever I want to watch, no matter what the mal's score of it. |
| Usually things i find on others profiles that interests me. Couldn't care less for MAL scores, most of the time mine will diverge with it anyway.... |
| im a simple man... i see attractive females, i watch |
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| I have no idea. It depends on the mood. So different conditions apply every single time. Score, Cover Image, Genres, Age Rating, Studio, Director, Trailer, Synopsis, Adaptation or a recommendation. |
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| I have a good pool of friends who have similar taste to mine but I'll also hear pass by reviews or even watch analysis videos to get a good sense of hidden gems. I’m likely attracted to shonen series or feel good stuff with parental/child pair ups so I’ll check them out due to taste but sometimes honestly I’ll try random stuff and see if it clicks. |
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| I tried some anime with score below 7 on MAL. I can say that they are more accurate than the TOP Anime list. I simply don't watch anymore. The tricky part is the 7-8 range. I usually read the reviews to get an idea what I am going to find. |
pgmhecateii said: It's pretty much random. Unlike you guys, I don't add series I want to watch on my MAL PTW list. Instead I have a notebook, which I fold in half (hotdog style) and label 13 pages A-Z and #. I use to watch anything that interests me but now the pages are getting filled up so I'm now watching anime in A-Z order to get rid of the entries that don't have room to fit. That was confusing. If only there was some method of sorting a PTW Alphabetically... Somebody needs to make a thread on the suggestions board for this one... |
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| Most times I'll start a series if the story seems good, if it's highly rated, if someone I know recommends it, or if both of the following conditions are met: 1) It's short & 2) I don't feel in the mood to watch a good anime because my current mood might spoil it. Sometimes I'll hear so many references to a series that I have to watch it, that happened with DBZ and made it my mist anime series. |
| I watch the anime PV or sometimes read a few chapters of the manga (I don't mind spoilers), if it has my preferred genre or just interests me then i'll put it in my PTW list. |
| As someone say, if the cover picture have more fappable waifu, it'll be good. |
| watch the pv / read synopsis/ check genres / check studio /check characters design then i decide if i should watch it or not |
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| I usually add to my Plan-To-Watch the ones that get to my attention, and when I get the time I watch them. When there's one seasonal show that becomes very very very famous, I add it too. |
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| I read the description and watch the PV if there is one. Then I usually take a peek at the reviews when I want to make sure it's going in the right direction. |
| read the synopsis, ignoring the MAL score. or pick something from my PTW |
| If it's an airing season I'll pick whatever I like from the design of the cover or a friend of mine recommends me some of them. For all other anime it's either based on their popularity or I've randomly seen a few images / gifs from that anime and liked them. Another reason would be if a few friends of mine want to watch it together. The last reason I would watch an anime is because it's very short and doesn't take up much time. I mostly ignore the MAL rating and even if I dislike the anime I'll continue watching it instead of dropping as it might get better. |
Swagernator said: @NoLiferSoul did nothing wrong! Ardanaz said: @Nolifersoul did nothing wrong |
| I read the synopsis. If I like it, I add it to my PTW list and from there I give it a couple of episodes, sometimes just one, and then decide if I waste my time with that show or move on. |
| I don't usually watch anything under 7.30-40... And I tend to avoid slice of life and romance... Unless it's supposedly good |
| I've got three methods : 1 - Reading the synopsis of the programmes in the MAL list , since I already know most of the shows in the top 300 I usually go further . 2 - Recommendation from someone , it depends on what the person told me about the show and who the person is . 3 - Searching on anime/manga blogs , for example theCartDriver , many of the admins' fav shows are excelent animes that are below 8 here on MAL . |
| I started by my classmates' recommendations then found the MAL top list, so I started watching almost anything and at the beginning I was naive and I did not drop anything I thought everything will be moderate but oh boy I was wrong. Long story short after I was scared by a kiss between two males who I thought they were two very close male childhood friends who were very protective of each other. I realized that many genres for many fetishes exist so I started avoiding some genres at all costs lol. After watching most of the popular good animes out there or listing them to watch when they are completed I started watching animes from recommendations based on what I already watched and on some you-tube videos of you-tubers who had their favorites similar to mine. I now have watched most of the good ones or have them planned so I am exploring the manga world which is way much deeper and much raw than the anime world. |
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