Author Topic: Ever considered to stop watching anime? (Read 4072 times)

phufham · « **Reply #20 on:** October 17, 2010, 07:47:23 PM »

I did once, it was the most horrifying weekend of my life.

Makar · « **Reply #21 on:** October 17, 2010, 07:49:44 PM »

It's hard to say at the moment, since I only started watching last summer. Right now I can say that I most likely won't stop; however, when I get started in college I'm probably going to take a break since I can't really download torrents there (unless I decide to watch online, which is something that I hate).

EroKenshin · « **Reply #22 on:** October 17, 2010, 07:56:07 PM »

NEVER!!! Of course I'm relatively new to anime, there's still so many great stuff I have not seen yet and I'm too old to care about what some ignorant people might think.

x5ga · « **Reply #23 on:** October 17, 2010, 08:34:33 PM »

I did once. Fortunately it was just a dream

Why would I even consider to stop watching anime? That's like saying "Starting now, I'm not gonna drink beer anymore." It's... wrong.

keviny1 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 17, 2010, 08:37:38 PM »

Right now..... No, but in future who knows what will happen. as of right now i have no intention of stopping because it is something that i enjoy. As it is with everyone else here (I would assume anyway)

Xiong Chiamiov · « **Reply #25 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:08:10 PM »

I don't really watch very much.

(click to show/hide)

The way you're talking about it sounds like an addiction; to me, it's just something to do.

People who know me treat me like the person I am, rather than by any silly stereotypes. I don't really care very much what a random person off the streets thinks of me, and they'd be more likely to peg me as a computer-y person, anyways, than an animu-watcher.

_Jitsu_ · « **Reply #26 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:09:13 PM »

No. Just no.

Why the strange idea?

Though the "time wasted" note on most of pre-generated looks awkard, and make me think "oh hell no!". But the it's usually like "oh hey! it was worth it, more than the usuall stuff i do".

tomoya-kun · « **Reply #27 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:13:56 PM »

I would not consider stopping, anime is one of the only breaks in my life, the other being gaming. I really don't care what others think, and my non-anime watching friends don't care either.

r-18 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:25:05 PM »

not really ...as long as anime i being made i probably watch it and even if it stopped being made today the back log of shows i have not seen is huge...

Soulreaper77 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:33:10 PM »

Quote from: r-18 on October 17, 2010, 09:25:05 PM

not really ...as long as anime i being made i probably watch it and even if it stopped being made today the back log of shows i have not seen is huge...

But obtaining old series can be a real pain in the ass especially licensed stuff. Like I wanted to watch Pani Poni Dash 3 years ago but I couldn't find it anywhere and gave up. To this day I still haven't seen it.

x5ga · « **Reply #30 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:38:05 PM »

Quote from: Soulreaper77 on October 17, 2010, 09:33:10 PM

Quote from: r-18 on October 17, 2010, 09:25:05 PM
not really ...as long as anime i being made i probably watch it and even if it stopped being made today the back log of shows i have not seen is huge...

But obtaining old series can be a real pain in the ass especially licensed stuff. Like I wanted to watch Pani Poni Dash 3 years ago but I couldn't find it anywhere and gave up. To this day I still haven't seen it.

Dude, it's on nyaa... it's just begging to be downloaded. It's a very good series.

Pentium100 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:41:47 PM »

Quote from: Xiong Chiamiov on October 17, 2010, 09:08:10 PM

I don't really watch very much.
(click to show/hide)

The way you're talking about it sounds like an addiction; to me, it's just something to do.

People who know me treat me like the person I am, rather than by any silly stereotypes. I don't really care very much what a random person off the streets thinks of me, and they'd be more likely to peg me as a computer-y person, anyways, than an animu-watcher.

1. How did you make that graph? Is this somehow from AniDB?
2. Me too. Usually people notice that I have a lot of computers and tape recorders.

I archive everything I watch, so I won't have problems if I want to watch it again.

Soulreaper77 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:42:49 PM »

Quote from: x5ga on October 17, 2010, 09:38:05 PM

Quote from: Soulreaper77 on October 17, 2010, 09:33:10 PM
Quote from: r-18 on October 17, 2010, 09:25:05 PM
not really ...as long as anime i being made i probably watch it and even if it stopped being made today the back log of shows i have not seen is huge...

But obtaining old series can be a real pain in the ass especially licensed stuff. Like I wanted to watch Pani Poni Dash 3 years ago but I couldn't find it anywhere and gave up. To this day I still haven't seen it.

Dude, it's on nyaa... it's just begging to be downloaded. It's a very good series.

Lol wow thanks. I thought I would never find it so I gave up on searching for it. It's a miracle its still seeded.

phufham · « **Reply #33 on:** October 17, 2010, 09:43:33 PM »

demonoid has it from arigatou as well

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #34 on:** October 18, 2010, 03:27:57 AM »

I have enough anime that I havn't watched (and ten times more that I HAVE watched) to last me forever. Like, if the industry was to stop right now and no more new animes were coming out, I would still be content. I would just repeatedly watch the same series/movies I have because I enjoyed ALL of them, some more than others obviously. Hell, I even support PART of the industry by buying animes that have been localized for America (I still only just watch it in Japanese with subs), but I would hate if the industry died off in the near future. So would I ever stop watching anime? Nope, one of my most favorite series is actually one of my most prized possessions (The Remastered Gundam Wing). I own a copy of collector's edition along with a digital copy on my hard drive.

Anime isn't even something I'm embarrassed about... cause I showed my friends one episode of Solty Rei one time and one of them said "I take everything back of what I said about anime." The guy hasn't seen anything yet, lol.

Keep on watchin(and reading too!) gals and guys.

tomoya-kun · « **Reply #35 on:** October 18, 2010, 04:49:31 AM »

I don't know why it (watching anime) is regarded as odd behavior while smoking and watching porn is not.

kurandoinu · « **Reply #36 on:** October 18, 2010, 04:56:13 AM »

^ How are they not? People can have just as many prejudices about them as anime.

tomoya-kun · « **Reply #37 on:** October 18, 2010, 05:08:04 AM »

Quote from: kurandoinu on October 18, 2010, 04:56:13 AM

^ How are they not? People can have just as many prejudices about them as anime.

The majority people at my school view smoking as "cool", but no-one (except me) considers watching anime cool.

rostheferret · « **Reply #38 on:** October 18, 2010, 09:12:19 AM »

Tbh, the long hair means I'm stereotyped as a metal fan WAY before they think I watch anime.

Soryon · « **Reply #39 on:** October 18, 2010, 09:19:52 AM »

I've never once considered it.
I am the only person I know IRL that watches anime and my friends still think they are "just cartoons" and I once got busted with my loli/ecchi screen saver running. But even with all that, I dont plan on stopping as long as I keep finding quality shows/manga.

Some people just dont get it but I have never felt embarrassed over it. So a stigma is the least of my worries. More importantly is the amount of time I spend on it where I could be doing something more productive.