if i were to start watching anime

Verbatim · June 02, 2016, 09:12:22 AM

would it be fair to say that if i'm not enjoying myself by the end of the first season, then i should stop, and deem it a bad show?

i say yes

one of my weeb friends is arguing that i can't have an opinion until i watch the entire show

which seems a little bit silly to me

True Turquoise · June 02, 2016, 09:13:32 AM

I go by the first 3 episodes, if something is just not doing for me, no way am I going to truck through the whole damn season.

N/A · June 02, 2016, 09:15:03 AM

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Tyger · June 02, 2016, 09:15:57 AM

You can't have an opinion on food unless you've eaten an entire plate full

BaconShelf · June 02, 2016, 09:18:49 AM

I'd say watching an entire season and using that to enjoy it is entirely fair. By that point, they should have set up all the major characters and plot points that it will rely on for the majority of the show. If you're not interested by then, then either the showrunners or whatever have done a bad job of hooking you on it. It's a logic that extends to all shows, not just anime.

Like, you wouldn't expect someone to have to watch all sixty hours of gameof thrones or however long of the Walking Dead before they're allowed to have an opinion on it. Likewise, if a game has failed to grab your interest by the time it's introduced all of it's main mechanics, then you've probably got good ground to say you don't like it. Unless you should have to spend 40+ hours playing Fallout New Vegas and doing every side quest, every map location and such before being allowed to say it's bad.

Then again I stopped watching house of cards like, 15 minutes in because kevin spacey started talking to me and I don't like that. Maybe I'm just strange.

Verbatim · June 02, 2016, 09:22:17 AM

Quote from: True Turquoise on June 02, 2016, 09:13:32 AM

I go by the first 3 episodes, if something is just not doing for me, no way am I going to truck through the whole damn season.

i'd say if you wanted to write a review, you'd have to watch at least one full season

if you're just watching it for your own entertainment, then yeah, that would be excessive

Sarginator · June 02, 2016, 09:25:22 AM

If it doesn't feel right, just bail. anime isn't too different from other forms of media, if you don't like it don't try it. maybe another one would be more of your fancy, as it's important to remember that not all anime are similar.

N/A · June 02, 2016, 09:27:16 AM

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Ingy · June 02, 2016, 09:30:31 AM

Some seasons are better than others so it might pick up

But one season is adequate time to judge a show

Turkey · June 02, 2016, 10:02:08 AM

One season should be plenty unless you're dealing with shonen like Naruto or One Piece with 700+ episodes.

A lot of animes are just a single season and then a few OVAs anyway.

big sponge · June 02, 2016, 11:05:37 AM

Your friend is a bit of a nob. I wouldn't even give a show a full season to decide whether or not I like it.

challengerX · June 02, 2016, 11:10:54 AM

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big sponge · June 02, 2016, 11:12:22 AM

Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:10:54 AM

Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:05:37 AM
nob
Fuck off dude this is just getting really cringy.

What is?

challengerX · June 02, 2016, 11:13:18 AM

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big sponge · June 02, 2016, 11:13:52 AM

Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:13:18 AM

Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:12:22 AM
Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:10:54 AM
Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:05:37 AM
nob
Fuck off dude this is just getting really cringy.

What is?
Don't play dumb. Talking like a redcoat.

I think that's the first time I've said nob on here.

challengerX · June 02, 2016, 11:19:32 AM

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Big Boss · June 02, 2016, 11:21:39 AM

Eh, the problem is some shows can take their time to really start getting good. It depends if you're prepared to sit through the first few bits to get invested enough to care about the good bits, I guess.

Ian · June 02, 2016, 11:46:28 AM

Don't listen to your weeab friend because then he'll say "Well you liked it enough to keep watching it!"

DAS B00T x2 · June 02, 2016, 11:58:41 AM

One or two episodes can sometimes be all you need for a twelve episode show.

Verbatim · June 02, 2016, 12:07:28 PM

Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:19:32 AM

Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:13:52 AM
Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:13:18 AM
Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:12:22 AM
Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:10:54 AM
Fuck off dude this is just getting really cringy.
What is?
Don't play dumb. Talking like a redcoat.
I think that's the first time I've said nob on here.
Lets make it the last time.

Keep saying it

challengerX · June 02, 2016, 12:18:26 PM

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DAS B00T x2 · June 02, 2016, 12:31:21 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 02, 2016, 12:07:28 PM

Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:19:32 AM
Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:13:52 AM
Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:13:18 AM
Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:12:22 AM
Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:10:54 AM
Fuck off dude this is just getting really cringy.
What is?
Don't play dumb. Talking like a redcoat.
I think that's the first time I've said nob on here.
Lets make it the last time.
Keep saying it

Don't.
He already takes enough pisses.
Any more bongerisms and I'm gonna have to report LC to the DoD as a potential foreign threat to America as per this Threat Awareness and Reporting (Islamic profiling 101) module that I'm currently being forced to slog through.

Azumarill · June 02, 2016, 01:20:15 PM

an entire season is pretty generous. like tru said sometimes you can tell you wont like something in as few as 3 episodes.

XSEAN · June 02, 2016, 04:40:30 PM

I think of the 1st episode as like a introduction paragraph of a story. It has make you want to read on.

If the 1st episode doesn't complete this task then I cannot watch.

Mr. Psychologist · June 02, 2016, 04:49:15 PM

Couple of episodes ought to do it, the ones that I drop tend to be like episode 3/4 by the time i'm done with it.

There is no way in hell i'd sit through a season of something I wasn't enjoying.

Dietrich Six · June 02, 2016, 04:55:17 PM

I sat through all of wolf's rain and fucking hated it.

Then the last two episodes totally saved the show.

If I had to wait till the second season I'd have probably skipped it.

Thun · June 02, 2016, 04:56:50 PM

Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 12:18:26 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 02, 2016, 12:07:28 PM
Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:19:32 AM
Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:13:52 AM
Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:13:18 AM
Quote from: LC on June 02, 2016, 11:12:22 AM
Quote from: challengerX on June 02, 2016, 11:10:54 AM
Fuck off dude this is just getting really cringy.
What is?
Don't play dumb. Talking like a redcoat.
I think that's the first time I've said nob on here.
Lets make it the last time.
Keep saying it
No I really think he's been cringy enough for one day.

Oh jog on Chally. Keep it up LC.

Solonoid · June 02, 2016, 05:16:38 PM

There's a secret weeb chat on Skype where verb hangs out and talks about his favorite anime with us.

Zonda · June 02, 2016, 06:46:26 PM

He's just trying to force you to be exposed to enough of the cringeworthy shit that's omipresent in anime to get you used to it so you can enjoy anime.

It's a trap

challengerX · June 02, 2016, 06:46:57 PM

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