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Sanford
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When you are choosing a totally new series to watch or download as a fansub, do you find yourself being picky as to what your going to watch next?
I like choosing a series that I know I am going to like and I try to sort through the good and the bad of the titles out there before jumping on a new show to watch. For example, I love the school-comedy genre, and I like to choose anything decent that will have a similar theme to it. Azumanga Daioh led me to try out School Rumble, and eventually ended up to begin collecting Lucky Star. I guess when it comes to buying anime, I feel safe just to stick with a genre that I enjoy. But sometimes I will also end up trying something different and end up liking it in the end. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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Unless I already know beforehand that it will endless shounen trifle or other such related types, then I'll usually give it a chance. And if it turns out it sucks or is pretty stupid, but has a definite end, I'll just watched it at double speed to consume it faster.
As far as new fansubs, like when a season starts up, I'll try most of the shows that get talked about or look interesting, to give a fair shot to the season as a whole. |
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JacobC
ANN Contributor
 Posts: 3728 Location: SoCal |
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I'll watch one or two episodes of just about anything under the sun, but as for actually going through something all the way...
...I'm one of the pickiest people I know. I only pursue something if I know it's either going to be REALLY good and worth the money or just plain fun and won't cost me a thing. i.e. Toonami shows, back when there...was...a Toonami.  Now there's just Youtube...I'm not one for torrents or even fansubs in general.
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ACF_AngelCopFan
 Posts: 11 Location: Sydney |
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I went on gut feelings when i choose my next anime, which some times were good, like black lagoon and kaze no yojimbo and scrapped princess, and pumpkin scissors.
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musk.stick
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I'm really picky when choosing a new anime. I'll generally research a couple of titles, narrow it down to one, and then watch one or two episodes to see if I like it or not. If it's a no-go, I'll just move on to another on my list. I'm not someone who can sit through an anime I don't find entertaining, I'd rather be watching something I really liked.
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Marik101
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well in my end of the world (new Zealand) the pickings a pretty slim so I'll watching any anime i can get my hands on and so far i haven't been disappointed. the only exception was speed grapher, i only got to see one episode and it made no sense to me what so ever but I will get another chance. after I've watch my panyo panyo di gi charat with my little sister again
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asimpson2006
 Posts: 3151 Location: USA |
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I'm not super picky, but I have to find out if I will like a series before I drop any money into watching it. Usually I will look for reviews and what others think of a series before I make a decision to watch it. If I have an interest after doing both I will usually rent the 1st DVD of the series then watch it to determine if I will watch the series or not. If I don't enjoy it then I don't have to watch it again and I didn't waste any money at all.
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kakitamike
 Posts: 183 Location: Akron, OH |
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I'm pretty lenient. MY first big flag is whether it has a dub or not. I generally won't pay money for something that's subtitled only (though maria and that gondola series coming out by Rightstuf are going to have a chance to sway me) Robots/Gundam aren't very high on my watch list.
But anything else, I'll try out a bit. If a couple certain VA are main cast, that can sway me in favor of trying a series blind. |
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Starship Regulus
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I'm partial to Science Fiction, so most of the Anime I purchase is of that genre. My Nieces like Fantasy, so If I decide to get something for them I'll concentrate on this genre. The Biggest Factor however is PRICE. I constantly scan retailers such as Rightstuf, Deep Discount, Amazon and others looking for that best value. A 50% Off or BOGO Sale will definately get my attention. First of all I'll check with Boards such as this on to ensure The Series I'm buying is worth it!
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LydiaDianne
 Posts: 5634 Location: Southern California |
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It really depends on the genre. I will not watch anything Horror but I want to try Ghost Hunt when it arrives because I saw a clip of it somewhere/somehow and it intrigued me enough to get the manga, which I'm enjoying.
It really depends. I haven't been buying as much because I haven't been reading anime magazines that will tell me about the latest upcoming titles. But ANN certainly helps with picking things out. Meh, if I see it and I like the description or someone that I trust just RAVES about it, I'll try it out. If it's a mistake...oh, well. I'll try again. |
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lesterf1020
 Subscriber Posts: 295 Location: Trinidad and Tobago |
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I am not picky at all. I am just after good story telling or great entertainment or interesting story ideas and concepts. If it sounds interesting and doesn't have any of my deal breakers I'll watch the first 2 episodes and see what happens.
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NathanBum
 Posts: 135 Location: Dallas, Texas |
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I am pretty picky, I don't want to watch a long, drawn out shounen crap fest, and I won't watch anything that isn't complete or that I have to buy in volumes as opposed to collectors sets of the entire series, I usually pick series that are between 13-52 episodes long (my preference being 26), and I hate watching shows that only involve fighting and no story. I won't even give some animes a chance if I see that they have bad ratings, or have bad cover art.
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Luxa
 Posts: 65 Location: Budapest/Érd, Hungary |
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I consider myself really picky, I always consider reviews, forum posts and other recommendations. I tend to choose everything that way, I want the best available for my money. Or for my time.
So I almost never start to watch something on a whim, I check the quality first. As a consequence I've finished everything I actively started to watch even if I'm disappointed with it. Well, everything but ROD (TV), that bored me to death after a few episodes. |
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KyuuA4
 Posts: 1361 Location: America, where anime and manga can be made |
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Sometimes, even word of mouth isn't enough to get me started. I have yet to watch something like Gurenn Lagaan or Gundam 00 -- despite everyone saying "it's good".
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cool3865
 Posts: 770 Location: Austin, TX |
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for the episodes that are comming out i will down load episodes 1 and 2 then decide if i want to continue and get the DVD's when they are released in USA. for stuff that is already here, i again do the worst thing and download an episode or 2 just to see if its worth buying.
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