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emmar75•10m ago

Dropped Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood after 15 episodes

Everyone says it's the greatest anime ever made. I tried it three times last year. Got through 15 episodes and just felt... nothing. The characters felt flat to me and the comedy bits broke all the serious moments. Am I missing something big or is it just not for everyone?

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dixon.anthony•18h ago

Tried watching that new isekai on Crunchyroll and dropped it after 4 episodes

I usually love isekai shows but this one felt like it was checking boxes instead of telling a story. The main guy got the same overpowered skill as three other shows I watched last season. There was a cooking scene that took up half an episode and it had nothing to do with anything. I learned that just because something is popular doesn't mean it's for me. Has anyone else had a show they wanted to like but just couldn't get into?

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joel280•6d ago

Tripped over my own feet during a My Hero Academia rewatch and spilled ramen all over my keyboard

I was in my living room trying to grab another soda during the sports festival arc and my ankle caught on the power strip, sending a full bowl of instant ramen flying onto my desk. The noodles landed right on my spacebar and now the 'k' key is sticky, has anyone else's keyboard died from anime snacks?

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seth_nguyen•8d ago

Warning: Don't let someone talk you into 'director's cut' episodes during a marathon watch

I was hosting a Naruto Shippuden marathon at my buddy's apartment last month and someone said we should watch the 'official director's cut' versions of a fight arc. They claimed it had better pacing and extra scenes, so I agreed. Turned out we watched 3 episodes worth of material crammed with flashbacks and extended pauses that killed the momentum. The whole group was bored by episode 2 and we ended up ordering pizza at 11pm with no energy to finish the arc. Has anyone else been burned by these so-called improved versions?

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avery366•8d ago

I finally gave in and watched that overly hyped anime everyone was screaming about

I thought Attack on Titan was just another edgy action show with too much screaming, but after 3 episodes the world-building hooked me hard. Has anyone else been dead wrong about a series they swore they'd never like?

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zarak18•10d ago

Went to an anime convention in Dallas and the 'quiet room' was louder than the main hall

I visited Anime Dallas last weekend and figured I'd check out the quiet room to recharge. Walked in and there were like 50 people having full-volume debates about which Goku transformation is best. The sign said 'no talking' but I guess that was just a suggestion. Has anyone else run into a chill zone that was anything but chill?

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janahenderson•10d ago

Changed my mind about binge-watching after 300 episodes

I always thought binge-watching was the best way to enjoy anime. But I hit 300 episodes of One Piece last week and realized I couldn't remember half the plot points. Anyone else find that slower pacing helps you actually absorb the story better?

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joseph_west59•11d ago

Noticed older anime fans stopped recommending Berserk as a starter series around 2019

Back in 2010 everyone pushed newbies straight into the 1997 Berserk, but after the 2016 CGI adaptation flopped and the creator's passing in 2021, now I see most people suggesting Fullmetal Alchemist or Attack on Titan first instead, anyone else catch this shift in the recommendation trends?

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kai779•12d ago

Be careful with subbed vs dubbed watch parties

I organized a small group to watch a new anime last Friday and didnt think to clarify subbed vs dubbed beforehand. Three people showed up expecting the dub and two wanted subs. It took us 45 minutes just to agree on how to watch it and we ended up splitting into two rooms. Has anyone else run into this kind of scheduling mess?

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the_ben•13d ago

The day my Crunchyroll queue betrayed me with a glitch

Last Tuesday I sat down with a pizza to binge the final 5 episodes of an anime I'd been loving for weeks, but the app kept skipping to episode 2 no matter what I clicked. I restarted my phone twice and cleared the cache, and it still pulled me back to that same episode like it was haunted. Has anyone else had a streaming app just mess with your whole marathon plan like that?

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the_ben•14d ago

Just crunched the numbers and 92% of all anime released before 2000 has never been officially dubbed in English

Saw this stat on a random ANN forum thread from 2018 while looking for old OVA info. Really puts into perspective how much we take modern simuldubs for granted. I grew up on VHS fansubs and it's wild to think most of that stuff still never got an official release here. Anyone else ever look up an old show they remember and find out it's basically lost media in the west?

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the_sage•14d ago

A friend told me to stop forcing fight scenes into my stories

I was writing this fanfic for Attack on Titan. Every chapter had a big action set piece. My buddy read through my first three drafts and said 'your characters are just stuntmen.' Hit me hard. Realized I was skipping all the quiet moments between fights. The conversations, the planning, the dumb jokes. Changed my whole approach after that. Now I write scenes where nothing explodes. Feels more real. Has anyone else gotten feedback that totally flipped how you write?

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the_ben•14d ago

Spent 4 hours arguing about One Piece filler arcs and got nowhere

Ngl I tried to explain why the G-8 filler arc is actually worth watching to someone who skips all filler, and they just kept saying 'but it's not canon' for 45 minutes straight. Has anyone actually gotten through to a filler-hater without losing your mind?

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felix488•16d ago

Subbed vs. Dubbed finally clicked for me...

I used to be a hardcore sub-only guy, thought dubs ruined everything. Then I watched Cowboy Bebop with the English cast at a friend's place in Portland... Steve Blum as Spike just hits different, man. The timing and emotion line up perfectly in a way I never noticed before. Anyone else have that one show that flipped your preference?

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barbara429•18d ago

Dubbed or subbed... I switched sides last month after 5 years of dubs

I always swore by dubs because I multitask while watching, but I gave 'Attack on Titan' subbed a try last week and the voice acting hit way harder. Now I'm rewatching everything I've seen and noticing so many emotional beats I missed. Has anyone else found the original audio changes the whole vibe of a show?

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joseph_west59•21d ago

Heads up about those anime streaming sites with bad subs

I ran into a problem last month where I started watching a popular series and the subtitles were clearly machine translated. It took me about 3 hours of pausing, comparing with clips online, and searching forums to confirm the subs were totally wrong. The translations were mixing up character names and putting words in the wrong order. What should have been a straightforward watch turned into this big research project. Has anyone else had this issue with specific shows on certain streaming platforms?

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betty_fisher5•21d ago

Is subbed actually better than dubbed or is that just gatekeeping?

I watched Akira subbed for years because everyone online said it's the only way. Then last month I finally tried the dub from the 2001 Pioneer release and honestly I liked it more. The voice acting felt more natural to me. But I know people will say I'm wrong for that. Has anyone else switched sides on this debate after actually giving both a fair shot?

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river_wright•22d ago

Binged the first 12 episodes of an anime in one night and ended up hating it

I tried watching 'Sword Art Online' because everyone says it's a classic. Sat down last Saturday and watched 12 episodes straight. But I just felt let down by how the main character solves everything without any real struggle. Did anyone else feel this way after the first season, or is it just me?

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oscarm24•23d ago

Shoutout to that one forum thread from 3 years ago about pacing in One Piece

Last week I went back and read that old thread where someone broke down how Wano's pacing felt weird because of all the cutaways, and it totally changed how I see the arc now. Has anyone else revisited old discussions and had their whole take flip?

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cole_mitchell57•23d ago

Dub vs Sub debate popped up at the anime screening room I visited last Saturday

I went to this little anime screening room downtown, one of those places where they show older series on a projector. They were playing Cowboy Bebop which I've seen like 5 times but I stayed because about 15 people showed up for it. Halfway through episode 3 a guy in the back yelled out that the sub track was synced wrong and we should switch to the dub. The host actually paused it and asked everyone to vote. It split the room right down the middle, like 8 for sub and 7 for dub. One guy was arguing that the dub captures the noir tone better because Steve Blum's voice is iconic. But another girl said the Japanese voice actor for Spike has a grittier delivery that makes him feel more broken inside. They went back and forth for like 10 minutes about which version is the real way to watch it. Has anyone else been in a room where a debate like that actually changed how people watched the rest of a series?

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luna_wells57•24d ago

Pro tip: found a trick to binge faster on Crunchyroll that actually saves time

I got tired of waiting for the next episode to load after the credits roll on shows like One Piece. So I tried clicking the skip button right when the outro song starts instead of waiting for the full ending. It shaved like 3 minutes off each episode and I finished a whole arc in two days instead of three. Has anyone else tried this or got a better way to speed through recaps?

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lucaslane•24d ago

The anime club meetup at a convention that wrecked my watching habits

I went to a small panel at Anime Expo last summer and this guy spent 20 minutes breaking down why the filler episodes in a 90s show actually made the pacing better. I always skipped fillers before, but he had a point about character buildup. After that, I tried watching a 200-episode series without skipping anything and it took me 3 months to finish. Now I sit through even the boring parts because I feel like I missed stuff before. Has anyone else had their whole approach to binging changed by a random conversation at a con?

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willow_anderson85•25d ago

Friend swore by watching dubbed anime for years, then I finally tried subbed after a bad experience

My buddy Jake kept telling me that dubbed was the way to go because he could multitask while watching. I went along with it for like 2 years until we watched Attack on Titan and the English voice acting completely ruined a huge emotional scene for me. Switched to subbed the next day and the performance hit way harder with the original Japanese actors. Has anyone else had a debate like this where your friend's advice ended up being off base?

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emma_ramirez•26d ago

Vent: That one guy at the anime panel who kept correcting the host

I was at a small con in Phoenix last month sitting in a Q&A for a classic mecha series. This dude in the front row kept interrupting the host every time she said a character name wrong by like a syllable. He did it maybe 8 times until she finally stopped and asked him if he wanted to run the panel. Has anyone else had a fan kill the vibe like that?

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ben_shah93•26d ago

Rewatched an old classic from 2014 and it hit different now

Pulled up Kill la Kill last week after not seeing it for like 10 years. I remember thinking it was just pure chaos and fan service back in high school. But this time around I caught way more of the commentary on class struggle and body image. Maybe I just got older but it felt like a totally different show. Anyone else find old favorites change on rewatch like that?