nin10mode wrote:So because I'm genuinely curious, I'm going to ask what you all watch anime for.
I meant to respond to this but never did. Thanks to Brando, I'll do it now.
Why do I watch anime? Well, that's a question that I could probably write a lot about. I mean, I could make it a life story if I really wanted. But for now, I won't write too much. Let's see... When I was a kid, my sisters watched a fair amount of anime, so I was went along with them and sometimes watched and was, for the most part, entertained. Now, I would say that's mostly the reason why I was a bit more aware of anime and fine with it. And when I grew older, around 14-15ish, I would occasionally watch a show or two, (Lucky Stay, Yu-Gi-Oh Season 0) but to me, I simply saw it as another TV show. I wanted to enjoy the humor, or the plot, or the characters, and so I would watch any TV show, not discriminating whether it was animated or not.
There was one point on my life where I lurked /b/ more than frequently. This was when I was.... 16? I think... Honestly not that long ago. And so I would lurk and lurk and lurk. This went for about half a year, until I finally got bored of /b/. So what did I do? I decided to try another board, and, while I don't know exactly what I was thinking, I guess it just popped in my head to visit /a/. The very top post I saw was one of Madoka specula. Yup. /a/ was the sole reason I got into anime. I mean, the rest is history. Anime just has such an easy format to follow. Four seasons, 12 or 24 episode shows, really, there was nothing difficult about it. The art style was nice to look at, and sometimes, I could sympathize with the characters so well, and the plot would draw me in. I think the thing I like about
most anime
is that 12 or 24 episode idea. The idea that, the show had only so many episodes to put their story in, and if they don't get it right, then, hey, that's okay, it's over already. It's funny, that the fact that it's difficult to keep it long running is the reason why I like anime. It's the fact that most shows have an end, and so the creators have to be good in order to fit the story in a limited space. And many times, it goes very nicely.
I'll maybe write more, cause my head swims with thoughts, but for now, that's it.