warlord8 Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 As the title says, have you ever taken a break from anime? If so, for how long and possibly share why? Also, by break I mean totally avoiding anime in the sense that you did not watch, discuss any anime. How did you catchup once you got back? I guess I am asking because I feel that in the foreseeable future, I may have to let go for a few months (hopefully not though)... Just wanted to know what the experience was like ahead of time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 I did take a break for a while, back from around 2007-2011 or so. I guess I really only took a break because I thought I grew out of it at that time, and that it wasn't mature or cool to like or watch it. Toonami redesigning around that time also gave me a bit of incentive to stop watching. I got back into it in high school when I was flipping through and found the Funimation Channel, and decided to watch it for a bit. There were also a lot of old bumpers from 2002 era Adult Swim Action going online around that time too, and I really got interested in the older cel-shaded anime. After that I started regularly watching and discussing online again. Not really sure how much this is gonna help, but if it does I'm glad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlord8 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yup, Toonami pretty much sucked me back into anime. I found out that it was on Adult Swim a year after they started up again. It's interesting you mention high school, because at that time, I knew a lot of people that watched anime even though I did not. And now, in college, those who used to watch, stopped. But I truly started watching in college. I made this thread cause sometimes I feel like I spend way too much time on anime in lieu of more productive activities. My nights mostly consist of trading anime for sleep lol. But I am too scared to quit cold turkey, especially since there are so many great shows out there left to watch. I just can't help feeling guilty each time, though. Thanks for replying,your experience tells me that it is possible to get back into anime after leaving it for some time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Hey, no problem. I've had many a sleepless night where I try and marathon through as much of a series as I can, so I can understand that. Once I started getting back into it again I made a list of shows I was interested in watching, and just kinda went down the list from there, so if you're still a bit wary of cutting it out entirely for a while, I'd suggest making a list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afternoon Nap Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Is it common that anime fans stay past midnight? I'm one. What is the freaking deal with this hobby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 9 minutes ago, Afternoon Nap said: Is it common that anime fans stay past midnight? I'm one. What is the freaking deal with this hobby? I've always been a night owl lol. When I'm not up late watching anime I'll be up late watching other TV or playing PS4 or something. It's typical for me to be up until 4:00 AM or so on days I don't need to be up early. As for WHY anime fans do it, maybe people with the tendency to be a night owl are just more likely to watch anime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xykan Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) I take a break from time to time. I generally prefer action anime, but these are few and far between these days not counting those shounen anime that spans several hundreds of episodes. Edited December 29, 2015 by Xykan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afternoon Nap Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 I wish they would just stop with the moe and loli stuff and put money into action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yeah, with a few exceptions I'm not too interested in the moe stuff. But as long as stuff like that makes money they'll continue to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlord8 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 10 hours ago, Afternoon Nap said: Is it common that anime fans stay past midnight? I'm one. What is the freaking deal with this hobby? Lol yeah I'm a night owl as well. But I guess that real issue that I was trying to convey was that, while being in college, I feel guilty for doing something that is not seen as productive. All the time, I see my peers working hard and achieving their goals. But I would be in the wrong to outright say that anime is the cause of my problems. The reality is that I am terrible at time management, and a slow learner. So while I do put my studies first, it leaves little time to enjoy my hobbies. Which then leads to staying up late so that I can relax for a bit. 1 hour ago, CaptainStarwind said: Yeah, with a few exceptions I'm not too interested in the moe stuff. But as long as stuff like that makes money they'll continue to make it. Yeah it sells and appeals to the otaku crowd in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 6 minutes ago, warlord8 said: Lol yeah I'm a night owl as well. But I guess that real issue that I was trying to convey was that, while being in college, I feel guilty for doing something that is not seen as productive. All the time, I see my peers working hard and achieving their goals. But I would be in the wrong to outright say that anime is the cause of my problems. The reality is that I am terrible at time management, and a slow learner. So while I do put my studies first, it leaves little time to enjoy my hobbies. Which then leads to staying up late so that I can relax for a bit. That's understandable. I'm actually in the same boat as you lol. I have a really time intensive major that eats up most of my free time, so I usually end up being up until 1 or 2 in the morning to get up for an 8 AM class. It does get more difficult to keep up on shows during the semester for me, so I can usually only watch on weekends, or the rare day I have no homework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlord8 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 23 minutes ago, CaptainStarwind said: That's understandable. I'm actually in the same boat as you lol. I have a really time intensive major that eats up most of my free time, so I usually end up being up until 1 or 2 in the morning to get up for an 8 AM class. It does get more difficult to keep up on shows during the semester for me, so I can usually only watch on weekends, or the rare day I have no homework. Yup that's exactly how my days go as well. Perhaps we have similar majors lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Mine is chemistry lol. Yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymop Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 I have, and am just getting back into it. There wasn't much that interested me however 2015 has been a great year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlord8 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 9 hours ago, CaptainStarwind said: Mine is chemistry lol. Yours? General Engineering atm, but want to go into Computer Engineering 6 hours ago, mikeymop said: I have, and am just getting back into it. There wasn't much that interested me however 2015 has been a great year! What drew you back in? I might stop watching for a while. I need to transfer from my current college to another, so I will be needing to do the applications in my free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelo13 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 I've been taking a break for quite sometime but that is by design i like to let all the episodes accumulate and then watch them in one big marathon the hard part is having the patience to wait but it's super fun to sit down for a day or 4 just catching up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmaterasuYou Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 NO I haven't and I don't intend to till final exams come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlord8 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 8 hours ago, AmaterasuYou said: NO I haven't and I don't intend to till final exams come. You must be great at managing your time and priorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElementalCards Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I haven't seen any then-new anime for a decade now and it's been like that. Pokemon was the only one I saw until I gave up on that crappy show since 2008. I'm just interested in watching old animes and I don't seem to regret watching an old anime adaptation that's 2 decades old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacBalthazar Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I haven't watched a "new" anime in years and have instead been reading manga. I think it was ultimately the lame filler arcs in shows like Bleach that pushed me to switch. Now I just go back and watch old favorites from time to time, or feature films when a good one comes out. Edited January 18, 2016 by MacBalthazar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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