I tried fencing for a while. It was fun, but - #83498357 added by fargone at Anime & Manga - dubbed anime shows, anime games, anime art, mango

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ITT: Why you watch anime.
I do it because more often than not, cultural differences bleed through and things that are supposed to be completely serious in an anime end up being hilarious and things that were meant to be funny in the first place end up being even funnier. Also, Anime seems to be better at telling contained, one-off stories than western animated entertainment so I can watch a 12-26 episode anime instead of having to watch a 3 season cartoon with 6 hours of filler episodes.

#504537 to #504479 - holsety

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I watch it because it entertains me

#504530 to #504479 - Xaftz

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At first it was because The art looked cool, especially the girls. Then It became more about high school girls and now it's just a mix of all. Now it's really my main source of entertainment way over video games.

#504515 to #504479 - harryboom

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i watch anime and western cartoons because i think animation allows for imagery and consents that would look silly in live action

#504510 to #504479 - alleksi

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(02/10/2013) [-]

boredom

entertainment

escapism

the Japanese are the only ones who consistently bring out new fantasy/scifi/what ever -stuff.

also...I find animation, as a form of entertainment, very interesting

#504504 to #504479 - herecomesjohnny

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i don't even really watch it for the japanese animation but simply because i realize the anime domain simply holds better stories and writing than usual tv shows (Hell, art stopped being a criteria after dead leaves).

so yeah, writing, and that's prolly why i kinda shut down from watching an anime when i see the plot being too clumsy or falling into clichés

#504506 to #504504 - lordkatchop

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(02/10/2013) [-]

you started Lucky Star yet?

#504508 to #504506 - herecomesjohnny

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(02/10/2013) [-]

yeah, and way to make my 'good writing' point come tumbling down heh

but seriously? i'm at ep.6 and somehow i find it pretty entertaining, konata's fun, may have judged it quickly

#504503 to #504479 - taokami

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(02/10/2013) [-]

Asking things like "why do I watch anime" is like asking "why do I read books", I watch them because they are entertaining

#504502 to #504479 - tanabata

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1. Because anime is the only thing that helps me forget about reality while watching it.
2. For the moe
3. For the ecchi
4. Because these days very few things are entertaining, but anime always keeps me amused, makes me laugh, feel and get excited. Basically it keeps me alive, sane and human.
5. Because I'm simply bored and need a time killer.

#504531 to #504502 - Xaftz

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(02/10/2013) [-]

ALL OF MY THISES HAVE THIS'D UPON YOU.

#504501 to #504479 - synthuz **User deleted account**

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(02/10/2013) [-]

What... is anime supposed to be special or something? It's like asking "Why do you play video games"

#504509 to #504501 - andyyy

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(02/10/2013) [-]

BCUZ SONIC

#504498 to #504479 - hasai

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(02/10/2013) [-]

Why the fuck not?

#504497 to #504479 - lordkatchop

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becuase i like the shows, it's as simply as that
same reason i watch some tv series too

#504496 to #504479 - adusc

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Probably for the escapism, anime pulls that off well.

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#504500 to #504492 - fargone

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(02/10/2013) [-]

I tried fencing for a while. It was fun, but I could never control my impulse to stab the fucker and would always get penalized.

#504490 to #504479 - cptsweatpants

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(02/10/2013) [-]

i tried watching my wall too, but it wasn't nearly as entertaining as anime, so i rather went with that

#504487 to #504479 - andyyy

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Because its better than anything on TV nowadays

#504485 to #504479 - wallbuilder

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(02/10/2013) [-]

I like the style and the unconventional(by western standards) plots. I still remember viewing Haruhi as a really strange show when I was a wee little babby.