How do you watch anime? (New Topic)

How do you watch most of your anime?

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hopeful_monster

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While there was another topic with this question, this one is more about how much of a series you watch in a lump. The reason for this is that up until recently been watching most of the anime by getting either a volume or a series and the sitting down and watching the lot, partially cause when I went over seas got the lot as didn’t know if I’d get it over here. Over here generally went of older series (due to budget reasons) and was able to get most of the series cheap and quick. Sitting through a 26 episode has meant I go for things with a fairly tight plot, likeable enough characters and little filler.
More recently I’ve been watching series more by the DVD as I’ve started renting them and started buying newer series (got a job, and it pays more than peanuts). This has shifted what I see as, rather than watching it all in order, I tend to re-watch one DVD at least twice before getting the next DVD. This means I pick up smaller clues that previously would have gone missed or only I would have barely picked up on their importance.
And most recently I’ve started watching series episode by episode (due to the availability of internet access), and this has again changed how I look at some series. The one main differences are that cliff hangers and ‘in the next episode’ mean something. Previously it was just an extra click of the FF button or changing the disc and you know what happens next. Not so if you’re watching them once a week, you have time to wonder and worry, but not wait the few months between DVD’s to re-watch the previous episodes. It also makes more episodic shows much more watchable as each episode can be taken by itself, rather than as part of the series where individual episodes may not mesh well together.
 
It differs really, series like Bleach and Naruto I watch by the episode as thats really the only way you can watch them.

But when i get a series on DVD I have to watch it all in one day, I usually with take them into work or get comfy at home and watch it all the way through.
 
I always watch by series. But then again Im pretty new to the anime scene anyway so im still ploughing through the classics. Fortunately the majority are only 20 odd episodes max, easily watched in a couple day-marathon sessions!

I have dabbled into Naruto and Bleach but they're just not my kind of shows. I understand the the appeal but i love short and sweet 13 episode anime. Theres an urgency in it - the need to win over the viewer straight away and of course the terrible but ultimately satisfying ending which leaves you wanting more but getting squat.

Rambling aside - im impatient. I cant put myself through waiting another week to get my 20 minute fix, i have Lost for that. :D
 
McIcy said:
It differs really, series like Bleach and Naruto I watch by the episode as thats really the only way you can watch them.

But when i get a series on DVD I have to watch it all in one day, I usually with take them into work or get comfy at home and watch it all the way through.
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Thats bassically the same as me.
 
I watch long series like Naruto and Bleach when new episode comes out but with DVDs i normally wait till a season is complete before i buy it (i recently purchased all 13 volumes of FMA) then i can watch the series, even if only an episode a day, regularly instead of having to wait for the next volume. But with series like Love Hina and Elfen Lied, i finshed them in a couple of days because i had alot of time when i bourght them. Now though with less spare time, i tend to watch one episode of GitS 2nd gig and FMA a day. Regular story keeps me interested for longer!
 
How do I watch anime? With my eyes! :D

Anyway, I normally go for one or two episodes at a time. I find it hard to find a solid two hours of interrupted viewing so I just get them in when I can.
 
Depends on the series really -- Something like Excel Saga can be pretty heavy for watching more than three or four in a chunk, but I can happiliy sit and drink in something like Lucky Star or Azumanga Daioh for hours at a time
 
This is quite strange for me.~

The shorter the series, The longer it takes. . .For example, With uberly long running shows like Bleach, One Piece etc. I ram through them with impressive (and awful) number of days. But with shorter series, I tend to watch a episode every now and then. With most DVDs I buy, I tend to do 1/2 episodes per day, Depending on the episode count.
 
it varies for me If I get a boxset I tend to watch it from start to finish, regardless of episodes.

However if some volumes i see what I can get to watch, depending on work, home & stuff I try to fit a volume in if not 1-2 episodes
 
Most times i watch by the volume, even if i didn't intend to in the first place. I rarely watch by the series, as i have trouble finding the time to do it unless the series is short or a short OVA. Plus some of my anime i own are a series still being released :p
 
Chose by the volume, but its usually by the episode, depending on availbility as you said over the internet for weekly submissions. And then there is also where I watch by the series sort of, If I see something I like and most/all of it has been uploaded I will watch big chunks of it, like 5 or so episodes.
 
Like most people here, it depends on what I'm watching. If I have a complete series I'd watch it all, where as others I'd watch a couple at a time. Mostly watch one new anime series at a time, unless it's along the lines of Bleach, Naruto etc. Then the obviouse wait occurs. ^_^
 
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