Example: I stopped because I grew attached to an anime called Zombie Land Saga (2018) and am currently trying to forget about it now.
I posted about it on Reddit, then on here because I didn’t agree with the writing of the overall show.
I won’t bicker about it anymore though.
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Honestly, too much content not enough time. That and I think a lot of what’s available now isn’t as good as it used to be (I realise that’s probably nostalgia more than anything else). I read manga a lot more now. I find it easier to do, and it generally gets to the point a lot quicker than anime. There’s also a lot more great manga than there is great anime simply because it’s cheaper to make and distribute and less prone to padding things out to reach a predefined length. Vagabond for example would be the best anime ever… if any studio could adapt it. I watch more western live action stuff, it’s cookie cutter at times but easier to consume while focusing on other things (since it’s English, Japanese anime I need to actively focus on subs (I wont dignify dubbed with a mention XD)). I used to watch j-dramas but dropped that now as well as I find it hard to find stuff that interests me. I’ve watched a couple k-dramas just cause I find them a refreshing change of pace.
I will say now I’m an adult its really hard to find the time to just stop and watch things. I legit miss burning through all my afternoons watching naruto and the chunin exam or the pain arc. That sh*t defined my childhood and I’ll always love it, even if I’m not liable to do it again soon.
Lack of interest in general. Pretty much only thing I’d be willing to watch at this point is the BEASTARS final season because anime doesn’t interest me as much right now.
Back in the 90s, TV kind of sucked, so I got really into anime because I found the stories really original and entertaining. After several years of watching way too much anime, it became apparent that it was also full of tropes and unoriginality, the same stories repeated with slight tweaks. I eventually stopped watching for the most part. In recent years I have started watching anime again on occasion. There is a lot of good content to watch these days, and sometimes anime is good too.
Said what I came to say better than I probably could have. Loved anime in the '80s-'90s before I knew what it was called. Found the visual styles to be quite striking and the cel animation special effects like backlighting very appealing. As a pre-teen/teen it was novel to see animated features dealing with darker subject matter.
Very little interest nowadays apart from visiting traditionally animated features I missed back then. Don’t find digital animation appealing in general. Plus my tastes in stories and dramatic elements have shifted quite a bit from back then, and to me anime represents something very specifically Japanese the nuances of which seem to be lost on me.
Another facet: couldn’t tell you how many Lemmy communities I’ve blocked because they almost exclusively feature posts of images of stereotypically over-sexualized anime girls/women(/cyborgs/demons/etc).
Ooh, I see there was a series DVD release of Mighty Orbots (1984). I have to rate that show as some kind of peak anime, being a lovely collaboration between Japanese and American studios.
Check out Yakitori on Netflix
Lack of time. I stopped watching any TV.
I do this very silly thing where I watch the first episode of every new anime that pops up, do a short write up on it, and then most likely never watch it again. I’ve found some wonderful gems this way but there is an absolute shit ton of garbage.
That being said, the most memorable instant stop watching I had was the first season of one about a highschool maid Cafe that extorted the MC into joining, dumped this whole “we do bit acting to make it more entertaining”, and then having the MC call one of the other girls her sister, which was immediately a problem. Like there was some obvious trauma and they just keeeeeep on poking at it. Fuck that. It’s rude as hell, the entire show can go kick rocks.
There are way worse than that which are obvious ones to just not watch. Healer redo is one of those.
One of the gems I found was a mech anime based on the Japanese bullet train, and it’s completely bog standard. However, the first episode has an April fools variant of the subtitling that made it worth the watch. Sadly the rest of the show is done properly.
Biggest fail I’ve seen so far from sub to dub was from “ya boy kongming”, which is a delightful watch on its own. Apparently the company which did the dub didn’t think the literal rap battle needed to be translated… Or subtitled. I was very disappointed.
Does hentai count?
Let’s say it counts. What made you STOP?
Stop?
Let’s not talk about that.
Aww
MF Ghost season 2 isn’t out yet
Ehhh, technically I didn’t stop watching anime. I just don’t watch much of anything, and when I do, anime is so far down the list of options that it never happens. I make exceptions for other people that want to watch something anime, but there’s so many great movies I haven’t seen yet, and shows that are supposedly up my alley, that yet another badly dubbed/translated cartoon just isn’t interesting to me.
And yes, I said cartoon. There’s a difference between an animated movie and a cartoon in the serial nature of a cartoon vs a movie. Anime series are cartoons with a different name. Anime movies are animated movies with the same word and the series type, so it’s hard to talk about them as separate forms without the word cartoon.
And holy hell, most of them are so badly translated as to be absurd. Just the difference between subtitles and dubs in the same show is silly. Then you talk to someone that speaks Japanese, and they’re objecting to both versions being badly done.
Beyond that, I have pretty damn picky tastes in any animated entertainment. A lot of anime is badly written dreck
Agreed. I like to watch Batman: The Animated Series for being a very good series.
I also watch it because I like comic books more, especially that Batman guy.
My brain got stupid. So I cannot read subs for too long. Shit also stopped my Baldur’s Gate 2 playthrough.
Lack of time. But I do try to make time.
My attention span. I can roll with a weekly release for things I’m super into. I can’t for things I’m only kind of into.
Weirdly enough though, the jojos part 6 dump didn’t work out for me because I also can’t do a instantaneous full release of things i’m super into.
The only anime I watch now are particularly old ones, or adaptations of manga that I’m reading or have previously read, such as Master Keaton.
I haven’t seen Zombiland Saga so I don’t know what about it you might have disagreed with, but why did one show make you give up anime entirely?
I still watch anime, but I’ve definitely slowed down since graduating college, just because of less free time. Frieren pulled me back into it pretty hard too though, so I’m also watching more now than I was last year. I don’t think I can go back to the amount I was watching when I was in college though lol
Previously, they have complained about the show not fitting their “Christian values”, due to zombification and trans characters. I only believe they have a problem with one of those two things.
Note that they also asked for an alternative to Wikipedia because they dislike the content. They’re going through some stuff.
I see…
Because I was overwhelmed by it.
I have sensory issues as an autistic person.
They also put things in the show I didn’t like that might get me scolded at if I bring it up here.
Or Reddit, which is why I switched to here.
Hmmmmmm
I’d love to watch good anime again, same as with any good TV/movie, but no longer hang around people who:
- mentioned an interesting anime like any other show, and not as a long list of recommendations or rabid fandom. Talk to me of your favourite anime like you would of The Bear or Fleabag, sheesh.
- were ones whose taste regarding media I trusted.
Basically too much shite, no interest to wade through it and no easy/natural filters available.
I understand what you’re saying.
I used to read manga and watch anime until I realized I don’t feel comfortable with either.
Now my tastes have changed since then.
During the pandemic I browsed anime again and really enjoyed My roommate is a cat (and not really anything else that came up). My husband and I like old-fashioned cyberpunk, so on his suggestion we watched and enjoyed Edgerunners.
So there’s still anime out there that matches my tastes. It just doesn’t usually come up, and I don’t follow releases or check anything out “just because it’s anime”.
It starts to get repetitive after a while. There are a few exceptions though. Attack On Titan kept me guessing and The Devil Is A Part Timer is hilarious. But long running series like Naruto or One Piece just does the same thing over and over again
As much as I agree with saying that for Naruto, hard disagree on One Piece, that is one of the best series ever made at least in my opinion. Why do you think One Piece does the same thing over and over again, the story and world have evolved so much I find that hard to believe.
