Case Study: How Much Anime Do You Watch on a Weekly Basis?

I see so many Japanese names when I run around the world of FFXIV, that I just gotta know.

depends on what i am into that day/week/month but i this anime season i got 5-6 i am keeping up with weekly.

if you count manga/manwha/manhua i got about 40 i keep up with weekly.

I haven't actually watched an anime in years.

0. I do actually have a character with a Japanese name, but that's because she's a lizard and I like to give my characters lore appropriate names.

I rarely watch it, and when I do its something like Ghibli, Hosoda or something like that.

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Sadly, I'm not watching anime anymore. I like the memes but I don't feel like watching anything anymore.

Most of the stuff I've been watching is either between seasons (Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, My Hero Academia) or ended within the last few months (Digimon Ghost Game, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury), so right now I'm not really watching anything. I do have some other stuff I keep meaning to start or catch up on, but I haven't gotten around to it.

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Most of the stuff I've been watching is either between seasons (Spy x Family)

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No it's currently two episodes into the new season.

Two minutes if I’m not binging something. Last one was Inuyasha until Yashahime, before then was Yu Yu Hakusho, and Fist of the North Star original.

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No it's currently two episodes into the new season.

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Then I've got a little catching up to do.

The last I watched was the new season of Baki on Netflix.

I think I saw Akira once like a decade ago lol. Not an anime person at all.

None, my name is from the randomize name button on the character creator.

I’m actually surprised that the majority of the responses all say they don’t really watch it. With FFXIV being having JRPG roots and all, I figured the love of the game for many people also extended toward anime as well.

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Originally Posted by chaotix69

I see so many Japanese names when I run around the world of FFXIV, that I just gotta know.

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I'd say a few days a week, citizen. After all, FFXIV is an anime, is it not?




Clear skies and safe journeys.

Maybe one or two per year, that I'll just get to whenever (usually during a spell of insomnia) rather than keeping up with weekly. So, basically the same as live action shows.

None.

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Originally Posted by chaotix69

I’m actually surprised that the majority of the responses all say they don’t really watch it. With FFXIV being having JRPG roots and all, I figured the love of the game for many people also extended toward anime as well.

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Probably those who do watch it are watching it and not reading the forums.

In my case, I'm here because I was looking for another MMORPG to play when it started getting hard to stomach WoW after experiencing WoD beta testing. Certainly there will be many who do watch anime but it won't be everyone.

None at all, not interested in it.

Hmm, none for years.

Back in the day though, I enjoyed anime a lot. Bleach, Robotech, Mushishi, anything studio Ghibli, etc. Good times.

Mao used to watch lots but now, maybe only once per week.

I only watch late 70's to 90's anime on occasion.
Its very rare for me to watch something current.

I don't really use weeb names or aesthetics at all.

I don't watch any.

A poll is not a case study.

Not many anymore but i play plenty of anime games if that counts

I'm not sure that a Japanese name implies the player watches anime, as a lot of anime characters don't actually have 'Japanese' names. Black Butler's main character is Sebastian Michaelis, as an example. (For fun, go read the etymology of the character's name here: https://kuroshitsuji.fandom.com/wiki...tian_Michaelis)

Here's an article from about ten years ago that explains why many anime characters have non-Japanese names: https://japantoday.com/category/feat...japanese-names

Personally, I enjoy both Japanese and Chinese animated series. There are a lot of Japanese series on the Crunchyroll and Hidive sites, including my favorite: The Eminence in Shadow. Youtube has a great number of Chinese animated series, typically 3D computer generated (quality has improved greatly over the years). Look for Ten Cent, Bilibili, Youku and iQIYI channels - full series may require you to pay a fee.

I watch about 2 hours of anime each day. I try to keep up on all the ongoing and new anime shows. My name is from a anime character from one my favorite anime shows.

I never liked anime. It’s not my cup of tea. My answer is zero, none, zilch.

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A poll is not a case study.

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I meant to write survey but got the two mixed up, but thanks professor.

None. I got sick of filler arcs and being behind the curve story-wise years ago, so I stick to manga.

Hmm, in terms of hours watched... probably about 6-8 hours per week? And about the same in time spent reading light novels.

0 I don't watch anime.

Almost no anime at all. And i really tried to like it.


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In what sense of the word?

Read the MHA Manga fairly often, when remember - but can't say have watched an anime for a while. I think the last time I watched any was DragonBall Super's Tournament of Power finale episode.

None. I don't hate anime but I very rarely find one that can hold my interest. I'm just not the target demographic for the vast majority of it.

Not really much lately,

Though I do have some favorites...
Eminence in Shadow
Mushoku Tensei
Arifureta

Though only Eminence in Shadow is currently playing.

I've been watching a lot of Lupin the 3rd lately, but that's pretty much it.

I would say between 6-8 hours weekly. - A good 2 hours is usually towards ongoing season eps, then I've got a good chunk of that which I'll slap on anything as a rewatch when I get closer to the night and settle down.

Anything from Silent Voice, Wolf Children, Your Name, Demon Slayer, just to name a few others I've had on this week.

I all but stopped watching anime except for a handful of shows here and there and one of the biggest reasons is because I have been playing this game lol. However I have been falling back in love with it recently. Before I played FFXIV and was more into anime than gaming (I swing back and forth between these two) I would watch a few episodes a day.