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Oct 17, 12:16 PM
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Thy-Veseveia
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Happy accidents or when you purposely looked something up and instnaly loved it
Hi
Oct 17, 12:18 PM
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Serafos
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Also, giving Show By Rock!! another chance after dropping it first was also a very good decision. :3
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Oct 17, 12:33 PM
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Anjuro
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Watching Beastars: At first I thought "I aint watching no furry shit", but my brother kept pestering me to watch it XD Eventually I caved, and I wasn't immediately impressed but it did grow on me. Season 2 even more so. Overall a really good anime I could easily have overlooked
Dropping fairy tail: I had been watching fairy tail for a long time, mostly due to it being one of the "big shows" at the time, but I actually never really liked it that much. I was perpetually in this self-gaslighting mode of "its gonna get good any second now" or "its not so bad, its just different and I will get used to it". But yeah, I never ended up liking it. I watched it almost like it was an obligation, a chore, and then one day I thought... you know, what if I didn't? XD So I stopped, and almost immediately I felt like I had more energy lol Like a demon that had been haunting me had been excorcised. Its just one of those things, you don't realize how draining it is to do something you don't like until you stop doing it and have a point of comparison.
Oct 17, 12:34 PM
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Guilmon1
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Watching digimon, a lot of stuff can be traced back for me from that accident
Oct 17, 12:35 PM
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aly_66
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I still love baccano though
Oct 17, 12:40 PM
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BigBoyAdvance
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When I played Redo of Healer on my PC without knowing anything about that show. Best day of my life ngl (watched all 12 episodes the same day).
Oct 17, 12:56 PM
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Shirayukin
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Watching Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann and Honey & Clover from beginning - saw a bit on TV before, and thought I didn't like them. Actually amazing after really watching it from beginning.
Watching Code Geass and Kuroko no Basket - I avoided any mecha and sports anime before these, ended up enjoying so I am more open about these genres now.
Oct 17, 12:57 PM
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Daniel_funes99
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-Giving One Piece a chance and starting to watch it during the covid lockdown.
-Continue watching the monogatari series even though the first scene was kinda strange throwing you a lot of scenes and text out of nowhere.
Oct 17, 1:01 PM
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Zarutaku
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Sep 2016
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Gladly I didn't listen to haters and decided to watch Mushoku Tensei
Oct 17, 1:13 PM
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kutuya
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Watching Tantei Opera Milky Holmes.
Oct 17, 1:40 PM
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BubbaDump420
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My dress up darling. I am into ecchi and harem. No much into romance but that one was great. Can’t wait for season 2
Oct 17, 1:51 PM
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tchitchouan
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To ditch shonen and watch ecchi only.
Oct 17, 2:01 PM
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DesuMaiden
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I don't look up anime online. Ok, I am not telling you how I find anime online. That is a secret.
Oct 17, 2:05 PM
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Commit_Crime
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Reply to DesuMaiden
I don't look up anime online. Ok, I am not telling you how I find anime online. That is a secret.
@DesuMaiden
How are you finding anime online when you dont look it up online then?
Oct 17, 2:13 PM
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FZREMAKE
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Jan 2021
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Watching Fate series. People always complain about the watch order and stuff but I am glad I watched fate without worrying about the watch order.
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.
Oct 17, 3:53 PM
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StewedBeefHaunch
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Close second is watching all of Higurashi while successfully evading spoilers everywhere. Was one of the most engrossing experiences I've had while watching any TV show, anime or otherwise.
Lastly, Cross Game. Same thing with Haruhi where I watched a small amount but dropped it for a long time before giving it another shot.
Oct 17, 5:11 PM
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phokingbeast
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Watching haikyuu, made me look into other sports anime
Watching berserk. Really got me into anime
Oct 17, 5:27 PM
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rohan121
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Ignoring mal scores and enjoying gems like genma wars and a lot of ecchi.
Oct 17, 5:28 PM
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kutuya
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Reply to DesuMaiden
I don't look up anime online. Ok, I am not telling you how I find anime online. That is a secret.
@DesuMaiden How do you find anime online?
Oct 17, 5:34 PM
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JessicaKari
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~ allowing myself to drop shows
~ looking up comedy anime to watch while doing cardio cuz I didn’t want anything serious during a work out, which led me to Saiki
~ starting shows with many seasons/lots of eps to catch up on even though they seem daunting, I used to mostly stick to 12(ish)eps to avoid the commitment lol
Oct 17, 5:37 PM
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faleagum
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Getting into anime when I once looked up for " Top Ten Anime Deaths" on a random afternoon during school break years ago. I realized anime was pretty cool lmao.
Oct 17, 5:42 PM
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mo_lave
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Watching Violet Evergarden because I couldn't find anything better to do... after not caring about anime for seven years.
Oct 17, 5:44 PM
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Deathko
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Said dumb anime was Kill la Kill.
Coincidence, or a sixth sense for anime? I still don't know. But after that I couldn't sleep for two nights, and took a break from anime to preserve my sanity 😂 Both shows are still my absolute favs
Oct 17, 5:56 PM
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billywsh
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Picked it up a second time, finally finishing it, and it became one of my 10/10s.
Oct 17, 6:01 PM
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RazzaMAL
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I was about to drop Steins Gate early on but I believed that it couldn't be widely considered a masterpiece for no reason. I then persuaded myself I should at the very least finish it and after halfway through I realised I made an amazing decision.
Oct 17, 6:04 PM
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Kirika_Madeleine
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After hearing the opening of Noir and I watched it after finishing it and it became my favorite anime.
Oct 17, 6:24 PM
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NoelleIsSleepy
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Watching Sarazanmai on a whim because I liked the weird name... it turned out to be an all-around weird anime, but it's one of my favorites.
Oct 17, 6:29 PM
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Reply to BubbaDump420
My dress up darling. I am into ecchi and harem. No much into romance but that one was great. Can’t wait for season 2
@BubbaDump420 I am going to go against the flow here, & hope it doesn't get a Season 2. The Manga starts to go off the Rails with their relationship, heck even Marin's personality changes a bit.
Oct 17, 6:29 PM
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Archean-Return
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For some time, I put Strange Dawn off because I foolishly prejudged it based on the cover and its age rating, which was once PG - Children, despite the ostensibly "unsuitable" themes and subjects for such a demographic. Turned out to be an enjoyable and distinctive anime that didn't have to reduce itself to pretension to exhibit meaning and implore thought.
ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇
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☽ Shaded Horizon ☾
Oct 17, 6:32 PM
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Quadruple_Oi
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Not dropping SAO after S2 and deciding to give S3 a try. It became one of my favorites.
Oct 17, 6:49 PM
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MechKingKillbot
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"Accidentally": Ippatsu Kiki Musume. Went in blind. Got entertained.
Oct 17, 7:03 PM
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Absurdo_N
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Watch Death Note, Highschool of the Dead and Fire Force.
Oct 17, 7:09 PM
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luffysenchou
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Reading and watching One Piece has been the best decision ever.
Oct 18, 6:03 AM
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RainyEvenings
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Becoming fan of anime itself was the best decision i ever made.
Anime has a way of enriching lives with its diverse stories, memorable characters, and unforgettable emotions. It’s like an endless adventure where you get to explore different worlds, genres, and cultures. Every anime , every new episode adds something special to my life experience .
Oct 19, 12:14 AM
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MeguSae38
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Giving a chance to Konosuba and Tatoeba Last Dungeon after hesitating for a relatively long time, giving another try to Mayo Chiki after dropping it once.
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Oct 19, 12:38 AM
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SkyfallStar
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Just starting to watch it. Don't know where I would be without it.
Oct 19, 12:38 AM
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LoveYourSmile
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Ping-pong? I watched it solely for that Olympics torch badge, just picked the highest rated from that list that all looked to me as shades of brown honestly.
Under no other circumstances I would watch a sports anime featuring full male (and ugly) cast, even friend's rec wouldn't help. Now, it's on my favorites lol.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Oct 19, 1:08 AM
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perseii
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On a whim started watching Demon Slayer S1 after seeing the enthusiastic online chatter. This came without anyone prompting me, after years of friends trying to get me to watch anime and eventually giving up.
I'm also glad I got into seasonals recently. It's fun to shop around and find out pleasant, under-watched shows to enjoy weekly.
Oct 19, 1:22 AM
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miodddaaa
one piece ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
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One piece for sure and black butler (thats the anime that got me really hooked on anime)
Oct 19, 2:30 AM
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Wineblood
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Becoming comfortable with dropping stuff I don't like, despite how popular I keep hearing it is.
Happy accidents or when you purposely looked something up and instnaly loved it
Giving Romantic Killer a chance when I initially thought it looked fairly basic.
Oct 20, 9:47 PM
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koibana
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Watching Clannad was the best decision I've ever made.
Oct 20, 10:19 PM
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BigMac7
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watching ping pong and letting my friend show me kaiji
Oct 20, 10:22 PM
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Ridzaxster
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1.One Piece
2.Attack On Titan
3.FMAB
4.Hunter x Hunter
5.Gintama
Oct 20, 10:24 PM
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LNW_R92CP
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First, watching Assassination Classroom. At this point, I was able to find anime in the second decision below.
Second, watching Clannad makes a big change for preference of anime I should watch as well as the characters that I might end up liking.
Third, watching some music-themed anime, so that I could search for more candidates of my favorite songs.
Fourth, although I'm not really into The iDOLM@STER before, the decision to watch The iDOLM@STER Million Live! makes me go deeper into that franchise and find new enjoyment for myself. I want to follow more because of the wide range of music and units.
Kotomi & Nanami 
Anna Mochizuki
Oct 20, 10:53 PM
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Noozarashiii
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I was hesitant to start anime for a very long time. So, i would say that forcing myself to start watching anime is the best decision I have made. Because, I started loving anime more than I thought, and through anime, I got to know manga and now I am completely into manga reading...
Oct 20, 11:10 PM
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ryzxgum
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getting into one piece and committing to it despite the length.
Oct 20, 11:12 PM
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alshu
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Dropping Evangelion.
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