ProperBritish Wrote:I know a vast majority of the users of EP are immense fans of anime and manga...

but what 'snapped' you?

by this, i mean... what turned you from watching the odd little bit or seeing it around... to watching it when the seasons come out, keeping up with the news... and inevitably picking up a very very basic knowledge of japanese from it (unless you study it already).

I'm actually still not at that stage yet (and probably prefer never to get there to be honest).

My traditional style of watching anime is to have the whole thing and cram in a few (1-3) nights, and I still much prefer that to keeping up with stuff (tried keeping up with stuff, but never works out that well).  Picking based on rating and peer impression (like from you guys) is much more accurate than picking randomly, and watching large blocks at once keeps the mood intact, also get a better selection of fansub group choices (especially dual audio and/or DVD/BD rips, which you can never get when keeping up with stuff).  As for keeping up with the news, the only anime related site I keep up with is the TokyoTosho torrent listing (and EP too if you consider this an anime related site).

That being said, I still watch quite a bit more than I did lets say 6 years ago, and what caused that?  Nothing in particular I think, more like a slow accumulation over time.  If I'm forced to say something, probably Orphen (Sorcerer Stabber Orphen), from a long time ago.

SkyDX Wrote:I watched Anime even before I knew what it was in German TV...

That, replace the German TV with Australian TV.  First experience with actual anime (not kid's stuff like Pokemon) was on Chinese TV when I went there sometime during my primary school days, I remember seeing Saint Seiya and Slam Dunk.

(This post was last modified: 08/12/2009 06:17 PM by Assassinator.)