c/anime-discussions

Took me 10 rewatches to finally watch the dub of my favorite show

I used to skip dubs entirely, thought they were for people who couldn't read fast. Then last month I tried the dub of an old 90s mecha series on a road trip through Ohio and the voice actor for the rival completely sold me on a character I'd hated for years. Anyone else given a dub a second shot after writing it off for that long?

My friend swore 720p was fine, 4K bluray changed my whole watch order

My buddy Dave kept saying streaming in 720p was good enough and I was wasting money on discs. Last month I finally grabbed a 4K copy of Akira and watched it on my 55 inch TV. The difference was insane, I could see actual texture in the animation that just looked like blurry lines before. Now I'm going back through old series and picking up the better releases. Has anyone else had a friend talk them out of upgrading video quality for years?

The "skip the filler" advice from a random redditor wrecked my rewatch

So last month some guy in a thread said to skip episodes 8-10 of that mecha show because they were just recap filler. I trusted it since they seemed confident and saved me 3 hours. Turns out those episodes had the whole backstory for the main antagonist, so I had zero idea why the finale hit so hard. I went back and watch them anyway, and now I'm mad at both the redditor and myself. Anyone else got burned by skipping advice that sounded too convenient?

Panel q&a at anime nyc made me ditch my list of top 10s

At the 2024 Anime NYC panel for a tiny dub studio, the voice actor said she watches every show without knowing the plot first, and now I binge everything raw instead of reading spoilers, so has anyone else tried going in blind and felt it changed how you rate stuff?

The subreddit's 5-year-old post on pacing fixed my binge problem

Last week I was scrolling through an old thread about why certain shows feel too slow. Someone had posted a breakdown of episode structure, pointing out that most 12 episode anime have a turning point at episode 4 or 5. I used to watch three episodes, drop the show, and call it boring. After reading that, I forced myself through episode 5 of a show I'd quit twice. The pacing clicked. Now I check where the turning point is before dropping anything. Has anyone else used episode counts to decide whether to give a show a real shot?

Finally noticed a real difference in how I judge fights after 40 episodes of rewatches

I used to just watch shonen battles and think 'cool punches' without any idea why one side won. But after going back through My Hero Academia season 3 last week, I started catching things like positioning and stamina that I totally missed the first time... it felt like a whole new show. Has anyone else had that moment where a rewatch just clicks and you see the actual strategy instead of just the flashy moves?

Used to binge dub episodes without thinking until I caught a TPN Season 2 scene that made me cringe so hard I switched to subs overnight

I was cruising through The Promised Neverland dubbed like normal when Ray's emotional moment came out flat and then Emma's voice cracked in a completely wrong spot, so now I rewatch every episode subbed first to check the actual performance, has anyone else had a bad dub moment that totally flipped how you watch?

Picked sub vs dub for Attack on Titan. Regretted it instantly.

Started a rewatch last night. Had to choose between sub and dub. Picked the dub because I wanted to clean my equipment at the same time. By episode 3 I had to pause and rewind twice. Eren's scream in English just doesn't hit the same. Anyone else made this mistake and had to switch mid-season?

Vent: My local anime club's screening of the finale got ruined by one guy's spoiler meltdown

Went to the monthly meetup at the library in Portland last Thursday. We were 10 minutes into the final episode of a big series. This dude in the back yells out 'OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE HE DIES' like it was nothing. Half the room had read the manga. The other half flipped out. We paused the screening and had a 20 minute debate about spoiler etiquette. Now the organizer makes everyone sign a no-spoiler pledge before we even start. Has anyone else had a club get wrecked by something like this?

Got laughed out of a panel at Otakon for asking a dumb question about dubbing

Ran into a guy at a con who said Naruto should've ended after the Pain arc

I was at Anime Expo in LA last summer, standing in line for the Crunchyroll panel, and this guy behind me just blurts out that Naruto peaked right there and everything after was filler. He said the war arc was a mess and the Kaguya twist ruined Shippuden for me entirely. I told him I actually liked the final Sasuke vs Naruto fight and he just shook his head and walked away. It stuck with me because I thought I was the only one who felt that way at first, but now I hear that take everywhere online. Has anyone else had a random stranger completely change how you see a show like that?

Finally got through all of Vinland Saga season 2 in one crazy weekend

I started Friday night expecting to watch a few episodes but ended up binging the whole 24 episode season by Sunday because the character growth for Thorfinn was just too good to stop, has anyone else had a weekend where a show totally took over your life like that?

Tried watching dub for the first time and got totally thrown off

I've been a sub only watcher for like 5 years now. Last week I put on the dubbed version of my favorite show and the voices just didn't match the characters at all in my head. It felt like I was watching a completely different anime with how the emotions landed differently. Has anyone else tried switching formats and had it ruin the vibe for them?

The day my Crunchyroll queue got wiped for the third time

Last week I finally sat down to binge some shows and my entire queue was gone again. That's three times in six months and I had like 40 episodes lined up. Does anyone else just give up and start fresh or do you actually try to remember everything you added?

Still miss the old crunchyroll forum format from like 2010

I swear back then you could have a whole thread debating subs vs dubs without someone screaming at you in caps. These new platforms feel like everyone's just yelling past each other trying to get likes. Anyone else remember when people actually finished a conversation instead of ghosting after one reply?

Can we stop calling any show with three episodes a 'slow burn'?

Saw someone describe a battle shonen as a slow burn after 2 episodes and that word lost all meaning to me back in May.

Binged all 12 episodes of that new isekai in one sitting and hated myself after

I saw everyone hyping up that new isekai about the guy who gets reincarnated as a vending machine, so I gave it a shot last Saturday. Figured I'd watch two episodes but ended up burning through the whole season in about 5 hours straight. My back hurt from sitting weird on the couch and I barely remembered half the plot by the end. Did anyone else feel like the pacing was way off after the first few episodes?

Just crossed 100 episodes of Gintama and I finally get the hype

I kept hearing people talk about how Gintama is a masterpiece but it took me until episode 96 or so before it really clicked. The serious arcs hit so much harder when you've sat through all the silly random episodes first. Did anyone else feel like it took forever to get into but now can't stop watching?

Spent $120 on a Crunchyroll subscription I never used

I signed up for the mega fan Crunchyroll tier back in January and totally forgot to cancel it. That's like 7 months of payments down the drain for shows I never even started. Anyone else ever throw money away on a streaming service they barely touched?

Dubbed vs subbed for Attack on Titan - picked subbed and missed half the action reading subtitles

Started watching AoT last month and my friend swore by the subbed version. 3 episodes in and I kept missing the big fight scenes cause I was too busy reading. Switched to dubbed and honestly it felt way better. Has anyone else found that some shows just work better dubbed even if the subbed purists say otherwise?

I watched subbed and dubbed versions of the same episode back to back, never doing that again

So I finally decided to compare the sub and dub for Attack on Titan season 4 part 2 last night. The dubbed version changed whole lines of dialogue, not just translations but the tone of what characters said. Eren sounded way more emotional in the sub, almost broken, while the dub made him sound like a generic angry guy. It totally shifted how I saw the scene, the sub gave me chills and the dub just fell flat. Has anyone else noticed major differences like that between versions?

Why I finally gave up on Naruto filler arcs after 200 episodes

I used to defend skipping filler episodes because I thought they added depth, but last Tuesday I hit episode 176 and it was just a 20-minute recap of a ramen shop scene. The whole thing fell apart for me when I realized I'd wasted 15 hours on stuff that didn't move the story. Has anyone else hit that breaking point where you just couldn't take the filler anymore?

Got called out by a 16-year-old for fast-forwarding intro sequences

I always skip anime intros thinking they waste time. But last week at a con panel this kid says I'm missing the whole point. He showed me how Trigger actually hides easter eggs in their intros that foreshadow the whole season. Now I watch every opening once at least, especially on rewatches. Anybody else change how they watch intros after someone called them out?

Took me 6 years to realize I was skipping the OP every time for no reason

Was rewatching Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood with my buddy at his apartment in Austin and he got mad I skipped the intro. I told him it saves time but he pointed out I was missing the song shifts that hint at the episode tone. Now I let them play and honestly the pacing feels way better. Anyone else catch themselves skipping openings out of habit instead of giving them a chance?

Overheard a guy at a con say he skips all slice-of-life episodes

He said they're just filler and don't advance the plot, but that made me realize so many character moments happen in those quiet scenes. Anyone else think you'd miss half the emotional payoff without them?