How do you choose your next anime/manga?

[SSDynamite]

Well, this is just a general thread about how people know which anime to watch next.

Personally, if I hear about an anime I google it to see what the characters look like. Then if it looks good I'll watch the first two episodes to find out if i like it. Usually I do ^^.
How do you choose what to watch next?

[Amray The II]

I see what the basic plot is...or...take a guess and buy it anyway to see what it is like. ^^;

I will buy practically any slice of life anime out there because it is my favourte genre of anime. I never even had to read what lucky star was about I just automatically knew I would like it when I saw Konata with a PS2 controller and other anime references. Lucky because I really did love the whole anime. Whereas with elfen lied i just watched a trailer and thught it looked awesome. Also the theme 'lilium' was in the trailer and i loved it!

With manga i only buy the manga's that i have seen in anime. exept for battle vixens which was on special offer so I bought the first three. Then after i bought the anime because the manga was so great. ^_^

[Jagan Eye]

I go to the library and if any new title looks good, I pick up the first couple of volumes and read them.
Also, if someone recomends something to me, I read it...and I really don't watch anime much.

[Souhi]

Word of mouth. That, and sometimes hype. If only to see what all the fuss is all about. Lately it's just been series that friends (with similar tastes to mine) recommend, because I know I'll enjoy some aspect of it. It hasn't failed me since.

[Doom85]

I'll check out reviews, trailers, users' comments, etc. to see if it's an anime/manga I would like. Then I'll go to the store and look for all the ones recommended, and buy accordingly (especially if one of them is on sale).

[Mayonnaise-Senpai]

Well when I am introduced to a new anime, I like to google it and figure out the storyline and read the biographies of the characters. Im very picky at what type of anime it is. I hate Mecha, Apocolyptic and somewhat Space animes. Anything else is fine. If I think its good storyline and the characters are cool, I'll keep coming for more.

[Amray The II]

If their is one thing that I never do it is ask or take anothers advise. I do not like getting ideas of anime to watch from other people. The obvious reason would be because we all have our own likes and dislike and I may not even like what they recommend to me even they if they do say it is amazing. So I prefer to see for myself. ^^

You will never see a recommendation thread on this from me I can assure you. XD

[Souhi]

If their is one thing that I never do it is ask or take anothers advise. I do not like getting ideas of anime to watch from other people. The obvious reason would be because we all have our own likes and dislike and I may not even like what they recommend to me even they if they do say it is amazing. So I prefer to see for myself. ^^

You will never see a recommendation thread on this from me I can assure you. XD

Yeah of course, that's why I ask friends that share my general taste. Not strangers. I would've never found half the crazy good series that I've seen or read without a nudge from a buddy. Recommendation threads on AF tend to be too general and impersonal in my opinion.

I was never able to use the "oh this guy looks cool" method. Left me disappointed too often. Reviews have had me on the flip side as well. Come to think of it, I use soundtrack as a bit of a guide too o_o. Openings with good animation and a catchy song are usually worth a look.

[Mujika]

I searched @wikiped. Then if the animes got some cool titles with a good story plot I might watch it. But right now, I'm just asking people around here in AF on what's new and what's hot from what's NOT

[_Freddie_]

[troll]I watch the last episode first to see if I like how it ends.[/troll]

[Greenflames]

hmm...When I hear about an anime from a friend or come across it on some website or something, I usually check it out on youtube (I usually try and go for trailers and openings/endings...and usually if I like the look of it and the music I try and get it)...sometimes I check out the plot from anime news network...but most of the time the animes I actually decide I want to watch I can't find when I actually go to the stores, so I end up picking from what's there...although recently I did manage to get one that I wanted to watch...actually two hehe (true tears and gunslinger girl)...a friend of mine checks out trailers on crunchyroll^^

[Amray The II]

[troll]I watch the last episode first to see if I like how it ends.[/troll]

0_0! ...I could never....

Yeah of course, that's why I ask friends that share my general taste. Not strangers. I would've never found half the crazy good series that I've seen or read without a nudge from a buddy. Recommendation threads on AF tend to be too general and impersonal in my opinion.

I was never able to use the "oh this guy looks cool" method. Left me disappointed too often. Reviews have had me on the flip side as well. Come to think of it, I use soundtrack as a bit of a guide too o_o. Openings with good animation and a catchy song are usually worth a look.

The thing is my friend that I have so many things recommended to me in the past that were said to be 'awesome', only to be disapointed. So I never trust other peoples views anymore. That's just me thugh. ^^;

[Memento Mori]

Sometimes to see what's the big deal with it, and why it's so popular.

Sometimes because my friend recommended it.

Sometimes because I read the plot, and I thought it was tight.

[blueangel06661]

I usually find related videos prior to the one I just watched. and if it looks good, I start watching it.

[law~]

i usually first like to read the plot to see if it is intereting enough to me...then i google it to see how the characters look like ^^
if I like them then I try some episodes, If i get bored and just repeat the process all over again till i find what I'm looking for ^^

[Happi Giraffe!]

if i hear about an anime/manga and i'm interested in it, then i just try it out and see if it like it.

[Fuu Kasumi]

Usually, it's because a friend recommended a certain series. I sometimes read recommendation threads, but as Souhi said, on AF they tend to be too general and impersonal. So, I stick with my friends' opinions instead.
Other times it's because I simply read the plot and found it pretty interesting.

[Marshmallow Fluff]

I usually go to Borders and look for a good manga, but I hardly watch anime :3

[Akihiko Yamamoto Hozagaki]

I have a never ending list of things to watch. I have so much anime on that list, I'll be dead and still not have finished it.

[Diocletian]

I base it on how the Opening and how the Trailer looks.SHEA!

[Ezzy]

If its a new anime that just started airing then ill watch the first few episodes to see how it is. I also find out about good anime from my friend. But i would have to say that most of the anime that i find out about comes from Anime Planet. When you click on a show a list of "You would also like this" appears below it so i tend to read the synopsis of the basic plot and if it sounds interesting then ill check it out. I tend to like everything I watch except for a select few anime so i usually never have a hard time picking the next anime to watch unless there are a bunch of good ones that i want to watch.

[Kanjoudakai_Ira]

First of all i go for the ones requested by my friends,since they have the same tastes as me. First come the ones that seem more interesting for me (and that is,contains more blood,violence). I also google images,to see graphics and stuff,then go on anidb.net and inform myself about it,and if it seems interesting,it's on the list ^_^

[hirokiaibalovex3]

I ask for requests on a thread then I search it on Wikipedia. If it looks good, then I'll watch the first episode of the anime, or go and check on the manga.

I usually get hooked on the manga series, and later move to the anime, if they have one.

[Aki_Saku]

I usually go by recomendations. If someone says that they really like it, I Google it to see what it's about. If it looks good, and I like the art, I start watching it.

[sataned]

i usually go to anime news network,
check out all the anime, then i write down a few of the anime with the best arts style i like,
then i read up on the plot,
and if the plot sounds good and the arts look good then it must be good!
dont be fooled though... alot of anime turn out crappy =__= like D.Grey man
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