What do you do when watching an anime which is really no good?
1. Stop watching.
2. Give it a chance by watching a few more episodes in case it gets good.
3. Watch it all to give it a fair chance.
With me, it depends on if it is a series or a movie. Movies I watch straight through, including the closing credits. I feel I need to see the whole thing to give it a fair assessment, and just in case there is something of interest towards the end. No matter how bad the film may be, I will suffer and sit through it all.
A series is a bit different. I now never stop watching all together after two or three episodes. I used to, but then I realized I was missing out on some great anime. For example, I gave up on Blue Gender after two episodes, but then everyone said it was so great. I later gave BG a second look, and it took about 5-6 episodes when it really hit its stride. Usually, I will give an anime 4-6 episodes, depending how many are on the disc. If it is really, really, really crap, I will give up on it.
But if it is just below normal and does not totally bore me, I will give it a full look. Maybe something will happen in the later episodes. I feel I should give it a chance, especially if I am going to write about it here. I only totally give up on the truly dismal series which are hard to keep awake for.
You?
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