How do you know when you're addicted to anime?

[SirGutsalot]

I've been watching non-stop for the past 4 or so years amounting to about 60 anime which adds to over a month of straight anime.

So yeah...

[Strontium]

I think there's a difference with being obsessed with anime and being addicted. If you're addicted to anime then anime is interrupting your daily life in a negative way. If you're obsessed with it, that means you just watch it a lot. I bet some people watch hours and hours of anime a day!

[lukesuperstarfish]

I finished Hunter x Hunter in a week....... -_-

[BlackMantaStudios]

My classmate used to watch seasonal anime and has watched around 300+ shows before we graduated high school a year ago.

I think you're pretty addicted to anime when you do that. Also, when you fork over bales of money for figs, LNs, tank compilations, have a waifu, funpost on /a/, and that kind of stuff. Well, those things aren't bad in themselves unless it adversely affects your social functioning, or unless you shape your whole personality around a "OMG anime is muh life !!!I wish I get born again but Japanese!!111!! Nihon bestu cOuntry desUUuu~" mindset.

Personally, I think anime is one of those things where being a casual is better than being a hardcore fan. I like anime a lot and have watched quite a few shows, but I can't say I'm addicted to it. The last series I watched was Amagi Brilliant Park, and I watched it over a year ago.

[carloswebcomic]

I lost my interest in anime about 9-10 years ago. I think the last thing I saw was The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Or was it Lucky Star? Don't remember.
I just don't have the free time anymore.

[bakasama25]

あんたはアニメのおたくをあですか
[Are you an anime otaku?]

[SirGutsalot]

I don't think I'm on otaku-level because I have to do university which takes up way too much time but I am into seasonally watching it.

[SpavVy]

You just seem like an average person who likes anime to me. I think it's fine just as long as you have other interests.

I used to watch it a lot during high school but not so much anymore, I only have a small handful of animes I actually enjoy watching and a few I've watched with my friends just for shits and giggles.

[bakasama25]

Well you don't seem to an otaku. Otaku, at least on how the Japanese use the term, are anti-social people obsessed with hobbies.

If you're the type talk needless about manga and anime pinnacles of art, then you might have a problem.

[zetina]

You know you're addicted to anime when you say stuff like "I CAN STOP WHENEVER I WANT!!!" and go through withdrawal symptoms, crashing and shaking whenever you haven't watched any in over a day.

Oh wait. I guess we're not talking about that kinda addiction. Never mind.

[ashriott]

When a 20 minute episode felt like it lasted for about 5 minutes xP

[Doubtcent]

ALL 145 episodes????
Impossible! There's not enough time in the world, let alone 1 week.

[Sanz]

when your dreams are in anime lol jk idk.

[sarrowsmith10]

No free time. That pretty much defines why I don't watch anime any more. haha. XD

[sarrowsmith10]

That's really impressive. I was hardcore when I was in highschool, about 10-14 years ago or so. I'd watch it before school and then come straight home and watch more. Back then anime wasn't very popular in the US, so I'd have to bit torrent shows and look for fan subs to get my fix. Not much was available. I remember when I spent a summer in Japan, I bought hundreds of dollars worth of manga and anime, it was like heaven.

Then I left to college and lost interest. I guess it was a phase.... ((shrug)) but fans now are living in a freaking golden age. With Netflix/CrunchyRoll/Internet Streaming, you could literally watch anime 24 hours a day, see something new every day and never run out of shows to watch. It's amazing really.

[VermillionWorks]

With Netflix/CrunchyRoll/Internet Streaming, you could literally watch anime 24 hours a day, see something new every day and never run out of shows to watch. It's amazing really.

A friend of mine gave me a temporary free subscription to Crunchyroll, so I checked out quite a few different newer shows at one point.

.......I only thought one of them was tolerable, and even that I didn't like enough to continue following. I just found them all....far too formulaic. XP

There was plenty of crap or overdone formulas in early anime too so I'm not going to say "BACK IN MY DAY THINGS WERE SOO MUCH BETTER", even as a kid with shows like Dragonball Z that I loved, I got tired of the formulas in those and sometimes stopped watching or didn't keep up with it....but I don't know....I still feel like there was more diversity in style and themes back in the 80s/90s...going to buy a video was fun because of how much of a mish-mash it was. Sure there was stuff like Dragon Half and Devil Hunter Yohko, but there was also Armitage III and Serial Experiments Lain.

Then again, it's hard for me to get into anything other than totally random sh*t anymore, it's not just anime. ^^; Plus I'm sure there are ones more fitting to my taste that I just don't have the time to discover. So...why am I even posting in here? I'll leave this topic to the actual fans now...

[sarrowsmith10]

Then again, it's hard for me to get into anything other than totally random sh*t anymore, it's not just anime.

It's also possible that as you grow up your interests change. Formulaic stories don't interest you any more. When I was a teen, I was super into teen drama type anime and I would consume any variation on the theme, no matter how cliche. I tried watching some stuff recently and it just bored me. ((shrug))

I really loved Rurouni Kenshin and the old Gundam Series too when I was younger. Now I can't stand them. It's weird. XD I don't think that makes me any more or less a fan than others, it just means my tastes have changed.

[lukesuperstarfish]

correction, 148. And I pretty much just binged the living hell out of it. Its possible believe me. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN MY FINAL FORM!!!!!!!!!

[Doubtcent]

I like anime personally, and I binge-watch some shows... but I wouldn't call myself addicted, nor obsessed.

Videogames however... I might be obsessed. Or maybe passionate.

[niinasalmelin]

I think the moment when you ask yourself this question defines how close you are :'D
Anime is nice but I barely have any time or motivation to start any new series nowadays. Welcome to NHK is one of my favourites tho.