How to Enjoy and Appreciate Anime/Manga
T-Na
First off, let me state here that I'm a changed person. All the
anime/manga sins listed below are things that I USED to do. I am
still in the process of adjusting...so no hating.
This isn't just something I used to do to anime, but also for drama,
movies, manga, novels....so yep; everything and anything. I know, I'm
such a horrible person....
SIN #1. Looking up SPOILERS
Alright, this is how I judge/look at an anime/movie/novels/manga
before:
-I read Title and Synopsis
-I check out the characters if there's a picture; like how do they
look?
-I head straight to Wikipedia → Romance involved? Who gonna end up
with who?
-I will then watch 1st episode.
And according to Ted, that is a big “no-no”. Quoting him, “That
is the WORST thing you can do to a series and to yourself.” I,
personally, don't mind spoilers. Even so, I still have to agree with Ted. Not only did I eliminate all the
surprises, but in doing so, I also destroyed the experience. I did mention before in another post, that I still get surprise or emotional even when I know
what's going to happen next. However, that level of surprise is not
the same as, if I were to watch/read without knowing. I have to thank
Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de aru for letting me experience
that “magical” element of being in the dark. I went into that
series without reading anything except for the title (yea, I was too
lazy). But thanks to that, I came to appreciates no-spoilers.
