My anime rewatch plan fell apart after one episode

I finally sat down to binge a 90-episode classic last Saturday, stocked up on chips and soda, and planned to knock out 12 episodes. The first episode had a recap that was longer than the actual content, and I spent the whole time texting my buddy about it instead of paying attention. Anyone else get derailed by nostalgia shows that turn out to be way slower than you remember?

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nathan90126d ago

That "scrolling my phone the whole time" part hits close to home. But here's something nobody's mentioned yet: those old shows were designed for a different TV culture. Back then you watched one episode a week with commercials, so the pacing had all these built-in pauses for ads and recaps. Now we're trying to binge them like they're a Netflix original, and it just doesn't work. It's like trying to drink a milkshake with a coffee stirrer, the product hasn't changed, but the way we consume it has. Maybe the fix is to watch one episode a day and treat it like a ritual instead of a marathon.

lindag3326d ago

Oh man, I totally feel this! I did the same with an old mecha show, got through the first ep, and ended up scrolling my phone the whole time because it was just so much filler.