CATDOLL: Too many late-night animations in Japan? Netizens call for fewer broadcasts

Since 2001, the number of new animations released in Japan has continued to rise, and has now exceeded 100. However, the increased choice has not brought much fun to anime fans, and some people even suggest reducing the number of late-night animations per week.

The development of the Japanese animation industry in recent years has led to more and more late-night animations appearing on the screen, giving fans more choices in terms of both quantity and type. However, this "wide-ranging" model does not benefit everyone, as some netizens believe that "there are too many late-night animations, which is overwhelming" and "there is simply no way to watch so many."

The number of late-night animations in Japan has been rising for several years

It would be fine if people just simply appreciated the anime, but in fact some anime geeks not only watch anime, but also tweet their feelings in real time on the Internet, and even record their thoughts on each episode of each work...Recently, a blogger who has been recording his thoughts on anime for 9 consecutive years finally expressed his thoughts, hoping that the number of late-night anime broadcasts per week can be reduced in the future.

Japanese blogger expresses his thoughts: Reduce the number of animations for me

According to this expert, he feels very tired watching 36 late-night animations every week and giving his thoughts on them. He thinks that watching about 20 animations a week is enough. This netizen doesn’t want to miss the first broadcast advertisements and the fun of live broadcasts, so he insists on watching the first broadcast in front of the TV and doesn’t consider recording the animation to watch it another day. Later in the article, he also mentioned that he hopes to reduce the number of late-night animations “for him”.

This seems a bit too much to ask! And he has so many "principles", no wonder he makes himself so tired...

In Japan, watching the first episode of anime and leaving comments on Twitter is indeed a special ecology for many live-action anime fans. In 2015 alone, there were 170 new anime released online, which made these fans feel exhausted.

Watching anime and leaving comments at the same time is a special environment for many anime fans

In an era where there are more than 30 episodes per season, the ability to choose is very important. After all, you can only choose certain ones you want to watch in a limited time. If you want to dominate the entire season, in addition to having extraordinary physical strength, you also need strong willpower. What's more, most people have to consider that they have to go to work and school in real life, so it is difficult to achieve the goal of following every new episode.

Regarding the blogger who proposed "reducing the number of new animation broadcasts" in the above article, many netizens also expressed their opinions - "Isn't it okay to just follow some works that you really like?", "The animation industry cannot change its practices just for the original blogger, so it can only start by changing itself", "This is not an obligation, is it necessary to take it so seriously?", "It's most refreshing to not watch any of them."

Watching anime with other otakus late at night and live streaming at the same time is indeed a wonderful feeling of "having someone to share with". However, staying up until the early hours of the morning every night will inevitably have adverse health effects in the long run. Perhaps, as one netizen said, "not watching anything" is the wisest decision, right? If watching anime is regarded as a helpless obligation, it is better to get out of this "sea of ​​suffering" as soon as possible...