Guys i dont know what happened

Hello there this might seems weird or random but I noticed i just dropped all animes and mangas etc out of the blue, i cant tell if after 8 years i lost interest or what but yea i just made this to yap a bit, these last few years for school and so on i stopped watching as many animes and someone might tell me “you should watch it when you feel like it” or “watch them because of a passion” or something but i never thought i lost interest, i would like to return but i got so many things to see(over 30 animes etc) and i think that’s what stopping me but i also know if i dont start the list will become only bigger soo idk this post has no real meaning just wanted to talk about it (i didnt know which tag would fit this better sorry) P.S idk if it’s burnout or the sheer number of animes is killing me

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abandoned_idol2026-01-04 02:03

It might be easier and more casual to just randomly watch starting from the most recently aired shows.

Why commit to watching more than 1 anime really?

Much-Neighborhood5122026-01-04 02:07

I know i shoudnt try to watch more than 1 but having over 40 animes and i dont wanna count mangas i feel like i am overwhelmed, both with my personal time and this problem of mine I personally think it’s burnout, btw got any recommendations for communities to ask about stuff like i wanted to look at somewhere where i can talk sbout how i dont get passionate about anything and i just maybe do one full session of many hours of a certain topic and then never return to it or stuff like that

abandoned_idol2026-01-04 02:18

I imagine there are subreddits for that, though I don't explore much beyond this subreddit.

crazycarartist2026-01-04 02:09

I've been a hard-core Otaku since I was a kid and honestly there's times where I won't watch anime for a few months sometimes, doesn't mean I don't still love it, just sometimes there's other things that hold my interest more. And I wouldn't worry about how many animes you want to watch, I'm extremely ADHD so I have something like 60 anime in progress cause i just keep switching after each episode and have a list of like 120 anime I haven't even started yet

Much-Neighborhood5122026-01-04 02:15

I see i see, for me it’s now been over 11 months i think because maybe either a massive burnout or i lost passion or even bc of my lack of time even if i do spend some of it on other useless activities

crazycarartist2026-01-04 02:19

And that's totally fine, honestly trying to force yourself to watch it will just increase any burn out you might have so it might be worth it just to let the break from anime run its course and then something will eventually spark the want to watch again and you might end up watching only anime for a solid week lol

Much-Neighborhood5122026-01-04 02:30

I hope so, i am leading myself more to realize im wasting my time on my phone but i dont want to force anything

qqby64822026-01-04 02:10

Did you became interested in something else that replaced your interest in anime?

Much-Neighborhood5122026-01-04 02:14

No, with studies etc after a long year and now this one starting i just somehow stopped watching bc of lack of time, btw any idea where i can talk about general burnout and lost of passion? This community as beatiful as it is womt let me:(

IFapToCalamity2026-01-04 02:17

A therapist may be ideal. It could be related to something else.

qqby64822026-01-04 02:32

It’s fine losing interest here and there. You can take them back if you like. Just take one show or manga you liked and read it little by little. It’s about enjoying it not reading 50 manga and watching 38 anime at once.

Much-Neighborhood5122026-01-04 02:35

Mh ty this was pretty useful even tho i might not do anything yet imma try reading this book and with waters calming try to watch or play something

Dramatic_Complex_6722026-01-04 02:24

I think that's wayyy too many things to balance. As someone that's been into all of this for 30 years, I have a different way of watching as I got older and my priorities changed.

1. I concentrate on reading completed manga one at a time.
2. I have maybe 10 ongoing manga that I follow and use the mangapin app to sort my manga and keep track of it. Then I use the plan section to keep a list of stuff I'm not actively reading or want to read later so it never overwhelms me.
3. Same for anime, I don't actually keep up with seasons. I let entire seasons collect and watch in one go, one at a time. For certain long running animes, that means sometimes I let 8 seasons pass before I start watching. I actively try not watch anime of ongoing manga (I have a few exceptions).
4. You're allowed to take breaks and just stop for a while. It's pretty healthy and normal. I took a good 5-6 year gap after I graduated, got married, and started having kids. My consumption as an adult looks nothing like it was when I was in school. Things change, it's and that's okay.
5. Don't pressure yourself into this demographic. If you're tired of demographic, watch another demographic. There's no way I could ever watch/read shoujo josei only.
6. I have a lot of other hobbies. I cycle between them.

Much-Neighborhood5122026-01-04 02:33

Mh does seem like a lot of work which i think i wouldnt try to do, it’s not nice to say but i have to admit I probably lost all my hobbies school is fuckimg me up so much and I spend time on those stupid apps that just ruin my already probably low attention span i think that’s the problem of my lack of interest in EVERYTHING, havent seen a series, game anime etc in forever now