Keep dropping anime because I don't want it to end.

Hey, so I'm very lightly into anime, I've watched a few shows, dropped at least a dozen shows, and have a short attention span, the longest anime i watched being 24 episodes. I'm kinda picky with what anime I do watch, if it doesn't impress me in the first episode then I drop it. Recently, I've been actually finding shows I enjoy that are around that 12 episode mark, specifically Erased and the Mikadono Sisters, but I've reached a block for both those shows. I keep trying to delay the inevitable ending by not watching for a few days, watching something else, or practically anything. I love watching the ending of shows, but I hate that sour feeling I get when the show comes to an end, and I can feel it in my chest that the episodes remaining are getting shorter every time I finish an episode. I wanted to see if anyone else deals with this too, and ask if u guys maybe had ur own experiences with finishing shows.

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Playest_42472026-01-21 22:09

Honestly given how the majority of anime end... Valid

FixYourMistake2026-01-21 22:10

If you don't finish it, you just end it early for yourself.
I don't see the appeal.

Cole-Spudmoney2026-01-21 22:32

Early *and* unresolved, in the case of serialised shows.

Imagine walking out of every movie twenty minutes before the end.

ColaFlavorChupaChup2026-01-21 22:12

People often joke about post show depression but it does have a basis in reality so you're not alone.

However, you sound like you have a bit more of an extreme case if what you're saying is not an exaggeration. Maybe talk to someone.

Mickey101202026-01-21 22:13

Check out To Your Eternity, season 3 is currently airing and I feel you'll like it since you liked Erased.

craigs_ncl2026-01-21 22:34

You're getting awfully emotional for someone who is only "lightly" into something. I mean this respectfully, I think you'd benefit from therapy.

brickspunch2026-01-21 22:40

yes, it feels parasocial in nature