Random Poll of the Day! (727)

[Kor]

Hopefully I gave a room for enough options (though option 1 is probably extremely rare with people).

I used to give most new anime 2-3 episodes, then as seasons went by I lowered it to 1 episode. Now it's either the first 5-10 minutes or just judging according to the OP. I know it's too demanding to expect a new anime to lure me in in the first 10 minutes, but.....I'll go on with that anyway.

[Kaito Lady]

2nd option

[breva]

I don't check new anime at all

[kei]

I don't check new anime at all

^

[GinRei]

I used to give most new anime 2-3 episodes, then as seasons went by I lowered it to 1 episode. Now it's either the first 5-10 minutes or just judging according to the OP. I know it's too demanding to expect a new anime to lure me in in the first 10 minutes, but.....I'll go on with that anyway.

This seems ridiculously strict.  I give three episodes, maybe a fourth or fifth if I'm really on the edge of dropping it or not.  I think I've only stopped a series after 5 minute once, when I almost fell asleep during those first few minutes, which was the first and only time I've ever done so.  I knew from that it just wasn't going to cut it at all.

I'd also like to point out that if you didn't give it three episodes, Madoka would seem like a generic, run of the mill magical girl anime. 

[Suutashi]

Could there be a "None of the Above" or "It varies" option?

[Akonyl]

honestly, it comes down to the first option a lot of the time. I only ever really drop a series if it comes close to bringing me physical pain to press the "play video" button due to how bad/boring I know it's going to be.

[pofa]

If I like the first episode, I keep going and usually finish no matter what. If I'm meh about or downright hate the first episode, I usually go online and see if people say it gets better or not and decide from there.

I have dropped series in the middle (Guilty Crown, I'm looking at you), but it's unusual.

[Kor]

This seems ridiculously strict.

That's because I've become a bit impatient with new anime, and that's because as seasons go by, I find most of the new anime not interesting enough (when I still gave them a couple of episodes), and since I began studying and practicing more this year, I needed to know well that what I was going to waste my time on is going to be something I'll enjoy and not something that I might or might not enjoy watching. I know it's ridiculously strict. Perhaps I'll be less demanding during the summer season.

I'd also like to point out that if you didn't give it three episodes, Madoka would seem like a generic, run of the mill magical girl anime.  

I know that. That was when I gave a series only one episode, and I actually did give up on it following that. I only got back to Madoka during the middle of the season after I heard so much good feedback about it and got the feeling that I'm missing on something. I don't agree, though, with the latter part of your post since even the first episode doesn't give you a generic magical girl vibe.

[Vylash]

Depends, usually 1 episode of it's a somewhat ecchi show, and 3 for everything else

Also judging a show by the opening is an awful idea

[GinRei]

Depends, usually 1 episode of it's a somewhat ecchi show, and 3 for everything else

If you only gave Highschool DxD one episode (since it was a very ecchi show), I'd suggest giving it through episode 5 (end of first arc).  It's surprisingly good, probably the best or one of the best shows of last season (which really ended up surprising me).

[Commi-Ninja]

5-10 minutes of the first episode.  Since I rarely watch any anime I'm unfamiliar with prior to starting it, that's not so bad.

[PT]

Last option.

[doublemoonlight]

second option

[Jecka]

At least the 2nd option, If not, at least a quarter of the series depending on the length