| I recently finished the first season of this show and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I see that there are quite a few more seasons/movies of the series and was just wondering from fans if it's worth watching the whole thing or if there is a quality dip/consensus that most viewers can stop at an earlier point. I'm at a point in my life where watching a series with multiple seasons if I was not watching the first when it came out feels rather intimidating, so I wanted to make sure the rest was just as fun/investing. |
TheMidnightWolfMay 11, 2024 3:29 PM
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TheMidnightWolf said: I recently finished the first season of this show and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I see that there are quite a few more seasons/movies of the series and was just wondering from fans if it's worth watching the whole thing or if there is a quality dip/consensus that most viewers can stop at an earlier point. I'm at a point in my life where watching a series with multiple seasons if I was not watching the first when it came out feels rather intimidating, so I wanted to make sure the rest was just as fun/investing. just watch it man. your reasoning is silly at very least |
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TheMidnightWolf said:
I recently finished the first season of this show and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I see that there are quite a few more seasons/movies of the series and was just wondering from fans if it's worth watching the whole thing or if there is a quality dip/consensus that most viewers can stop at an earlier point. I'm at a point in my life where watching a series with multiple seasons if I was not watching the first when it came out feels rather intimidating, so I wanted to make sure the rest was just as fun/investing.
I recently finished the first season of this show and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I see that there are quite a few more seasons/movies of the series and was just wondering from fans if it's worth watching the whole thing or if there is a quality dip/consensus that most viewers can stop at an earlier point. I'm at a point in my life where watching a series with multiple seasons if I was not watching the first when it came out feels rather intimidating, so I wanted to make sure the rest was just as fun/investing.
just watch it man. your reasoning is silly at very least
| @D_D_DJ Well, we only live so long, so I feel like I want to devote more time to things that I will enjoy watching rather than just watching to watch. People seem to agree that the majority of the series is good though, so I'll give it a shot. |
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If 5 people said it was garbage after season 1, and you trusted your future viewing to the opinion of others, you would miss out on something possibly excellent. I never understand these ‘should I watch whatever‘ threads, it allows trolls to dictate your lifestyle.
Personally I think it keeps to a decent standard to the end with many great tunes as well as rivalries and friendships.
Personally I think it keeps to a decent standard to the end with many great tunes as well as rivalries and friendships.
| @FutoiOtaku I'm just trying to get a general vibe of the rest of the series. I see that it has six seasons of various lengths and multiple spin-offs. If a lot of people said that they didn't like it past X point or that a certain season was very bad I'd at least want to take that into account if I decided to go through the whole thing. If I am going to be influenced by anyone I might as well ask other people's opinions rather than looking at a score (which many find arbitrary) or just reviews (which can also be written by trolls). |
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TheMidnightWolf said:
@FutoiOtaku I'm just trying to get a general vibe of the rest of the series. I see that it has six seasons of various lengths and multiple spin-offs. If a lot of people said that they didn't like it past X point or that a certain season was very bad I'd at least want to take that into account if I decided to go through the whole thing. If I am going to be influenced by anyone I might as well ask other people's opinions rather than looking at a score (which many find arbitrary) or just reviews (which can also be written by trolls).
@FutoiOtaku I'm just trying to get a general vibe of the rest of the series. I see that it has six seasons of various lengths and multiple spin-offs. If a lot of people said that they didn't like it past X point or that a certain season was very bad I'd at least want to take that into account if I decided to go through the whole thing. If I am going to be influenced by anyone I might as well ask other people's opinions rather than looking at a score (which many find arbitrary) or just reviews (which can also be written by trolls).
I kinda get it, but I guess I’m an old fashioned type with trust issues. I’d rather drop a show 3 eps in than not even see any of it with my own eyes. But I also have a lot of spare time, so your point is valid if you don’t. I just see so much negativity on MAL for things that I personally love, I find it hard to believe a word anyone writes.
| @FutoiOtaku And I totally get where you're coming from with that. MAL can definitely be a very toxic place to have a discussion, especially the more popular/highly ranked a show is. Truthfully I think I have been convinced more to watch shows all the way through that I personally didn't enjoy at all in the end (mostly through reviewers) than the other way around, which is kind of funny. I do have much less spare time than I used to which is why I made this thread to fish out if it was worthwhile. I'm sorry a lot of the shows you love are viewed negatively here, I know that's not a fun feeling. If you ever wanted to chat shows we both watched and enjoyed I always welcome a fun discussion! |
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| I’d say first is the best, but there are certainly some amazing moments throughout One of my favourite series of all time |
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| 2 is just as good 3 (movie) is alright 4 is a little bit boring 5 and final are great also check out MF Ghost after you finish the series |
| If you enjoyed the first season, then I highly recommend continuing your adventure with Initial D anime. Its next seasons present high quality and are extremely fun to watch, with many epic moments and funfacts about cars. Though, truth to be told, the first season is the most iconic one, haha. |
| i think almost everyone can agree that it's pretty good all the way through, but yeah s1 is definitely my favorite. you might get bored of s4, but that season has some of my favorite songs lol. |
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| From reading this thread not seeing much of a consensus lol, been wondering if I should continue watching past s1 too. |
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