Sometimes it makes me wonder, who remembers every anime they've seen?


200 anime TV series completed and counting :3 Honestly speaking, I was surprised when I noticed it but what I'd also like to talk about this time is the idea of remembering every series I've seen.

I'm probably a slow watcher because of this number. While most seasonal anime viewers out there have seen around 400 to 500 series, my 200 anime series is certainly small. I've been following seasonal anime series for around three short years and when I started my MAL account, all I can think of was my jealousy of seeing people have that 100th, 500th, 1000th anime completed. ohgod, they must have been constantly watching anime since their childhood and now they're like 30 or something to have seen that much @_@ just kidding. Or not? But seriously 1000 anime is too much.

Here're some fun stuff after reaching my 200th series.
>> Yu Yu Hakusho - the first anime series I think I completely watched. I've seen more stuff but I don't remember finishing them such as Flame of Recca, Ranma 1/2, Dragon Ball and many more classic series.
>> Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu - my 50th completed series.
>> Brave 10 - my 100th completed series.
>> Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun - my 150th completed series.
>> Hataraku Maou-sama! - my 200th completed series.
>> Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - the longest anime series I've completed. Only 224 episodes though.
>> My Top 5 most watched anime production companies: J.C. Staff (18), SUNRISE (17), Kyoto Animation (12), A-1 Pictures (11) && Brains Base (10), Production I.G (10).
>> Month & Year which I've completed the most series: July 2011 (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai II, Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Deadman Wonderland, Baccano!, Hidan no Aria, GOSICK., Hoshizora e Kakaru no Hashi, DOG DAYS, A Channel, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge, K-ON!!, Yosuga no Sora, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch, Oretachi no Tsubasa wa Nai) - 15 series.

Aside from babbling about my 200 completed anime series, I'd also like to talk about remembering series I've seen - how much I remember them, how much details I can remember, how much characters and cast I can remember, what scenes/moments/episodes/arcs I can remember, and whatever else worth remembering from an anime series.

If you remember everything you've seen, I'll commend you on that since I don't remember everything I have seen. There's only a small fraction of anime which I can clearly remember almost everything, every character, almost every episode and details. Although there are times that I'd want to re-watch stuff to re-call them but then most of the times I just don't because I'm pretty lazy. Most of the series that get stuck in my head are basically those that I really, really like (duh!) and those that actually made an impact to me. Some of these series are Angel Beats! (which I've seen for like 10 times already), Yakitate!! Japan (which I've only seen 2 times but I can recall a lot of things from it. My fave part of the series has got to be the Monaco Cup arc. Pierrot + Azuma Kazuma + Kawachi Kyousuke = EPIC :3), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (which was my fave series and is my fave childhood series. The only thing I can't remember clearly is the Kaiba Grand Prix arc. Stupid useless filler arc -_-), Bakuman. (I've also read the manga and seen S1 and S2 around 2 to 3 times. I remember a number of striking quotes by Takagi, drama scenes as well as Yoshida and Hiramaru's comic relief moments), and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (which I've seen around 2 or 3 times. I remember things quite well but not to the extent of battle details. Maybe I can say that I can recall the flow of the story ^_^).

While there are stuff I can remember well, there are also series which are quite blurry to me. Particularly, I just remember the gist of the show and some important and impacting characters and scenes. Some of these are: DOG DAYS (Cinque gets sucked into another world. There's a war going on between Biscotti and the Cat Nation - I forgot what they were called), School Days (and all I can recall from this shit is how much of an ass Makoto is, how much of a bitch the short-haired girl is and how stupid the huge-tits girl is, the cultural festival >:] and most especially THAT EPIC ENDING EPISODE), GOSICK. (it's a beautiful series so I'd like to re-watch this. I can remember the first few episodes as well as the concluding episode, and a few in between), and Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai (all I can recall is that there are 3 main characters as they occupy one body. There's a morning, afternoon and evening guy. And this series has too much panty shots and it's kind of funny how they tried to make sense at the end. hahaha).

Finally, there're series which I can barely remember other than its title, particular casts and characters, genre and its art. This definitely shows how little interest I had in these series that I didn't remember so much about them. Some of these series are Mayoi Neko Overrun! (all I can remember is that there's a cake shop or something and a girl with actual nekomimi), Hoshizora e Kakaru no Hashi (okay, I honestly can't recall this series but I do remember this having a festival-thing where the main character and his leading heroine re-enacts something), Zombie-Loan (this one's a shounen-battle series. Akatsuki and the other main guy are dead and they're working for some organization to repay their debt for being kept alive or something. Then they met the heroine 'cause they saved her from something then she became like them. Did I got it right? I can't even remember how this ended -_-), and MM! (this is a rom-com and the main guy is voiced by FukuJun and he's supposed to be an M. There's a twintail heroine and an Androphobic heroine. They beat the hell out of him every episode. End of story. Honestly those are the only things I remember about this series).

The series I wrote in here are those that I've seen a couple of more years ago. Stuff I've seen for the past year (around 2012) is definitely quite fresh in my mind which will definitely defeat the point of my post(: I also didn't took a peek on MAL so if there're incorrect stuff in my series explanations, those are just some things I can remember. I might have thought of another series if they are completely wrong.


MY POINT IN THIS POST is that remembering every single anime I've seen is extremely impossible. I'm pretty sure that most people are on the same boat as me. The only anime that we'll probably remember years from now are those that truly amazed, awed, moved and/or affected us personally.

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you don't need to be 30 yrs old to watch 500 anime lol. a 12 eps anime can be finished in two days if you manage your time wisely. :p
and yeah, i don't think anyone can really remember all. if someone mentions a certain anime in a conversation, i can remember the premise but that's basically it.
you started out locally as well, right? yu yu hakusho and yakitatte. you've never seen cardcaptor sakura or you don't remember it? XD
my fave moment in yakitatte is the bread that'll send you to heaven. is the monnaco cup arc the one where kazuma wins because his bread is free? XD
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I guess it does make sense if you only watch 1cour anime and have all the time you want.
yup, I also started locally :3 I wasn't able to watch Sakura because it was aired when I was in school -__- I was only able to watch a few episodes I honestly can't remember them anymore.
that bread that can send you to heaven! XD I think he was able to do it twice and I personally like Pierrot's story there :3 I think the one with the free bread is one of Southern Pantasia Branch's competition against St, Pierre...
lol oh yes it is pretty much impossible to remember every anime I've ever seen. But more than vividly remembering a series, sometimes I can remember the feeling it left behind. Shounen series are always fun. Romantic dramas can be heartbreaking. Then there are series like Code Geass, Clannad, and Gurren Lagann. But for those series that I do remember better, it is because I spend a lot of my time rewatching them....Dragon ball, Angel Beats!, Fruits Basket...etc. Oh, and films are also pretty easy to remember. But it is nice to keep track of them and we can always rewatch them on our own time.

P.S. Congrats on your 200th anime! Considering that I too have seen many anime fans up there in the 400's, 500's...I have also seen many down in the 100's, so I'd say you're doing pretty well for a fan. Just keep on watching til you can't no more. Plus, OVA's and Specials can also make up for a large amount. Just Saiyan :P
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1 reply · active 612 weeks ago
ah yes, the feeling they left behind. I think that's also a nice point. I kind of don't remember so much about Code Geass and Clannad anymore but I do remember the feeling they left me that at times I just want to re-watch them. I haven't actually seen so much films but I currently have a bunch of them right now :3 and I'd have to agree that they are easier to remember although it's probably because of their length.
thanks~ if I include the OVAs and Specials I've seen I think I'm about 240 as MAL tells me :3
Agreed, I'm over 600 anime series already and I'm 25. Still I don't remember all the names without watching some pic as helper, but I have a file where I store the full list...:D
1 reply · active 612 weeks ago
you must have so much time to watch anime to reach that much XD well I usually just refer to MAL whenever I forget something about an anime. It kind of helps me remember stuff, hahaha
I remember most of the series if I come across the name, but I couldn't possibly name every single series without any kind of a reminder. I do have a few immediate anime I will recommend if I come across someone who hasn't seen many.

I remember the basic skeleton of the plot and I can remember specific scenes. This ranges from tragic and emotional to feel good scenes. It just needs to leave a big impact like in Kotoura-san. But I do enjoy the more adorable scenes. Nyahahahahaha from Bakemonogatari.

As for a whole I find it easier to remember the seasonal stuff as it has a longer time to attach to long term memory than something I marathoned in a few days.
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I also have those immediate anime recommendations but at times I just don't remember what really made me recommend them :P
Well it looks like we're basically the same in terms of what we particularly remember in an anime. Aside from impacting scenes in an anime, I think that the re-watch value also matters in remembering them :3 but my memory in anime doesn't really have anything to do with how long I watched them. My attachment to them basically just go around on how much they made an impact to me.

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