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This is especially notable in sound, as increased playback speed warps the music and dialogue completely. Speeding all of that up, even by slight increments, destroys much of the artistic intent behind them. For example: “It’s perfectly possible to still follow an anime’s story even when its sped up.” Or how about: “Anime are deliberately slowed down so they end up at the exact runtime necessary for TV broadcasting.” Arguments that can sound reasonable, but quickly falter when you actually dig into them.Īnime are the amalgamation of animation, music, voice-acting, directing, and so many other creative principles. I have heard several counterarguments and justifications over the years.

#CLANNAD MOVIE SUMMARISE THE SHOW SERIES#

Especially when you’re speedwatching a series that you claim to enjoy, just because “it’s too slow”. It’s an impractical way to watch anime, not to mention disrespectful to the creative effort of all the talented people who made that content for you. I struggle to imagine any scenario where fast forwarding through any anime would have a positive impact on my enjoyment of that media. Unsurprisingly, I didn’t like this much at all.

By the end, playback speed could end up at over 4x, rendering these series more-or-less unwatchable. I ended up arguing with the other participants and eventually left entirely, because it turned out that everybody there was used to speedwatching their anime.Īnime typically started out at 1.4x playback speed and this would be increased whenever the group felt that the series wasn’t engaging enough. Not because of its story or its quality, but because the first time I got to see it was at a terrible groupwatch event. Island may have been a throwaway seasonal anime, yet it’s a show that stuck with me for a long time.

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