That week I binged 3 anime in 5 days and burned out hard

I had a stretch of days off last month and decided to finally catch up on Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, and Jujutsu Kaisen back to back. By the third day my eyes were blurry and I started mixing up character names from different shows. Has anyone else ruined a good anime for themselves by watching too much too fast?

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eva_thompson16d agoOG Member

@craig.john, TWO FULL DAYS off between shows? That's basically a forever in anime time!

craig.john16d ago

Damn @gavinb97 that's actually crazy you took TWO full days off between shows. I barely make it like 4 hours before I'm clicking the next episode lmao. I bet your attention span is god tier compared to mine.

gavinb9716d ago

Oh man, I've been there. Three shows in five days is a fast track to burnout city. What worked for me was forcing myself to take a real break between series - like a full day or two where I don't watch anything at all, just let my brain reset. Also, I learned the hard way that watching one heavy show like Attack on Titan and then jumping straight into another serious one is a recipe for confusion. Now I try to mix in a light comedy or a slice of life show between the big emotional ones, just to give myself something different to focus on. Your eyes and your brain will thank you for the rest.