I’ve found that my mood and mental state affect how well I receive an anime.  I don’t just mean that I like certain shows when I’m happy, and other shows more when I’m sad.  What I mean is that I will sometimes notice flaws in animation or design that wouldn’t bother me at other times, or I will feel like something is terribly off about a show, like the pieces (characters, backgrounds, writing, music, etc) just aren’t fitting together properly.  But then I will rewatch them, and the visuals will bother me less, and something may or may not click.  For me, the most prominent example is Godannar, where upon watching the first episode for the first time, something about the animation was bothering me.  It’s as if somehow I was unconsciously focusing on all the moments used to save money instead of concentrating on the high quality action parts.  Thankfully, I watched it again and it’s become one of my favorite series.

If only I could figure out what conditions are best for which anime, I could devise some way to get the most of watching.  Or I could do the opposite and purposely sabotage myself so I would hate anime forever.

Oh, and no matter the mood, I still think Rosario + Vampire is a bad show.  But don’t let me stop you from enjoying it.