does watching to much anime affects studies?

hi roni! ^__^ which of you and your son is an anime addict?? this kinda reminded me of a paper i wrote back in college. i think it was basically about why people watch anime. ^__^;; well for me, watching anime would only affect a student if he lets it affect him. i mean, it is up to the student on how he will treat whatever he sees on tv - how he will apply it on his life or not, how will he reflect on whatever he sees, if he chooses to ignore it or not, etc. one of my respondents on the paper i wrote before reflected on his favorite anime character vegeta. he said he likes vegeta because even he's one character that doesn't know how to give up and even if he's a bad-azz character, he somehow ended up on the right side. which means, my respondent sees to the positive things in Dragonball and not the violent side. ^__^ and then, it is also on the student on how will he balance his leisure time and study time. yep, its basically time management for me. a wise student will always have time for his hobbies and interest but not taking his studies for granted. and i think the secret to this is self-discipline. no matter how addicted he is to anime, if he knows that its time to study, he will study and set aside for a later time his anime-watching. ^__^ good luck to your son roni! ^__^

Been watching anime for a long time (elementary through college, up until now), but I don't think it has been detrimental to my studies at all. I guess it all comes down to time management (although yes, from time to time I'd neglect assignments and reviews to watch anime..hehehe..I remember skipping class a few times, but on the whole I was able to squeeze anime with my studies with no problems with grades and stuff).

It could be of both, but I know that animes and other cartoon shows are more progressive in creating their story lines. Every each and one of it provide lessons, I think it's just how parents would guide their children when watching it. Because sometimes, there are certain contents and themes that children can't seem to comprehend yet. I was just having some reviews on one of my favorite anime, Hunter x Hunter, and was watching them again. Sometimes I get touched by the story that I can't help but get teary-eyed, so it only shows that most of them does promote positive lessons for children and adults to learn!;)

It affected mine because I ended up watching more anime instead of studying. But I guess it's all up to the students whether they can control it and up to the parents to post restrictions of course.

yes i think it can greatly affect kids mind specially in school...i think they are getting it the bad way,since most anime we can see are mostly violent one's they also tend to be a bit more violent than before...its because they see it and idolize a character and they try to be one which is very far from reality and us parents should know how to tell our kids which is good and which are bad in a nice way that we are not trying to be so dominant to them...

I say don't watch anime while studying. some of my college friends did it, and they usually stay up very late watching their favourite animes sometimes online gaming might follow, and then sleep in student body HQ for 3-4 hours and then they do a crash course on the subjects of the day. Not very healty I must say. Anime is entertainment, it doesn't mix with studies.

It didn't affect mine when i was still in school. It kinda made my path clearer actually... I took up Fine Arts and the rest is history! Wooohooo!

I was in university back then and addicted to anime. Hard to admit, but I had completely forgotten about the study (for the tests or quizes) because I would rush for the next serial after I got back from university. perhaps the student should stay away from any anime stores / rental for a while when it is near tests / examinations period.

i think not. anime is just like everyone else's extra curricular activities. watching animes is equivalent to watching TV at home. students should be grounded as to their limitations and responsibilities. as well as parents also. if you are affected by watching anime then its just saying that other activities too might affect you. Determination is the key to success, so if the student or your child is determined enough to study and succeed then no matter how many animes he/she's watching or burning with anime, he/she will always find time to attend to his/her studies. he/she just need guidance and supervision. hehehe!

its sometimes affect behavior because what they see is what they get....