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How much do weekly rankings influence you when choosing an anime?

fran_07

Lv. 12 · 31 Oct 2026

Looking at this week's Anime Corner ranking, I'm left wondering how useful these lists are for discovering something beyond the well-known. They make sense to me as a gauge of what excites those who vote, but not so much as a filter for deciding what's worth watching.

Have they ever gotten you to try a series you would have overlooked, or do you usually lean more on synopses and specific recommendations? No spoilers, since what matters here is how you choose, not spoiling the season.

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  • DonOtaku Lv. 27

    Well, they're always good for discovering new works.

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  • juanse Lv. 10

    Maybe the problem is only looking at the top spots. Comparing what goes up from one week to the next can be more useful for discovering something than the number one. Still, before choosing, I'm more interested in what the story proposes than how many people voted for it.

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