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Look at this. Just wanted to watch a magical girl anime.

LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them] - 4w

Say it with me: Release 👏 Order 👏

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homhom9000 [she/her] - 4w

First watch for anything is always release order first, even if it's wrong.

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LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them] - 4w

The exceptions to the rule are so rare that I can't think of a good example offhand lol

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] - 4w

Release order is the only choice, I really don't understand why you'd want to watch things "chronologically" when release order always works - sometimes the only reason a prequel is good is because you know what happens (dramatic irony...).

I saw some insane chart about Tenchi once, where there's an additional wrinkle where there's 3 timelines based on the different creators/authors involved. There you might make some small adjustments to "release order", but it's literally because once you have different directors/creators, then you're starting a "new" release product.

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LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them] - 4w

Especially when it comes to shit like Star Wars: The Clone Wars where people are watching individual episodes in chronological order. Doing so much effort to make the show less enjoyable lmao.

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] - 4w

I really hate it. It would be like watching Pulp Fiction out of order - there's a REASON that the final act (and final scenes in the diner) take place chronologically BEFORE the middle of the movie. We hear Vincent's speeches to Jules in a different light knowing he will die.

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barrbaric [he/him] - 4w

It is best to watch the Fate series by starting with Carnival Phantasm and then stopping.

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Moidialectica [he/him, comrade/them] - 4w

I feel like it's the same thing as 'how to watch fate' except the answer is really simple watch fate:stay night if you want intended experience and fate:zero if you want chronological experience (with potential confusion and ruined plot twists later)

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Infamousblt [any] - 4w

Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami?

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WokePalpatine [he/him] - 4w

I was looking at Minky Momo and then saw it had crossover episodes and then I see this relationship graph with all these other '80s magical girl shows.

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