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How Anticipation Helps the Enjoyment of Anime

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Chris Kincaid

I enjoy a good Netflix binge, but in our age of on-demand content, we lost the value of anticipation. When we can watch anime whenever we want, for as long as we want, we lose the slow build of excitement waiting can bring. Unfortunately, American society disdains patience. Sure, we say patience is a virtue,…

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