Too much anime you say?! There is never too much anime.

That is what the delusionals and the self-denials and the non-believers would say. But you – you are a self-respecting person who just happens to love this certain fascinating culture and you are just very knowledgeable in it, and the only flaw you consider yourself to have is that you don’t like going outdoors because you might get a tan or you just can’t stand being around people who don’t share your views and interest in anime… right?

Don’t worry. We are here to help you identify if you have a problem. (Like watching too much animeshould be a problem. Pfft. Society.)

Note: Anything you read, see, or comprehend here should be taken lightly with only a dash of salt. Add a bit of pepper for taste.

1. You keep saying, “Just one more episode…!”

This is the most tell-tale sign that you are addicted to watching anime (and it shows the lack of self-control) which could be a really bad thing. Apart from that, you find that you can’t sleep well, you lose sense of time, you feel tired or restless all the time when you are not watching anime, and your room is a mess with all the takeouts and ramen boxes. Maybe you even find your work performance slipping, or your grades declining! :O

2. You download all the songs from every anime you watch.

And sub-points a) you listen to them repeatedly until you can sing them accurately, b) you search the lyrics to find out the meanings, and c) you quote the lyrics (in Japanese, of course) and post them on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc. Naturally, all your social media will be flooded with all things anime and you start making AMVs to post on YouTube.

3. You own a dakimakura (body pillow).

You hug it while watching anime and you talk to it daily. MAI WAIFU!

4. You start learning Japanese so you don’t need subtitles.

Also maybe because you’d like to communicate with your future waifu in his/her native language. Or maybe it might become something bigger! Like actually being able to become a real manga-ka and create mangas in Japanese!

5. You can name the seiyuu of most anime characters.

So on Career Day you try and try to look for booths about voice acting, but return home empty-handed and dejected because those “professional” voice actors didn’t know what is a seiyuu-ka. Peasants…

Still not convinced that you watch too much anime? Read on to find out!

6. You use Japanese expressions and terms in conversations.

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“Konnichiwa James-kun. Don’t I look kawaii today? Unlike that baka Sally, right?” And in some cases, you even compare scenes from an anime to the scenes in Hollywood films or TV shows.

7. You can’t wait to get out of school/work/party, etc. early so you can watch the next episode.

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Similarly, you turn down invitations to watch anime because there is nothing to do at a party. Absolutely nothing because you can’t watch anime.

8. You buy and wear shirts with characters from your favourite animes.

You also consider cosplaying but didn’t because that would take up the time you have to watch anime. (If you don’t already know by now, we sell anime shirts too! Check out our store now!)

9. You adapt or develop your philosophy based on an anime character’s philosophy.

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You have a nindo. You also know how to sign jutsus, and sometimes even scream, “BANKAAAAIIII!” at your cat.

10. SUBTITLES. NO DUB. NO DUB EVAAAAR!!!

You shun those who watch dubbed anime because a true anime-lover will become one with the culture, live, breathe, and eat like the people that culture. Your neuroticism kicks in when the subtitles are not yellow. Or white. Or they are not outlined in black.

You need to confirm that you don’t watch too much anime! Go on to the next page to find out!

11. You cannot remember when was the last time you watched normal television programmes.

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Uh, is there even anything normal about television nowadays?

12. You scour the internet for more animes to watch after finishing one series in less than 48 hours.

Overly-attached girlfriend? How about overly-attached otaku?

13. You get super excited when you find out someone else watches anime too!

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Bonus: that person watches animes that you watch and has more connections to even more awesome animes. You guys automatically become BFFs and watch animes together into the sunset.

14. You will not be reading this post about watching too much anime.

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You will be watching so much anime you forgot how to read anything else other than subtitle-words.

If you have all of the symptoms stated above (sans #14), please go out and play.

So do you think you watch too much anime? Or maybe your friend watches too much anime that you have to stage an intervention. In any case, watching anime is fun and all (hell yeah) but we all gotta remember to live and eat well!

Ok now that I’ve gotten this out of my system, let me get right back to the next episode of Kuroko No Basuke…