Well, I’m continuing to plug away at premieres, although I’m finding it difficult to keep from watching the second episodes of series that I’ve liked (news flash: as of finishing this post, I’ve watched some of those episodes! I blame it on a friend visiting who hadn’t yet seen the first episode of Eizouken). While some people are able to keep things better balanced for themselves, I’ve found that it’s too easy for me to get distracted from the task at hand if I start watching ahead. It’s almost as if I consider finding out more of the story to be a reward, and one that I only deserve to indulge in if I’ve finished my “obligations.” I suppose that might be a little bit unhealthy, come to think of it, since it turns writing first impressions into a chore after which just watching anime for fun becomes the reward. Unfortunately, that’s the set-up that seems to work for me a lot of the time, so I suppose I’m locked-in for the near future.
