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Sep 6, 2021 4:21 PM
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Do I need to watch the series before watching this movie?
Sep 6, 2021 4:30 PM
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Yes, caring about the characters in a show is a huge part of the enjoyment.
Feel free to skip some of the endless eight episodes, I think people recommend watching at least episodes 1 3 and 8.
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Sep 6, 2021 4:31 PM
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Lepan22 said:
Do I need to watch the series before watching this movie?


Of course
The simple reason is that you need understand the connection that Kyon build with Suzumiya
And trust in this reason
Sep 6, 2021 5:44 PM
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yes, why would you not watch the series anyways lol, yeah the movie rating is way higher but that’s only because of the buildup and foreshadowing from the series
Sep 6, 2021 6:03 PM
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As everyone else said yes, it’s basically the finale. Plus the series is great anyway (but yeah skip most of endless eight lmao)
Sep 6, 2021 6:05 PM
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yes u obviously need to watch the series first
Sep 6, 2021 6:06 PM
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Why do so many people want to avoid the series and just watch the movie? This is baffling to me.
Sep 6, 2021 6:41 PM
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Definitely watch the series first, because you'd be confused on why certain things happened in the movie
Sep 6, 2021 7:48 PM
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Like everyone is saying, yes.

I can guarantee you won't enjoy it like everyone else if you don't



Sep 6, 2021 8:15 PM

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I watched the movie before watching the actual series

I was a bit confused bc I had no idea what kind of relationships the characters had with each other lol
Sep 6, 2021 11:13 PM

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Yes, it's highly recommended
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Sep 6, 2021 11:26 PM

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Absolutely, but it's worth it. This is my favourite anime movie of all time.
Sep 7, 2021 12:09 AM

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Yes, it's worth watching the series before watching the movie

But, however, you can still understand the whole movie without watching the series.
That's how i watched it, and still I understood the movie

Only thing you'll miss will be the character depth which you can only experience by watching the series prior to the movie



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Sep 7, 2021 12:20 AM
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Jabroni1337 said:
Yes, caring about the characters in a show is a huge part of the enjoyment.
Feel free to skip some of the endless eight episodes, I think people recommend watching at least episodes 1 3 and 8.

Are you crazy? The endless eight episodes were the best episodes. The impact at the end is worth watching them all.
Sep 7, 2021 12:44 AM
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What a silly question, is like asking if you can watch Kimetsu Movie without watching the anime
Sep 7, 2021 1:46 AM

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Smn1412 said:
Jabroni1337 said:
Yes, caring about the characters in a show is a huge part of the enjoyment.
Feel free to skip some of the endless eight episodes, I think people recommend watching at least episodes 1 3 and 8.

Are you crazy? The endless eight episodes were the best episodes. The impact at the end is worth watching them all.


Well that's highly debatable, I doubt you can convince many people of that, I did watch them all and I doubt watching only episodes 1 3 and 8 would have left too much out.
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Sep 7, 2021 3:56 PM

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Jabroni1337 said:
Smn1412 said:

Are you crazy? The endless eight episodes were the best episodes. The impact at the end is worth watching them all.


Well that's highly debatable, I doubt you can convince many people of that, I did watch them all and I doubt watching only episodes 1 3 and 8 would have left too much out.
Or he could just play Smash Bros while binging all of Endless Eight. Looking from screen to screen while you’re trying to read dialogue, looking at the characters new drip each episode, and paying attention to your opponent isn’t too hard.
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Sep 8, 2021 4:44 AM
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P3DR0_ said:
Yes but watch it in broadcast order instead of chronological.
so from ep 1 2 3 and so on?
Sep 8, 2021 5:05 AM
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Series first before the movie.


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Sep 9, 2021 3:30 PM

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Get depressed with Endless Eight is a good preparation.
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Sep 10, 2021 6:16 AM
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Unfortunately yes cause the movie is a really good and enjoyable final arc for a really mediocre series
Dec 7, 2021 3:57 PM
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yeah if you want to get a better understanding.

Dec 25, 2021 8:21 AM
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Lydark_007 said:
But, however, you can still understand the whole movie without watching the series.
That's how i watched it, and still I understood the movie


That's what I also did. I finished rewatching this today and I still haven't watched the main series yet. (I plan to soon though)
Dec 25, 2021 8:22 AM
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XNohaco2468 said:
What a silly question, is like asking if you can watch Kimetsu Movie without watching the anime


It's not silly at all, some movies can be understood without watching the series.

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