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I wasnt much of a list person but after a few years I noticed I started repeating manga and anime unintentionally without remembering I had already experienced until I almost finishing which convinced me I had to keep a list in some form.
At first I just made a list in Excel, but I had to format a hard rive and lost the entire list, then I tested the sites so that it wouldnt happen again, I was going to go for MAL since I had visited their forums many times until I discovered their webtoons policy so I jumped into anilist which I use now everyday.
I’ve accidentally read a manga twice without realizing it, but honestly it’s very rare. And if the manga is good enough for me to read it again, I don’t mind that either.
So yeah, never had to keep a list of what I’ve read. And for things I want to read, I just add it as a favorite on the app I use (Aidoku)
Jaja probably not something that happens to everyone, but I consume a lot of trashy power fantasies and isekai, which many are extremely generic. I dont mind rereading, in fact I love it, I always read two manga at the same time, a new one to explore and an old one as comfort. But I hate doing it without realizing, I have felt like an idiot reading 40 chapters only to start getting flashbacks after I reached really important events, the feeling made me uncomfortable.
Also as a sidenote, having a list has helped me gamify my reading a bit, trying to score what I consume and also crafting a little note about each thing, so I remember the feeling and thoughts I had while reading has been an extremely enjoyable habit.