General

whatever I see on tumblr tbh or if enough people convince me

Do it got the booty? If it do, I'm down for it.

I follow the seasonal charts. Watch everything that currently airs. Even the horrible ones. Gotta keep up to date with any possible references.

If the synopsis sounds interesting enough.

All sorts , description , cover art are good ones

My list:
if it has action
if it has a good op/ed/ost (music)
if it's funny, even if it's dark
if it's not entirely focused on romance

I just look at the cover art and if it seems appealing I'll probably watch it, same for manga.
No, I don't read the synopsis, too lazy.
No, I don't follow or listen to recommendations.

l go to Crunchyroll and start browsing the Shows catergory (listed by popular) and go down the list; if the cover/name looks interesting, l'll read the description and start watching the first episode.
Than about three episodes in l decide if l would move on or keep watching to finish it.
Of course art style and animation style always interest me too, so if there is something wow or amazing in it, l'll watch it to look at the animation disregarding how dumb the story is (if applies).

I use random curiosity in all honesty. If I like what I see then I simply hope that its on crunchyroll or funimation

[quote=Skyenets]I read the description and look at the genres. I give the first episode a try and if I'm interested I'll watch more.[/quote]

Pretty much this. Also a nice and fitting art/animation style is always a big plus in my book.

I read the new season comments by the basiler Deciduous or judge the new season cover pictures posted on basil

I read the description and look at the genres. I give the first episode a try and if I'm interested I'll watch more.

Pick the interesting ones myself? You don't need recommendations to watch anime. I usually go for a whole range but I really dislike harems out of all the genres except for maybe one or two. Psychological/seinen/tragedy is what I definitely love to watch though.

Mostly go on anichart.com read the synopsis of seasonal anime and see whether it interests me. Watch the initial episodes and see whether or not it's worth my time
I rarely go back to older titles I haven't seen because of this Unless they're somewhat renowned or something or I somehow stumble upon it and find its synopsis interesting

I usually ask for recommendations and watch an anime thats nothing like that recommendations. I dont know if thats weird but if someone recommended me lets say... gintama. I would watch barakamon. Makes sense?

First, I look at season list. I usually watch the 1st/2nd episode of everything airing, then if I like it I'll follow it to the end.

You read the synopsis.
One time my friend accidentally watched a boy love anime because she thought the guy in the picture/anime was a girl the whole time and she was expecting a cute romcom. LOL.
I was like "gurrrl, why didn't you read the synopsis/ look at the genre tags" o3o

1. If it's an adaptation of something I've read/played
2. If the 2D girls are cute
2b. If it's harem, I'll check it out anyway
3. If it has an interesting synopsis

if it has moe characters, i'm in

i check in the trash can

I usually just watch the latest season's and check by the first episode. If there is second seasons, I tend to check the first.
I also look by the genres and animation quality. '3'

If it looks interesting or not.