Here's how I rate my anime and a small description of what each number represents to me:
10: Superb - The bar by which other anime should be measured. These typically have artwork and music that are second to none. Deep characters that draw you into them and make you care, coupled with a strong story that keeps you wanting to see the next episode or volume. These are the types of things you immediately want to re-watch or share with others, and you will almost always wish there was more to be had.
9: Outstanding – These are shows that are generally very compelling, and leave you with a sense of joy/sadness when the show is over. You may not watch them over and over, but every now and then you’ll get a craving to watch them again. Top notch artwork/music/characters make this rating fantastic, but there may be a very minor thing or two that keep it from being top tier.
8: Very Good – Overall, these shows are enjoyable, and leave a good memory behind. Generally good artwork/music/characters here, there may have been a few things that ultimately detracted from the show and prevented it from becoming great. While not the best, these shows never disappoint, and come highly recommended.
7: Good – These shows had a lot going for them, perhaps a really good story, perhaps great characters, but there was something about the show that excelled. Normally though, for this rating, there are other aspects about the show that weren’t so good. Perhaps it had a fantastic story, but poor art. Or great characters and a poor story, these shows usually are a balance of good and bad. They’re enjoyable, and if you can get to them, then usually they’re recommended, but not as strongly as the others.
6: Alright – Shows in this category are just that, they’re alright. They may have had a thing or two going for them, but there was also a lot going against them. Normally, I find shows that lacked a lot of tension or didn’t keep me interested along the way, but finished strong, fall into this rating. If you have spare time, these will probably keep you entertained, but there are likely a lot better shows out there for you to watch.
5: Mediocre – These are shows that simply fail to excel at anything. They typically don’t keep you interested, and while they aren’t terrible, they aren’t all that good either. It’s rare that I find anything to fall into this category. These are the shows that are likely to get dropped or put on hold for long periods of time.
4: Not good – Typically bad, this is a kind of show that might have one redeeming factor, some slim silver lining in the cloud of suck that’s the rest of the show. Whether or not you’ll want to stick around for that little bit is up to you, but the show’s not likely to be worth it in the end.
3: Bad – These shows are generally uninteresting and boring, and there’s very little to keep you coming back. The artwork/characters/music are either bland or bad, and there isn’t even a silver lining. There’s no real reason to watch a show with this rating, but it isn’t quite the center of the suck universe yet.
2: Terrible – Shows with this rating are an absolute waste of time and space. The fact that anyone burned this to a DVD or created it in the first place is an atrocity. These are going to have generally terrible artwork/characters/music and you can generally only be forgiven watching this once if it’s a movie, or maybe a couple of episodes. Anyone who watches more falls into the masochist type.
1: Abominations – These are the cosmic balance to the greatest anime created. These are those joke anime that you see on forums as being mentioned as the worst ever, and are only shown to people as a practical joke. Be warned, showing this to friends and family could be considered evil, and they may hate you for it. Avoid these at all costs, as they may actually take a part of your soul with them.
I thought I'd also add some more information about myself, but I also don't want to spam everyone looking at my page, so if you'd like to know more about me, feel free to click away.
I’m an active duty photographer for the Air Force, been doing that just over nine years now, and I think I’ve decided to finish a career in the military, which means I’ve got at least another 11 years or so doing that. I do love my job though, it’s allowed me to travel all over the world and see some truly amazing things, and I can’t imagine anything else I’d rather have done with my life at this point, so I consider myself pretty lucky in that department.
As far as my personality, I’ve learned to be pretty laid back and try to take everything in stride. I don’t know how good a job I do at this, but I manage to stay on everyone’s good side, so I guess its working. Unfortunately, I find myself to be a massive introvert, which kinda sucks, since I’m pretty much awful in large social settings. I’m fine when I’m alone with a handful of friends, but it makes meeting people more difficult as I’m not really that outgoing of a person, which is funny considering that my job often has me out in front of people.
As far as my interests, there’s Anime naturally, although it’s something I tend to move in and out of at this point. I hadn’t actually watched all that much anime for a few years, until my most recent deployment, at which point I found myself with the spare time to catch up on a lot of shows, and now I find my love for anime truly rekindled.
Other than that, I enjoy most of the things I imagine people around here enjoy. I love to read, mostly the fantasy/fiction stuff to be honest, such as Terry Goodkind/Robert Jordan kind of things. I also enjoy photography on my off time, but I have to be in a mood for it I guess. It’s one of those things that I love photography, but when you do it for a living, you don’t always want to go home and do the same thing there. I’ve been told I have a knack for poetry, but I don’t know about all of that. I’m also a super-die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan! I’m going to be moving to DC soon, so if I get shot by rabid Redskins fans, I hope you will all remember me fondly in passing…hehehehe…
I guess I’m among the old folks here on MAL, having just turned 30 a few months back. Makes me feel old sometimes, but at the same time, I don’t regret much that I’ve done in my life, and I’m still having fun, so I say what the hell, you’re as old as you feel. Being single, I still have the luxury of doing whatever I want without answering to my better half, since I simply haven’t found her yet, but I’m sure I will eventually.
As far as what type of anime I’ll watch and how I rate things, I’m pretty open to almost any type of genre. Some things grate on my nerves more than others, such as excessive fan service for no reason, but I’m still generally open to and can enjoy almost any genre. That’s why most shows, even if they aren’t great, I still usually give a 7 or 8, as long as I find them generally enjoyable, so I tend to have a lot fall into that category.
Anyways, I figure that’s probably more than anyone really wanted to know about me, but in case you were wondering, I thought I’d put that out there. If you’ve read this far, Arigato, if not, oh well you don’t see this! MUAHAAHAHAHAAHAHA!
Here's my favorite quote, one that I often try to live my life by actually Ryle Hira
"Life is what it is"
Oh wow. That's awesome man. Good job. I can't really say I'm busy at all anymore knowing that you're holding down your own in the military hehe ;D
I'm a college grad, but I have to go back for another semester to do a few prerequisite courses for my University next year, so that's what I'll be doing this fall/winter. Then next year I'll start Kinesiology in University. I plan to become a Physiotherapist one of these days. ;D
Rated a few more shows, and now our compatibility is up to 84%. Check our my friends' profile, Mow123, another fellow ANN member, we have similar tastes, and you may even have higher compatibility with him since he likes Kannon and a few similar titles a tad more than I do.
i think Brady will be shaky this year...he has to overcome the fear of getting hit in the knees which will probably happen this year (hopefully not intentionally).
