| I have been told by some MAL friends that I give a lot of anime high scores. This doesn't offend me, as everyone's opinion is welcome, but it leads me to question how anime should be rated. Do you think that the 9/10 or 10/10 are sacred scores that should be spared for true masterpieces like FMA: Brotherhood and Steins;Gate? Or, do you think that the anime world is filled with many masterpieces, and that high scores should be given generously, so long as they were enjoyed by the viewer? Also, what are some anime you feel are true masterpieces, contrary to what their score may allude to? |
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| I give a 10 to what I consider almost perfect and then a 9 to what I think is better than 8, an 8 to what I think is better than a 7 and so on. |
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| I think the MAL mean scores give quite an accurate results for most parts but of course there are exceptions I give many anime a pretty high score of 8/10 pretty easily so in my opinion, no, 9/10 and 10/10 isn't a sacred score reserved only for a few anime. |
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twigglyfiggly said: Do you think that the 9/10 or 10/10 are sacred scores that should be spared for true masterpieces like FMA: Brotherhood and Steins;Gate?  twigglyfiggly said: Yosuga no Sora, Ishida to Asakura, Saint Luminous Jogakuin, Hells, Midori Shoujo TsubakiAlso, what are some anime you feel are true masterpieces, contrary to what their score may allude to? |
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| Yes, 9 and 10 must be kept to a minimum. I don't see any logic if 10s are given to more than 1% of your anime list. I have never found any title that deserved such a score. 9s are for the rare gems, that, despite some flaws, leave a definite big impression on me. |
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| I wouldn't say sacered to true mastepieces, but rather to what one thinks is a masterpiece if that ever made sense, I mean just try to give it to what you think is worthy which is usually rare to find,, doesn't have to be what others think is a masterpiece or not that's a matter of taste! |
| I mean, you could say that 9 and 10 should be more sacred, but then again, if you're more selective on what you watch, like I am, then it'd be normal to often score anime that are above a 7+. If anything tho, it's really all up to you on how you see an anime. If you think that many anime deserve a 9 or 10, then by all means do so, but remember that by giving an anime a 9 or a 10, that means it's on par with all the other shows that you rated the same score with. |
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| The more 10s someone has the less value those 10s carry so I give them to those anime that really impressed me, however the only one I can't score lower than 10 is Monster. |
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Gem said: I would say that many of the anime I have seen have been what's considered the cream of the crop in the community. Or famous classics.I mean, you could say that 9 and 10 should be more sacred, but then again, if you're more selective on what you watch, like I am, then it'd be normal to often score anime that are above a 7+. If anything tho, it's really all up to you on how you see an anime. If you think that many anime deserve a 9 or 10, then by all means do so, but remember that by giving an anime a 9 or a 10, that means it's on par with all the other shows that you rated the same score with. |
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| 10's should be reserved for true masterpieces only. If you rate every single show you enjoy as a 10, then that's like giving all of the participants of the Olympics gold medals. Only the best shows deserve it, just as the best athletes deserve gold. |
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starlessn1ght said: You aren't watching the right shows then.Yes, 9 and 10 must be kept to a minimum. I don't see any logic if 10s are given to more than 1% of your anime list. I have never found any title that deserved such a score. 9s are for the rare gems, that, despite some flaws, leave a definite big impression on me. |
| I rarely give anything a 6. Never have given anything under that. Most of the anime I watch, I grade usually 8 if it's enjoyable. 9 for those that was enjoyable and had a unique (or interesting) element to them and a 7 to enjoyable ones that were missing something. 10's would be anime with almost no flaw or just REALLY enjoyable to me, and I've seen only a few like that. Point is, I don't like to give under 7's mainly because an anime is worthy of either a 7 or 8 unless it's abysmally bad. Some people, like me, are okay with giving anime that is disliked by others a good or great score (Example: Divine gate which I gave an 8, while score on MAL is 5.94), while others think it's best to give bad animes 3's or 4's. |
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| Personally, 10 should be excruciatingly hard to achieve, only for the absolute pinnacle of amazing, yet I never gave one. 9 shouldn't be that easy either, but still for really amazing anime or great anime that aren't perfect but are highly enjoyable and well worth it, more so than an 8. My highest scores are all 9s. My highest 9s are: Code Geass (both seasons) Fate/Zero Second Season, and Macross Plus Movie Edition. All of them were extremely close to a 10. |
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| I have quite high mean score but I still follow MAL scoring system as the main frame to score all anime I have watched. 10 for what I consider masterpiece, not necessarily flawless but the one which has craved deep good impression as the left over after watching it, and this one is hard to find. I have plenty anime scored as 9 or great, which perhaps makes me a high rater but I genuinely feel they deserve that, though. Maybe I am just good at finding anime that I most likely will enjoy. |
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| Why should I score anime using only a few numbers when there is a scale of 10? I really don't see the big deal about giving a show I kind of like a 5 instead of, let's say, a 7. Why not save the 7s for a show you like a little more? |
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| I give out lots of 9s and 10s because I make absolutely certain that I don't waste my time with garbage, so most of what I watch tends to be the shit that's really great. And then sometimes, you get burned with a mediocre (Chrno Crusade) or terrible (Elfen Lied) series. |
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| If you enjoyed it without reservation, give it a ten. Scores aren't a big deal anyway, reviews are what's important. |
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| I give out 9 and 10s sparingly. Most shows don't deserve such scores and are reserved only for the best of the best. |
| 10/10 is sacred and 9/10 is very hard to get. I haven't given out a 9 or 10 in over a year. |
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| I've given 4 10s and 17 9s for a total of around 3.5% of my ratings. My scores form a pretty good bell curve around the score of 5 with the exception of my score of 1 being more common than 2 or 3. I don't necessarily think this is the best way to rate, but I will admit that I was somewhat pressured into rating like this since having 50% of my scale being used for shorts wasn't that efficient and so I wasn't really using the scale correctly even though I had a fairly low score (5.9 at the time). |
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| I give out my 9s and 10s to whatever I think deserves it. I don't know how many anime I've given a 10, but think I've given quite a lot of 9s so far, so it doesn't really matter |
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| You rate it how you like... Everyone does it differently... I rate on facts rather than hype, I'll criticize my fave series based on the facts... -Animation -Plot Execution -Characters -Character and Plot Development -Soundtrack -Voice Acting -Originality |
HarryMacDowel said: the MAL Population tends to "overrate" shows a lot, they use the 10 almost like in a binary system the 1 or a facebook like..... its especially sad for old shows which are good but people oversee them cause all the new shows get incredibly high scores, which aren't justified in any way... just my rant about the topic Truth Great first post btw and you should be more active. |
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twigglyfiggly said: Do you think that the 9/10 or 10/10 are sacred scores that should be spared for true masterpieces like FMA: Brotherhood and Steins;Gate? No, it depends in which criteria you use for rating series. twigglyfiggly said: Or, do you think that the anime world is filled with many masterpieces lol no |
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| You're obviously going to give high scores to anime when you haven't seen a lot of anime (right now you've seen under 50) since you're going to have nothing to compare it to. As you watch more you'll find that you'll start to compare what you're watching to stuff you've already seen and therefore start rating more harshly. At the end of the day, it's just a score based on your personal opinion. Have fun while it lasts. |
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Kona_Kana said: Holy shit, you have a lot of anime and time watched for that. I feel generous with my ratings in comparison to you. I have 54 anime rated above a 7 out of 527 anime completed, but most of my lower scores are shorts.I would say I do sparingly. Only given 1 ten and 4 nines. In total, atm less than 30 anime above a 7. |
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| I don't really mind because the high raters and the sparing raters will average out most of the time, but inevitably less popular shows (viewer number wise) will end up underrated and vice versa because when a show is only seen by a few thousand people, the people who have watched it will generally have watched more anime, and usually the people who watch more rate lower because they've become more jaded when it comes to giving out 9s and 10s. |
LemonJul 5, 2016 9:49 PM
| I've only watched a few anime and the ones I've watched were the ones that really interested me So the ones I completed I really liked and gave high scores 9/10 to The ones I dropped I gave low scores because I couldn't even finish it bc it was too lackluster/bad/boring |
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| My standards aren't high so I like a lot of shows. Therefore, my mean rating is stupidly high. |
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twigglyfiggly said: I have been told by some MAL friends that I give a lot of anime high scores. This doesn't offend me, as everyone's opinion is welcome, but it leads me to question how anime should be rated. Do you think that the 9/10 or 10/10 are sacred scores that should be spared for true masterpieces like FMA: Brotherhood and Steins;Gate? Or, do you think that the anime world is filled with many masterpieces, and that high scores should be given generously, so long as they were enjoyed by the viewer? Also, what are some anime you feel are true masterpieces, contrary to what their score may allude to? yes,10 is a sacred score should only given to a flawless masterpiece(which is rare to find) 9 is also a sacred score but it given to something fantastic yet flawed (but no too much) |
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| I don't watch that much anime anymore, I also rate purely on if I enjoyed the show. 10 if I really liked it, 1 if I "just liked". Anything else, I drop. |
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| I just rate stuff a 10 so I can find the supa cool stuff in my list. The number rating system just isn't descriptive enough by itself to properly express my opinions on shows, so I just don't use it other than for that. |
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| My rating scale is 8 (okay) 9 (good) 10 (great) I belief the rest of the scale is unnecessary. |
| It's fine to give "lots" of anime 9s and 10s if you really think they deserve it as long as the majority of your list are other scores to show you actually have a range. For instance I've given 490 titles a 9 or 10 but compared to my whole list that's only like 29% of all the titles I've completed. |
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| Lol no.. I give 10 to some anime.. I rate most of anime I watch 8/9 if I like it or enjoy it.. |
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| There are only 2 correct ways to score anime; Your enjoyment level or how well designed the anime was from a critic's perceptive. As long as you have a consistent set of standards, nothing else matters until you are actually reviewing or criticizing an anime. I personally rate higher because anything lower than 6 is dropped by then. So I have high scores because I tend not to watch anime I don't like or Anime i'm not interested in, despite it being kind of restrictive. |
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Mkim said: "oshit dis is gud" is a high score "oshit dis is bad" is a low score pretty simple stuff Also, Gakkatsu! should be at least a 8 You forgot one "oshit dis is bad" why "i dun watch dat trash" or someone watched 1 episode and scored it a 1-4. It does happen |
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| if you believe the series deserves that score, then just rate it that way. don't think too much about it, especially since you haven't seen that many series yet. your scale will adjust in time. |
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| You're watching stuff you really like, so I don't see an issue that you rate them highly. |
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| I don't see myself giving an anime a 10/10 anytime soon,there's simply no anime without flaws.On the other hand I'd give a 9/10 to an anime I thought was a masterpiece. High scores should be given according to the viewer's preferences , not others' |
| Give out what scores you want to. It doesn't really matter since it's your own list. I personally am quite stringent with my 9s and 10s though, because the more of them you have (relative to the amount of anime you've seen) the more devalued they become. |
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