| I usually rate a show only after finishing it, no matter how long it is. |
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| I rate an anime just after I see the poster |
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| Rate until either dropped or finished. But never whilst on hold or being watched for the first time. |
Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl. Gilgamesh is also chad.   |
| I rate the show after the first episode and later I adjust it if needed. |
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| I do whatever I want. I'm gojo sataru, I follow no rules and routines .. I rate the show after the first episode and fix it after the final episode, if it needs fixing.. But Its not a routine.. |
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| Rate after 1-2 episodes. I won't know how good the anime will be at the end, but I can always evaluate what I watched so far. Will it get worse later? Most anime aren't as good as their first or first few episodes, I'll just adjust the score. I stopped rating dropped anime if I watched less than 50% of the episodes just because they were too many. Regarding rating pre-releases, the member count will always be too low to be indicative of how it will be rated after its official release, so I'd be ok with covering the score of the anime but it's not really necessary. |
| I rate it after finishing it, except with Oshi no Ko, when I rated it with a 8 after the first episode. |
| After completing a show obviously . Sometimes you have to change rating even after completing a show multiple times just because your thoughts may change . How can you rate while/before watching when you don't even know the rest or the outcome of the series . Plus it's hassle to change it so many times . Rating even means ths rating of the fully complete show . |
Complex Stories are basically sleeping pills . Helps to get some sleep . |
| I used to rate mid-way during a show and adjust if needed Now I scratched that and rate at the end. |
 "You fought to the end. You survived. That's why you're here now. I think that's something you should be more proud of." - Vladilena Milizé |
| I start rating after I watch a good chunk of episodes, like 5 for a 13 episode series, 10 for a 26 episode series, 20 or so for anything longer and adjust it as I watch. |
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| I rate from the start, cause if i'm watching it, the rating is temporary, meaning even if it is unfair, it won't stay unfair. but I will never rate something that I have dropped. |
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| I usually give my rating only after finishing the show although there are cases where I'd rate them earlier if I end up hating some aspect of it or it has way too many episodes like Detective Conan |
| After it's over. Quality can vary so widely over the course of the season, and the ending can also make a pretty significant impact on a score. |
| i rate it after the first episode and just adjust it whenever needed. i get to episode 4 and don't like it as much? just lower the score. i get to the end and like it more than i originally did? i up the score. it's not a big deal to change it every now and then, and it can be helpful to have it rated beforehand. |
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| I rate the current status of the show always in my head like "up until this point they hitting every beat and if this keeps going at that quality, I feel like it could become one of my favorites". Something like this. But actually rating it, I do it only after I watched it to the end. |
| I like to give a rating before starting to watch an anime to try to guess the final rating I would give. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
| I don't rate a show until I complete it or drop it. I already know that I'm subconsciously anchoring on my initial score when deciding a final rating, so no need to make that initial rating even more salient. |
| I usually rate them once i finish watching them, but sometimes, when an anime is really good or really bad i might rate it before the end. |
| I rate the anime when I finish it. I don't like thinking about what it's score should be when I'm in the middle of watching it. |
| Reviewing after the first episode shouldn't even be considered a "Review", it's a first impression at most. A review is when you re-view something, as in view it again with critical intent. Anway, i don't bother with a score till it's over. I think about scores during but i never really give it any weight until it's over. Mostly because some series either drop off a cliff as they go on or massively improve. |
| My waifu is the most wonderful waifu. Mai Valentine. We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by |
| Most of the time I rate it after finishing the show, but sometimes I rate it halfway through or near the end of the show and adjust it later if needed. I never rated it during the first few episodes. |
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| Typically I rate after 3 episodes, which is typically when I also decide if I'm gonna watch something all the way through, and then I adjust it as needed throughout the season, with a final evaluation after I finish it. |
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| I rate after 6 episodes or half of the season and then decide on the finale. |
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| I usually rate after watching 1-2 episodes, then change my rating later if needed. It’s not like a rating is ever set in stone, so I see no real reason to wait until I’ve finished. |
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| I rate after 3 episodes and adjust accordingly when the season is finished. For reviews, I haven't done it but I preferred it if the show is already finished. |
| I don't rate. I did in the past, but now I just don't care anymore. |
takamono said: Same here, even if its going to take weeks or months to complete it. No matter how bad or boring it is.I usually rate a show only after finishing it, no matter how long it is. |
| I rate during to get a feel for it and then think about it again after the anime finished. |
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| I always rate a show after the first season. If it's a longer show that's not split up into seasons, then I wait until I finish the show. |
| you are free to score whatever you like, however reviewing would be an entirely different matter. I have a special hatred for MAL reviews and those in particular. Dont be that person. |
Catalano said: I rate based on hentai, without ever watching the anime. I rate an anime just after I see the poster |
| After, while it airing or I'm even only an episode from finishing it I don't rate anything unless I drop it, it just doesn't make sense and I don't like it and I don't like when people do it either but who am I to judge them lol but then again and atst I appreciate them for doing that, they help tell if the still airing show is worth picking or not, not that I've ever picked an airing show based on ratings, tho lol The only ever time I rated anything even before it started airing was JoJo Part 4, back then I was so fucking hyped and into JoJo like mad, funny enough I didn't watch part 4 for till like 2 years later lmao I felt out of anime as a whole and rarely watched anime at the time. Never did before or after regardless of any over the top hype. The only other exception is One Piece, dunno when I rated but clearly years back and since it's a never ending type of an anime it's different, I guess for such extremely long anime finishing at least one arc is enough to justify rating them but probably only if they're still airing with no ending in sight I guess. |
TheBerserkerJul 14, 2023 4:15 PM
| if i'm binging it, then after i'm done but with seasonals, whenever i feel like it. rarely, it's after the first. sometimes, around the third or fourth and sometimes around the eighth. just up to my gut. |
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| After it's finished. I feel like overthinking what I'm gonna rate it distracts from the actual show. And sometimes it can come down to the very last episode to decide a rating, like for example last season I was dead set on giving Witch from Mercury S2 an 8 but the finale soured my opinion on the series and I gave it a 7 instead. |
TaynixJul 14, 2023 6:17 PM
| I usually rate a show after finished watching it, very rarely do I rate it when I am. But when I do, it's because I really like it. I disagree with your take though. Some anime really take slower to get to the good part, but most of the time you can judge an anime is good or not after 3 episodes. At least that's what I think. There are times I even dropped an anime after only one episode. My reasoning is that the first episode should be able to pull the viewers in and if it fails to do just that, it's not worth it. |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| I rate it after I complete it, since some series tend to drop off a bit while others take a while to get started. Just makes sense to wait till I've had the whole thing first. |
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| I always decide to start rating when I finished an anime, based on both my enjoyment and the quality of the anime. A reason why I rate by the end of the anime because sometimes either good or bad endings/ climax in the anime can make changes to ratings based in my opinion. |
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| I rate the anime after watching it completely. |
| I rated them after watching it, too, so I can give an overall conclusion to the whole anime after I watched it entirely. |
| My own personal rule is that I wait until I have fully finished an anime before rating it sometimes even waiting to give a final rating if I am between two different end results. However, the exception I make is for long running series once I have watched a solid amount of a series and am sticking with it I will give it a rating even if it has not concluded yet or I haven't finished it. Because I feel I have seen a strong enough episode count to give it a rating but I of course will revisit it once the series has concluded and give it a final assessment that's just my method on the matter. |
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| Anime ratings aren't supposed to be an objective thing (to me, anyways) -- they express how much I like the show compared to others I've watched. Therefore, it's OK to rate a watching show. But everyone views rating differently. That said, I don't rate anime that I'm watching because I'm too lazy to change the score every episode. |
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| Usually during, since it's a rating that encapsulates everything you've watched, meaning it should be able to change as you watch more. Plus it makes keeping track of what my initial opinions were easier, since I'm constantly changing a number by hand. |
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