| Sometimes I do but mostly base it off of the description in all honesty but if people say it's good then will definitely check it out. |
| I avoid all the reviews on this website because this is like the IMDB of anime/manga reviews: Cynical, snarky, and often needlessly nitpicky. I go to Anime-Planet.com for my reviews or anywhere else but here. |
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| Look at the genre -> Read the description -> if it sound interesting then i put it in PTW -> watching the whole show -> make up my own opinion about the show -> go into MaL page -> read some reviews -> comparing my opinion with others opinion Since i believe that reviews are subjective, i never read them before watching the whole show |
"People who don't see that anime has changed are either wearing "glasses" or watching only a certain type (and or era) of anime" "Having a low mean score doesn't necessarily mean one doesn't enjoy anime. Rating system is not a school grading system." "Elitist is people who think he is superior than others. Not necessarily ones who insulting/critisizing your favorite anime or people who enjoy a certain type of anime" "Fanboy is people who translating "your favorite anime is shit" into "you are shit". "Being a fanboy is an indication of elitism" |
| I'm more interested in consensus on a series than what some random review says. Partly because most of the reviews I take a look at are terrible. |
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| I don't have a good source for anime reviews. Many reviews here are too basic, too general. I need a deep analysis of themes and ideas. So I tend to watch and search for reviews when I need material for mine. I'm not going to write off an anime based on a review if the premise is interesting enough. A review can persuade me to watch an anime if it points out many interesting - not necessarily good - details. |
| WEAPONS - My blog, for reviews of music, anime, books, and other things |
| If I paid attention to reviews I would have never watched (insert name of show that I liked and other people didn't). |
| >unbiased >review >keking all the way back to /a/ Anyway, I don't read them until I'm don'e watching the show, but after that I like to read/watch a review or two if I feel so inclined. I like to see others opinions, especially if it's a controversial show. AltoRoark said: yes, for example FLCL has shit reviews because people hate anything that isn't a very straightforward narrative. Depends on the type of show honestly, and it's popularity. Popular shows often have 1-4/10 ratings with little to no value that are based on salt.Of course, when I see many positive reviews, then that further motivates me to try it out. Though I can't say negative reviews really do the opposite. |
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Illyricus said: I can use a review to have a determinate idea of a show, but at the end of the day, while the review can help me, I am the one who determinate what I think about "x" show at the end. I agree. I also tend to look at their MAL profile to see if their tastes and mine are similar. But, in the final analysis, my opinion will trump any others about how I feel about a show at the end. I am ever so happy when the good things I hear are true, tho. |
| Mrs. Landingham, what's next? |
| I read reviews for fun but I don't get affected by them |
| Rather than attempting to calculate review score accuracy, I try to ascertain the average IQ of an anime's fanbase. That is more telling. |
| Being an amateur reviewer myself, I generally ignore other people's opinions until I've formed my own, BUT, if something is unanimously considered terrible, I will pay attention and listen. |
| I do not read reviews for the most part, but the times i do i never listen to what the person has to say and experience it for myself. I do the same thing with games, i do not care what other people think and judge it for myself because many times i have enjoyed a game others have hated, same with movies, tv shows, and anime. |
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| I use anime reviews to compare my opinions with them, more often then not there is a review that i agree with. Props to the guys who makes excellent reviews here on MAL. |
| I simply watch 1-2 episodes from the anime, but usually I read description about the anime first and if it sounds hella boring then I might not even check the anime. |
| No, i always give a chance to check it out whatever anime if i don't like i drop if i like i keep watching. |
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| Well often ya like Boku no Pico? The review on that was on point haha but other wise I think to some extent we should look at the reviews There are some anime I just loved but got bad reviews for some reason Just always read the description, watch the trailer, and go for it for some episodes If you don't like it still, then it's probably not the one for you |
| Most reviews are like only a little helpful to me. It's like, "The art is crap" and never goes into what the art is even like. Most of the time, I'm reading a review to figure out what an anime is like or if I might want to try it out. So many reviews are like 90% opinion though, and I can only pick out a few things which they usually only added unintentionally. Or like...?? They'll dock points for "no plot" when it's clear that the series is meant to follow a less linear format? As if everything has to follow the same format to be considered okay? Not helpful at all. So yeah, I stopped taking reviews seriously. I just watch it myself and-- actually, I usually watch the anime first THEN read reviews, but there are some times like when I'm searching for anime with a certain setting and tone and look to reviews for that info first only to find nothing. For example, I've been kinda looking for some kinda slice of life Hogwarts style Magic/School anime and not just a general magic school anime, so I look to the reviews for if it fits that idea. Or like, I might be looking for a pastel-looking anime and kinda look to see if an anime has it or keeps it up (if I'm in a situation where I can't look for clips myself). Nothing, just, "art is eh. Could be better". Doesn't describe the art at all. Good job. |
SwiggySep 3, 2016 1:40 PM
| No because I don't pay attention to reviews for anything, let alone anime. If it sounds interesting enough, then I will watch it. I don't care what everyone else thinks about it. It doesn't effect me at all |
| Some reviews are pretty interesting. I look at reviews if I'm undecided on whether if I want to watch the show. |
| i more tend to look at reviews after ive seen the show myself. So i can compare my thoughts to other people's. this isnt to say that i wont look at a plot summary or listen to a recommendation. |
| https://combosmooth.itch.io/ - I make free-to-play browser games for PC and I sell pixel art animation here |
| Nope, cause I don't even agree with most of MAL's score in the first place. |
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| Only with a heavy grain of salt, most of the time I get how the reviewer sees the show but then again they might have shit taste. It's a tossup really. |
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| No, reviews are worthless. I base what I watch on plot descriptions and trailers instead and judge for myself. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| No. I base it purely on how I feel about something |
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| Reviews give me an idea of how people might feel for an anime, but I prefer to judge for myself cuz everybody has different taste. Some stuff I love people hate and vice versa |
| Never, and I run from Anime Fanbases they always ruin the anime |
| I said it before in these threads and I'll say it again, I often take (or took at least) critics advice for films because of monetary and travel issues. I bootleg anime, there's no need to take opinions from people I've never even talked to. Limiting yourself to ratings and reviews is just limiting yourself from experiences, I feel. I don't even watch anime, but generally speaking if I'm either going to buy it myself eventually regardless of all factors or watch it on the internet for free(because I can't watch it home or buy at a store, I don't live in Japan), there's no point. And it's not like 9/10 anime reviewers have the writing and insight skills of Ebert or anything. Ratings (not reviews, necessarily) are a priority list however, but I'm not going to watch 200+ anime in a year (I'm not going to have watched at least 100 anime in the next three years), I don't even need a priority list. |
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