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I really started watching anime in 2012. I did read some manga before, but what really got me into anime was... Sword Art Online. For a few years after that, I thought I had to watch everything, especially the anime that were rated so highly by the fanbase. Lately, I've come to realize that I do not have to. I admire the people who like what they find good and dislike what they don't, but that is not my case.
For instance, I openly admit that SAO's scenario is, overall, mediocre. And yet, I still love it, albeit to a lesser extent than my younger self.
I've finally come to terms with the somewhat disconcerting conclusion that my tastes are not coherent with my standards. However, when rating anime, I always face the same dilemma: according to what should I rate it? An objective view? Or my subjective enjoyment of it? I've settled for a case by case basis mixed with a bit of gut feeling. Hopefully it will still be of use to someone.
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My opinion forms and reforms constantly as I am watching a series and the review itself is pretty much done when I finish watching a show. All is left is actually writing it down. I do that to an extent where the review would have entirely different paragraphs if I wrote my thoughts down at earlier point in time. That's not to say that my initial opinion itself would be drastically different or different at all but the rhetoric would certainly differ. It should be noted that I am not doing any of this for the sake of reviews, however. It's just what I do when watching or reading anything because that's the type of personality I come with.
I typically write opening paragraphs beforehand in a style that makes them work no matter what happens later on in the series and sometimes take notes of witty remarks I think could be included in the text. It used to be a rather long process, my Major review took 4 hours to construct back in 2012, for example. Now I can write the same amount of text in higher quality in about 20 minutes without needing to think what I actually want to say because I have already done the thinking. Proofreading and editing may take another 10-20 for a review of this length.