Hello there! I've been watching anime on and off since about 2011, and really dove in around 2014. It’s been a good time, mostly. Genre-wise, I like a little bit of everything, except for horror/gore. Would like to read more manga, but there's only so much time. Oh yeah, I also collect figures.
I rate entirely on enjoyment, which is why I rate drops as well. I'm not super picky, and usually find it easy to enjoy most of the stuff I watch to some extent. Art-style, direction, and characters in that order often matter more to me than story (although a good plot is definitely nice), and I generally prefer the erratic to the more confined, whether that means visually or otherwise. To me, animation, and anime specifically, thrives in the surreal, as that is when it is able to truly showcase its strengths in storytelling. Shows hit my emotions easily, but my favorites hit that special spot that sweeps me away. I think that's why I love hype. It fits perfectly into that place in my heart.
10 - Outstanding. These are the pieces that hit me deep in my emotions some way or another. These are my personal paragon of what anime should strive for both artistically and emotionally.
9 - Excellent. Basically a 10 in enjoyment, but didn't quite get to that emotional high-place that a 10 deserves. Still, they were very beautiful, had incredible stories, were emotionally very deep, or all of the above.
8 - Great. Very entertaining, but generally had something holding it back from the effect of a 9 or a 10.
7 - Good. They're just good shows. Enjoyed the time spent watching, but didn't make a big impression on me. Would probably watch again if it felt right and have fun, but on the low-end of that list.
6 - Adequate. I could find entertainment from these shows, but there are some larger issues holding it back from a 7. Often times, these shows have some great qualities, wrapped in shitty storytelling or art.
5 - Mediocre. Had something that intrigued me enough to keep watching and having fun with it, but came with some major problems or bland sections. Right around here is when I start considering dropping something if it's on the low end of 5.
4 - Poor. Sometimes I'll finish. Sometimes not. Depends on the small things I did enjoy about it, and how much the show can maintain my focus.
3 - Bad. Usually a drop. Flat out boring with the bad outweighing the good.
2 - Terrible. Very few, if any, redeeming qualities in it for me specifically.
1 - God help us all...
Ps. I don't rate offshoot OVAs, special episodes, music videos, etc. despite putting them on my list. Don't find much point to it really. The score of the original show encompasses them. And I do rate drops :P
Milestones:
100th: Pretty sure I finished just after setting up MAL so, no idea.
200th: Non Non Biyori Repeat
300th: Sangatsu No Lion
400th: Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!
500th: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou
Tier 1:
- Non Non Biyori
- Toradora!
- TTGL
- Houseki No Kuni
- Sangatsu No Lion
- Eizouken
- Madoka Magica
- Run with the Wind
- Sora Yori
- FMA: B
Tier 2:
- Chihayafuru
- Cardcaptor Sakura
- Symphogear
- Yuru Camp
- AssClass
- Hyouka
- Amanchu!
- Ping Pong The Animation
- Space Patrol Luluco
- Barakamon
- Love Live SIF
- Haikyuu
Honorable Mentions:
- Mob Psycho 100
- Mitsuboshi Colors
- Hunter x Hunter
- New Game
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199
- Hitoribocchi no ○○ Seikatsu
- Girls Last Tour
- Revue Starlight
- Uma Musume
Top Movies:
- Koe No Katachi
- Only Yesterday
- Princess Mononoke
- K-On! The Movie
- Non Non Biyori: Vacation
- Penguin Highway
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Kizumonogatari Movies
- Kaguya-Hime
- Spirited Away
- CCS: Sealed Card
- Summer Wars
- Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
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