blindfremen's Profile

My rating system loosely follows a Normal Distribution with Mean = 5, X = 1,2,...,10, Standard Deviation = 1.8. My scores correspond to a percentile, with 5 being average = 50th percentile (technically should be 5.5, but w/e). To determine exact scores, I use a weighted average based on my personal taste: (.30*characters)+(.20*story)+(.15*art)+(.15*sound)+(.15*enjoyment)+(.05*historical value). As always, scores are subjective.

10 (SS-tier)(99.7%) - Masterpiece. Among the very best of all time. Strong in every category, with deep, powerful themes, and singular artistic vision.

9 (S-tier)(98.7%) - Elite. Superb presentation with very strong themes. It may have a couple minor flaws, but is otherwise head and shoulders above almost everything else.

8 (A-tier)(95%) - Excellent. High quality in most aspects. Handles themes deftly, efficiently, and with memorable flair. Few flaws.

7 (B-tier)(87%) - Very good. Solid structure with memorable characters and/or story. May be missing one or two key pieces. May have some inconsistency in quality.

6 (C-tier)(71%) - Good. Above average material that leaves at least a passing impression on the viewer. Usually lacking in one major area.

5 (D-tier)(50%) - Satisfactory. It does an adequate job exploring the premise, but is otherwise unremarkable. This score is also reserved for anime that were strong in one category but very weak in another.

4 (E-tier)(29%) - Mediocre. Has a few redeeming qualities--often high production values at the expense of writing or solid story structure. May have played it too safe or too ambitious.

3 (F-tier)(13%) - Inadequate. Far below average. Likely sub-par in most categories, especially lacking in empathetic characters and/or logical plot progression. Has few redeeming qualities.

2 (G-tier)(5%) - Bad. Painful to watch. Has at most 1 redeeming quality. Can make fun of it at the expense of your sanity.

1 (H-tier)(1%) - Failure. Mind-bleach. Terrible in almost all aspects and fails to deliver in any meaningful or entertaining way.


*Depending on the primary genre, the bell curve is centered around a different value. This is based on my personal preferences for each genre.

Centered around 4/10: Comedy, Slice of life, Romance, School, Sports, Horror, Music, Animated Shorts
Centered around 5/10: Action, Adventure, Shounen/Shoujo, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Military, Space, Magic, Mystery
Centered around 6/10: Psychological, Drama, Thriller, Mecha, Seinen, Dementia