...here it is (anime is synonymous with manga, ditto for watch and read):
S TIER
10 - As close to perfection as possible in an anime's appropriate genre, and something that holds up after multiple viewings. The pinnacle of the medium, I don't hand these out very often.
A TIER
9 - I'm obsessed! But I recognize there are a few flaws. Also reserved for anime I feel could be a 10, but haven't rewatched yet (there are exceptions to this rule; particularly long works may be given a 10 on the spot).
8 - I really enjoyed this. 8 is great. I will probably rewatch this but it isn't a priority.
B TIER
7 - Ah 7, destined to be my most common rating. I enjoyed this, but I won't be revisiting it in the foreseeable future, if at all.
6 - Decent. I can see why people like this, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
C TIER
5 - Now we're getting into the mediocre end of the spectrum. A 5 might have a few qualities I like, but overall it is not a particularly enjoyable experience.
4 - Boring and mediocre but inoffensive. I don't hate myself for having finished this, but I recognize my time could have been better spent.
POO TIER
3 - Yuck. Now we're scraping the bottom of the barrel. An anime would really have to bore me for it to deserve a 3. Something I want to drop but am too close to finishing might warrant this score.
2 - I hated this. And I hate myself for having finished it.
1 - This offends me. I don't understand the appeal of an anime I score a 1 and its fans are an utter mystery to me. Unless I'm forced to watch something truly heinous I won't be handing these out often as I don't rate anime I drop.
MYSTERY TIER
- - Unrated. Probably a short (anything that doesn't exceed 20 minutes) or an anime I dropped. Although I don't feel justified giving a dropped anime a rating I will include an explanation for why I dropped it in the tags section of my list.
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Your Utena review is weird because the anime isn't based on the manga. In fact, the anime and manga were produced at the same time, which is why the manga and anime are very different from each other. Here in wikipedia if you want:
The Utena franchise was conceived by Be-Papas, a production group composed of talents from various corners of the manga and anime universe. Most notably, the 39-episode Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series was created by some of the same production staff responsible for Sailor Moon, including writer and director Kunihiko Ikuhara. Ikuhara was already well known for his role in the production of Sailor Moon, including his contributions to the highly acclaimed third season, Sailor Moon S. When working on Utena Ikuhara was unsure if he would be fit for the role as producer and worried about the financial risk involved. Believing it may be the last show he ever worked on, Ikuhara set out to make Utena the pinnacle of his work.[5] The member of Be-Papas responsible for the manga version of Utena was Chiho Saito, a well-established shōjo manga author. Though she and the other members of Be-Papas discussed concepts together, Saito had little influence on the direction of the anime, and faced a great deal more scrutiny by publishers to censor the LGBT themes in the content of the manga. She went through 4 editors during the production of the manga due to this, despite it being far more tame than the television series.
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The Utena franchise was conceived by Be-Papas, a production group composed of talents from various corners of the manga and anime universe. Most notably, the 39-episode Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series was created by some of the same production staff responsible for Sailor Moon, including writer and director Kunihiko Ikuhara. Ikuhara was already well known for his role in the production of Sailor Moon, including his contributions to the highly acclaimed third season, Sailor Moon S. When working on Utena Ikuhara was unsure if he would be fit for the role as producer and worried about the financial risk involved. Believing it may be the last show he ever worked on, Ikuhara set out to make Utena the pinnacle of his work.[5] The member of Be-Papas responsible for the manga version of Utena was Chiho Saito, a well-established shōjo manga author. Though she and the other members of Be-Papas discussed concepts together, Saito had little influence on the direction of the anime, and faced a great deal more scrutiny by publishers to censor the LGBT themes in the content of the manga. She went through 4 editors during the production of the manga due to this, despite it being far more tame than the television series.