There aren't many things i take care of. The aspects
which i consider to be the most important are ..
- enjoyment
- characters
- a overall plotline which develops over the course
- how strong the story affected me afterwards
- how strong the characters are effected by the story events
- and how well the main elements are executed ..
.. like
• when its primarily a comedy anime, how funny was it to me
• when it's a slice of life/romance anime, how well written are the characters
and their dynamic to really sympathize with them
• when it's a deep psychologiacal thriller, how stong did it affect me
and/or how much do i feel invested in this ect.
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It hasn't to be deep to be a masterpiece. At least for me. But when a show tackles specific topics,
i expect that these particular theme is treated thoroughly.
about yt links in my tags
i do add yt links to my "Tags" ... sometimes. It can be because the linked video made me love or appreciate the anime i watched on a different level, gave me a certain feeling i subconsciously connect with that specific show or because i notice that the beat might be sampled from an OST of said animu. It can be everything and often applies to shows i watched a long time ago. Either way, these songs/amv's/videos always do improve my experience with these shows after i watched them and often made me even consider to rewatch them and change the score afterwards .. it's strange, just don't question it.
Edit: The same goes for manga - so when i connect a certain song
with a manga, or a mmv makes me wanna re-read something, i link it as well.
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fav duo's
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• What is a 10 for me
short version
Basically when i really like something -> it's already a 9
and every 9 i give is a potential 10 for me.
A 10 just grows on me the more i immerse myself in it's
world/story/characters/themes ect.
It's more about the everlasting impact it has on me.
long version
Most of the time a "10" requires multiple watches
and expresses itself in 2 ways for me:
"the Flawless"( the made for me )
I can't really say anything negative about those ( maybe really really minor things).
I get easily immersed in those and i see the appeal right from the get go.
It's mainly about my personal biases and preferences in storytelling and who i am.
examples be:
- Prison School (Anime)
- Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (OVA) - Zima Blue (Short film) - Breaking Bad
and
"the personal fav's"( the grow on me )
Those have a more personal impact on me and
grow on me over time.
Ofc i can enjoy them in the moment but as i grow older and make
new experiences it is THESE kind of stories which come to my mind again.
Usually, the characters and themes* are presented in a painfully relatable way for me,
these works brighten my day and fill me with joy** or hype,
or i grow*** with these works in one way or another (nostalgia bonus)
like:
- Oyasumi Punpun / DDLC Plus Side Stories (Game)*
- Attack on Titan (Manga) (pre ch. 135) / Death Note (Anime)**
- South Park***
Hunter x Hunter is a bit of a mixed bag bc there are way too many
reasons why i am so inlove with this anime.
There may be reasons which i am not even aware of and not able to
fully articulate...
I loved it from the get go and the more that i think about it, the more i fall
for it. It is the story for me and has been a big part of my life for a decent amount of time.
It simply is my favorite piece of art.
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Of course, nothing is perfect, but those are perfect for me and you
usually don't measure the things you like by their flaws,
but rather on how they impacted you as a person.
It isn't uncommon that i apply ideas from these works into my own
philosophy and let them shape my taste and push the boundaries of
what i thought stories are capable of.
Analyzing the approach of the author on how they decided to convey
their message and learning something about them in the process is also very fun.
In the end, art is made by people and i really love how it can
connect people. You can see a bit of the artist in every piece that they made.
Stories have been told about everything, but the approach of
each artist is where their individuality shines and makes a change.
...
This all sounds very pragmatic and calculative, but im just trying
to make sense of how i feel.
And ofc these 2 "ways" of seeing a 10 aren't exclusive but rather
complementary to each other. I mean, there is a reason why i give them a 10 in the first place.
The personals are flawless in their own right and the flawless cover my personal preferences.
I just often find myself leaning towards one over the other when reflecting on a movie/anime/manga... ect.
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• favorite fights
• favorite arc's
• favorite cast's
• favorite character designs
• favorite protagonists
Guts || Kenshin || Yaguchi || Yusuke || Kaiji
these 5 are my favorite protagonists
i love them all for different resasons and it's hard for me to rank them individually
there are a lot of fantastic characters which happen to be the
focal point of there respective narrative.. but my favorite protagonists
are those who embody what the story truly means to me
--> yusuke and odokawa may be exceptions
but they are great so whatever
• favorite antagonist's
First off, i differentiate between villains and antagonists.
An antagonist is the foil to the main character.
I'm primarily interested in their dynamic in relation to the story
and how their own narratives parallel and contrasts each other.
Griffith is by far the best example and covers everything i love in an antagonist
while also adding another layer which i haven't seen many other antagonists do.
Having a personal relationship the the mc (or a backstory)
and adding personal stakes.
It isn't necessarily mandatory but seeing 2 characters who shared a bond
turning enemies due to forming oppsing ideologies or just circumstances
outside their control makes it a lot more interesting and adds another layer
in their dynamic.
Ofc it is also important how much i enjoy their screentime
and how well they can carry the story on their own
without relying on the aforementioned dynamic.
Yo thanks ^^
I was worried that I was being too harsh when writing about it, but I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only one that had issues with how some of the themes in it were handled.
Ooo that's such a hard question. I can't just pick one, so I'll list off my fav from each genre: for shounen, AoT (specifically s1-3 done by witt). for shoujo, fruits basket. for late 90s/early 00s, inuyasha. So yeah, I can't really pick just one bc I like too many. Do you have a fav??
Lack of interest I guess. I only rewatch animes that I either really like or are from my top 10s. Have you ever watched anything more than twice? (:
Lol I knew you would look that up too.
I personally prefer the east coast bc of the bigger backyards and white winters but the west isn't bad :)
I do have one family friend that is Japanese, I'm not sure if she ever visited Japan before but it would be cool to go with her!
The animations aren't the best but I still enjoy it (:
The only series I partly rewatched was aot and hxh. I was rewatching it with my brother since he hasn't seen it.
I haven't actually tried reading it, maybe I will one day ๐
Ahh makes sense!
Yeah loll. Especially because a lot of people (particularly weebs and koreaboos) who will straight up deny or accept anything from Chinese culture. Take the Genshin fandom for ex. ๐ต
I'm from the west coast :)
Japan is a must on my travel list. I've wanted to go since forever but no one else in my family likes Japanese culture as much as I do :(.
Oh yeah I know lol. I was talking about QQ haha.
Manga :D
Ahh I'll definitely try checking it out soon!!
That and My Home Hero are the only manga series I've been able to get really hooked on and binge :))
No wonder haha
I'm not too into K-dramas but I have tried a few!
It's probably just a me thing lol.
That's ok!! I only know solo leveling so you're already more informed than me aha.
Umm I think it's essentially the same thing aside from where it comes from. I actually don't know which direction you're suppose to read it in. I think for manhuas it depends on what region of China it's from.
I only started one but only bc I'm Chinese and I feel like I should support my ppl lolol. I don't really like them (mainly bc of color) just like manhwas, I prefer mangas instead (:
It had more or less the same sized manga section the only difference was the rest of the store has anime merch like posters and Funko which is fun to look at :D
Oh cool! Haven't heard of either but they both look like cool places :) Have you ever been to the us before? I assume you could guess I'm from there given there's no physical b&n stores outside of here haha.
Ah I can see it. I'm only on s1 still so I wouldn't know ๐.
Ooo my brother actually just bought the box set over the last couple of weeks and I've been meaning to check out that series for a bit now. I think this is my sign ๐๐.
I don't binge mainly bc I want to "savor" and enjoy the series without rushing it. Tho there are series that I got hooked on like the tokyo revengers manga. Have you seen s1 or read the manga? Highly recommend, it's my fav manga series of all-time xD
-Lowkey thought you were talking about Kaiji for a sec when I saw the work gambling lol. You mush of have heard of that series too?
-Sounds really interesting :o
-Ohh I haven't explored manhwa mainly bc I prefer black and white for comics :/. Have you heard of manhua? They're Chinese comics!
-Art does look cool!
I added them all to my tbr so when I start it i'll let yk (:
Oo yes I recommend Blue Period! Even tho if you don't like art, you can still definitely be inspired by the mc (เน > แด < เน)
I've been to Newbury Comic before but that's about all ahah. What bookstores are famous where you live? :)
No not yet, I'm actually waiting until next Monday bc that's when I'll be starting school again so I need smth to be excited for yk?
I've only started the anime, still on s1. Honestly, I have to be in the mood for harem series so whenever I am. I do enjoy it aside from the meh quality. Do you enjoy watching harems?? ๐
Haha, it's cool, I don't binge series so I'm still in the middle of ch.2 ๐ . What mangas are you reading rn then? (โกโโโ)แ๐ โ โญ*.โฉ.*โญโ
I'm hoping for one too after all the spoiling ppl have done >:D.
Definitely the 1st season. I know most ppl think it's the worse but personally I really like the finale. How bout you? โธ(๏ฝกห แต ห )โธ
QQ Yotsuba Nakano nendo (but I'm going to be selling it :( ) and Strobe Edge vol.1 at B&N!
Nooo it wasn't you!! First person was a creator on tiktok and I stumbled upon it on my fyp so it was unavoidable ://. The other actually isn't a spoiler so Ig false alarm? lol. It was a person's death but then I realized that they kinda already mentioned they have to die (bc the power if you know what I mean). But the first person did spoil who wins the war in the end tho :(
I'm waiting to finish the series via the anime since I want to see it finished there (:
Umm, I bought myself stuff if that counts ahah. Most people don't know what to get me or it's too pricey, so I just ask for basic things and buy the weeb things myself xD. 1 manga and 1 figure :D
I took it 4 yrs tho it only counted towards 3. 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. :)
I feel like most ppl don't care, I'm just really picky lol.
No, but it pretty much gave away who wins in the end ๐. Also I spoke waaaaay too soon bc I just got spoiled ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง, this time about a death and an important one too ๐๐๐. And by another anime fan. This is why I feared anime becoming so popular ๐ญ. I literally came online just to tell you this lolol.
That happens to me ALL the time :(((. It's so annoying โ(๏ผ××).
Have you gotten any new anime merch like for the holidays or just because? ( โแดโ )
That's like the only thing I remember about Mandarin ๐. English is widespread so I could see why.
Yeah so many ppl go through my local B&N that everything has been tampered with D:
I will!
I'm honestly surprised too but that might bc I'm superrr cautious lol. But I did kinda get spoiled and I immediately blocked the person bc I was scared they would spoil more thingz :D
You get to choose between those three; Mandarin, Spanish or French. I chose Mandarin because I'm Chinese so I figured it would be cool to know...It's really hard lol.
Which one did you choose?
Yeah :( Idk if they just grab one from the shelf and that's why it always is damaged :/
You could buy from them then! Have you?
Ahh I see, I'm excited to watch it then! And breaking bad, still haven't gotten around to watching that yet.
Oh I don't usually talk about series with my cousin, she just brought it up randomly lol. Umm, usually with my friends since most of them watch anime. Hbu? :)
It was alright haha.
Ooh I still haven't finished s1 of love is war. AoT is a must for me. Is there a reason why you're on the fence about it? Is it because you've read the manga already?
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I was worried that I was being too harsh when writing about it, but I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only one that had issues with how some of the themes in it were handled.
I'll take that as a compliment :D.
Ooo that's such a hard question. I can't just pick one, so I'll list off my fav from each genre: for shounen, AoT (specifically s1-3 done by witt). for shoujo, fruits basket. for late 90s/early 00s, inuyasha. So yeah, I can't really pick just one bc I like too many. Do you have a fav??
Lack of interest I guess. I only rewatch animes that I either really like or are from my top 10s. Have you ever watched anything more than twice? (:
It's that bad D:.
I personally prefer the east coast bc of the bigger backyards and white winters but the west isn't bad :)
I do have one family friend that is Japanese, I'm not sure if she ever visited Japan before but it would be cool to go with her!
The animations aren't the best but I still enjoy it (:
The only series I partly rewatched was aot and hxh. I was rewatching it with my brother since he hasn't seen it.
I haven't actually tried reading it, maybe I will one day ๐
Ahh makes sense!
Yeah loll. Especially because a lot of people (particularly weebs and koreaboos) who will straight up deny or accept anything from Chinese culture. Take the Genshin fandom for ex. ๐ต
Japan is a must on my travel list. I've wanted to go since forever but no one else in my family likes Japanese culture as much as I do :(.
Oh yeah I know lol. I was talking about QQ haha.
Manga :D
Ahh I'll definitely try checking it out soon!!
That and My Home Hero are the only manga series I've been able to get really hooked on and binge :))
No wonder haha
I'm not too into K-dramas but I have tried a few!
It's probably just a me thing lol.
That's ok!! I only know solo leveling so you're already more informed than me aha.
Umm I think it's essentially the same thing aside from where it comes from. I actually don't know which direction you're suppose to read it in. I think for manhuas it depends on what region of China it's from.
I only started one but only bc I'm Chinese and I feel like I should support my ppl lolol. I don't really like them (mainly bc of color) just like manhwas, I prefer mangas instead (:
Yes definitely start and lmk when you do!!
Oh cool! Haven't heard of either but they both look like cool places :) Have you ever been to the us before? I assume you could guess I'm from there given there's no physical b&n stores outside of here haha.
Ah I can see it. I'm only on s1 still so I wouldn't know ๐.
Ooo my brother actually just bought the box set over the last couple of weeks and I've been meaning to check out that series for a bit now. I think this is my sign ๐๐.
I don't binge mainly bc I want to "savor" and enjoy the series without rushing it. Tho there are series that I got hooked on like the tokyo revengers manga. Have you seen s1 or read the manga? Highly recommend, it's my fav manga series of all-time xD
-Lowkey thought you were talking about Kaiji for a sec when I saw the work gambling lol. You mush of have heard of that series too?
-Sounds really interesting :o
-Ohh I haven't explored manhwa mainly bc I prefer black and white for comics :/. Have you heard of manhua? They're Chinese comics!
-Art does look cool!
I added them all to my tbr so when I start it i'll let yk (:
Oo yes I recommend Blue Period! Even tho if you don't like art, you can still definitely be inspired by the mc (เน > แด < เน)
No not yet, I'm actually waiting until next Monday bc that's when I'll be starting school again so I need smth to be excited for yk?
I've only started the anime, still on s1. Honestly, I have to be in the mood for harem series so whenever I am. I do enjoy it aside from the meh quality. Do you enjoy watching harems?? ๐
Haha, it's cool, I don't binge series so I'm still in the middle of ch.2 ๐ . What mangas are you reading rn then? (โกโโโ)แ๐ โ โญ*.โฉ.*โญโ
I agree, I really liked wit's studio but mappa did a great job regardless. I hope the cgi isn't like last times tho ๐ .
It was a spontaneous purchase that I regret bc I spent too much on it เซฎโ•แท เก •แท โแ.
We should read it at the same time then! xD
I'm hoping for one too after all the spoiling ppl have done >:D.
Definitely the 1st season. I know most ppl think it's the worse but personally I really like the finale. How bout you? โธ(๏ฝกห แต ห )โธ
QQ Yotsuba Nakano nendo (but I'm going to be selling it :( ) and Strobe Edge vol.1 at B&N!
Nooo it wasn't you!! First person was a creator on tiktok and I stumbled upon it on my fyp so it was unavoidable ://. The other actually isn't a spoiler so Ig false alarm? lol. It was a person's death but then I realized that they kinda already mentioned they have to die (bc the power if you know what I mean). But the first person did spoil who wins the war in the end tho :(
I'm waiting to finish the series via the anime since I want to see it finished there (:
Umm, I bought myself stuff if that counts ahah. Most people don't know what to get me or it's too pricey, so I just ask for basic things and buy the weeb things myself xD. 1 manga and 1 figure :D
I feel like most ppl don't care, I'm just really picky lol.
No, but it pretty much gave away who wins in the end ๐. Also I spoke waaaaay too soon bc I just got spoiled ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง, this time about a death and an important one too ๐๐๐. And by another anime fan. This is why I feared anime becoming so popular ๐ญ. I literally came online just to tell you this lolol.
That happens to me ALL the time :(((. It's so annoying โ(๏ผ××).
Have you gotten any new anime merch like for the holidays or just because? ( โแดโ )
Yeah so many ppl go through my local B&N that everything has been tampered with D:
I will!
I'm honestly surprised too but that might bc I'm superrr cautious lol. But I did kinda get spoiled and I immediately blocked the person bc I was scared they would spoil more thingz :D
Yeah it's mandatory for us too. Oh cool! How often do you use it?
The damaged copies :(
I'm going to soon since everyone seems to be enjoying them :)
True, I do enjoy spending time with my family ๐.
Oh yes I remember you mentioning that. I still don't know the ending, so I still have to wait (:
Which one did you choose?
Yeah :( Idk if they just grab one from the shelf and that's why it always is damaged :/
You could buy from them then! Have you?
Ahh I see, I'm excited to watch it then! And breaking bad, still haven't gotten around to watching that yet.
Oh I don't usually talk about series with my cousin, she just brought it up randomly lol. Umm, usually with my friends since most of them watch anime. Hbu? :)
It was alright haha.
Ooh I still haven't finished s1 of love is war. AoT is a must for me. Is there a reason why you're on the fence about it? Is it because you've read the manga already?