Hi, I exist. It’s very nice to meet you, I’m Atsunome! (Pronounced as アツゥノメ, but you could also go with 暑の目 or 圧の目 if something is ever horrifically wrong with my eyes, I guess :P)
While I definitely have more ‘typical’ tastes in anime as well (especially Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo, Mystery, and Drama), my favourite hobby is scouring the internet for those weirdly niche WWII movies/OVAs that I am yet to uncover in my increasingly difficult search!
Barring solicitations from obvious bot accounts, I accept all friend requests, so feel free to send one if you want! :)
So as not to clog up the page, the rest of my profile will be hidden behind spoiler tags - If any of the titles interest you, please click!
500th episode: *Unknown due to it happening before I joined MAL 1000th episode: Heartcatch Precure! Episode 12 (17/Mar/2023) 1500th episode: Happiness Charge Precure! Episode 42 (12/Jul/2023) 2000th episode: *Unknown due to bulk adding of previous rewatches 2500th episode: Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Episode 9 (02/Sep/2023) 3000th episode: Hoshikuzu Telepath Episode 6 (14/Nov/2023) 3500th episode: Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e Episode 9 (10/Feb/2024) 4000th episode: Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku? Episode 12 (25/Jun/2024)
50th completed entry: *Unknown due to it happening before I joined MAL 100th completed entry: Machikado Mazoku 2-choume (11/Apr/2023) 150th completed entry: Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi (26/Jun/2023) 200th completed entry: Hadashi no Gen (15/Oct/2023) 250th completed entry: HELLO WORLD (27/Nov/2023) 300th completed entry: Gakkou no Kaidan (05/Feb/2024) 350th completed entry:
500th chapter: Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound Chapter 3 (19/Sep/2023) 1000th chapter: Sousou no Frieren Chapter 82 (08/May/2024)
100th volume: Hadashi no Gen Volume 3 (30/Apr/2024)
☆ Rating System! ☆
(I am adding this into a spoiler tag because it was looking increasingly ridiculous to have all of this in the “about me” section, lol.)
Completed: Fully completed entries. Watching: Completed at least one episode within the past month. On hold: At least one episode completed within the past year, but not within the past month. Dropped: No episodes completed within a year, OR has a personal rating of below 6.5☆ for several episodes (it’s a little vague here). Plan to watch: Entries I realistically plan to watch within the next year OR as soon as they air. The value of this number should never exceed 25% of my total ‘completed’ entries.
10☆ MASTERPIECES! MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITES! 9.5☆ *Almost* perfect…. 9☆ Incredible, I probably cried ;-;. 8.5☆ Really good, but just missing the impact needed to become a true 9☆ entry.
8☆ My most common rating. These entries are good, although have a few flaws, typically pertaining to story explanation. 7.5☆ My most common rounded rating. 7☆ The lowest rating where I would actually say I liked this piece of media.
6.5☆ On the fence as to whether or not this was worth my time. 6☆ The beginning of the ‘Dropped’ threshold for series. 5.5☆ Had something resembling merit, but was riddled with too many flaws. 5☆ Boring, neither good enough to praise nor awful enough to warrant a rant. 4.5☆ Still boring, but dipping into ‘genuinely bad’ territory. 4☆ The lowest rating where I can point out at least one good aspect of said entry.
3.5☆ Reaching comedic levels of “that makes absolutely no sense”. 3☆ The epitome of, “so bad, it’s good”. 2.5☆ Somebody wrote this mess…. 2☆ It’s not even ironically good anymore. I’m just in pain. 1.5☆ Pass the eye bleach, please. 1☆ The single worst film I have ever had the displeasure of watching. It manages to be so incompetent that it somehow ruined the canon of a completely different film.
> Extra clarification:
> My ratings are based on (enjoyment)/10 alone, however, my reviews do consider other factors to be fair. Ranked against previously scored entries, I start by asking myself, “would I rather watch (new show) or (other show at a certain score)?” then move up or down from there.
> To keep my “true favourites (8.5☆+)” list exclusive to just longer media, music videos cannot score higher than 8☆.
> I generally wait three episodes before giving a rating, although exceptions are made for shows with longer first episodes (like Oshi no Ko or Demon Slayer). Obviously, the rule is not applicable to media with fewer than three episodes either.
> I often use a (number).5 rounded system in my list tags, wherein the score is not a “true” whole number, but will be rounded up as MAL doesn’t support decimal ratings
☆ Unhinged Hobby Stats! ☆
Welcome to the (glass) rabbit hole! If you understand that reference, I think we’ll be great friends! :)
Completed - 33 (ordered by my own rankings):
- #1 - Hadashi no Gen (8/10)
- #2 - Futatsu no Kurumi (8/10)
- #3 - Kono sekai no Katasumi ni (8/10)
- #4 - Hadashi no Gen 2 (8/10)
- #5 - Ushiro no Shoumen Daare (8/10)
- #6 - Raiyantsuuri no Uta (8/10)
- #7 - Junod (7.5/10)
- #8 - Aoi Hitomi no Onnanoko no Ohanashi (7.5/10)
- #9 - Hotaru no Haka (7/10)
- #10 - Kaze Tachinu (7/10)
- #11 - Kuro ga Ita natsu (7/10)
- #12 - Glass no Usagi (7/10)
- #13 - Pikadon (7/10)
- #14 - Ohoshi-sama no Rail (7/10)
- #15 - Nagasaki 1945: Angelus no Kane (7/10)
- #16 - Tako ni Natta Okaasan (7/10)
- #17 - Himeyuri (7/10)
- #18 - Yakeato no, Okashi no Ki (7/10)
- #19 - Kiku-chan to Ookami (7/10)
- #20 - Boku no Boukuugou (7/10)
- #21 - Furusato Japan (7/10)
- #22 - Animation de Tsutaeru: Hibakusha kara no Tegami (7/10)
- #23 - Umigame to Shounen (7/10)
- #24 - Chiisai Sensuikan ni Koi wo Shita Dekasugiru Kujira no Hanashi (7/10)
- #25 - The Cockpit (7/10)
- #26 - Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachi (7/10)
- #27 - Tsuru ni Notte: Tomoko no Bouken (6.5/10)
- #28 - Shounen to Sakura (6.5/10)
- #29 - Hiroshima e no Tabi (6.5/10)
- #30 - Kuroi ame ni urarete (6/10)
- #31 - Youtai Nuhai Zai Shanghai (5.5/10)
- #32 - Momotarou: Umi no Shinpei (4.5/10)
- #33 - Momotaro no umiwashi (4/10)
^Personal Recommendations^
> #1-#6: Everyone should watch these!
> #7-#29: Only watch these if you’re particularly interested in WWII and WWII-adjacent anime
> #30-#33: Don’t bother with these
Planning to watch - 4:
- Anne no Nikki
- First Squad: The Moment of Truth
- Giovanni no Shima
- Cocoon (NOT YET AIRED)
On the hunt for - 9 (I know they exist, but I’m still searching for a copy):
- Hotaru Kagayaku (Found RAW version, but I don’t understand the dialect)
- Animentary: Ketsudan
- Madogawa no Totto-chan (Pretty recent - I expect to find this in a few years)
- Urda (I have only located a partial version)
- Yocchan no Biidama
- Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashitta
- Aoi Kioku: Manmou Kaitaku to Shounen-tachi
- Hi no Ame ga Furu (found a 144p quality version that is borderline unwatchable. Would love to locate a higher quality copy)
- Ano Hi, Bokura wa Senjou de: Shounenhei no Kokuhaku
Manga edition (in no particular order):
*Please note that I am inherently more generous with manga ratings due to personal preferences, and a manga score of 9/10 is approximately equivalent to an anime score of 8/10 as a benchmark.
- Ai no sanka | COMPLETED - 7/10
- Kono sekai no katasumi ni | COMPLETED - 9/10
- Yunagi no machi sakura no kuni | COMPLETED - 8/10
- Cocoon | COMPLETED - 9/10
- Comic Showa-shi | READING - 9/10
- Souin Gyokusai seyo! | COMPLETED - 8/10
- Hadashi no Gen | COMPLETED - 10/10
- Adolf ni Tsugi | READING -
The Ghost Stories dub is notorious for being extremely controversial and full of improvised lines which are- *not* appropriate for a general family setting, lol. There are clips online of the highlights, although I would recommend the full thing if you don’t mind a bit of offensive humour on everyone’s part (plus, that was done in the early 2000s when those jokes were less frowned upon)
Hello. I just wanted to ask one clarifying question, are you sure that dark, edgy shows can still be watched with parents just because there is no erotic content?
All Comments (21) Comments
ohh wow u bought a book version, tell me abt ur feelings too xD
I'm glad to hear you have a special interest Retro Bowl in finding rare WWII-related movies and OVAs. That's a fun and unique hobby!
Well i'm definitely checking it out then 😁👍
Btw curious... how the hell does Ghost Stories dub make it go from a level 2 to level 1?? (feel free to spoil)