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[I was Bernstein as well, before the big mess in May-June 2018.]

Hi. I'd like to offer some words to those who landed here.

As far as genre is concerned, I consider myself a fan of slice of life and CGDCT especially, but I have happened to watch a bit of everything. Romantic shows, both comedic and dramatic, and school settings figure most frequently on my list, however good or bad they may be. I tend not to like shows with unreasonable premises or plot devices that work only because the creator wants them to work; somewhat unfairly, I'm prejudiced against mecha, battle shounen, and a few others. Apart from this, and in the interest of keeping my description acceptably short, I can only say that good shows are good, and fun things are fun.

Regarding studios, I'm definitely a fan of Shaft, Kyoto Animation, and P.A. Works, and an appreciator of others such as Doga Kobo and Silver Link that focus on the genres I like without compromising on quality. Everything has to be taken with a grain of salt, of course: the best can fail and the worst can succeed, occasionally.

In real life, I go for a calm and amiable demeanour, but I keep people at arm's length even after years of knowing them. That clashes with my inner life, where I can be hot-blooded and downright stupid. I have a variety of interests, ever-changing and super-specific and not interesting to the others around me: sometimes I find amusement in having them just for the sake of having them, and taking the hardest stances on the most obscure things, which again delights me and no one else. My username comes from Leonard Bernstein the conductor.

List of anime I've watched (in chronological order): here.

Rating guidelines: here.

My MALgraph: here.

Completed and ongoing challenges: here.

Finally, some words of wisdom that too many anime fans ought to remember, from the first preface (1670) of Racine's Britannicus: