Report Detective's Profile Retired Moderator

Hello everyone who comes across this profile!

I'm not dead! I still watch anime. I still enjoy it from time to time. I still live in Japan and still like to read, study film, and enjoy the company of friends and family. I am very busy and rarely post or check-in to much social media these days. I work a lot and spend time most of my time out my home.

I am honored that many of you post on my wall continuously to this day, for various reasons. I hope that my ratings and my reviews have served some purpose or sparked some discourse. Many opinions of mine have become more malleable to time and I hope that yours do as well. Anime is fun, and it can be art. Art is interpretive and I have my own evaluation standards on work that I have pieced together and thought about heavily over time. It is the result of much back-and-forth with friends, internet denizens, trolls, 4chan shitposters, educators, and those I respect and those I do not respect. Wherever the insanity of pinning down artistic standard leads any of you, I hope it leads you to a happier and more clear place and allows you to find joy along the way as it has for me.

I wish no one ill-will and take all comments in stride, because often they are really humorous. If you are young and upset with some of my commentary and feel the need to shit-sling, feel free. It doesn't do much and I don't care much to respond other than with a wink these days.

Anyways, peace in love in 2022 and I wish you all well!
Best,
Mike




Hey there new people! My name is Mike. I'm a retired review moderator here on MAL and have been a critic and fan of anime for about ten years now. I'm a craft beer fan, film enthusiast, and 社会人. I currently live in Japan. In my free time I also enjoy working out, playing video games, and praising all pizza and burgers. I try to watch a few anime every season and love finding innovative works. I tend to review anime that I feel I have a peculiar or understated opinion on. If you're curious in my approach to reviewing, would like some tips or need to ask a question please feel free to do so. Before you add me as a friend on this site, please let's have some good conversation first.

Please be respectful and I will follow in kind :)