I am partial to Shounen Anime, especially sports series. I started watching anime in the late 90's when I was around 12 with Toonami stuff...Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, Ronin Warriors etc. I did not know what anime was before that and there was nothing else available to me at the time. The first manga I ever read was Fake in high school. I often go into a series blind basically putting anything on my PTW list if it at least looks potentially interesting... which is why I have so many. I try not to base series on looks alone and want to try and watch a variety of things even if it is something that might not appeal to me.
I will drop series if they feel like they are starting to become a chore. So if I am not vibing with the characters or getting bored I will drop it. I try to give things a chance...sometimes...but not always, by watching multiple episodes of something before I drop it. I also have a lot of series on hold some that have been on hold for years...will I even get to finishing them or dropping them...one may never know. Probably if I run out of series to watch on my PTW list.
I rate series high if it has characters I like and has at least some sort of plot that is not all over the place. If I get interested in the characters it can change the outlook on an entire anime for me and I will enjoy it more. However, if a series has blah, annoying or uninteresting characters it's not going to get a high score from me. As tastes are subjective (no matter how many people on here try to say otherwise) just because someone else enjoyed an anime, I might not have. I don't care about animation, a minuscule plot hole, etc. If an anime has likable characters and can keep me entertained it is good enough.
The most important thing about an anime for me is the characters. If I cannot get invested with the characters, I cannot get interested in the anime no matter how amazing it supposedly is. As anyone can see I have pretty shit tastes anyways....wow just like everyone else on here! So I could care less about arbitrary ratings and opinions unlike some people on this site.
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