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A Fiction Connoisseur's Introduction
I've read fairly a lot of fiction, I can spell out every cliche trope in anime and manga - or manhwa and manhua if you care about how it's written. And as a fiction connoisseur, I can confidently say, most animes and mangas have terrible plots. The market is evolving for the better, but by no means is devoid of plotholes or putrid cliches. The major restraint might be the capitalist market itself, in which many publishers and editors give no space for authors to write with the utmost freedom, as well as the old culture that discourages or even forbids originality and experimentation.
As said before, I am a fiction connoisseur and have read, and watched many series. You all may doubt, regulars of myanimelist, in which case I can not refute, and will have no obligation to deny such. Unfortunately as is for this site, I rarely leave traces of my venture.
Despite my desire to leave harsh ratings and critiques, I occasionally leave ratings higher than the series deserves, often out of past compassion. I am especially fond of hidden gems - those forgotten by time and overlooked amidst the hype for mainstream series.
Watching this season
Last completed anime
Publishing manga
Last completed manga
Plantlet (8-9)
P.S. Most of the series listed below refers to the original/adaptation source
They are not ones without faults. Some of them have art terrible by the average standard of the Japanese fiction market. Some of them follow the standard cliches or have a seemingly terrible start. But one thing that stands out is their personality. The effort to maintain consistency is apparent, and that's what makes their plot twists so sweet. Some start off slow before it finally burns, grabbing your attention and never letting it go.
Seedling (7-8)
The series of this group has something that mids don't have. Perhaps, they have incredibly interesting, unique concepts that, while more shallow than the mids, have more fleshed-out worldbuilding or logical, in-depth descriptions of the settings themselves. Or, perhaps they have incredibly logical, awe-inducing worldbuilding, but fall out in terms of story and character-building.
They may still fall into cliches, but there is an effort. To be original, to be themselves - to retain their personalities. Sometimes, this idiosyncrasy prompts the now mainstream trope or cliche.
Mid (4-7)
Most aren't technically bad. Some aspects are great, surprising even. Maybe it has a great concept but poor execution, maybe it sinks near the end. Maybe the story, at some point, feels lazy. There are many possibilities for why they fall out, but one thing is certain: their flaws are anything but neglectable. In many cases, they irk you enough
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