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Rating System:
10 - Masterpiece - It does the most good and manages to reach me at the core of my being, in whatever way it decides to do so. It does not have to be "perfect," as there is no such anime that exists, but extremely high quality is also a must.
9 - Great - An extremely well-executed anime, but occasionally misses the mark. Has something very special at its core and is still a definite must-watch.
8 - Very Good - An exceptional anime with a lot going for it, but also has some notable faults that may cause key moments to falter.
7 - Good - The anime on the whole is definitely good, but it has either several major factors that really start to bog down larger parts of the series, or dozens of continuous problems that are never addressed.
6 - Fine - Still a good anime on the whole, but there are several moments where I just didn't want to continue for one reason or another. It is worth your time, but there's a lot of negative to tread through as well.
5 - Average - The bare minimum of what an anime should strive for. It wavers constantly between being a "good" anime and a "bad" one.
4 - Bad - There are some noteworthy attempts to be good, but it ultimately fails at achieving something worthwhile.
3 - Very Bad - Through either a severe lack of ambition or talent, or through extremely unfortunate circumstances, this kind of anime fails on pretty much all levels. Perhaps there are a few bright spots, but nowhere near enough to redeem the rest of the trash.
2 - Horrible - Pretty much nothing in this anime is even remotely good. It is a complete and total waste of your time, either from being horribly executed or just really, really boring.
1 - Appalling - This rating is reserved for anime that aren't just utter failures in every area, but also manage to offend or piss me off to a noticeable degree. If there is even a single shred of anything good about this series, it is drowned out by elements that I am shocked even managed to make it into the series at all.
I find it unfair to rate something I haven't finished. As such, most of my ratings center on the 6-8 range because I don't feel the need to finish bad shows.
Just because it's on my Dropped List, doesn't mean it's there permanently. Enough good convincing may get me interested again.
All Comments (27) Comments
Hi sorry for commenting on MAL but Im not a fan of the YT comment section
So I recently watched your video and I just wanted to voice my thoughts
I feel the core idea of you explaining what makes and breaks a harem for you is interesting and as a harem fan myself I very much prefer a good MC
But I have one small and one big complaint in regards to the video
the small one is that harem isn't really a genre. Its more so just a tag for those looking for a show where the MC just happens to attract several women regardless of what other genres are in the show be it horror or romance for example.
My big complaint would be I think you're limiting the reach of harems in regards what you prefer the MC to be. He has to be hard working and at the bottom reaching to the top for you to find it believable that he could get a harem.
But not all people have the same values in terms of attractions. I think it would of been perhaps better to focus on 2 shows with similar protagonists with one show showing why the girls are falling for the MC and giving in series logical explanations and the other show as a opposite example of girls just falling in love with the MC for no reason given at all for a much stronger video
https://youtu.be/KETsihEO5Zk