I essentially score by gut feeling mainly based on the emotions the story and characters manage to make me experience, but I don't dismiss technical factors either.
FAVOURITE SHOWS 10 – Something that wholeheartedly kept me entertained from start to finish. Touching, impactful, clever and just in general among the best shows I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Does something special that no other show manages to do quite the same. 9 – An almost perfect show with multiple noteworthy positive aspects. An enjoyable and predominantly entertaining experience that resonated with me considerably; in this case, enjoyment and emotional value can override minor technical flaws. Includes most of my seasonal obsessions.
GOOD SHOWS 8 – A really good, memorable show that has at least one excellently executed attribute. With just a few weaknesses, the positives greatly exceed the negatives resulting in a relatively recommendable experience! However, the flaws are severe enough to not justify a higher score. 7 – Something I mostly enjoyed, but wasn't thoroughly convinced by. The show is definitely worth watching and has more positive than negative qualities, but loses points due to few unignorable issues such as poor production value, lackluster writing or a certain frustrating/boring narrative.
AVERAGE SHOWS 6 – Something I might have enjoyed more if certain aspects of it were done differently. A show with both notable negative and positive qualities. The gripes I have with these shows tend to be fairly specific compared to the more vague nature of one point higher. 5 – A complete nothing burger with no standout qualities on either side of the spectrum. Mediocre shows can be tolerable in rare cases, but most of these stories are either forgettable, draggy or feel completely stakeless. 4 – It's bad beyond saving but I honestly didn't mind watching it! I may have not enjoyed the show completely unironically nor would I recommend it but I did vibe with it to a "so bad it's kind of good" extent – a sigh of relief may have been let out after completion though.
BAD SHOWS 3 – It's bad, but it's mainly because of either lack of personal enjoyment or productional difficulties such as poor pacing or a clumsy script. It may be boring, cringy or otherwise an unenjoyable experience in its majority, but in the end it's just a harmlessly crappy flop that won't hurt anyone. 2 – It's bad in a way that is deeply rooted in the narrative itself. The show exhibits either awfully handled storytelling, harmful values or problematic portrayal of a topic, character or behavior in a way that is not justified and considerably takes away from an enjoyable experience. 1 – Besides fulfilling all aforementioned bad show criteria, it's a story that I genuinely can't find a single thing to praise from a narrative viewpoint. It's either disturbing, scarring or just in general among the worst, unenjoyable, cringy dumpster fires I've suffered through. Either way, every cell in my body despises this piece of media and tries to repel it's existence. Even a word as strong as "hate" can be used to describe my feelings towards the things I've rated 1.
I don't score shortform series because I find it hard to rate them fairly. I don't list OVAs and specials unless they're central to the overall plot~
Dropped list includes only shows I watched 3 or more episodes of (and a few, especially jarring exceptions) and excludes any sequel series.
Unrated manga are most likely things I either can't settle on a fair rating for or don't remember properly enough to score.
The one and only, Rinne Amagi, the bee who gambles.
I love this man a completely normal and healthy amount.
I don't know why, but it's hard to read/focus on screen. Something I would read in 1 minute on paper, it would be 3 on screen (; ̄Д ̄) It was a real pain to complete Uzumaki; it took me ages... ( ̄  ̄|||)
I have the same problems with academic texts and others too...
I did 1 year of visual arts, but sadly I had to drop out; mental health is really important, and I just couldn't stand a couple of teachers + 2 hours of transport was crazy (maybe I'll come back, tho! when I get better). But I have a degree in Games and a "technical course" in Photography (idk how it is whit these this types of courses in your country, but in Brazil this is like something in between high school and university). All I ever did was in the art area lol.
And whaaat, that's saaad, but I get u!! Guidance problems are complicated, and wtffff this really doesn't make sense at all!! Will you be continuing the study in English philology?
Btw, it's really cool that it has an anime club. I always wanted something like that omg, how does it work?
I'm glad that you're having fun at least; I wish you the best!!!
That's so cooooooool!!! I can't read anything on the internet, so I really hope I can buy the mangas of Blue Period someday~ I really like the adaptation, but that may be because the premise really gets to me!! I'm an artist too btw, I enjoyed my time at arts university~ ⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝ How has your experience been?
I get you two, lol; I don't really care abt being realistic, but it has to keep me engaged! I think the sport theme benefits from the realism though that depends on what topic the creator wanted to talk abt... Honestly, in Kuroko it annoyed me a little bit, but I did get used to it and enjoyed it with another perspective!
And yesss, I do have irl friends that watch anime! Probably all of them, actually... If the person isn't into anime, they're into games, and if the person is too deep into games (I work in this industry, so they always are), they MUST have watched at least some shows! One of my friends even moved to Japan recently ヽ(∀° )人( °∀)ノ
I'll watch the Ping Pong really soon; I'm just waiting for me and my friend to finish rewatching K-on! AGAIN, and we will start this together. I really love the work of Yuasa Masaaki, so my expectations are HIIIIGH!!!! I know the animation will be absolutely gorgeous!
AND THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH~~~ Being an elf must be so complicated, you're awesome!!! ヾ(=`ω´=)ノ
I'll go greet my Santa now!!
Hey there gyanburubii!
Thank you very much for the Oblivion Battery recommendation this year! As you could probably tell looking at my list, I don't normally like watching Sports Anime (aside from volleyball, since I like watching that sport in general), especially ones that are mostly just one long tournament arc, so I do appreciate you trying to fill out this gap in my list!
I would say though, that in order to get my to like a Sports Anime (aside from being about volleyball), having it be about a bunch of goofballs having a great time is a good way to get me to watch it! The premise of the series and your writeup made me think of Big Windup which I've heard also involves Silly Bishounen Boys playing Baseball and have always been undecided whether to check it out or not... I can definitely say that I have heard too much about Oblivion Battery aside from maybe once or twice in passing!
In terms of the show itself, sadly I haven't had much of a chance to watch too much of it yet and have only seen the first two episodes. The two episodes were essentially just the premise and the regular club recruitment-type episodes that are mandatory for these type of series so I have not seen enough to get an impression of it yet, but so far it's been good enough that I will be finishing it! If you'd like I can tell you my thoughts once I finish the series (and get past the infamous episode 11)!
I did see in the list that you are an elf and not in the same group as me, so I'm guessing that my original Santa had some kind of issue getting a recommendation for me in time! A bit sad, but thank you very much for stepping in and getting something for me!
Yes, it was kinda hard, but it was pretty FUN! I've had plenty of options, but they always had one or two things that made them not eligible (╥_╥) I was so thrilled when I remembered Blue Period and was like: "OMG YES, THIS ONE IS PERFECT!" but then it was in your manga list... Or other ones like Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, but then the popularity was too high for our type of elves!
I'm really glad that you enjoyed Kuroko no Basket that much!!! It was actually a surprise! I thought that even if you didn't love the general thing, you would find it a bit fun. I have no idea what u will think about the other recommendations though~
The gift I received was all pretty interesting: one I already knew that it was perfect for me, Ping Pong the Animation - so I didn't watch it yet, Eve no Jikan and Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou! Since they were all small and I was in the mood, I already watched them! I didn't expect shoujo shuumatsu to be this cool! Sadly, my Secret Santa * disappeared *, so I didn't have the chance to say thanks :(
Thank you again for the feedback; you're so kind ☆*:.。.o(≧▽≦)o.。.:*☆
Interesting, I see! I only spent like a year being into Enstars, but even I could probably write an essay on how Gintoki is Rinne XD gin-san sibling arc when
I think Kagura better fits as Kohaku with her, ahem, family issues and general foreigner vibes. But if Sadaharu weren't there (and they both share the very hungry child trait), I'd very much agree that they both share too much to differentiate.
Awwww HappyHolidays and a Happy New Year as well! I'm gathering my brain cells first to put out a lengthy reply so please bear with this for now hehe ●| ̄|_. For this year, I got Tomodachi Game and Hare-Kon for anime and manga. Do you know about these titles? (๑>◡<๑)
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I have the same problems with academic texts and others too...
I did 1 year of visual arts, but sadly I had to drop out; mental health is really important, and I just couldn't stand a couple of teachers + 2 hours of transport was crazy (maybe I'll come back, tho! when I get better). But I have a degree in Games and a "technical course" in Photography (idk how it is whit these this types of courses in your country, but in Brazil this is like something in between high school and university). All I ever did was in the art area lol.
And whaaat, that's saaad, but I get u!! Guidance problems are complicated, and wtffff this really doesn't make sense at all!! Will you be continuing the study in English philology?
Btw, it's really cool that it has an anime club. I always wanted something like that omg, how does it work?
I'm glad that you're having fun at least; I wish you the best!!!
Hey, besides anime, do you play games as well?
I get you two, lol; I don't really care abt being realistic, but it has to keep me engaged! I think the sport theme benefits from the realism though that depends on what topic the creator wanted to talk abt... Honestly, in Kuroko it annoyed me a little bit, but I did get used to it and enjoyed it with another perspective!
And yesss, I do have irl friends that watch anime! Probably all of them, actually... If the person isn't into anime, they're into games, and if the person is too deep into games (I work in this industry, so they always are), they MUST have watched at least some shows! One of my friends even moved to Japan recently ヽ(∀° )人( °∀)ノ
I'll watch the Ping Pong really soon; I'm just waiting for me and my friend to finish rewatching K-on! AGAIN, and we will start this together. I really love the work of Yuasa Masaaki, so my expectations are HIIIIGH!!!! I know the animation will be absolutely gorgeous!
AND THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH~~~ Being an elf must be so complicated, you're awesome!!! ヾ(=`ω´=)ノ
I'll go greet my Santa now!!
Thank you very much for the Oblivion Battery recommendation this year! As you could probably tell looking at my list, I don't normally like watching Sports Anime (aside from volleyball, since I like watching that sport in general), especially ones that are mostly just one long tournament arc, so I do appreciate you trying to fill out this gap in my list!
I would say though, that in order to get my to like a Sports Anime (aside from being about volleyball), having it be about a bunch of goofballs having a great time is a good way to get me to watch it! The premise of the series and your writeup made me think of Big Windup which I've heard also involves Silly Bishounen Boys playing Baseball and have always been undecided whether to check it out or not... I can definitely say that I have heard too much about Oblivion Battery aside from maybe once or twice in passing!
In terms of the show itself, sadly I haven't had much of a chance to watch too much of it yet and have only seen the first two episodes. The two episodes were essentially just the premise and the regular club recruitment-type episodes that are mandatory for these type of series so I have not seen enough to get an impression of it yet, but so far it's been good enough that I will be finishing it! If you'd like I can tell you my thoughts once I finish the series (and get past the infamous episode 11)!
I did see in the list that you are an elf and not in the same group as me, so I'm guessing that my original Santa had some kind of issue getting a recommendation for me in time! A bit sad, but thank you very much for stepping in and getting something for me!
Hope that your holidays have been great and have a great 2025!
TYSM for that comment!!!!
Yes, it was kinda hard, but it was pretty FUN! I've had plenty of options, but they always had one or two things that made them not eligible (╥_╥) I was so thrilled when I remembered Blue Period and was like: "OMG YES, THIS ONE IS PERFECT!" but then it was in your manga list... Or other ones like Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, but then the popularity was too high for our type of elves!
I'm really glad that you enjoyed Kuroko no Basket that much!!! It was actually a surprise! I thought that even if you didn't love the general thing, you would find it a bit fun. I have no idea what u will think about the other recommendations though~
The gift I received was all pretty interesting: one I already knew that it was perfect for me, Ping Pong the Animation - so I didn't watch it yet, Eve no Jikan and Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou! Since they were all small and I was in the mood, I already watched them! I didn't expect shoujo shuumatsu to be this cool! Sadly, my Secret Santa * disappeared *, so I didn't have the chance to say thanks :(
Thank you again for the feedback; you're so kind ☆*:.。.o(≧▽≦)o.。.:*☆
I think Kagura better fits as Kohaku with her, ahem, family issues and general foreigner vibes. But if Sadaharu weren't there (and they both share the very hungry child trait), I'd very much agree that they both share too much to differentiate.
(also your ep 10 comment. relatable )
screw it. I'm starting this as my New Years resolution (watch me fail like I did with HxH)
starting from ep 3, watching pilot fillers later if I feel like it
EP7 edit: call me crazy but the main trio is giving me Crazy:B vibes
EP10 edit: a week into this show and I'm already simping for Gintoki hard
Happy New Year, gyanburubii~
Thanks for helping out with
Secret Santa again ♥
Hope it'll be a good year for you!
✧。٩(ˊᗜˋ )و✧*。