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New fan of the medium, my goal is to try out a lot of different genres of shows.
My rating criteria is as follows:
10 - Reserved for shows/movies/manga that have had a profound impact on me. They are incredibly memorable and will impact how I experience other shows for a long time. All shows have flaws, but the flaws these shows/movies/manga have were insignificant to my experience. This is where the Lego Movie would unironically go.
9 - Great shows/movies/manga that are like 8s but more impactful/memorable. Their key messages have stuck with me, they were thought-provoking, or very emotionally evocative. Some small flaws keep me from calling them masterpieces.
8 - The standard score I give to very good shows/movies/manga. These shows/movies/manga have some flaws, but they are great as a whole. I would strongly recommend these shows to others. However, they didn't resonate with me personally the same way a 9 or 10 does.
7 - Good shows/movies/manga with emerging, clear issues. These problems are not enough to detract from my overall enjoyment of the show, but they do hinder the watching experience every now and then. Worth a watch.
6 - Does some things well, but are held back by flaws that can't be ignored. These shows/movies/manga are not particularly impressive or memorable.
5 - I could have lived without it, it was probably boring and/or forgettable. Several flaws kept me from enjoying it in a worthwhile way.
4 - Most of this show/movie/manga was okay, but its glaring flaws frustrated me. I actively dislike these pieces of media.
3 - Description to be added when I need it
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Statistics
All Manga Stats Manga Stats
- Total Entries71
- Reread3
- Chapters4,614
- Volumes473
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Anime (10)
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Vinland Saga Season 2
TV·2023
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Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: First Kiss wa Owaranai
Movie·2022
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Koe no Katachi
Movie·2016
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Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 Part 2
TV·2019
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Mob Psycho 100 II
TV·2019
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Hibike! Euphonium
TV·2015
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Liz to Aoi Tori
Movie·2018
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Pluto
ONA·2023
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Made in Abyss Movie 3: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei
Movie·2020
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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 4: Diamond wa Kudakenai
TV·2016
Manga (8)
Character (10)
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Shinomiya, Kaguya
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen
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Phosphophyllite
Houseki no Kuni PV
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Ishida, Shouya
Koe no Katachi
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Kageyama, Shigeo
Mob Psycho 100
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Reigen, Arataka
Mob Psycho 100
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Meruem
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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Faputa
Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
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Oumae, Kumiko
Hibike! Euphonium
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Bondrewd
Made in Abyss
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Monkey D., Luffy
One Piece
All Comments (5) Comments
It's less the idea of being transformative and more the notion that one was vastly easier to experience than the other. The original manga lasted 366 chapters, which honestly started feeling old a lot faster than I was hoping. I found myself having to re-read some chapters because they just were not sticking in my memory, and even though the story is largely episodic and it's not important to remember every single chapter, it was one of those times where I felt that things were kind of bleeding together rather than coalescing into a more complete picture, if that makes any sense.
The anime adaptation has the benefit of using its sense of music, voice acting, and sometimes delightfully-janky animation to help sell its absurd sense of comedy, tone, and setting. This also made some of the more repetitive gags of the material easier to digest, and it always managed to have enough quiet periods to provide respite before moving onto the next big gag or gimmick. Even though we're talking about 195 episodes of material, it never really felt "long," as it were.
Does that make any sense?
Haha, and yes, Kumiko is awesome, as is all of *Hibike!* in general (especially *Liz and the Bluebird*).