Because I've been receiving so many random friend requests recently, I will now only accept if we've had some prior interaction on MAL and/or if there is a message attached. I apologize if I didn't accept your request and hurt someone's feelings, but I think this is a necessary step to take to avoid spam. If I didn't respond to your fr don't be afraid to send a follow up message or something and I might reconsider. Thank you for your understanding.
Even though I did not give it a 10/10, I would like to make it clear that Eureka 7 is my favorite anime series. Check it out if you haven't already :)
After spending more than a year on this website without a profile picture, I just got annoyed by the bland stand-in and uploaded one. It's one of the characters from Puparia, and short anime film on YouTube. I look nothing like that irl I just thought the image was pretty.
Growing up I occasionally watched anime here and there, such as Yu-Gi-Oh and DBZ, but was never really into it. Much later in college I saw a little bit of One Piece, Naruto (and Elfen Lied of all things), but it still wasn't my thing. Even later on during the pandemic I was introduced to Avatar: The Last Airbender by a family friend, and while I didn't like it at first, I eventually realized what an amazing medium anime can function as in storytelling, and ever since then its been the main form of media I have been using.
I'm biased towards shows and films that deal with different cultures and traditions, that have Romantic elements but that is not the main plot, and good character development. I've got a huge soft sport for sentimental anime, and I am also highly biased towards retro and the historical genres. I am also a complete pushover for good animation and nice ops and eps, I've probably been overly generous in a few ratings in that regard.
I tend to have a broad view of what is defined as Anime, and I probably would consider shows like the aforementioned Avatar, Legend of Korra, RWBY, Trese, Arcane, to be Anime is some capacity.
While it should be axiomatic, everyone's take on the rating system and what for example a 7 signifies is slightly different. I think the way I rate is pretty typical of other users on this site, but just for clarity my interpretation is as follows:
10 = "Masterpiece" the type of anime that keep you up at night, the ones as soon as you finish you want to watch again. Infinitely re-watchable, every time you see it you see something new. Something you'd recommend to everybody.
9 = "Great" have one or two little issues that keep it from being a ten, but aside from that are just as good, and are also easy to re-watch and universally recommendable
8 = "Very Good" have some problems that are noticeable, but their quality is still very evident and are still an enjoyable watch. If I re-watch I might skip a scene here and there but would still widely recommend.
7 = "Good" there are some prominent issues here, but the anime is still enjoyable and the good parts still outweigh the bad. Would recommend in most instances, but would only re-watch if it were with someone else.
6 = "Fine" these are often anime I feel conflicted about, there is some aspect(s) of the show that is well done, be it animation, music, story, but there are also several prominent problems weighing it down. I would be cautious, but not opposed, in recommending these, and would be open to a re-watch to re-evaluate my thoughts but only after a substantial period of time.
5 = "Average" not necessarily terrible, but something that did not make any impact on me. The bad was negated by the good in equal measure. Anime that didn't try enough or tried too much and ended being all over the place. Probably would not re-watch and would only recommend in really special or specific circumstances.
4 = "Bad" there is definitely some good quality here, and in the hands of a better director or studio this could be a good anime, but is weighed down by its negative qualities, whatever they may be. While sub-standard, there were some moments of enjoyment, even if it might be ironic enjoyment. While I would generally not re-watch or recommend these, but I can understand why some people might like this.
3 = "Very Bad" there are some good qualities here, and it might have had potential at some point, but it's buried deep under mounds of garbage. Not re-watchable, recommendable, not even ironically enjoyable. Unlike a four, I honestly can't understand why anyone in their right mind may enjoy this.
2 = "Horrible" bottom-of-the-barrel, terrible, anime. Might have started off as a good idea or concept, but it's now long gone.
1 = "Appalling" dig beyond the barrel, past the mantel, and then to the centre of the earth where this stuff should be incinerated. Nothing here is remotely redeemable, not the art, not the story, not the characters, not even the concept. Terrible in every conceivable way.
- = "No Score" there is some art/anime, usually the avant-garde and postmodern kind, that I just can't understand or make sense of. A comedy is judged by how well it's a comedy, a romance by how romantic it is. For these works, I have no idea what it is or suppose to be, so it would be unfair and dishonest to give it any ranking.
lmaooo united didn't win either ... we've each won four of our last five in the league (4 wins, 1 draw) i think you might be onto something π the difference between them and us is they're not in the ucl this season ... but seriously imagine losing a european final to "tottenham hotspur" β οΈ amorim managed to outlast maresca despite the fact we had a much better season last year (we've got very high standards π€) YEAH i'm also taking pleasure in tottenham's fall from grace πΉ they've been awful in every sense of the word (everyone's beating them now π) ... sadly it's only a question of time before thomas frank gets sacked π
yeah i'll always respect kai for scoring the all-important goal in that ucl final, but the way he pointed at the badge and everything annoyed me a lot. today's match against leeds though β οΈ this season we've conceded some of the most ridiculous goals you'll likely ever see ... we were in cruise control but of course our defenders just had to switch off for a few minutes and subsequently give up a 2-0 lead πππ however, those first 60 minutes were very good ... palmer missed a golden opportunity at the end which involved some intricate build-up play π₯Έ shame we couldn't get the win :(
okie dokie so i just finished watching puparia, and you're certainly right about the uniqueness of the art ... i've yet to see anything like it. it took the animator THREE years to make that 3-minute video π€― the eye movements, the facial expressions, the minute details, the eeriness of it all ... i thought it was pretty cool :)
chelsea tryna ruin our day with that godawful performance at the emirates π KAI HAVERTZ of all people had to score in the last minute too π yeah it's just the league cup but i'm sick and tired of losing to the "gooners" ... it ain't fair ;( we gotta win our next match against wolves now...
HELLO FELLOW CHELSEA FAN!!! <333 always lovely to meet another fan of the biggest and best club in london πππ your profile looks hella nice too :) i don't know why but your pfp is unexplainably cute to me πΉβ€οΈ awesome faves btw :) (cyndaquil is the best johto starter though πΉ)
Hmm okay, I couldn't really find anything on ebay or amazon but thank you though, I appreciate you answering my question. I'm hoping there might be able to find something at some random anime convention, but you never know really.
Hi, do you know of any places selling merchandise for luce? I'm like trying to find chibi/funko pop style figures of her. I have a feeling it's not in production or ever going to be but I wanted to ask, just in case you knew.
Thanks for the friend request! Based on a quick look through your list, it seems like you appreciate a strong portrayal of Christianity; assuming I'm correct, I recommend checking out The Colors Within, which came out in the US very recently.
I've got no clue what the meaning was supposed to be either, lol. I really liked the visuals and music though. Honestly, if it was trying to say something it doesn't really matter to me what it was supposed to be, as I liked it perfectly well enough as just a neat 3-minute short. No need to attach deeper meaning to something just because it's cool and mysterious. Sometimes it's fine to be exactly that.
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EDIT: JUST FOUND OUT HE'S BEEN SACKED LMAOOOOOO
chelsea tryna ruin our day with that godawful performance at the emirates π KAI HAVERTZ of all people had to score in the last minute too π yeah it's just the league cup but i'm sick and tired of losing to the "gooners" ... it ain't fair ;( we gotta win our next match against wolves now...
Sorry for reaching you so late and thank you so much for suggestions Kodomo Omocha to the list !!
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