0711jz

SoL/iyashikei enjoyer with a soft spot for yuri and a penchant for trash.

I like keeping track of & writing about the media I consume, helps me organize my thoughts and makes for a fun pastime.

I rate based on enjoyment, which is often influenced by how well-made a series is. Well-made can constitute production values, story elements, or harder to quantify feelings (memorability, emotional resonance, personal attachment, etc.) which are usually represented through dividers or mentioned in notes. Note that the order of my dividers is irrespective of rating and (mostly) unrelated to my enjoyment of a series.

However, there are different types or "levels" of enjoyment. E.g., something immensely emotional or thematically brilliant will likely provide longer-lasting enjoyment (and much higher peaks) than simpler or less profound series, even though my "in-the-moment" entertainment may be similar for both.

My scale is divided into quarters (e.g., 9.2 is technically 9.25 and 9.7 is 9.75). I'm also a somewhat harsh critic, and I make full use of the provided scale, so a rating that looks low at first glance (like a 6 or 6.5) is by no means bad: I at least somewhat enjoy anything above a 5, and anything above a 7 is considered well worth my time. Usually I'll clarify in my notes why I gave something a certain rating, or sometimes I'll just comment on the show overall.

The vast majority of my reviews are safe to read for those unfamiliar with the respective series. Each review contains a warning at the top describing the level of spoilers, so feel free to check any of them out if you're curious.


Watch for (minor) spoilers in notes!


Scale:

Highly Suggested:

10 - 9.5: Personal treasures that are, and will always remain, near and dear to my heart. Profoundly special masterpieces that have provided everlasting enjoyment, unparalleled attachment, and/or life-changing themes and messages.

9.25 - 8.75: Borderline masterpieces. Fantastically entertaining or meaningful works that house phenomenal themes and/or deliver wholly captivating and compelling narratives.

8.5 - 8: Exceptional watches that I hold in especially high esteem, thanks to extraordinary levels of entertainment, incredible storytelling, and/or powerful messages.

7.75 - 7.25: Remarkably memorable or enjoyable series that provide a captivating, fulfilling, and all-around great watch experience.


Somewhat flawed or lacking in memorability or entertainment:

7 - 6.5: Very good watches with some cracks here and there, but not enough to completely hinder my satisfaction and enjoyment.

6.25 - 5.75: Good series with flaws that negatively impact my enjoyment. Still worthwhile and solid overall, but to a lesser extent than the above ratings.

5.5 - 4.5: Distinctly lacking in entertainment or fulfillment. Inspires ambivalent feelings; don't quite regret watching, but doubt I'd care if I hadn't watched.


Personally dislike and/or of a low quality:

4.25 - 3.5: Below average, either because it's not to my tastes or due to a multitude of significant flaws.

3.25 - 2.5: Noticeably bad; of an exceptionally poor quality that moves beyond mere dislike.

2.25 - 1.5: Aggravatingly bad; completely deplorable content, writing, and/or execution — capable of ruining a great day.

1.25 - 0.1: This should not exist. Period. Makes the world just a little bit worse.

Dividers:

Immense Personal Impact: Unmatched attachment with themes or messages I find myself returning to and trying to incorporate into my personal life. Usually accompanied by extreme emotional and thematic resonance.


Profoundly Moving: Didn't impact me personally on the extraordinary level of the tier above, but evoked extreme emotions from within me, likely because of touching content and/or significant thematic resonance. Basically anything that made me cry or left a deep emotional impact on me.


Thematic Resonance: Contains themes or messages that deeply influenced and lingered within me, usually because they're exceptionally executed, distinctively unique, and/or personally resounding.


Surprisingly Decent: Watched/Read and came out pleasantly surprised. Usually for seasonals that surpass my expectations, but can be anything that is surprisingly actually good.


Good Trash: Trash that, no matter the score, is fun. Trashy series — whether that be generic power fantasies, basic rom-coms, bland isekai, over-the-top harems, or anything with tasteless fan service — that are enjoyable watches.


Bad Trash: Trash that, no matter the score, is trash. Trashy series that are bad, but in an unsatisfying, unpleasant way.


Problematic: Could've been a lot better but is... problematic in some way. Doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it (as my ratings signify enjoyment), but I have one or more problems that hindered my enjoyment from what it could've been.


Goated Writeups: When inspiration took the helm and commanded me to pour my heart and soul onto the page, resulting in the eloquent bestowal of facts into the flimsy confines of an AniList note.


Indefinitely Paused: Not quite paused, but also not quite dropped. Usually for series I like but am not fully committed to sinking in the time to watch/read, which I may or may not get back to (note that this implies Paused is anything I will definitely get back to — either because I'm taking a break, not in the mood to watch/read it currently, or waiting for more content to binge all at once).


Need To Rewatch/Read: Something that I feel the need to reevaluate, either because of dense or confusing subject matter, the considerable time since I last watched/read, or gradually shifting opinions. Sometimes also because the series was so incredible that I felt the desire to immediately rewatch/read it, or I just forgot what happens lol.