Hello,
everybody! Welcome to the grand opening
of my blog “Anime, Manga, & More.”
This blog is where you’ll find anime and manga as well as game reviews. You may stumble across the occasional
analysis of live action movies, but those will be posted infrequently. Since I like all of the above in
entertainment, I thought that it would be fun and rewarding to delve deeper
into what I’m passionate about, examining the different aspects such as story,
animation quality, voice acting, and so on with my favorite shows/games. New releases, preorders, and other
awesomesauce things you should keep an eye out for will be covered, too!
Because
Christmas is speeding in our direction, the first batch of features will be
holiday wish lists, recommending certain titles to stuff in those family
stockings. (Can a complete collection
fit in a stocking? I’ll have to try
that… O_o)
Ratings and How They Work
My
rating system differs from others by not assigning a letter or number
grade. I don’t prefer letter grades for
particular aspects of series/movies/games because things can get muddled in the
process. I like to consider things
encased in a neat package that should be weighed as a whole. A score out of five or ten is somewhat vague,
and numbers can hold drastically different meanings from person to person.
Anime,
movie, and manga ratings will be the following:
- Watch/Read it
- Try it
- Dump it
Game
ratings:
- Buy it
- Rent it
- Dump it
“Watch/Read
it” signifies that I’d suggest the title to just about anyone; it’s addicting
and entertainment at its finest.
“Try/Rent it” means that people should give it a whirl before committing
to a full price purchase; it may work for some but not for others. “Dump it” is pretty self-explanatory; it’s either
abysmal in nearly every way possible or it’s not something I’m into.
These
ratings will be tweaked when needed, but I won’t go out of my way to buck my
established method. I feel like changing
it too much would be cheap and unprofessional.
And I doubt the “dump it” pile will be that large—or maybe I’m crossing
my fingers and hoping.
Evaluation
Most
anime will be evaluated as a complete series.
In other words, I will typically watch a series in its entirety before
formally posting about it. That may
change over the course of time, primarily if there are ever any significant
lapses in my updates. Sometimes my
schedule (life responsibilities!!!) don’t permit me to indulge in my hobbies as
often as I’d like, which is probably kinda sorta healthier for me in the long
run.
On
the other hand, manga will be reviewed a few volumes at a time, usually by twos
or threes. I buy at least two volumes of
every manga series I attempt to start; it’s easier to get a feel of characters
and of where the stories may be headed that way. Assessment of games will be given after
spending a large portion of time with its core game mechanics—controls,
complexity, graphics, et cetera. Posts
reviewing live action movies won’t be the norm.
I don’t go to the movie theater pretty much at all (maybe 2-3 times a
year…>_>).
Goals
My
main goal is to provide you with solid and effective reviews (racking up
blogging experience is a plus, too).
Even if a show, movie, or game doesn’t turn out to be something that I
particularly enjoy, I will still try to give it a fair and honest rating. I’ll say upfront that I will not be reviewing
any yuri or yaoi (shoujo-ai or shounen-ai) anime/manga series; do not ask me to
rate them because you will definitely receive no reply. The very, very irregular ecchi may slip
through if it manages to hook me in the first episode, which has never happened
thus far. Even with those exceptions,
you’ll find a wide variety of genres and themes that I watch. Things with science fiction and fantasy
settings are what I most enjoy, especially in the gaming category.
I’ll
endeavor to make my writing interesting, and I hope to make this a successful
blog. The latter can only be
accomplished with your guys’ help. Comment
on this introductory post or any of my future posts with feedback and
suggestions! Always feel free to request
specific series or games that you want reviewed, excluding the types I
mentioned above. It may take some time
before I get to yours, however, because I have a huge backlog of my own anime
and games that I need to finish.
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