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I am a German anime and manga fan who enjoys writing about this stuff on his blog (or did, recently I have been mostly busy writing my own stories). But I suppose most of this is already clear from the fact that I am on this site to begin with, so instead I'm going to talk a bit about my outlook on art. Feel free to write me if you have any questions or just want to talk.





At the end of the day, I (and I kind of hope this is true for everyone) watch anime for the purpose of enjoying myself. So any comments I make on my blog about the importance of objectivity are because I believe that it is helpful to a critical conversation and not to say that we shouldn't talk about the emotional value of art. Those are just separate conversations in my mind. Personally, I love talking about my emotional connection to any show I have watched, I simply don't use it to determine quality for anyone but myself. So... if you're up for talking about why Azusa being unable to give her treasured friends self-made chocolate makes you cry or why Mizore and Nozomi's hug lets your heart melt, I'm more than willing to.


I do not view numbers as an accurate way of representing the quality of a piece of art as there are too many variables to be considered. You should listen to what people cite as the reasons for the quality of a piece instead of focusing on the number they apply to it. However, numbers can serve as a quick way to get an overview of a piece's quality, especially in the form of a list where they can be compared to one another. In order to be somewhat accurate and have a consistent standard I took the time to put into words what kind of quality each number represents. This scale is based on the 10 point scale that for example MAL uses. Click here to get there. I also use the tag feature here to give a short summary of my thoughts.
As an important side note: Don't confuse my rating of quality with my enjoyment. Quality doesn't matter for enjoyment as a simple theme, whether it is done well or not, could be enough for a person to feel a deep connection to a piece of art.