Hi, I'm Ion, I've loved watching anime since I was a kid. I mostly rate anime compared to others of its genre, so I don't necessarily think a comedy action and a political drama in the same rating are comparable, but comparing them is kinda futile as they go for completely different things. Dragon Ball and Pokémon are basically the series that defined my taste, so I tend to be pretty biased towards them. I just drop anime I find awful and that would probably get a lower score if I finished them, but I'm more prone to drop manga because of less investment in them and because they consume more time. I never delete comments so feel free to leave whatever you want.
1: An anime that I not only found effectively without redeeming aspects, but that I outright hated and/or felt insulted by on a personal level
2: A really bad anime with only minimal redeeming aspects, being so bad that I'm unable to take it seriously and/or be engaged to it on any level
3: A bad anime with major flaws that, unlike a 2, actually manages to make me feel engaged and/or take it seriously on some level, so I can at least respect they tried
4: An averagely bad anime, it can have good scenes and/or ideas, but I ultimately failed to find it good, and in many cases they're plain boring.
5: An average anime that while it may leave a positive impression it still has very clear negative parts and/or bores me despite me not finding it actually bad, or one I'm so conflicted about I'm not sure what to think of it
6: An averagely good anime, an anime that I actually found to qualify as properly good, in which I engaged enough to truly like it, but that I still didn't find outstanding
7: A good anime that I truly enjoyed, not only achieving me considering them good but also outstanding in some way, being considerably above a 6 but still not masterful enough to be a 8
8: A really good anime that excels masterfully in a couple of aspects, being extremely good in quality and getting me to truly engage to the deepest level with it. These can be considered honorary mentions to my favorite anime
9: A really good anime with only minimal flaws, or at least not any flaws I feel are worth considering for what it aimed to do, with practically everything about them being of a masterful quality. These can be considered the lower part of my favorite anime
10: An anime that I found practically perfect, going above and beyond at everything it tried, these anime are such great constructed works of art that I find them fitting of the title of masterpiece. These can be considered the upper part of my favorite anime
The funny thing is that they'd have to bring axes, which are fine for combat as well. Despite how well-made Viking swords were, I believe axes were more commonly used by them. Ivar guy smart, Thorfinn dumb. :3
Props for getting through Apothecary Diaries again, it's rough having to stand 24 more episodes of Chinese She-Hulk slop. Cool to see you got better from that sickness!
I can't help but notice that you started Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. I don't know if it is your type of show but I'm happy that you're giving it a try, it's an interesting experience lol
"Their movement is less limited than humans. To us, they look like they're standing still because they operate on a timescale so different from ours. Rocks move on a scale of thousands and millions of years." The rocks in Ruri no Houseki have more personality, characterization, and character development than Frieren ever had. 🥹
You're right, this discussion is pointless. You're confusing subjectivity (personal interpretation) with bias (prejudice or slanted thinking). They’re not the same. You're not actually debating, you're deflecting, misrepresenting, and trying to ego-flex because your own take fell apart. It’s obvious now that you weren’t arguing with any intention to understand or discuss, just to be “right.” I'm not gonna refute every single one of your nitpicky claptrap points like I've been generous enough to do before. I’ll let your comments speak for themselves.
Hi Ionliosite2. Don't mind me, I just figured I'd leave this here since the dude you're going back and forth with seems completely unable (or, let's be honest, unwilling) to fully internalize the concept:
Bi·as - verb: 1. cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.
Like you, I hope that they can eventually come to recognize the difference between analysis and a plot synopsis. Though odds are that they'll just continue to incoherently attack anybody whose opinion doesn't perfectly align with their own.
The "baby swap" arc in Apothecary Diaries isn’t far‑fetched, it’s grounded in established palace politics and subtle but logical clues that Maomao pieces together. Her deduction isn’t about magic or Mary-Sue luck, it’s solid detective work using in-universe knowledge and narrative consistency. And her knowing metallurgy is not weird at all. She's literally the adoptive daughter of a doctor and physician and was raised around medicine, toxins, and alchemical practices. Knowing the effects of metals isn’t supergenius-tier knowledge in that context; it’s just practical, real-world application within her field. That’s literally part of the realism Apothecary Diaries leans into. If that’s what tipped the scale for you into Mary Sue territory, then yeah, you're either trolling or just willfully ignoring the show to protect your baseless hating. And honestly, my comment about the writing still stands since you seem to have a problem with the show as a whole, including the narrative. Otherwise you wouldn't have scored it so low haha.
And my statement is not an ad hominem lol. I did not make a personal attack in any way. I'm simply pointing out hypocritical inconsistencies in your judgement, and I could go on and on, such as you shitting on Eminence in Shadow, Solo Leveling, and simultaneously appreciating SAO while they are all just as crappy; inane power fantasies that you seem to dislike so much. This just reinforces my point that you live and breathe bias, which is really anti-intellectual.
Meanwhile, you hating on Fate/Zero while calling stay night "nuanced" and "subtle" is just hilarious and so telling lol. If Fate's shallow gender dynamics and slice-of-life moeblob romance tropes that awkwardly masquerade as dark fantasy is subtle to you, and UBW's painfully repetitive and blatant heroic speech that goes in circles is nuanced to you, then I just don't know, man. A character saying “I want to be a hero” in 36 different ways doesn't make it deep. It’s still just an identity crisis with extra sword spam. Heaven's Feel is actually heroism done right, if anything.
you can't remove bias from them or else they are not actually saying anything.
Alright, buddy. I get that bias is your entire rating criteria, but this is the most immature, braindead take I've seen in a while. Although we all have some level of bias (with yours being on another level), I do believe that a functional human being can speak with objectivity. Yeah, objectivity. Start by learning what that is before bringing up terms like ad hominem lol.
Maomao is undeniably very smart, but she's far from perfect. She reacts emotionally, sometimes cracks under pressure, gets frustrated when she can't figure something out, and she needs all the necessary clues to reach her conclusions. And let's be honest, some cases were pretty damn obvious even if you weren't paying much attention... Besides, having practical knowledge of the world she lives in doesn’t make her "overpowered". That’s just called being competent within her setting. You don’t need to feel bad for not knowing it yourself; you’re not living in 16th-century China, after all lol. She’s not a Mary Sue, she’s genuinely well-written. The narrative is subtle, intentionally understated, and respects the audience's ability to read between the lines. There’s nothing wrong with storytelling that doesn’t spoon-feed everything.
Comparing that to a power fantasy while simultaneously praising things like Black Clover and Bahamut Chronicle (of all things) is kind of wild. If you weren’t so biased, maybe your reviews wouldn’t read like thinly veiled prejudice half the time.
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Just throwing this out there:
objectivity: the fact of being based on facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings
Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/objectivity
Bi·as - verb: 1. cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.
Like you, I hope that they can eventually come to recognize the difference between analysis and a plot synopsis. Though odds are that they'll just continue to incoherently attack anybody whose opinion doesn't perfectly align with their own.
And my statement is not an ad hominem lol. I did not make a personal attack in any way. I'm simply pointing out hypocritical inconsistencies in your judgement, and I could go on and on, such as you shitting on Eminence in Shadow, Solo Leveling, and simultaneously appreciating SAO while they are all just as crappy; inane power fantasies that you seem to dislike so much. This just reinforces my point that you live and breathe bias, which is really anti-intellectual.
Alright, buddy. I get that bias is your entire rating criteria, but this is the most immature, braindead take I've seen in a while. Although we all have some level of bias (with yours being on another level), I do believe that a functional human being can speak with objectivity. Yeah, objectivity. Start by learning what that is before bringing up terms like ad hominem lol.
Comparing that to a power fantasy while simultaneously praising things like Black Clover and Bahamut Chronicle (of all things) is kind of wild. If you weren’t so biased, maybe your reviews wouldn’t read like thinly veiled prejudice half the time.