| 99.9% of the time, I don't think so. I seriously don't think 3 episodes are enough to review an anime or even live action tv-shows. What do y'all think? Is it becoming a problem on MyAnimeList? |
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| Yes, even reviews of one episode are valid. Most of the time, it doesn't take more than 5 minutes to see how things will unfold. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Kafka, Fu Xuan, Jingliu, Topaz and Huohuo. |
Reply to Phosphophyllita
Yes, even reviews of one episode are valid. Most of the time, it doesn't take more than 5 minutes to see how things will unfold.
| @Phosphophyllita So, 1-3ep reviews provide the same or more information in their reviews compared to someone who watched like 6-12 episodes of the series? That makes no sense to me. It also causes review-bombing. |
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| I personally don't think so. In most cases, not enough has happened in three episodes. But I don't even look at reviews in the first place so it doesn't really matter to me. |
| A review is only valid if the reviewer has finished the entire show. |
Reply to EverRealm
A review is only valid if the reviewer has finished the entire show.
| @EverRealm W opinion... my friend. |
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| Valid enough, they could edit their reviews afterward. 3 episode reviews are preliminary anyway. |
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| Most shows dont change that much after 3 episodes |
| They work as reviews of the first 3 episodes. They do not work as reviews of the entire series and should not be treated as equal to those that review the whole thing. |
| I think for your personal self yeah sure but for everyone else nah. I feel like you need to finish the show/movie before you can rate it. |
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| In this context of a complete show/season I'll say no, after all how can someone re-view something if they haven't finished viewing it in the first place. |
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| If you write preliminary reviews, you are a silly billy. Drop it if you must, but don't act like you have the knowledge base to speak on the quality of something as a whole without finishing it. |
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| "Do you think 3-episode reviews are valid?" Definitely not always. |
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| "Do you think 3-episode reviews are valid?" They are valid...for exactly those 3 episodes. Nothing beyond. And usually those first episodes are made to hook you up, than the quality drops a bit. Anybody reading said review should account for such possibility. Of course the quality can drop after only one episode or not drop at all... |
alshuApr 29, 11:53 PM
| i mean reviews are never valid when the reviewer didn't finish the show (except for one piece lol) |
Reply to alshu
"Do you think 3-episode reviews are valid?"
They are valid...for exactly those 3 episodes. Nothing beyond.
And usually those first episodes are made to hook you up, than the quality drops a bit. Anybody reading said review should account for such possibility. Of course the quality can drop after only one episode or not drop at all...
They are valid...for exactly those 3 episodes. Nothing beyond.
And usually those first episodes are made to hook you up, than the quality drops a bit. Anybody reading said review should account for such possibility. Of course the quality can drop after only one episode or not drop at all...
| @alshu i find this quality thing to be untrue sometimes. |
| You can review one episode on its own, but 3 episodes aren't enough to review an anime properly in 99.9% of the time. Shows will change their direction, something might happen which you haven't thought about, etc.. |
| depends on what the review is. we can never know how good the story might become later on but we can tell how good the production quality and other objective things are. its valid for those things but invalid regarding the story and its content. |
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trinitroglycerin said: i find this quality thing to be untrue sometimes. I said "usually", also added "the quality can drop after only one episode or not drop at all"...did you missed that? trinitroglycerin said: except for one piece And Detective Conan, and Sazae-san and... |
| If a 3 episode review is only talking about how the show/story/characters are being handled so far, then I'd say there's validity in it. But if it's already concluding that the entirety of the story is problematic when it's yet to be shown entirely, then there would be a problem in such reviews. A non-completed review, regardless of the amount of episodes watched, should only consist of things a show has already shown. Things such as pacing, directing, dialogue, character-handling, focus on main story/plot, are some of the things you could already see from the beginning and affect your investment on a show. In that sense, a 3-episode review COULD have some validity. |
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Reply to alshu
trinitroglycerin said:
i find this quality thing to be untrue sometimes.
i find this quality thing to be untrue sometimes.
I said "usually", also added "the quality can drop after only one episode or not drop at all"...did you missed that?
trinitroglycerin said:
except for one piece
except for one piece
And Detective Conan, and Sazae-san and...
| @alshu my bad. And yeah you're right even though i didn't watch detective conan or sazae san |
| Don't know what "valid" is supposed to mean, but they're definitely a potentially useful source of information. Important thing is that they don't pretend to be a review of the whole thing. |
| 3 episodes is too long, 1 episode is just enough. That being said, at that point it's either a drop or on-hold scenario if it's not hitting the spot |
| 1) 3-ep reviews make sense when the anime is still airing, otherwise no. Most anime aren't as good as their first few episodes (production issues + the premise either becomes stale or gets abandoned and the story takes a generic turn). 2) Good writing becomes more evident in the long run but don't worry, this usually won't matter because most things aren't well written by definition. |
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| I don't care much about reviews in general, even less about preliminary ones, except the Anime has lots of episodes. Also if an Anime's 1st episode doesn't make you want to continue, then you should not continue. Watching 2 more episodes for the sake of sticking to this random 3 episode rule is usually a waste of time. |
ZarutakuApr 30, 3:00 AM
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| 3 episodes are enough to have an idea if you might like the anime or not and is generally a good rule of thumb.I usually watch the first 3 episodes to see if the anime has any potential to entertain me but I dont think 3 epsidoes are enough to give a review about the anime |
| I avoid reading reviews because they often contain spoilers and bias, regardless of the number of episodes they cover. In my opinion, three episodes don't provide enough insight. Personally, I always give a series a fair chance by watching at least five episodes before deciding whether to continue, even if it seems like total junk at first. Many series start slowly and improve over time (though, unfortunately, the reverse can also be true). |
| Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
GoatPieceLuffy said: 99.9% of the time, I don't think so. I seriously don't think 3 episodes are enough to review an anime or even live action tv-shows. What do y'all think? Is it becoming a problem on MyAnimeList? Fair enough if you think that, you have the choice not to read reviews you think are based on too little eps, but just like you are free not to read those reviews, others are free to write those reviews if they wish I personally think all reviews are valid, even 1 ep reviews (reason i dislike the latest review update of minimum 3 eps), so long as those reviews are taken as what they are, initial impressions of a show It seems pretty obvious to me that a preliminary review covers the eps watched and not the whole show, i seriously don't understand why people would have a problem with this when each review states how much was watched |
| What debating with DigiCat is like according to APolygons2 That's why I thought a discussion would be pointless. It doesn't feel like a debate. It feels like I'm playing chess and somehow lose to an uno reverse card after loosing all my monopoly money lol |
| Maybe we should have individual episode reviews instead? |
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| It depends, but overall yes. I will say series like Wataten and Uzaki-chan Wants To Hang Out became much more bearable after the 4th episode. To quote a Goodreads reviewer, if the first 400 pages are not entertaining or well-written, what can one expect of the next 400 pages? I think there is a certain amount of "start-up" where the anime or really any series should be able to present its case for why you should read this work, why this work is worth reading. I do not think any anime can necessarily redeem 11 boring episodes with an exciting or well-written finale. If you have 11 episodes, you should be able to craft a story, narrative, and characters within those 11 episodes so that it is not boring or poorly written. If one cannot, maybe one is bad at writing? I am of the opinion that even introductory chapters or setup can be exciting, and any part where a creator fails to do so is usually the fault of the creator, rather than any intrinsic lack of action for a given narrative. In short, I do not think any point within a story has to be lacking in interesting aspects or compelling or fun characters, and that one should reasonably expect a show to "be good" within the first few episodes. |
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| There is a preliminary tag just for that You'll need reviews for airing shows too |
| For seasonal anime yes, for long running anime, no. |
| Anyways, OP must be blind not to see the 'Preliminary' tag attached to those. |
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| I turn to reviews not to find out if something is worth watching, I'll decide that for myself. I turn to them to figure out if I'm deciding for the right reasons. If my criticisms are genuine. If there's a reason it "didn't engage me". If hoping it gets better later was a mistake all along (as it always is). The idea that people are reading reviews to figure out if something is worth watching is absurd. They already know by the time they read the reviews. Reviews are an analysis, and you can analyze a show plenty well after just three episodes. |
| For a truly critical review? No, and I think to properly review something you need to watch it all the way through, whether you like it or not. However, I do think preliminary reviews can serve as a personal critique. Maybe something rubbed you the wrong way or you found an anime so bad early on that you need to write about it before finishing, regardless of whether you go on to finish it or not. |
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| I definitely don’t think so, it’s not even a third of a 1 cour anime, so it seems a little unfair tbh. |
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| For seasonal anime that are currently airing I think so, because the best time to watching an anime is when its coming out and you want an impression if its worth the time to join in For a completed series I say no |
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| No, not in the least. How can you possibly review something if you've only seen a fraction of it? If you've only seen x amount of episodes you could review up to that point, but there is no way you can definitively say "this show is good/bad" if you haven't seen the entire how. Some shows have a really slow start, that set up the characters and the world for a very impactful second half. Some shows start off with a really interesting hook, and then kind of drop the ball and don't do much with it. Some shows are really great for the most part, and then have one episode where everything seems to defy all logic and common sense. It's just stupid to review something with having only seen a part of it. |
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| Those are called "impression" rather than proper review for me |
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| I think it's fine but not great. If a show turned you off after three episodes, someone else might save an hour of their life they would have otherwise not enjoyed. Especially with concurrent anime. If only three episodes of an anime are released and you think they suck, I'll believe that anime can be skipped for now. But if you wanna be a critic worth their salt you should finish the anime and tell me why the rest sucked too. Also really depends on the length of the anime. |
Reply to RioAl
Those are called "impression" rather than proper review for me
RioAl said: Those are called "impression" rather than proper review for me Pretty much my thoughts exactly on how I view them. If they're individual episodes, aka 1 ep at a time, then it can be considered a review or sort. |
| Depending on length, I'd say reviews are valid when they're halfway through the show. Obviously this isn't the case with stuff like one piece that would be overboard, but 12 episode shows is fine |
| Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes...just be an illusion... |
| Preliminary reviews are perfectly fine since they're worth reading if you want to get a feel for whether or not you'd like an ongoing show, but they shouldn't be seen as definitive as the story and show haven't finished yet. |
Take care of yourself |
| Coming from someone who used to make preliminary reviews and who's most popular review is a preliminary review, I think they're pretty pointless after the anime has finished airing lol. |
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