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Scores do not matter. Critical consensus does not matter. Art matters. What you like/dislike is not a measurement of your intellect; none of these works are things we're entitled to, they're not "ours." We're simply given the chance to share in someone else's creation, whether that be a passion project or the product of a studio algorithm. The act of dissecting, rating, and looking at the reception of art to measure yourself is all pointless; if it's not about that very artistic expression, it's of tertiary value. Seek to understand before you seek to dissect. Anyone can point at a broken vase, but a true view of its discrete shards and their refraction before light is reserved for the aesthete. To realize that sometimes, the blemishes are what make it beautiful. The vase may be broken, but the way light contorts off the shards is perhaps where the true expression lies. To see beyond mere surface-level observations. To realize that the moment you attempt to pigeonhole things is the moment you've effectively missed the point of expression altogether. Your knowledge of literary devices, narrative structures, tropes, and terminology are all for further understanding—never for baseless dismissals.

The consumer, the reviewer, the critic, it doesn't matter what you call yourself by; all of us are entering the world of the art and not the other way around. We're the outside force. Whatever you call yourself before art, know that we are the foreigners in its dominion, and not it in our's.

Empty yourself of any pretense or prenotions to be filled with what the art and its expression have to offer. And if after all that. After seeking to understand. After living with the artist's vision, you come to a conclusion on whether you like it or not, only then should you dissect and further expound upon your reason for why.

But for those that haven't had that epiphany yet and/or still get pleasure out of numbers and ratings, the ranking scale and quality-control evaluations are listed below.

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Vinland Saga

Dec 12, 2023 7:06 PM

Plan to Watch · Scored -

Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka

Dec 12, 2023 2:53 PM

Completed 1/1 · Scored 6

Skip to Loafer

May 17, 2023 11:12 AM

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Route 20

Feb 11, 2019 3:06 PM

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Spirit Fingers

May 7, 2018 3:00 PM

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Annarasumanara

Mar 13, 2018 12:27 AM

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chemistryhuy May 2, 5:53 AM

Lol, this is literally the most valid profile i have ever seen, a little bit sad for Re:Zero tho

BroDa2545 Apr 25, 9:36 AM

a literal walking Legend

Fran Apr 4, 6:41 PM

legend

nikai4338 Mar 27, 4:55 PM

terra formars gotta be the weirdest show I have ever seen LMAO ur review is spot on.

falaflani Mar 21, 11:19 PM

nice Violet Evergarden review. You manage to capture the gripes I had with the show albeit more articulate. 6/10 a bit too low considering its highs

-ANIME-OVERLORD Mar 13, 10:49 PM

can you accept my friend request

AtomicHope Feb 15, 1:58 AM

On a test, you can have decimal numbers, so if you were to get a score of 5.5 out of 10 (55%) on a test, there is no need to round to 6 because nothing stops the teacher from giving you a grade of 5.5. On the other hand, ratings on this site have to be whole numbers, so a score of 5.5 must be rounded.

ViSpace Feb 4, 5:26 PM

Do you plan on dropping a review here on MAL this year?

RdTheSadSloth Jan 7, 11:32 PM

Late greetings, Happy New Year!

literaturenerd Jan 7, 5:30 PM

I rewatched Samurai Champloo for the first time since 2005. You were right all along. That shit fucking rocked!

Sakorian Dec 26, 2023 3:02 AM

giving violet evergarden a 6/10 is crazy

xevalro Dec 15, 2023 9:47 PM

I think the Princess Mononoke link in your 8/10 ranking scale is broken

Romar Dec 13, 2023 7:29 AM

Welcome Back

MakkusuUnfilwin Dec 12, 2023 3:59 PM

Ah, too bad. It's theatrical run ends pretty soon at my local theatres, so I definitely gotta catch it. Based on various impressions it seems pretty divisive. But idk, if its anything like how people treat nu-Tomino, it could just be that it has a niche audience.

MakkusuUnfilwin Dec 12, 2023 3:30 PM

Ha ha, well, your presence is appreciated regardless. The Boy and the Heron review?

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