Anime Rating System...

OK, I mentioned the anime rating system I use which was developed by a friend and revised by me to include equivilent Anime News Network ratings. Here is is...

Z-scale for rating anime

I will here place the numbers and reasoning from Z for Z’s rating scale (the Z-scale!) and where the ANN ratings correspond (in bold; note: ANN ratings fall between the corresponding number range). Note that it goes from 0-10 vice 1-10 so that 5 will be the absolute average.

WORST EVER
0 – Obviously an absolutely terrible abortion of an anime.
AWEFUL
1 - Horrible anime in almost every way.
BAD
2 – Just plain bad. Boring, horrible story, ugly animation.
WEAK
3 – Bad. An anime you would wish to skip.
NOT REALLY GOOD
4 – Disliked. Not all that bad, but it had more things to dislike about it than it had things to like.
SO-SO
5 – Neutral; didn’t like or dislike it.
DECENT
6 – Not bad. More things found to be enjoyable than not.
GOOD
7 – Good anime. Interesting during most of the anime and you are happy that you watched it.
VERY GOOD
8 – A pretty good anime. It was enjoyable in pretty much every way.
EXCELLENT
9 – Great anime. It kept you excited the entire time, and you loved it.
MASTERPIECE
10 – Absolutely amazing and pretty much flawless. It was enjoyable in every way possible.

Credits obviously go to Z. I will hotlink this scale to the side panel for when it drops off the front page here.

Merry Christmas!!! ^_^

I'll start something new (well it's not really new because I tried this before) by doing short reviews of anime that I've finished watching. I'll probably post an explaination of the rating system I use in a later post...

So the first one I will do is Kampher - this anime was basically a no holds barred fanservice joyride. A guy wakes up to find a strange talking stuffed animal with it's intestines hanging out in his room and the fact that he has changed into a girl! The animal explains that he has been chosen to be a Kampher; a warrior who has to fight other Kamphers. Unfortunately for him, Kamphers can only be female. The majority of the anime is basically harem stuff and battles while the girls try to fathom the true purpose of Kamphers. The last episode was an extra semi-Christmas special where the dolls switch places with the girls and learn what it's like to be alive.

Pros: The story was really pretty interesting and the fanservice wasn't the in-your-face type like you find in shows like Queen's Blade.

Cons: The last few episodes were just lame and the story didn't end well. The extra ep was just so much fluff...

I'm rating this a 6.5 on the Z-scale (just what the Z-scale is will come later)

Link - http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10861

Now go watch more anime!



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I did this post fromy iPhone...

Yes, as it will undoubtedly say after this post, I did this with my iPhone. Now I may actually post more than once a month or less here! Wish me luck...the following is a test image (and also my favorite gum from Japan)...


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Now that I have an iPhone...

I got an iPhone for Christmas (yes it is early!)

So, even though I would like this to be an image intensive blog, at least I can post more often when it suits me instead of doing hodge-podge when I can find the time...

Oh, and I updated my Top Ten Watching List >

That's right. That's right.

Review...

Yes, another monthly post!

This time I will quickly review the anime Samurai 7 which I recently finished (in a rush since I have to get it back to the Library for the other 10 people waiting for it!)...

I saw Kurosawa's Seven Samurai quite a while ago, but there were parts in this anime that gave me a feeling that they came straight out of that movie. There are only vague similarities though. Samurai 7 is set on some other futuristic world where the system of social order has become similar to fuedal Japan. The premise is the same as the movie though; seven samurai are hired to defend a village from bandits. It went well beyond that though.

Pros:
If I was going to recommend any action anime to a non-anime watcher it would be this one hands down. There is a great deal of well coreographed fight scenes as well as much to do about bushido code and such. It has just the right amount of comedy to offset some of the graver material within. The mix of CG and animation is awesome. The designs of environment as well as tech stuff is pretty cool.
The chara are fleshed out pretty well.

Cons: Not many.
I would haved liked a different ending, but this being a samurai series, it required a samurai ending to it.
I was not happy with quite a few of the non-main chara designs. Heads and facial features were rather obnoxious on some of them.

I would definately recommend this to anyone! I rated it a Masterpiece on ANN...

Yes! I do want to update this...

So, here I am again. It's only been two months this time! My goodness, I see that there's been at least a bit of activity with 7400+ views...it's motivating!

So I'll do what comes natural and update my Top Ten lists on the sidebar...

In the Top Ten I'm Watching there are a number of new anime that I really would like to recommend!

Toradora!, Kemeko DX, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Kannagi, and Hyakko .

Check out the ANN links for them to see what the stories are about! Well, I am still lazy...

In the Top Ten I've Seen list I added Outlaw Star (see description in this post) which I rated a Masterpiece on ANN! It's awesome old school sci-fi with a bit of mysticism...

Since I'm getting more hits here than I expected, I'll be sure to come back soon with some more updates!

Yeah...wish me luck... :D

Older anime...

Outlaw Star - I got the first two DVDs from the Library. That’s up to episode 9. I have to say that for an older series, it’s pretty good. These two partners (the main chara and a kid) in a do-it-all business are hired by an outlaw in disguise to be her bodyguards. They fight off pirates until she reaches a secluded warehouse where she attempts to double cross them. Failing in that she tskes them with her and her prize; an android girl that was in a case at the warehouse. It seems the android is the key to a new and powerful ship. Tracked by pirates they find the ship and due to an unexpected plot twist, the main chara becomes owner of the ship he dubs the Outlaw Star…

The thing that got me really interested in this series is that the weapons used by all are pretty cool and the minor details that really good science fiction has, the sequences for take off, having to have a ship registered and pay for port fees, ship maintenance, and properly stowing gear, etc. That kind of stuff makes it much more interesting.

A detractor is that annoying shot sequence whenever a new scene or the cut screen initiates. It’s obnoxious!

Overall I’m ready to watch more to see where this adventure takes the two (well four with the girl and the ships AI; oh, yeah, there’s five with the samurai lady…).

Anime watched!

Nogizawa Haruka no Himitsu - At first I thought this was just another fanservice anime, but, man, it's really cool! This somewhat ditzy but altoghether gifted young HS girl has a secret; she's an otaku! Yuuta (who seems to live with his Onee-san and a teacher; both alcoholics...) finds out but instead of rejecting her as most others would, he respects her hobby and befriends her. There is a great deal of comedy as Yuuta gets dragged along into her world while they attempt to keep it a secret from the rest of thier school...The fanservicy at home moments at Yuuta's house aren't played out too much. as a bonus she has an adorable 14 year old (although she looks more like a Japanese 12!) who's a bit craftier than Haruka and wears shimapan! Check this one out; I'm on ep 3. Subbed by BakaWolf-m.3.3.w...

EDIT: I had to delete the images off this because Photobucket banned me! Whatever...