Sheex
about me
Heya, welcome to my profile! I'm currently a student studying Civil/Structural/Transportation Engineering who happens to spend his free time with, among a number of other things, both anime and writing. The combination of these two interests brought me to Anime-Planet where I staff write reviews for your reading pleasure. My favorite series generally entail those which have elements of romance and/or fantasy, though I do enjoy well-orchestrated drama as well. Aside from anime, most of time is occupied in my studies, though I do game with friends on a regular basis.
The way my life has turned at the moment has strongly precluded me from enough time to write reviews - I apologize to those who have enjoy reading my opinions, as it's been a great pleasure being able to help people make decisions with their anime-watching habits. Sadly, I just don't see myself coming back in terms of participation anytime soon, as the difficulty and demand of my degree and licensing certifications take precedence over entertainment. Still, I'm not one to say never, so perhaps you'll see a review here or there as if I manage to fit in the hours required to watch a series (that's the main time constraint, really.)
However, that said, I still check the site once or twice a week, so by all means feel free to drop me a line - feedback and criticism are still as welcome as ever.
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REVIEW SCORING:
Since there have some discussions about scoring recently, here are how I view my own scores:
<5: Not worth watching in my opinion. 3 and 4 are bad, but might have fringe appeal.
5: Slightly below average. Worth watching if you enjoy the genre, but generally could have used a lot of polish.
6: Average. These series are neither particularly good or bad, but are definitely watchable.
7: Good. These series generally keep my interest throughout, and overall I enjoyed watching them through and through. Given that I have a relatively high bar of quality nowadays, the majority of series I watch will fall in this category.
8: Great. I thoroughly enjoyed these series and strongly recommend them. The primary difference between a 7 and an 8 for me is level of intrigue, meaning an 8 hooks me in right off the bat and keeps me highly entertained to the end.
9: Top of the line. I consider these series to be some of the best ever created.
10: None yet!
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Some people have also asked me why I use decimals for overall - I use them to indicate a leaning. Generally if I feel an anime is, say, between a 6.5 and a 7.0, I'll show that it's a 6.5 leaning toward a 7.0 by using a score like 6.7. I don't use decimal scores for anything but overall, though.
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RECENT REVIEWS (Past 30 Days):
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UPCOMING REVIEWS:
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my life spent on anime
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My Anime Recommendations
Kanon (2006)
Clannad
This is probably the easiest rec I'll ever make. Both Kanon (2006) and Clannad...
Location:
San Diego, California
Member Since:
July 11, 2007
Last Visited:
November 4, 2009
User Stats:
21 / Male
Anime Stats
total episodes: 3,894
Anime Ratings
- 5
- 4.5
- 4
- 3.5
- 3
- 2.5
- 2
- 1.5
- 1
- 0.5
total anime ratings: 178
Manga Ratings
- 5
- 4.5
- 4
- 3.5
- 3
- 2.5
- 2
- 1.5
- 1
- 0.5
total manga ratings: 0
comments
Toraneko
Konnichiwa!
Hello Sheex!
Just thought I'd let you know that I'm now online at home again. Feel free to drop me an email or something... or even exchange chat handles... I'll be online at some point for a chat I'm sure!
Take care!
EXTR3M3T3RR0R
Thanks! ^_^
Come to think of it, you're right. I guess a review does need to be somewhat biased (*slaps self for not thinking this through). Thank you for clearing that up for me.
But I still think if you make a review completely positive/negatively themed, it cheapens it. It's like painting a picture with only three shades of blue. To me, that's boring. I'd like to see a little more color in there.
Just throwing that out there. And thank you again for your responses. You don't know how many people can't take an objection and like you said, start a flamewar.
EXTR3M3T3RR0R
Konnichiwa!
I don't know... I thought reviews were supposed to be fair and unbiased. Otherwise it's just a bunch of hollow words that do no more than tell another person to think the same way you do. And really? You left the info on the soundtrack out on purpose because you "didn't feel it was deserved?" What you wrote about it was far too vague and though I admit this is my own opinion, you failed to acknowledge the beauty in the music or even in any other aspect of the series.
I'm sorry if I was mistaken in believing reviews shouldn't be biased, but I still feel yours was as hollow as a balloon. You basically censored out all the good aspects and covered everything else in an overly-critical tone. A good example of this would be that the size of each section was inversely proportionate to the score you gave it. The lowest score you gave (for the story) took up half the review while the highest score you gave (for the sound) explained very little. It's like you wrote your review so blinded by hatred that you wouldn't even recognize anything of value in the anime.
I usually read reviews in order to find out more about the content than would be available in the synopsis--to see if an anime is actually worth watching before I waste my time on it. I guess that's why I got so disappointed when I read your review. It only gave me the negative aspects. Somewhat skeptical, I actually decided to watch the anime and found it to be at least a thousand times better than what your review said it would be. To me, that means I can't trust you as a reviewer and makes me feel bad that you gave it less credit than it deserved (of course, that is only MY opinion but I believe that were the review not so biased, it would've given a slightly better score).
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to respond and for welcoming both positive and negative feedback. I really don't intend to belittle or offend you here. I just want to tell you what's on my mind.
chii
Konnichiwa!
someday i hope for that to happen LOL
recaptcha: both corned XDXD
Konnichiwa!
Heya, good to know you're alive lol.
I have no records of what your chat contacts may be so for now, just add me on msn using my email address that you've emailed me on before and we'll go from there. :)
Catch ya about!