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Hi all, I am an anime lover from Trinidad and Tobago, a small pair of islands just off the coast of Venezuela but because Spain had other things to do we ended up a British Colony before asking nicely for independence. So English is the native language here.
I came to anime a few years ago when I ran out of interesting cartoons to watch. Live action TV was already a wasteland for me and Movies hit a real creative deadzone around that time. I have always been fascinated by fairytales and folklore from different countries and I had a love of animation and Science Fiction so Anime was a natural thing to try. I have been hooked ever since.
It is probably a bad idea for anyone to use my anime list as a guide to finding good shows. I rate my shows very differently to the average anime fan. When I evaluate anime I do it by evaluating four main areas and appending my enjoyment level.
The four areas in order of importance are..
1. Storytelling
Do these people know how to tell a good story? Does their style and method make for a good show?
2. Characters
I love fun, interesting characters I can care about or identify with. They don't need to be original and I don't even have to like them as long as I care what they are about and what happens to them.
3. Plot
I like a good plot. It doesn't have to be amazing or original as long as it works for the story and highlights the characters and their world.
4. The setting or world.
I like worlds that are full of opportunity and potential. Places where any number of interesting stories can take place.
To those I add my personal enjoyment level and get a rating. You will notice that nowhere in there is creativity or originality or animation quality or great action. I don't even need the show to make sense. These things are nice but they do not really affect my enjoyment of a show. If a show fails in storytelling or creating characters that interest me I will probably drop it or rate it on the low side. There are exceptions though where a compelling plot or a fascinating world made for an enjoyable ride.
So there you go.
Trinidad and Tobago
August 27, 2008
19 mins ago
41 / Male
total episodes: 7,754
total anime ratings: 966
total manga ratings: 44
lesterf1020
I think it was November last year.
Aranneas
Excellent call to check out episode 8 again. Good memory, btw - how long since you watched SoltyRei?
Zaig
Hmm. Perhaps I didn't actually claim it, but I thought I had eventually said something along the lines of, "Alright, I suppose I shall claim this because no one else will," although what you said sounds equally right. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, I would be ever-so grateful if you could do the anime, fellow moderator. I don't like giving up on anime I have stated to do, however, Shining Hearts is pure dread. I honestly do not understand how or why this got an adaptation... Thank you so much; you have saved some of my sanity!
Zaig
Hey lester, sorry for making you do all of that work confirming submissions for Shining Hearts, even though I had originally claimed it (I don't mind at all if people work on "my" stuff if I fall really behind). Any chance you could take over the anime, since you appear to actually be able to continue watching it?
Konnichiwa!
Do you feel that http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/kasha-maverick would qualify for the 'orphan' tag? It's not as though it's a major plot point or something that constantly draws attention, but it is an important part of her character and ties into the story's themes. It also comes up in the DVD specials.