This definitely is about putting lesser things down. I’m considering, somewhat arbitrarily, whether trivialising our wider fandom is simply something I think is necessary. Rating plays the same role as satire, it curtails particular forms of bullshit. Then sets up new and glorious forms of bullshit highly appealing to yours truly.

I suppose you’d wind up drawing our social sphere as a neverending war between different hierarchies of bull. If this is the case, I am clearly one of the soldiers who will end the eternal war for the side of light and justice.

I just like to blog about what I liked/disliked and if people agree I figure they’ll check it out or if they don’t then they wont bother.

I like rating anime because it forces me to create and calibrate a system. Process of creating such a system and rating anime based on it may help you understand yourself better and clarify your taste.

While ratings at ANN might give you a general picture, I prefer to go by individual recommendations. When I see someone’s anime ratings, I can assess what anime s/he likes and to what extent our tastes overlap.

Rating itself might help me prioritize what anime I should watch first, but the decision will depend on other factors such as the staff involved, plot, and the impressions that the rater provided. The impression of the reviewer are especially important because while two people can give the same rating to the show, they might like it for different reasons.