Grading Scheme:

Each review has 7 score numbers, and the total score is the average of these numbers.

Animation:

The amount and appeal of motion.

Visual:

The appeal of character design, background art, detail, style.

Audio:

The background music, sound effects.

Acting:

The enjoyment of the acting for the characters (graded in English, when available).

Story:

Is the story good?

Fun:

Is the content fun to watch?

Bias:

Last chance to skew the final score based on my personal preference.

The scores are from 1.0 to 5.0,

with 1.0 = WORST,

and 5.0 = BEST.

Since I don't give scores less than 1.0,

3.0 is considered middle-of-the-road average.

The average scores could also be read as the following:

1.00

Horrible. An embarressment to the medium and a waste of your time and money.

1.50

Not good. As in, really not good. Avoid if possible.

2.00

Poor. A handful of well-done elements prevent it from being horrible.

2.50

Below average (mediocre). Despite good intentions, something came out wrong in the final product.

3.00

Average. Not worth going out of your way for unless significantly interested.

3.50

Above average (good). Worth watching even with minimal interest.

4.00

Really good. Give this a try, you won't regret it.

4.50

Great. This is something special, an achievement as art and entertainment.

5.00

Fantastic. Seek out now, spare no expense to see it.

Generally, all scores between films are directly comparable,

allowing you to find the best movies, best visually, best story, etc.

All scores are treated equally, even against older films,

meaning most older films are at a disadvantage from a technical perspective.

Naturally, since I choose what I watch,

most reviews are skewed to be slightly above average.