Someone told me my 'top 10 anime of the decade' list was just a popularity contest. They were right.

Posted my list on a different forum about six months ago. Had all the usual big names. Got a comment that said, 'You just listed the most streamed shows on Crunchyroll. Where's the actual critique?' I got defensive at first, but then I went back and looked. They had a point. I'd just ranked stuff I remembered liking, not why it was good. Now when I make a list, I write at least two sentences per pick about the direction or writing, something specific. It takes longer, but it feels less lazy. Anyone else get called out for a bad take and actually change how they talk about shows?

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jade_miller6213d ago

My brother said my top five pizza places were just the chains with TV ads. It made me realize I do that with music too, just naming whatever's on the radio. How do you even start finding the less popular stuff that's actually good?

alicea2613d ago

Pick a random city on a streaming service map and listen to their local college radio station for a week.