I have used tons of different rating systems over the course of the last decade I've been writing reviews, so I thought I'd go back to a pretty standard and stripped down one for manga. As this is a form of entertainment that I'm incredibly new to, I wouldn't have the confidence to go into a great amount of detail on my reasons for the ratings I'm giving, so having more than just a few base ratings would be a little presumptuous and difficult for me. That being said, I do like keeping my enjoyment and perceived quality within fairly loose placements, because opinions change and I don't want to have to justify a rating down the road that wouldn't hold up after a little while. Also, I generally give positive ratings, so I've kind of compressed all the bad into one or two stars, with the other 3 possible scores being all varying levels of good/great. So let's get into the details.
★☆☆☆☆
1 star is obviously not a very positive rating, as anything I'll give a 1 to was either guiltlessly dropped or finished just because it was very short. Bad.
★★☆☆☆
2 stars is pretty much the minimum amount of good that would be required for me to finish something, but still isn't something I particularly got much from. Not bad, but not very good.
★★★☆☆
3 stars is a good manga. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't think of it as a favorite even if it might be considered a classic by some. Really liked it but didn't move me emotionally. Good, but not great.
★★★★☆
4 stars is great stuff. It's one step away from being top tier, but not far from being an absolute favorite. Hits me emotionally, but maybe not as much as the very best manga do. Great, but not a masterpiece.
★★★★★
I'm trying to avoid overusing this rating, so this is pretty much reserved for the best of the best. Only the most rare and high quality things will ever receive this rating from me, at least by my standards. Masterpiece.
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