OK, I haven’t rated any manga yet, but I thought I would post this before I do. I’ve finished two manga series, and I’m 2 books away from finishing my third, 3 books away from a fourth, and 4 books away from a fifth, so I may be posting some of those soon.
As with my anime reviews, it’s not perfect, and rather subjective. Also, there is obviously not as much to rate on manga since there’s no animation, no music, etc.
Really, I’ll only have 3 ratings:
Story
Basically the same category as in my anime reviews. Is it creative? Can I believe the story (suspension of disbelief)? Is it something I’ve seen a million times before. Does there seem to be a coherent story or are people just doing whatever?
Art
The comparable category to the animation category in anime. Is the art clean? Does it match the feel of the story? Stuff like that.
Gut Score
And, of course, the gut score. Once again, if I had to give it a score off the top of my head, what it would be.
Story and Art will both be weighted with x 3, and gut score will be weighted x4. All three will, like anime reviews, be rated from 0 to 10, giving a maximum score of 100 pts.
As for percentages, they’re about the same for anime:
90s - excellent
80s - pretty good
70s - average
60s - not all that good
50s and below - trash
Unlike anime, all manga that I read I have purchased (though I may not currently own it anymore).
