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So how does that work in a case like I'd argue we have here: a series with nothing to specifically complain about, yet nothing really to rave about? That seems a lot like the critical approach of anyone into modern art: so long as it doesn't actually do anything, it's a masterpiece by default!

I really don't see what's wrong with declaring Love Hina a 10/10 because it caused you to laugh a lot either. As a comedy, that's surely what it's aiming to do. To bring the mark down because of... what? An unbelievable plot twist, an animation inconsistancy? It seems petty. Not being in love with Love Hina (or any anime 'comedy'), I'd say it's like marking Blackadder down because the sets are cheap and because Doctor Johnson couldn't possibly have met the Prince Regent. That and rating anime on some kind of Critical framework just seems daft to me as someone who sees it as a medium almost purely watched for 'enjoyment alone'. Anime isn't High Art, and you can thank your lucky stars that it isn't.

<blockquote data-quote="kupocake" data-source="post: 238593" data-attributes="member: 385">So how does that work in a case like I'd argue we have here: a series with nothing to specifically complain about, yet nothing really to rave about? That seems a lot like the critical approach of anyone into modern art: so long as it doesn't actually do anything, it's a masterpiece by default!I really don't see what's wrong with declaring Love Hina a 10/10 because it caused you to laugh a lot either. As a comedy, that's surely what it's aiming to do. To bring the mark down because of... what? An unbelievable plot twist, an animation inconsistancy? It seems petty. Not being in love with Love Hina (or any anime 'comedy'), I'd say it's like marking Blackadder down because the sets are cheap and because Doctor Johnson couldn't possibly have met the Prince Regent. That and rating anime on some kind of Critical framework just seems daft to me as someone who sees it as a medium almost purely watched for 'enjoyment alone'. Anime isn't High Art, and you can thank your lucky stars that it isn't.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kupocake, post: 238593, member: 385"] So how does that work in a case like I'd argue we have here: a series with nothing to specifically complain about, yet nothing really to rave about? That seems a lot like the critical approach of anyone into modern art: so long as it doesn't actually do anything, it's a masterpiece by default! I really don't see what's wrong with declaring Love Hina a 10/10 because it caused you to laugh a lot either. As a comedy, that's surely what it's aiming to do. To bring the mark down because of... what? An unbelievable plot twist, an animation inconsistancy? It seems petty. Not being in love with Love Hina (or any anime 'comedy'), I'd say it's like marking [i]Blackadder[/i] down because the sets are cheap and because Doctor Johnson couldn't possibly have met the Prince Regent. That and rating anime on some kind of Critical framework just seems daft to me as someone who sees it as a medium almost purely watched for 'enjoyment alone'. Anime isn't High Art, and you can thank your lucky stars that it isn't. [/QUOTE]