Key

Keys:

Numerical rating: 1 = Worst, 7 = Average, 10 = Best	<--> = End of box summary
Word ratings: (From best to worst) Excellent Good Okay Bad Terrible	Recommendation wordings: (From Best to Worst) MUST SEE!! Highly Recommended Recommended Entertaining Not Bad Not Recommended
Explanation of the numerical ratings: Characters = How well formed and defined the characters are Animation Smoothness = How well the animation goes from frame to frame. Is it jerky, bad to look at, or smooth as cheese? Story = How cool the story line is Transition = How well the story follows each episode. Does it continue from where it left off or does it leave a hole? NOTE: Does NOT apply to movies. Originality = How original the story is. Quality Anime = How well drawn it is.	NOTE: The numerical rating are not necessarily base of the whole thing. It could get a poor rating, but could be highly recommended. Pay more attention to the recommendations rather than the numerical rating.

Anime Genre, to determine what type of anime it is. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Comedy, Shoujo, Death, Kawaii, and Mecha Action: Fighting style, kung-fu, whatever. Lots of action.
Fantasy: Whether it falls in a "Dungeons and Dragons" Type fantasy anime, or maybe a "quest-like" anime in a fantasy world.
Romance: Love. Duh. Although not always heavy. If it falls with the category "Comedy" Consider it a "Romantic Comedy", In other words, for example, Tenchi Muyo. 5 girls, one guy. 5 girls all want that guy. There you go. See??
Mystery: If the anime leaves alot of holes, in order to keep the viewer interested, and filling (Hopefully) in those holes later in the series. This type is a hard anime to write. If done well, it makes an excellent series! If done poorly, the viewer usually loses interest.
Comedy: If it's funny.
Shoujo: "Magical Girls", and / or greatly focused on love and romance.
Death: "Horror-style" anime. Gallons of blood and gratuitous nudity are common.
Kawaii: If it's a cute anime.
Mecha: Giant-robots.
Epic: If the anime is well-known, drawn expertly, excellent storyline, changed some form of anime style, etc etc. In other words, it's GOOD. Mostly reserved for the "serious" anime.