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# How Rating Works

- [How to Rate Episodes](https://docs.animeoshi.com/how-rating-works/how-to-rate-episodes.md): Rating an episode on AnimeOshi means giving it a score out of 5 stars (and optionally scoring the five Rating Attributes) from the episode page, which feeds that episode's OshiMeter.
- [Rating Attributes](https://docs.animeoshi.com/how-rating-works/rating-attributes.md): Rating Attributes are the five dimensions a fan can score per episode on AnimeOshi, such as Soundtrack, Visual, Emotion, Writing, and Impact, and its shown as a five-axis radar on the episode page.
- [How Rating-Verification Works](https://docs.animeoshi.com/how-rating-works/captcha-verification.md): AnimeOshi's rating verification is a Proof-of-Watch quiz. An episode-specific question that confirms you actually watched the episode before your rating is marked Verified.
- [How Anime Ranking Works](https://docs.animeoshi.com/how-rating-works/anime-ranking.md): AnimeOshi surfaces ranked anime across several curated lists:  Top All-Time, Top 2026, Editor's Pick, and per-genre, per-studio, and per-season top picks, built on its per-episode OshiMeter signal.
- [Episode Reviews vs. Anime Reviews vs. Discussion](https://docs.animeoshi.com/how-rating-works/episode-reviews-vs-anime-reviews-vs-discussion.md): AnimeOshi separates several kinds of written contribution: Episode Review, Series Review (Anime Review), and Discussion. Only the numeric episode rating affects the OshiMeter.