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# What is AnimeOshi

## One-liner

[AnimeOshi](https://www.animeoshi.com/) is an anime diary where fans log their journey episode by episode. The per-episode ratings and reviews fans leave along the way become a public signal of which episodes and series are worth watching.

## Overview

[AnimeOshi](https://www.animeoshi.com/) is built around a personal anime diary: fans log each episode as they watch it. Because that logging happens episode by episode, AnimeOshi captures something traditional rating & tracking sites miss; almost every long-running anime has weak filler stretches and standout episodes that a single show-level score flattens out. Those individual logs aggregate into a per-episode score called the OshiMeter. It is built and maintained by Kasagi Labo and is free to use.

## Details

### The core idea: per-episode ratings, not per-show

A series-level anime score is the average of every episode rolled into one number. That average can hide three things at once: a strong first arc, a weak filler middle, and a great finale. AnimeOshi makes those visible by treating every episode as its own unit of judgment.

Each episode on AnimeOshi has:

* An **OshiMeter score** — a 0–10 number (with one decimal) aggregated from individual fan ratings, also expressible as a percentage (0–100%).
* A **color-coded score band** on the episode guide: Red (0–59), Pink (60–79), or Neon green (80–100), so the standout and weak episodes of a series are visible at a glance.
* A breakdown across **five Rating Attributes** — Soundtrack, Visual, Emotion, Writing, and Impact — is shown as a radar chart so you can see *why* an episode scored the way it did.

### What you can do on AnimeOshi

At a glance, AnimeOshi gives anime fans three things in the same place:

|             | What it is                                                                                                                                  | What it enables                                                   |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Express** | Rate any episode across five attributes, write per-episode reviews, leave Episode Review reactions, post in Q\&A threads.                   | Your taste becomes a public, granular record other fans can read. |
| **Connect** | Follow other fans, share your profile, join community discussions and fan Showcases.                                                        | Find people whose calls match yours, then trust their lead.       |
| **Track**   | Keep a personal Oshi Diary, manage a Watchlist by status (Want to Watch / Currently Watching / Completed), and follow Releases & Schedules. | Stay on top of what's airing and what you've finished.            |

### How AnimeOshi differs from traditional rating & tracking sites

| Dimension                | AnimeOshi                                                                  | Traditional rating & tracking sites        |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| Rating granularity       | **Per episode**                                                            | Per series (one number for the whole show) |
| What is rated            | Five attributes per episode (Soundtrack, Visual, Emotion, Writing, Impact) | One overall score per series               |
| Watch decision           | OshiMeter score + color band                                               | Implicit, based on the aggregate score     |
| What you build over time | A personal diary of everything you've watched and rated                    | A list and an aggregate score              |

The point is not that AnimeOshi replaces those sites; it answers a question they were never built to answer: ***which specific episodes of this show are actually worth my time***.

### Who it's for

AnimeOshi is for anyone who watches anime and wants a better signal; skip-list veterans pruning long-running shounen, newcomers picking a first season, fans who already have favorites and want a personal record of their watch history, alongside people who feel the same way about specific episodes.

### Scale

AnimeOshi covers over 28,000 anime and 400,000+ episodes and continues to grow alongside its community of anime fans.

## FAQ

**Q: Is AnimeOshi free to use?**

Yes. Reading ratings, browsing anime, and rating episodes are all free. There is no paywall on core features.

**Q: How is AnimeOshi different from traditional rating & tracking sites?**

AnimeOshi is built around a personal anime diary you fill in episode by episode, rather than a list with one overall score per show. Because you log each episode, your ratings break down into five attributes (Soundtrack, Visual, Emotion, Writing, Impact), so the *why* behind a score is visible, not just the number.

**Q: Do I need an account to see ratings?**

No. Anyone can view AnimeOshi ratings and episode breakdowns without signing in. You only need an account if you want to rate, review, or track your own watching.

**Q: Who builds AnimeOshi?**

AnimeOshi is built and maintained by Kasagi Labo. See [Who is behind AnimeOshi?](/~/revisions/dVUu8scV9oLYmr25sBSU/about-animeoshi/who-is-behind-animeoshi.md) for the full team.

## Related pages

* [What is the OshiMeter?](/~/revisions/dVUu8scV9oLYmr25sBSU/core-concepts/oshimeter.md)
* [The "Watch If" / "Skip If" Framework](/~/revisions/dVUu8scV9oLYmr25sBSU/core-concepts/watch-if-skip-if.md)
* [AnimeOshi Terminology / Glossary](/~/revisions/dVUu8scV9oLYmr25sBSU/about-animeoshi/glossary.md)