Ended March 2015 Reviews Event!

Anime Review Competition. This event is for an anime box set donated, by our friend and forum member @Khaleesi, so listen up!

tl;dr version: We're having another reviews event. Submit a review by the first of next month to win an anime box set.

- What is this event?

A review contest created to boost the activity of the Anime reviews section. Members will post their reviews and at the end of the month, @Shogun13 will look through the reviews and select what he thinks is the best. They won’t be judged on length or how much the judge shares the reviewer’s point of view, but rather on how well they are written, how well the reviewer balances objectivity and subjectivity, efficiency and how informative they are.

- How long do I have to enter?

From today until the end of this month (March, if it wasn’t clear) giving you plenty of time of pick an anime, gather your thoughts on the series, make a review and post one up.


- How do I enter?

Post a review in the reviews section, it has to have been posted this month. Each member is allowed a maximum of 3 submissions (though you can edit your post to replace a review before the deadline).

- How do I post a review?

Simply post your review in the reviews section and it will be recognized.
http://justdubsonline.net/forum/forums/anime-reviews.1007/

Optionally, you’ll have to include the series information like the name, when it was released, number of episodes, etc as well as an overview which I would recommend you just copy/pasted and credit from ANN or a similar site, it keeps it objective and we won’t be judging it anyway, only your actual evaluation.

- Are there any prizes?

Yes! We have gotten a prize into the mix by our friend and forum member @Khaleesi

The winner's work will also be featured on JDO's Facebook Page.


- Any tips you have on writing a review?

There are a number of ways you can write one, you can label each category you wish to cover, focus strictly on the story side or keep it short and sweet. You can also provide a rating, but that’s completely optional. Try not to cover an aspect of a show you don’t really have an opinion about just for the sake of having a full-fledged review, not sure what to say about the music? That’s fine, maybe talk a little bit more about the voice acting instead.

Also, try to avoid overusing terms that don’t really convey anything to the reader, simply saying the “music sucks” and leaving it at that doesn’t get your point across because it lacks context, it doesn’t expand on why it’s bad.

Lastly, type your review out and read through it in word or something, make sure you are satisfied with what you’ve typed instead of trying to rush it out. NOW GO GO GO!


CLOSING DATE: May 1st