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Many reviewers at AniDB prefer to divide their reviews into the follow sections: Animation, Sound, Story, Character, Value, and Enjoyment. It is logical, and by no means a bad way to structure an anime review. Structuring your review into sections allow readers to easily locate information they want instead of searching for it in your review.  However, this method of writing may restrict your thought process, explicitly dividing your review into sections.  If you choose to not divide your review into such sections, try to at least keep in mind the following guidelines stated later in this guide.  Always keep in mind that your review is to help users decide whether or not they want to watch.  '''"Sell" your opinions and ideas.  Do not hold back simply because your opinion does not jive with the majority.'''  Perhaps whoever is reading your review may have similar tastes. By not stating your honest opinion, you may adversly affect your credibility in the future.

Try to keep your review as spoil free as possible.  Although it is quite hard to review certain anime without spoiling, try to be as informative, but as unrevealing as possible.  Please consider those who have not watched the anime before. By including spoilers you will more than likely hinder his or her viewing experience.

In the process of writing a review, just watching the anime alone only provides a certain amount of information.  Production studios, voice actors, broadcast dates, opening and ending theme singers, character singles, easter eggs, and DVD specials are useful bits of information that can be included in the review.  It can also help to read the manga, and do a comparison of the TV show versus the book.  All of this extra information can supply a much more critical, indepth review that is significantly more useful.