☆ everything is listed in as close to release date order as i could manage, rather than in the order i consumed it in ☆

• ✦ bolded text: i've put a couple of my favourite series in bold, but i didn't want to do anything that would make it too cluttered, so we have my top 3 for super sentai, and my top 2 for kamen rider (because i haven't seen enough series to justify having a top 5 but struggle to choose between zero-one and saber lol). for magical girl anime, i just highlighted my top 5 favourite precure series to keep it simple!
• ✦ priority watch/read: my priority picks aren't always what i am going to check out next - they're more reflective of stuff i want to go out of my way to check out, think i'm really going to love when i get to it, or have had recommended to me by friends!! i'm always happy to accept more recommendations and there's a lot more i'm interested in than just what i've written here!
• ✦ partially complete: i included a partially complete section for magical girl anime because there's a lot of stuff that i'm not currently watching (and might not ever pick up again) that i didn't intentionally drop. i've been into magical girl stuff for a really long time, so the situation for a lot of these shows is that i watched them as a teenager (or younger) and got distracted. some of them i was caught up with, but never got around to watching the final series. some of them i got a good way through but then lost momentum. either way, i still wanted to log them, even if they're not complete, because a lot of them are just incredibly formative to me and a big part of why i like the genre so much
• ✦ dropped: i included a dropped section for magical girl anime namely because i do think it's important that people know i have checked a particular series out. however! just because i've dropped it doesn't mean i'm not willing to give it a second chance (or third or fourth chance in the case of crystal lol). the stuff that i've dropped out of genuine hatred for the media i decided not to record here. it's not worth it or been a meaningful part of my journey.
• ✦ ongoing (films and tv specials): if you switch to my ongoing tab, you can find a list of films, tv specials, and live shows i've watched! in tokusatsu especially, knowing which vcines someone has or has not seen can massively impact their understanding of a series, so i wanted a good place to list those! however, if you're familiar with maho shojo, you'll notice there are a few films or specials included on my magical girl anime list. this is a decision i made to make the list more comprehensive - if the story is primarily told through film, then the film will go on the main list. if the film is supplementary or extra-canon material, it will be moved to ongoing. so, things like which precure all stars films i've seen are on my ongoing list, while things like kiki's delivery service and poppinq are on my main list.