+2,0vs the Shikimori score
Sword Art Online
TV series · 2012 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy
in the lists of 400 viewers of the class (64.9%) · Shikimori 7.22
+2,0vs the Shikimori score
Generous maximalists
Patron
«Everyone deserves a chance. And half a point on top.»
everyone gets a bit above averagethe industry's advocateendless credit of trust
Rarity
0.68%
616 of 90,492 profiles
Class mean score
8.43
across all ratings by the class's viewers
Ratings per list
~318
on average per viewer of the class
Who Patron is
The Patron is a viewer with an endless line of credit extended to the industry. To any title — from a great shounen to a disposable seasonal — he hands half a point to a point more than the crowd does. Not out of blindness: he sees the flaws as well as anyone. It's just that where a critic writes «undercooked script», the Patron thinks «but the studio tried, and season two might take off».
The algorithm recognizes him by a stable positive deviation from consensus across the whole list — and that's what separates him from the kindred classes: the Optimist is kind because he drops the bad, the Ten-Giver presses one button, while the Patron watches everything, including the weak, and adds his signature bonus to all of it. There are no bad genres for him — only underfunded ones.
In the ecosystem of scores the Patron performs a noble counterweight function: for every Prosecutor dragging the averages down, someone has to believe in potential. His bonus is, in essence, an investment in the industry: an advance to those who make things, and consolation to those who haven't pulled it off yet.
systematically kinder than the crowd · no bad genres in his world
Characters with the same temperament
If anime characters kept rating lists, these would score titles in the spirit of «Patron».
Anime for Patron
Who the Patron consistently pays extra for: a visible bonus over the Shikimori score — and not a one-off, but across the whole class.
+1,4vs the Shikimori scoreNo Game No LifeTV series · 2014 · Comedy, Fantasy, Ecchi
in the lists of 362 viewers of the class (58.8%) · Shikimori 8.03
+1,4vs the Shikimori score
+0,7vs the Shikimori scoreRe:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai SeikatsuTV series · 2016 · Drama, Fantasy, Suspense
in the lists of 354 viewers of the class (57.5%) · Shikimori 8.24
+0,7vs the Shikimori score
+0,9vs the Shikimori scoreTokyo GhoulTV series · 2014 · Seinen, Action, Fantasy
in the lists of 345 viewers of the class (56%) · Shikimori 7.79
+0,9vs the Shikimori score
+1,7vs the Shikimori scoreAkame ga Kill!TV series · 2014 · Shounen, Action, Fantasy
in the lists of 341 viewers of the class (55.4%) · Shikimori 7.48
+1,7vs the Shikimori score
+1,1vs the Shikimori scoreNoragamiTV series · 2014 · Shounen, Action, Supernatural
in the lists of 338 viewers of the class (54.9%) · Shikimori 7.94
+1,1vs the Shikimori score
+1,4vs the Shikimori scoreTate no Yuusha no NariagariTV series · 2019 · Action, Adventure, Drama
in the lists of 331 viewers of the class (53.7%) · Shikimori 7.90
+1,4vs the Shikimori score
+1,5vs the Shikimori scoreDarling in the FranXXTV series · 2018 · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
in the lists of 328 viewers of the class (53.2%) · Shikimori 7.20
+1,5vs the Shikimori score
+1,0vs the Shikimori scoreHataraku Maou-sama!TV series · 2013 · Comedy, Supernatural
in the lists of 319 viewers of the class (51.8%) · Shikimori 7.70
+1,0vs the Shikimori score
+0,8vs the Shikimori scoreKimetsu no YaibaTV series · 2019 · Shounen, Action, Supernatural
in the lists of 315 viewers of the class (51.1%) · Shikimori 8.41
+0,8vs the Shikimori score
The card is built from the ratings of all 616 viewers of the class — each class has its own recipe highlighting its signature. Music videos and 18+ are excluded. The collection recalculates as the base grows.
The Patron adds half a point to everyone — but he too has favourites that get the maximum with no bonuses needed. Here's who the class backs with its whole heart.
9,62class scoreSolo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the ShadowOre dake Level Up na Ken Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
TV series · 2025 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy
in the lists of 197 viewers of the class (32%) · Shikimori 8.52
9,62class score
9,48class scoreA Silent VoiceKoe no Katachi
movie · 2016 · Shounen, Drama, Award Winning
in the lists of 298 viewers of the class (48.4%) · Shikimori 8.93
9,48class score
9,46class scoreThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeTensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
TV series · 2018 · Shounen, Action, Comedy
in the lists of 289 viewers of the class (46.9%) · Shikimori 8.13
9,46class score
9,53class scoreSteins;GateTV series · 2011 · Drama, Sci-Fi, Suspense
in the lists of 196 viewers of the class (31.8%) · Shikimori 9.07
9,53class score- 9,40class scoreNo Game, No Life
No Game No Life
TV series · 2014 · Comedy, Fantasy, Ecchi
in the lists of 362 viewers of the class (58.8%) · Shikimori 8.03
9,40class score 
9,55class scoreThe Apothecary DiariesKusuriya no Hitorigoto
TV series · 2023 · Drama, Mystery, Historical
in the lists of 165 viewers of the class (26.8%) · Shikimori 8.85
9,55class score
9,51class scoreViolet EvergardenTV series · 2018 · Drama
in the lists of 184 viewers of the class (29.9%) · Shikimori 8.69
9,51class score
9,51class scoreRascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming GirlSeishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai
movie · 2019 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural
in the lists of 161 viewers of the class (26.1%) · Shikimori 8.59
9,51class score
9,35class scoreYour Name.Kimi no Na wa.
movie · 2016 · Drama, Award Winning
in the lists of 314 viewers of the class (51%) · Shikimori 8.82
9,35class score
9,40class scoreHowl's Moving CastleHowl no Ugoku Shiro
movie · 2004 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
in the lists of 220 viewers of the class (35.7%) · Shikimori 8.67
9,40class score
How the collection is built: we take the ratings of all 616 viewers of the class and compute each title's in-class mean score and audience size. The top features titles the class both watches en masse AND rates highly (a weighted rating that cuts off stray single votes). Music videos and 18+ are excluded. The collection recalculates as the base grows.
Notable representatives
Shikimori profiles whose ratings match the class portrait the closest. The percentage shows how much the class dominates their taste spectrum.
Neighbours in the «Generous maximalists» family
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