| Fully watched and counted | I've fully watched this series, and it is counted. |
|---|---|
| Partially watched and counted | I've only partially watched this series, but it is still counted. |
| Fully watched but uncounted | I've fully watched this series, but it isn't counted. |
| Partially watched and uncounted | I've partially watched this series, and it isn't counted. |
∗ Note that in this context, "counted" means that it counts towards the total number of series watched.
A. These are usually the shows that are considered too short, or that aren't significant enough to be considered their own series. Despite this not meaning that these shows are of poor quality or aren't worth it to watch (in fact, for some shows it's quite the contrary), it does mean that they don't contribute to the "watched" anime count. Feel free to let me know if you disagree with my decision about any of then any why if any though!
A. These are usually shows that are extremely long (e.g. hundreds, or even thousands of episodes), some of which still on-going so it's impossible for me to always catch up with their latest episodes. Despite this, however, I would still have to have watched a significant number of episodes (and / or have familiarized myself with it through various other means) for this status to even be considered valid. So no worries, anything with this status should be very justified!
A. Ah, good question! This is a bit of a tricky question to answer. For simplicity sake, what's considered "one" show here is usually a story that is long enough and also relatively self-contained. Therefore, it's usually a season of a show that is (when in standard size) around 12 ~ 25 episodes long. Some shows have seasons that might be chopped up into parts, thus how they're counted could vary depending on the situation; nonetheless, since different seasons most definitely have self-contained stories (that are usually continuations of each other), they are, by definition, considered to be different shows.
A. Despite not finished airing, current season shows that I plan to fully watch are still counted in this case. If the plans ever change, I'll update their statuses accordingly, so no worries!
A. Not every show is a TV anime, which is what the link defaults to! Try looking for it in other categories (movies, web series, etc.) and I'm sure you'll find it in no time.
A. Feel free to let me know, and if it's significant enough maybe I'll add it here next!