The data, read for you.

Honey and Clover (Hachimitsu to Clover) is where the Codex departs most from MyAnimeList — our rubric rates it well above the community score.

Negima! Magister Negi Magi is the biggest gap the other way — the crowd rates it far higher than the rubric does.

Across 208 shows with a MAL score, the Codex lands within 0.3 of the crowd 58 times, and rates 37 shows higher than the community. Average gap is 0.69 points.

Seinen is the strongest genre in the catalogue, averaging 7.76 across 36 shows — 0.91 above Kodomomuke, the lowest.

Josei has the widest quality spread (σ 0.93) — its best and worst are far apart, so the genre label tells you the least about quality.

Wit Studio has the highest average Codex score among studios with 3+ ranked shows: 8.17 across 3 titles.

Anime score highest on character writing (avg 7.46) and lowest on animation & direction (avg 6.91).

Story & narrative tracks the overall Codex score most closely (a strong positive relationship) — it's the criterion that best predicts where a show lands.

Across 90 shows with buzz data, Wikipedia attention shows a weak positive relationship with the Codex score. Popularity and quality are largely independent.

Honey and Clover (Hachimitsu to Clover) scores well above the median while drawing below-median attention — the catalogue's clearest quiet-but-great pick.

Mashle: Magic and Muscles pulls big attention but scores below the median — the widest gap between noise and the rubric.