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AniRec
site: http://www.anime-planet.com/anirec/

AniRec @ Anime-Planet function via user input. All of the series you want are there all complete with a short review and a attached image (similar to AniDB) The system works by gathering information from you thorugh one of two ways. Both are easy and fast, and there's no direct human input required on the other side for you to recieve your answer.

I. Request (no registration required)

The simplest way to use AniRec is simply to browse it.
When you enter the site, on the front page, on the left navigation, just bellow recent anime you will find a category labeled AniRec.
(it should look something like the screen on the right)

There are 3 diffrent ways to browse:

1. By Letter - a little counter intuitive, basicly what it says is "by name" but it's named funny. I don't recomend using this one. Just go to http://www.anime-planet.com/anirec/ via the big link in the sites main navigation link and you accomplish the same thing.
   
   To get recomandations simply type the name (or part just part of it) of your favorite series. You will be taken to a page with the series, proceed by scrolling down, you will see recomandations for that particular show.
   
   The System/Interface:
   
   Say I was searching for recomandations of series similar to Shoukou no Strain.
   
   
   Spoiler for Example.:

   
   
   
   Notice that just above the big Recomandation button on the top right corner of the boxes for the Recomended series, there some text which reads: click here to read why!
   Basically the Recomandation was submited by someone and that someone saved a reason for you.
   
   A example, this time the target was Nanatsuiro Drops.
   
   Spoiler for Example.:

   
   
   This time I also logged in and I had rated it.
   
   
2. By Genre/Tag - This one is still in it's infancy so searching with it may not be very productive but it's available.
   
   Self explanatory example...
   
   Spoiler for Example.:

   
   
   
   
3. By Studio - Probably the neatest and most intresting.
   
   You do not need to know the names of studios, just search for a series, like say Kanon (2006).
   
   
   Spoiler for Example.:

   

II. By Submissions (registration; it's free )

First register.

Once you've done that start by searching for your favorite series.
You'll notice AniRec is providing a lot of other shows you've watched under recomandations.

Go through them and rate them. (you'll need to mark them as watched/droped/stalled etc before rating)
This takes less time then you think, something like 5 minutes for every 30 serie, if not less.

Once you've done that, recomandations will come in your profile, just refresh them until you find something which sounds intresting.