I actually enjoy suspenseful and action-filled animes like Phantom lol, I also enjoy romance / slice of life / comedy animes as a side-kinda thing, when I feel like taking a break from shonens and other fighting series, it's pretty refreshing to watch some then!
Hmm, and yeah, I kind of am a tough grader, and you seem to be one too! I'm still looking for that one series that one day I will be able to give a 10; however, I don't think any of the great animes I've seen deserve more than a 9, there's always a little something missing I find. Oh, and I set your #kawaii irc chan on auto-join, I'm always up for discussing animes, so don't hesitate to message me if you want to talk about anything haha =)
by the way, do you think I'm a girl lol? i'm not sure after reading your last VM, but just to make sure, i'm a guy haha (despite the feminine-ness of my MAL username :P)