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Editor-in-Chief of THEM Anime 1998-2006, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus 2006-Present
Arizona State University, Class of 2008, BA - Asian Languages-Japanese

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Apparently, in some parts of the world, the statistics up top would make me some sort of Anime Reviewer God. By some parts of the world, I mean places like Vanuatu.

While I've dropped over 100 anime, I have instituted a New Year's Resolution as of 2012 that I won't drop or leave anything incomplete if I intend to review it. Note that I do not, by and large post reviews here, as I already have a venue for that.

No, I have no intention of "catching up" to anyone else. After running THEM Anime Reviews for a decade, I'm simply not the rabid fan I used to be. But I've got a special someone to watch anime with nowadays which proves I could *always* be motivated to get back in the saddle now and again. I'm just too busy with my life these days, but in a good way.

However, thanks to sites like Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, and NicoVideo, I don't have to worry about torrents anymore! (Though I've been around long enough to remember relying on VHS fansubs. Y'all are spoiled!)

Note that the manga list is horribly incomplete, it might take a while to get where it should be.

I spent a few years as a Walt Disney World Cast Member - I am now in Austin, Texas, and returning to the convention scene as a panelist on anime reviews and anime history. If you attend conventions in Central or North Texas, feel free to drop in and say hi! I also did this little thing called Jeopardy! in late 2013 where I mention being an anime fan on national television.

Despite my longtime love-hate relationship with the medium, I do not self-identify as otaku. Maybe a weeb? I dunno. Got way too much on my plate to ever qualify for those titles. A better term would be dilettante, or fact-collector, seeing as I also do this sort of thing with field biology (birds, butterflies, plants), genealogy, aviation, NCAA football.

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All Anime Stats Anime Stats

Days: 116.9

Mean Score: 6.07

Total Entries1,162
Rewatched0
Episodes6,726

Anime History Last Anime Updates

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Mar 28, 10:41 PM

Completed 24/24 · Scored 10

Sousou no Frieren

Mar 28, 10:41 PM

Completed 28/28 · Scored 10

Gekkan Mousou Kagaku

Jan 11, 9:42 AM

On-Hold 1/12 · Scored 6

All Manga Stats Manga Stats

Days: 67.6

Mean Score: 7.03

Total Entries405
Reread0
Chapters6,196
Volumes1,289

Manga History Last Manga Updates

Adachi to Shimamura

Jun 9, 2019 9:45 PM

Reading 10/18 · Scored 7

Flying Witch

May 29, 2019 9:31 PM

Reading 4/? · Scored 8

Marmalade Boy Little

Feb 11, 2017 10:11 PM

Reading 14/48 · Scored 8

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AreyKyoya Jul 18, 2016 9:16 AM

Northlander Nov 6, 2015 8:46 AM

Yeesh, compatibility rates have fallen all over the place. I used to have a couple of people in the vincinity of 90%, but now the only person to cross the 80% border with me (that I checked) is Tim. Most of the others I ranked high with is now in the mid to high 70's.

Northlander Oct 24, 2015 4:16 AM

79.8%? That's... quite the drop. Either that, or the compatibility algoritm took a stupid pill when the new profile page went up.

Northlander Mar 21, 2014 9:50 AM

We're at 90.8% now. That's gotta be a record so far.

And 211 shared anime titles. @_@

lukanicoletta Mar 6, 2014 9:36 AM

Sweet. I think my liking End of Evangelion must account for the remaining 10%. XD

Northlander Jan 17, 2014 7:31 AM

Hooray for MEGABUCK$!

TrenchKamen Jan 15, 2014 12:43 PM

So it's not just me who can't find that damn series.

MeowMixMax Dec 6, 2013 8:26 PM

I saw you on Jeopardy for the last few days and I just thought I would say congrats on your long win streak!

Northlander Apr 6, 2013 8:30 AM

0.3% actually. Might have something to do with the stuff I've been watching recently, and the slight alteration I make on my ratings as I go.

Need to find something to replace Sengoku Collection now, though.

As far as Yama no Susume goes (and the whole lottery thing); Mid-July is actually not a very good time to go hiking unless you love being hounded by large hordes of flies. :-P

Northlander Apr 4, 2013 3:52 PM

I know, right? And with 200 shared titles, that's really saying something.

morningblue Jan 31, 2012 11:19 PM

I liked Yuu, and Arimi as well. I liked Ginta for a while until he forced himself on Miki, and afterwards lost all respect for him.

I didn't make it far enough to judge anyone else in the series. Did you ever pick up the DVD sets, incidentally? I imagine they're ridiculously expensive now.

morningblue Jan 30, 2012 11:40 PM

I watched Marmalade Boy back before Tokyopop licensed it. Once they did, I stopped watching it.

And yeah, I really didn't like Miki at all. She's not that bad in the manga, but the anime version of her is a bitch. Meiko was just as bad.

Bluestreak2 Jan 30, 2012 8:12 PM

My life is busy, but great.
Your posts on FB always sound good and glad to see you back watching anime.

Shinigami Jan 30, 2012 11:22 AM

Be honest, have you ever met a woman (that you are not married to :P) that was smart enough or mature enough for imouto-chan?

Well, I'm an only child so I can only tease, not understand the protectiveness older siblings feel. :P

Shinigami Jan 29, 2012 4:19 AM

lol @ you reading my THEM is useless for yuri info comment. :D The problem is not the backlog and the "mainstream" stuff, so to say, it's that 8 months of hiatus meant lots of random manga releases, new groups starting to release stuff, old groups disbanding (dynasty?! that was a sad day). I also think I kinda like spamming nomi with comments. And maybe that was a comment I should have made on the THEM boards instead of publicly. ^^;;;

I posted on why I enjoyed Rinne. Hardly earth-shattering, but it's the minor stuff that can add up and annoy - or not, in this case.

With all due respect to your sis-in-law, lesbians can have trashy lifestyle, Strawberry Panic drama. Doesn't everyone? lol. The last person I could call my best friend (and she probably still is, but we rarely meet nowadays) sure had her share of trashy encounters that left me O.o. Not that Strawberry Panic wasn't awful.

Also, if she is reading this comment for some reason, WE GOTTA WATCH PENGUINDRUM NAO! CALL ME! *ahem*

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