May7
Time to reveal the New Blood of Metanorn. Welcome our Freshies~
Oh hello thar! Not been a long time but it’s good to see you all sticking around and multiplying our clicks! Metanorn has grown considerably since it started three years ago (minus a few days). I got some planned stuff for the big day but let me not go ahead of myself rather to the introduction of new team and some quick updates.
Interestingly, we get a million hits up whenever we hire some fresh blood and it was SO CLOSE this time around… like 0.2M to the next landmark but we haven’t reached that yet so expect an update on that most probably by the end of next month. Coming to the fresh meat, my humblest thank you to every participant, who took out time in applying for Metanorn. Every time the quality simply ups more than a notch, making it double difficult on the team and myself in judging. I mean, we literally had to break it up into two rounds and there were multiple conferences just to finalize them. For those who did not make it, you can touch base with me anytime if you want to get more pointers or clarity (for those who have and I haven’t replied yet, I am on it). There were some hits and misses this time around but time is of the essence and that is how we roll.
You can see, the team page has been updated with the recent profiles and moves. Subtracting Will, me and anyone on hiatus, we have picked three more anibloggers to reach the ideal number of ten active authors. With our podcast MetaVerse kicking in, a lot of duties have been divided into the team like Hato being semi-available for podcasts alone, while Jrow of Anivision specially hired for editing podcast. There might be more future projects with so many minds pumping out creative juices, but we have become one cohesive team with me pointing the way with a spear (I just had a 300 flashback, excuse me).
Before getting to the profiles, a few thank yous are in order!
- Our Readers/Lurkers: THANK YOU! We have so much fun here at Metanorn, just because you make it lively. My team and I humbly thank you~ <3
- Another thank you for the 2000+ listens to MetaVerse till now! I could not have forecasted this… ever!
- Also, much love for making Met’Amour popular. Who would have thought a game we made as an experiment would be so hit?
- We’ll soon be on the AAA network as we’ve been offered to partner with AAA podcast. So, do check us out if you haven’t already!
- If you want to link exchange with Metanorn, I’m just an email away.
- We record the next episode of MetaVerse tomorrow, so got any questions for Scamp? Head to MetaQ to ask them nao!
- Again, thanks for all the love and special bishieness love for our regulars. xD
Without any further ado, introducing the New Blood~
ANAAGA – Fujoshi Extraordinaire~ Yaoi Fangirl
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Why, hello there! I’m anaaga! I’ve been a lurker at Metanorn for a long time, but due to some strange circumstances, I ended up being one of the new members of the Metanorn Team. I don’t remember the first time I read/watched anime/manga, but I remember that I grew up knowing about them. Probably that’s why I love anime and manga so much now.
My country is probably the country that has the worst traffic jam in Asia. At least for me ^^; I don’t know how to describe myself, but lots of people think I’m chatty and random? At least the people I’m close to. xD They also think that a black hole exists in my stomach, but that’s another matter. I don’t think I’m pretty good at writing since I’m not even done with school. So, please forgive me if you find my writing to be extremely unprofessional and poorly written… >.< Also, I’m kind of anti-social, since I’m actually a shy person (surprise surprise). I’m working on this part of myself though, don’t worry.
As for my preference in anime and manga, I’m into anything. I don’t even know what genre I’m into the most, because I just read/watch randomly. Actually, there’s this one genre I’m really into, and we all know what it is. For those who don’t know, it’s Yaoi. But of course, I judge all anime and manga based on their story, not their genre. What’s the use of reading or watching something that looks pretty but has a shallow plot? But sometimes I hate or like things because of the silliest reason, so I shouldn’t be saying that.
JROW – Seasoned Podcaster~ Ecchi Kemono
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Hello everybody and indeed, I am Jrow and I’m the audio editor for Metanorn and the Metaverse podcast. I step in from hosting and producing the Anivision Podcast, which I’ve worked on for a couple years now. Podcasting is a format I truly enjoy as a fun format to express opinions and produce a show that people can enjoy, laugh at and get them thru the day. I’m excited to help Metanorn put out the best anime podcast there possibly can be. #1 on iTunes! We will settle for no less!
I live in Raleigh, North Carolina, a surprising hotbed of anime fandom that rolls out to the Animazement convention each May. Anime has been a part of my life for nearly 10 years as series like Ghost in the Shell and Dragonball Z served as the gateway to Naruto and Fullmetal Alchemist and a couple hundred more series. I’m an ecchi guy, so putting some hot ladies in your anime will catch my attention, but I also enjoy action, drama, romance, sci-fi and sports series. I do some light manga reading, as I read One Piece and like occasionally picking up a manga volume from the bookstore.
My other hobbies include gaming and sports, both being how my Dad raised me (thanks Dad). I currently game on the PS3 and 360, and a couple of my favorite games of all-time include Metal Gear Solid & Half-Life 2. I love sports of all sorts, my particular faves being American football, baseball, hockey and racing. My fandom is stuck in my birth state of Ohio as I root for the Cincinnati Reds and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
ZABOBINATOR – Moonwalker~ Nekomusume
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Hi! It’s zabobinator! I have been quite the super-lurker so it’s really exciting for me to be a part of the Meta Team. I have never really aniblogged before so this is going to be quite the new experience for me. However, I find that I write best about things I love which, of course, includes anime and manga so this should end up rather nicely. ;D
I have only recently gotten interested in anime/manga (I started about two years ago) but I absolutely love it. Art is very important to me in anime – if I don’t like the art, it’s pretty hard for me to watch something, let alone start it. I guess I’m an elitist in that sense. However, that doesn’t mean that I’m limited in what I like to watch. In fact, I happen to have a very eclectic taste in that I can watch something from any genre and love it. I generally really like anime/manga that engages me mentally and/or renders me unable to stop laughing. I go for tear-jerkers too. Studio Ghibli films are my favorite.
I am what I like to call a lazy-nerd. I believe that any further elaboration on what that means is unnecessary. Hehe. I’ll be starting college this year, hopefully majoring in something related to Biology. My interests range from running to sleeping (like a rock) to food to drawing to reading to dancing to music to anime/manga. Oh, and I speak Arabic. I’m a hilariously awesome person. Kind of a dork though. Nice to meet you! xD
KARAKURI – Moe Moe Kyun~ Tsundere Loli
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Hello, I’m Karakuri and after a long time of lurking here at Metanorn, I’ve finally gathered my courage and decided to try my hand at blogging! I’ve never done this kind of thing before, so be patient with me here, but I’ll try my best to make my reviews interesting (and hopefully) easy to read. I’m somewhat of a closet anime/manga lover because of the lack of otaku where I live in Canada, so it might take me a while to get used to opening up and talking here. I’ll probably be shy at first, but I’m pretty open minded about the opinions of other people and willing to listen to their thoughts on any series.
I began watching anime about 12 years ago with Sailor Moon and it just kind of expanded from there. These days I prefer seinen horror, and psychological anime/manga but I also have a soft spot for genderbenders (and the occasional fluffy shoujo romance series, though I’m somewhat ashamed to admit it). I will watch pretty much anything if it interests me, though I tend to stay away from sports related series because those tend to bore me (though I’m open to recommendations). I read both manga and manhwa, but I’m a bit picky in because I have to like the story AND the art before I decide to read anything. As for gaming, I am a HUGE Persona and Final Fantasy fan and will happily try out any game by Atlus or Square Enix.
Outside of blogging, I translate here and there (not very well unfortunately) and enjoy drawing. I’m an underpaid, overworked, almost graduated high school student when I’m not online, and I hope to major in character design once in college. Once again, it’s nice to meet you and I’ll be doing my best here~!
You knew it in your bones that the Obligatory Shiki pic was coming! xD
End Note:
Phew! If you were expecting 10 more people to be added to Metanorn, no way! I’ll come back with more updates soon. Till then enjoy the new posts and wiggle wiggly with the new Metanornies. Fun part! Guess, who’s who in the team from the above Steins;Gate fanart. :3 Ja ne~ ^^
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The Boss lady of Metanorn, who makes it all happen. An animanga enthusiast, who watches/reads almost anything that strikes her fancy. Just beware of her Death Perception and always keep her happy. Regularly found at @KyokaiTM & #[email protected].
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
Jrow likes ecchi? he’s like my best friend already.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Ecchi is some good stuff xD
We should tag something together! Jrow,Anaaga and myself 😛
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
YES WE SHOULD TAG TOGETHER FOR ECCHI
and then we can ourselves The Ecchi Group
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 126 comments
The ecchi trio….lmaoo!!
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Aha! We have another member in the Ecchi group!!
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 323 comments
Ok…I don’t even know who I am in the Steins;Gate fan art! xD
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
LOLOLOLLLLLLLLLL! You are either the pink maido or Suzu. Take your pick!
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 323 comments
Ah man. I figured it might be the pink maido…
I pick Suzu.
POWUH: 800-899 and Flying Sage with 856 comments
Good luck to all the new folks. Enjoy the journey!
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Thanks for the wishes! ^^
POWUH: 500-599 and The Trapolicious Treasurer with 599 comments
Welcome Fresh Meat and congrats. The BBQ will be in a few weeks… maybe. XD
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Few weeks?! But I’m hungry and want it naooo! xD
POWUH: 600-699 and Wingman with 655 comments
muhahahahhahahahaha NEW BLOOD
let the newbie bloods spill XD
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
you make it sound like boot camp -_-
or those freaky scientists in anime…
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
There is actually a dungeon….
POWUH: 600-699 and Wingman with 655 comments
perfect 😀
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
O_O
*shiver*
POWUH: 1100-1199 and Meta's Evil rice-flour Product with 1137 comments
Congrats Anaaga!!! and then all these new people too, ellooooo! do us proud!
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Ahahaaa. They will. ^^
POWUH: 600-699 and Romance Expert with 652 comments
im gonna have a hard time keeping up with everyone here…
well greetings to you guys, im the person
goodfortunate enough to earn a title despite not being a blogger.POWUH: 1100-1199 and Meta's Evil rice-flour Product with 1137 comments
D: will took mine away!!!!
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
What do you want as your title, Dan?
POWUH: 1100-1199 and Meta's Evil rice-flour Product with 1137 comments
Metanorn’s Resident evil rice flour product
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Done! xD
POWUH: 1100-1199 and Meta's Evil rice-flour Product with 1137 comments
<3
POWUH: 600-699 and Wingman with 655 comments
i didnt know i had a title until i read this LOL
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
I gave it to you after a chatbox discussion. An ideal wingman. xD
POWUH: 600-699 and Wingman with 655 comments
hahaha i guess that fits me XD
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 126 comments
Nice! ppl can get their own titles?? that’s so cool >w<
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Yep. Regular commentors and friends of Metanorn. You can tell me if you want one. ^^
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 107 comments
Gratz to the people who got in! 😀
Can’t wait to see what you guys are up to next! 😀
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Thank you so much, starry-chan! <333
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
congratulations to all the newcomers!!~
looking forward to knowing you guys better and reading some interesting posts~ 🙂
@zabobinator: Studio Ghibli films are just amazing right?? XD i love them so much!! i’ve even got a collection box for them (though its from china, so i really question the authenticity… :P)
@Jrow: enjoy your little harem while u can before Hato and Fosh and all the others destroy your piece of heaven. and lets hope to get to know each other well despite my phobia to ecchi…
@karakuri: its never shameful to admit you love fluffy romance. In the ‘real world’, i’m know as quite a tomboy and i hate it when i see PDA. but give me some romance anime and i can go KYAAAAAA!! ALL. DAY. LONG. XD
@anaaga: congrats for getting onto the team (again) 🙂
p.s. i’ve decided to pick up VK after dropping it for half a year. good thing u did that post on it 😀
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
really? You did? what do you think of VK? *prays that Yvoon likes it*
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 322 comments
mmm…still updating.
I’ve had to go back and re-read a few chapters. 🙂
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 323 comments
I LOVE STUDIO GHIBLI FILMS. That is all. 😀
POWUH: 1100-1199 and Meta's Evil rice-flour Product with 1137 comments
i looove the calfier pic <3
POWUH: iLurker with 16 comments
Congrats, guys, and totally no hard feelings for beating me to the positions… honestly 😉 (No, I really am being honest!)
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Thanks, Eli-kun! There’s always a next time. ^^
POWUH: iLurker with 16 comments
Ohoho… Just you wait till next time 😉
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Finally~ ^O^ I thought you would never reveal the newbies, Kyokai!! 😀
All the new authors, welcome to Metanorn! Looking forward to your posts, everybody! ^3^
Anaaga – I never really told you that, but I’m really glad that Metanorn now has an active Yaoi-fangirl!
Jrow – Looking forward to the podcasts, and don’t aim for anything but #1!!! Metanorn is too awesome for anything less 😀
Zabobinator – *~* lazy-nerd-san, a handshake from another lazy-nerd, haha 🙂
Karakuri – Everybody here is really friendly, so I think you will open up and go crazy in no time :3
I know, that may not be something a READER can say, but I can’t help it ^^”And again, I am so glad that we finally got to see the new
victimsauthors of Metanorn!POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 323 comments
*glomps*
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
my plan is to dominate the world with yaoi. being in Metanorn is one of the plan. fufufufu
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
I will follow you to the end of the world!!!!! 😀
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
you will be my right hand woman, and we shall take over the world together with our yaoi powuh~
POWUH: 600-699 and Wingman with 655 comments
source of all evil is here D:
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Lol, Namika-chan! You know, we do spend time in judging and it was quite hard as there were so many talented candidates! Anyways, hope you are entertained with Metanorn as ever. xD
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Hai, hai, wakattemasu! But I was still pretty eager to know LOL
POWUH: Meta Team and The Mad Scientist with 5525 comments
Welcome welcome little fledgling freshies~ Bring us your best stuff!
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
So that we won’t throw you in the dungeon.xDPOWUH: 600-699 and Wingman with 655 comments
yes yes the dungeon*smirk*POWUH: 500-599 and The Trapolicious Treasurer with 599 comments
slavesPOWUH: Metanorn Regular with 99 comments
Congrats to everyone! I can’t wait to see what the fresh blood will do here. ^^
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Thanks, Renn. I can bet some more awesomeness? Yeah. xD
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 88 comments
zabobinator wins for the coolest name ever
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ with 323 comments
YES! I like you very much. xD
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 93 comments
Welcome you guys! I’m looking forward to more awesome posts! >w<
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Peer pressure, that’s the ticket~ :3
POWUH: iLurker with 3 comments
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