First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! Time sure flies when you are having fun and that is what happened in the year gone by. We are still in the process of remembering the good times with our Year Ender posts but hey, we gotta look forward and prepare for some more awesomeness. And what better way to welcome the New Year with some FRESH MEAT or as we call them: RAW MEAT! Just a few weeks ago, you saw our hiring post, which received phenomenal response as always and just as planned, we had some new faces before the new season starts to add some more spice to the mix. I’d like to thank everyone who applied and of course much adoration to the new members joining in.

I would have liked to mix this up with our 6 million post but as it’s just 100k away, I’d rather leave it for the 7 million hits later. Metanorn Team has definitely gotten big with time and we do have some ‘Specialists’ you don’t see in action on the writing side all the time. Like Will is purely our Tech Guru and works from the shadows to keep the site online 24/7, Ness works on many backend stuff along with graphics, Jrow edits our podcast and Junko’s our on-call artist. Multiple members contribute to our content planning and the many lists and previews you keep seeing. Overall, we have become an aniblogging factory of content.

Metanorn is not an episodic blog alone and we have worked quite hard to add in diversity of content with Editorials, Podcast and Meta Projects like Anime’s Next Top Model, different polls and artist features. The only request I have from our readers is feedback, good or bad. We will take it because that is how we will improve with time. There’s no successful communication one-way so, if you’ve been lurking around here for some time, drop us a line sometimes! Anyways, let me introduce our “Raw Meat” along with many a messages from the senpais:

Hello, my name is lvlln. I’ve been doing anime blogging on and off since mid-2009, including a one year stint over at Borderline Hikikomori. You could say that I’ve been an anime fan all my life, having grown up watching the likes of Dragon Ball and Voltron in the early 90s and just never stopping. Being a Korean American, I’ve dipped my toes into doing translations and subs; if you were a fan of Type-Moon in the last 5 years, you might have read some of my translations!

I’m not too particular about what type of anime I watch, as I like to focus on the execution of a concept rather than the concept itself, and that’s something that transcends genre. That said, I have a very hard time watching works that are too light and fluffy. Slice of life is okay, but there has to be conflict! I’m not one to take anime too seriously, so comedies tend to be right up my alley.

Like a lot of anime fans, I enjoy video games as well, and I’m also pretty into the Vocaloid culture as a fan (my 2 favorite artists now: wowaka and supercell). I also have a passion for running, ultimate Frisbee, and fitness in general. By day, I’m a number cruncher working in Boston, which helps to explain why I’m a big statistics, finance, and general science geek.

Hey there! I’m Hawthorne, a dedicated fanboy to many different outlets of my growing fascination with all things fantasy and an aspiring university student with too much time on my hands. I’m incredibly excited to be a part of the Metanorn Team and hopefully I’ll be able to both inform you and entertain you to the best of my ability. I’m relatively new to this, but my interest in anime far outweighs any feelings of anxiety I might have. I’m overly emotional and analytical at times, but what teenager isn’t?

I’ve been watching anime for a few years now (not including the occasional episodes of Pokemon and One Piece I’d watch as a kid), but my interest in manga goes farther back. I have a pretty diverse affection for genres, my favorites being comedy, fantasy, romance, horror, mecha, and music-related anime, but I can’t really say I dislike any other genre because I can enjoy almost anything. Any series that can appeal to my emotions is one that will quickly make its way to the top of my favorites. If it makes me laugh, or cry, or angry, or depressed, or just makes me think about something in a non-superficial way I’ll appreciate it.

When I’m not glued to my laptop, I’m out enjoying any of the plethora of other interests that fill the long gaps of unspent time here in a desolate suburbia. I love role-playing games and horror games, horror films, Japanese and American music, reading, writing, jogging with my adorable corgi, and I’m also an avid activist for plenty of different issues at my school and in my town. Thanks for having me!

Links: Email | tumblr | MAL

Hello everyone! I’m Miyu, and I come from the tiny island of Singapore, also known as the Land of Eternally Terrible Weather. It’s easy to spot me – I’m probably the one you see singing Japanese songs obnoxiously while skipping down the street. xD I’ve been stalking Metanorn ever since I entered middle school, and 3 years later, I find myself here as part of the team! -tears of joy- ;_;

My interest for anime was sparked by singing mermaids in frilly dresses (Mermaid Melody Pitchi Pitchi Pitch LULZ) when I was in elementary school, and since then my weekly anime as become an irreplaceable part of my life. I enjoy fangirling over bishies with friends and fellow otaku. *w* I have a soft spot for sappy romance stories in animanga, earning me my nickname as a hopeless romantic. Anything historical romance-related will definitely send me drooling. ^A^

My love for anime has actually expanded into an illogical love for everything Japanese! I am currently taking Japanese as my 3^rd language (1^st and 2^ndbeing English and Chinese respectively). My iPod is stuffed with J-pop – I’m a crazy VOCALOID  fan and can spend hours video hopping on Niconico/Youtube. I also write fanfiction and design blogskins to fuel my love for anime! My other passion lies in singing (as you probably guessed), and I aspire to be a writer/singer in the future.

In short, I’m a really awesome person. 😀 (Have I also mentioned that I can be incredibly narcissistic at times?) Nice to meet you all! ^^

Links: Email | Twitter | Fanfiction | Blogskins

Wow! I can’t believe that it’s already a new year! I mean, it only feels like yesterday that it was summer! And now it’s already winter! Man, I wish it was summer already. But yeah, back to the point. I wonder if I have any New Years resolutions…. Make more money. Yep. That will do, that will do. But really, I think it’s to live just as well then the previous year. Work harder at certain stuff and stop procrastinating (like that will happen). I’m kind of looking forward to this new year. How about you? Well, Happy New Years all and hope you have a good one. I for one am going to parrrrtaaaayyyyyyyy more than once this week~!

For the Raw Meat… So, I guess you passed the horrific life threatening super duper hard test to get into this Meta team of unique individuals and misfits? Well, you may have made it in, but you still have to prove yourself worthy to me. I accept payme… err… I mean offerings in the form of paypal and you can ask Jrow for more details. Once I have received your humble offerings, I will give you a warmer welcome to Metanorn. This initiation is required of all new members who did not send me brib… greetings during the application process. So for now, welcome new mionions to Metanorn~! Work hard and make me that monehs yo~! Feel free to ask me any questions but first send me offerings and then I will reply anytime. XD Yoro~!^^/

Happy New Year, all! Hope you got to party hard and have fun on the Eve! For the New Blood: If you are reading this then it means you managed to survive the dark Metanorn dungeons and successfully avoided all of the deadly traps? Not to mention, solve all of our evil puzzles? You just have one final test that we saved it for last! And that is…. Alright, so I lied about that final test. But anyway I would like to give you all a huge shout of CONGRATULATIONS! I hope you all have yourself an amazing day after receiving the amazing news of joining our team. Welcome to the Metanorn family! The only thing I can say is let’s kick some ass together, so yeah Congratulations again to the new fresh blood.

With a new year comes new writers! 2012 not only marks the start of a new year, but the start of Miyu’s, lvlln’s and Hawthorne’s career here at Metanorn. Congratulations! You’re part of Metanorn’s massive, mafia-like family now. All that’s left is a blood oath, a large sum of money, and other things I can’t mention here. You’ll find out soon enough. But really, despite all the jokes about our “dungeon” and “contracts” and god knows what else, I think you’ll come to find that Metanorn is a pretty fun place to write for. At least, that’s how I see it. As your senpai, I’ll do whatever I can to make your job (and life overall) better, alright? Come to me if you need anything at all! I’m genuinely excited to see what kinds of posts you guys come up with~

Happy New Year! *kisses nearest Meta-girl on this list* I hope 2011 treated you well as it did for me, and if you need any starting point to knock off a bad habit or two, now’s a nice starting point. For anime in the year 2012, it already sounds pretty rocking! There’s some good shows in Winter, Spring is already blazing with the rest of Fate/Zero and a new Eureka seveN anime, and Gen Urobuchi is gonna be writing what could be another solid series in the Fall season. Sure, YuruYuri and Queen’s Blade are getting sequels, but anime is doing pretty well for itself, these days.

Metanorn just got another great collection of new blood (or… Raw Meat) with this Hawthorne, lvlln and Miyu group; The Meta-Class of 2012. They should bring a terrific dose of experience and personality on top of what we already got, and I’m looking forward to working with these boys & girl on tags and podding-casts and other great events here at Metanorn. Should be a fun 2012, what a great way to start by getting more teammates!

Happy new years Metanorn peeps and lurkers! Hopefully you’re all sober enough to read this clearly, but if not you can always read this during that hangover you’ll have. …I wish you luck with that. As for the new writers, ohohoho~ Welcome to Metanorn! First of all, congrats on making it! Things may be confusing at first, but you have a ton of helpful senpais (myself included) to throw your questions at. Feel free to ask me anything if you have questions~. Anyways, congrats again on making it and I hope to get along with you in the future! …Which hopefully serves as compensation for selling your soul to us. Though it’s not like you need it anyways. 

Happy New Year, guys! Time to forget all the troubles and embarrassing events of last year by partying with some margaritas (or at least, that’s what I’ll be doing, heh)! I wish you all good luck in the coming year and with any endeavors you’ll be trying to accomplish ^^ I hope you’re all enjoying a nice break from work/school and eating yummy foods for the holidays. I of course extend this towards my new fellow writers ^^ Congrats you three~!! I promise it’ll be a fun time here at Metanorn with your senpais, the boss lady Kyokai, the wonderful commentors, and that awesome anime you’ll enjoy blogging. Personally, joining Meta has become (and continues to be) a great and helpful experience, so I hope the same happens to you. I can’t wait to read your future posts and get to know you better. Again, congratulations, and welcome~!

Wow, another year has come and gone. Seems like just yesterday I was marveling over the fact that 2010 was over. Now 2011 is over! Where does the time go, man? I’m definitely looking forward to this new year though! I’ve already made a massive list of new years resolutions too! I’d like to welcome the fresh meat that have joined Metanorn though. Miyu, Hawthorne and Lvlln, WELCOME TO METANORN! We’re seriously so glad to have you! I’m excited, that’s for sure. You guys are super awesome and I’m really looking forward to getting to know you all! Metanorn is a legitimately cool place to be, so I hope you guys have fun! You’re gonna rock it. As your senpai, I have faith. 😀 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!

Welcome to Metanorn! I’m kind of bad when it comes to encouraging people or welcoming them, so forgive me if this paragraph is bad *fidget fidget*Urk I’m so embarrassed I want to crawl into a hole now. Let’s start again from the beginning. Welcome to Metanorn! Man, Metanorn team sure is growing in number! Such a good way to celebrate Christmas and New Year. New Year, new writers? Oh man, destiny is getting along well with Metanorn. Anyhow, I can’t wait to read their first posts since I’m pretty excited about it. I might be an eccchi (and bad) fellow Metanorn classmate here, but I’m pretty sure we’ll get along juuuusstt fine. If you ever need something, I’ll try my best to help you *take out a stack of yaoi manga*  No worries, so far nobody here has bit me yet, so I’m sure they won’t bite you either. Once more, Happy New Year guys! And enjoy your stay here.