About
The idea of The Nihon Review blogs were originally conceived out of discussions on how to make our site and community accessible to the greater public. The intention was, that a writing forum, such as a blog, outside of the constraints of reviews would allow our readers to get a better feel for our staff member’s individual tastes and biases and ideosyncracies. Several satellite sites were established on different subdomains of the site in January 2007. With exception, this ended in approximately April. There were several factors that lead to the downfall of the individual blogs, such as the added pressure and responsibility of maintaining ones own site added to the existing obligations of contributing to the main site, but my thoughts were that they just simply weren’t up to scratch. I mean, they were fair blogs, but if everything we did was “fair”, it wouldn’t be good enough for me, let alone our readers. In my opinion, our best work is done when we work as a team, as is the case on the front page. And, with this conjecture, in June 2007, Behind The Nihon Review was born.
The hope is that we will provide our readers with topical insight and opinions on all of the subjects we cover at The Nihon Review, from Japanese film and television to even manga… although the crux of it will be anime related. The content on this site will largely be complementary to the content on the main page, but without the imposed restrictions that come along with writing reviews. From time to time, we may also give a behind the scenes view of the complex inner workings of the NHRV beast (ha!) and explain some of the reasoning behind the decisions and changes we make to the site. Whatever we write, though, we hope that you enjoy it.
The Team
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Age: 23 Location: Queensland, Australia Email: sorrow-kun@nihonreview.com Random thought: Anime is all about comedy. Comedy! An anime lives or dies by how much it makes you laugh… nothing else is important. Favourites: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Mushishi, Monster, Gankutsuou, Kanon, Honey and Clover, Bokura ga Ita Currently watching: Nodame Cantabile, Hayate no Gotoku, Lucky Star, Hitohira, Bokurano, Darker Than Black, Sola, Claymore, Romeo x Juliet, among others. |
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Age: 18 Location: California, U.S.A. Email: shadowmage@nihonreview.com Random thought: I can find mindless entertainment anywhere. The only reason I spend my time watching anime is because I find that it offers a certain edge other mediums lack. Anime excites me, questions me, makes me laugh and makes me cry… Can other mediums do this? Maybe, but I have found a medium that works for me and I’m sticking to it. Favorites: Now and Then, Here and There, Haibaine Renmei, Honey and Clover, Fullmetal Alchemist, Planetes, Infinite Ryvius, Gungrave Currently watching: Nana, Bokurano, Code Geass, Seirei no Moribito Romeo X Juliet |
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Age: 21 Location: Ohio, U.S.A. Email: kuma@nihonreview.com Random thought: If an anime doesn’t have more literary merit than Hamlet, then it isn’t worth watching. Unless it has tons of great action. Favorites: FLCL, Now and Then, Here and There, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Haibane Renmei, Kino’s Journey Currently watching: Seirei no Moribito, Darker than Black, Ergo Proxy, Bleach, Blood+, YuYu Hakusho |
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Age: 17 Location: Illinois, U.S.A. Email: royal_crown@nihonreview.com Random thought: Why are there so many anime that base themselves off of manga, but start airing too early only to catch up with the manga and then fall into the doldrums of filler? They do it just to annoy me. Just to annoy ME. Damn them. Favorites: Mai Hime, Hajime no Ippo, Kanon, Honey and Clover, Last Exile, Voices of a Distant Star Currently watching: Air Gear, Lovely Complex, Devil May Cry, Darker Than Black |
