About THAT Animeblog

The THAT Blog was founded on August 10, 2006 by a group of avid anime lovers. The name “THAT” (an anachronym forThe Anime review site that Has great fanboyism over the Almighty Megas-good Tsuraya anime blog) was initially coined by one of our founders known as Impz, and serves as the name for our blog. There were four original founders of THAT, namely Alkanphel, Jooo, Mr Admin and Impz. Out of these four, only Impz is left. Read about our old bloggers here in the old About THAT page.
THAT Blog is here to provide an insight into the various ongoing anime and manga series in the world. We are a diverse team blog that aims to bring you different perspectives of anime, and makes sure that good writers have a platform to expose their writing to readers who are able to interact in an intelligent manner (and sometimes fanboyish/fangirlish manner). All in all, we try to make sure that you are entertained. That’s why you are reading our blog, right?

The current layout (v4.0) utilizes a modified version of the Thematic theme. Below are our active bloggers in THAT.

The Great Green Haired One, Founder and Eternal Lord of THAT

Like to be known as – Impz, Impzy, Impzie

Role in the blog – Head Honcho, Slave Driver and NOT a Trap.

Enjoys – Shoujo, Romance, Slice of Life, Horror, Comedy

Dislikes – GAR, Mecha, Gore, Blatant fanservice and Retarded Moe

Fill in the blanks, Life … – is really fun at times, but generally screws you up.

I am … currently working as an Education Policy Analyst in the Ministry of Education, Singapore. I am concurrently attempting to complete my Master’s degree of Media Economics. I am generally lazy and procrastinate over every single thing that I can get my hand off. I also have a girlfriend by the online nick of Thirteensugars, who usually annoys the hell out of me. I still love her a lot, too much in fact. I am supposed to be the head honcho of the blog, but all that means is that I do most of the work that no one wants to do. I am also part of the informal TEAM BLUE network.

Most hated anime of all time – Kimi ga Nozomu Eien OR Grave of the Fireflies. I can’t decide which set of main characters I wish for them to die more.

Blogging motto – I don’t believe in hate, only in love.

The Active Bloggers and Their Profiles

Like to be known as – Calawain

Role in the blog – Episode Reviews, Spam Cleaner, Mr. Reliable

Enjoys – A little bit of everything except maybe shoujo~ See my MAL.

Dislikes – Shoujo

Fill in the blanks, Life … – sucks and then you die…and then estate attorneys like me give people your money.

I am … A third year NYC law student, super nerd, gamer.

Most hated anime of all time – There are so many to choose from, the above mentioned MAL has many low rated scores, apparently I rate much lower on average than other users. If I had to pick one it would be Kimi ga Nozomu Eien because I absolutely hated every single character on that show. I hoped that they’d all get hit by cars.

Blogging motto – Who cares if nobody else watches it? I like it.

Like to be known as – Crusader

Role in the blog – NKVD (anti-troll police), Destroyer of Spam, Episode Reviews, Comrade Angry

Enjoys – Shoujo, Romance (the old definition, i.e. Romance of the The Three Kingdoms), Mecha, Comedy

Dislikes – Emo, Terrorists, Impudent Infidels, Self Righteous bastards under the age of 18

Fill in the blanks, Life … – Life is too short to spend crying about perceived personal tragedies.

I am … a soldier in the pay of the United States government. I have attended UCD for way too long and hope to get the hell out soon. Long time fan of animu, and fervent gamer spanning Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, and my brother’s PS3. Still playing table top miniature war games after nearly a decade.

Most hated anime of all time - Tie between Kimi ga Nozomu Eien and the Evangelion (pre-2000)

Blogging Life motto – Never tell the truth when a lie will do. Unless said lie is grounds for court marital or can be interpreted as perjury.

Like to be known as – Executive Otaku, EO.

Role in the blog – Episode blogging, Retroblogging, occasional editorials, reference addict and part-time shipping warrior.

Enjoys – Shoujo, mecha, jousei, sci fi, drama, comedy, parody, pretty much anything that’s well written.

Dislikes – Gratuitous fanservice, uninformed attempts at real life geopolitics (Gundam 00 I’m looking at you!), emo with no purpose/reason.

Fill in the blanks, Life … – “Life is a tragedy to those who feel and a comedy to those who think.” – Horace Walpole.

I am … – A graduate student of international relations at the University of Pittsburgh, a huge nerd of many varieties, and writer for THAT since July 2009.

Most hated anime of all time -Gundam Wing. There are worse shows, but I hate the most on Wing.

Blogging motto – When one stares long into the fandom, the fandom stares back!

Like to be known as – Mabdese, Mab.

Role in the blog – Episode reviewer, Enjoyer of J-Drama, Geek Girl.

Enjoys – Psychological Horror, Shoujo, Ecchi, and “serious” anime.

Dislikes – Mecha anime, political drama…pretty much most of Gundam.

Fill in the blanks, Life … – is probably more trouble than it’s worth but we still have to try.

I am … – a 20-something with a boring desk job that I secretly love. A long time (10+ years) anime fan who is a jack of all trades, master of none. Also I’m a total language geek that is currently working on getting certified as an ASL translator.

Most hated anime of all time -It’s a tie between Love Hina and Loveless *shudder*.

Blogging motto – Well at least I think it’s funny.

Like to be known as – Reverse Vampire, or just RV ’cause my full name’s too cumbersome for anyone lazy to type.

Role in the blog – Episode reviewer, sometimes writing my own editorials and other non-episodic stuff, review on games and misc, fan of VOCALOID songs in Nico Nico Douga.

Enjoys – Not-very cheesy shoujo, a bit of slice of life that is not overly boring, action, comedy, fantasy that really makes sense, video games (Not really anime adaptations of games) and other anime that I think that worth my time,

Dislikes – Stalkers, overly-hyper fangirls, hentai, bad animation with bad plot.

Fill in the blanks, Life… – is never fair. Get used to it.

I Am… a girl who had just complete her examinations and trying her best to get a part-time job as a music tutor and go to various houses to teach little kiddies how to play the piano and theory. And oh, I am currently a Grade 8 ABRSM (Practical) cert. holder and a soon-to-be Grade 6 ABRSM (Theory) cert. holder. So that I can go buy the Sims 3, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, a PSP and various other games that I have been eying on for a very long time. Yes, I am quite lazy at home, due to me not writing any entries due to my papers for almost 11 months, but a diligent student at almost anywhere else.

Most Hated Anime of All Time – Code Geass (And every country that is ruled by Britannia will sink into the depths of the five oceans.)

Blogging Motto – Remember, if you don’t feel like continuing writing the entire series every week, don’t do it. You’re not paid to update anything in this blog. (Thumbs up)