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THEM Anime Reviews
Type of site
News and database
Available inEnglish
Headquarters
United States[1]
Created byArizona State University students[2]
URLwww.themanime.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired for use of forums or contributing information
LaunchedSeptember 9, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-09-09)[3]
Current statusActive

THEM Anime Reviews, otherwise known as THEM or T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews, is an anime review website that writes about current and past anime in any form, including OVAs and ONAs. The website offers reviews,[4] editorial content[5] and hosts forums.[6]

History

THEM was founded in 1993 by Arizona State University Honors College students as a school club for fans of science fiction and fantasy.[7][8][2] It became an anime review website, named THEM Online, in 1996,[9] and Carlos Ross, who later became one of the editors in chief of the website, became a writer in 1999.[8] In June 2000, the current domain name of the website, was registered.[10] At the time, the site was using ASU servers, which were later changed.[11][1]

In the first six years of the site, from 1996 to 2002, only one guest review was accepted and all "submissions from non-THEM members" were not accepted.[1] At the time, Ross's wife, Christi, was the web designer and assistant reviewing editor, joined by fellow reviewers Raphael See, Jason Bustard, Jacob Churosh, Eric Gaede, J Austin Wilde, Sam Wu, Rachel Korthals, and many others.[12] In June 2002, the ASU-hosted site was last used, with a transition over to a new site for reviews,[13][14] which is still used to this day. In the following year, those who were not part of THEM began contributing content while Pete Harcoff worked on the web design, which allowed the site to continue.[1][8] The same year, in September, the new, and current look, of THEM's website premiered.[15] As late as 2004, THEM still defined itself as "a science-fiction/fantasy society" based at ASU.[16]

In October 2006, Ross retired from being editor-in-chief of the site, with the duty taken up by Stig Høgset.[17] Years later, in 2018, Ross, an editor-in-chief emiritus of the site, stated that THEM was still an "internet safe space," and that LGBTQ issues would not be tagged with "audience appropriateness" notes like they were in the 1990s.[9] He also said that LGBTQ people are a central and vital part of the site itself. As of 2020, the website has over 1500 full-length reviews, and currently has staff of reviewers from across the globe.[3]

Features

THEM Anime Reviews, which is recommended and used by various commentators,[18][19][20] regularly does anime reviews, which are listed on their website in various forms.[4] It also has a list of editorials,[5] and forums,[6] the latter which it hosts as a place to encourage discussion. In the past, they have even hosted awards for anime they found specifically notable or enjoyed.[21] Currently, Enoch Lau, Melissa Sternenberg, Robert Nelson, Stig Høgset, and Tim Jones, are some of the reviews on the site.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ross, Carlos (June 10, 2003). "The Journey Continues". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lozano, Anthony (August 31, 2009). "Front Page". THEMonline. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "THEM Website - About". Official Facebook page of THEM Anime Reviews. 2020. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "List of Reviews - Complete List". THEM Anime Reviews. 2020. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Editorials List". THEM Anime Reviews. 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "THEM Anime Boards". THEM Anime Reviews. 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; June 30, 2020 suggested (help)
  7. ^ "Links". THEM Anime Reviews. 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Ross, Carlos (April 14, 2004). "Who is THEM? Why Anime Reviews?". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Ross, Carlos (October 1, 2018). "A Note on Audience Appropriateness tags". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Whois Record for ThemAnime.org". Whois.DomainTools.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Ross, Carlos (November 19, 2000). "Since We've Been Gone..." THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; August 18, 2019 suggested (help)
  12. ^ "THEM Anime Credits--Your Humble Reviewers". THEM Anime Reviews. 2002. Archived from the original on June 16, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "THEM Anime Reviews version 2.0". THEM Anime Reviews. 2002. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "THEM Anime Reviews version 2.5". THEM Anime Reviews. 2002. Archived from the original on May 30, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "Homepage". THEM Anime Reviews. 2003. Archived from the original on September 26, 2003. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  16. ^ "T.H.E.M. F.A.Q.!". THEM Anime Reviews. 2004. Archived from the original on November 16, 2004. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "News Archives - October 2006". THEM Anime Reviews. October 2006. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "About Us". The Anime Review. 2013. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  19. ^ Cavallaro, Dani (2013). Japanese Aesthetics and Anime: The Influence of Tradition. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 192. ISBN 1476603839.
  20. ^ Cavallaro, Dani (2015). The Art of Studio Gainax: Experimentation, Style and Innovation at the Leading Edge of Anime. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 40. ISBN 1476600708.
  21. ^ "T.H.E.M. Animé Café Awards: 1998 Edition". T.H.E.M. Anime Cafe Awards. October 18, 1999. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  22. ^ "T.H.E.M. Staff". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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