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Here we showcase the roving ball of insanity that is the Ani-Gamers staff.
They work hard every day (or every week, or whenever they feel like it) to bring you the assorted stuff you see on this site.
They're all really cool (see: nerdy) people, and really enjoy writing as members of our growing community.
-- Vampt Vo
Staff
Evan "Vampt Vo" Minto:
Editor-in-Chief
Webmaster
Forum Admin
E-mail
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Ani-Gamers' one-and-only founder is Evan Minto, known to the internet as Vampt Vo.
He founded Ani-Gamers back in 2004, and has been its chief editor, writer, and designer since.
This longtime otaku and gamer is fairly open-minded with his interests. He'll watch any moe fetishfest, read any long shonen series, and play that bargain-bin PS1 game for the sake of the site. When he's not melting his mind on these hobbies, Evan writes feverishly for Ani-Gamers and various other types of news outlets.
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Karl "Uncle Yo" Custer:
Anime Reviewer
E-mail
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Uncle Yo is the self-proclaimed otaku stand-up comedian.
Yo has performed at the New York Anime Festival, Katsucon and Genericon just to name a few.
When not standing up, he prefers sitting down and watching a good anime to gather more material.
Check out his antics at www.myspace.com/uncle_yo.
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Maxwell "Pigeonflu" McGee:
Gaming News Writer
Gaming Reviewer
E-mail
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Maxwell has been a gaming enthusiast since the days of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Genesis. While currently an advertising major, he has high hopes of writing professionally about this digital time waster we love so much. He considers himself an easy going guy and will try just about anything with an open mind. Most of his gaming time is split between the PC and 360, though he does enjoy all of the major consoles. His favorite genre would be either fighters or turn-based strategy titles, while conversely harboring a dislike for most MMORPGs.
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Contributors
Alex "Alex" Osborn:
Contributing News Editor
E-mail
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What Alex lacks in anime knowledge, he makes up for in his devotion to the video game industry. In hopes of one day becoming a video game journalist, Alex lives to share his opinion with the rest of the gaming community. If you have any questions/comments for him or simply want to talk about games, Alex is always down. In fact, he may enjoy discussing games even more than playing them.
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Kevin "TPMX" Alvarez:
Anime/Gaming News Writer
Anime/Gaming Reviewer
E-mail
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Kevin Alvarez (TMPX) met Evan while working as the Media Manager for the latter's local anime club.
Pretty soon, he was writing news articles and reviews for this humble site, providing a perspective on the more modern, moe-centered fanbase.
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Mitchell "MitchyD" Dyer:
Anime/Manga Reviewer
E-mail
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Mitch is an contributor at Nukoda.com and a freelance writer. His writing mumbo-jumbo appears regularly in Official Xbox Magazine, where he normally writes features and reviews. He's an avid game enthusiast who's new to the realm of cartoons and picture books from Japan, but decided that he's good enough to type words about them as he pleases anyway. Splitting writing at Ani-Gamers, Nukoda and OXM between his full-time job might just kill him, so read as much of his stuff as soon as you can!
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Kevin "Naitsu" Ortegano:
Gaming News Writer
E-mail
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Kevin, or Naitsu mostly contributes to the news section.
He is most notable for his broad (and often strange) tastes and interests.
For instance, he may be playing a game like Wario Ware: Smooth Moves as a morning game, and Gears of War as an afternoon game whilst listening to Justin Timberlake one minute, and Dying Fetus the next.
He enjoys reading e-mails and talking to the community, so if you want to speak to him, he's all ears.
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Jessa "MimixRose" Rose:
Anime/Manga Reviewer
E-mail
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Jessa has been an anime fan for 11 years, a cosplayer for 9 years, and a writer her entire life. Though her ambitions are more aimed at the Broadway stage, Anime is not just a hobby to her, it's like her second universe. She is an avid fan of shojo, but only if it meets her standards (which, let's face it, aren't very high when it comes to anime). Not only does she watch anime and write, she loves reading manga and gaming, her favorite games being Siren, Rule of Rose, and Silent Hill 2. She's always happy to listen to other people's suggestions and ideas, so don't let her crazy randomness scare you away from her. ^.^
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Guest Writers
Retired/Inactive Staff
Scott "ConnorCoon" Gordon:
Gaming Reviewer
E-mail
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ConnerCoon has been hooked on video games ever since he got his first Nintendo game system at the tender age of five.
Two decades, multiple gaming systems, and several attempts at a social life later, he's still fascinated, and probably always will be.
Oh yeah, he developed a knack for writing somewhere along the way, too.
With a special spot in his heart for RPGs and action-platformers, he's ready to let you know what he thinks about the latest games!
...And still has no social life.
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Paul "The Oracle" Mucha:
Contributing Editor
Forum Admin
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The Oracle is one of Evan's best friends, who has helped organize and write Ani-Gamers since its inception.
He has written reviews and news articles before, but is most known for his massive contributions to character bios, episode summaries, and the like. (most notably Azumanga Daioh and Evangelion)
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Kevin "The RP Phantom" Lyman:
Writer
Forum Mod
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Kevin (a.k.a. The RP Phantom) is a friend of Vampt Vo who has written a couple articles for the site.
He is not currently on active staff duty, though Evan is determined to get him back into writing.
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Erik "Kahuna" Villaluz:
Writer
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This recent staff member is one of Evan's friends, and he mostly contributes to the News Blog.
Kahuna is best known for posting offbeat gaming news.
He is a prominent member of the homebrew community.
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Ken "Tare Panda" Farnaso:
Writer
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One of The Oracle's friends, Tare Panda was an early contributor to Ani-Gamers, who officially resigned from his post on November 21, 2004.
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