Kain's Resignation

[sohryu]

Discuss how you think this will affect the beautiful place we call hom... err, AA. Or if you don't think it will affect it at all, discuss why.

I can't really say, since I have no clue about how much Kain really did/does for the site/forums and how much is done by other people (Mugs?). What I can say is that I wish you luck and happiness in your endeavors, many happy days with Alex, and lots and lots of <3. Even though you hate me. :)

>_>;

[Blue Audio]

Sounds like Corpse may actually have to do stuff. >:P

[Frog]

This place will never be the same without you. The site opened me more up to the world of anime and im forever indebted to this site because of that, and because you were the head, or one of them, i owe you a big thank you.

[Sae]

We shall all (with little exceptions) miss you utterly to the bitter-sweet end. Thank you so much for all the great work you have done with helping develop this wonderful site. I, too, have made many friends. Please, please, PLEASE keep in touch and don't leave completely. That would suck. :scared: You MUST keep in touch. :p Yay! Until we meet again!

crazy-otaku-miroku/kyo-fangirl-gone-wild,
Sae

P.S. And always remember! I'm with ya!

[Corpse]

Sounds like Corpse may actually have to do stuff. >:P

No way, why do stuff when I have people to do stuff, and even they have people to do stuff! In short Erigion gets everybodies work!

[Dirty Harry]

:( Sad to see you go, even if you did give Tekken the worst rep ever. (That movie rawked. >_>)

STILL GOING TO OTAKON THOUGH, RIGHT? Right. ;_;

[C0MPL3X]

Since I joined AA a year go, I haven't seen too much of Kain in forum. And recently updates have been rather slow even though profs are still popping up at least 2 reviews per month. So I think Kain is right when he says he hasn't been doing much for AA recently.

Other than that, I think he was a very charismatic man with a lot of passion for anime. I've had opportunities in the past to have a look at old threads, and Kain's posts were so funny and had so much flair, participating in such interesting topics and generally making the whole thread so enjoyable to read. It's a shame such cool old members like Kain no longer participates in forum as much.
And I'm guessing that it was Kain's (and Mug's I think?) reviews and their enthusiasm in trying to appeal to as much people as possible in early days, to establish such a community where skilled reviewers find it a worthy place to devote their time into writing reviews. Thus, Anime Academy today.

So even though that cool and funny 'ghost' of Kain has grown old and feeble in the wired (I'm sure he's still cool and funny in real life), thank you for your work in early days to establish such a cool place for me to talk about anime, and wish you good luck in future endeavours.

*KISS KISS <3*

[loner]

Well, that's one less person's shoes to shine. Unless Crapse is promoted. Then he will grow another pair of feet and make me work even more.

Anyways, thank you for your hard work these 5 years Kain. I still remember AA in its infancy, where profs, mods and regular mofos would "sing" Ask DNA together. Good times, good times.

* loner raises his cup of yogurt

Here's to you, Kain-sama.

[Pachinko]

I've never been introduced to an AA without Kain. I have no doubts on whether he's supportive or not around the forums, and he will greatly be missed. Hopefully, you'll drop by on occasion to give us all an update on your life.<3

~P

[KiraraKim]

I am really sad to hear this I just assumed that Kain would always be the head of this place. Well I am glad you will still be around these boards but you will be missed.

I'm also sure Mugs will do a great job.

[Mamimi]

It really surprised me to read that announcement, seeing as AA seems unchangeable and immortal to me. Regardless, good luck, Kain. You should be very proud of all that you've done for this community.

[soundchazer]

Since I joined AA a year go, I haven't seen too much of Kain in forum. And recently updates have been rather slow even though profs are still popping up at least 2 reviews per month. So I think Kain is right when he says he hasn't been doing much for AA recently.


Actually that is not entirely accurate. Professors have lives too, and sometimes we might slip in that 2 deliveries per month policy, but we let "management" know in advance. This is definitely not on Kain.

[Dennis]

It's sad to hear of his resignation and I think the forums have benefited greatly from all of his hard work. Best of luck in the future, Kain!

[loner]

I am really sad to hear this I just assumed that Kain would always be the head of this place. Well I am glad you will still be around these boards but you will be missed.

I'm also sure Moe will do a great job.

No offence to Moe, but if he succeeds Kain as the Dean of AA, there surely will be quite an outrage.

[KiraraKim]

No offence to Moe, but if he succeeds Kain as the Dean of AA, there surely will be quite an outrage.

Whoops my bad. I did type that first thing in the morning.

[Jagan eye]

I am really sad to hear this I just assumed that Kain would always be the head of this place.No, see, Kain's so old and close to death that if this assumption were true, then AA would have to close. And you wouldn't want that, would you?


It's been a long time since I've watched anime or read many reviews here. For the first few years I read them all as they were posted, and I always thought Kain was the best at it. Separately, I felt his and my tastes aligned more reliably than others, so I could usually depend on his reviews for a good recommendation. So thanks Kain, for being so competent and always being correct in your opinions, and for sending me hentai that one time.

[annie14892]

Er...I don't know much about this kain guy..But is he going to leave AA forever..?I mean he should at least go on twice a month..

[Shadowmage]

Alas, all good things must eventually come to an end. Good bye Kain. For the past few years, I have thoroughly enjoyed your quirky writing style and critical wit. Very few people have mastered manipulating of the English language as well as you have. I hope for the best in your future endeavors.

Well, see you whenever you feel like dropping by your old nest. We'll all be waiting with open arms.

[Illjwamh]

Gaspity gasp gasp! It was a shock to see the update today, but not really a surprise. Gotta move on with life, after all. Still, an AA without Kain at its head is definately going to seem weird for a while. For one thing, I'll have to get used to someone else signing off at the end of each update.

Like Jagan Eye, I tended to agree with Kain's opinions most of the time. Out of all the professors here, his views most often coincided with my own, so whenever he review an anime I hadn't seen, I knew I could trust him completely.

Goodbye old man, you'll be missed.

That's what they tell me, anyway. ^_^

[Niner]

Dude, can I have your press pass?

[PsychoSaiya-jin]

Wow, has it been 5 years already?
I can't beleive that you're going to resign, Kain, but I hope that you'll still find some way to be as active here as possible.
I have a feeling quite a few of us are going to have to pull our socks up to fill the shoes that are left behind now.
I wish you the best in your future endevours and hope you stay in touch.

[Zero]

Does this mean we can begin preparations for his $5 Viking Funeral? :p

[AnimeOutlaw]

Well, that's one less person's shoes to shine. Unless Crapse is promoted. Then he will grow another pair of feet and make me work even more.

Anyways, thank you for your hard work these 5 years Kain. I still remember AA in its infancy, where profs, mods and regular mofos would "sing" Ask DNA together. Good times, good times.

* loner raises his cup of yogurt

Here's to you, Kain-sama.


I remember AA when it was young, too. I don't remember the Ask DNA sing-a-long though... where the hell was I?

*AO folds his arms and grumpily mutters stuff about not being invited to the song and yogurt filled parties*:D


Anyway, good luck and stay active on the boards, Kain.

[Coffee]

Thanks for everything, Kain.
I'm sure that without you, AA wouldn't have become what it is today.

[Phate]

So long, and thanks for all the reviews.

[Risen Hell Fire]

Kain's leaving? (http://noo.ytmnd.com/) Well It's gonna be hard to see you leave Kain, god be with you.

[Neo-Hunter]

Kain, sir its been a honor serving for you and as your C.O. of the AASF I extend this hand salute to you. all the reviews all of the good times I had, were really going to miss you bad buddy. but as time comes you will be called upon again.

[C0MPL3X]

Professors have lives too, and sometimes we might slip in that 2 deliveries per month policy, but we let "management" know in advance. This is definitely not on Kain.
I'm not blaming anything on Kain. Frankly, I can't think of anyone here who are capable of devoting as nearly as much time as Kain once did, or already improve on what has been already achieved.

[Milkymagic]

I don't know Kain directly, but he seemed like an interesting person. I can honestly say some of his reviews were among the best (Wings of Honneamise comes to mind), and it's nice to see people so dedicated to something as great as anime. He should recieve an award for this website.

[Zelkiiro]

Kain's resigned?! Well, I guess we're now suddenly short 6 people on Staff. ;D

[LadySage]

This really is some heartbreaking news. I had the privilege of meeting Kain and Alex (among others) at Otakon, and they were really lovely people.

Kain, you've made quite a dent in the internet, which is no small feat, and a dent in the lives of many people. Really, it's YOUR fault, partially, I'm so badly addicted to the internet. Any e-fame and e-fortune you've earned is richly deserved.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

[Illjwamh]

Kain's resigned?! Well, I guess we're now suddenly short 6 people on Staff. ;D

I was wondering why they were having another staff contest...

[Linuts]

No more puns from the greant Dean? And he is a character in the comic too! This is gonna be awkward... o_O

Thank you, again, for making this wonderful site possible, Kain Live long and proper... Prosper...

[isolatedotaku]

You'll be missed (http://www.nihonreview.com/wordpress/?page_id=222)

You've done a good thing with AA, blessing on your future quests.

[fugupinkeye]

Kain: thanks for so many things these years at AA. Best of luck in all things.

[TwinchaosX]

I remember when I first joined this site and assumed it would be another boring forum. I turned out to be very wrong and this is one of the greatest sites I have been to. It saddens me to hear you will be resigning and I would just like you to know you created something special here.( I am still hoping you will keep making threads when you run across something funny or interesting on the internet.)

Thanks for making AA what it is today!

[Ojisan]

It seemed to me that Kain stopped coming around over a year ago to actually socialize with anybody, since almost everyone of the original generation had faded. I guess you finally got sick of paying and posting for other people's fun? Well, best of luck to you and Alex with the extra time and cash.

But what gets me, is that Mugs is the new dean, when Mugs has seemingly faded out just as much as anyone. I don't know if he talks to the staff or still messes with vB, but it seems like Mugs doesn't do shit, much less want to assume responsibilty over a community he doesn't associate with.

[Alex]

It seemed to me that Kain stopped coming around over a year ago to actually socialize with anybody, since almost everyone of the original generation had faded. I guess you finally got sick of paying and posting for other people's fun? Well, best of luck to you and Alex with the extra time and cash.

But what gets me, is that Mugs is the new dean, when Mugs has seemingly faded out just as much as anyone. I don't know if he talks to the staff or still messes with vB, but it seems like Mugs doesn't do shit, much less want to assume responsibilty over a community he doesn't associate with.

Thank you for the good wishes :), BUT...

Ojisan, you have no idea what you are talking about! And being here since 2003, you should know better! :bnono:

Kain and Mugs have created AA together and kept it going together. Just as Kain has always been the Dean of Academics, Mugs has always been the Dean of Campus Affairs.

If Mugs decided to resign too, they would close down shop and AA would be gone... albeit alive forever in our memories. :heartrain

Get the picture? :eyebrow:

So appreciate and give credit where credit is due. To both of them, for the vision; creativity; commitment to excellence; and all the time and hard work that goes on behind the scenes.

[soundchazer]

It seemed to me that Kain stopped coming around over a year ago to actually socialize with anybody, since almost everyone of the original generation had faded. I guess you finally got sick of paying and posting for other people's fun? Well, best of luck to you and Alex with the extra time and cash.

But what gets me, is that Mugs is the new dean, when Mugs has seemingly faded out just as much as anyone. I don't know if he talks to the staff or still messes with vB, but it seems like Mugs doesn't do shit, much less want to assume responsibilty over a community he doesn't associate with.

Funny you say that. It seems you are not very observant, as Mugs changed vB versions just about 3 weeks ago. Don't talk out of your ass.

[Roark]

Mugs has always done a lot of background/admin type stuff that may not be obvious. Updating VBB is one thing. He (and Corpse) also get PM's for "change this" or "make my name that."

Mugs has updated the site before, you know. It's not like he's new at this.

[ant]

If anyone doesn't do shit around here it is Naota. I see him as the active mod around here but I think he is on some ship drinking away or whatever sailors do. I asked to get a club started but it was so long ago, and I still haven't gotten a response. Not that I care anymore.
ANYWAYS
Kain thank you for your hard work, and creating something that is special in a lot of peoples lives. The site brought me too a lot of anime that I would not have viewed and reading the reviews helped with some dead time that I had in my life. Thanks!!!!!

[Mana]

Kain, as long as you still come to Tak Tak, I'll forgive you :D

[Roark]

If anyone doesn't do shit around here it is Naota. I see him as the active mod around here but I think he is on some ship drinking away or whatever sailors do.

Naota's out of commission until he's cured of the clap, the seven year's itch, herpes, gonnoreah, and Celine Dion. He's also supporting roughly 87 children.

One in every port, I tell ya.

[Risen Hell Fire]

If Mugs decided to resign too, they would close down shop and AA would be gone... albeit alive forever in our memories. :heartrain

Well if Mugs resigns in another 5 years, wouldn't Corpse take over since he too is an admin of the site, or will Kain and Mugs choose someone to takeoever as the new dean, OR pretty much like you said, the site will vanish (which will be the saddest day of my life).

[Natsuke Takeda]

Mm~ So the king is leaving.

I've moved up the ranks by one then. That makes me a level 33 Apprentice Knigh- oh, wrong thinking.

Kain's not vanishing, otherwise I'd really go crazy. I don't know anyone who's tried to hump every loose nail on anime like he did.

....Cept'... nope, no one, lol.

All I ask of Kain is to sing the William Shatner version of "Rocket Man"

EDIT: And in his farewell tour he sing it for us and post it up.

"I'm a ROCK-ET MAN."

[Erigion]

Well if Mugs resigns in another 5 years, wouldn't Corpse take over since he too is an admin of the site, or will Kain and Mugs choose someone to takeoever as the new dean, OR pretty much like you said, the site will vanish (which will be the saddest day of my life).
Haha Crapse do work. You're hilarious.

[Liegenschonheit]

As much as we all hate to see Kain go, I have absolute faith in Mugs. As quiet as he is, he really is the one man force that keeps AA up and running technically, on the main site and the forums. If anyone can step up to take care of this baby, it's him. AA is being left in good hands.

As for Kain, you filthy deserter! And to think I filled your chip bowl! Nah, all good things must come to an end, eventually. Life changes, there comes a time for people to move on. I totally understand and respect that. In five years, you've built the absolute best anime community on the internet, bar none. That's quite a feat, and I hope you'll kick back and enjoy it. Whatever happens, I wish you (and the lovely and very sweet Alex) nothing but the best.

[Zirilan]

Adios Kain, and good luck to you. :thumbup:

[Jaadowgg]

:whine: Even though I don't really know you, Kain, I'll miss you! Really I will. :whine: As to your job of Dean I give you a :tup: .

[Grasshopper]

Good Luck Kain! Remember, love is all you need...and the occasional anime.

[Ojisan]

Thank you for the good wishes :), BUT...

Ojisan, you have no idea what you are talking about! And being here since 2003, you should know better!

Kain and Mugs have created AA together and kept it going together. Just as Kain has always been the Dean of Academics, Mugs has always been the Dean of Campus Affairs.

If Mugs decided to resign too, they would close down shop and AA would be gone... albeit alive forever in our memories. :heartrain

Get the picture?

So appreciate and give credit where credit is due. To both of them, for the vision; creativity; commitment to excellence; and all the time and hard work that goes on behind the scenes.

Haha, sorry to speak from my ass, which if could literally be done, was.

I realize I only see things from the user-end, and as far as I could tell, Kain only updated the main page and reviewed occasionally. He hasn't been very active in IRC or the forums for a long time. I assumed he's quitting for one since it's not very rewarding to run a non-profit site when he doesn't even care for the community like he used to.

As for my assumptions on Mugs, I based that on the fact that he too stopped partaking in the community and simply did things in the background. Whenever Mugs was brought up in IRC, I would hear things like, "Haha, Mugs actually do something! That's a laugh! :p" So I assumed he'd only occasionally drop by and do a couple updates here and there, but not to the point of compelling him to actually run the site.

I know Kain and Mugs created the site and have always ran it, but to me, lately, they've seemed equally aloof. I was being speculative was all, pardon my ignorance.

Edit: Just to clarify further, since I hate being misunderstood, I didn't mean to say that Mugs doesn't do shit at all. I knows he's in the background from time to time, but I never figured him still strongly commited enough to take over the site. Especially since I'm assuming he's paying.

Of course, I don't know either of them, I guess they could just have a passion in the site that's regardless of whether or not they partake in the community.

[Kaikyaku]

Wow, big news!

Thank you, Kain, for everything!!!

AA will always be one of my favourite sites :)

[Mei]

This place will never be the same without you. The site opened me more up to the world of anime and im forever indebted to this site because of that, and because you were the head, or one of them, i owe you a big thank you.
Going to have to "ditto" that.

My first proper forum like, and taught me how to not sound like an utter newb, and the terror of irc channels... oh and all that anime knowledge too ^,^ Hopefully, you can now enjoy the site now you don't have such responsibility with it, or you can bugger off altogether and make the most of your life. Arigatou Mr Roboto!

[soundchazer]

My theory is he will torture us by creating a second account with a silly name like Mr. Giggles, and start trolling and spamming to his heart's content.

[Illjwamh]

Hell, man, I'd do that. It'd be hilarious.

[ShinoMatrix]

He's already leaving? But... he hasn't given me access to Annie May yet, err... umm... maybe I shouldn't have said that out loud :nbleed:

The place certainly won't be the same. What's going to power this place from now on, now that Random Asian Guy 2.0 power is cut off? Seriously, Anime Academy is the reason for my obvious obessesion with anime these days. It's been such a great place to read up on the great stuff, the latest happenings, and generally just a fun place to be and it was all due to your dream and making it a reality.

I know you haven't been around as much in the past year or so, but one always felt that presence of the Dean looming around and it kept AA having its own special spirit that can be found nowhere else. Anyway, good luck with life...

The only sad thing about this I think is that, judging from how Madoka disappeared completely after her resignation, I'm just thinking we'll see similar patterns here...

[Kain]

Thanks for the kind send-off, everybody. :bowing: And those of you with legitimate concerns are rightfully justified. At the risk of overemphasizing my importance, AA will be in a state of flux as we iron out the details of shuffling duties.

I mean it when I say that I'll be around. I put a lot of myself into this site, so I'm not going to abandon it or the people who made it what it is.

Mugs is much smarter and talented at the Webernets :computer: than I'll ever be, so who knows, maybe my retirement will be a blessing in disguise? :eyebrow:

[Natsuke Takeda]

And now, you shall sing Rocket Man.

...no? awwww...

[AqueousMessage]

Kain, thank you for making my three year stay here such a enjoyable one. When I joined the Academy, I was a bare-minimum fan of anime. Now, it dominates my art style and what I watch on my free time. I have become so much more educated in anime and other japanese studies thanks to you and your staff.

:bows: Thanks for the memories and remember to enjoy life as it comes.

[sakura_blossom]

Wow, of all the people to leave Anime Academy I never imagined that Kain would give his resignation and leave. Well all of us do have lives outside of AA after all, so I guess it had to happen sooner or later. I didn't know you much Kain, I've seen you around the forums and of course you are the one who always updated the main page with announcements for new updates, and of course your reviews.

Overall I'd like to say thank you for all of your work across the years to this site, and good luck in the future. I hope it goes well for you.

[Griveton]

So, Kain's out? Wow, old age really, really takes it's toll... :p

Seriously though, it's sad to know that. Kain, you've done quite a bit for anime lovers pretty much around the world with this site. I can't really gauge how much my love and knowledge of anime (and japanese culture, for that matter) grew during my time here, not to mention the personal growth.

So, thank you, Kain, for everything. I trust the torch will pass on without any problems at all, especially with Mugs taking the helm, but you will be missed.

Best of luck on all your future endeavors, and I'm sure this community will not forget your work here.

[AlterGenesis-X]

For real? I don't show up for a month, forget about the staff contest and Kain resigns? Whoa. GOOD LUCK RANDOM ASIAN GUY! Yeah. I'm just that lame. :(

[Minnie]

I'm still sorta afraid of him, to tell you the truth. o_o;

But hey! He's cool. He's gonna be OK. He'll live. And he's loved.

Where the hell is Mugs anyway? :O ZOMG. <3

[ltj2002]

Wow, been a long time man. I haven't talked to you in ages and all of a sudden you're calling it quits. :( Oh well, still got our memories. ^^

Thanks to you and Anime Academy, I got into this crazy world we call anime. My thanks go out to you.....

And by the way, are you sure you wanna leave AA to Mugs.......?! -_- Might wanna re-think that one...

[currywu]

Better late than never. I just to echo the sentiments already posted. I remember what an indispensable resource AA was back when I was still green. I relied heavily on the reviews for guidance; in fact, I used to sort by grade and head down the list, one by one. I was rarely steered wrong (except Love Hina, never understood that one.)

Anyways, I think this picture sums things up pretty well:
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8207/arigatoph9.jpg

[kyubichan]

So Mugs is the "dean" now? Wow.

[Dark Lord]

And so ends the reign of Kain as Dean... The torch has been passed... May we expect good things from Mugs, the new Dean... I hope...

[Kain]

Thanks, guys...



... but Mugs has always been a Dean. We started this site together as equal partners.

[Sae]

Thanks, guys...



... but Mugs has always been a Dean. We started this site together as equal partners.

True, but weren't you the Dean of Academics? Meaning you taught us on the most part. ^-^ Never stop stopping by, Kain! *Sae-chan hugs/glomps Kain*

Sae-chan

[Trunten]

Good luck Kainy boy.

[AioshiNYI88]

Kain, man. I'm gonna miss you. You have done an amazing job creating this site. Good luck.

Ganbatte

[General Suburbia]

Wow, it feels like you've been dean forever. But what do I know, I always felt Kain was unapproachable; even after 3 years of joining AA, it feels like...yeah, i forgot what I was gonna say.

But don't let my lost train of thought get in the way of your retirement. As much as I'd hate to see you go, you deserve a permanent (hopefully not) vacation from work.

[drfishopoulis]

I would never have been an anime fan if it hadn't been for AA (I won't bore you with the story). The reviews are the lifeblood of this site (imo), and Kain's were always well done. I wish him good luck. :twodrunks

[Finnf00]

You can actually find anime DVD's with Kain's marks and comments on the covers in the stores here. Here, on the other side of the planet. Shows the proportions this site's grown into, and also it's importance among english anime sites out there. I can't really say much about you K since I don't know you personally, but it's quite a footprint you've left. Hope you manage to have similar success with future projects.

[Kain]

I can hardly take even a small part of the credit. Everyone from Mugs to Crapse to the Profs to mods to students have done their parts to build AA into what it is. I was just along for the ride.

[Sanda]

Well, this may be an old thread but since I'm back I'd like to say somethings.

I didn't talk much to Kain, however it was an honour knowing him and working with him to make the color version of AA's Anni May. I was really glad he picked me to do it. Thanks for the chance!

Well... Thanks for giving birth to this amazing community! I loved it then, love it now and will always love it!