Like, ZOMG Sea Slugs! Anime Blog is now half a decade old. Take a free second to ponder that thought. Ender had a busy year and pretty much fell off the face of the Earth after summer due to work and classes every day. Kungfucius made a comeback this year with some steady blogging of Soul Eater. I cut back on many of the features and concentrated mostly on straight up episodic blogging. I know everyone loves features and editorials, but episodic posts are hella fast. I’ve gotten the process down to where I can consistently watch, cap, and blog an episode in about 45 minutes.
In lieu of any updates, I’ll just make this a state of the union type post. We’re still going strong and I still love what I do. Even when times got busy or series got crappy we kept on posting, and I personally have yet to feel any hint of burnout. I’m very proud of the fact that SS!AB has never gone on a real hiatus, and it’s pretty amazing to see comments from readers who have been with us for many many years. Thanks to all the readers and fellow bloggers out there who make this process so much fun, and I look forward to cranking out more groan-worthy puns for years to come.
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Kabitzin – who has written 1970 posts on Sea Slugs! Anime Blog.
One of the founders of Sea Slugs, I handle most of the blog admin tasks while wearing my I AM BOSS shirt. I like my action series well choreographed, and my romance series extra trashy. I also have a soft spot for puns.
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Congratulations and happy new years! Five years… that’s a pretty long time when it comes to blogs.
Are those characters giving each other a high FIVE? Hardy har har
Wow. Five years. That’s a major accomplishment, guys! It’s good to hear that there’s no burnout here when so many other bloggers have been mentioning. Keep truckin’!
(PS. I hope I’m not being too anal, but I think Mr. Maurer deserves credit for his beautiful artwork.)
I only hope I’ll be able to stay that strong. Congratulations and here to hopefully 5 more years! \o
Dear god…I’ve been reading this blog for five years? I’m not quite sure how to feel about this. ;P
In that drawing Snake reminds me of Dirty Harry from Futakoi Alternative. Love it.
ah yes! Snake with the Mullet is the best Snake there is! =D (…too bad no one plays Brawl anymore… except for me
… THATS CAUSE NO ONE CAN MATCH MY GLORY!!!)
…and I can’t believe I didn’t realize the exclamation marks…
Wow, it feels like just yesterday I said “four more years!” =3 2008 was definitely an impressive year for anime. Hopefully, 2
and also can’t wait for the Reincarnation of Jesus on 1/5/09!
159 is gonna be bitchin’!NextTHIS YEAR IS GONNA BE GREAT!!! =D and now with more Taiga-*EXPLODES*edit:
Episodic blogging is like a race
with ourselves.
You are old.
5 years and going on strong
Congrats!
Wow, you need to conduct classes!
Gratz to the Sea Slugs team for year 5 and still going strong!
5 years is great! Congrats.
Goodnes gracious, five years is very, very impressive. Congratulations to the team for staying strong! Am looking forward to your puns, Ender’s prose, and Kungfucious’s photoshop skills =)
That sounds like a threat!
Congratulations! Does this mean you’re now the oldest anime blog? 5 years for any site is an amazing milestone.
Congratulations on making it for the past five years. Man that picture reminds me of how much I still have to unlock for SSBB. vacation is simply too short these days.
omg EPIC MILESTONE!! Glad to know that burnout hasn’t hit you, and I doubt it will any time soon with your skillz. I mean, blogging an episode for only 45 minutes?! I second Stripey, you need to conduct tutorials, or well, lessons on how to be witty lol.
All the best to you guys!! MOAR POWAH!
Congrats! Any balanced anime blog diet should include seaslugs! It sure does for me
Mad props to your longevity and consistency, congrats and here’s to at least 5 more.
Congrats on keeping the blog up and alive for this long. In fact, you’ve been blogging longer than I’ve even been watching anime I think.
Congrats
Or a CHALLENGE! ;P
Congratulations! You already know that your blog is awesome, but the fact that it’s five years young makes it even more awesome! May the good times last for years to come.
5 years without a hint of burnout? That’s an accomplishment in itself. Congrats, and I’ll be looking forward to following your posts in 2009!
Woohoo!!! Congratulations on your 5th year! I know how hard it is, awesome you can keep going!
Thanks everyone! My cat heard the threat of more puns and delayed me by chewing through the wires of my headset, so now I have no sound on my computer (till the new headset arrives). It’s ironic that this post boasts about no hiatuses and then I go out of town and then have computer problems (sorta).