Entries in the "Former Staff" category

Altron Gundam Read

Altron Gundam was a prominent staff member in the anime forums who originally joined as Flame of Recca during v2. As FOR he made attacks on the boards, and attempted to flame the early boards in what was known as the “Flame of Recca War.” As a result his account was deleted, but he eventually […]

Angel_Saturn_Healer Read

Joining in early v1, Angel_Saturn_Healer  quickly became an established member. She posted primarily in the Digimon forum and “Games and Stories.”  She was a driving force behind turning Digimon into the tight-knit forum it came to be.  Her contribution to the Digimon forum was recognised when she was offered the position of Digimod, whch she held […]

Babygirl Read

Babygirl quickly found a fanbase of horny teenage anime fans once she made the mistake of posting her pic on OtakuBoards. BabyGirl (registered 2001, real name Jenna) was a long-time popular member of OtakuBoards. She quickly (within a month or two of registering) became a moderator of the General Discussion forum, and she was later […]

Cruizr Read

Cruizr is a long-running member of OtakuBoards; he first joined on October 28th, 2000.  Cruizr embraced the heavy anime/video game-based culture of the forums and, in turn, the members of OtakuBoards embraced Cruizr.  In fact, Cruizr would go on to moderate the GameCube section of the forums, while working as the editor of  the Yu-Gi-Oh! section […]

Deathknight Read

OtakuBoards’ eloquent Deathknight’s candor and outspoken nature has covered him in glory.  He’s like Sir Lancelot, only he’ll tell you to “Shut the f**k up.”  DeathKnight (Ken) joined the boards on October 5th, 2001. He is a former moderator of the PC/Mac forum, and is known for his writing ability, dry humor and cutting sarcasm. Due […]

Final Flash Read

Connor aka Final Flash was a staff member on OtakuBoards from 2002 to 2004.   He is often characterized by his spriting work, RPGs and sense of humor (see “What’s your favourite type of sock?”). Final Flash registered during the twilight days of the UBB-based OtakuBoards Version 2.  Flash quickly rose to prominence as an exemplary member of OtakuBoards; his RPG “DragonBall-Battlefield: […]

Generic NPC #3 Read

Generic NPC #3 (aka Tony) originally came into contact with James by sending him an email regarding an Xbox article on theOtaku.com’s fledgling gaming network; the two became friends and Tony registered at OtakuBoards under the name Gr3ymalkin.  Tony was not very active under his original screen name and stopped using it altogether after making a scant twenty-four posts.  At the time, members […]

GinnyLyn Read

GinnyLyn was an early (ca 2001) contributor to the old theOtaku digimon site. Her work included writing character descriptions and episode summaries, as well as extensive work on theOtaku’s “Digidex.” Under her, theOtaku’s digimon site was transformed from being nearly nonexistant to being one of the most thorough available on the internet. She was a […]

Hbomb Read

Harold “Hbomb” Price started coming to Absolute Gameboy when he found out about a contest that awarded the best poster on the forums. He became a regular on the boards, and eventually he won the contest.  Hbomb wrote a couple reviews and later became a moderator. The Gameboy site had been the centerpiece of the AGB network, but there […]

Jinzouningen17 Read

Jinzouningen17 (real name Willie) became a moderator of the Dragonball forum on November 28, 2002, after being a member for less than a month (he registered the first day of November).  Prior to joining the OtakuBoards staff, the South Carolina native moderated the PPWWW forums (an e-wrestling forum).  In the 2003 Otaku Awards, Jinzouningen17 was the runner-up for the Dragonball Guru award; […]

Justin Read

  “Justin the Hottie” turned  out to be “Justin the Nottie.”  Justin, now known as Kam, has been a member of OtakuBoards since 2001.  Initially, he was known as KAMAKAZI.  During the downfall of OtakuBoards Version 2, Justin worked alongside James and kuja to combat the damage being done by Shinji and Gendo.  At the […]

kuja Read

Although kuja was once a significant contributor to OtakuBoards, he is remembered sort of as somewhat of a joke. kuja was an early member of the boards; his initial handle was osu_waterpolo, before he adopted the name of Final Fantasy IX’s antagonist. kuja is best known for his crimson century gothic font, borderline incoherent posting […]

Mitch Read

Mitch was in no way bizarre. Mitch originally joined OtakuBoards under the name animelover way back in 04-08-2002. Eventually he changed his name to “Mitch.” He quickly became a moderator for Otaku Lounge, joining the staff in September of 2002. He quickly became friends with Charles, way back when he was still going by the name […]

Nerdsy Read

Nerdsy’s net handle does not reflect him at all. N-Man (currently Nerdsy) is a popular member of OtakuBoards who on joined March 31, 2001. He is famous for being the self-proclaimed “King of the Nerds,” and for his vast knowledge of Otaku history and culture. N-Man once served as a moderator, ruling over the Pokemon […]

Raiha Read

                                                Raiha’s contributions to OtakuBoards RPGs have been invaluable, for as long as she was around, OB had never had a shortage of impossibly powerful sorceresses who are irresistable to men. Raiha (real name D’Ann Grace), a native of California, joined OtakuBoards Version 2 as Setsuna.  Her current username is Neuvoxraiha.  Raiha’s participation on OtakuBoards has […]

Renee Read

Renee (registered 2000) was a member of the close-knit Digimon forum, as well as a moderator there. She sported a Palmon avatar, and was known for her habit of *sipping tea* in her posts. She was the first (possibly second) female moderator of OtakuBoards, and the first female member to reach the 1000 post mark. […]

Safer Sephiroth Read

Sephiroth wasn’t necessarily “Safer” when he passed out with all of his mates up and about. Safer Sephiroth (registered 2001, username later changed to simply Sephiroth; also called “Safer” or “Sephy”) was an early legendary figure in OtakuBoards history. Safter Sephiroth, an avid Tekken player, rose to fame during the “Recca War” and the “Hump […]

Sara Read

Sara is the rye bread that holds the roast beef club that is the triad together. Sara (also Lore and Cera) originally joined OtakuBoards as Cynic-42 on March 29, 2001. She is a former moderator of several forums (most notably Otaku Public,) and her contributions have been invaluable to the OtakuBoards community and also theOtaku.com’s network […]

Shift Read

James made sure to hire only the most capable of programmers for OtakuBoards. Shift (originally Herman Nation) joined OtakuBoards during the V3 period. He was introduced to the forum by Otaku mainstay and real life friend Nerdsy, who immediately regretted that decision. At first, Shift languished in obscurity; he did not stand out in any way and […]

Shinmaru Read

Shinmaru (also known as Shin, Mick, and biatch) is a popular member who is renowned for his exceptional writing skill. He originally came to OB as mirai_torankusu, but quickly changed his name when he realised everyone thought he was a n00b. He was promoted to mod of Nintendo almost instantly after de-n00bifying himself, but did […]

Shy Read

                     Pictured here without his trademark white mask and reddish tunic, is Shy.  Through his many contributions to the community, he is one of OtakuBoards’ more hands-on members. Josh, known as Shy on OtakuBoards, first registered as shyguy511 on March 30, 2001 and quickly befriended future Otaku Triad members, N-Man and Cera.  Unlike many prominent, long-term members of the boards, the […]

Transtic Nerve Read

Let’s get this straight–the DBZ dubs suck! Transtic Nerve had been a regular visitor of OtakuBoards from the early days of V1 to the early days of V7.  He originally signed up to the boards in order to teach “dubbies” a thing or two about the true, orignal Dragonball Series. His knowledge of the Dragoball universe was impressive, and […]

will2x Read

Among the first to have registered at Otakuboards, will2x was a controversial figure during his entire tenure. Known for his crude humor and spouting praise for “The Cycle,” will2x was a regular poster during V1 and V2. As the months passed (and shortly after his one-year anniversary), will2x somehow became a mod of Games and […]

Zeh Read

 No amount of phoenix downs could revive this former Final Fantasy moderator after he was  found “guilty” of shenanigans by the OtakuBoards staff.  Game over, brother. Zeh (known also as Trunks, Cloud, Tasis, and Zayne) joined theOtaku community on August 22, 2000 when it was still known as AbsoluteGamboy, and quickly became a respected member of […]