I think that at the time that I started this blog, I never would have guessed that I’d still have it four years later; it really was created on a whim, and eventually I just never had any intention or reason to quit it. Anyway, today marks Star Crossed’s fourth anniversary. Like I also did in the previous years, here are some statistics:
General Statistics:
Up till now, I’ve made 3019 posts, regularly blogged 108 different television series and 13 movies and OVAs.
The site has been received 3020186 unique visitors, which consist out of 1942846 first time visitors and 1257340 returning ones. (Basically, in the past year I received nearly the same amount of visitors as in the entire first three years combined).
18085 comments have been posted (many thanks to everyone who posted one)
Top-10 Most Accessed Series:
(note that this list is from the past year only, otherwise it’d just look too much like the list I made a year ago)
10. Michiko e Hatchin
9. Guin Saga
8. Bonen no Xamdou
7. Mushishi
6. Jigoku Shoujo
5. Pandora Hearts
4. Phantom
3. Casshern Sins
2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
1. Full Metal Alchemist – Brotherhood
Top-10 Most Accessed Posts: (a bit one-sided this time)
10. Hajime no Ippo – New Challenger Review
9. Which Autumn Series do you want me to blog?
8. Full Metal Alchemist – Brotherhood – 23
7. Full Metal Alchemist – Brotherhood – 26
6. Mahou Shoujotai Review (for a series that had such an enormous impact on me, I surely did write a crappy review of it).
5. Full Metal Alchemist – Brotherhood – 27 (the internet is weird… this post is barely a month old… and it’s about a bloody recap…)
4. Bonen no Xamdou – 02
3. Full Metal Alchemist – Brotherhood – 19
2. Darker than Black Review
1. Top 10 Anime (the old version)
Top-10 Google Keywords: (aside from the obvious ones as “psgels”, “star crossed” and variations of “top 10 anime”)
10. Umineko no Naku Koro ni
9. Pandora Hearts Blog
8. Saiunkoku Monogatari Season 3
7. Genji Monogatari Sennenki
6. Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood 23
5. Guin Saga
4. Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood 27
3. Mouryou no Hako
2. Aoi Bungaku
1. Darker than Black Review
(Especially number 2 and 3 surprise me: those were the last two series I expected to generate lots of hits O.o)
Amusing search-terms (I can’t believe how many screwed up ones I managed to find this year…)
anime girl with 5 different personalities – Schizophrenia, anyone?
crazy person claiming to be the real neo trinity forum – I don’t know what’s worse: a person claiming such a thing, or people actually searching for this guy…
dress up kurenai sense but first she has to be naked – What the heck did this guy have in mind? O.o
hi me anime – Hi… um, me psgels
porfy is a stupid name. say it. porfy. – It’s short for Porphyras, a greek name. Obviously it’s going to sound wierd in English.
anime in which a star turns into a skateboard? – Oh god, please no!
anime were can i buy paprika – at the local supermarket?
how to blog anime – Go to wordpress.com, register and start writing
how to make an anime with you as the star – You really don’t want that to happen.
sky bolg of nice girl – Even though this is a typo, I have no idea what this guy was trying to find with this term…
what does 3 year anniversary mean – That something is three years old, idiot.
what season is august in – You seriously needed to search for this?
26 + 74 = one hundred – Erm… thank you for this piece of information…
japan, producing of the worlds weirdest shit since 1952 – Certainly!
a 13 to 15 line paragraph on how i betrayed my best friend – Write it yourself, how should I know about that friend of yours?
a anime where you can see girls – You’re going to have to be a bit more specific than that. 😉
who blogs star crossed anime – I do.
humanity calls out for a hero… can a child of ruin be the savior of mankind? anime – Oh no, not another one!
i can’t understand your blogs cuz of your bad english – Um… sorry. I’ll try to type more clearly from now on.
i will force that reasoning aside with my unreasonableness” – I like this one.
when did june start 09 – Um… on June 1st, 2009?
when some when apologize and i dont want .. nicknames – Why?
a letter to have good first impression from a nice girl – Again, write one yourself.
at the beginning, to begin with, afterwards, finally, after a while – Get on with it!
i have a great idea for an anime but don’t know what to do with it – Here’s my advice: just go sit in a corner, and wait until the idea goes away.
i’m not fully understood – Who is?
i’ve been a princess – Who isn’t?
interesting metallic thing – I really wonder what this guy was hoping to find when he typed this in…
what’s the weird anime that anne is not telling me about – … no comment.
“parents are still alive”, anime – That’s rare…
what would kaiba say – “Screw the rules I have money” (only the ones who watched the Abridged Yugioh will get this reference, but ah well).
is that a motha-fuckin’ rpg?! is that a motha-fuckin’ rpg in a backpack?! – This one’s my favourite. ^^;
IRC-Channel
Oh and if I recall correctly, a few months some people requested an irc-channel. So, why not:
#starcrossed @ irc.chatspike.net
This is pretty much an experiment, but if it catches on I’ll post a link to it somewhere on the main page.
Happy 4-year Anniversary!!
And here’s to many more! 😀 :p
Happy 4-year anniversary! Cheers for many more years to come.
I lol’d so much on the search engine terms XD.
Aye, your blog is the best! Happy Anniversary!
Congratz on hitting four. Been reading your blog for two years now. Keep up the excellent work!
Happy anniversary! I don’t always agree with you but I always enjoy reading your entries. 🙂
Congrats on the 4th anniversary.
And the “Search terms” part was hilarious by the way.
keep it up ^_^
probably looking for narutaru.
this is sorta of random but do you make any advertising money from this blog? With that amount of views i would think so but you do not seem to overload the screen with ads. Btw been folowing your blog for 3 years and your writing and reviews have only gotten better
Yay Happy 4th Anniversary!!! x3 I’m not sure when I popped along to read articles from this blog, but at least since 2007. I only came here more regularly in 2008. This is my favorite blog ever! x3
Congrats! The search-terms were hilarious and you have a fantastic blog.
Congratulations of blogging this long. I’ve been here for half the ride ^_^. P.S., do you remember how last year one of big searches was “Porfy sucks”? lol
what meep said. I saw this back in 07, liked it, and still am here.
good work 🙂
may you feel warm & fuzzy
Happy Anniversary!
I myself have been visiting this blog regularly ever since i discovered it sometime early in 2007 .
funny search-terms this year too xD
i have a great idea for an anime but don’t know what to do with it – Here’s my advice: just go sit in a corner, and wait until the idea goes away.
Best response ever. I vote for psgels as the next Answerman.
Plus, hurrah for the Abridged Series reference. I’ve often wondered why this gem doesn’t get that much attention on the blogsphere.
“anime girl with 5 different personalities” is Aoba Kazue from Mahoraba: Heartful Days. I think it’s “amusing” you didn’t know that. Make a good review:)
Wow, 4 years. That’s like a lifetime in internet years! Congrats!
Congradulations PSGels, lets hope you have many more to come! It really is a great site!
Congratulations on four years! All those one-year anniversary posts I’ve been seeing lately have gotten kind of boring.
Happy anniversary!!! I hope you’ll continue to blog for many years
Congratulations on your four year anniversary! I’ve been a visitor on this site for 3 years =D
Congrats on the anniversary. Still going strong after 4 years is quite an achievement!
Grats, and awesome search phrases!
Congratulations on 4 years of blogging, psgels. I bow down before you in awe of your prodigious output of posts. I can’t even manage 1/2 of your monthly output and it’s killing me. Good luck, and I look forward to reading your continuing anime reviews.
*snort* Those search terms really cracked me up, although I remember being referred to here since this was about the only blog that was following Casshern Sins (and a few weeks ago there was a mini-discussion on one of the ANN threads where some of us were surprised you were just now starting to blog Erin). Congrats on four years!
Congratulations on making it to four years! Your blog is my favorite; it’s funny and succinct enough to relay the exact information that I’m looking for. 😀
I loved the YGOtAS reference.
Congrats on 4 years!
Congratulations!
While I don’t always agree with your views, they’re always interesting enough to make this one of the few blogs I check on a regular basis. Keep up the good work for…oh, maybe the next four years or so. 😉
An amazing 4 years, keep it up!
26+74 rofl.
congrats on your 4 year anniversary, i think i been following for around 3 years or so.
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