Today, Star Crossed is celebrating its first lustrum: it’s already been five years ago since I made my first posts here (very fanboyishly crappy posts, if I may confess). Like all previous years, I always do these anniversary posts with some statistics and amusing search terms:
General Statistics:
Up till now, I’ve made 3822 posts and regularly blogged 139 different television series.
The site has been received 5147999 unique visitors, which consist out of 2912603 first time visitors and 2235716 returning ones. This year alone the site got 863064 first time visitors and 891717 returning ones, and this was the first time since the creation of the site that the amount of returning visitors was larger than the amount of first time ones, so I really want to thank everyone for coming back here.
27075 comments have been posted (again, many thanks to everyone who posted one).
Top-10 Most Accessed Series of the Past Year:
10. Aoi Bungaku
9. Baccano!
8. Les Miserables – Shoujo Cosette
7. Darker than Black – Ryuusei no Gemini
6. Heartcatch Precure
5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
4. Durarara
3. Ergo Proxy
2. Armed Librarians – The Book of Bantorra
1. Full Metal Alchemist – Broptherhood
Top-10 Most Accessed Posts:
10. Full Metal Alchemist – The Blind Alchemist OVA
9. Top 25 Favourite OPs
8. Full Metal Alchemist – Brotherhood – 41
7. My Top 20 Favourite Anime
6. Autumn Season Preview
5. Summer Season Preview
4. Full Metal Alchemist – Brotherhood – 52
3. Darker than Black Review – 87/100
2. 2000-2009 – Decade Summary Part 1
1. Top 10 Anime (The old one)
Top-20 Google Keywords: (aside from the obvious ones as “psgels”, “star crossed” and variations of “top 10 anime”) (aka. the internet is weird)
20. heroic age review
19. tono to issho
18. full metal alchemist brotherhood 51
17. pandora hearts review
16. full metal alchemist brotherhood 41
15. angel beats review
14. casshern sins review
13. towards the terra
12. mouryou no hako
11. hen zemi
10. school days review
9. darker than black ova
8. clannad review
7. eden of the east review
6. xxxholic rou
5. that anime blog
4. blassreiter review
3. hakuouki – (Why? I only blogged three measly episodes…)
2. aoi bungaku
1. darker than black review
Amusing Search Terms (people are actually searching for these things?)
hi you are under arrest for watching anime since all anime are child pornography acccording to us immigrations – One reason why I’m glad not to live in the US…
how much is star crossed anime blog worth – Eh, believe me: not much.
training with hinako psgels – You really want me to review that thing? O.o
bleach manga writer commit suicide – Is this just wishful thinking or something?
anime like junjo romantica heterosexual partners – Eh… doesn’t that defeat the entire purpose of that series?
identical twin boy and girl – How is that even possible?
anime jesus milk alchemy -fullmetal – I honestly have no idea what this guy was hoping to find…
does 16+74=100?
what is 82.5% out of a 100
85 reversed is 58 – Just a sample of the completely moronic math questions that people actually dare to ask Google… and who somehow end up redirected to this site.
i went to saw a sea – You would have needed a pretty big saw in order to be able to do that…
leo leo leo leo goddammit – dammit, leo leo leo
laaa la la laaa la la laaa la la laaa la la la la laaa summer hit – Did you seriously think that typing that into google would give you the title of that song?
famous girl with a p in frontname and h in lastname – Again, Google is no crystal ball or anything…
how to stop congratulation you won – Get a decent spam blocker!
how old should i be to wathch ginga denseta weed – That really is a hardcore series, you shouldn’t watch it when you’re young.
iai am told by a medium that she sees me as a medium with strong powers but i dont know it what should i do – Eh, run away from her as fast as possible. And stop being so damn gullible.
please i want a message,dere dis girl i might she has been refusing my friendship so i want a messege dat will blow her mind. – This is one of the weirdest ways to search for pick-up lines I’ve ever seen…
why do christians think anime is evil for? – Probably the satanic messages.
why is it that everytime i have confrontations with my husband i’m always the one to blame? – Because you keep asking Google for it.
how to have anime legs – Why would you want that?
is there any anime that has stories in the episodes
how would katanagatari look if it was drawn – Pointless questions are pointless
85 differents asses, 85 differents flavours
“high things” things-things sexy anime
i got a potato put in my pussy (anime)
gay anime hard yaoi blog
anime metal penis – You people have dirty minds. And these aren’t even the most disturbing results that I ended up finding. Cannot unsee!
when a guy send his bodyguard to watch me what does it mean – It means that you’re in trouble.
why am i darker than what im supposed to be – Uh, because you spend too much time sunbathing?
+i rather be woman than black – …
oh, good lord! it’s unbelievable. it’s horrible. i can’t understand the reason for such cruelty – Me neither!
can kids under 18 buy hetalia – Oh lord… talk about overreacting.
how to start a dollars gang?
how to make dollars site durarara – You know you’re too much of a Durarara fan when you actively start searching for these things on Google.
how do i entertain my hyper dog in the morning
this dog is definitely on some kind of drug
anime were dogs get hit – These results all appeared at different times, but it would be amusing if they were made by the same person…
do you need to wear makeup as sebastian from kuroshitsuji – When you’re Sebastian, you don’t need any makeup to look good.
anime with mass suicide superpowers – “I will now use my superpowers to kill myself in a completely overblown fashion!”
people are so realistic – Don’t you agree?
how are you doing? i’m just bored about to watch an anime… sora no otoshimono.. anyways i hope we can be friends and all. ^^ – Did this kid seriously confuse Google with some kind of instant messenger?
star crossed anime – psgels vegetarian – I am not a vegetarian. I like meat.
i see you keep a bee – Keeping a single bee takes up a lot of work.
if a gemini calls you crazy and goes cold for no reason – I seriously have no idea what that means.
how to write an email to yu aida – The author of Gunslinger Girl? Eh, find out his email address and send him a message?
is italy in hetalia gay – Take a guess…
fucking spoons! how do they work? – Yes, who are the bastards who designed these things?
i want to be a pretty cure – Good for you.
making money blog transmute alchemy – Do you seriously think that that’ll work?
if you are 5 or 82, there is something you can do…. – I don’t want to know that “something” you’re referring to…
is it wrong to watch yuri anime – Yes. Lesbians are evil and should be banned from television!
asdffgmj – How did you end up here?
9/11bombers still alive – Yes, they crashed two airplanes into the Twin Towers and walked away from the rubble without a scratch.
code geass is true story? – Whahahahahha! Good one.
Congrats on your fifth year!! 🙂
Comment by asdffgmj — November 14, 2006 @ 21:53
lol.
Gotta find this blog through some ridiculous search term to make next years list!
If you didn’t get the “Fucking spoons! How do they work?” then you should probably see this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs
Congrats on your fifth year ^^!
i went to saw a sea – You would have needed a pretty big saw in order to be able to do that…
lol that was funny
Congrats! Well deserved. Here’s to another 5 years ^_^
LOL, funniest things I’ve read for some time!
Congrats on the 5 year anniversary!
The question that always goes through my mind reading those search terms is ‘how on earth did they reach this site?’
Congrats on 5 years! There really aren’t that many bloggers that go on for quite that long, so long may it last
OMG that was hilarious… Wow, human stupidity never ceases to amaze me
I specially liked the instant messenger ones… Ah, at the rate Google has been growing, I wont be surprised if it actually talks back in a few years 😛
Ergo Proxy, one of the most accessed… Last year?! WTF? Move on, people!
“how to write an email to yu aida – The author of Gunslinger Girl? Eh, find out his email address and send him a message?”
If someone finds it,I’m a taker 🙂
As for ergo Proxy,I think it’s because the ending confuses the hell out of people so they go on the net looking for answers.
Haha, congrats~! Hope you’ll still enjoy blogging as much as I enjoy stalking you ouo/!
Congratulation, and thanks for the amazing work your doing here.
I’ve been reading this blog twice a wee since autumn 2007, and always appreciate your comments, which are interesting and quite detailed. It’s, by far, the best anime blog I’ve ever read. It must take a lot of your time, and I’m really grateful for this.
grats psgels.
That was fuckin hilarious
Your comments on the amusing search terms had me alternate between rolling on the floor laughing and crying because I can’t stop laughing. Congrats on sticking with the blog for five years, may you experience another five just as successful. I may not always agree with your assessment of the series you watch, but you always have something interesting to say and you are not afraid of going back and watching some of the old classics (and plain old series best left forgotten).
congratulations psgels
ps…………i almost died reading this post
Congrats on half a decade of blogging, and lol at the search terms.
I love this blog! Been following since mushishi.
Congrats psgels.
Congratulations. I hope that your success will continue in the future.
This doesn’t mean I agree with all of your comments or reviews -no, not by a mile- but I’m quite capable of appreciating your better or at least more interesting posts, particularly when you’re covering relatively obscure series.
I absolutely respect that, regardless of how much certain specific statements might make me shake my head. Then again, life would be boring if opinions were universally uniform, no? Variety and diversity are also valuable.
Here’s hoping you’ll keep up the good work.
congrats! I can’t remember how I ended up here a couple of months ago…but its been awesome. I was one of those who saw just one anime, tried to find others like it and watched a few more then hit a wall….sounds completely cheesy, but your site has shown me a lot:)
Congrats psgels!
I began following your blog for FMA:B and have returned ever since then. Your posts are always interesting and easy to read! 🙂
LOL, lots of your series are rated 85 or 82.5, so I’m not really surprised of those search terms with these numbers.
Congrats!! Just started following recently and liking the reviews.
Those search words are hilarious =D. Interesting to see what other people search for on Google
“famous girl with a p in frontname and h in lastname – Again, Google is no crystal ball or anything…” Paris Hilton i guess… but that is not the point. Congrats psgels! Hope you can achieve to a decade.
…weird internet is weird.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIFTH YEAR 😀
Congratulations!
I love how #5 on your top google keywords is “that anime blog”.
I always get jealous when I read other anime blogs that get fun search terms, mine are always so boring. And no pressure, but I’d love to see another 5 years 🙂
Wooo! I’d also like to say congrats on your 5th year. Keep up the awesome blogging! =) The 10th year will be so awesome. *_*
Time must be flying though; feels like yesterday when you made a post like this last year. @_@ Hilarious search terms btw..glad none of mine ended up on there. =P
Congratulations on your 5th year! Lol at the search terms and props for not being lulled by the idea of vegetarian = healthy. Humans are omnivores for a reason ;p
Congrats on your 5years! 😀 keep up the amazing blogposts u do! its so fun to read them 😀
Congrats! I’m not a regular commenter, but I read your posts often, and I have to say it’s an awesome blog… and it’s even creepy how much we agree sometimes… So there, congrats, and here’s to another great 5 years!
Congrats psgels! I hope you will continue blogging for a long time to come. Those IM searches are hilarious!
So #1 on the list is FMA “Broptherhood” I see…
XD
LOL, had a good laugh on this post. Past 5 years commitment is much appreciated, congrats!
Congrats psgels!
Congratulations!
And what the HECK at some of those search terms. xDDD (Also, not that anyone cares, but Italy from Hetalia isn’t gay because as personification of countries, they don’t have sexual orientations. It’s an implied Word of God thing.)
Congratulations on your 5th year!
Keep up the good work, I look forward to all your interesting posts in the years to come
Congratulations on your 5th year.
‘anime metal penis’ – i can’t see any conceivable reason why anyone would want that…
Congratulation PsGels. And hail to your blog for another more lustrum (btw is that latin?)
PS: The top 20 google keyword killed me. I’m at work and am trying not to lol too much. It’s a pain to resist laugh when you cannot do it free!!
The moronic math questions were so lulz. Are there more of them?
The lala la thing definitely put me KO x_X
Now i’m writing something too for next year top 20!
Oh yeah congrats man…but… code geass is not a true story??!!! ^^
Lolz moment, I’ve always appreciated psgels anniversary post. Again, psgels, congratulations on your fifth year!
Actually, if you search for “asdffgmj” Google will change it to “asdfghj” by default and you won’t find a link to your blog.
If you search strictly for “asdffgmj” all the hits are on your blog because of posters who used it as their posting name. o_o
Congrats man
Your blog is, by far, the most interesting of the internet. Your reviews are well written and if wasn’t for you i would never watch fantastic shows like Baccano, Ergo Proxy, Tokyo Magnitude and Dennou Coil, since i never heard about any of them on the net, except from here. Thank you for digging up “unpopular” shows for us, viewers, and congrats for the 5 years
Congrats.Hope you’ll continue blogging for a long time.
Congratz on your fifth year! I hope you’ll continue to blog more and inspire as otakus.^_^
Congratz!!
There are plenty of blogs posting about the most mainstream shows, but only you seem to enjoy and post about animes that made me go:”WTF, why nobody is bloggin this?”.
When I thought that, the answer google always gave me was: Psgels IS blogging it. This happened often enough to warrant your site being followed via your RSS Feed (I only follow three sites, yours being one of them).
Thank you very much for that!
Always wanted to ask,but does an anime blog provide some money to its owner?It would be great if it did, but I never managed to get any answer.
Windy: you can make money if you put in ads, but I don’t want to involve any money with this site.
Thanks a lot for your reply! I just think your blog is awesome! It’s a real pleasure to read your rewiews every week!
Congrats on your fifth year, and keep up the awesome reviews, i have watched many shows because i found about them from your blog (both old and new animes) .. keep it up (specially with your reviews of old/obscure animes .. i enjoy these the most) ^_^
And thanks for sharing those hilarious search inquiries … it’s amazing how some people treat Google like some holy oracle with a magic crystal XD
congratulations psgels! for your fifth year! i’ll keep reading your post wherever I am….
lol that search words seriously are hillarious
Congrats, and keep it going!
I’ve got to say though, these kinds of stats give a whole another level of meaninglessness to the much-hyped Aniblog Tourney.
I am a little late but congrats on your 5 year Anniversary. Of the episodic Anime blogs yours is by far the best.
I hope to see you celebrating your 10 year anniversary next.
My apologies also for the lateness, but…a massive congrats psgels!! 5 years and still going strong, eh. Not that I’m surprised, I know I can always rely on you for fast, thoughtful and fun posts (though I’ve no idea how you keep it all up as a single blogger, you must be superhuman or something, lol).
I can’t believe people actually tried asking Google/you how to make a dollars gang (oh, the awesomeness of Drrr!!). And I remember all that spoon spam on the Occult Academy posts, which is just one of the many random things I associate with that random show. 🙂
And finally… woohoo – we made your top 5 Google keywords! (I’m guessing maybe due to our Quarter Final match and our tourney vid, but probably not, lol.) Anyways, congrats again on the 5 years, and here’s to another 5 more! 😀
ROFL, those comments are hilarious! I can’t stop laughing.
Congrats for the 5th years, btw! I most appreciate your Dennou Coil review as it got me into this wonderful series.