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Lia

9 Reviews 24 Editorials 39 Quotes

🇺🇸 Country: United States

💼 Occupation: IT Geek

🏷️ IRC Handles: Deedlit, Lia-chan, Luna

⭐ Favorite: Magic Knight Rayearth (78%) , All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku , Rurouni Kenshin (90%)

📜 Community Profile & Archival Footprint

Lia was an active staff reviewer for AnimeReviews.org, based in United States. Across 9 archived reviews averaging 82.2%, their highest praise went to works like Magic Knight Rayearth (Season One) (90%) and Rurouni Kenshin TV (90%), naming Magic Knight Rayearth, All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Rurouni Kenshin as a personal benchmark. In addition to review contributions, Lia authored 24 editorial essays and appears in 39 archival channel dialogue logs preserved in the site's history. On IRC, they also chatted under handles like Deedlit, Lia-chan, Luna.

"Machines to Save Our Lives, Machines Dehumanize"

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Reviews Authored

9 Titles

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Rurouni Kenshin TV

90%

Consensus Aligned ⚖️

The original praise for the Kyoto Arc remains universal, though historical retrospectives increasingly prioritize the Trust & Betrayal OVA.

Published 2002-08-03

Magic Knight Rayearth (Season One)

90%

Consensus Aligned ⚖️

Modern retrospectives continue to hold Magic Knight Rayearth (Season One) in high esteem, matching the original 90% score.

Published 2001-02-08

Magic Knight Rayearth (Season One) Cover

Noir

88%

Consensus Aligned ⚖️

Modern fandom regards Noir with steady respect, in close harmony with the 2001 verdict.

Published 2003-05-19

Vision of Escaflowne

85%

Aged Like Wine 🍷

Both 2001 and modern critics align in celebrating Yoko Kanno's orchestral score and the hand-drawn mechanical animation as an all-time peak of 90s fantasy anime.

Published 2001-05-19

Super Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

81%

Consensus Aligned ⚖️

Modern fandom regards Super Cat Girl Nuku Nuku with steady respect, in close harmony with the 2001 verdict.

Published 2001-02-10

Oh My Goddess

80%

Consensus Aligned ⚖️

Modern fandom regards Oh My Goddess with steady respect, in close harmony with the 2001 verdict.

Published 2001-03-09

Magic Knight Rayearth (Season Two)

78%

Product of Its Era 📼

A classic early-2000s review that captures the fandom enthusiasm of its day, despite dated production elements.

Published 2001-02-20

Magic Knight Rayearth (Season Two) Cover

The Slayers Next

75%

Product of Its Era 📼

A classic early-2000s review that captures the fandom enthusiasm of its day, despite dated production elements.

Published 2003-03-15

The Slayers

73%

Product of Its Era 📼

A classic early-2000s review that captures the fandom enthusiasm of its day, despite dated production elements.

Published 2002-12-28

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Thought Essays & Editorials

24 Articles

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Essay #31

#Anime Saloon - The File Trader

A wild-west themed narrative allegory on the underground digital file-swapping networks of the early web.

Published 2004-05-01

Essay #30

Women in Anime

Celebrating multidimensional female leads, strong heroines, and challenging conventional gender tropes.

Published 2004-03-13

Essay #29

Japanese Cool

How Japan's pop-culture exports, streetwear, and artistic aesthetic captured the global cultural zeitgeist.

Published 2004-01-04

Essay #28

Yay For Nostalgia

Rediscovering childhood favorites, classic Saturday morning anime dubs, and pure nostalgic magic.

Published 2003-11-30

Essay #27

Can we outgrow anime?

Wrestling with aging, busy careers, and whether a true fan ever truly leaves the medium behind.

Published 2003-10-11

Essay #26

Live Action Anime - Is Now the Time?

Scrutinizing Hollywood's early attempts at live-action adaptations, from Evangelion to Dragon Ball.

Published 2003-06-27

Essay #24

Life After File Trading

Navigating the aftermath of DALnet's file-trading ban and adapting to the changing digital landscape.

Published 2003-04-19

Essay #23

What makes the Japanese Audio better

Examining voice actor emotional intensity, cultural nuances, and the eternal Sub vs. Dub debate.

Published 2003-03-15

Essay #20

Holiday Buyer's Guide

The ultimate holiday gift recommendations for anime lovers, manga collectors, and gamers.

Published 2002-12-01

Essay #18

A Look Back

Celebrating two full years of AnimeReviews.org, tracking site evolution, and thanking our contributors.

Published 2002-10-20

Essay #17

Sometimes we're alone

Connecting deeply with Vampire Princess Miyu's tragic isolation and finding solace in melancholic anime.

Published 2002-09-01

Essay #14

Anime for Newbies

The art of introducing friends and family to anime without overwhelming them with tropes.

Published 2002-05-12

Essay #13

Moral Outrage, RPGs, and Kudos

Tackling media moral panics around video games, celebrating storytelling, and giving props to creators.

Published 2002-03-31

Essay #12

Welcome to Club-Anime

A satirical and welcoming tour through the inner workings of our quirky anime community channel.

Published 2002-02-17

Essay #11

What makes a good villain

Analyzing the psychology, tragic motivations, and charismatic menace that make anime antagonists unforgettable.

Published 2002-01-20

Essay #9

Cyberpunk

Diving into Bubblegum Crisis, Akira, and the gritty, high-tech neon dystopias of classic cyberpunk.

Published 2001-11-18

Essay #8

I want my, I want my An-i-me

Exploring the frantic hunt for new anime across VHS tape trades, fansub groups, and mail orders.

Published 2001-10-17

Essay #7

Be More Like Kenshin

Why Rurouni Kenshin's vow of non-lethal redemption remains one of anime's greatest moral philosophies.

Published 2001-09-16

Essay #6

IRC: The Double-Edged Sword

The allure, drama, and deep camaraderie of real-time IRC chatroom culture in early 2000s fandom.

Published 2001-08-09

Essay #5

My website can beat up your website!

Five-month anniversary reflections on community rivalry, web design growth, and building an archive.

Published 2001-07-08

Essay #4

This Month's Ramblings

A candid, lighthearted stream-of-consciousness on life, fandom burnout, and rediscovering favorite shows.

Published 2001-06-05

Essay #3

All Final Fantasy, all the time

Reflections on Final Fantasy VII's cinematic storytelling, RPG mastery, and gaming obsession.

Published 2001-05-05

Essay #2

Misconceptions about Anime

Deconstructing mainstream myths, cartoon stereotypes, and the artistic legitimacy of Japanese animation.

Published 2001-03-29

Essay #1

#Anime Website Debuts!

The grand launch of the DALnet #anime web portal, celebrating community reviews and fandom origins.

Published 2001-02-06

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DALnet #anime Channel Quotes & Dialogue

39 Quotes

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💬 Herbert` 💬 cezz 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

✦ @Herbert` gropes cezz's leg

<cezz> hey lia. have any idea why your op is groping my leg lia?

<cezz> because im not comfortable you doing that

<Lia> Channel Policy

Archival Dialogue Log • 2007-01-09 #205 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Ash ↗ 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Ash> Lia, they're trying to give me cancer.

<Lia> take it like a man

Archival Dialogue Log • 2007-01-09 #219 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> Kid Rock couldn't afford a top because illegal music downloads have left him destitute

Archival Dialogue Log • 2004-02-02 #202 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> I have a slice of french silk pie and you don't

<Lia> no shoot wait

<Lia> I mean I have a slice of Freedom Silk Pie and you don't

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-06-06 #187 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★ 💬 Nuitari ↗ 💬 Gara ↗

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> Cindy Crawford, is the person (Gara)

<Nuitari> Gara's the man

<Gara> damn that cosmo.

<Nuitari> or not

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-06-06 #191 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> I AM the queen of the hose

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #52 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> [20:06] <Soulpuppet> give me your bank accoutn number

<Lia> [20:06] <Soulpuppet> and i will send u 500$ now for my nick name

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #72 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 KoolAidMAn 💬 Luna ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

✦ KoolAidMAn sneaks up behind Luna

<Luna> KoolAidMAn you can't sneak up on anyone, you're giant pitcher filled with fluid

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #82 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★ 💬 FDSA ↗ 💬 Pithlit ↗ 💬 Gre| ↗ 💬 Mojo3

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

*** Join: Lia (…)

ChanServ set mode +o Lia

<Lia>: Hi

<FDSA>: Hey Lia

<Pithlit>: heya Lia

<Gre|>: hey Lia

<Mojo3>: hello Lia. Who are you?

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #83 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Luna ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Luna> I don't know if I'd want Keanu Reeevs disarming a bomb

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #88 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Deedlit ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Deedlit> I can see my proposal right now: Advanced IRC Gameplay - Battle lamers, outsmart diabolical channel operators, and aspire to IRCophood all while fighting the patron god of spammers

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #89 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Arshes ↗ 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Arshes> What do you call a man-hater?

<Lia> Arshes: a bitch

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #92 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> To be autovoiced you must find me the statue of the jade monkey and dance naked underneath the light of a blue moon

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #94 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★ 💬 SilkenRogue

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> what's the sound of one hand clapping

<SilkenRogue> thwip, thwip, thwip

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #101 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> Rankor{EZ}, we don't accept money here. This is a non profit organization

<Rankor{EZ}> i can cyber good for a guy

<Rankor{EZ}> is tht of any value to you?

<Lia> Rankor{EZ}, I'm not interested

<Rankor{EZ}> you would be if you gave me a try I am super good at it

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #104 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> i think that modifying /etc/hosts.ikkyjiwa has inherent advantages to compiling the code in transglovian , blah blah blah

<Lia> furthermore, if we reduce the file descriptors in Exman_RF we'll see an increase in the max capacity of the boolean file addends in the overhead modules, etc. etc

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #106 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 The-Pretender ↗ 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<The-Pretender> Lia Dawg!@$

<Lia> dawg?

<The-Pretender> See. Lia is my fly girl.

<Lia> what's a fly girl?

✦ Lia buzzes around the channel

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #109 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Gara ↗ 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Gara> 50% of americans can't name a single right?

<Lia> I know one. The right to GET FUNKY!

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #115 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> I decided I'm going to be a southern bell

<Lia> brrrring brring

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #120 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★ 💬 Meeki ↗

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

✦ Lia throws a book at nicole

<Meeki> knowledge is painful.

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #132 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★ 💬 Coolboyman

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> Coolboyman you are a poopyhead!

<Coolboyman> so you people know me or something?

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #135 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Luna ★ 💬 Hiko_Sejuro ↗

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Luna> I cannot tell a lie. DBZ cannot compete with La Blue Girl

<Hiko_Sejuro> well tentacle rape= instant classic

<Luna> tentacles go squish!

<Luna> you're never alone if you can wrap yourself in the loving embrace of a tentacle

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #139 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 lucas 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<lucas> I am sexbot2000

<lucas> for netsex, press 1

<Lia> 1

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #141 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> brain cells are a repressed minority on here

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #142 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> voice inflection, facial expressions, hand gestures... the internet knows not of these things. Serious your words be in the eyes of others. Think them through you must

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #145 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> I have talent! pick me pick me!

<Lia> I always wanted to be a porn star

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #146 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 lucas 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<lucas> I have recently been upgraded to sexbot 2002

<Lia> does that include tentacles?

<lucas> to be cyber-tentacle-raped, press 2

<Lia> 2

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #150 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Tenken_no_Akuma ↗ 💬 Gara ↗ 💬 Dark_Eternal ↗ 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Tenken_no_Akuma> Ok, can you give me advice ON females?

✦ Gara sits on Lia.

<Gara> Too much lipstick is bad.

<Dark_Eternal> How're things?

<Lia> not so good, I'm being sat on

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #151 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★ 💬 snafu ↗

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> snafu where are my shoes

<snafu> Lia, In Minnesota.

<Lia> wow

<Lia> that's true actually

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #155 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> anyone who puts '69' in their nickname is pathetic beyond belief

<Lia> but if you put 666 in your nick then you're cool

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #156 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Darmech 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Darmech> everyone join #gundam-wing

<Lia> Darmech, no

<Lia> Darmech your channel sucks

<Darmech> it's better than some shitty cartoon

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #157 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 adi 💬 The-Pretender ↗ 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<adi> anybody here from Uzbekistan?

<The-Pretender> What are the fucking chances anyone here is from Uzbekistan?

<Lia> im from uzbekistan

<Lia> long live mohammed!

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #158 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> sometimes if you're really quiet, you can observe the mating calls of native forest creatures

<Lia> let's listen.... I think I hear something

<Lia> [21:28] <{SEBa> aRe You THeRe BeaTiFuL??

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #163 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★ 💬 Musashi

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

✦ Lia solders Musashi's glasses to his face

<Musashi> i don't wear glasses

<Lia> you do now

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #166 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★ 💬 Meeki ↗

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> Meeki you're going to play trivia, and play to win damnit

<Meeki> ok.

<Lia> crud. I shouldn't be swearing in front of the baby

<Meeki> it's ok. Gara will grow up someday.

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #168 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Gara ↗ 💬 Lia ★ 💬 Ayukawa ↗

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Gara> Lia I want trivia tonight.

<Gara> In 2 and a half hours.

<Gara> Give it to me, baby.

<Lia> hehe

<Lia> depends on who's here

<Ayukawa> Lia I want sex tonight.

<Ayukawa> For 2 and a half hours.

<Ayukawa> Give THAT to me.

<Ayukawa> ...baby.

<Lia> depends on who's here

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #169 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Lia> its true i love tentacles

<Lia> there's nothing like the feel of a squishy, slimey tentacle wrapped around your boob

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #171 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Reno_ 💬 Lia ★

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

<Reno_> lia: actually we're having a kickin party listening to N'Sync and doing each other's hair

<Lia> what are you? ten year old girls?

<Reno_> Gara, your tangles are impossible

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #172 In Quotes Archive ↗

💬 Neofighter 💬 Lia ★ 💬 Nei ↗ 💬 Gara-Sama ↗

🎭 Quoted in Dialogue

✦ Neofighter brushes Gara-Sama hair back, traces lips gently with finger, staring into eyes...and then a kiss.

<Lia> o.O

<Nei> OO

<Silvia^^^`> O.O

<Gara-Sama> ø.Ø

<Neofighter> What!? is she a guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Archival Dialogue Log • 2003-01-25 #173 In Quotes Archive ↗

 
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