Thanks For Reading! 60 Million Visits and Counting!
It felt like a milestone of sorts, so I just want to stop and take a moment to thank all our readers for checking back regularly and making this site what it is today. Founded by Omni back in November 2004, Random Curiosity has grown tremendously over the years and now has over 4,140 posts, 173,000 comments, 60 million visits, and 120 million page views since its inception. Timely posts, regular updates, and fairly objective views make up the direction that took site to where it is now, but none of that would have mattered if you the readers didn’t keep coming back to hear what we have to say about the latest anime.
It wasn’t too long ago that Omni announced his retirement from blogging and I decided to pick things up where he left off under the new domain, randomc.net; however, our readership has grown significantly since then (~25%) so I’d like to thank all the new people who have either stumbled across the site or heard about it from a friend and made it one of their regular stops on the Internet. It might be a bit intimidating at first, but I encourage you all to join in on the discussions and share your own thoughts and impressions on anything and everything anime related. I promise I’ll do whatever is in my power to keep the trolls at bay. :) It’s my hope that this will become a more inviting place for anime fans old and new, where anyone can easily relate to the impressions written here. If you have friends who are into anime but haven’t heard of the site, please do tell them, because just like you and all our other readers, we’re fans of anime first and foremost and just want to talk about it with people who have similar interests.
Once again, thank you all for reading and getting accustomed to things under my wing. Hopefully the changeover from dedicated summaries to more in-depth impressions wasn’t too alienating at first. I’ve enjoyed blogging a lot more ever since I started focusing on talking about anime and their plot lines rather than simply summing it up, so that’s a change in writing style that I’d like to continue improving on in an attempt to make episodic blogging a more interesting and worthwhile read. I’ll still have lots of high definition screen captures of course, for those who just can’t get enough of them. I probably won’t have another milestone post until 70 million visitors, but we may just see that before the end of the year at this rate — just in time for the site’s sixth anniversary.
* Yuri and Otonashi are snacking on some Pizza Hut pizza for those wondering. The full-size image can be seen here.
August 28, 2010 at 5:08 pmRitsu
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Truly, this site is the king (or queen?) of the anime blogosphere. Congratulations!
August 28, 2010 at 5:12 pmHagiri
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Agreed !!!
Omedetou !!! Omedetou !!! Omedetou !!!
August 28, 2010 at 5:13 pmexia
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I prefer in-depth impressions more than dedicated summaries, something to relate with the readers and that’s one of the factors why I frequent after watching watching one of the shows that are being discussed here. If I wanted a summary I could just watch the ep lol.
August 28, 2010 at 5:32 pmJusuchin (Military otaku)
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Not saying its not bad, but I’m one to watch anime to pick up little things. I agree with this. Besides. We all watched the episode. Now let’s talk about what was cool, etc…It helps keep the reader base, and it helps when the readers put out an idea somewhere that others pick up on and a whole new meaning is given to something the original poster missed or didn’t include but seemed vital enough.
Keep up the good job.
August 28, 2010 at 5:14 pmOH SNAP
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I give you my kudos, Divine. Great job with the new site
August 28, 2010 at 5:16 pmVexx
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I find this one of the most useful sites out there for deciding whether to pick up a series or not after a season starts. Saves a lot of time over the “try 5 episodes and see how it goes” tactic (which I still use but much less).
August 28, 2010 at 5:37 pmKnillinux
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Agreed. I’ve found myself watching much more anime since I started following the site, just because it’s so easy now to get an informed impression of every series and know who’s animating it, who the voice actors are, what direction the series is taking, and how many people are into it. :)
I’ve gotten into a lot of new series also just by being intrigued by the art style and character designs I saw in screencaps here. Usually the only impression you get of the series is a short official summary and a reused header image, both of which really sell an anime short.
August 28, 2010 at 5:16 pmdszx
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Keep bloggan, Divine
August 28, 2010 at 5:23 pmKnillinux
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Your site has actually become something of a necessity for me when it comes to following new seasons of anime. Seeing the screencaps, reading the impressions, reading the comments really makes everything more enjoyable. I always find myself recommending this place to my anime-viewing friends alongside any anime. :)
You’ve definitely got a great community going here too. Keep up the great work! :D
August 28, 2010 at 5:26 pmRockmanshii
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Wow 60 Million visitors? That’s a big number.Keep up the good work Divine, Prooof, Kiiragi and don’t forget Pedphile Jaalin.Hope he writes one more of his cracked up posts someday.
August 28, 2010 at 5:27 pmJusuchin (Military otaku)
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Like most people said. I’ve been on this site, and it has been my main page eversince I stopped reading megatokyo. Been with the community for awhile, and frankly, its good.
August 28, 2010 at 5:29 pmAryo
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Congrats! Very nice!
August 28, 2010 at 5:31 pmSuzuku
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Congrats to Divine, all the previous bloggers this site has had, and RC as a whole. Divine, you’ve done a great job keeping the boat steady these past 6 months (hard to believe it’s been that long already :p) so it’s no wonder the readership has continued to rapidly increase these past few months. I also enjoy the impressions more than the summaries, as I like to read your opinions on the latest episodes rather than a summary of what I’ve already watched. I sincerely hope you continue to guide the site for the foreseeable future and continue to uphold it’s reputation as a model for all modern English anime blogs.
August 28, 2010 at 5:38 pmDelwack
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*salute*
Congrats!
I’ve been following this blog for a few years now, and it’s awesome.
I like the focus/discussions around the plot lines. It gives me extra food for thought, to see a slightly different perspective on the interpretation of words/actions and where the plot is heading.
August 28, 2010 at 5:41 pmAnimeToshokan
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well obviously this is the best anime blogger site period.
August 28, 2010 at 5:43 pmblueskydreams
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Divine-san wa, arigato gozaimasu
August 28, 2010 at 7:08 pmblueskydreams
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Let me reiterate that:
Kami-san wa arigato gozaimasu
August 28, 2010 at 5:49 pmSolar
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Thanks Divine for Random Curiosity. I barely discovered this blog about 5 or 6 months ago but have been sharing your screencaps with all my friends and enjoy reading everyone’s digestion of the episodes. I’ve only started commenting on Wednesday but I’ll try to do it more because I want to stick with this blog. Keep up the great work and I promise to continue reading. :D
August 28, 2010 at 5:50 pmstarss
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CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming right here. *sniff* I love you bloggers!
August 28, 2010 at 5:56 pmGuzano
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thanks for this awesome blogging site, i dont blog too much, but i read the page all days, hanks for that, cheers from chile!!!
August 28, 2010 at 5:57 pmSupreme_Hero
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WoW 60 million!!! I use this site mostly to see if im going to watch an anime or not like some of the people that come on here. I’ll have to make sure that i tell people about this site more. Your doing a really good job Divine
August 28, 2010 at 5:58 pmMenace
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Congrats! It’s a pleasure to read from this site because it adds more meaning to the episodes. It’s dedication that keeps readers coming back for more.
August 28, 2010 at 5:58 pmHiHi
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oh yeah…. this is awesome…. I found this site in 2007…. and been coming here for my weekly anime fix
August 28, 2010 at 6:00 pmVermillion
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This is wonderful, this site deserves every view it gets as it is the best anime blog on the web. And I will support it with everything I have and introduce even more of my friends to it.
Thanks for all of your hard work!
August 28, 2010 at 6:08 pmAecen
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I’m of big fan of your season previews, thats what first brought me here. Good to see it’s still going on even with Omni leaving, hopefully this can continue in the future.
Have you ever thought about adding some sort of forums to randomc? Just a thought.
August 28, 2010 at 6:10 pmN0216332
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growth in 25% since omni left…. cant say i expected such a large growth in such a short time :/ … either way… thats good news >:D GJ bloggers..
August 28, 2010 at 6:13 pmdrift O my
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Wow this scared when I read the title, I thought this site was closing as well. I am so happy
August 28, 2010 at 6:16 pmJo
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Congrats..!!
and Thank You Divine, Kiiragi and Prooof for keeping this site going…you guys are doing a great job.
=)
August 28, 2010 at 6:23 pmMrRei
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They have Pizza Hut in the afterlife? no wonder C.C. wants to die! Anyway, Congratz on the milestone-something.. You blog it and they will come! I like this site and also recommend it to others looking for good anime. The reviews ARE good! The community is also awesome! Keep it up! ^_^
August 28, 2010 at 6:31 pmwings_xx
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This site is tha BEST! Found this site over 2 years ago and loved it from the start ^^! I don’t think I have ever closed my browser since then without having checked Random Curiosity at least once lol! You’re doing a great job Divine and so is everyone else!
*stands and holds up glass* To Divine, Proof, and Kiiragi… May Random Curiosity keep being an Fn awesome place to read about and discuss anime, manga, and j-pop for as long as possible.
August 28, 2010 at 6:34 pmfred
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this site is friiggin’ awesome congratsss
August 28, 2010 at 6:36 pmklaynne14
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grats guys.. keep up the good work
August 28, 2010 at 6:51 pmSilverwolf1492
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Awesome ! I’m glad that I found this years ago :D
August 28, 2010 at 6:55 pmTDRKZ
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Grats. You deserve it.
August 28, 2010 at 7:01 pmMike
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Keep up the good work! we will always be your faithful readers!
August 28, 2010 at 7:04 pmIgotknowidea
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congrats keep it up
August 28, 2010 at 7:05 pmrasone0104
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Keep up the great work!!!
August 28, 2010 at 7:15 pmSetsuken
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Congratulations! That’s amazing news. I’m glad to see RC going forward under your watch. I personally was never one for reading Summaries (and I mostly followed Omni’s little comments at the end).
Its well deserved success!
August 28, 2010 at 7:17 pmJason Isenberg
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Congratulations! Hard work paid off well! Also it seems like Pizza Hutt is the main advertisement for Anime!
August 28, 2010 at 7:20 pmAznCoffee
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Congrats Random Curiosity! :’D Team OmniDivine was the greatest that there ever was.
and Pizza Hut. HNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGHHH
August 28, 2010 at 7:25 pmPIMPOLLA
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CONGRATULAIONS! I ALWAYS SEE THIS PAGE, EVERY DAY I THINK! :) THANK YOU FOR ALL ^^
August 28, 2010 at 7:27 pmEamon
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Congrats Divine. I frequently come to this site and I would not have viewed many awesome anime if it weren’t for RC!
August 28, 2010 at 7:29 pmGekokujou
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May I say I’m glad I’m a part of this community and looking forward to being be in the future. Thank you Divine, Omni and co. for your efforts on this site and thank you everyone else for being such great people to talk with. Keep it up everyone!
August 28, 2010 at 7:33 pmkureejii
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Congrats! I remember stumbling upon this site looking for a summary of the latest episode of Gundam SEED Destiny. Now I come hear often to figure out which anime I should watch next season, and to get screencaps for iconing. This place really has become one of my habitual internet stops. So I hope the blogging team keeps up with the good work for many anime seasons to come!
August 28, 2010 at 7:36 pmkuripuri
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Congratulations Divine! RC is certainly my favourite Anime Blogger site, not only for the posts+comments that make me pick up on things I would usually ignore, but the whole website design/layout. Its so neat and pretty in a non-fluffy/sparkley way…HQ screencaps help a lot too :)
I don’t even remember how I found your/Omni’s site, but even in my years of Anime hiatus-ing I still remembered the address for some reason…again I think the HQ screencaps helped.
Anyway keep up the good work, I’m happy for you Divine&Random Curiosity and Omni if he still happens to lurk around here.
August 28, 2010 at 7:37 pmVegetarian4Life
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Amazing! You guys got 1/100 of the ENTIRE world’s population. I didn’t know that many people even watched anime.
August 28, 2010 at 7:48 pmYakamaru
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Indeed. We are a many more than you think, we’re just… Spread out over the world.
August 28, 2010 at 7:42 pmgianchan
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cheers for you guys!
August 28, 2010 at 7:46 pmYakamaru
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Congratulations, Random Curiosity, on your 60 million milestone! ^^
It’s awesome to see this site brimming with life every time i visit. Been coming to this site almost every day for over 3 years now, and not once have i been disappointed when visiting.
I don’t usually comment, but this is one of those exceptions.
Offtopic: KOTOKO – Agony kicks ass. Love her voice.
August 28, 2010 at 7:47 pmRyan
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Aizen predicted this…….. oh wait.
August 28, 2010 at 7:55 pmGoblo
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Congratulations randomc.animeblogger.net/randomc.net. I think we’ll just need more dedicated blogger to lessen Divine’s load. Just like Omni and Divine once shared.
August 28, 2010 at 7:58 pmkookaa
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Simply Amazing. Never thought this blog site had this many visitors. Since the comments were a small mass, i thought community was small. But this changed my mind. For a gift, lets post more!!! No trolls of course. Anyways Congrats!
August 28, 2010 at 8:03 pmbanzemanga
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It kinda feels the other way around. Thanks for blogging so that we can read it.
August 28, 2010 at 8:03 pmL-Banana
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Congrats on the milestone! I’ve been coming on this site daily for a few years now. Were it not for this site there would be tons of awesome shows that I would have missed out on. Thank you for everything and keep up the great work.
August 28, 2010 at 8:05 pmkaon
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^^
August 28, 2010 at 8:05 pmSelpheed
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Congratulations guys!
From yours fans of south hemisphere!
August 28, 2010 at 8:07 pmSyaoran Li
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Hell yeah! This’s Onmi’s legacy, so of course we’ll keep coming to read and share what we like about each and every series, OVA’s or movies all of you share with us.
thanks.
August 28, 2010 at 8:07 pmSonicFreak
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yey Random Curiosity For the Win!, the first time i stumbled upon this site i visit it everyday, thanks to this site im able to watch epic anime i never even heard off(Angel Beats!,Kaichou wa maid-sama, etc) im really grateful about this site and though its kinda sad that Omni had to retire from blogging but as long as this site is up im visiting it everyday to see the latest and whats good to watch, good job on making this site still up Divine and hopefully this site will be up for a long time
August 28, 2010 at 8:17 pmroy
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we should be thanking you divine and other member that is committing the site. Thanks for taking your time to read your post-there is no other site that is as good as yours!
August 28, 2010 at 8:18 pmXiShi
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An amazing blogging site :)
August 28, 2010 at 8:29 pmKoeix
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glad to hear the site is doing good. congrats to you guys
don’t you reckon we need an anime veteran to blog some older animes to fill up the missing parts of when you guys started in 2004? i mean saikano,shingetsutan tsukihime, and such should be blogged so some viewers who hasn’t seen them can get the idea of how the anime was
August 28, 2010 at 8:30 pmKevz
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Congrats :D
August 28, 2010 at 8:30 pmAlvord12
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Great job Divine! Congratulations :)
Random Curiosity just gets better every season!
August 28, 2010 at 8:33 pmfragb85
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Congrats. If only Omni were here to see this.
August 28, 2010 at 10:37 pmDivine
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He’s already read this and is probably continuing to read comments. Whether or not you can get a response out of him is another thing though.
August 28, 2010 at 8:38 pmalyxva
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I discovered Omni’s Curiosity this site back in 2007 i believe but was in infrequent visitor but i have been visiting more and more each time. I like how you are still continuing with this. I visit Divine’s Curiosity almost daily. Continue the good work.
August 28, 2010 at 8:56 pmKaris
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I discovered this site when i was looking for info on Shakugan no Shana when it came out, and I kept coming back cause it was so informative. I am speechless with the 65 million viewers; I’m glad i can continue to imagine that people out there love anime!
August 28, 2010 at 9:00 pmarcium
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Congratulations!
I always come here to read about the latest episodes, and have done so over the years, this is a wonderful site.
August 28, 2010 at 9:01 pmewok40k
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congratulations! opens up a beer :3
and yay for anime product placement for pizza hut! anything that keeps new anime going is good :P
August 28, 2010 at 9:07 pmDoughnut
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Congrats on all the achivement! Surely you deserve some pizza. :D
August 28, 2010 at 9:09 pmShinji103
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The current count:
Pizza Hut supports the rebellion, mages, Espers, the nation, and now the afterlife.
August 28, 2010 at 9:12 pmIkuru
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One of the lurkers here.
Been lurking around Random Curiosity for about 4 or more years.
It was kind of sad to have Omni leave this site. But i believe he must be pursuing something important for himself in his life so that’s all good.=]
Random Curiosity’s a great place to talk about your favorite characters and having like minded people agreeing with your views of the different animations.(though i didn’t pose anything online but, i did find myself agreeing with certain random user on the views of their favourite female or their likes or dislikes of certain characters;etc)
*cough* i have to admit that i am guilty; finding it absolutely amusing to watch people rage online when certain characters in their prefered stories does something silly. =p
To PROOOF and KiIRAGI, all the best to you future posts. I’ll be looking forward to your growth as bloggers/ writers. =]
Question: Pardon me for maybe my lack of reading. Where is TRILLIAN; ARCADE; SIXTHDAWN; KENN1911; PATRIK (i think i did miss a whole lot more) i guessed they might have retired. Well, doesn’t matter. Thank you for making what Random Curiosity is today.
Oh, and to JAALIN, you’re not forgotten. Would love to read your retarded; sexually deviant; philosophical or even scathing posts in the future. Your posts are amusing to read.
And of course to DIVINE, thank you for continuing the site after OMNI left. Thank you for your past efforts and also to your future efforts as well.
August 28, 2010 at 9:12 pmLaN
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Congrats Divine. Really appreciate what you’ve done here.
August 28, 2010 at 9:23 pmsealouse
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Yes thanks and keep up the good work.
August 28, 2010 at 9:27 pmJaden
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Wow! 60 million mark in 6 years, that’s impressive and I know that things will just get better from here on out.
I first stumble upon Random Curiosity when I was searching for something new to watch and if I recall correctly, it was the Gundam 00 posts I started reading and decided to pick it up (and it was AWESOME!). I didn’t realize that I was already visiting randomc on a daily basis to check out what’s new and what shows I want to watch, and I don’t think I’ll stop coming here anytime soon.
Congratulations and keep up the good work. ^^
August 28, 2010 at 9:33 pmnissannut
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Congrats on hitting 60 mil. What an achievement. Hopefully, this site will have 60 million more to come…
August 28, 2010 at 9:34 pmlordip
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Omedetou! Here to 60 mil more :)
August 28, 2010 at 9:53 pmsushlet
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Even as a long time lurker, I did not expect such a large number of visitors – I was sure RandomC was quite cult. I’m sure quite a few people appreciate RandomC since if it wasn’t for this site I would not have been so into anime. I remember a few years back I was only watching shounen crap like Gundam Seed but RandomC introduced me to a bunch of sexy loli tsundere crap and yeah I’d like to thank RandomC for turning me into a shit stain of humanity.
August 28, 2010 at 10:41 pmDivine
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Um… you’re welcome!
August 28, 2010 at 11:06 pmphilip
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I love this site.
August 29, 2010 at 1:23 amAznCoffee
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OLOLOLOLOL
August 28, 2010 at 10:06 pmdon_ecchi
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congratz, thanks too for blogging anime and more power!!
August 28, 2010 at 10:17 pmbriex
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Long live RandomC! And thanks to Divine, Kiiragi and Prooof. I’ll always waiting for Divine’s Giant Killing post, Kiiragi’s One Piece manga post and Prooof’s Nurarihyon no Mago post every week despite of me just being a lurker :)
August 28, 2010 at 10:32 pmPao
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Congrats~ Keep up the good work!
August 28, 2010 at 10:35 pmDragonite88
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Wow thats like having your own city 60 million dam wow.
August 28, 2010 at 10:57 pmBROOKLYN otaku
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NO SHIT!?! FO REAL!?!?! 60 MILL??? WOW!!!! hey Divine, you and Omni should put out MEMBERSHIP CARDS like you you see in anime you know!?! HAHAHAHA if that were the case I’m sure my Otaku=ish Ass would be like #200 or something. KEEP IT UP PIMPING!!!
BTW- you really should start “if you aren’t already *wink* wink*” Ca$hing in on this juicy cow. DO YOU dig my nig!!
August 28, 2010 at 11:00 pmSirMuffin
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You’re the bridge that links 60 million otherwise random people together worldwide… That’s freaking amazing and I am honoured to be one of those 60 million people. Please keep it up!
August 28, 2010 at 11:15 pmDivine
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As much as I’d like to believe those are unique visitors, that’s not the case. There’s a bit of a misnomer on what constitutes a visit/visitor to a website, so I can’t really say Random Curiosity’s reached out to an entire city of people worldwide. Still, there’s a good amount of people who check back regularly every day to help reach this milestone.
August 29, 2010 at 12:28 amSirMuffin
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Ah maybe not 60 million… But I’m certain that whatever the number of unique visitors you’ve gained it’s going to be a big (understatement) number!
August 28, 2010 at 11:10 pmT.K.
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Congratulations! I personally like divine’s style of writing more than Omni’s, probably due to the similarities of my own style. Keep the blog rolling!
August 28, 2010 at 11:15 pmkyonkun
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The only thing I’d change about RC is the obsession with Angel Beats! around here
I’d rather see the K-ON! girls up at the top of the page:)
You’re one of my first stops daily and the anime reviews helps me get a broader picture of the series I’m following for the seasons
August 29, 2010 at 5:43 amkuripuri
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LOL Wow you actually got what you wanted. I thought I was on the wrong site for a second when I saw K-ON at the top.
August 28, 2010 at 11:22 pmarmando
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Congratulations! I love this site and have shown it to all my buddies who love anime. It wasn’t for divine and this site I wouldn’t have gotten into alot of great series, thnx RandomC
August 28, 2010 at 11:23 pmOmega
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Congratulations on your 60m visitors achievement. And i hope that it will reach 1b in the future.
btw, if anyone spotted any copycat blogs, let all those readers/fans/etc know and redirect them here :p
August 28, 2010 at 11:34 pmmegalith
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Congratulations! You win a million more views!
August 28, 2010 at 11:47 pmbunnyl0ve
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Hoorray! Visiting this site always brings a smile to my face.
August 28, 2010 at 11:53 pmhockaii
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Grats RC
August 29, 2010 at 12:08 amOkazaki-san
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This was quite expected since your posts’re usually quite interesting to read.Congrats RC.
August 29, 2010 at 12:31 amUppfinnarn
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Haha, where did you get that pic?
August 29, 2010 at 1:20 amDivine
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It’s a scan I came across.
August 29, 2010 at 1:05 amfluidity
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Congratulations.
August 29, 2010 at 1:29 ammissbeea
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Congratulations for all the work and dedication.
August 29, 2010 at 1:44 amlightning
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Random Curiosity is practically my second home! Although I don’t comment as much as I’d want to, regularly visiting RC on a daily basis is something that I will subconsciously do every time I fire up my browser lol. Also, it’s a good distraction from my uni hw! =)
Thanks Omni and Divine for the hard work and dedication that you guys have put into this site. ^^
August 29, 2010 at 2:04 amamado
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I think we should thank you for providing us anime(and some manga) reviews, songs and other stuff…
anyway congrats on reaching 60 million, its not too far for 70 million to happen sooner
August 29, 2010 at 2:27 amoutcast
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Great great site. Love it to pieces
August 29, 2010 at 2:49 amunderMebius
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Oh, speaking of Pizza Hut, there’s also a pic of Mayoi and Shinobu eating pizza hut, anyways..
Congratulations. RC is one of the sites I usually visit.
August 29, 2010 at 2:51 amMorridin
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Congratiolations on this milestone!
Been reading the site eversince a friend linked it to me a year or 2 back and I still enjoy it.
Keep up the great work!
August 29, 2010 at 3:42 amahelo
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good job filling in omni’s shoes. can’t believe you even got 25% more viewers. being a blogger here must be awesome cus you get a lot of comments.
August 29, 2010 at 3:46 amhiitagi
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they have pizza hut in the afterlife? o_o i can now die happy 0_____0
congratulations randomc.net!
August 29, 2010 at 4:49 amSilentmanX
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I enjoyed coming here, keep it up
August 29, 2010 at 5:16 amAudiocrow
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I just thought I’d leave a quick comment and let you know that I really like your impression/descriptions rather than summaries. Usually I don’t check here until after I’ve watched whatever, and it’s to see what your opinions are or if you noticed anything I missed :P. As a side note, this is the only anime blog I check ’cause I don’t really feel the need to look for any others xD
August 29, 2010 at 6:25 amkaineng
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*reads…*
[Summarises] Yeah for more Random Curiosity! Keep it up Divine!~
Anyways, seen (I think) Kureha-chan and Noel-chan from Sora no Woto eating pizza too~
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