Built by Fans. Kept Alive by Memory.
Cire Anime was born in the late 90s—back when anime fans built the internet we wanted to exist. Before social media decided what you saw. Before algorithms buried passion projects. Before every search result funneled you into the same few giant sites.
The internet changed. Forums disappeared. Hostings shut down. Link pages died. Entire fan communities got erased overnight—sometimes without warning. And as "quick info" took over, sites like Wikipedia (and other mega-aggregators) unintentionally helped flatten the ecosystem: fewer personal sites, fewer unique voices, fewer wild opinions, fewer handmade pages with personality.
Cire Anime is here to push back against that. Not by trying to out-muscle the big platforms—but by staying real. By being human. By keeping the history alive. By preserving the names and voices of the people who helped build it. This site is news, yes—but it’s also a time capsule.
If you're reading this: welcome home. You're part of the story now.
Cire Anime is currently maintained and operated by a small, dedicated team. While the site honors its long history, the following members are the active caretakers continuing its legacy today.
Active Staff
nyxtyr (Steven)
Founder · Webmaster · Editor-in-Chief
Founder of Cire Anime in the late 1990s and its longest-standing contributor. Steven oversees all site operations, development, archival restoration, and editorial direction. Cire Anime exists today because he refuses to let its history disappear.
Interests: Skateboarding, webdesign, being lazy, and having fun. lol — honestly anything. ;]
“I would rather die as me than live as someone else.”
Website(s): cireanime, cirehosting, ciredesigns, unlimitedtheory, ghostnetwork
Kai Renfield
Article Writer
Covers breaking anime announcements, industry shifts, and release schedules. Fast on updates, obsessive about details, and always hunting for the story behind the headline.
Interests: Studio history, seasonal previews, anime soundtracks, keeping up with way too many shows at once
“If it made you feel something, it mattered.”
Website(s): cireanime
Mira Solace
Article Writer
Writes reviews, editorials, and deep-dive features—focusing on story, themes, and character writing. Brings calm, thoughtful energy to the loudest hype cycles.
Interests: Psychological anime, narrative structure, character arcs, classic films, late-night binge sessions
“The best stories leave scars in a good way.”
Website(s): cireanime
Rex Calder
Article Writer
Focused on retro anime, forgotten OVAs, old-school fandom culture, and the history that modern sites skip. Writes like an archivist with a sword.
Interests: VHS-era anime, obscure OVAs, production trivia, scanning old magazines, longform retrospectives
“If nobody remembers it, did it ever really exist?”
Website(s): cireanime
Luna Virex
Article Writer
Writes community-focused pieces and culture coverage—events, fan trends, creator spotlights, and the energy of fandom itself. Keeps the site feeling alive.
Interests: Conventions, cosplay culture, creator interviews, fan communities, visual presentation
“Fandom is the heartbeat. Anime is the spark.”
Website(s): cireanime
Legacy Staff (Retired)
The following individuals were instrumental in building Cire Anime during its original run. Though no longer active, their contributions are permanently preserved here as part of the site’s history.
Dark Crisis (David)
Co-Webmaster · Review Writer
Location: Connecticut
Interests: Collecting anime DVDs and items, doing anime reviews.
“Do your Best or prepare for the Worst”
Website(s): cireanime, anishadow
Hydro+ (John Cochrane)
Co-Webmaster
Location: Northern Ireland
Interests: Multimedia design, gaming, anime ^^, football, drinking
“Condoms are'nt completely safe, my friend was wearing one and got hit by a bus.”
Website(s): cireanime, digitalgrounds, animecubed
Big Rob Stone (Robert)
News Writer · Review Writer · Information Writer
Location: Ohio
Interests: Watching anime, reading manga, playing games
“Pain is a illusion for the weak dont take fate lieing down. Maybe all i want to do is swing my sword at others...go back to your master...griffith”
Website(s): cireanime
3rd Strike (Keagan)
News Writer · Information Writer
Location: Austin, TX
Interests: Anime, games
Website(s): cireanime, fusionxt, otakuspirit, dbgtph, dbzww, Saiyan Homeworld
hexan (Eric)
News Writer · Information Writer · Review Writer
Location: Cleveland, OH
Interests: Skateboarding, playing games, reading manga
Website(s): cireanime, theextremedream
maT (Matt)
Review Writer
Location: NYC
Interests: Anything involving security
“this town is like a big pussy... just waitn' to get fucked”
Website(s): cireanime, netmafia, ace2001sk8
Shinobi (Will)
Graphics Designer
Location: Denton, TX
Interests: Anime, import cars, games (any type), art, girls
“Mada mada dane”
Website(s): cireanime, grafxart, theanimestore
animonk (James)
News Writer · Review Writer · Information Writer · Promoter
Location: Houston, TX
Interests: Anime, martial arts, boxing, photography, computers
“i'll bitch slap you 20 times before you hit the floor smut!”
Website(s): cireanime, animonk
XI (Aaron)
News Writer · Review Writer · Information Writer
Location: USA
Interests: N/A
Website(s): cireanime
SoulBlade (Andy)
Graphics Designer
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Interests: Rollerblading, snowboarding, jetskiing, mountain biking, speed sports, anime, gfx, HTML/Javascript, web design
“D’oh”
Website(s): cireanime, narutostuff