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[Fbuh]

Just wondering how strictly the word limit is going to be held up? I've got the long review finished, but it's about a hundred words over the designated number, so would I need to slice out some fifty to a hundred words or was that more like the lower-bound (naturally not to go way too far over)?

The word count is an exact upper limit.

Does that mean that submissions that go over a bit will not be considered? If that's the case, then I may have to re-do mine and send them in again.

 

[John Funk]

Just wondering how strictly the word limit is going to be held up? I've got the long review finished, but it's about a hundred words over the designated number, so would I need to slice out some fifty to a hundred words or was that more like the lower-bound (naturally not to go way too far over)?

The word count is an exact upper limit.

Does that mean that submissions that go over a bit will not be considered? If that's the case, then I may have to re-do mine and send them in again.

Yes, that is true. You're welcome to resubmit.

How much experience must we assume our readers have with anime and its various subgenres?

Assume some degree of general familiarity. Someone who is interested in anime, has seen some, but is not super fluent in the rather obscure stuff.

 

[Zephirius]

Man, Americans always get all the cool contests/events/whatever.

 

[ckam]

I live in NA, wait 18 or older?! Damnit, and I was going to kill Evangelion.

 

[Smiles]

okay, I will try this out, time to exercise my writing ability!

 

[ShogunGino]

Okay, I revised and resubmitted my reviews with exact word count and Word format, I hope they go through better this time.

Hoping John gets them alright...

 

[Fbuh]

Just so that I get this straight, can they be under the word count, or does exact mean exact to a 'T'?

(Christ, I must sound like an idiot going on about this)

I just want to make sure that I do it properly.

 

[birdbrain18]

my reveiw will be wrote!


EDIT: Darn I'm to young

 

[Fbuh]

I resubmitted the essays to the exact word limit. Thanks again for this awesome opportunity!

 

[Smiles]

oh man, I forgot to include my name and my username, and I used a different email address... at least they won't know which review was written by me now anyway...

 

[mALX]

The Escapist is looking for a team of five (5) anime fans within our community to review the latest titles to hit North American shores. If you're interested in applying for the position, here?s what you need to do to make your case:

We?re looking for two review samples ? choose any of the following anime titles to review:

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop
Spirited Away
Fullmetal Alchemist

Send us a long review (750 words), and a short review (200 words) ? you can review the same anime for both, or choose to do a different one for each. Knowledge of the subject matter is as important as writing ability, so please only apply if you're fairly well-familiar with anime - we're looking for experts. Also keep in mind that you will be expected to meet assigned deadlines.

Please write the review samples in the word processing app of your choice ? Microsoft Word preferred. Send them as attachments to john(at)escapistmag(dot)com . Be sure to include your Escapist forum username and real name in the body of the email, and the email subject must contain ?Anime Review Position.? Applications must be submitted no later than 6:00 PM EST on Friday, March 20th, 2009.

This is an unpaid position ? all of the anime will be provided for free, and is yours to keep! Review assignments will be decided at The Escapist?s discretion.

Due to format differences, this position is open to North America residents only. You must be 18 or older to apply.

If you have any questions about the position or the application, ask them here, or PM CantFaketheFunk.

How about a blog-writing position for "Developer Watch" - I'll watch Bethesda Soft and keep a blog on it for you!!! (lol).

 

[Fbuh]

Just out of curiosity, when will the results of this endeavor be posted?

 

[LordSnakeEyes]

Actually, I'm Canadian and I'm going to submit one on FMA and NGE

 

[Susan Arendt]

Just out of curiosity, when will the results of this endeavor be posted?

The deadline for applications is today; it'll be few weeks before anything is decided.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Pedro fails at finishing his reviews on time, critical miss!

 

[Cool_guys_dont_cheaT]

And Cool_guys makes the submission at the very last possible second of the game! SCORE!!

PS: Should we just start waiting for emails if we submitted something for this or what??

 

[Susan Arendt]

Yes, just start waiting.

 

[Keisuke Zero]

Curse My Luck for finding this today.....

 

[Dorian Cornelius Jasper]

Curse My Luck for finding this today.....

Ditto.

 

[Incredible Bullshitting Man]

Well, good luck to all who participated. We´re waiting eagerly for some more quality content. I might have submitted something too, if a) I could write reviews, b)I knew a bit more about anime and c) I were a North American. Tough luck, I guess.