Carlos Ross

= General Information =

Carlos Ross (born Juan Carlos Ner de la Fuente, July 18, 1979 in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines) was (and still technically is) the head reviewer of THEM Anime Reviews, a position he held consistently from 1996 until 2008, taking the position from Raphael See In 2006, he semi-retired from both reviewing (and watching) anime in order to focus on the completion of his studies. He currently resides in Orlando, Florida, USA, where he is a bell captain at two resorts at Walt Disney World.

Carlos holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian Languages - Japanese from Arizona State University, and intends to pursue postgraduate education in linguistics, hospitality, or conservation biology. He is married to Kimberly (nee Hard) (born January 25, 1979, Cold Spring, New York, USA), who is also an anime fan; they dote upon their cat, a black American shorthair named Kaji (after the character in Neon Genesis Evangelion).

Carlos appeared on Jeopardy! from December 3-6, 2013, winning a total of $90774 over four days of play.

Trivia

 * Though credited with 338 reviews if you count them on the Credits page, one of them is actually an April Fool's Joke (The Legend of THEM) and not an actual anime series, so must be discounted on official tallies.
 * Carlos's forum handle comes from the character of Miwa Satoshi from the Wataru Yoshizumi manga Marmalade Boy (and its anime adaptation). He actually met his current wife Kimberly as a direct result of using the character Miwa Satoshi as his handle on LiveJournal and the Internet in general.
 * On the THEM Anime forums, Carlos has (jokingly) referred to himself as The Sultan. This is actually an oblique and obscure parody of SPJA founder Mike Tatsugawa calling himself "Shogun" on that club's forums, though also a reference to the ineffectual but well-meaning Sultan in the Disney film Aladdin.
 * Carlos has far and beyond written the most reviews on the site (338), over the longest period of time (1998-2010 - twelve years). Though retired as of 2010, he fully intends to resume reviewing should the opportunity arise in the future.
 * He was the runner-up in the 1991 National Geography Bee (now National Geographic Bee), under his original birth name of Juan Carlos de la Fuente.
 * He was actually a birder long before he got into anime - his life list currently stands at 588 species after a honeymoon trip to the Bahamas.
 * He was once married to fellow reviewer Christina Carpenter. They are no longer together, and he would prefer not discussing the issue for the sake of personal privacy.

Reviewer Statistics

 * Reviews Written: 337
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Link
THEM Anime Profile for Carlos Ross