Last updated: November 29, 2009

Total team members: 18

The English version of this section lists all the team members within this organization. Individual language versions will only list team members on that team.

Cynthia ☆ (nickname: Cyn)

Position: Owner, Webmaster

Goal: My main goal for Masa Karasu is to create a website and community for all miyavi fans throughout the world. Fandom extends far and reaches all boundaries between age, location, language, etc. At Masa Karasu, we hope to cross those boundaries to form a union among all miyavi fans.

Email address: cynthia@masakarasu.net

Country: USA

Birth date: March 26

Current: Systems Analyst II for the University of Texas at San Antonio Library

Languages: English

Last.fm: damaen

Favorite artists: The Smashing Pumpkins (pre-2009), 雅-miyavi-, La Vie En Rose, MUCC

Adrienne

Position: Japanese to English Translator

Goal: It’s pretty simple, really: To help get Miyavi’s words and thoughts and feelings out to people that don’t understand Japanese.

Email address: oritsu_luv@hotmail.com

Country: USA

Birth date: January 29

Current: Receptionist/Freelance Translator

Languages: English, Japanese

LiveJournal: oritsu-luv

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, SID, L’arc en ciel, gilgamesh, MUCC, SuG, Da Pump, MAX, Namie Amuro, Hikaru Utada, Ayumi Hamasaki, SPEED, Fall Out Boy, Let’s Get It, Cobra Starship, Leehom Wang

Aiichi Ashida (芦田愛一)

Position: English proofreader

Goal: To make every post i touch understandable to the general English speaking audience.

Email address: only1ofme382@gmail.com

Country: USA

Birth date: October 17

Current: Unemployed, stay at home mom

Languages: English

LiveJournal: aiichiashida

Favorite artists: VNV Nation, Seether, Shinedown, Korn, Three days grace, Days like these, Slipknot, Simple Plan, Rammstein, Marilyn Manson, Tapping The Vein, Story of The Year, Wumpscut, System Of A Down, Mudvayne, Nickelback, Pink, No Doubt, HIM, 雅-miyavi-, Dir En Grey, Incubus, Evanescence, Good Charlotte, Eminem, Cold, Cradle of Filth, AFI, Midless Self Indulgence,Avenged Sevenfold

Alma (あるまちゃん)

Position: Head English to Spanish Translator

Goal: I want our work as translators to reach any miyavi fan, bringing those who support him accurate information as much as possible about that wonderful man.

Email address: shamandalie06@gmail.com

Country: Spain

Birth date: January 20

Current: Full-time student of Illustration at an Art School

Languages: Spanish, English

LiveJournal: uchihashamey

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, Due’le Quartz, LM.C, An Cafe, L’Arc~en~Ciel, Gackt, hide, David Bowie, Sonata Arctica, Ankhara

Angela (Angie, a.k.a Messy)

Position: Video Manager

Goal: Helping Masa Karasu with the promotional video subtitling in every way possible; in turn, spreading the MYV love to fans around the world!

Email address: oh_messy_me@live.com

Country: USA

Birth date: June 23

Current: Computer Technician, Full-time student and English tutor

Languages: English

MySpace: kukkii

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, MUCC, Nightmare (Sendai too!), DJ OZMA, BUCK-TICK, The Seeker, Kaya, Fuji Fabric, hide, X JAPAN, Luna Sea

Anita

Position: Video Editor

Goal: To make good and enjoyable videos.

Email address: jrockluver@gmail.com

Country: USA

Birth date: May 8

Current: High School student

Languages: English

Myspace: anita5892

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, Girugamesh, Naitomea, the GazettE, LM.C, D, d=out, Screw, Versailles, Despairs Ray, Ayabie, Gackt, hyde, Kagrra, SID

Ben

Position: Masa Karasu Assistant

Goal: My goal is to assist in the running of the Masa Karasu site and alleviate the workload of others, so that the site can function more efficiently. Furthermore, I also hope to help with the launch, success and continuation thereafter of the fanclub. At the end of the day, my main goal is to make the MK site a continued success, so as to aid in bringing in more people to spread miyavi’s music and messages far and wide.

Email address: cyaneyed@masakarasu.net

Country: England

Birth date: January 1

Current: Volunteer

Languages: English

Last.fm: tealtraum

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, Tori Amos, Rammstein, Oomph!, Nine Inch Nails

Gizorz

Position: Events Organizer

MK Goal: World peace trough music.

Email address: Gizorz@comyvz-crew

Country: the Netherlands

Current: I study Japanese language and culture

Languages: Dutch, English

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, MUCC, Dir en Grey, hide, Mindless Self Indulgence, DJ ZORRO, Rain drop shower, MR FANG.

Lana

Position: English to German Translator

MK Goal: Unite miyavi fans around the world and spread miyavi love~

Email address: last_game@myspace.com

Country: Germany

Birth date: September 15

Current: School

Languages: German, Russian, English

LiveJournal: new-coincidence

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, Gackt, abingdon boys school, LM.C, Hyde, VAMPS, Tokio Hotel, the GazettE, L’arc~en~Ciel, Matenrou Opera, Nightmare, 30 Seconds to Mars

Laurin-Anne (nickname: Itoshii/Ai-san)

Position: Co-webmaster, Forum Maintainer

Goal: To support Cyn in keeping MasaKarasu.net up-to-date and easily accessible so that we may bring miyavi to fans the world over.

Email address: incness@gmail.com

Country: USA

Birth date: November 13

Current: Full-time student (Computer Graphic/Web Design)

Languages: English

LiveJournal: itoshiixhito

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, BoA, Bob Marley, Disturbed, Evanescence, The GazettE, Linkin Park, LM.C, MUCC, Nightmare, Nsync, The Pointer Sisters, Psycho le Cemu, Sublime

Mari (まり)

Position: Events Coordinator, Forum Maintainer, MySpace Maintainer

Goal: To help Masa Karasu in any way that I can, to help promote miyavi’s message to fans world-wide, and to always support miyavi, Masa Karasu, and all of the miyavi and Masa Karasu fanbase.

Email address: mari@masakarasu.net

Country: USA

Birth date: August 14

Current: Hostess/Cashier at a Japanese restaurant

Languages: English

MySpace: pistolsandparasols

Favorite artists: abingdon boys school, A Love Like Pi, B2ST, しゃるろっと – Charlotte, Dashboard Confessional, Kagrra, kannivalism, Kazoku, Kra, MBLAQ, 雅-miyavi-, My American Heart, RADWIMPS, SHINee, SID, xTRiPx, ZE:A

Mia

Position: Events Organizer

Goal: To celebrate miyavi`s music.

Email address: Miyavi_kun@web.de

Country: Germany

Birth date: September 22

Current: Actress Student in Berlin

Languages: English and German

Myspace: ragebriankinney

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, Beyonce, Hollywood Undead, YORKE, DJ Hanger, KenKen, Jens Wawrczeck, The Prodigy, The Rolling Stones

Nasta (or Anastacia)

Position: Owner of the Russian miyavi fansite Miyavizm, Masa Karasu Content Contributor

Goal: My goal is to spread miyavizm around all the world!

Email address: again.korn@gmail.com

Country: Russian Federation

Birth date: October 5

Current: Student of 2 technical faculties and IT-worker

Languages: Russian, Spanish and English (in decreasing order)

Last.fm: Childl1ke

Favorite artists: Korn, Guano Apes, U2, Dolphin, Papa Roach, 雅-miyavi-, nightmare and Alice nine.

Rubén

Position: English to Spanish Translator

Goal: I wish that all miyavi fans can know more about him thought our translations.

Email address: zell_dincht77@hotmail.com

Country: Spain

Birth date: October 1

Current: Full-time Graphic Design student at the art school in Murcia, Spain.

Languages: Spanish, English

LiveJournal: menhdel

Favorite artists: Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, 雅-miyavi-, AC/DC, WarCry, Nightmare, L’Arc~en~Ciel, Blind Guardian, Anna Tsuchiya

Sylvia Eluna Nuv

Position: Events Coordinator, Forum Maintainer

Goal: My main goal is not only to support miyavi but I want to support miyavi’s fans everywhere through my hard work with the Masa Karasu team.

Email address: elunanuv@gmail.com

Country: Canada

Birth date: December 21

Current: Full-time student

Languages: English

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, hide, X JAPAN, D’espairsRay, Led Zeppelin, alice nine., The Cranberries

Tadema

Position: English to Spanish Translator

Goal: I want to support miyavi as a artist and as a person through my help and work in Masa Karasu.

Email address: ladytadema@hotmail.com

Country: Spain

Birth date: June 5

Current: Student

Languages: Spanish, English

Favorite artists: 雅-miyavi-, Hyde, L’Arc en Ciel, LM.C, An Cafe, etc…

Wawa (わわ)

Position: English to German Translator

Goal: I’d like to support miyavi and the MK team that are putting their hearts into this. And a German version of MK should give a little help.

Email address: ravianrozu@gmail.com

Country: Germany

Birth date: January 25

Current: Working at a bookstore

Languages: German, a smattering of English

Favorite artists: ラヴィアンローズ, ムック, y.k.ユナイテッド, HIM, 兎-usagi-, 激楽隊, デンジャー☆ギャング, SEEED, Peter Fox, The Prodigy, Die Ärzte, Dir en grey, HIFANA, 東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ, KoЯn, Epik High, etc…

Yaro

Position: English to German Translator

Goal: Help to spread MK all over the world to people who might not be fluent in English.

Email address: thebigsasa@gmail.com

Country: Germany

Birth date: October 29

Current: Graduated from school

Languages: German, English, Russian

Favorite artists: System Of A Down, Epik High, MUCC, La Vie En Rose, Anberlin, Atmosphere, Кино, Deftones, 9mm Parabellum Bullet, Scars on Broadway, Serj Tankian, and many many more…