Everyone,
I’m retiring from Sentai/HIDIVE/Anime Network (and anime in general) at the end of April. My last day will be April 30.
The rest of the mods are deciding how they want to split the tasks moving forward.
I’ve so very much enjoyed my time spent here with you — almost 20 years!!
Thanks to everyone that made me laugh, cry, or growl in frustration (you know who you are)
You have three days to ask me anything, I won’t necessarily answer, but I may roll my eyes…
— Slowhand
So what’s the big plan for Retirement? Are you going to Travel (It’s what my oldest sister and her husband do, they just back from a trip to England / Scotland / Wales). Join a Bridge Club? 
or have you not have anything concrete yet?
I will start by saying, you are the ( North, iron fist ) star of the Anime show. You have done a absolutely tremendous job here on TAN!
You brought so much life to the TAN dungeon.
But I will say this, go where your heart takes you
And dabble and experiment with new or your old forgotten hobbies.
And I know wherever you go you will always be Slow Hand to me.
Nothing too concrete yet. Got some family issues that will need to be worked out, and then I might start working on my genealogy, started it several years ago and then kinda forgot about it.
There might be some traveling, but not anywhere over water… can’t do that. 
Yeah. Me neither. Count me out too.
And they say nowadays you need an passport and A ‘REAL ID’ to fly on a plane.
That’s a passport OR a Real ID.
Oh ok. So is the idea of the differences, is one is for local and one is for international travelers?
You can use either a passport or a Real ID for domestic travel but you need a passport for international travel–a Real ID won’t help there.
Thank you for everything, mistress Slow.
You will truly be missed.
Yami, Nemesis, Mikan, Tearju, Senko, Iona, Shimakaze, Kashima, Shinano, Napoli, and Maou: “We all love you, Slowhand!!! 
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Ok I think the new REAL id is easier to get than a regular passport. 
Does anyone have their passport or a REAL ID. What is the process like to get one?
wow, look how you drew me in to say goodbye.
Honestly, I kinda got very lucky, I just started looking at sites to see where I still have an active account and I stumbled upon this.
Sad to hear you’re hitting it, but I totally understand that. I hope you have a nice break(end possibly) from forums and being a Mod, or any of the other things you might be needing a break from.. I hope this does not mean you won’t stop watching Anime. Anyhow, take care. I am sure you will be sorely missed.
How about here?
Thank you for all the great times and all the listening to my randomness.
Thank you for keeping these forums running and active all these years.
We will try our best to keep things going and updated for as long as we are allowed and able to.
Thank you for everything!
For every ending there’s always a new beginning. Thanks for all your hard work @Slowhand and good luck in your new phase of Life.
Through the many evolutions of The Anime Network, I sincerely thank you Slowhand for your 20 amazing years of hard work keeping this place afloat and putting up with us. Best of luck in whatever you decide to do with your life going forward. You have truly earned this! 
EDIT: Not sure why I logged in as CuervoJones, but that was me lol.
Oh man, I got here just in time!
I also happened to be clicking through my bookmarks and saw this out of sheer luck. 
We spent so much time together when I worked here, and those times were simply grand. This place wouldnt be THIS PLACE without you for sure. And just hanging out with you online is something that I miss every now and then. Hell, I still look into Chatzy every once in a while to see if anyone’s logged on hahaha.
The work you did here was nothing short of amazing, and I’m sure you’ll be missed by every forum member both new and old.
Here’s to whatever’s next for you! HUZZAH!
This is my last post. 
I’m so happy that some of my long-lost friends came in to say goodbye, that means so much to me.
I’ve really had a blast these last 20 (almost) years, meeting people, making friends (and maybe a couple of frenimies). I guess it’s time for me to pull a Dragoon.
I’ll be passing the Mod Whip onto the next person, so you still have to behave.
Everyone, stay safe, be happy and watch anime!
– Slowhand
