For those who are interested in an Avatar Community that is anime-themed with a forum and games there is a new kid on the block. In their own words, Menewsha is “an online community where you can create and customise your own avatar, play games, chat on our forums, and make new friends”. Menewsha, is in fact a PG-13 community that is a free service where users can create their own avatars and play a variety of games. In Menewsha, users can earn gold by playing games and contributing to the forums.

Opened to the public on in January 2007 by Josh Buckley (Joshimitsu), the website grew very quickly its launch, and gained a lot of recognition from its fans. Menewsha is a new place to hang out, share your Pixel Art, play Games and customize your Avatar. Warning! Menewsha can be addictive! Games include Chopper Challenge, Snake, Tetris, Harbor Fishing and classics like Asteroids and Space Invaders.

Forums include sections about books, media, roleplaying, word games, avatar chat, art and so much more.

Menewsha has established quite an online presence including Facebook pages, Myspace pages, twitter feeds and much more. Current users are mostly from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia with a new influx from the Philippines, Malaysia and the Puerto Rico.

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