Jokey jokes aside: my guess is the site simply runs on a very dedicated skeleton crew. There don't seem to be many administrators, the site's code hasn't changed for a very long time (at least on the front end), and site traffic seems limited enough to be handled by a lean staff.
Nezchan is perfectly visible, there's one. DrPepperFan's there too, for two. I was once referred to another administrator for a technical issue, that's three. I have no indication the staff list extends much further than that, if at all.
As for hosting and server costs, I assume the owner simply has (relatively) deep pockets.
Again, that's all guessing and speculation on my part.
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