Is it too early to be thinking about next year? I just had some ideas for events and I want to jot them down before I forget.
Anime of the Month: This event will last as long as we want it to. Basically, we pick an anime each month and celebrate that anime for the entire month. We'd make Fan Works and World posts declaring our feelings for said anime. The only drawback I can see to this is that not everyone has seen every anime, and even if they have, not everyone LIKES the same anime.
OC Popularity Polls: Everyone makes a World post introducing their OC nominees. The OCs will make their cases (i.e. you write in-character) about why they should be voted for. Then, the other participants vote for (or rank) everyone else's OCs by sending PMs to the OCs' creators. At the very end, each person makes a fan comic ranking the top OCs as voted by everyone else. Yes, I know this one is kind of involved.
Valentine's Day/White Day: My basic understanding of how Japan celebrates these holidays are that girls give gifts to boys on Valentine's and the boys reciprocate on White Day. I could be totally wrong, though. In any case, this'll be kind of like a Secret Santa with a twist. The "girls" will be artists and the "boys" will be wallpaper makers. The "girls" draw fan art for the "boys" and the "boys" will incorporate the art into a wallpaper. The reason I put "girls" and "boys" in quotes is because you don't have to be a girl to make art or a boy to make wallpapers. This is an ambitious undertaking and I haven't figured out all the details. Still, I think we can make this work.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Giant gummy lizards? Let me know what you think.
Hey, peeps. Would you guys like me to host a livestream either tonight or tomorrow? If it's tonight, it would start around 6:30 pm CST. I don't know what time I'd be streaming if/when I do it tomorrow. I'll likely be streaming on Picarto unless there are protests. So... feedback?
Update: I'm up and running: https://picarto.tv/KebaSiRota
Rules:
1. Pick a character, stay in character
2. Make them answer the questions
3. Tag some peeps
Dice
Series: Survival Instincts
1. Interviewer: Have any siblings? (half siblings and stepsiblings count)
Dice: *Leers at interviewer.* I'm NOT talking about that.
2. Interviewer: How many members do you know are in your family tree?
Dice: I told you, I'm not talking about that.
3. Interviewer: What is your favorite game?
Dice: Hmm... practicing self-defense?
4. Interviewer: How is your love life?
Dice: Well, I don't exactly LOVE my life, but ever since Naomi and Marshall freed me from that box, I've liked learning about humans and how they live.
(He doesn't get the question.)
5. Interviewer: Do you have any royal blood?
How is blood royal? What is "royal" anyway? That's a good thing, right? I guess that since my blood is different from human blood, that means it's probably royal.
(He doesn't get this question either.)
6. Interviewer: If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would you meet?
Dice: *Shrugs.*
7. Interviewer: What is your favorite movie?
Dice: I don't have a favorite way to move. Running, maybe? I do like to be active.
(Again, he doesn't get the question.)
8. Interviewer: Have any secrets?
Dice: Yes.
9. Interviewer: Creepiest experience?
Dice: I don't want to talk about it.
10. Interviewer: Who is the most annoying person you have ever met?
Dice: I don't know. Marshall says I'm annoying, but I disagree.
11. Interviewer: Do you go on social media?
Dice: I don't know what that means.
12. Interviewer: If you're in a relationship who kissed who first :3? (If you haven't kissed that's ok)
Dice: Is that what humans do in relationships? Why didn't Naomi or Marshall tell me?
13. Interviewer: Anyone you have or had a crush on?
Dice: I wouldn't crush anyone... unless they're a threat to me.
(Yet again, he doesn't get the question.)
14. Interviewer: What's the most embarrassing thing you've done?
Dice: I don't get embarrassed that easily. Marshall says that I embarrass him, but I don't know how I'm doing it.
15. Interviewer: Are you married?
Dice: What's "married"?
16. Interviewer: What's your favorite place to be with your partner/friend?
Dice: Anywhere, really... just as long as I'm not trapped in a box.
17. Interviewer: Who's the person you hate the most?
Dice: *Raises an eyebrow.* I thought we were over this.
18. Interviewer: What's your favorite food?
Dice: I don't eat much because I don't need to. But those things that Marshall gets taste pretty good. I think he called them "burgers".
19. Interviewer: What's your favorite weapon?
Dice: I don't have one. I'm usually not one to start fights.
20. Interviewer: What's your favorite prank to pull?
Dice: I've never pulled one before. Are they heavy? I could probably handle it, regardless.
(Poor Dice isn't getting a lot of these.)
21. Interviewer: Who's your favorite among your team?
Dice: Isn't a team a big group of humans? I only know two, so I can't really say.
22. Interviewer: Is anyone like a rival to you?
Dice: I don't think so.
23. Interviewer: Favorite celebrity?
Dice: *Whistles.* Humans sure have a lot of strange concepts. I've never even heard of a "celebrity".
24. Interviewer: Got in any fights?
Dice: Yes, I have, occasionally.
25. Interviewer: Anything to say to anyone reading this?
Dice: Humans are strange. Really strange.
I tag anyone who wants to do this!
The year is flying by, which means it's time for another Secret Santa wishlist!
Most of this list was directly copied from last year's list. As usual, 10 anime and all OCs. I'm listing where I am in each anime series because I don't want spoilers.
Since I already got my Attack on Titan, Death Note, and Cardcaptor Sakura wishes, I won't be asking for those.
The Manga and Anime
In no particular order...
Fullmetal Alchemist I'm just that predictable. I prefer the manga/Brotherhood continuity. If you didn't know by now, I'm a total Greed fangirl. I also like Alphonse. Heck, any of the characters would be fine, since I like almost all of them on some level.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica I watched the series, but not the third movie. I'm not sure which girl is my favorite, so I guess Madoka herself is a safe bet. Really, I'd be fine with any of the magical girl characters.
Assassination Classroom I've completed the first season, but haven't started the second. I haven't read the manga, either, though I have a feeling that it was adapted faithfully. Koro-sensei is my favorite character in the series.
Magi I've seen both seasons, and I'm reading the manga, but I haven't gotten to manga-only territory yet. My favorite character is Alibaba, but all of the main characters are so likable that I'd be happy with one or more of them, too.
Spice and Wolf My new obsession! I've seen all of the first season and some of the second. I haven't read the light novels or manga. My favorite character is Holo, but I like Lawrence a lot, too. If you like, you can draw some cute fluff with them together (hint, hint).
Gurren Lagann It's been some time since I've seen it, but my memories of it are vivid. I can't decide on a favorite, so any of the main characters will do.
Sailor Moon I've read the manga, seen all of Crystal, and I've finished the first three seasons of the original anime. I don't care about spoilers, and the continuity is your choice. My favorite is Sailor Saturn, but any of the Guardians (I guess that's the official term now) is cool with me.
The Seven Deadly Sins I'm not up to date on the manga (thanks, Crunchyroll), and I haven't seen the anime (thanks, Netflix). The last part I read from the manga is when the Sins finally reunite. My favorite characters are Diane, Ban, and King (not necessarily in that order). From what I hear, Diane's birthday is supposed to be on December 24 (a day before mine). Also Ban x Elaine makes me melt with happiness.
Naruto/Naruto Shippuden I haven't watched it in some time; I kind of paused it right when they're gearing up for the war. I don't really care about spoilers with Naruto because the plot's been ruined for me several times over. My request this year is anyone from Team Kurenai because they really got the short end of the stick action-wise.
Inuyasha I STILL haven't finished this anime (I'm plowing through the filler after the arc with the Band of Seven) and I haven't read the manga. I'm pretty sure I've been introduced to most (if not all) of the major players in the story, though. Shippou is still my favorite character, but I like the other main characters as well.
The Original Characters
I'm just linking pictures. You can find out about the characters in the picture descriptions. You can read the stories here. (Just note that this world is for Subscribers only.)
Additional information (and some silliness) can be found here.
Other artists' interpretations of my characters are here.
From Survival Instincts: [Naomi] [Marshall] [Dice] [All three]
From Destination: [Keba] [Jon] [Both of them] [Rakusa]
From The Rebels of Planet Aadau: [Meh-Eh-Au] [Conus] [Most of the cast]
If you want other pictures of my OCs, you can poke around my Portfolio, too. I just linked the ones that I thought were the best.
Final notes: I don't actually celebrate Christmas. I'm just doing the SS because my birthday falls on Christmas. So please don't add anything religious. Also, please follow theO's rules, meaning: keep it safe for work.
Thanks in advance, S.S.! I'm excited to see what you come up with. ^_^
I have been entrusted with an important mission from the Bossman. It is a poll of Otakuites.
Please answer the following questions:
1. Would you consider yourself a new-school or an old-school otaku?
2. Are you aware of the concept of glomping?
3. Do you ever use the term "glomp"?
Please answer this poll within the week... or I'll start sending PMs to random people. Gahahaha!
Update: Thanks for all the comments so far! There are so many that I don't think I can reply to them all.
Everyone, tell your friends that this poll is open. Also, I'll be bumping this post about once a day, so apologies in advance for spamming your Backroom.
Update part deux: If you're wondering what the reason is for this, the answer is: just for fun. ^_^
