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[hetascanlations]

Announcement

Hello, dear followers!

We would like to apologize for the long hiatus.

We've created a masterpost (WIP!) to make it easier for mobile users to browse our extensive backlog.

Additionally, as an "apology game" of sorts, we are announcing that we are going to be releasing a full remake of the Hetalian Horror Show! This is not a patch of the original game or a 'remaster', but a completely new version of the game, made from the ground up in the Ren'Py engine, with planned support for modern devices, such as Windows 10+, Mac, Linux, and Android. The game's development has not diverted resources away from our usual scanlation. The 'task force' working on this project is @eosonera as solo programmer and spaghetti as English translator. The game will also be playable in the original Japanese, and a Russian translation was provided by @sunflowerpieivan.

The game has been in progress for about 8 months now and is around 90% finished, with a scheduled release date of Hetalia's 20th anniversary.

Please reach out to @eosonera if you would like to help playtest the game!

(To be clear, it's not really a horror game. There's no gore, jumpscares, and in general nothing scarier than an episode of Scooby-doo. There is a bit of non-explicit nudity but it can easily be avoided.)

We hope to get back into publishing regular updates!

[ao3org]

AO3 will be down for about 15 hours starting at 08:00 UTC on January 21 (what time is that for me?) while we make some improvements to searching bookmarks and series, including:

adding the ability to search, filter, and sort bookmarks by word count

making sure bookmark search results are correct when you use tags containing letters and numbers

preventing series blurbs from listing tags that were only used on draft works

preventing series blurbs from listing tags used on restricted works for guests

updating series bookmark search so it only searches the tags on works you can access

Please follow our status page for updates.

[zarla-s]

Back up your LJs!

I know this post is for a very small audience here on Tumblr but some of my oldest friends I met on LiveJournal are still here, so I'm making it anyway just in case.

But there have been some changes at LJ recently that do not bode well at all. Rahaeli made a thread about it on bsky with some more worrying details. For a bit of background on this, LJ is surprisingly big in Russia. Like way more than on the western side, and it's been owned by a Russian company for a long time now (it wasn't always - there was a big controversy when LJ got sold to the Russians back in the day).

The Russian side of LJ dropped a very big change on Dec 29th without warning on their users, essentially making it so they'd have to register their ID or bank info with LJ to post or comment. Any posts from people outside of Russia, or without Cyrillic services turned on, are invisible and can't be interacted with by people inside Russia. It's nearly impossible to turn Cyrillic services on if you're not in Russia either, so there's a big wall now between both sets of users. Rahaeli speculates that this could mean the Russian company that owns LJ could be considering selling off or just shutting down the western side of LJ soon, thus why they're sectioning it off. There's been no mention of this on the western LJ news comms or anything which is also worrying.

Fandom's moved on from LJ now, but that doesn't mean that a large chunk of old fandom didn't take place there before, and if LJ does go down then tons of fic, fanart, meta, communities, kinkmemes, discussions, rp, goes down with it. Everything up in smoke! I think people underestimate sometimes just how much stuff went on there. LJ being dead is much different than LJ being gone... the thought of it really disappearing after all this time breaks my heart. I've spent so much of my life there, even after everyone else left. ;_;

But how to do your backups? Dreamwidth is an easy answer as an LJ clone, with an automated importer that'll snag all your stuff and move it over for you. Another tool I've been using is ljArchive, specifically this fork of it which will also save comments and communities, although it won't get userpics. There's also LJ Archivr, although that one costs money, and I think some others are mentioned in the bsky thread. Whatever you pick, I'd do it sooner than later.

[rppetpeeves-blog]

 Like when your character is confused, and your partner feels the need to explain to the mod OOC. If I don’t get it OOC, I’ll say so!

[waterbugsanonymous]

hi, this is your gentle reminder and PSA: there are ELECTIONS happening in November 4th. PLEASE GO VOTE. Trump is the most unpopular he has ever been, but does that mean your average independent, or republican will vote for a dem this time around-likely no- they probably will just skip the process entirely if they don’t have a candidate they feel strongly about. this is why i’m asking YOU SPECIFICALLY to make sure to go vote. and i don’t wanna hear any doomerism shit about how voting is a waste of time bc of whatever, guys voting is the last of anything we have it is clear most of these people who represent us do not actually care, HOWEVER trump currently has the house, senate and courts and making it even slightly harder to do anything or having a large enough group to speak out against what he’s doing will help hundreds of thousands of people in the US. now more than ever is it important to make sure that they know that we do not stand for this

[thearchaeologicalwitch]

Hey!

THERE ARE FUCKING BALLOT PETITION PROPOSALS ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR.

THINGS LIKE WEED, CENSORSHIP, VOTING RIGHTS ETC. GIVE A SHIT AND LOOK IT UP ON YOUR STATE'S ELECTIONS/ SECRETARY OF STATE PAGE.

[blackmantagirl]

HI REMEMBER TO CHECK FOR EARLY VOTING!

EARLY VOTING ALLOWS YOU TO VOTE MORE AT YOUR CONVENIENCE ALL MONTH UP UNTIL THE ACTUAL DAY OF ELECTION TOO!

PLEASE CHECK FOR THAT!

YOU CAN DO EARLY VOTING.

[crownofstardustandbone]

Also check to see if your state allows for permanent absentee balloting!! It’s likely too late to vote absentee in this election, but if you want to, you can register now in preparation for future elections!

If your unfamiliar with the idea of permanent absentee balloting, it is where you receive your ballot in the mail, fill it out like you would at the voting location, and then mail it back. If you are disabled, chronically ill, or like millions of people, too busy or unable to get time off work to go vote, permanent absentee balloting is a great way to make voting more accessible to you!

Not all states do this, especially those controlled by Republicans, but it’s worth checking into so you can be more engaged more easily!!

PLEASE, PLEASE Reblog if You're a Roleplayer That Believes Mun and Muse are Two Separate People.

[ao3org]

AO3 Maintenance

AO3 will be down for about 20 hours starting at 07:30 UTC on September 26 (what time is that for me?) while we prepare some improvements to collection browsing. Please follow our status page for updates.

[ao3org]

Starting 24 hours from now, AO3 will be down for about 20 hours.

[dr-treyf]

18th c. Torah scroll at the Greek Synagogue in the Lower East Side

[jewishvirtuallibrary-blog]

Read more about the Romaniote Jews here.

And if you’re in New York City, I highly recommend a visit to Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum, a Greek and Romaniote synagogue in the Lower East Side where this photograph was no doubt taken.

[emptyblissdotmp3-deactivated202]

literary analysis being posited as this boring grueling penance that only miserable people insist on is very dumb as an idea but its even more dumb to me, the guy who gets so excited about it that he has to clap and pound his fists against the ground and walk in circles at a dizzying speed unbeknownst to man

[escape-chan]

Apologies for Chapter 551 from Himaruya

[sheveykat]

[polhfantasma]

happy pride month :3 slightly spicy?

nyo giripan might be my new favorite thing rn

[sunoia]

greece and japan making onigiri < 3

[silly-poll-blog]

How do you refer to Hetalia characters?

By their human name

By their country name

By both

Not a Hetalia fan

Voting ended onJul 19, 2025

[ao3org]

Bookmark creation errors

We are investigating an issue with 500 errors when creating bookmarks. Refer to our status page for more information and updates.

Posted: 05:50 UTC July 3, 2025

[ao3org]

We've found the cause and are working on a fix. We expect to have it ready in a few days.

Posted: 06:52 UTC July 3, 2025

[ao3org]

To apply the bookmark fix, we need to block traffic Cloudflare flags as bot-like, which may also impact some VPNs. If you see the AO3 maintenance mode message, please try again with your VPN off. If needed, we might need to put the site in maintenance mode for everyone.

Posted: 14:35 UTC July 3, 2025

[ao3org]

To fully fix bookmark creation, we will need to put AO3 in maintenance mode for a few hours. We'll be back once the fix has been fully applied.

Posted: 17:05 UTC July 3, 2025

[aph-japan]

{Hetalia} World Stars {+World Series} Kiku Honda {Japan} x "IDOL" Direct Link: {HERE} (Go to the link to view in high quality!!) {NOTE: This A.M.V. may display wrongly at times. If it does not display above with the embed, Please feel free to check the direct link which should work!!} Anime Music Video / A.M.V By Me / @aph-japan {Do Not Re-post or Reproduce My (+Video) Editing without my Permission} {Do Not Remove Caption} (Please Ask to Use) Featuring various dynamics of Kiku's starting in earlier history, also partially based on the stories implied more within the strips {such as "Black Ships Have Come" with Alfred, "Mr. {Holland}" with Netherlands, and "{Alliance} between two Lonely People" with Arthur} going into the modern era {Herakles}, but others {Feliciano + Ludwig, also Yao} - appear briefly in between too. (It's partially complete, but most of it is there.)

Summary:

There are people who "wear their hearts on their sleeves", and those who "mask" their feelings.

"Aishiteru", in Japanese, is not something that can be said easily.

"There are lies that hurt people, and lies that can {save} people." - Kido Jō, Digimon Adventure 02 (Japanese version); Ep. 16 "You, perfect and {a liar}, are 'like' a {genius idol}..." "I don't know anything about 'falling in love' with someone." For lyric{s}, check under the 'read more' for a source!

[aph-japan]

-This embed may randomly not display at times, Showing like it’s “down”, but it’s not at this time! {It usually happens late at night[s] or seemingly when the site is experiencing very high traffic} If that happens, please consider watching at another direct link above!

{I am NOT taking new AMV Requests (+for this series) at this time. Please DO NOT Ask!}

[thrivingisthegoal]

STARTING TOMORROW

Scientists in weather and climate are live streaming for 100 hours to make their case to the American public.

They are live streaming, but engagement is necessary for it to work. SHARE THIS WITH PEOPLE, RECORD THE STREAM, POST CLIPS OF IT THAT ARE FUNNY, if you can tune in, PLEASE DO!

This is something that has to be heard by as many people as possible. Put it on in the background! See if you can get other people to watch it! Do whatever you can do support those who are trying to be supported! Anything and everything helps!

TUNE IN HERE

article I posted screenshots of here