Lately I've been working on the two bonus episodes for chapter 2, so I haven't worked on chapter 3 very much... Here's a another preview.
There's all sorts of additional things like new textbox design and multiple sprites...
The progress on the bonus episodes right now is roughly this much:
I tried a different video editing style for both of them and draw a lot of assets. It looks nice, but it ended up being very time consuming, which is why they're taking so long, so I don't think I'll do it again for future bonus episodes.
I sincerely apologize for the lack of content during the past few years. There are some reasons I am not working on DT as much, that I do not want to explain right now. But I am still working on it.
I believe I can finish the ch2 bonus episodes within the first half of the year. Here is a small preview...
Thank you for your continued support over the past 6 years.
Hello, it's been a while since I wrote one of these, hasn't it? This is a long update post about the behind-the-scenes of chapter 3 work and other things.
TL;DR: I finished writing the first draft and am working on proofreading.
About the progress
I finished writing the first draft for all of chapter 3, as well as the bonus episodes of chapter 3. I've also written the first draft for some other stories that I would like to release before chapter 3: bonus episodes of chapter 2, an interlude about Teruko's childhood, and an additional thing.
The next steps are to proofread all of these scripts. Please keep in mind that for me, proofreading is also a rather long process. For chapter 2, the time spent on proofreading alone exceeded 6 months. I apologize, it seems like it's rather slow. But also, please keep in mind that the amount of script to proofread is a bit. The combination of everything is several hundred pages. I'm surprised I wrote so much… I'm worried that some of it is too long.
Thoughts about chapter 3
It's very long!
Hopefully not too long!
…Sorry, there's not much else I can say without spoiling anything!
It's longer than chapter 1 and chapter 2, but not longer than both of them combined. That's about as much as I can say right now.
There are no guarantees on this, but I think that this might be the longest chapter in DT, and the rest will be shorter. I think in general, chapter 3 of Fangans are longer… That's just my guess, though.
Future plans
Work on visual assets will begin after proofreading, so once that begins, I'll have more interesting things to show you as previews. Currently, I don't have anything I can show…
I'm changing the program and method with which I use to produce episodes, so I hope that the end result is that I will be able to make them more quickly and efficiently than in the past.
I will definitely do another round of FTEs before chapter 3. Some time in the future, I'll put out a poll asking for what character pairs you would like to see an FTE of. Think about it carefully in advance until then!
I may start thinking about hiring additional staff. I may need art assistance, especially for the Argument Armament, Closing Argument, and Execution, because these things took a lot of time in chapter 2 to make. (It would be nice to have an animation assistant as well, but finding someone like that is probably out of the question…) There is the appearance of additional side/background characters, so additional voice actors may be needed.
Well, there is no guarantee at this point in time for either of these things. Working with people is overwhelming, so I'm unsure about it... It's just something to think about.
Lately, I feel like I want to remake the prologue. The quality is low, and many things have changed since 2020, so I feel like it no longer reflects the rest of the story well. However, I have a lot on my plate right now, so I'm not sure where I'll fit in the time to do such a thing.
Other notes
I would like to post more small content, like illustrations and comics, during this hiatus, but working on chapter 3 is very busy and unfortunately it's hard to find time to work on these things. Still, I do my best to post something every month or every two months. Please continue to keep an eye out for it.
Music videos aren't planned in advance, and they aren't part of a greater plan of the story. There is no such guarantee that every character will get a music video, or that all MVs follow some such theme, or something like that. They are just things I make on a whim because I like a song. You can consider them like doodles I post to social media.
Closing thoughts
It will be a long time until the release of chapter 3 is ready, so I am deeply thankful for your patience at this time. If you have the patience to wait until then, I am grateful. But even if you lose interest in DRDT during this time and move on to something else, that is alright too. As long as my works were able to bring you happiness at some point in your life, then I am grateful nonetheless. Please don't worry about these things.
Even now, I'm really surprised that it seems like there are a lot of people who are into DRDT. I'm very honored! Thank you to everyone who has supported me, and to everyone who will continue to support me. I'll continue to work hard on DRDT!
another confession blog that only attracts drama. how awesome
I will say this once and only once.
I believe people should say what they please as long as it is not borderline problematic. If you are concerned about altercations occurring, then please note I will not use any main tags for any ask that's specifically targeted at the fandom that may or may not cause disruption regardless of if there isn't anything wrong with it.
I understand people get highly sensitive about certain things within the fandom so I would like to avoid getting personally attacked myself while giving people the opportunity to express how they feel.
Please remember that you will come across things you do not like on the internet. It is inevitable. All you can do is block and mute. You learn this at a young age. I also put a warning on the blog. Whether or not you chose to take it seriously is not my concern.
This blog is not only meant for people to share their possibly controversial takes. It can be for anything. However, I highly suggest keeping in mind that this is a confession blog. Not all confessions will be sunshine and rainbows. If you do not like that then you are not obligated to interact.
Do not make me repeat this again. Thank you.
Please delete this blog. I don't approve of it's existence. Blogs like this at their best add no net positive value, and at their worst cause unnecessary drama in a small community that is very sensitive to minor drama. Even if this blog was only created today, I don't want it to get out of hand again.
I understand people get highly sensitive about certain things within the fandom so I would like to avoid getting personally attacked myself while giving people the opportunity to express how they feel.
This is surely a very pleasant thing to say by people who run anonymous DRDT confession blogs that allow indirect but targeted attacks on other people in the DT community. Surely it's great for for these blog runners to "avoid getting personally attacked [themselves]" while fostering arguments between others though, isn't it?
Also. Please don't skirt around my previous request to stop taking "DRDT confessions" on a different blog by simply making another DRDT confession blog. The issue is not that it was being done on a different blog, but because it was being done at all.
Please do not attack other people over this, directly or indirectly. I want a peaceful community with less arguments.
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