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Chibi Kaga for my lovely Aira’s Birthday.
I’m totally forget what is Kaga favourite food , anyway he is a chibi now so. :3 ….yeah you just need to be cute, Kaga. XD
Happy Birthday Aira!
(Sorry for my late and lazy drawing; -;)
#chibi #fanart #herloveintheforce #kagahyogo #yuuki_ichigo
Sweet Café has a new survey about the general election.
Please, please, if your favorite character(s) didn't make the cut or you were disappointed with the line up, this is your chance to make your voice heard.
After much debating I have decided that wantsnewpaint and I need to cut ties. I will be leaving this blog and going off to start off fresh. I want to apologize to all the people who never got their request filled, maybe if you find me again in the future send a request again. But I also want to thank everyone who liked my stories, reblogged my stories, gave me feed back, sent me comments and followed me of course. I appreciate all of it. Just somewhere along the line I forgot the reason I came to tumblr and that was to share all my stories with anyone who wanted to read them. I hope that at my new home I will have the wonderful followers that found me here. Thank you. ♥︎ - Wantsnewpaint
Fandom Ethics
An attempt to make a fandom a nicer place to be
Ethics: a set of moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behavior.
I feel I need to summarize what I have learned being part of a fandom for the future, if anyone bothers to read it. When a fandom grows, there are more personality clashes and things get out of hand. It will never be perfect but I believe that if you follow these 12 principles you can help make the fandom a better place and make friends, not enemies. Especially useful for newbies and because you just cannot assume everyone knows about.
1. Never repost original fanart, fanfic, photos, videos, audio recordings and summaries/translations without (edit: asking the owner for permission) crediting the source and original artist. It does not matter if you are not explicitly taking ownership of it. The lack of any information will automatically make people assume you are the owner. And if you took the time to write “I took it from ….” It should not be hard to type the artist name. Be courteous and contact the owner for permission to repost. It is also respectful and boosts the artist morale. Also there is a reason why there is a reblog button in tumblr and to other social medias. (edit: copyright infringement is a crime)
2. If you see your friends work being plagiarized, inform the original artist and ask the offender to take the post down before reporting to the social media.
3. To all artists and writers, video makers, recording artists. The internet is a jungle, protect yourself from the beginning and put your mark on your work by making pdf/jpgs with watermarks, saying your name on the middle of the recording and adding credits to the video.
4. Do not reblog posts from other people to put your negative comments. You have freedom of speech in your blog. If you want to rant about something, go ahead but make your own post and be courteous by not tagging the character/game name or making the name searchable by tumblr engine in the body of your post.
5. Do not give false information. Being a fan is serious business. When someone asks a question, do your research and do not give the wrong information to your fellow fan.
6. If you don’t like a bloggers post or their personal point of view, do not send hate mail. It’s okay to ask questions politely but more often than not, ignoring or unfollowing and blocking is the safest way out. Also bloggers who want to post personal point of views be mentally prepare to receive backlash and don’t act like a victim. People are people and we will never agree on everything. Be respectful of everyone’s opinion do not push your beliefs on to people.
7. If you see art and writing (especially headcanons) that inspire you, be a good friend and credit your muse that helped birth your art/writing. This will boost creativity all around and you will end up making friends, not enemies talking behind your back.
8. This happens more with fanart but can also affect fanfics. If you trace or copy part of your art, you should not take full credit for it. People are smarter than you think and can tell if anything was traced or copied from another source. It is ethical to provide a link to the image used and explicitly tell your audience that it was traced/copied.
9. To veterans/senpais, be inclusive, welcome newcomers, if they reach out to you, do not ignore them. Let them join in and feel involved. Sometimes just a one liner means a lot to people.
10. To newbies/kohais, be patient. It takes time to be part of the fandom. You need to expose yourself, do not be afraid to talk to people, write your fics, post your art. You never know who you will meet that have the same likes and dislikes as you. But for those who expect to the famous, be aware it takes a lot of time and work to achieve a certain status, so don’t be complacent and assume you will be liked right away.
11. Friendship is a two-way road. We want to be liked by everyone but that is not going to happen. Making friendships online take the same amount of effort as offline. Some people are more independent than others, some people need more attention than others. So be respectful of everyone’s personality and don’t turn your dissatisfaction into hate. You will find good friends that match you better in no time.
12. Respect’s people’s personal lives. Do not expect responses right away to your ask, email, requests. Do not assume the blogger is being rude. We are in a fandom to have fun, not to be slaves, and we have obligations in real life so be patient.
Last but not least, be kind and use common sense. If you think about the person behind the blog, there is a human being with a heart and feelings. They will have their good day and bad day just like you, so be sympathetic. Treat them the same way you want to be treated.
Thank you
Thank you for coming out and showing your support for Voltage at Anime Expo this past weekend! We had a blast watching you guys get married at our My Forged Wedding themed booth, and previewing our upcoming title, Labyrinths of Astoria!
To answer a few responses we’ve received, due to all your interest, we are currently considering ways we can make Voltage merchandise more accessible.
We would love to meet all of you in America and around the world, but the only convention we have been able to attend regularly has been Anime Expo. However, we are definitely interested in visiting more places, so stay tuned! We may be coming to a convention near you soon!
Again, thank you all for your continued love and support!! (。’▽’。)♡
Thanks for addressing my ask! I'm really looking forward to possibly an online store!
#chibi #art #drawing #fanart #kaga #yuuki_ichigo #hlitf #voltagegame
Thank you so much Yuuki!!! It's absolutely perfect. I look cute as a chibi. Hehe. I love it. I love Kaga too!
Kaga and the view from Tokyo Sky Tower - He takes you there on a date for Tanabata, because his sister gave him the tickets.
MC Appreciation - Day 3
MC Appreciation Week: Day 3 - Favorite Quote
From In Your Arms Tonight (I'm sorry I don't actually know which route)
Sometime we just don't know how to escape reality; sometimes that even includes the internet.
Tagged by ichiyanagi-subaru
RULE #1: ALWAYS POST THE RULES. RULE #2: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THE PERSON WHO ASKED, THEN WRITE 11 NEW ONES. RULE #3: TAG 11 PEOPLE AND LINK THEM TO THE POST. RULE #4: TELL THE PERSON THAT TAGGED YOU THAT YOU’VE ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS.
1. Favourite Game? Voltage game? I suppose KBTBB 2. Homecooked meals or Fastfood? Depends who is cooking, but usually fast food 3. What was your dream-job when you were a kid? To work for the FBI 4. Rain or wind? Wind, being cold is ok, but being cold and wet sucks 5. What’s better; Facebook or Twitter :L? Tumblr 6. Sushi or Onigiri? I have never eaten either 7. How old are you? no comment 8. Voltage or Cybird? Voltage 9. What do you hate the most? commercial 10. Would you rather choose a lot of money or friendship? A lot of money, then I can visit my tumblr friends =] 11. Do you judge people easily? Not really
Now my questions:
1. What was your first voltage game? 2. Have you ever thought you would like a certain voltage guy only to be disappointed? 3. Who is your voltage bae? 4. Is the game he's from still getting updated? 5. Why do you like him? 6. Do you ever think there was someone else that could replace your bae? 7. If anyone from any game could get a route right now, who do you hope for? 8. Whose story do you wish was released right now? 9. Have you made friends in the voltage fandom? 10. Can we be friends?
Now I tag fri3dsushi, chiapeto, kaori-kitten, kasia147, bestxmistake, hikarunohana, voltagechris, loveless-beloved, exoticbox, ichinomiyaalford, sweetxxtjhin
My Sweet Bodyguard - Eiji Kiyosumi - Wedding route Looks like he got a couple new outfits, plus his wedding attire.
Yay! My 3rd GIVEAWAY!
I’m doing this giveaway for 2 reasons. First of all, I want to thank all my followers who keep supporting me and my art, I’m really not good with words, so I think that a giveaway is a good way to say “Thank you!!”. Second, as we all know, Voltage doesn’t really have much merchandise, and they forbid us to sell stuff, so a giveaway is the perfect way to give some free stuff to the fandom. I love making stuff for my friends and for myself, but I obviously can’t do stuff for everyone :|
Ok, this intro lasted way too long, so lets see the rules and the prizes!
Rules:
-Must be a follower by the end of the giveaway. This is for my followers so… yeah :3
-Must be comfortable giving me your address. They’re “real” stuff, I can’t send them via e-mail obv :°D
-Winners must answer me in a day, otherwise I’ll choose another winner. I’ll tag a post and send asks, so keep them open. I don’t have much time these days so I can’t wait forever.
- Both likes and reblogs count. I’ll write all the names in a document and then I’ll use a random generator online
-Giveaway end: 16th July(07) 2015; 10:00 PM CEST (Italy timezone basically)
Prizes:
-One little charm to every winner, they’re 5 cm long, 1 mm wide, but they’re really strong. I’m planning on ordering some phone-straps to add, don’t worry!
-I’ll choose 5 winners. If the post is popular I might decide to add more winners, so more people can have a chance to win something :)
-Other than the guys you can see up there, I can make charms of others chibis I made (you can see them in my art tag). Of course, if a winner wants a character I didn’t make yet, I’ll have to draw him so I need a bit of time.
If you have questions don’t be shy!
Good luck people! ☆*:.。. o(≧∇≦o) .。.:*☆
Voltage Fandom Public Dirty Secrets
I understand that with more followers come more responsibility. With that in mind, I know that whatever I am going to post in my blog will be viewed by a lot of people. Actually, I am hoping that it will reach even those who do not have a tumblr or facebook and are part of the Voltage fandom.
So I want to dish out a few of these “public dirty secrets” as I call it because they are simply the cancer within the fandom that not only me but a few of us do not tolerate and are ashamed of, but nobody talks openly about it. I am not advertising them. I am condemning them. So if you think they are awesome ideas then you are the lowest scum of this earth and you should think twice about your purpose in life.
Public Dirty Secret #1 Free route underground society
It has come to my knowledge for quite some time now about the existence of an underground group that rips the screenshots of whole paid app routes and share them in their super private group. It was once a hot topic of conversation among us here on tumblr. People had them reported to Voltage Inc and Facebook. But because they were private, it was impossible to shut them down, as far as I know. They started on facebook and they move around. I don’t understand why the admins of these pages do what they do. Are they doing it for glory? For notes? For likes? Are they so desperate for love from their poor follower leeches? To the admins of that site, nobody cares about you guys, they only care about themselves, so just drop this stupid group and live a life without guilt.
Like I said, I am not advertising this group here. What they do is despicable beyond measure. I know who the admins are and they should be ashamed of themselves. More than a thousand people are part of that group. Can you imagine the loss in revenue for Voltage?
I am saddened there are people running such criminal nest and for the followers who like leeches, just suck resources without shame. They have notorious reputation and I personally believe that group is the reason why SITSC stopped being updated.
Public Dirty Secret #2 The Voltage Inc beggars
I am sorry I am using this term but when a stranger messages you on your Facebook out of the blue asking if they can use your transfer code to read routes for free AND totally ignore you after you refuse to do so, then I call them ungrateful rude beggars. Yes, you heard me correctly. I came across one individual doing this and so this is probably a much more widespread situation that I was not aware of. I don’t care if you are 12 or 20 and have no credit card. I don’t care if you are desperate to read Voltage routes. If you cannot afford it, then you should not be playing them to start with. Wait till you grow up and figure out how to earn your own money or ask your parents for an allowance or get a part time job during summer. Going around asking for transfer codes is stealing and to anyone willing to give those transfer codes should know there is a difference between being nice and being an instigator to criminal behavior. DO NOT DO IT!!!
I also heard of transfer code trades. Shame on you if you are part of that group. I know that these routes are not cheap, but if you can’t buy them, there are other solutions. Wait for a sale, or play party games. You can play party games for free if you have time and patience, which is what people without money have in their hands. You know time is money is a famous saying for a reason.
Public Dirty Secret #3 Wattpad and Fanfic.net are havens of plagiarism (FB, tumblr and youtube can be too…)
So I heard that a sweet girl from the fandom offered to type up the whole prologue of several apps and post them on wattpad. And why would anyone do that if they are available for free, with images on the app itself? Are people so lazy they cannot be bothered to download the app in the first place? It doesn’t matter if the prologue is free. You cannot copy and paste the story on another medium without the original author’s consent. My fics/summaries are free to be read by anyone, but as soon as someone copy them to another medium without my consent, that is called plagiarism. It is the exact same thing.
But this sweet girl also wants to type the whole route, line by line, on wattpad. Wait what? Why? Because she wants to showcase how awesome the routes are to those who are on the fence about buying Voltage routes. Just because your intention seems noble my dear, what you are doing is also a crime. It is plagiarism. It is a waste of your time and not the right way to advertise Voltage games. They already offer 3 chapters for free in some apps. They can go play party routes which are free. There are other ways to promote the game, giving them out like tissue on the street is not a lawful way to go about it.
Conclusion
All these shameful behaviors are a slap to the face for the hardcore fans who buy and support Voltage Inc as a company. They are willing to spend money to buy programs to rip the routes but not the routes themselves. It just doesn’t make any sense to me.
It also cripples the company who can use those funds to create more and better products. The staff in the company work hard, often putting overtime to translate routes and programming the text into the game. They have families to feed, health insurance to pay. You are stealing their livelihood.
Those involved in the above criminal activities will probably just laugh at my post and continue their criminal offense because as long as you are not getting caught, what’s the damage right? I believe in ethics, I believe in karma, and a healthy conscience. I believe that one day, these people will pay for the hurt they inflicted upon others, no matter how detached it is from their lives.
Thank you for reading.
Why are you on the fence about purchasing a voltage route? Like Chia mentioned, every game has a free prologue. Every updated game has a free chapter 1, some even have 3 free chapters!
There is sweet cafe for free stories, and there is also the social version. If you can't make up your mind, wait for a sale, suck it up and spend the $2.99 USD for the route and decide if it was worth it or not.
There are several people out there that come to this fandom and get upset when they find out games they like, sitsc and kor are no longer being updated. You saw what the game offered and really enjoyed those games, but you took the cheating route by using one the ways mentioned above. It's not too late, you should stand up for what is right and pay for the routes to continue to support the games you love!!
How you fell in love with your bias
Tagged by fri3dsushi. (Thanks love!) It was a picture, and a little encouragement from chiapeto.
Have you seen him in that uniform!!!! I didn't even need to play his route to know he was going to mess up my top 10.
He RUINED me.
★ Voltage Bias(es) Challenge ☆
Tagged by the lovely electricsparkz
What’s the height difference between you and your bias?
Kaga is 180 cm (5'11) I’m 160 cm (5'3)
Which type of guy is your favorite? (E.g.: Oresama, Tsundere, Sadist, etc.)
Sadist of course. I like the jerky, arrogant, bossy, take control type.
All of the voltage guys are now real, which one do you think you would actually get along with in real life?
Kiyoto, that butt head would balance me out well
Your bias shows up at your doorstep and proclaims his love for you. What would be your reaction?
“Officer are you here to strip search me?”
Tag 10 people! (sorry if you have done this)
chiapeto, kaori-kitten, bestxmistake, fri3dsushi, yuuki-ichigo, exoticbox
oh and I was wondering why you stopped writing I was not checking for a while omg Shame on me...you are beautiful nice caring and so amazing writer I really hope you will write again some day and I will always love you and your blog ❤ *hugs*
Thank you anon! *hugs* It's people like you who made it hard to walk away. ♥