The Origin of the "no beta we die like shatama's enemies" GSGW | GDCG AO3 Tag
So, you might have seen this AO3 tag on multiple fanfics in the fandom tag for the hit Korean webnovel Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work by Baek Deoksoo.
Are you curious? You might be wondering:
Who is Shatama?
Are they a character in the novel? Was their name translated differently? Did I miss something?
The answer is: no.
Read below the cut to see the full lore.
“Shatama” is a nickname that refers to the hit Omniscient Reader and Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work fanfiction author, aynchent on AO3, who goes by the name Sha (and can also be found on Tumblr as @circuitchoi). If you aren’t already familiar with her fanfics, I highly recommend reading them for both fandoms.
So where did the nickname “Shatama” come from?
The name is a combination of:
Sha (the hit fanfiction author)
Saitama (the hit protagonist from One Punch Man)
It was coined on the Dayzine Discord Server, which was created to discuss the upcoming GSGW/GDCG physical zine (you can find more at @gsgwzine) as well as being a place for overall fandom discussion. The nickname came out of a conversation mostly between me (Rina @rinovella), Frill (@frillbrillator), and Aynchent/Sha (@circuitchoi).
Why was Kim Soleum in debt to Sha | Shatama | Aynchent?
How did the nickname become so widespread?
Combining the name “Shatama” with Chuck Norris–style jokes led to a fascinating output. There are over 100 jokes compiled by Fern (@myrtle-astronaut) in this spreadsheet.
Here are a few highlights:
shatama doesn’t transmigrate. she migrates the whole multiverse around herself.
shatama doesn’t get isekai’d. she kicks the truck and walks in herself.
if shatama is in your regression loop, just give up.
How did the AO3 tag itself start?
& yeah... the rest is history.
Please go and pay your respects to the amazing Shatama, whether it be the author Aynchent or the character Agent Sha.
Thank you, and I hope this post was informative to those of you out of the loop!
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