#mod rumi

[maimaimaigoen-en]

list of maigoen birthdays, because i can't find a list of all of them anywhere!

yuzuriha - january 6th

yu okada - january 14th

rinrin - february 16th

rumi - march 9th

maria - march 25th

mamoru - april 20th

lion - may 3rd

hikaru - may 12th

wataru - june 14th

lime - july 9th

daigoro - july 21st

shinta - august 31st

kanata - september 9th

hayate - october 20th

madoka - november 4th

aki - november 23rd

zoya - december 19th

daiya - december 25th

mai & froggy egg - unknown

[camelove]

I have a question about the Aplatonic day before I start writing. I thought I 100% knew what it meant (fellow aroace person here) but I wanted to double check my understanding and after about half an hour of scrolling I'm very confused. I see a good ammount of the A-spec community saying it's a term for aromantic people and then I see some saying that pretty much that's gate keeping the word and it can be it's own thing. I started to write with the mindset that the terms mean what they mean to each individual person (rightfully so) but now I'm second-guessing myself and afraid to write in utter fear of offending people. I really don't even know how to fill the prompt now 😓

Sincerly, a very confused ( and slightly scared ) aroace fanfic writer

Hello Anon ✨

Thank you for your ask! We apologise for failing to discuss the complexity of the term 'aplatonic' and have made you confused 😅

Aplatonic is a term who's use has spread relatively recently, and therefore - as all new things do - a lot of discussion has spread around it. Different people have their own definitions, which as you said is completely valid!

The mods of the fest have chosen to take the view that the term 'aplatonic' applies not only to aromantic people. Our reasoning is two-fold.

One, it opens up the interpretation for fest participants who may wish to write about an aplatonic person who experiences other types of attractions, or ones who want to write about a person who experiences no types of attraction at all.

Two, we want to acknowledge that - from what we gathered on the aplatonic page of the lgbta wiki - the concept was first opened up for discussion by a homoromantic asexual, who posted on the AVEN forums on April 6, 2012, "I have friends and care about them; but love is a powerful word, and one I cannot apply to them."

From what we've read, the majority view in aromantic communities is that 'aplatonic' applies to alloromantic people too. However, since the term is most commonly used by aromantic people, we have chosen to include it in the Aro Appreciation Week part of the fest.

We hope this answers your question! We also have definitions of various terms in our FAQ. Please feel free to send us another ask if anything is unclear or if you have anymore questions!

Team Camelove 🏰

[merlin-aro-fest]

im so excited about this fest!! aplatonic and nonamorous aros get so little representation even in a lot of aromantic spaces and i cant tell you how happy it makes me to see us represented here 🤠 cant wait for all the new content!! tyyyyyy

we're so happy that you're excited for the event and our day 6 addition 🤩. our thanks goes to the people in the fandom who drew our attention to the topic of aplatonic aromantism, nonamory and lovelesness in the aromantic community. we're super excited for the contents that will come on that day too!

[maimaimaigoen-en]

◢◤ The 14th tie-in MV ◢◤

"Cool Fool Scoops"

youtube.com/watch?v=j4x-OIUzkmA

Out now: a Madoka-themed song by P @/takahashi_manbo, who has also written songs such as "A Sunfish is Dead Behind My House" 📸

#Maimaimaigoen

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notes: when i first read the part that mentions manbo-p's other song, "a sunfish is dead behind my house", i was very confused, because i'd never heard of that song before 😭 i thought it was a really bizarre japanese metaphor or something...

anyway, flashing / glitching warning for the MV! please keep yourselves safe <3

[maimaimaigoen-en]

fan work post: had a look for maimaimaigoen doujin things (mostly doujinshi) & i've only found one thing so far, on booth.pm-- a book :)

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"Dream On" (created by 不法投棄)

Status: In Stock (as of 12/29/2023)

Description: "B5 size book. 14 pages. The cover has a holographic filter."

Notes: I might try and get my hands on this one to scanlate it, I like the art...

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will post more doujin stuff (probably mostly doujinshi) if/when i find any! thank you for reading ^_^

[maimaimaigoen-en]

#Maimaimaigoen Manga

The latest chapter is now available! Did you all read it?

web-ace.jp/youngaceup/contents/1000191/

There are hidden Sanrio character elements this time as well ♪ (Please look for them in other chapters, too!)

Don't miss the details, demi.

▼ Volumes 1 & 2 are now on sale!! ▼

amazon.co.jp/dp/4041126193

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translator's note: i'm sure most of us know this, but just in case (i'm sure there's someone who doesn't know)-- onigiri are japanese rice balls! you can see what they look like on their wikipedia article :)

[maimaimaigoen-en]

"It looks so cute and delicious, doesn't it~?

Demi could eat it in a single bite, demi ♪"

[ 🍽️🎀Until February 18th🎀🍽️ ]

The collaboration has started at the Sanrio Café in Ikebukuro! ✨

▼ More information ▼

sanrio.co.jp/special/sanriocafe/news/news240126.html

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notes:

thank you to maigoenwiki on twitter's tweet about this, because i have a really hard time translating some of the bits where they add "demi" to part of it, and write other words in katakana instead of how they're normally spelled, ect. ect. so, thank you very much!!

[maimaimaigoen-en]

＼🎡 [Breaking news] #KaraTetsu collaboration announced!! 🎡／

A collaboration with “Karaoke no Tetsujin” will be held sometime in March ✨

Goods featuring illustrations by Wasu, Sakusya2, and △◯□× will also be available 🎶

Please wait for further details ✨

▼ Information page ▼

karatetsu.com/animegame/maimaimaigoen.shtml

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notes:

the artists mentioned can be found at the following links:

わす / wasu (website / twitter)

さくしゃ2 / sakusya2 (website / twitter)

△○□× / miwashiba (website / twitter)

i don't know how △○□× is pronounced as miwashiba but i assume it's a pun that's gone over my head!! also, "sakusya" is pronounced "sakusha", it's based on a different romanization method iirc!!