Rambles [4-01-2025] 🐈⬛☀️
JuAli and AliHaku charms I got from Tonari's Booth 🖤💛💙
THE ART STYLE IS SOOOO CUTE AND I LOVE THE SHAPES AND VIBRANT COLOURS USED...
I'M SO GLAD TO HAVE FAN MERCH OF MY MAGI OTP AND MY 2ND FAVE MAGI SHIP... 💓💗💕
It's honestly a miracle that they still have fan merch 🥺💗💖🙏
Link to charms on Booth: (X) & (XX)
I will post my charm pics on main eventually!
I'll get around to posting more of my merch hauls eventually.
OG pics are 4000 px, but Tumblr can only post up to ~2000 px so I had to resize them to post here
Rambles under the cut about JuAli 🐈⬛☀️🖤💛
(Just realized I forgot to post some parts so I'm reposting my rambles)
Gonna put these rambles under the cut.
I was chatting with a EA/JP JuAli artist on Twt 🖤 ❤️ 💛
I was so excited to talk to an overseas JuAli fan!! 🐈⬛☀️❄️🔥
Tonari-san is so sweet 🥺❤️
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Intro Rambles
Putting this under a read more as well cuz I’d be a little embarrassed if my rambles were stumbled upon by the artist in question (who isn’t a native English speaker)
EA Fandom Etiquette
Ok let me explain this for people who are curious.
For example, general Japanese Twitter etiquette between fan artists is generally polite.
This is popular on Japanese SNS
When you’re not mutual follows with someone, often JP artists will send a tweet to the other person like FF外から失礼します (Efu-efu-gai kara shitsurei-shimasu, ”Please excuse/pardon me, since we’re not mutuals [but allow me to make a comment]”)
And it's also common JP artist etiquette to RT (Retweet) a person's post and then make a new tweet on your own account like:
LRT (Last Retweet)
[Comments about the post you last retweeted]
EA Fandom Slang Terms:
FF = Following/Followers = Mutuals
CP = Character Pairing = Ship
推し (Oshi) = “Fan; supporter; my bias”
カップリング (Kappuringu, “Coupling; pairing”) = カプ (Kapu) = Ship
推しカプ (Oshi Kapu) = “Favourite couple/pairing” = OTP
A + B = Character A + B (Platonic, gen-fanart)
A x B = Character A x B (Ship)
コンビ (Konbi) = “Combination; pair; duo” (Used by artists who like seeing a combo of charas together, can be platonic or ship)
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Rambles
Me: OH I DIDN’T SEE THIS AT FIRST OMG
ADKLSDKSKLSDKLDSKL I'M GONNA SCREAM THIS IS SO SWEET 😭🥺💞💘
I just saw her > LRT comment wahhh 😭
It's JudaAli AAA!!!!!!!! There are people other than me that draw JudaAli!!!! This person's tastes in CP (ships) (*) definitely aligns with mine!!!! 😭🖤💛🖤💛
(*) = CP (Character Pairing) = Ship
Me: OH MY GOSHHHH
S: They know what’s up 💖
C: Omg!
Me: Her JuAli is so cute!!! Such eye candy colours…
CHINDOU CHU (Chindou Kiss) 🖤❤️💛💗💞😚
Link to it here: (X)
C: 🥺
Magi: Ch. 266 & Ch. 275 - JuAli
She puts in her profile that she's an Alibaba Oshi and Chindou (JuAli) Oshi, so she's both a fan of the 2 charas in general and as a ship.
EA fans usually use the A+B combo to say they like the charas' dynamic in general (can be platonic and/or as ship)
Sometimes, EA fans make up more unique ship names (that aren't portmanteaus of the characters' names) to refer to a duo (which can be used to say they like them generally as a dynamic, and/or as a ship)
For Judar and Alibaba as a duo (and JuAli as a ship), this fan-nickname is used:
珍道 (Chindou, lit. "Strange journey")
It's short for 珍道中 (Chindou-chuu, "Incident filled journey; Strange journey")
The term means "A serious but comedic, light-hearted, incident-filled journey"
Chindou-chuu (珍道中) is referring to JuAli, who the EN fan-TL by Sense Scans, refers to as, "The odd couple on a strange journey"
"The strange duo journey begins here!"
Magi: Ch. 266 is where it comes from
That is a cute way to refer to them... 🥺❤️
It excites me to learn new things about my OTP.
This helps explain the nuances.
Link: (X) & (XX)
I’m also really happy to see the thoughts of a non-native EN speaker (JP fan-artist)’s opinions on the ship.
OMG I love when fans make up cute nicknames for characters and character combinations they like (ex. platonic or ship dynamics)
This is very common to see with EA/SEA fandoms.
Iirc Magi's EA/JP fandom has a nickname for the RBY trio (Morgiana, Aladdin, Alibaba)
But I forgot what it was 😭
It might've been the fans saying that they look like traffic lights in terms of colours? WHDHSHDSH
Though, don't take my word for it.
I'll have to look into it sometime.
As for AliHaku (RyuuAli), the Alibaba and Hakuryuu duo is called by the fan-nickname 王子組 (Ouji Gumi, "Prince duo"), since they're the Two Princes and Two King Vessels.
I wonder if Chindou-chuu was a fan-nickname that Tonari came up with herself?
I learned something new too about my beloved JuAli 🥺
Chindou Gumi (珍道組, lit. "Strange Journey Duo") is a really cute nickname for them 🖤❤️💛
組 (Gumi, "group; team; duo")
Ex. Hao's team in the Shaman Fight tournament in SK is called Team "Hoshi-Gumi" (チーム「星組」 Chiimu "Hoshi-gumi", lit. "Team 'Star Team'")
Tweet Post
A QRT (Quote Retweet) post about the JuAli fan merch she made as can badge pins.
QRT post: (X)
Can Badge Link: (X)
"Chindou JudaAli (Strange journey [duo] JuAli) is really good. Whether it's them in an inseparable relationship (*), or their romance (them falling in love) (**), it's the best... Even on a day like this, I'm just saying what I really think."
(*) = 腐れ縁 (Kusare-en, "(undesirable but) inseparable relationship")
Literally means "Rotten bond" but the actual definition is "(Undesirable but) inseparable relationship." So it often gets translated as inseparable bond; on and off relationship; love and hate relationship
(**) = 恋愛 (Ren'ai, "love; romance; falling in love")
I'll put the Jisho definitions here cuz it explains the nuances of these terms
"Inseparable relationship..."
That is how I see them too ☺️💕
OP, you are cooking with these thoughts!!! 😌
Yeah, they're Besties/one-sided enemies (from Judar's end, lmfao) to me ☺️
I'm learning new things too. I didn't know about the word 腐れ縁 (Kusare'en) but an "inseparable relationship" really describes them perfectly.
""Frenemies"" at first.
I should send a message sometime, since I've bought her JuAli and AliHaku charms... I'm shy though. Especially since I'm still learning JP.
Though I feel like, in general, non-EN fandom artists often get really happy when you tell them that you love their works.
C: "Undesirable but inseparable relationship"
I see ;;
C: "I could send her a message sometime"
Ooo you could!
Nodding
Oh I see!
That'd work, ya.
Misc
Link to her JuAli art
I mustered up the courage to send a message here and here
Her art style has such wonderful colours. Visual eye candy...
Cuz Iirc El0nfuck made it so people who don't have Twt accounts can't see message threads anymore???
So I'm just gonna post the screenshots, but only text ones.
My translation is below.
Ok I just sent the message. Hopefully, there are no typos. I checked it over when I sent my message.
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初めまして！Sen(セン)といいます～海外のフォロワーさんです ☺️
BOOTHでとなりさんの珍道組と王子組アクキーを買いました ✨ となりさんの画風がとても好きです ☺️💗
とても可愛いですね～ 🥺💞 ジュダアリも描いてくれる人がいて、とても嬉しい！🖤💛🫶
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"Nice to meet you! You can call me Sen~ I'm an overseas follower ☺️
I bought your acrylic charms of JudaAli (珍道組, Chindou Gumi, "Strange journey duo") and RyuuAli (王子組, Ouji Gumi, "Prince duo") on BOOTH. I love Tonari-san's art style! ☺️ 💗
It's very cute~ 🥺💞 I'm also very happy to see someone drawing JudaAli too! 🖤💛🫶"
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となりさんの描く珍道組が大好きです！色がとても綺麗ねえ～ 🥺🖤💛
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"I love how Tonari-san draws the Strange journey duo (Chindou Gumi) together! The colours are so pretty~"
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OH MY GOD SCREAMINGGG 😭
TONARI JUST REPLIED TO ME ADSKLKSDLKLSDKLDS ‼️
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"Nice to meet you Sen-san, my name is Otonari Tonari! Thank you for following me…! I see you're Vietnamese! I was surprised how good your Japanese is! 😳
Thank you for your purchase on BOOTH! I'm really happy that you like my art style! ☺️ ✨ "
There's not many people drawing JudaAli nowdays, so I'm really happy that Sen-san is here!
As a fellow JudaAli lover, from now on, please treat me warmly! 🖤 💛"
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> "I love how Tonari-san draws the Strange journey duo (Chindou gumi) together! The colours are really pretty~"
"Wahhh! Thank you very much! ☺️ 🫶
I drew this poster for an event in Tokyo, so I'm really happy to hear you say that since I like it too ✨"
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Ok I just wrote my message:
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相互フォローありがとうございます ✨
私の日本語が自学なので、そう言っていただけてとても嬉しいです 💖☺️
日本語の勉強も頑張ります！🙏
もっとジュダアリを描きたいですね～ 🖤💛
そして、BOOTHでとなりさんの「ちんどうちゅうい本」を買うのも楽しみです 🥺💖
こちらこそ、よろしくお願いします 🖤💛
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Thank you for the mutual follow ✨
My Japanese is self-taught, so I'm glad to hear you say that 💖☺️
I'll do my best to study Japanese! 🙏
I'd love to draw more JudaAli~ 🖤💛🫶
And I'm also looking forward to buying Tonari-san's "Chindou Chuui" Book on BOOTH 🥺💖 (*)
Likewise, please be kind to me 🖤💛
(*)
EDIT: I made a mistake in reading the name of her fan-book.
I meant to say 「珍道注意報」 (Chindou Chuuihou, "Attention: Strange Journey [Duo]")
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"Wahhh!? So you're self-taught! 😳
I was surprised because the way you use emojis is very much like a Japanese person… 😖✨
I know that mastering Japanese is very hard even for Japanese people, so please do your best to study Japanese! ☺️ 👍"
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"JudaAli's great, aren't they~ 🥺 🖤 💛
For a short time in July, I plan to put 'Warning: Strange Journey Duo' along with manga and merch (goods) I had at the previous event!
If there's still stock after the event in August, I'll put it on Booth, so please consider taking a look if you're interested ☺️"
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Me: OMGGG 😭💞💗
WAHHH SO I SENT A FEW TWEETS AND THE RESPONSES I GOT BACK ARE REALLY SO SWEET... 😭💞💗
Her messages are really so sweet... 🥺🙏
You can check the nuances of the phrase, よろしくお願いします (Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu)
(Note: In my friend's server, I'm "pretending" to be my beloved black cat son for the April Fool's joke 🤸)
Anyways, I'll have to think of what to respond with...
It's my first time speaking with an overseas non-EN speaking JuAli fan, so this is really exciting for me.
I've always wanted to know what current JuAli fans in the EA fandom think of the ship 🥺 So it's so interesting to hear their thoughts.
Like it makes me so happy to see other JuAli fans and that my works can touch the hearts of other fans and cross over to non-EN fandoms... That is a special kind of feeling 🥺💗
I'm also learning new things too 💖✨
The compliment is very flattering to hear as well.
I'd love to talk more about JuAli... I need to study harder and up my learning game 🙏
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C: "OH MY GOD SCREAMING TONARI-SAN JUST REPLIED TO ME"
Oo yay!
That's great :]
C: "Anyways, I'll have to think of what to respond with..."
I see, I see
That works
F: I don't even know how to communicate with JP users 😭
Once a JP user commented a "m(__)m" under my post, I was confused, searched it up and it turns out to be a bowing down emoticon :v
Me: I always take 1 - 2 days to reply to check my message over for typos cuz I don't want to seem rude by accident.
I try my best to be very polite 🙏
F: I am too scared, I can't even speak JP 😭😭
Me: Oh I didn't know about the m(__)m emoji or its alt forms
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Me: Once I saw Tonari-san's message, I feel like I should've used Sen (セン)と申します (Sen to moushimasu, "I am called Sen")
Since と申します (to moushimasu, "I am called...") is the polite form of と言います (to iimasu, "I am called...")
They're used for greetings when introducing yourself. Though I think both are fine/acceptable.
I need to learn more about online EA/SEA fandom artist etiquette 🙏
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Me: Ok, I just realized I made a mistake in reading the title of her JuAli illustration book (fanbook) in my tweet.
My fricking bad 😭
Gahhh... That’s a bit of an embarrassing mistake 😭
The name of her illust book is 「珍道注意報」 (Chindou Chuuihou, "Attention: Strange Journey [Duo]")
When I saw it in just hiragana, I accidentally read it as ちんどうちゅうい本 (Chindou Chuui Hon, "Strange Journey [Duo] Book")
Oops
And I didn't know what Chuui meant, or if it was a cutesy way of saying "Chuu" by adding the "~i" at the end.
It’s actually 注意報 (ちゅういほう, Chuuihou, “Warning; attention; advisory”)
But Ig she still understood since I'm not a native speaker 🙏
AHHH… I caught my typo just now after I sent it 😭
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珍道中 (Chindou chuu, "Incident filled journey; strange journey")
注意報 ("Attention; Warning; Advisory")
It's also cute the amount of puns you can make with JuAli’s duo name 🖤❤️💛
For example, you can write it as 珍道ちゅう (Chindou-chuu, "Chindou (Strange Journey Duo) Kiss")
Tonari-san also calls herself 珍道厨 (Chindou-chuu, "Insane Chindou (Strange Journey Duo) Fan")
X厨 (X-chuu, "Insane fan of X")
So her book title reads like "Attention: Strange Journey Duo" ⚠️
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Me: Her responses to me are so sweet 🥺
C: Aaa good that it's going well
Me: I'm also shocked to hear that about my usage of emojis 😭
Along with the fact that I also just use emojis like this naturally
Gonna mark my calendar for July and August… I can't miss out on JuAli stuff 🥺 👀
C: That makes sense
Ye ye I see
Aa yea!
Me: I'm so curious about Tonari-san's new merch (including a JuAli fanbook) that was sold at a mid-March Magi doujin event (in-person in Japan)
I'll be waiting patiently for her JuAli fan-merch in July and August.
Hopefully the leftovers/remainders after the event gets put up on Booth! 🙏
OH I'm surprised that the Magi Doujin event was very recently in March…
I'd love the JuAli fan-merch (can badges and illust book)
I'd want to get everything of them that I can ^^
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Tonari-san's JuAli Fan-works:
Alibaba kissing a Judar plushie/nui: (X)
JuAli Doujinshi: (X)
March Magi Doujin Event: (X)
Can Badge Merch: (X)
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Tonari-san's JuAli doujinshi is titled "A room you can't escape from unless you do XX!?"
It's a popular EA/SEA fandom ship trope where 2 characters are stuck in an imaginary locked room (no plot) until they kiss or have sex.
Thankfully she said she's planning to have merch from her previous events on Booth in July and August 👍