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GUIDELINES

INFORMATION

GENERAL

  • There will be one drawn and one written submission per character.

  • From the date you claim a character, and are confirmed for that character, you have three weeks to complete your piece.

  • If extensions are needed, please let us know, as early as possible. Please don’t rush your work!

  • If you do not finish your piece on time, that character's slot will be open for claiming!

  • Contributors are more than welcome to submit for multiple characters (and series), but only one may be reserved at a time. This includes across groups as well -- please complete one claim before you attempt to place another!

  • This includes submission type – one person cannot claim both art and writing for their chosen character at the same time.

  • All submissions should be specifically created for this project!

  • All submissions should be set in their canon verse – while the timeline doesn’t have to be specified things like high school aus won’t be accepted! The idea is, also, that these will be pairing/route based with the heroine of the game and the character chosen, making it a pair.

  • While we’d advise to be careful of spoilers, some are rather unavoidable. This does make this project not inherently spoiler free, so keep this in mind.

  • And as another general note, no NSFW submissions will be allowed.

  • Writers and Artists can coordinate on their pieces for a character, if they choose to. 

ART-SPECIFIC

  • The submission should be digital or scanned art, only. No pictures with a phone or camera for traditional, but ones with a clear scanner are fine.

  • The submitted artwork should be on a 800x1000 canvas, portrait orientation and submitted as a JPG. 

  • The piece should be fully colored.

  • Images do not require a fully-drawn background, it’s really up to the artist. It can be as simple or as detailed as the artist prefers. However, it’s preferable that the background isn’t just plain white.

  • Please keep the prompt in mind.

WRITING SPECIFIC

  • The submission should be no shorter than 500 words, but no longer than 2000 words. We know it’s not easy to write a lot for some people, nor is it easy to trim down for others, dependent on the writing style. That’s why we decided upon such a range.

  • The piece should be, preferably, in the third-person point-of-view, with a focus on the character chosen.

  • Try your best when it comes to grammar and spelling. We’re here to beta-read for you, if you need a fresh pair of eyes.

  • Going back to the note about rushing in the general section, but really rushing it tends to effect characterization – which we’d love to stay true to!

  • Again, please be mindful of the prompt at hand.

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SERIES AVAILABLE 

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With the opening of the second group of games, we currently cover THIRTEEN games. With enough interest in mind, we have our eyes set on one more group of games, to be determined at a later date. For the time being, however, these thirteen games cover 182 entries (91 of each kind), with 92 (46 of each kind) in group one and 90 (45 of each kind) in wave two. We hope everyone continues to have fun working on the project, and viewing the wonderful results of everyone’s hard work!

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1ST BLOOM

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  • Amnesia (Memories) – Shin, Ikki, Kent, Toma, Ukyou, Orion

  • Bad Apple Wars – Alma, Higa, Shikishima, Satoru, White Mask

  • Code:Realize – Arsene Lupin, Abraham Van Helsing, Victor Frankenstein, Impey Barbicane, Saint-Germain, Herlock Sholmes, Finis

  • Collar x Malice – Aiji Yanagi, Kei Okazaki, Mineo Enomoto, Takeru Sasazuka, Kageyuki Shiraishi, Yuzuru Saeki

  • Hakuouki – Toshizo Hijikata, Souji Okita, Hajime Saito, Sanosuke Harada, Heisuke Toudou, Chikage Kazama, Shinpachi Nagakura, Keisuke Sanan, Susumu Yamazaki, Kazue Souma, Hachirou Iba, Ryouma Sakamoto

  • Ozmafia – Caramia, Kyrie, Axel, Scarlet, Hamelin, Robin Hood, Pashet, Caesar, Soh, Brothel Boys (Dorian Gray, Alfani, and Manboy)

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2ND BLOOM

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  • 7’sCarlet - Hino Kagutsuchi, Isora Amari, Toa Kushinada, Sousuke Tatehira, Yuzuki Murakumo, Hanate

  • Brothers Conflict Passion Pink - Masaomi, Kaname, Hikaru, Tsubaki, Subaru, Yusuke, Fuuto

  • Mystic Messenger - Zen, Yoosung, Jaehee, Jumin, Seven, V, Ray

  • Norn9 - Kakeru Yuiga, Masamune Toya, Senri Ichinose, Natsuhiko Azuma, Sakuya Nijou, Itsuki Kagami, Akito Shukuri, Ron Muroboshi, Heishi Otomaru

  • Period:Cube - Hiroya, Radius, Astrum, Libera, Zain, Shiki

  • Psychedelica of Ashen Hawk - Lavan, Levi, Lugus, Tower Overlord, Hugh

  • Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly - Hikage, Yamato, Karasuba, Kagiha, Monshiro

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THEMES

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as stated before, the overall theme of otoge hanami is flowers! each game has a specific flower attached it.

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1ST BLOOM

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  • Amnesia (Memories) – Amnesia Roses: Love at first sight, enchantment, mystery

  • Bad Apple Wars – Red Spider Lily: Flower of death, flower of afterlife, remembrance/mourning, lost memory, may never meet again

  • Code:Realize – Hydrangea: Heartlessness, heartfelt emotion, gratitude, thanksgiving

  • Collar x Malice – (Red) Anemone: Hope, faith, death, abandonment 

  • Hakuouki – Cherry Blossoms, life, death, and renewal; life is beautiful, yet (tragically) short

  • Ozmafia – Daisies: Innocence, purity, new beginning

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2ND BLOOM

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  • 7’Scarlet - Morning Glories: love in vain, restricted love, mortality of life, mortality of love, affection, bonds, departure

  • Brothers Conflict Passion Pink - sunflower: radiance, adoration, longevity, loyalty

  • Mystic Messenger - daffodils - Creativity, new beginning, memory, forgiveness

  • Norn9 - forget-me-nots: true love, faithfulness, memories

  • Period:Cube - Azalea - Taking care of friends/family, femininity/abundance of beauty or intelligence, elegance, remembering home with fondness, delicate and fragile passion, temperance (emotional evenness),

  • Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk -- Snowdrop: coming of spring; purity, hope, rebirth

  • Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly - red lilies - passion, love, affection, warmth, desire, courage

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