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[queenrisa14]

Are you still around

Yes I still am around!

I poke my head in Tumblr here and there but just stacked up with life, work, the DOMZ project, and so much more (some fanfic writing thrown in there too)

I don’t think I could forever be gone from the fandom space so no worries here. Just quiet!

#asks #anon asks

[queenrisa14]

Happy Holidays everyone! Enjoy a little holiday romance.

FF Net Link

#sailor moon #sailor moon fanfic #All I want for Christmas is AU #holiday romance #my fanfic #usagi tsukino #mamoru chiba #AU

[queenrisa14]

November Update!

Here is an update for everyone!

It’s an exciting time for the Drops of Moonlight Zine!!

Despite production delays, the Contributor Shop is now finally officially open! We expect to keep the shop open until 11:59PM PST on December 14th, 2022 to allow contributors time to reserve their physical zine copy in exchange for a discounted donation. Contributors will receive an email from us with a password and discount code allowing them to access the contributor shop. If you are a contributor, please check your email for details about how to reserve your Zine cop(ies) and reach out to us ASAP if for whatever reason you did not receive an email.

Production:

A few more samples arrived! We have now received samples or bulk orders for our sticker sheets, pins, postcards, and origami paper. Unfortunately, one of the sample sticker sheets came out faulty and one of the pins in the wrong color, so we’re getting that fixed now while we wait for other still-missing samples to come in.

However, those that have arrived the way we want them look great! We are very excited about them, and we will take product pictures ASAP and share those on our social media soon!

Regarding production delays, please keep in mind that there is an ongoing paper crisis in Europe and it fully explains some of the delay our vendors have. Since the beginning of our production phase, several vendors have pulled out – some because they went bankrupt, others because they have trouble serving the high demand brought on by the crisis – and others have raised their prices immensely due to the shortage. This affected both budgeting and production, quite obviously. Budgeting because, without definitive pricing we ran the risk of miscalculating individual costs (especially for contributors, who we are not charging any surplus for their donation and instead only the bare minimum of production cost we can afford). Production, because well, obviously, but also because the vendors we are still able to work with have long waiting lines for production and we – with our one-time-only limited edition and small order (from their viewpoint) – simply aren’t a high priority or ‘important’ customer. This all amounts to what’s happening: stuff has been going slow, but we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel growing steadily nearer. For our most important vendor (the physical zine itself) we have finally been allotted a production window, and are thus confident to now open the contributor shop. However, we are still waiting to receive a production slot for some smaller items.

Of course, with timing out of our hands due to reliance on vendor production schedules, we have been hesitant to make definitive statements of a delivery date when basically none of our vendors can give those to us. For consistency, we will be distributing all Zine bundles at the same time, so our digital supporters will not receive their copies until the physical bundles are shipped out. So we ask you please to be patient – we’re impatient to release the Zine too, believe us.

However, please know that the project itself is NOT at risk. We are working hard to get everything finalized and ready to produce/ship out. Some of our items have already been produced and are waiting for you. It’s just the question of WHEN we can go to print with the rest of the items.

Translations:

During the height of our translation phase, after extended submissions closed and everything trickled in, 3 of our original 5 English-to-Japanese translators pulled out due to valid life stuff (remember, everyone here is a volunteer) and they were not able to continue with the project.

With the review of more than 70 translated works falling on only 2.5 sets of shoulders, while we initially stayed on (delayed, please remember that we extended deadlines for you all) schedule because our translators overworked themselves like crazy, we are now lagging a bit behind because that pace simply wasn’t sustainable. Thankfully, one more person has volunteered to help, and so the translation team now has more support. We are working as fast as we can to get the translated text from all fics, essays, and doujin reviewed and ready to host on Ao3.

Communication and Layout:

We’re still to this day missing a few documents and info from several people (summaries, titles, bios, etc). This is of course totally understandable – there are HUNDREDS of contributors and so this was bound to naturally happen – but after a LONG period of trying to get these from everyone and reviewing all emails and messages we have received to ensure we didn’t miss anything, we have now started to fill in the gaps ourselves where we can. However, the months of following up as well as hunting for missing information and finally writing up what we can on our own has taken a little time and delayed the lay outing of where all this info all needs to be.

However, we are THIS close to wrapping everything up in a tight bow with the project now finally close to the finish line, and are excited to share this update with you! Thank you all so much for your support and for your understanding and patience during this extended production phase. We know the delays are frustrating, and we are grateful for all of you who respect that we are balancing the completion of a massive multinational project with the lives and mental health of our volunteers. Though it may not always feel like it, please know that our moderators and translation team are working very hard to finish this special project and bring your Zine bundle to you as quickly as we can.

Please keep an eye out for those sample photos to be shared on our social media, and we hope to bring you another update soon!

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Drops of Moonlight Zineより大切なお知らせです。

度重なる制作の遅れがありましたが、このたび、寄稿者向けショップが正式にオープンしました! このショップは2022年12月15日午後4時59分（日本時間）まで開設され、寄稿者の皆様が割引価格でZINEを予約できるようにする予定です。寄稿者の皆様には、ショップにアクセスするためのパスワードと割引コードを記載したメールをお送りします。各位、メールをご確認いただき、万一届かなかった場合は、速やかにご連絡ください。

制作状況について：

ストレッチゴールについては、サンプルの一部がすでに手配済みです。ステッカー、ピンズ、ポストカード、折り紙などの大量発注がかかりました。なお、ステッカーとピンズの一部に不具合があり、他のグッズの手配と並行して修正にあたっているところです。

ただ、到着したサンプルの多くは大変素晴らしい仕上がりになっています！可能な限り早く、完成品の画像を皆様にも共有する予定です。

また生産の遅れについてはご迷惑をおかけしております。ヨーロッパにおける紙不足には依然終わりが見えず、今回のプロジェクトはそのことに多大な影響を受けることとなりました。生産フローが進み始めて以降、提携していた数社が撤退しました。廃業した業者や、原材料の用意がままならなくなった業者、大幅なコスト増に見舞われた業者など、影響は広範囲に及びました。このことがプロジェクトの予算編成と生産計画を大きく揺るがすこととなりました。予算については、価格が決定できない限り、試算が困難であることは言うまでもありません（特に寄稿者向け販売分については、最低限の制作コストのみを製品代としています）。加えて、今回のZINEは一回限りの少部数の生産であることや、制作スパンが長期にわたることなどから、ベン��ーからの優遇措置を受けづらかったのも事実です。このように、順調にとは言い難い状況ではありましたが、今ようやくトンネルの終わりの光が見えてきました。最も重要なZINE本体部分を担うベンダーにおいて生産枠が確保できたため、寄稿者向けショップのオープンをお約束できる運びとなりました。しかし、いくつかの付帯品等については、まだ生産枠が確保できていない状態です。

ZINEの納期はあくまでベンダー側の生産スケジュールに依存しており、各社とも明確な期日を示してくれるわけではありません。そこで、公平で一貫性のある供給方式をとるべく、すべてのZINEバンドルを同時に配布する予定です。そのため電子版を購入された方も、印刷版が発送されるまで、コンテンツの入手はできません。どうか今しばらくお待ちくださいますようお願いいたします。私たちもZINEのリリースを心待ちにしています。

しかしながら、プロジェクトそのものが危機に瀕しているわけではないことをご承知おきください。あらゆる事項の最終決定が進んでおり、生産・発送の準備にかかっています。一部のアイテムはすでに製造を終え、お手元に届けられるのを待つばかりです。その他の品物も順次、製造加工に入ります。

翻訳状況について：

翻訳作業がスタートし、作品投稿もすべて締め切られたのち、当初5名いた日本語翻訳メンバーのうち3名が生活上の理由で辞退せざるを得ませんでした。これについては、全員がボランティアである点を忘れてはなりません。

その結果、70点以上の作品をわずかな人員で翻訳校正することとなりました。当初はメンバーの多大な尽力により（作品投稿期限の延長があったにもかかわらず）順調な進捗でしたが、そのペースの維持が難しくなり、日数がかかっています。大変ありがたいことに、ボランティアでもう1名の方が加入してくださり、多くの貴重な時間を費やして支援していただけるようになりました。現在、すべての小説、エッセイ、漫画の翻訳テキストをレビューし、Ao3（二次創作投稿サイト）でホストできるように、できる限り早急に作業を進めています。

コミュニケーションと紙面制作について：

依然、いくつかの作品において、掲載に必要な情報（要約、タイトル、経歴など）が不足しています。ただ、このことは、何百という作家の皆様の作品を集約する以上、一定数はやむを得ないことです。主催チームでは、すべての寄稿者からこれらの情報提供をいただくのにかかる期間を考慮した上で、これまでに受領したすべてのメールとメッセージを見直し、情報の拾い漏れがないことを確認しました。可能な範囲で不足部分を補うよう努めましたが、前述の通り長期にわたるフォローアップやメッセージの再読み込みを行なったため期間を要し、紙面レイアウトの進捗に影響が生じています。

しかしながら、このプロジェクトもいよいよ大詰めを迎え、今回のアナウンスを皆様にお伝えできることを嬉しく思っています！長期にわたる発刊延期にもかかわらずご理解とご協力をくださった、皆様のサポートに心から御礼を申し上げます。遅延によるご不満やご迷惑は重々承知しております。私たちは、大規模な多国籍プロジェクトの完遂と、その背景を支えるボランティアメンバーのプライベートや精神的健康の維持とのバランスを図っており、そのことを尊重してくださる皆様に感謝しています。様々なご意見があることは理解していますが、この特別なプロジェクトを完成させ、可能な限り早くZINEをお届けできるよう、主催ならびに翻訳チームが懸命に善処していることをお含みおきいただけますと幸いです。

近日中に、サンプル画像を公開予定です。どうぞお楽しみに！

#november update #dropsofmoonlightzine #drops of moonlight zine #zine #sailor moon zine

[queenrisa14]

Contributor Shop - NOW OPEN!

CALLING ALL CONTRIBUTORS

If you’ve contributed at least ONE work, you should have received an email containing your discount code and password for the shop. 

The shop is open UNTIL December 14th.

Again, if you’ve contributed at least ONE work to the zine, you should have received an email.

Please, check your spam folders as well when looking for the email in your inboxes. 

And if you have not received the email, please contact us.

#contributor shop #dropsofmoonlightzine #drops of moonlight zine #important announcement #signal boost

[queenrisa14]

WIP GAME

Thank you @tinacentury and @floraone for the tags! This is my monthly Tumblr check-in to let y’all know I am still alive lol

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. (You can make your own post or reblog this one!)  I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? Dnd campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!!

Digging into my Google Drive I came up with these beauties that stood out the most! (This is definitely not all of them)

1. Love is Blind?: The Pods

2. Cummaries: Chapter 1

3. Even Miracles: Chapter 3

4. All I Want for Christmas is AU

5. Escape from You

6. Star Shopping: Chap. 1 Gorgeous

7. When I See You: Chapter 1 Coincidences

8. Whispers in the Dark: Series

9. Vice Versa

10. Aisles and Condoms

Well there ya go! Some of my WIPs sitting in my drive that may or may not see the light of day one day 🤷‍♀️ ask away if anyone is actually intrigued with any of these lol

I tag whoever wants to join cuz I joined late lol

#WIP game #wip #sailor moon #fanfic #my WIPs

[queenrisa14]

I think your fic link broke 😢😢😢😢

Hi sorry!!!!!

Please disregard the story notification from AO3!!

I was testing out AO3 functions with @dropsofmoonlightzine team and what was posted wasn’t anything fic related!

It was just some random word scrambling to fill in the space and there was absolutely no actual fic content. I deleted the fic once we finished our testing but I didn’t realize that an email would get sent out alerting to a new fic posting lol

Sorry for the false alarm! I promise the next AO3 notification from me will be a real fic LOL

#just a false alarm #sorry for the confusion!!

[queenrisa14]

Hi! There is an error with the last fic you shared on AO 3, cant access it, dont know if is just me, can you share me the link please?

Hi!!

Sorry about thattttt!!!!

The @dropsofmoonlightzine team and I are testing out stuff on AO3 in preparation for the zine so I was just testing out something with my profile and visibility settings!!

Sorry to say that it was not a real fic or any real content! If anyone was able to see it, it was just a bunch of scrambled lettering to fill in the space. I deleted the fic once I was finished testing out functions LOL

Again, sorry for anyone that got a notification! Please disregard it! I do promise the next time a notification comes in it will be an actual fic that I posted on AO3!

#just a false alarm #look out in September tho I will be participating in Smutember #sorry for the confusion!!

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Also, @floraone DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?!?! 😂😂

天気の子: Weathering with You → Taki & Mitsuha’s cameos

#your name #weathering with you

[queenrisa14]

Excuse me…..

WHY THE FUCK WAS I NOT TOLD THAT TAKI AND MITSUHA FROM “YOUR NAME” MADE CAMEOS IN “WEATHERING WITH YOU”.

My “Your Name” obsession is slowly relapsing, I can feel it.

天気の子: Weathering with You → Taki & Mitsuha’s cameos

#upset #I’m buying it for the sole purpose to watch their 5 second cameos #and also watch the movie I heard it is good #weathering with you #kimi no na wa #your name #tachibana taki #miyamizu mitsuha #my babbbiiieeesssss #I’ve missed you two so much

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We’re so close to the Tote bag!!

Don’t forget to get your copy of this limited edition zine!!!

Stretch Goal #4 Unlocked!

We have unlocked the Enamel Pins with 200 orders of Eternal and Star Seed Bundles!!

We are now on our way to unlocking the Tote bags which will be achieved at 300 orders!

The shop officially closes on May 30th to the general public!

Remember to share with fandom friends and friends in general who would be interested! Help us get the word out! Let’s try to get those Tote bags, guys!!

Last reminder: Contributors this is NOT your shop!!

Shopify Link

Booth Link

#drops of moonlight zine #sailor moon zine #zine #sailor moon #dropsofmoonlightzine #stretch goals #shop closing!!

[queenrisa14]

Signal Boost!! Public Shop is closing soon!! Don’t forget to get your copy!!!

Our shop is open until May 30th!  If you want to snag up a bundle, please be quick! 

And if you want to support us in unlocking more stretch goals, please reblog and signal boost this post so we can reach as many Moonies as possible! Every sale counts!

Drops of Moonlight is a limited edition, multi-volume, non-profit charity zine featuring fanart, fanfiction, essays, cosplay, fan manga and more by 350+ contributors from 40 countries. Visit our shop to find out more!

#sailor moon #sailor moon zine #30th anniverary zine #sailor-moon-30th-anniversary #zine #sailor moon 30th anniversary #anime zine #fan zine

[queenrisa14]

What Sailor Cosmos did is the cutest thing I've ever seen. Sure, she traveled to the past with the intention of destroying the cauldron and stopping the chaos, however, she also wanted to be with Usagi because she knew how lonely she felt back then. She disguised herself as a child who brought her joy and kept her company, something Usagi needed a lot. I think we all want to be a Sailor Cosmos to travel and support our past selves who are going through a lonely and rough phase 🥺😪

#ah beautiful #I love when media has layers to the story #unintentional or intentional its amazing to dive into #beautifully put into words Flora!!! #sailor moon cosmos #cosmos #sailor moon #usagi tsukino

[queenrisa14]

I love your profile pic! 😊

AWW thank you!!!

Lol when I first decided a profile pic for my fanfic/fandom accounts, I picked this one because Usagi looked so cute 😂😂

I feel like I might change the pic one day soon since I’ve had FOREVER but who knows!

#asks #usagi tsukino #sailor moon #lol

[queenrisa14]

UsaMamo shippers be like

#usamamo specific #get excited yall #and *sex scene said very in general if you know you know #toei i swear to god let us have this one vague scene #sailor moon memes #sailor moon #sailor moon cosmos #sailor moon crystal #usamamo #usagi tsukino #chiba mamoru #usagi x mamoru

[queenrisa14]

We ride at dawn to Toei Animation studios

Also imma riot if they censor away the sex scene lol just saying 🤣

#no to censor #sailor moon cosmos #no sitlloutees #I want skin #I want intimacy #I want ‘marry me usako’ #sailor moon #usagi tsukino #mamoru chiba #give us the sex

[queenrisa14]

I wanna re-emphasize how much I loved this little sneak in of the jacket.

This being the last arc, it’s getting sad and nostalgic already. We’ve been with this crystal series for 10 years (yes, 10 years) and it’s the end. The biggest arc yet is to come.

Seeing the jacket was something special.

It was like seeing an old friend.

One where you take a second to catch up with before parting ways again, not knowing when you’ll see each other again.

That’s a lot like this. Saying goodbye to the series, not knowing when we’ll see each other again.

Thank you Ugly Green Jacket for keeping our sweet Mamoru warm and unfashionable for all these decades and many more.

Until we see each other again.

Me watching the Sailor Moon Cosmos trailer:

#I love the jacket #I got choked up I won’t lie #that damn jacket did this #someone take tumblr away from me #i love him #the jacket is its own character now obviously #but i'm going to cry during these movies #sailor moon cosmos #sailor moon crystal #sailor moon #mamoru chiba

[queenrisa14]

#I love them #otp #usagi tsukino #mamoru chiba #sailor moon #sailor moon cosmos #sailor moon crystal #the airport scene will wreck me just wait