Otaku108

@otaku-108 made this amazing art of ShinRan for the Rain prompt of ShinrRanweek2026. I wrote a fic inspired by it, enjoy! You can also read it here on AO3!

To be separated from who you love dearly is torture unbearable.  To then learn he’s been there the whole time in a form against his will is rage inducing.  Then defeating those who imprisoned him in his own body is cathartic.  Then to have him finally come home is elating.  This is not a fairy tale of old, but the actual experience of one Ran Mouri.  A Japanese high schooler and martial arts prodigy that for the longest time thought her boyfriend was away on a troublesome, tough case.  While true, not in the way she expected.  Shrunk to a grade schooler against his will, he’s been her friend Conan the whole time.  At first she was hurt and betrayed, but after taking down those who oppressed him and dealt justice towards them, she began to understand.  How he didn’t want to put her in danger, and how he was torn up inside from lying to her; being so close and yet so far.  Heartfelt tears and confessions, and a sincere swearing of never lying again and never being away from her, led to a rebuilding of trust and a continuation of love.  Ran yelled her heart out, and Shinichi took every blow, even the physical ones he insisted on.  And now that is behind them, and soon Shinichi made up for lost time.  Dates to malls and movies, weekend getaways, friend dates with Sonoko and Makoto, and Heiji and Kazuha; sometimes all of them together leading to great memories.  But with the return to normalcy is the return to daily life; they are high schoolers and Shinichi has a lot of catching up to do.  And that means a lot, and I mean a LOT, of schoolwork.  To the point that Shinichi is coming to school early in the morning and staying late to make up and catch up.  That means Ran isn’t able to spend any time with her boyfriend.  Any time she does spend with him is in class, and helping him with schoolwork.  There’s been no time for them to spend as a couple.  What’s making it extra frustrating is that Ran and Shinichi are taking their relationship to the next level.  On certain movie dates they’d sit in the back of the theater and enjoy each other’s company.  Make out sessions are snuck in when they can, but Shinichi’s packed school schedule is making it impossible to go further.  Making matters worse is Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department.  When they learned their darling golden boy was back in town, Shinichi was inundated with requests for assistance with cases.  The poor boy is run ragged; the police somewhat literally snatched him from a date with Ran to help with a case.  She tagged along despite it, and it felt like old times they joked.  Shinichi now tries to send cases to her father; they are formally now business partners as a way to apologize to both being Conan and being his daughter’s boyfriend.  But still, Ran is not getting enough time with said boyfriend.  It’s eating her up inside.  To have him again, then having him away from her is tearing her apart.

Thank you, @quite-a-character!

ASTRONAUT!HANGE BECAUSE I’M FINALLY NOT TOO LATE FOR A TREND 😭😭😭

And bc I couldn’t resist:

Friends... artists... countryweebs...

Once upon a time, a batch of us decided to redraw the first book of Detective Conan page by page into a Zine. And it was good.

Once upon a closer time, another batch decided to do the same with the first book of Magic Kaito. And it was good.

Why, then, not take the magic a little further still? Why not stroll around Tumblr and beyond, see how many of you like the idea of doing it with some real pillars of Shonen and Shoujo? 2026 has a whole bunch of Big anniversaries coming up, one after another...

So if this summer you think you'd like to put your pen and tablet to a certain boy's first Transmutation... a certain Pharaoh's first Shadow Games... a certain Princess's first Moontiara... and many, many more...

Just click on this interest form and make your vote heard! Enough artists interested in any of these (or a series of your own choosing!) and we'll take the effort to launch its very own Redraw zine!

As always, us mods here at FeudalConnection want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the Third Term 2025 Inuyasha Fandom Awards! Your participation and support for this fandom is simply incredible!

As a reminder, the winners have evolved into First, Second, and Third place awards. We are allowing ties for first place winners, rather than go into a run off period.

- For categories with up to four nominations, a First place banner will be awarded to the winner.

- For categories which received five to six nominations, First and Second place banners will be awarded to the winners.

- For categories which received seven to ten nominations, First, Second, and Third place banners will be awarded to the winners.

And now, without further delay, here we are!

Winners for Term 3 2025 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: "The Way to Elysium" by @chiaztolite Second Place: "Owner's Guide" by @dawnrider

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction

First Place: "Imposition" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) Second Place: "Sword Play" by @millennialmiko Third Place (tie): "Nowhere With You" by @livinglights / Langus (AO3) and "It takes a friend to open your eyes" by @ruddcatha

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First Place: "Beneath Goshinboku" by Ldesu (AO3) Second Place: "Not to Her" by @serial-doubters-club Third Place: "The Way to Elysium" by @chiaztolite

Best Angst Fiction

First Place: "The Demon King's Requirement" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3) Second Place: "Every Second Counts" by momstable (AO3)

Best Dark Fiction

First Place (tie): "Where My Heart and Soul Dwell" by Ashlovelyart (AO3) and "Wanted: Guard Dog" by @elkonigin

Best Drama Fiction

First Place: "Impetus" by @the-lone-huntress / Wandering_Huntress (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First Place: "Nosey Neighbors" by @ elkonigin

Best NSFW Fiction

First Place: "Forbidden" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3)

Best Oneshot Fiction

First Place: "Perfect Rows" by @jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3)

Best Character Portrayal

First Place: "The Demon King's Requirement" (Sesshoumaru) by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3) Second Place: "Perfect Rows" (Jinenji) by @jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First Place: "Owner's Guide" by @dawnrider

Best KogKag Romance Fiction

First Place: "Meet Cute" by @rinandyarn

Best Romance Fiction

First Place: "Dreambound" by @theshipthatgotaway / SimpforSessKag (AO3)

Best Rare Pair Fiction

First Place: "Kickback" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3)

Best Fluff Fiction

First Place: "Meet Cute" by @rinandyarn

Best Serial Fiction

First Place: "Are You Happy, Kagome?" by @theshipthatgotaway / SimpforSessKag (AO3)

Best Ficlet

First Place: "Shop Talk" by @jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3)

Best Crossover Fiction

First Place: "Prismatic" by @the-lone-huntress / Wandering_Huntress (AO3)

Best Completed Fiction

First Place: "Taking Root" by @ladydanitar

Best Action/Adventure Artwork

First Place: "absolutely been loving Inuyasha" by @animumarcy

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Artwork

First Place: "Inuyasha, Sesshomaru and Koga - Your Idols😈" by @valuvi

Best Canon Universe Artwork

First Place (tie): "Sango - Inuyasha" by @rudycomics and "-Don't move Inuyasha, let me see you .... " by @geda-art

Best Angst Artwork

First Place: "Captivated" by @julytheartist Second Place: "Hey kids, I heard y'all like angst" by @katballesteros

Best Dark Artwork

First Place: "Naraku the Demon with in Onigumo" by @emerlyelm

Best Humor/Parody Artwork

First Place: "Maybe someday I can make you my bride" by @amara-sessh

Best Kiss Artwork

First Place: "Can't stop drawing them" by @sollee-art

Best Character Artwork

First Place: "Sesshomaru" by @himethadom Second Place (tie): "2020 vs 2025" by @valuvi and "Knight+princess" by @kirrryash

Best Duo/Pairing Artwork

First Place: "⚡Thunder Brothers⚡" by @sylvvestris

Best Doujinshi Artwork

First Place (tie): "Inu-Illiterate" by @cringefiend / Garish_Wyvern (AO3) and "Untitled" by @inumysuzue

Best Redraw Artwork

First Place: "Inuyasha & Kagome" by @pachworldx-1

Best NSFW Artwork

First Place: "From Beginning to End" by @brain-rot-hour / GoblinOnAHorse (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Artwork

First Place: "Autumn inukag" by @sollee-art

Best KogKag Romance Artwork

First Place (tie): "Hungry like a wolf" by @otaku-108 and "He just likes to hear her talk" by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3) and "Doodle" by @dudiinx

Best Romance Artwork

First Place (tie): "Happy MiroSan days 3.5-3.6!💜🩷" by @eliza-faust-diary and "Resting" by @julytheartist

Best Rare Pair Artwork

First Place: "Kikyo, Tsubaki, and their moment of weakness~" by @eliza-faust-diary Second Place: "Untitled" by @moonnueart

Best Group Depiction Artwork

First Place: "Inuyasha, Sesshomaru and Koga ~ Your Idols" by @valuvi

Best Fluff Artwork

First Place: "Untitled" by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3)

Best Overall Artwork

First Place: "Sango - Inuyasha" by @rudycomics Second Place: "desktop picture with a beautiful man." by @kuroimikaru-blog

Congratulations to all the winners! Your awards are ready, so please send one of the mods or this blog your preferred email address so we can send them to you! If you have not received it within one week, please reach out to a mod <3

Please note, the winner ban only applies to the first place winner(s) in each division; second and third place winners will be eligible to be nominated again in the next term.

As this term comes to a close, FeudalConnection will be taking a short hiatus. This time is always spent reviewing the process and seeing what can be revamped for next term.

An immense thank you to everyone who voted on next term's roulette categories!

Roulette Fanfiction Category for Term 1 2026 will be Best Antagonist Portrayal. This will be defined as: Stories that have a developed antagonist with motive and ambition. This does not necessarily mean a “villain” of the story, but any one person who causes conflict for the story. A large part of the story must surround this antagonist and the “heroes” overcoming the conflict. Keep in mind that characterization must also be considered depending on who the antagonist is. Must name the character in your nomination.

Roulette Fanart Category for Term 1 2026 will be Best Traditional Artwork. This will be defined as: A piece created using traditional media such as paints, pencils, pens, ink, markers, pastels, crayons, chalks, etc. Computer programs are used to create minor adjustments only or not at all.

Roulette Romance Category for Term 1 2026 will be Best KogSan Romance. This will be a category for both Fanart and Fanfiction.

For Fanfiction, it will be defined as: Stories that have developed a believable romance between Koga and Sango. "Believable" is subjective, and it is up to those nominating/voting to draw their own line on that quantifier and vote their "Best". This includes canon universe and AU/AR settings.

For Fanart, it will be defined as: Any romantic depiction of Koga and Sango.

Remember, all other romantic pairings, besides InuKag & KogSan, can be nominated into the Best Romance category. All other pairings will be up for voting again next term. We will continue cycling through desired pairings to give spotlight to as many pairings as possible.

We will officially be back in full swing January 1st! We will still be around in case you have questions or concerns, but feel free to take this time to read new fanfiction and find new fanart. We strongly encourage everyone to review/comment/reblog so to spread the love of this fandom around. 

Want to stay immersed in the Inuyasha fandom? Head on over and join our Discord server, which is open to everyone! Or follow @inuyasha-events​ to stay up-to-date on all the current and upcoming fandom events!

As the day gets closer to the start of the first term of 2026, we will be keeping everyone in the loop when it comes to changes and updates. Thank you all again for making this such a wonderful experience! See you soon!

- FeudalConnection