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Happy Dystopia Radio broadcast day! In honour of this official No. 6 10th anniversary event, we are holding a charm and charm bracelet giveaway. The charm is a cast-resin charm picturing Nezumi and Shion in a round frame, with an additional blue bead attached. The charm bracelet is a silver-coloured bracelet with six No. 6-themed metal charms, such as a mouse and a bee. It does not contain nickel and can be made to fit your wrist size.

TO ENTER: 1. Reblog this post and/or retweet our pinned tweet (@No6_RC) about it to enter. (Doing both gives you 2 chances at winning.) 2. Like this post on tumblr and/or twitter for additional chances at winning. If you like the post but do not retweet or reblog it, you will be disqualified.

Please do not reblog or retweet more than once per person. Also, please consider following us if you haven’t already, especially on Twitter.

GIVEAWAY CLOSES OCTOBER 18TH, 2021.

FAQ:

Q: How will we pick the winners? A: Winners will be chosen via random drawing from both tumblr and twitter.

Q: How many winners will there be? A: At minimum, we will be giving out a grand prize and two additional prizes. However, the more people who participate, the more winners there will be.

Q: If I win, can I pick which prize I get? A: The grand prize winner(s) will get both prizes. Additional winners will be able to pick which item they want, unless we run out of one. In that case, you will receive whichever item is still available.

Q: Who is making the prizes? A: @xwhenyouwakeupx kindly donated the charms, while @weiselzelle kindly donated the bracelets.

Q: Do you ship internationally? A: Yes, we do.

Today, July 7th, marks the 10th year from the day that the first episode of the No. 6  anime aired on July 7, 2011. The anime is an adaption of the 9 volume novel series by Atsuko Asano and finished airing on September 16, 2011. The show was completed before the novels themselves were officially completed, so there is a slight change in how the story was developed, especially near the ending.  

No. 6 was licensed by Sentai Filmworks and available for streaming on Crunchyroll. Unfortunately, though, as of December 13, 2018, the license has expired and the production of the Blue-ray Disc and DVD has since stopped and is now unavailable on Crunchyroll as well as other legal streaming sites. However, an English fan translation of the novels is available at 9th-ave’s blogspot page, and the manga is still available for purchase from many online retailers.

The good news is that the fandom of No. 6 is still going strong. This blog, the Restructural Committee, was founded in 2014 (about 3 years after the anime first aired) and continues to run events such as the yearly Secret Santa ( @no6secretsanta ), the No. 6 Zine ( @no6zine ), and 2020′s Reunion Will Con online convention. Outside of tumblr and the No. 6 discord server the fandom is largely decentralised (although we do have a twitter @No6_RC). But that hasn’t stopped other fans such as the mods of the @no6-reunionzine from also creating their own No. 6-themed projects. And of course, many artists, writers, cosplayers, and fan creators have made beautiful works of art and craft to celebrate the story of No. 6 year after year.

Here’s a translation I found for a scene in Koakuma no Riddle 7 (I found it on 4chan)

1: That’s all for the report. 2: Well done, Nio-san

3: What~? Want to get in with me? Hm hm… 4: Just~ kidding… 5: By all means, please allow me to join you

1: [I… won’t show my skin to anyone.] 2-3: [After all… this body…] 4: Please look at me.

1: […belongs to the chairwoman.] 2: …… You have become quite beautiful 3 My Nio.

1: How long has it been since we’ve last bathed together? 2: You used to hate taking baths back then, didn’t you? Stop talking about the past please~. 4: [There isn’t a single scratch upon her flawless body.] 5: That is proof that she is a born queen.

Just some tips I’ve learned over the years to help with my boyfriend’s dysphoria

So you might be saying: Lion why a guide on drawing black people? Well young blood it’s because a lot of people cant…seem…to draw…black people..Amazing I know. 

Racist (caricatures) portrayals of black people have been around forever, and to this day people can’t seem to draw black people like they are human. If your artwork resembles any of the above even remotely your artwork is racist and offensive. If you try to excuse that as a stylistic choice you’re not only a terrible artist, but racist too!!! Congrats.

Whitewashing is also a problem. A lot of people refuse to draw black features on canonly black characters. While this example isn’t colored, lightening the skin-tone of a character is also considered whitewashing. So lets start with features!

Now all black people have different noses thats a no-brainer, but black noses tend to have flatter bridges, and wider nostrils. Please stay from triangular anime noses and small button noses. Your drawings should not depict black people with abnormally large noses. (Especially if you do not draw other characters this way)

If you feel like the way you draw lips on black characters is offensive or resembles a caricature,it probably does and you should change it. ABSOLUTELY AVOID PLACING LIPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FACE. 

Hair is so diverse! Please get used to drawing braids, locs,kinks and coils! If you can learn to draw ringlets and long waves you can learn how to draw black hairstyles.

Add clips! Learn how to draw baby-hairs and never be afraid to add color Pinterest and Google are free my dudes! Also try using square brushes for blocking in coils.

OK THAT’S ALL YOU GUYS

Today she said, very quietly, “Do you think I could be ace, too?”

And I said very carefully “If you think it suits you, I don’t see why not”

And my Mum, my strong, self-confident Mum, who never once  has ever felt uncomfortable in her own skin as far as I know, beamed in relief. Relief. 

 Because she never knew. Because getting married young and bearing children for her husband (meaning sex) was expected of her. Because everyone gave her the feeling as if something would be wrong or broken about her if she didn’t want, didn’t do that.

Because her whole life long, she thought there was something wrong with her.

  She beamed around a mouth-full of toothpaste and said, very proudly and deliberately, “I think I like that, being ace.”

And continued on with her brushing, humming a bit louder.

me writing descriptions: The morning sun streamed in through the stained-glass window, a thousand jewel-like reflections dancing across the tiled floor. 

me writing action: one person hits other person uhhh then they both run from bad guy

Pygmy Falcon

Great Hornbill

Wallcreeper

and

Cedar Waxwing

Red Crowned Crane

Brahminy Kite

Green Tree Swallow (I mean seriously - those are metallic teal feathers against stark white. Damn.) 

Bali Mynah

And, last but certainly not least, the cutest fucking puffball on this planet earth:

Hooded Pitta (or as like to call them little olives)

Coua

Mot-Mot

the Golden Pheasant,

and the Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher.

I finally set up something for commissions because apparently some people want to waste their funds on my art!

BUST PORTRAITS (each extra character is $5) Lineart - $5 Coloured - $8 Coloured + Shading - $13 If you would like to add a small pet with a character, each pet added is $3)

WAIST-UP PORTRAITS (each extra character is $8) Lineart - $8 Coloured - $11 Coloured + Shading - $16 (If you would like to add a small pet with a character, each pet added is $5)

FULL BODY PORTRAITS (each extra character is $10) Lineart - $10 Coloured - $14 Coloured + Shading - $18 (If you would like to add a small pet with a character, each pet added is $5)

why not?

“why does that character have to be trans?”

why not?

“why does that character have to be a poc?”

2. Please enjoy the offical powerpoint presentation of this paper at an academic conference by the original author, complete with Q&A: