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As always, us mods here at FeudalConnection want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the First 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 up to 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 1 2025 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: "Fallen" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3)

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction

First Place: "Midnight" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) Second Place: "Just for a Little While" by @fawn-eyed-girl / Fawn_Eyed_Girl (AO3) Third Place: "Made to Order" by @chiaztolite

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First Place: "Casual(?)" by @ruddcatha Second Place: "Beneath Goshinboku" by Ldesu (AO3)

Best Angst Fiction

First Place: "Legacy" by @fandomobsessions016 Second Place: "Whispers of the Heart" by @theshipthatgotaway / SimpforSessKag (the_ship_that_got_away) (AO3)

Best Dark Fiction

First Place: "Legacy" by @fandomobsessions016 Second Place: "I Can Hear You" by @ladydanitar

Best Drama Fiction

First Place: "Madame Masseuse" by princess_pumpernickle (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First Place: "It's Not Me, It's You, Hojo" by @xanthippe-writes / xanthippewrites (AO3) Second Place: "Deck the Dumbass: A Christmas Banger" by @elkonigin Third Place: "Ghost of You" by @k9plus1 / WickedsNonProfitWhoreganization (AO3)

Best NSFW Fiction

First Place (tie): "Gilded Cage" by @k9plus1 / WickedsNonProfitWhoreganization (AO3) and "Madame Masseuse" by princess_pumpernickel (AO3) Second Place: "From Beginning to End" by @dawnrider

Best Oneshot

First Place: "Empty Nesting" by Flamethemightydragon (AO3) Second Place (tie): "A Miko's Fantasy" by @coccinellesroses and Emmyyasha (AO3) and "Piece and Quiet (and a Whole Lot of Canoodling)" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3)

Best Character Portrayal Fiction

First Place: "Old History, New Story" (Inuyasha) by @dawnrider

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First Place: "Daiyokai Only Dress in Couture" by @neutronstarchild / NeutrInu (AO3)

Best SessKagu Romance Fiction

First Place: "The Wind Will Guide You" by @jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3) Second Place (tie): "I Knew It Was You" by @serial-doubters-club / hakomorebi (AO3) and "This Life and The Next" by @heynikkiyousofine

Best Romance Fiction

First Place: "Silver Scales" by @mitsiepitsie / Mitsje (AO3)

Best Rare Pair Fiction

First Place: "A Match Made in Alleyways" by @classysassy9791 / ClassySassy (AO3)

Best Fluff Fiction

First Place: "A Sweet Story of Us Two" by @anyara Second Place (tie): "The Scrooge and The Sugar Cookie" by @rainandyarn and "Hungry Like A Wolf" by @mynightshining

Best Serial Fiction

First Place: "The Journey of a Lifetime (With You)" by @ruddcatha

Best Ficlet

First Place (tie): "Pillow Talk" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) and "Casual(?)" by @ruddcatha

Best Character Development

First Place: "From Beginning to End" (Inuyasha) by @dawnrider

Best Completed Fiction

First Place: "The Journey of a Lifetime (With You)" by @ruddcatha

Best Action/Adventure Artwork

First Place: "InuKag ice skate" by @moonkissedart

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Artwork

First Place: "Tell Me... (InuKag Yakuza AU)" by LenBarboza (X)

Best Canon Artwork

First Place (tie): "What I Hold" by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3) and "Dia 9 del #Moontober de @/CartoonsOTMoon - Naturaleza." by @jmeestella / JmeEstella_rt (X)

Best Angst Artwork

First Place: "untitled" by frosty_bean (IG)

Best Dark Artwork

First Place: "Fall" by @classysassy9791 / ClassySassy (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Artwork

First Place: "Inuyasha Chasing the Butterfly" by Angel_KagomeX (X)

Best Kiss Artwork

First Place: "Untitled" by @kalcia

Best Character Artwork

First Place: "The new moon dawns" by mtb_umk (X) Second Place: "Lord Sesshomaru" by @anyanary

Best Duo/Pairing Artwork

First Place: "Kaede and Hachi" by @rhies

Best Doujinshi

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

Best Redraw Artwork

First Place: "untitled" by frosty_bean (IG)

Best NSFW Artwork

First Place: "❤️‍🔥" by LenBarboza (X)

Best InuKag Romance Artwork

First Place: "they're perfect <3" by @mochironmochi Second Place: "Tell Me... (Inukag Yakuza AU)" by LenBarboza (X)

Best SessKagu Romance Artwork

First Place: "I like the way you kiss" by @fraufia

Best Romance Artwork

First Place (tie): "Cozy evening" by @eliza-faust-diary and "Untitled" by @julytheartist

Best Rare Pair Artwork

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

Best Group Depiction

First Place: “😴” by @tmetta

Best Coloring

First Place: "more more more colorful Kagome" by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3) Second Place: "Tried colored line art for the first time" by @talesofthedice

Best Overall Artwork

First Place: "Inukag ice skate" by @moonkissedart Second Place: "kagome's such a girls girl" by @nemiefawn

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! Also, we please ask that you give at least one week time for your awards to be sent due to the mod-team having IRL commitments. 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.

In doing so, the mod-team has been working behind the scenes over the last couple of months to bring about a new method of sending in nominations. This new method will allow people outside of tumblr to send in nominations, and will have an easy fill-in format to hopefully make nominating easier. This will be implemented by the next term, so keep an eye out for a future post with details regarding this.

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

Roulette Fanfiction Category for Term 2 2025 will be Best Classic Fanfiction. This is defined as: A fanfiction that has been posted outside of the designated timeframe; ie: stories that have been posted and/or updated prior to the 3 years before the start of the term. These are not limited to completed fics, but completed fics may be preferred.

Roulette Fanart Category for Term 2 2025 will be Best Background. This is defined as: A focus on the background, not just the main character(s). This is an appreciation of the work and background that the artist has created.

Roulette Romance Category for Term 2 2025 will be Best Thruple 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 three Inuyasha characters. "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 three Inuyasha characters.

Remember, all other romantic pairings, besides InuKag & thruples, 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 May 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 second term of 2025, 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

It's that time of the term!

The voting period is now in session! You will need to sign into Google in order to vote, and you will be allowed one vote per category. Please note: we will be recording email addresses and media platform names to preserve the integrity of the voting process! The email addresses and votes will NOT be shared with anyone; it is simply to prevent voting anomalies. Please let us know if there are any issues!

At the end of the voting form, you will be asked three things:

1. Would you like to have a say in which Roulette categories will be featured next term? This is not required, but we wanted to further involve the community in how the awards are run.

2. Would you like to have a say in which Romance Roulette pairing they would like to see represented in the next term? As seen with the regular roulette categories, pairings represented will change each term based on participation.

3. If you are a fandom artist, would you like your work to be eligible in banner creations? This is new this term and something the mod-team would like to hear feedback on.

Remember, you will have until the end of the day February 20th to cast your votes, so don’t forget to finish up those fanfics and view all that fanart.

Happy voting!

It's the start of the 1st Term 2025 Inuyasha Fandom Awards!

Happy almost New Year! We hope everyone has a good & safe end to the year! A huge shout-out to everyone who participated last term and made it such a huge success! We look forward to all of the amazing new fanfiction and fanart to be shared with this beautiful community! (If you have not received your award banner for last term, please reach out to one of the mods asap!)

Big shoutout to @mayarab for creating last term's banners!

At the end of last term, the voting form included the possibilities of the Roulette Categories for this term, and we have taken the top choices for both Fanart and Fanfiction:

The Fanfiction Roulette Category for this term will be Best Character Development. This is defined as: The craft of giving a character a personality, depth, and motivations that propel them through the story. Includes how a character evolves throughout the course of a story. Must include specific character.

The Fanart Roulette Category for this term will be Best Coloring. This is defined as: An illustration filled with hues, shadows, highlights, and intensity that bring the picture to life.

As a reminder, we added a Roulette Romance category for both Fanfiction and Fanart. This term the pairing chosen will be Best SessKagu Romance (Sesshomaru x Kagura). 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 Sesshomaru and Kagura. "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 Sesshomaru and Kagura.

The original Best Romance category will remain, so all non-InuKag or SessKagu pairings, including LGBTQ+, can be nominated into that category. All other pairings will be up for voting again next term.

Lastly, to help with inclusivity, we have also added a Best Rare Pair category to both fanfiction & fanart. You can find their definitions here, as well as on our Google Doc linked below.

If it wasn't mentioned above, chances are it hasn't changed. Please be aware that the moderators always take suggestions regarding how the awards are run and category changes into consideration, and each new term may bring about new changes. You can read up on the most recent FAQs, Rules of Eligibility, and Categories for more information [these links work best on desktop].

For ease of access on mobile, the FAQs, Rules of Eligibility, and Categories can be accessed through this link.

As nominators, please make sure that each term you take a peek at our list of creators who can’t be nominated to make sure you are staying current with who is eligible to be nominated.

Here you can find the mobile-friendly link for all current nominations for this term.

The 1st Term 2025 nomination period will begin on January 1st and go until the end of the day January 15th. Please send your nominations in through the submit button! If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to send in an ask or reach out to one of the mods! We are also frequently available on the FC Discord!

Mods: @classysassy9791, @ruddcatha, @dchelyst, @the-lone-huntress

Hey everyone!

Below the cut you'll find a complete list of all of the Fanfiction nominations received for this term! You can also find the full list of all nominations on Google Docs.

Click here for the complete list of Fanart nominations.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this term for taking the time to do so. We hope you enjoyed your experience! If you do not see your nomination, please reach out to us as soon as possible!

We strongly encourage that when you view a work of art or read a fanfiction, please reblog or leave a comment to let the creators know how much their work and talent is appreciated!

As a reminder, we are giving 3 weeks time to enjoy all of the creations. The voting period will begin February 6th and end February 20th.

In order to be able to vote, you'll need to register so we can keep it all neat and clean. We will be posting the link to the voting form on the first day of the voting session.

Got a question? Check out our FAQ or send us an ask. You can also message one of the mods directly!

Thank you to everyone who nominated for making this 1st Term absolutely wonderful, and happy voting!

For our nominees: This term the lovely @mayarab created nominee banners for each individual category. Please click here to download your banner!

Hey everyone!

Below the cut you'll find a complete list of all of the Fanart nominations received for this term! You can also find the full list of all nominations on Google Docs.

Click here for the complete list of Fanfiction nominations.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this term for taking the time to do so. We hope you enjoyed your experience! If you do not see your nomination, please reach out to us as soon as possible!

We strongly encourage that when you view a work of art or read a fanfiction, please reblog or leave a comment to let the creators know how much their work and talent is appreciated!

As a reminder, we are giving 3 weeks time to enjoy all of the creations. The voting period will begin February 6th and end February 20th.

In order to be able to vote, you'll need to register so we can keep it all neat and clean. We will be posting the link to the voting form on the first day of the voting session.

Got a question? Check out our FAQ or send us an ask. You can also message one of the mods directly!

Thank you to everyone who nominated for making this 1st Term absolutely wonderful, and happy voting!

For our nominees: This term the lovely @mayarab created nominee banners for each individual category. Please click here to download your banner!

CONGRATULATIONS, Chiaztolite (AO3)!!! Your fanfiction “Made to Order” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2025 1st Term Inuyasha Fandom Awards run by FeudalConnection!

Your work has been nominated in the following categories:

Best AU/AR Best Angst

Voting will take place between February 6th and February 20th, and the links to do so can be found on the feudalconnection Tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via the Tumblr page or [email protected].

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contributions to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY JANUARY 15th! SUBMIT YOUR FIC/ARTWORK NOMINATIONS THROUGH OUR PAGE!

CONGRATULATIONS, @julytheartist!!! Your fanart “Moonlight Lovers” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2025 1st Term Inuyasha Fandom Awards run by FeudalConnection!

Your work has been nominated in the following category:

Best Doujinshi

Voting will take place between February 6th and February 20th, and the links to do so can be found on the feudalconnection Tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via the Tumblr page or [email protected].

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contributions to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY JANUARY 15th! SUBMIT YOUR FIC/ARTWORK NOMINATIONS THROUGH OUR PAGE!