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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 2026 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 1 2026 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: “Legacy” by @fandomobsessions016

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction

First Place: “It’s Just Business” by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) Second Place: “Sword Play” by @millennialmiko Third Place (tie): “Long Ride Home” by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3) and “If We Fall Anyway” by @soliska / Evilillusions (AO3)

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First Place: “Momentum” by @the-lone-huntress / Wandering_Huntress (AO3) Second Place: “I’m Only Human” by @elkonigin

Best Angst Fiction

First Place (three way tie): “Imposition” by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3), “Inevitable” by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3), and “Forgotten Soul” by @purplezeldana

Best Dark Fiction

First Place: “The Ghost of Higurashi Shrine” by @elkonigin(AO3) Second Place:  “Divided Hearts” by Simply_ivy (AO3)

Best Drama Fiction

First Place: “The Debutante and the Dog” by @fawn-eyed-girl (Fawn_Eyed_Girl on AO3) and @ruddcatha

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First Place (tie): “Fire(rat)flies” by @kstewdeux and “Buy Flowers or Cry Later” by @jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3)

Best NSFW Fiction

First Place: “Midnight Craving” by VoiceOfPikachu (AO3)

Best Oneshot Fiction

First Place: “Or The Last Thing I See” by @millennialmiko

Best Character Portrayal

First Place: “Farewell, Bellflower” (Kikyo) by @xanthippe-writes / xanthippewrites (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First Place: “Long Ride Home” by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3) Second Place: “Episodes Of You” by princess_pumpernickel (AO3)

Best KogSan Romance Fiction

First Place: “Runs With Wolves” by thereddqueen (AO3)

Best Romance Fiction

First Place: “Handful of Hope” by @shikonstar

Best Rare Pair Fiction

First Place: “Wishful” by @rileyoe1 / RileyOE (AO3)

Best Fluff Fiction

First Place: “Mistletoe{sies}” by @dawnrider

Best Serial Fiction

First Place: “Heart Patch Series” by @dawnrider

Best Ficlet

First Place: “Through Every Season” by @skyelara Second Place (tie): “A Sweet Scent” by @duxinteritio / DuxInteritio (AO3) and “Hunted By A Hanyou” by @heynikkiyousofine

Best Antagonist Portrayal

First Place: “Where Winter Learned to Stay” (Sesshoumaru) by @valentineheart14

Best Completed Fiction

First Place: “The Ghost of Higurashi Shrine” by @elkonigin

Best Action/Adventure Artwork

First Place: “dawg” by @jaysosillyart

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Artwork

First Place (tie): “Commute in the apocalypse” by @kirrryash and “They will be your IDOLS for HALLOWEEN” by HulloYokai (X)

Best Canon Universe Artwork

First Place: “Sit Boy” by @flyingfrogillustration

Best Angst Artwork

First Place: “Shippou waiting at the well” by @venal-quad

Best Dark Artwork

First Place: “doing this one almost took me out” by @cherrihime-art

Best Humor/Parody Artwork

First Place: “Inuyasha sketch page for the soul” by @shellshooked Second Place: “Los humildes pensamientos de Kikyo hacía Naraku” by vanevane120 (X)

Best Kiss Artwork

First Place: “Happy Holidays!” by @eliza-faust-diary

Best Character Artwork

First Place: “🌑❤️‍🔥🌙” by moonlichi (X)

Best Duo/Pairing Artwork

First Place: “POV you goofed up but with color” by @newtsnaturethings Second Place: “He’s at it again” by @septh1s

Best Doujinshi Artwork

First Place: “Wrapped in love” by @jakotsuto

Best Redraw Artwork

First Place: “The world’s prettiest princess” by @valuvi

Best NSFW Artwork

First Place (tie): “A shenanigan a day….” by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3) and “(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)” by Lenbarboza (X)

Best InuKag Romance Artwork

First Place: “Inuyasha and Kagome Gift” by artby.margarida (Instagram)

Best KogSan Romance Artwork

First Place: “Here’s a Koga and Sango!” by @brain-rot-hour / GoblinOnAHorse (AO3)

Best Romance Artwork

First Place: “stop talking and kiss me” by @thornedraven

Best Rare Pair Artwork

First Place: “Trick or treat” by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3) Second Place: “boop” by @jakotsuto

Best Group Depiction Artwork

First Place (tie): “Inufamily” by @kirrryash and “Sunflowers” by @angel-kagomex

Best Traditional Artwork

First Place: “Inuyasha and Kagome Gift” by artby.margarida (Instagram) Second Place: “Inuyasha redraw” by @sarahsartistportfolio

Best Overall Artwork

First Place: “Untitled” by @sollee-art

Congratulations to all the winners! Banners will be ready for the winners in approximately a week, 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 two weeks, 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 2 2026 will be Best World Building. This will be defined as: creating a believable setting or fictional world for your story, a world that feels as real to your readers as the one they live in.

Roulette Fanart Category for Term 2 2026 will be Best Line Artwork. This will be defined as: any image that consists of distinct straight lines or curved lines placed against a background.

Roulette Romance Category for Term 2 2026 will be Best SessSan 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 Sesshomaru 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 Sesshomaru and Sango.

Remember, all other romantic pairings, besides InuKag & SessSan, 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 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!

It’s the start of the 1st Term 2026 Inuyasha Fandom Awards!

We hope everyone had a very happy holiday! 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.

As a reminder detailed in this post, there has been a big change for how to submit your nominations. We are no longer taking nominations submitted through our ask or submission boxes. Change is not fun, but we hope this will make sending in nominations easier and more user friendly across all social media platforms.

To submit your Fanfiction Nominations, please click here.

To submit your Fanart Nominations, please click here.

You will need to sign into Google, just like with the previous voting form. If you have any questions or concerns about this new format, please don’t hesitate to reach out. And if you have any feedback - positive or constructive - please let us know!

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 choice for both Fanart and Fanfiction.

The Fanfiction Roulette Category for this term will be Best Antagonist Portrayal. This is 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.

The Fanart Roulette Category for this term will be Best Traditional Artwork. This is 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.

We also have the Romance Roulette category for both Fanfiction and Fanart. This term, the pairing chosen will be Best KogSan Romance.

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.

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 2026 nomination period will begin on January 1st and go until the end of the day January 15th. Please send your nominations in through the links above! 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:@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 have any feedback on the nomination form, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the mod-team!

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 have any feedback on the nomination form, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the mod-team!

Don't swing and miss, go vote now!

The voting period is now in session! As mentioned earlier, we are utilizing a new method of voting. You’ll still need to sign into the form in order to vote, just like Google, 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 you experience any issues!

One of the great features about this new form is that the choices of each question will be randomized per person. Fandom members in the past have expressed concern of the first option of each question being chosen more frequently simply so people can say they voted - this will no longer be an issue. We hope this helps make it a better experience for all!

The voting form will take you through all pieces up for voting as well as all the roulette categories - fanfiction, fanart, and romance - as well as if you are a fandom artist and would like to contribute your work to be utilized in future FC banners.

For each form, you will be asked to sign-in again. If you do not want to vote or contribute to any of the roulettes or fandom banners, you can either skip them by clicking the arrow at the bottom right of the page after logging in, or you can simply hit submit without choosing anything.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send in an ask or reach out to a mod.

Remember, you have until the end of the day on February 21st to cast your votes, so don’t forget to finish up those fanfics and view all that fanart.

Happy voting!

It’s that time of the term!

The voting period is now in session! As mentioned earlier, we are utilizing a new method of voting. You’ll still need to sign into the form in order to vote, just like Google, 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 you experience any issues!

One of the great features about this new form is that the choices of each question will be randomized per person. Fandom members in the past have expressed concern of the first option of each question being chosen more frequently simply so people can say they voted - this will no longer be an issue. We hope this helps make it a better experience for all!

The voting form will take you through all pieces up for voting as well as all the roulette categories - fanfiction, fanart, and romance - as well as if you are a fandom artist and would like to contribute your work to be utilized in future FC banners. For each form, you will be asked to sign-in again. If you do not want to vote or contribute to any of the roulettes or fandom banners, you can either skip them by clicking the arrow at the bottom right of the page after logging in, or you can simply hit submit without choosing anything.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send in an ask or reach out to a mod.

Remember, you have until the end of the day on February 21 to cast your votes, so don’t forget to finish up those fanfics and view all that fanart.

Happy voting!

CONGRATULATIONS, @hanyohime-comic​!!! Your fanart “hanyohime comic” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2026 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!

CONGRATULATIONS, @millennialmiko​!!! Your fanfiction “Or The Last Thing I See” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2026 1st Term Inuyasha Fandom Awards run by FeudalConnection!

Your work has been nominated in the following category:

Best Oneshot

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!