Thank you to everyone who nominated prompts for the KakaIru Maze Challenge 2022! There were so many wonderful suggestions, but somehow, we’ve managed to narrow them down to only 20!
It was very hard to choose the top ones since so many of them were so good, but by basing our decision on how generic the theme was and how easy it would be to come up with prompts for the mazes, we managed to cut the list down.
With a lot of the particularly specific ideas, we were able to convert them to a more generic theme; and if said theme gets chosen, the original idea will absolutely be added as a maze prompt!
Now that we have our list, we are ready for you to vote on your favourites, so please head on over to our form and make your pick! You have until 30th April to decide; and we will reveal the winning theme, and more event details on 1st May!
Last week we discussed I Who has the most boxes when moving? and seemed to agree it likely was Iruka. This week we’ve opened up a new Meta discussion, and we would love for you to share your thoughts & get inspired!
Hey guys! There is just FIVE days left to nominate theme suggestions for the KakaIru Maze Challenge 2022!
We have a theme suggestion form that will be open until 20th April, then from 21st April - 30th April, you will be able to nominate your favourites!
We will share more details of the event later, but if you want to be reminded of how the KakaIru Maze Challenge works, you can read last year’s guidelines here!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
We are excited to introduce our next shining star for the Creator Spotlight… @camilita-ita-ita!
This is a member’s only activity where we reach out to one of the talented people in our community each month to find out all about them and their kakairu creations, and then show them off to the world!
We hope you enjoy learning about Cami & her creations as much as we did. Please give her some love ❤️
Read the exciting interview below the cut, or on the forum!
If you would like a chance to be in the spotlight too, the only thing you have to do is be a member of the kakairu rocks forum, and be a creator; and we will contact you, ourselves!
1. How long have you been creating KakaIru fanworks?
Since 2016. That’s the first time I signed up for an event and that gave me the courage to publish my works. I’m kinda shy.
2. What are you working on right now?
Right now I’m not working on anything but I just signed up for the Reverse Bang so that’s my next project. I’m very excited about it too.
3. What is your favourite trope to create for?
I’d have to say Idiots in love. It just has so much potential, you can’t go wrong there. Although, I think most of my works have been for events so I write what the event ask for.
4. Which of your creations is your favourite, and why?
That’s an easy one: A human’s worth. I struggled a lot with that fic, but I like how it worked out.
When I was writing it and after finishing it, I was very disappointed because I thought it had more potential than what I could write, but in hindsight I really like it. I think it’s very original and has a lot of background that makes it interesting. I’m really proud of that project.
I guess I learnt a lesson there too. We’re our worst critiques and we tend to be so hard on ourselves that sometimes good stories never see the light of being published.
5. Do you have any WIPs you’re excited about?
I’ve never written a multi-chapter fic, so no. But after the Bang, that will be my next challenge.
6. Do you have any original characters? If so, tell us about them!
So far I’ve stuck to Kishimoto’s characters because my plots haven’t asked for original ones.
7. What was your hardest piece to create, and why?
That would be A God’s Dawn. I had to create so much mythology to give form to my idea and so much of it never even made it to the fic. I always wanted to write more for that verse and still have so much more of that story to tell, but every time I sit to write it I get stumped. I haven’t given up yet, but I can’t be sure of when I might do it finally.
8. Do you have any favourite scenes from something you’ve created?
I think my biggest inspiration is my best friend. She’s always discussing ideas with me and encouraging me to write. She’s my sounding board and my cheerleader. She’s the first pair of eyes to read what I write and without her I wouldn’t be half the writer I am.
10. Which of your creations is the most meaningful to you, and why?
That would be the collaboration fic, The Perks of Promotion: Choose Your Own KakaIru that I did with anniemar, flailinginlove, CappuccettoRosso, Glommier, Hexadecimalrebooted, ladyxdream and water_bby. There’s a lot of us, I know.
I guess that project is the most meaningful because I was asked to do it and worked along so many wonderful people and creators I was in awed. I still can barely believe my name is alongside them all.
I think my chapter is the worst of the fic, but as I said, we are our worst critiques and it was an amazing experience so all is good.
Hi all! There is just 10 days left to nominate theme suggestions for the KakaIru Maze Challenge 2022!
We have a theme suggestion form that will be open until 20th April, then from 21st April - 30th April, you will be able to nominate your favourites!
We will share more details of the event later, but if you want to be reminded of how the KakaIru Maze Challenge works, you can read last year’s guidelines here!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Hey there! We’re back with some more forum news, and updates on the range of KakaIru events taking place!
Announcements
We recently opened our next round of Seasonal Raffles! If you want to enter, you can sign up for Forum Missionsuntil23rd June. Whilst there is plenty of time to sign up, we would recommend doing it ASAP so you have more time to get your card done!
1. KakaIru Maze Challenge 2022! We are looking for theme suggestions until20th April, then from 21st - 30th April, you can vote for your favourite!
2. April Doodle Drabble Night #2! Since we couldn’t host a DDN in March, we are doing two this month. We just had our first one; and the second one will be on Friday, 29th April, 8:30pm-11:30pm US EST!
Last week we discussed Who gets more excited about growing plants in Spring? and had lots of discussions and even a story written on the topic! This week we’ve opened up a new Meta discussion, and we would love for you to share your thoughts & get inspired!
Hello and welcome to a new feature we’re starting as we RAMP UP TO SIGN UP CLOSE! Today we bring you an art scavenger hunt!
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to find beautiful fanart for each one of the tropes below. As an incentive to go look for cool art, the winner will receive a small doodled request from @animetrashmuffin.
How to win:
Submit an ask to us with links taking us to your wonderful finds (all art must be properly sourced from the artist - no google image searches or art reposts will be accepted). The winner will be announced on March 26th and will be the first one to submit an ask with links to art that satisfy all the criteria!
What am I looking for?
Iruka taking Naruto out for Ramen at Ichiraku (bonus points is Kakashi is also there)
Kakairu AU (Anything but canon goes!)
Kid!kakairu (teenage terrors anyone?)
A cozy night in (domestic af)
Hurt/comfort for the soul
Don’t get lost on the path of life!
Join in the fun! Sign Ups will be live until March 26th!
I’ve already found everything in my head! Go go win a beautiful doodle by the amazing Animetrashmuffin ✨
Yooooo! I bring gift for Bee for the Valentine’s Day and White’s Day reciprocal gift exchange in the @kakairu-discord-server✨
I used the the three gifts she wanted : Gold/ Sweater, and the sentence “maybe everything I learned before was just a waste.” And used the prompts: Missing Nin, Hurt/comfort, Established relationship.
Hey there! We are very excited to share the masterpost for KakaIru Valentine’s Week 2022 with you!
But first, we want to thank everyone who participated in the event. All your creations were amazing, and we are absolutely blown away by the turnout! You guys created so much more than last year, and we would love to share the stats with you!
- Total number of creations: 60 (plus 2 translations)
Fics: 37
Art: 22
Music: 1
- Total word count: 137 199 words
- There weresix fic & art combos (4 collabs, 2 double threats doing both fic & art)
- Most inspiring prompt: Love At First Sight (7 creations)
- Least inspiring prompt: Cozy Night In (2 creations)
This is a major jump from last year, where we had a total of 39 works (24 fics & 15 art), and the word count was 81 419 words; and we are so, so amazed at how much the event has grown in just one year.
Thank you all so much for contributing, and helping keep the kakairu love alive!
And now, without further ado, we present to you the masterlist of wonderful creations! Please indulge to your heart’s content!
If we have missed you, or made a mistake somewhere, please let us know ASAP so we can fix the problem!!!
Once again, thank you to everyone who participated, and to everyone who has supported us! Without you, we wouldn’t have been able to run Valentine’s Week, so we really appreciate your involvement
We will be running the event again next year, and want to make it even better than now, so if you have some time, we would love for you to answer a few questions in our feedback survey, please! The survey will close on 15th March.
Please come on over and check out the Kakairu Rocks forum, too, if you’d like to get involved in more fun & exciting KakaIru activities!
Are you itching to add more content to the Kakairu fandom?!
Well, Kakairu Reverse Bang sign-ups are now OPEN!
Before signing up, please take a peek at our Bingo Book! Here you will find all the requirements, expectations, and rules you will need to know as a participant. Please keep in mind this is a 16+ event.
This event will have a minimum creation requirement:
Artist minimum: A simple character render (solid color background) Writer minimum: 5,000 word fanfiction
Signups will remain open from February 26th to March 26th, 2022.
If you are interested in signing up for Kakairu Reverse Bang 2022 please use the links below!
The first time I watched Naruto was 10 or 11 years ago, as an innocent kid that time, I was always wondering what this is all about because Kakashi-sensei loves it. So now, I’ve come across to this scene and…
Childhood ruined </3
P.S. I was broken hearted just a while ago because Gaara crushed Lee’s left arm and leg. :’( I suddenly remember the time I hated Neji’s arrogance. Not only Neji, but almost everyone because they always underestimate Naruto. :3 Re-watching all of the episodes from the beginning makes me feel nostalgic. And the opening at ending songs too! I remember my little sister and I used to sing along with their songs. OMG <3
