Results are out!
Sorry for the delay… I need to get over a big work-related deadline. Please bear with me for a while more. m(_ _)m I’ll make a proper post of the results soon.
It’s the actual date of my birthday today (one day before Orihara Izaya) lol~ Never knew that we share the same star sign ^^;; Now is that a good thing…? Anyway…
To the contestants, thanks so much for all your lovely artwork entries and the efforts you put in. I love them!!! and I’m seriously agonising over picking the winners *_*
For now, let’s open the poll for Viewers Choice Awards XD Voting has ended ^^ All results announced over the weekend!
How to vote?
- One vote per person please.
- Refer to the artwork number + artist name for each artwork.
- Click on the artwork image for a bigger preview.
- Vote for the corresponding option in the poll for your favourite artwork.
- Poll will be closed on end of 12 May 2011 (last time zone in the world. Any idea which country that is?)
Entries below!
Artwork #1 by Nett – My original character name is Ai ^^ He loves everything about BL >w<
Artwork #2 by Yumii (Yumiisdream.blogspot.com)
Artwork #3 by Yumii (Yumiisdream.blogspot.com)
Artwork #4 by PV (kawaiipv.deviantart.com)
Artwork #5 by Nicky
Artwork #6 by MisakixUsami
Artwork #7 by quinario
Artwork #8 by Mizaya
Artwork #9 by Clua (clua.livejournal.com)
Original characters background:
Ponytale: Is a tiny pink stripped pony.Is a deity of another world who bless the love of young male species..He falls on Earth in search of some rare artifact that other deity showed to him(A doujinshi)And encounters Louise.
Louise(aka Lala): Is a short boy who enjoys wrestling and other rude activities. One day he follows a pink cloud in the middle of the night and gets involved with a tiny pink pony.This pony obligates (by force)Louise to cooperate in his search of more rare artifacts for him. From that day…Ponytale takes control of Louise s mind and body when he pleases to buy more and more rare artifacts for him
Eugene: Is Louise friend and has a crush on him since they started middle school.Eugene likes music, movies and lots and lots of BL merchandise such as video games, manga, anime and doujinshi.He calls Louise “Lala” because the first time they met, he mistook him for a girl. He is very fond of Louise and is worried(and a little happy)by his recent situation.
Artwork #10 by marlon teunissen (www.dreamchasergallery.com)
Artwork #11 by sairu9 (sairu9.deviantart.com)
Artwork #12 by Veronica Diaz (pinkstripedmellon.deviantart.com & vediaz.deviantart.com)
Artwork #13 by Rin – It is all in the Head (of Drunk!Asato)
Artwork #14 by LexieBell (lexiebell.deviantart.com)
Artwork #15 by Nicky (rainisback.deviantart.com)
Artwork #16 by Sug (sugarcakey.deviantart.com & sugarcakey.livejournal.com)
Artwork #17 by piccu (sugarcakey.deviantart.com)
Artwork #18 by waijuuhachi
Artwork #19 by Bell
Artwork #20 by Riya (riya-chan.deviantart.com)
After seeing the Lulu photo with the bicycle that you posted, I thought Lulu’s daydream would be fitting for the theme.
Artwork #21 by Riya (riya-chan.deviantart.com)
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Btw, Spray sent me a birthday message by Mido Takanori lol~ <3 (I wouldn’t mind having his dakimakura either lol)
誕生日おめでとう。今年は君のリクエストに応じてラブレターを書いてみた。まったく…こんなものを書いたのは生まれて初めてだ。いいか、これは君にだけ宛てたものだ。他人に見せたりしたら、ただでは済まさないからな。読んだらすぐに焼却しろ。こんなもの、君の記憶の中にあれば充分だ。
私からの祝福を形に残しておかなければ忘れてしまうほど、君は薄情じゃないだろう?
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Now that we know who won the Viewer’s choice poll, I’m curious to see your three picks :3
@Sug: Thanks for the wait! :D Results out!
Oh… I see. But I hear the mangaka is not the same as the visual novel illustrator, I hope it’ll be good :3
Thank you very much for the support!! But unfortunately my manga is published in German… I would like to send you a copy + the translation, if you don’t mind. TTwTT/
Digital Manga Inc. will also showcase my one-shot yaoi manga (written in English) in their website, I will give you the link once it’s done. I hope your constructive criticism can help me to improve. <3
@pinkstripedmellon: Yeah, I prefer Sweet Pool’s original visual novel illustrator, Onitsuka Seiji :) so it’ll take a while for me to get used to the new mangaka’s style for the manga.
Wow! That’ll be awesome XD Thanks! <3
Yes, please let me know when your work with Digital Manga Inc is published! Love to see it!
You’re welcome! I had fun drawing those hot boys, thanks to Sairu9 for letting me know about this contest. TTwTT
Hmm… maybe more of anime/manga reviews? Lately, it’s hard to find a really interesting series….. My friend said Nitro+ makes the manga version of Sweet Pool, is it good?
Maybe when my first manga is published, you can give me a personal review too, hehe. XD
@pinkstripedmellon: icic I’ll try :D I haven’t read sweet pool manga yet partly cos I didn’t like the art style as much.
Wow I would love to read your manga!
@pinkstripedmellon: that’s great :D glad you had fun! And thanks to sairu9 for sharing the contest!
I haven’t read sweet pool manga yet partly cos I prefered the original artist. But I think I’ll try it eventually.
When you publish your own manga do drop me a note! Would love to lend my support too :D
Yea, it’s an online store. I’m actually pretty worried about getting a bootleg one. I’ll try to confirm if it’s authentic before I do anything.
@waijuu do a google name search for the web store + reviews or scam or warning etc. You’ll be surprised what results may come up :) good luck!
Oh, so many pretty entries! Happy belated birthday, Ponytale, keep giving us your awesome reviews! Best wishes from me! ;w;
I would like to write more but I can’t speak English fluently lol.
– Veronica Diaz.
@Veronica: thanks for your wishes :D I’m glad you took part in the contest too! XD which are the reviews you enjoyed and like to see more of?
Thanks ponytale!
I’ve actually found a site that has Sebastian in stock. It’ll end up costing about $55 total. Not too bad considering it’s sold out in many places I guess??? It doesn’t help that the Ciel one comes with Sebastian’s arms too… But I’ll decide once Ciel comes. He’ll be my first nendoroid/figure. So excited :D Depending on how I feel after he arrives, I may be forced to get Sebby after all. I’m also eyeing the Junjou Romantica set. Urg, I really hope I don’t become addicted to buying figure x_x
@waijuu which shop is it? Is it an online or physical store? Cos since sebby has sold out for sometime you should be careful of bootlegs. Do some research before you buy :)
No, thank you for the contest! This was so fun. :D Happy belated birthday by the way!♥♥♥
@Lexie :D thanks hehe
Happy Belated Birthday Ponytale!
It’s May 18th so two more weeks ^o^ Thanks for asking!
I have to say that thanks to your site, I became obsessed with getting a nendoroid, specifically Kuroshitsuji ones. So instead of studying I scoured websites for decent prices and ended up shelling out $50 (includes shipping) for a Ciel nendoroid. Shipping makes me feel sad :( Now I want a Sebastian one… and a Sebastian plushie… but the cost of it all makes me weep TT-TT
@waijuu: :D I bet you’ll have a blast of a time!
Yikes~ I hope you can get your hands on a Sebby one soon! All nendoroids are around that price unfortunately OTL;; so I’ve also learnt not to buy anymore nendoroid unless I really like them. Hopefully they reissue the Kuroshitsuji boys again and you can get Sebby too XD And please study hard lol~ if you do well maybe you can get your mum to buy you one :D
also don’t forget to share what presents you got xD
Oh yes, I did laugh with some other entries as they wee definitely creative.
No, you’re supposed to have your hair dirtied by them 8’C
@Oru: Oops~ please throw some more eggs then since I ate the ones before lol~ XDD Yeah, I love the creativity too <3
a lil late but happy birthday :D
all those awesome entries make me want to pick up drawing again >_>
@chibi: Thanks chibi! Oh my please do XD I can’t wait to see them!
Looking at all of the entries here make me feel like a small pea in a forest. lol. All the best to the contestant!
Anyway, the most important thing that I have to say is~
Happy (belated?) Birthday to You! and hope that u got a lot of presents! :D
Have a great and wonderful year ahead of you as well! Plus, I will always be a fan of your website. XD
And how awesome it is to get a Bday msg from Spray?! I am so envious. T^T lol.
Once again; Happy Birthday!
@Lurker: Everybody did their best and I’m really grateful and happy to receive all your entries :D
Thanks for the wishes! It’s an even special birthday cos of you guys <3
Hehe sign up for Spray's mailing list XD They'll send you a birthday message too!
Wow! So many beautiful entires..♥♥ I have so many favorites!
This makes me wish I hadn’t been so sleep-deprived and busy and could have worked on my entry longer. >A<;;
@Lexie: Yeah I’m glad they’re all so lovely! And I’m happy that you took part too. Thanks for the efforts <3
Ah… I used too many hooked thingies again! Wah, let’s try that again :/
Pooonnnyyyy!! I’m a little late, but Happy Birthday, sweety! *w* Did you have a nice day filled with lot’s of cake and presents? *___* You sure got a lot of wonderful pictures for your b-day *w* I’m so happy for you, cause everyone did their best! You deserve it *hearts* But man… so hard to choose one right now >w<;; I think my personal fav is the one with Konoe's trippy LaLa dream, but they're all so cute and original x3 Are you going to make another contest next year too? :3
And wow, you got a message from Spray too? *___* Was it a personal one, or was it an automated email thingy? Either way, it's nice that they send you something too ^^
It's been a week since I've come back from Berlin, and it was awesome there x3 I visited so many things like Museums, a Kampf (or a old memorial site for Jewish camps. Pretty horrible place, but educational, I guess), a Bunker, the Berlin wall and a German indie band xD But the best there, was shopping~! *hearts* I came back with a lot of silly souveniers, but the best was that I bought an Ipod thouch *w* Now I can finally play around with all those app thingies xD Know any more good ones? I just saw the last post, and downloaded those you recommened a while ago! ^^;; Not that'll understand Japanese, hehe~ I did download a PDF player that could make me read doujinshi… but need to watch out what I dump on that thing, before my mom finds out… .__.;; She dangerously addicted to some of the games I put on them…
Anyways, sorry for being late! Hope you had a really nice day, sweety *w*
@imacatlover: Glad you’re back! :D Thanks for the wishes too *hugz* Yeah, I would love to have another contest next year too and I’m really grateful for the responses!
Well, that Spray message from my favourite Spray character is definitely automated lol~ but I don’t mind cos it was still a nice surprise XD I signed up for the mailing list earlier this year hehe.
It’s great that the trip was fruitful! My friend told me when she visited the historical site, she felt depressed by it too. Ah~ travelling… shopping is always one of the best part of it <3
Hehe enjoy the apps! Some other non-BL game recommendations you and your mum will probably enjoy are Cut the Rope and Angry Birds (lol~ it's the rage for quite some time now and there's a free Rio! version too) Oh~ and Coin Dozer. My aunt loves it. Gosh... but I won't put anything Yaoi in there if I were you lol~lol~lol~ XDD
Pooonnnyyyy!! >www< I visited so many things like Museums, a Kampf (or a old memorial site for Jewish camps. Pretty horrible place, but educational, I guess), a Bunker, the Berlin wall and a German indie band xD But the best there, was shopping~! w<;;; Hope you had a really nice day, sweety *w*
Happy birthday!! OMG, the entries are so good!! It’s really hard to choose D=
@Lehanan: Thanks!! XD Gaa… I feel the same way too OTL;;
Happy Birthday Ponytail! Wishing you many happy yaoi dreams!!!!
@TasukiHoneyBunny: Thanks dear! Yay~ happy yaoi dream XD
I just signed up for the Spray mailing list too just now! XD The “thanks for emailing, I’ll email you once in a while” message from Endou Kazuki made my heart go “kya kya” even though it’s just the automated thanks for joining message… I’m such a dork. ^^;;;
@riya: XDD hehe I know the birthday message is automated too but it also feels so nice to receive it from a character you like kekeke <3 We're suckers, aren't we?
Happy birthday ponytale~!
I hope that you have a lovely time filled with happiness and bishies ;D. Btw my birthday’s in May too lol.
The entries are really good! Now I feel kinda embarrassed about the one I sent -_-;
@waijuu: Thanks! :D Hehe that’s nice! When is your birthday? Well, I’m glad you submitted your entry cos I enjoyed it too!
Awesome! so many pretty entries!Lol sorry for the long text…
and have a happy birthday too ;D!(May is great for birthdays.. 8D)
@Clua: Thanks for the wishes! No worries! It’s good to explain the original characters so that voters know what inspired your artwork :D
This is awesome, so many cute and sexy and beautiful art! You deserve such nice presents! Happy birthday, Ponytale! \o/ Have a nice day, lots of bishounen and love in your life!
It’s so difficult vote only one… Obviously more than one end up winning, cos there are more than one prize, but choose the best is really hard, love the scenarios, the conceptions, the ideas of LalaParadise, and the drawing itself… Tough! (you should put the poll as checkbox items, not radio buttons that permit only one choice! XDDD)
Excuse me for commenting this here out of the blue, but I didn’t think anywhere better. Are you watching Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi? Isn’t it so lovely? Please make posts about it!
@planck-chan: Thanks planck-chan for the wonderful wishes! XD Yeah I’m sharing out the voting dilemma lol~ it sure is difficult to choose OTL.
I watched the Sekai-ichi OVA and loved it! It reminded me of everything I loved about Junjou Romantica. I haven’t been able to catch any other anime recently :( including sekai-ichi episodes. I’ll try to catch them soon and share the love <3
Riya and Veronica are very talented, pity I could only vote for one ; C
Regardless, FELIZ ANIVERSÁRIO <D
May it repeat for many years to come.
/throws traditional eggs at
@Oru: yeah and many entries are very creative too :) It’s awesome to see all these different and cute ideas! Thanks for the well wishes! *Glomps eggs* Am I supposed to eat them?
Happy Birthday! <3
It's really nice to see so many nitro+chiral-related artworks :DD The others are pretty, too, of course~
@Sug: Yeah :D They’re really popular! The other artworks are awesome too! :D
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Officially! So cool that SPRAY sent you a birthday message, hope you have a great day!!!
Happy birthday!! That message from Spray is so cute! I wish I could get a birthday message like that~~
@riya, sairu9:
Thanks! I signed up for the mailing list XD I wasn’t expecting the email but it was nice. When I signed up for the list, they asked me who my fav Spray character was and I chose Mido Takanori so I guess that’s the reason why lol~
:3 Really really think they’re all pretty good… =__=
@Nicky: Yes… I’m having a hard time picking the winners DX
So many cute and detailed entries! <3
@sigma: yes! XD made me a very happy girl! Yours would be awesome too. I’m sure of it X3