I was slightly dead to the world since the last post due to lack of time, but I'm still alive. XD *lol*

The lack of time is also why my fic series ("Cradle of Blood", Zero x Kaname AU romance + Hurt/comfort) is still not updated, so sorry for the people interested in it. ^^;;;
*has most of the upcoming chapter done but has been lacking time for two weeks trying to finish it* orz

Even this post, I finished the fanart and came to post it, then started typing this post a while ago, but then I had to stop and come back and so on for a while until time flew by and only today did I find time to finish it. (New VK chapters can make you find time in the middle of ANYTHING. XD;;)
So yeah, VK57 caused me to crawl out of a hole in the ground and suddenly spring for the keyboard to finish this and write a little summary. 8D;;

So here's the fanarts and post I had written before, and then the chunk of a summary thingie etc. :D

Lately it seems I only post when there's a new VK chapter or interesting VK news such as book bonus scans etc., since those are more priorities due to my urge to rush to share VK info etc. with everybody to fangirl each of the new thingies (fangirling with everybody is much more enjoyable than just fangirling on my own in front of the book XD;), but I've been drawing fanarts too~! X3
It's just that lack of time makes that they go slowly. ^^;; *pencils in a moment of free time, then has to wait a while before inking, then another while to have enough time for coloring etc.*

As a result, it is tempting to screen-tone instead of coloring due to the lack of time. 8D;

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I know he wouldn't pull out the gun if they're at school and all, but Zero with the
Bloody Rose is too cool and tempting to draw. 8D *had to make him hold it*
Sorry that it's not in color or very elaborate. ^^; *could only finish this one pic ever since last month*

I started drawing this picture because I was fangirling Zero and Yuuki and felt like drawing something with them both looking badass & cool or something, and then thought of them protecting the school as guardians. :D (Or at least fending off the hordes trying to grope the Night Class, hahaha~ XD).
And then it occured to me that them looking like they're fighting together to protect something was also a pic that conveys in a way a message that it dear to me, the one of "please don't bash any of the characters/pairings" (so that all fans can enjoy fandom instead of feeling down because of the bashing). ^^/

So have also the "Zero & Yuuki fight against bashing" version of the image. X3

(In which they are all living in a threesome, and instead of being just the school guardians, Zero & Yuuki are also 'guarding' Kaname, whether it's from the Day Class groping him or the bashers trashing him. XD;;; *lol*
(If you dislike the idea of them in a threesome, then please ignore the little text pointing at them from above in the image, and simply view it as Zero x Yuuki against bashing but without implying that they're with Kaname too. The original pic I drew before I had the idea to add all this text was just Zero x Yuuki looking protective as school guardians anyway, so the threesome implication in this pic is totally optional. XD;))



The pic is against all bashing in general, so Zero-bashing as well as Kaname-bashing, and against the bashing of ZxK, ZxY, KxY, all pairings. ^^/

Please keep in mind that I'm talking about REAL bashing.
Not about when people are just joking while being fair to all the characters or when people are discussing theories but without making it about vilifying one of the characters or presenting things in a biased manner because they hate the character or a pairing.
(So please don't think I'm saying that trying to repress anything. The bashing that's painful for fandoms is the true bashing, due to people making things be 'about' hatred instead of about enjoying the series and what they like of it. ^^/)
Discussing theories etc. is fine, but when people hate a character to the point of bashing, out of actual hatred, it's not pleasant for the other fans. ^^;
I feel that fandom is so much more fun when there's no hatred or people fighting etc. :D

( Ironically, I occasionally end up being bashed for that opinion instead, and for liking yaoi and other occasional weird little things like that... ^^; (Ramblings on that etc. this way. ^^;) )



Now, onto things you'll all find far more interesting. XD *lol*




The current limited edition VK goods preview images. ^^/
VK Kuran family drama CD & Schedule/agenda book

Those are from the official magazine website.
I was told by people who messaged wanting to know if it was true or not, that some places were passing on rumor-info saying that those goods come with the magazine or were free subscriber bonuses or something like that coming with the magazine. None of that is true as it doesn't comes 'with' the magazine, (unfortunately, as that would make it way easier to get them! XD;)
If you take a look at the part I explained about the goods in my post last month with VK56, you'll see that I had explained then already that they are actually mail-order only limited goods for sale in Japan. ^^/ *tends to usually mention in the entries when interesting goodies pop up*

What comes in the magazine is the order sheet for the goods, not the actual CD or the schedule book. ^^;
But don't lose hope, since sooner or later such things always hit Ebay and other auction places. ;D So it's totally possible to get one then, or to order one beforehand if you go through a deputy shopper. ^^/



And, finally, I wrote a summary of the chapter with translations of important lines etc. as I tend to do. ^^/
Although... D: Sorry, I thought the depressing part of the post was over, but uhm... XD;;;
I hesitated on whether I should post a summary or not because I was told by more than one person that there's people who have been stealing translations and stuff like that... ^^;;; I don't want to go searching or look into that much (it's depressing and unfortunately I lack the time to try and find out who did it or not and how/what/when/etc. and what to do in such a case anyway ^^;;), but I wouldn't want to help people who steal anything, and so posting a summary before scanlating may not be the best thing if there's people around stealing the text etc... ^^;;;
But then, I'm not about to deprive fellow VK fans of reading the summary and translations of the stuff in the chapter just because I'm afraid of the likelihood of someone stealing it, since that would suck. ^^;; So I'll just hope for the best and trust in the fandom decency. ^^;;
It's not the first time that such things have happened, and when it did happen the people stealing translations were found out without me even having to try and check their pages or anything, so if anyone doing it is reading this...please don't do such things, regardless of what language you want to translate into. If you want to translate anything then please do it by your own effort, and not by taking it from other people's stuff without credit.
It's really easy to credit, and not only does it costs you nothing to credit, but it's also so much better if you do it properly and can feel proud of it, than if you steal.
It's like drawing, stolen art is worthless since you haven't really done it so there's no effort or merit. ^^;

Hopefully, if anyone did have the intention to steal anything, he or she will hesitate now... (But then again, my art still keeps getting stolen and ends up popping up in a variety of random places too, orz -_-;;)

Well, in any case, here's the summary. ^^;;

You can see preview images of the pages here if you'd like to while you wait for the scanlation. :D
PLEASE don't steal anyone's images, ask people and respect other's feelings. ^^/
Thanks to nildiam who found the thread on the board. ^^/
(You might want to look around as not everything is in the first page the link goes too, there's more later.)


( This way for the summary & translations. :D (Warning: Spoilers, of course. ^^;) )

Please respect other's feelings and don't bash any people or characters/pairings here and please keep in mind that if you hate one of the (many XD) characters or pairings I like, it's not a good reason to flame me for it, me liking yaoi isn't one either, nor any other such thing like 'stop fangirling stuff in your journal' or whatever. ^^;;; *is increasingly like a cat that got thrown hot water at* XD;

Please lets enjoy the series peacefully... ^^; Otherwise it's so discouraging. ^^;;

And also there's so much lovely moe in the series~! X3 It's so much more fun to enjoy it~!
*is all bouncy happy looking forward to the upcoming goodies* X3

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