Round Four Theme Challenge
shodan. boy band
nidan. academia
sandan. crossdressing
yondan. fairy tale
godan. 21
rokudan. pro exam
nanadan. Fantasy* (mirror | Youtube)
hachidan. Seishun Amigo** (mirror | Youtube)
kyudan.
***
juudan.
* Hikaru no Go anime OP, sung by Shela. Lyrics available here. English translation kindly provided by harumi:
The hot beats of the drum shakes within my chest
The excitement moves my heart
Only time moves on, but the days do not change
Woo
I cannot stop, I want to believe, I want to move forward
With my own strength, I wish to test myself, my life
But if I move quickly,
I will certainly overlook some things.
Baby for you, Tomorrow, the wind of the future blows
But even in this tiny moment I wish to live strongly
It's fantasy, even as a wanderer
Even in a world I haven't yet seen,
The most important thing is to stand up and always move forward believing in yourself
It's destiny no matter where you are
There is only one enfolding sky
Hey, spread your wings wide and fly
While flowing, I move forward
See myself my way, my style
While thinking this way, I devote my heart
Baby to smile, I will change the impossible to the possible
It's the same feelings I once felt in my dreams
It's fantasy, even within a tomorrow I cannot see
Before anyone else I will continue to make myself strong
It's destiny, without fear, walk outside
Then for sure your eyes will open, and your dream come true
It's fantasy, even as a wanderer
Even in a world I haven't yet seen,
The most important thing is to stand up and always move forward believing in yourself
It's destiny no matter where you are
There is only one enfolding sky
Hey, spread your wings wide and fly
Infinity world, no matter where you go, an endless road with no end
Make progress, make connections as you walk alone
Then for sure your eyes will open, and your dream come true
** ED theme song to Nobuta wo Produce, sung by Kame and Yamapi. Lyrics and English translation available here. Lyrics in original Japanese here.
*** Fanart by Gyarandoh (site)
We will be judging your theme usage on the following criteria:
1. Frequency: how often is the theme explicitly referenced in the story
2. Accuracy: how accurately has the theme been used
3. Purpose: how integral is the theme to the story
4. Execution: how smoothly the theme has been incorporated into the story
5. Creativity: how creatively the theme has been interpreted
For each theme you include in your submission, we will assign a point value from 1 to 5 for each of the above criteria. All the points for all the themes will be added up, and the writer with the highest number of points will be awarded a prize for their efforts. Since we realize that all of these criteria are highly subjective, both silvermuse89 and I will do our evaluations independently and take the average to determine the point totals.
The theme challenge is by no means mandatory, although we hope that it'll provide you with inspiration for your writing. The winner of the theme challenge will not necessarily be the person who uses the most themes, so please don't feel obliged to cram in as many themes as you can. Rather, we hope that you will take a group of themes that you find interesting and use them to write a great story.
If you decide to take on the theme challenge, please remember to list the themes you've included at the beginning of your fic! (See the updated rules for more information.)
nidan. academia
sandan. crossdressing
yondan. fairy tale
godan. 21
rokudan. pro exam
nanadan. Fantasy* (mirror | Youtube)
hachidan. Seishun Amigo** (mirror | Youtube)
kyudan.
***
juudan.
* Hikaru no Go anime OP, sung by Shela. Lyrics available here. English translation kindly provided by harumi:
The hot beats of the drum shakes within my chest
The excitement moves my heart
Only time moves on, but the days do not change
Woo
I cannot stop, I want to believe, I want to move forward
With my own strength, I wish to test myself, my life
But if I move quickly,
I will certainly overlook some things.
Baby for you, Tomorrow, the wind of the future blows
But even in this tiny moment I wish to live strongly
It's fantasy, even as a wanderer
Even in a world I haven't yet seen,
The most important thing is to stand up and always move forward believing in yourself
It's destiny no matter where you are
There is only one enfolding sky
Hey, spread your wings wide and fly
While flowing, I move forward
See myself my way, my style
While thinking this way, I devote my heart
Baby to smile, I will change the impossible to the possible
It's the same feelings I once felt in my dreams
It's fantasy, even within a tomorrow I cannot see
Before anyone else I will continue to make myself strong
It's destiny, without fear, walk outside
Then for sure your eyes will open, and your dream come true
It's fantasy, even as a wanderer
Even in a world I haven't yet seen,
The most important thing is to stand up and always move forward believing in yourself
It's destiny no matter where you are
There is only one enfolding sky
Hey, spread your wings wide and fly
Infinity world, no matter where you go, an endless road with no end
Make progress, make connections as you walk alone
Then for sure your eyes will open, and your dream come true
** ED theme song to Nobuta wo Produce, sung by Kame and Yamapi. Lyrics and English translation available here. Lyrics in original Japanese here.
*** Fanart by Gyarandoh (site)
We will be judging your theme usage on the following criteria:
1. Frequency: how often is the theme explicitly referenced in the story
2. Accuracy: how accurately has the theme been used
3. Purpose: how integral is the theme to the story
4. Execution: how smoothly the theme has been incorporated into the story
5. Creativity: how creatively the theme has been interpreted
For each theme you include in your submission, we will assign a point value from 1 to 5 for each of the above criteria. All the points for all the themes will be added up, and the writer with the highest number of points will be awarded a prize for their efforts. Since we realize that all of these criteria are highly subjective, both silvermuse89 and I will do our evaluations independently and take the average to determine the point totals.
The theme challenge is by no means mandatory, although we hope that it'll provide you with inspiration for your writing. The winner of the theme challenge will not necessarily be the person who uses the most themes, so please don't feel obliged to cram in as many themes as you can. Rather, we hope that you will take a group of themes that you find interesting and use them to write a great story.
If you decide to take on the theme challenge, please remember to list the themes you've included at the beginning of your fic! (See the updated rules for more information.)