Part One: Submissions
You are tasked with matching either an existing poem, or one of your own creation, to one or more anime/manga images. The resulting poem+image pair can either be romantic, tragic, or funny.
ใ♥ Existing poems can have a maximum of 5 lines.
ใ♥ Original poems can have a maximum of 14 lines.
ใ♥ Either your image or poem (or both) should refer to some kind of Valentine's theme: romance, loneliness, chocolate, etc.
ใ♥Images can be still or animated. Please try to add your poem onto image though, if possible.
For GIF editing, you can use online editors like EZgif (what we used), Canva, Imgur, Giphy, etc. For image editing, you can also use online editors like paint.net or photopea, or a program like GIMP (free) or Photoshop.
Part Two: Voting
Once we collect all of the entries, we will curate them for the best submissions, and then create a voting thread/form where the community can vote on their favourites. Even if you do not make a submission, you can still vote.
ใEveryone who looks through the submissions and votes will receive a profile badge for participating.
ใNo spamming the form with nonsense >_>
ใEven if you do not make a card, you can still vote!
After voting closes, we will then rank the MALentine "odes" in each category:
ใ♥ Romantic
ใ♥ Tragic/Sad
ใ♥ Funny
ใ♥ Original Poems (these will also still appear in the above categories)
Creators can aim for first or last place in these rankings ;) The only prize offered is, as usual, bragging rights~
Card Submission Deadline
Sunday, Feb 12th, 12:00 PST You must send in your Valentine's card before this date!
Voting Opens
Tuesday, Feb 14th Once the thread is posted, you can check out the entries!
Join Us
If you need help or want a place to chat, you can use our Discord server.
ใ♥ First, join the MAL server by using this link: https://discord.gg/myanimelist
ใ♥ Read #rules and follow the directions in #verify-mal-acct
ใ♥ Go to #server-updates (under Info & Suggestions) and react to get the malentine 'โก role
This will give you access to a special MALentine channel.
Frequent Questions
Can I submit more than one entry?
One per category, maximum. Please indicate which of the three is your #1 pick.
Can I join more than one image/gif together? Can it be from more than one anime?
Yes, and yes.
Can I use 5 lines from an existing poem which is longer than 5?
Yes.
So, if you just look through the submissions and submit a vote, you get the badge? Because even tho I’d love to participate in the actual writing or choosing poems, I have no knowledge in poetry so if just voting still gets me the badge that’d be great
Just submitted an entry! It's my first time participating in an MAL event, since every other one I've seen to date has seem a bit overwhelming to me until now, so I'm kinda hyped about this one, ngl!
In 2 categories, Romance and Tragic/Sad
There is an indication in the "Tragic/Sad" that says "no spoilers", but I think it can be used for all categories... In the same way I made 2 cards just in case.