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Chapter 3 Progress Report (August 2025)

Hello, it's been a while since I wrote one of these, hasn't it? This is a long update post about the behind-the-scenes of chapter 3 work and other things.

TL;DR: I finished writing the first draft and am working on proofreading.

About the progress

I finished writing the first draft for all of chapter 3, as well as the bonus episodes of chapter 3. I've also written the first draft for some other stories that I would like to release before chapter 3: bonus episodes of chapter 2, an interlude about Teruko's childhood, and an additional thing.

The next steps are to proofread all of these scripts. Please keep in mind that for me, proofreading is also a rather long process. For chapter 2, the time spent on proofreading alone exceeded 6 months. I apologize, it seems like it's rather slow. But also, please keep in mind that the amount of script to proofread is a bit. The combination of everything is several hundred pages. I'm surprised I wrote so much… I'm worried that some of it is too long.

Thoughts about chapter 3

It's very long!

Hopefully not too long!

…Sorry, there's not much else I can say without spoiling anything!

It's longer than chapter 1 and chapter 2, but not longer than both of them combined. That's about as much as I can say right now.

There are no guarantees on this, but I think that this might be the longest chapter in DT, and the rest will be shorter. I think in general, chapter 3 of Fangans are longer… That's just my guess, though.

Future plans

Work on visual assets will begin after proofreading, so once that begins, I'll have more interesting things to show you as previews. Currently, I don't have anything I can show…

I'm changing the program and method with which I use to produce episodes, so I hope that the end result is that I will be able to make them more quickly and efficiently than in the past.

I will definitely do another round of FTEs before chapter 3. Some time in the future, I'll put out a poll asking for what character pairs you would like to see an FTE of. Think about it carefully in advance until then!

I may start thinking about hiring additional staff. I may need art assistance, especially for the Argument Armament, Closing Argument, and Execution, because these things took a lot of time in chapter 2 to make. (It would be nice to have an animation assistant as well, but finding someone like that is probably out of the question…) There is the appearance of additional side/background characters, so additional voice actors may be needed.

Well, there is no guarantee at this point in time for either of these things. Working with people is overwhelming, so I'm unsure about it... It's just something to think about.

Lately, I feel like I want to remake the prologue. The quality is low, and many things have changed since 2020, so I feel like it no longer reflects the rest of the story well. However, I have a lot on my plate right now, so I'm not sure where I'll fit in the time to do such a thing.

Other notes

I would like to post more small content, like illustrations and comics, during this hiatus, but working on chapter 3 is very busy and unfortunately it's hard to find time to work on these things. Still, I do my best to post something every month or every two months. Please continue to keep an eye out for it.

Music videos aren't planned in advance, and they aren't part of a greater plan of the story. There is no such guarantee that every character will get a music video, or that all MVs follow some such theme, or something like that. They are just things I make on a whim because I like a song. You can consider them like doodles I post to social media.

Closing thoughts

It will be a long time until the release of chapter 3 is ready, so I am deeply thankful for your patience at this time. If you have the patience to wait until then, I am grateful. But even if you lose interest in DRDT during this time and move on to something else, that is alright too. As long as my works were able to bring you happiness at some point in your life, then I am grateful nonetheless. Please don't worry about these things.

Even now, I'm really surprised that it seems like there are a lot of people who are into DRDT. I'm very honored! Thank you to everyone who has supported me, and to everyone who will continue to support me. I'll continue to work hard on DRDT!

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THANKYOU!!!

oh boy there is so much... i used to have a reaally bad geography obsession fueled by countryballs and i would make everything somehow countryball related i have tons of countryball clay figurines that i made and even countryball plushies and countryball posters and like. i'd keep the plushies but theres so many clay figures i need them gone i used to try and get all of my friends to like countryballs too to the point when people thought of things i liked all they could think of. was countryballs. im not friends with those people anymore but theyre still in my classes and i wonder if they still think of me as the countryball guy. tis shameful

no pressure!!! hah finally i have more than one person to tag... heh... @icommitwaterdie @biblically-accu-rat NO PRESSURE you might have been tagged in this before anyone can join too.

Hey yall my ass just had an idea

So i wanted to do a do a thing w my mutuals where everyone says a fun fact about themselves. So I’ll go first.

I thought senpai from Friday night funkin was hot 💀

@tinyy-tea-cup @miss-seanymph-pani @heldril @snowmantita @monstertreden @vilereign @nicasdreamer @bromeliae @brokensenseofhumor

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Random stuff that I forgot if I uploaded yet

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I wanted to draw them

I like scag and monotv

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HAI IM ALIVE AGAIN HAIIAISHELLLHHELLO HELLO haev oc art theyre both so stupid im so glad they both die

the sonf thar the lyrics in the background are from is my september by nastyona

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hey i actually caught something somewhat on time!!! thank you for the tag

Favourite Colour: Red... all shades of red, I'd say. I dont know the name of my favourite so Im calling it the zeno remake background red.

Currently Reading: The Trial by Franz Kafka, except I've been switching between reading it in German and English and I also uhm. Cannot find it anymore haha. I hate losing books!!!!!

Last Song: Swaying Swaying Bed Merry by USAHARA KYOMUKO... Im listening to it right now.

Last Film: The first one in the Lord of the Rings triology i have no idea what its called

Last TV Show: Takopi's Original Sin the animated version??? I guess thats the closest thing.

Sweet Salty Savoury: Sweet!!! hey just like everyone else so far

Currently Craving: Kiflice sa Sirom...!!!! It pains me that like no one knows what this is because its Balkan food... its so good...

Tea or Coffee: TEA!!! Chamomile tea is so good for my stomach. Even if I didnt like tea I am kind of banned from coffee...

Working on: A drawing of my friends OC!!!!!

Okay time to ping the only person I know. @icommitwaterdie GO!!!!!!

Was tagged by @angelozi and @bienamados in two separate games and since they were similar i decided to combine them! thank you Nyusa and Sol for the tags this was fun to answer <3<3

Rules: Get to know your mutuals tag game: answer the questions, then tag six people:

Favorite color: Red and Purple! I prefer warmer reds and cooler purples leaning more towards blue, for specific shades i like Cadmium Red either deep or light, and Dioxazine Violet

Here are watercolor swatches of both colors (the lighting is so bad sorry ;-;)

Currently reading: At some point last year i started La Sed by Marina Yuszczuk, a book about a vampire's arrival on colonial times Buenos Aires and a (kind of) chronicle about her life. Never actually finished it (something about the writer's style is a bit off to me 🤔) but picked it back a few days ago.

Last song:

Academic - New Order

Last film: Byzantium. A vampire movie about a mother and her child, i picked it up because a random review i saw ages ago, found a new favorite (best feeling ever omg). One of the main characters (Eleanor) became one of my favorite characters ever now! She has so many good lines throughout the film and is very well written.

This is not a conventional vampire movie, but it does tackle common tropes of vampire stories like cycles repeating, being frozen on time, being unable to settle and change, vampires as an allegory for rotten aristocracy, unhealthy family dynamics, the longing for companionship. And i might still be missing some; but it subverts a couple of them in very interesting ways + it's set in modern times and i personally like that a lot :)

(i really wish i could explain better what made me like this movie that much but i don't really want to enter spoiler territory)

Last tv series: Not a big tv person but started watching the last season of The Bear just now (i have high hopes for it since i really like this series. in fact is the only tv show i'm actively following because nothing sticks with me lately...) (so far i'm enjoying it)

Sweet, salty, or savory: Sweet <3 always

Currently craving: Honestly right now as i write this i want an alfajor. More specifically an alfajor de maicena:

(you definitely have to have a beverage with them though because the dough is crumbly and dry, also they are very sweet. There's a word on spanish "empalagoso" i think it translates to "sickeningly sweet" roughly (still i don't think that's the right term) despite this these are great snacks or to eat as dessert)

Tea or coffee: Coffee black unsweetened. (though i do drink lattes, and some teas/infusions from time to time: chamomile, tilo, and mate are some)

Working on: Some sticker designs for myself, my neverending pile of sketches and wips that might become finished pieces, keychains! (they are very simple bc i have very limited supplies but still turned out cute). I don't think this counts but since i'm forgetful i'm working on making "mini reviews" of stuff i read, watch, or play so i can later talk about it in more depth (or not. i'd just like to remember everything whether i talk about it or not)

No pressure tags!: @knightzp @afaintheart @seri-tonin @gothicmatter @gyagu

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Weather forecast says to expect dummies, with a chance of southerly winds!

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driving in my caarr right after a beeer hey that bump is shaped like a sou

random doodle since i want to post once every two months haha.

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Hi blib ! ! :DDD

How have you been recently ? hope you've been doing wellll ^^

AHHH HELLO RAT!!!!! I havent opened tumblr in weeks maybe even months so I have no idea how late I am haha... I finally have holidays so Im more free than usual, but I am not doing as well as I wish I were... HBFNFJGM. IF YOU SEE THIS, I HOPE YOURE DOING WELL TOO!!!

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Hu Jing Cosplay.

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（サラさん…？）

(Sara-san...?)

「カイニャン…」 （…⁉︎）

"Kai-meow..." (...!?)

「ふぅ…暑い暑い」 「…‼︎‼︎‼︎‼︎」

"Phew, hot hot." "...!!!!!!!!"

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i think everyone in drdt deserves to crash out (pssst rose)

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its edgy, but it was fun to make, so im posting it...

natsu isnt heavily talked about, and when she is, i never see anyone talk about how ZENO effected her..!!! i really like the ushirono route, and i kind of just wanted to draw flowy hair, but then decided i'd add bandages because those are fun to draw, too. i also added scribbles because it looked plain and i wanted to use the overlay feature on ibis paint... i like how i did the hair!!!

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Neglect, depression, fear; all sorts of vice But I see great success within your tale I know, if you believe, you will prevail I'll help, just trust me, dear; heed my ad[vice]

Esteem, dishonesty; all you deem "nice" Yet certain be your destiny to fail You do this to yourself, with no avail I can affirm you, but it won't suffice

You're different, destined, much better than I And you refer my speeches you frequent Inspiring you to not stand idly by And that has killed you, which I couldn't prevent

No power, none to change anyone's fate — My love, I just accelerate; it's bait.

sonnet of a false preacher.

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day 2

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puts a citipati in your inbox and nothing else. (he's friendly :D)

so kind...

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