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Twst Merch Giveaway, Round 2: Ace, Jade, Lilia, Sebek!

Within the next 24 hours please do the following:

1) Reblog this post!

2) Choose which item(s) you would like from the following google form! http://twstnote.com/tumblr-giveaway-round-two/

Shipping: Free of charge to any country except where the post office says no.

Winners: Will be contacted via email and not announced publicly (just in case someone is looking to get a gift for someone else), so please make sure that the email address you provide is accurate!

Details: There will be three rounds across three platforms: Twitter, Tumblr and Bluesky!

All are welcome to join all giveaways, which will be hosted on three Saturdays: 10/5 (complete), 10/12 (today) and 10/19!

See all items available, here! http://twstnote.com/twst-merch-giveaway/

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“I’ll do just as the Housewarden says… for now.”

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Gave his hair more floof!! The joints weren’t as hard as I expected, but the blink was a nightmare- For the next dolls, I think the process will be a little smoother 🫡

[Process] (behind the scenes)

Would anyone be interested to see these made step-by-step? (Actually taking pics as I go along)

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I finally sat down and made time to make a Jade ita bag. Putting it together was kind of a pain since the bag's design made it hard to take the insert in and out, but after completing it, I like how it turned out! The first arrangement was all pins and acryllics, but it felt lacking... So, I dug around my Jade plushes, saw I had two of the same kind, and now gym Jade is the centerpiece lol.

This was the first ita bag I bought so I'm happy I was finally able to put it to use. Am also really glad I got to use a number of my Jade merch. My first Jade bag couldn't hold a lot of pins so I tried to use as much as I could fit in this one :D

My next bag is going to be a Floyd one, but the purse I have for him is so small... I hope I can organize it properly.

Here's the insert arrangement

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Manga PV with subtitles, by request!

(The opening lines here are identical to Crowley's opening lines in the prologue!)

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Concerning the Vil-Epel drama: I'm from a Scandinavian country and even here we have dialects. I haven't heard them myself, but my mom has and she says they are literally impossible to understand and you need a translator to speak with them. And it's not a bad thing- we don't say those people are less than or anything of the sort- it's just like holy cow we cannot understand anything they're saying, how are we supposed to communicate like this (especially when they understand us since our dialect is the 'base' dialect). If anything, it's funny because of how a dialect can make the same language not understandable, and also disappointing/frustrating that we can't talk to them because we literally don't know what they're saying. So to me it seems like part of the reason Vil wants Epel to not speak in his dialect is simply so people can understand him better and so people can actually communicate with him. We've seen in the Harveston event (if I remember correctly) that the others have no clue what Epel says before they jump the gap, and they need to ask his grandma to translate. That's an example of how if he didn't remove his dialect people would not know what he's saying. I don't think it has anything to do with negative connotations towards the dialect (I bet Vil would encourage it if they were in a situation where it would be beneficial/welcoming), but rather Vil trying to teach Epel that it's not about hiding your dialect/culture, it's about being considerate to those around you to have them understand you (like how you pointed out his granny changed to polite speech when talking to the NRC boys). Don't you think even granny would have at some point taught Epel that? (Although not in the same manner or extremity as Vil).

There seems to be some discourse going on of which I was not aware!

Thank you so much for your perspective!! It is very interesting and informative and wonderful to know!

Yes, it does seem strange that maybe no one warned Epel about interacting with people outside the village, but maybe they did!

This gets into conjecture because we have nothing in-game to confirm either way, but it might be possible that they just assumed he would pick it up through personal experience, or he just wasn't able to make the connection between their warnings and what real-world experience would be like.

Marja herself has no problem with adapting to the time/place/occasion, but as Epel is still a child with limited exposure to people from other cultures, we are watching him experience this learning process in real time!

In a way, Epel's experience at NRC could maybe be interpreted as Vil encouraging him to be more like his grandmother :> Epel was likely aware that the older people in the village adapt their speech patterns when necessary, but maybe never made the connection about exactly why?

He knew it was polite, but when early-Epel shows up at NRC, he is already in fighting mode: he has no interest in being polite, which he might have seen as making concessions and, thus, a weakness.

Bullied his whole childhood for his appearance he decides he is going to set the record straight from day one at NRC so that people know not to mess with him, and then Vil comes in.

It seems like it all connects to Epel's arc as he learns that you can be conscientious of time/place/occasion (like his grandmother), but still be proud of your heritage and strong (like his grandmother).

And you can be beautiful (like Vil), but still be strong (like Vil).

(Because Vil is Vil his wording has a lot to do with the importance of beauty, but the more I think about it, the more it seems like Vil is just trying to prepare Epel for life in a society.)

There is an ongoing theme with Epel that we see in Book 5 and Halloween where he gets jealous of people who can do things that he can't, so he doubles down that he is right and they are wrong in order to make himself feel better about his shortcomings.

That might also tie in to his frustration with Vil's restriction of his dialect!

He has more difficulty expressing himself without it, so rather than do what Vil is trying to get him to do and work on it, by Book 5 he is still doubling down and insisting that Vil is the problem, not himself, despite how he was raised watching everyone around him do exactly what it is that Vil is saying he needs to do.

I really appreciate everyone's introspection!! The more you think about it, the more interesting Epel, his family, his relationship with Vil and his circumstances become! :> He is living through his own, personal coming-of-age story before our eyes!

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i was pulling for Cater since I liked his groovy in this card but.. ruggie... showed up unexpectedly.. in the first pull...........

I hope I have this kind of luck when I pull for an SSR I really reeeeeaaaaaally want

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i am sooooo tempted to make a kurama yyh bag so much, it hurts. it hurts to look at the grand total of the costs for the merch and bag, and it hurts to realize how shameless i am in the fact that i still really wanna put together this bag

isn't this why i work? to make money, to support myself and buy myself things that bring me a lil joy? like, what's one more ita bag, amirite???

sometimes, i just wanna knock some sense into myself and other times, i just wanna buy nostalgia merch. absolutely suffering.

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SHE'S DONE! after a thousand years, she's finally done! ...or at least I'm done with her! (tumblr please don't absolutely destroy my gifs, I am begging you)

now you know the real reason I haven't been obsessively drawing Meleanor, which is that I was in fact obsessively drawing Meleanor but in secret. plus a little background just for fun!

I am. not super happy with her rig; parts of her proved way more difficult than I expected and I very quickly hit the point of "okay, this is a silly fan project and not something that I'm being paid for or has to be really functional, time to MANUALLY KEY ALL THE VERTICES FOREVER". I think the end result came out pretty okay though! just...don't look too close. :')

I recorded some the drawing part, so I might put that up later! in the meantime I am going to make her do stupid poses for my own enjoyment!

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Twst Merch Giveaway: Light-Up Magical Pen (Twst Fes version)

What: One light-up magical pen with a "Twisted Wonderland Fes" strap.

The "magestone" part of this pen can light up in seven different, interchangeable colors. These were particularly fun at Twst Fes, where the audience would change the colors of their light depending upon what seiyuu was speaking at the time.

This pen (still in packaging, seen above) was actually purchased from the Twisted Wonderland Exhibition in Yokohama rather than from Twst Fes itself, but "Twisted Wonderland Fes" is written on the strap. It is also available via Aniplex's Online Store.

Who: Anyone can participate!

Shipping is free of charge to any country except where the post office says no, which (to my knowledge) is the following places: Yemen, Guatemala, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Chad, Bolivia, Liberia, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Libya, Russia, Ukraine.

How: Please reblog this post! No need to follow or like (unless you want to!), winner to be selected by random number generator.

This same giveaway is also running on Twitter, because there are actually two pens, so there will be two winners! Feel free to participate in both, if you so wish!

When: Starting now! This giveaway ends in 24 hours at 7am on Wednesday, December 20th (Japan Standard Time).

Winner will not be announced publicly (just in case someone is looking to get a gift for someone else), so please be sure that you can receive messages! (Ghost camera bags were both successfully shipped yesterday!)

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octavinelle bag!! i'm really satisfied with how this one turned out :D i also sewed a lot of charms down to the insert so it doesn't jangle as much

little thing i wanted to share while i was organizing the layout: i initially wanted to put the flying keychains near the top, but then i remembered our fav trio isn't very good at flying, so i put them on the bottom instead

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I told myself to put together a Jade ita bag. This is the second attempt and I'm kinda happy with it c: The first attempt looked so messy and mismatching that I didn't even take a pic of it OTL.

If I have the energy, I might rearrange the mushroom pins and enamel keychain. Tbh, I'm just glad I finally got to give the lil mushrooms to Jade. 🤗

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Yuu's Physical Prowess (something I found on Reddit w/ the same title)

tags : @prince-kallisto @jelsah27

Also, a reply from the same post :

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Floyd in Jade’s lab SR: You suddenly got all silent and froze and it scared me. What’s wrong?

Floyd in Playful Land event: It’s creepy when Jade is quiet…

Jade may be full of nonsense 90% of the time according to Floyd, but the twins (and Azul) are always chatty with each other, especially when sharing stories of their fun experiences, so to not have his brother talking to him must be unsettling.

Famously, Floyd’s unafraid of a lot of things.

But Jade’s silence seems to genuinely scare him.

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Managed to get the birthday boys with 40 pulls each, thank goodness (for what's left of my gems) 😔🙏

BUT! AFTER SO LONG!! I finally managed to get the Jade's Roommate title!! It took.. so long.... but it's here (*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝

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Okay, I'm gonna stop messing with it. ;; I like how it looks compared to the first time around. I took off the ribbon, grouped the buttons together, and tied the chains up top. If I find any matching accessories that could fit in the empty spaces, I might add them later. But for now, the Tweels ita bag is finished! \o/

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I tried putting together my second ita bag bbut... I'm not really digging it. I wanted to put all the Jade and Floyd merchandise I had in one bag but then I realized that I may have gotten too many. Not only that, but the two points where the chains all intersect up top bothers me. Can't figure out what to do about it yet.

I was telling my brother how gaudy it turned out and he replied, "aren't ita bags supposed to painful to look at?" And, like. Ok. He kinda got me there lol.

I might try re-arranging or switching out some things, like the buttons. There are some pieces I def don't want to removen, though. I bought them solely for a tweels themed ita bag lol.

Other than that, let me also mention what I did end up being happy with! The pins and the flotsam and jetsam keychains! The eel stuff pulls everything together imo. And I just liked that the purple mushroom terrarium and mermaid Stitch pins fit each twin so well. 😊

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I can't get a good pic of it BUT!! I finally put together my Epel ita bag!! I've had most of the pins and keychains for a while but I've been procrastinating putting it together until now. A few pieces are a bit off and the window is a little glossier than I'd like but overall, I'm happy with how it turned out!

I originally got the slime bag to make a tweels themed ita bag, but it ended up being for Epel instead lol. The more I look at it, the more mistakes I see.. but I'm just gonna ignore them for now and be happy with myself for getting something done.

Might buy those decorative little fuzz ball things to fill up the space at the bottom.