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I realized I never put my list up, so here you guys go: 1) Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica - Without a doubt the best series I have watched in my life. The story, in particular, is quite despair-inducing but really entertaining. A wonderful, if sometimes chilling soundtrack. It gets really good after episode 3. 2) Kokoro Connect - A unique concept got me interested, and the story got me hooked. Also Paradigm is catchy as hell. 3) All "Toaru" series, but especially Index - The two series currently out focus on a guy who can negate unusual phenomenon with his right hand, and a girl who is known as the Railgun for her powers over electricity. A surprisingly dark, yet riveting story. Also, a great story only makes a good series without a good soundtrack. Toaru's soundtrack is personally my favorite. 4) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - What's most unique about this series is probably its lack of a definable genre. It very effectively takes on and raises questions on several motifs in anime. Truly one of a kind. Unfortunately, it's soundtrack is lackluster, otherwise it could've been ranked higher. 5) Kino no Tabi - This series is a story of people. This series may not necessarily be the most exciting, but it is probably one of the most deep. It raises a few uncomfortable questions about us as people as well as a few philosophical questions as well. Other notable series: Mushi-shi, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, Black Lagoon, Black★Rock Shooter, Usagi Drop, Isshukan Friends, Angel Beats, ef: a tale of memories, Doraemon, K-ON - All these other series had a particular aspect that made them really stand out, whether it was their story, their soundtrack, the art, or perhaps something less tangible, but they lacked a few aspects that made them stand out less overall. I would like to note that you could easily put Mushi-shi in the 5th position in my list - it was a really difficult choice between Kino no Tabi and Mushi-shi.

Avatar: 7/10 (I don't know who that is but she bears a striking resemblance to Alice Margatroid so I like her already.) Sig: 6/10 (yeah bubble wrap)

Setting: Characters: Joshua Alita (dead) Aero Moto (dead) ????? ????? SAISEI Rules: > Standard DCW IRL rules, basically. I'm going to be fairly strict with inactivity this round. That's pretty much all. > No creating NPCs. You'll see why once we begin. How to Sign Up: Let's start the new year off with a bang! Signups start in January 1, 2014, Mountain Time! To signup, PM or leave a comment on my profile. I personally decide who makes it, so it may not be first come first serve... Standard stuff. Note that if you choose to make a background for your character, it has to be a mortal background. (No secret fallen angels this time, sorry.) Also, your character won't remember his/her background at first, so keep that in mind. Anyways, signups will end January 7, 2014, Mountain Time, which means they have already ended! I will still take late signups, at least a few. Roleplayers: - Nara-chan - Misaki-chan - Rukia Kurosaki - Aadikudo - Phantomach the Reaper - Lukyan Hondou - Rye

I highly doubt it would be considered canon.

I'd rather you guys not, so please stop posting here if that's what's going to go on.

... ...Disco-niichan? That's a first.

Well, guys, the time you've been waiting for is here! It's time for the gift-giving! Before I begin, I'd like to say that I'm really impressed with the gifts and the effort all of you put into them. The quality of the gifts surprised me, given the limited time all you guys had. It made me very happy and all...so there. So, curious on what you got? Here you go...oh, but wait a sec. I kinda secretly added two more gift-givers to the mix. Since they were late entries, I really couldn't give them a gift-giver of their own, but I did give them a person to give a gift too. Make sure to give them some thanks! Now then, here's the gifts! Cold Gangsta, sir, this one's for you! blackhiden, heeeere you go! Nara-chan, here's your gift! boringfreak, this one belongs to you! Red Angel, or whatever you go by these days, here's a surprise for you! Phantomach the Reaper, click the "show" button for your prize! Ren-kun, I love you for replying with that Usami sprite! Here's a special gift for you! Aadikudo, you deserve something wonderful this Christmas! Astraculpa, don't think I forgot about you just yet! Rye, thanks for playing! Sorry, but your gift-giver's running just a bit late, with some technical issues! Hang in there! Misaki-chan, last but not least! Here's your gift! Congratulations, everyone. But there's still one more gift to be given out, so you can call this the epilogue, or post-story, or something? Anyways: Late entry AiSuigetsu had the horrible luck of being assigned to me, and I'm so sorry that she had to make a gift for Mohorovicic, of all people. Here's what she made! Thank you all for making this holiday season so jolly!

Double post, but I thought you guys may want to know this. Release of the gifts will be Christmas in Standard Mountain Time. This may mean I will release the gifts after Christmas in your area. Just a note, guys. So, that would mean it would be the day after tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it, and I hope all of you are too!

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WHY ARE YOU GUYS STILL ALIVE wait nvm wrong line I still have a few people that haven't turned in their gift yet. Get going!

This was apparently my average, though I clocked at around 108 at max. Went back and corrected a few mistakes - probably cost me some time.

Hey guys: DCW IRL is going to be on hiatus for the holiday season. One reason is that Secret Santa is also going on (which I am hosting) and we want you guys to participate fully in the event, but more importantly, we want you guys to enjoy your holiday season and not be busy with DCW IRL, instead spending time with your families and friends. In related news, KKLT will leave her moderator position. This was a joint decision by IU and me, and we feel its the most prudent decision. We will not be making any other changes to our crew at this point in time. DCW IRL will restart in the month of January, and we'll have plenty of fun things planned then! Keep tuned for more news! Happy holidays! The DCW IRL crew

Just a friendly remainder: there's not a lot of time left before the deadline! A week awaits! Remember that I will not tolerate any tardy gift-givers! oh was that not very friendly im totally not sorry

I'm going to get this thing going now, cause you guys need all the time you can get for this. PMs will be coming out very very shortly. Regretfully, I will not be participating in this event (as in gift-giving). My schedule is far too prohibitive for that. However, if you want to give me a gift, or anybody else a gift, feel free to PM me. (I even had a wishlist prepared and everything... Sad Moho is sad. )

\o/ Third Annual DCW Secret Santa Event \o/ Ah, you may remember DCW doing something like this for two years now. Well, it's back! First of all, here are links to the previous two years we've done this: 2012 and 2011, and both of them went very, very well. There's also some cool information (and a little off-topic banter as well) in both these topics, so take a look if you need it! Here's the most ideal timeline for this event this year (it's a bit rushed, and I'm sorry): December 13-14, 2013: All signups close. I will send out PMs to remind everyone who signed up to get going, as well as the name of their special someone and their wishlist. REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER that once you sign up, gift-giving is completely required! Make sure you can actually do this before signing up! December 22-25, 2013: Get your gifts in by this date. It's really important you get them in by this block of time. Hey, I'll take them earlier, but take what little time (:V) you have to make the best gift! December 25?, 2013 (ideally, but somewhere around there is possible): And the reveal! It's likely I'll probably be spreading out the reveal days, but who really knows. And now with that out of the way, I'll give out some information about this event that may come in handy: How to Signup How to Make a Wishlist How to Upload your Gift How to Make Brownies Current signups: - Cold Gangsta - blackhiden - Nara-chan - boringfreak - Red Angel - Phantomach the Reaper - Ren-kun - Aadikudo - Astraculpa - Rye - Misaki-chan <Oh, please tell me if I missed anything or should add something to this post or edit something. Also send delicious brownie recipes. No, I'm just kidding. Don't do the last one.>