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Update:   Sunday, August 29, 2004

I'm going to risk sounding like a broken record and urge you all to read Nekotsuki's marvelous fic, Tanabata Jasmine. It's a lovely fic, and chapter 14 has been posted. Enjoy. Artist angelhitomi has an absolutely gorgeous new pic of Kenshin posted. I love the soft look of the image and the gentle colors. I especially liked his eye and his hair. Very nicely done. Please have a look, folks. I've made some new buttons for my site in case anyone is interested in linking it. I was getting pretty sick of the old ones. A reminder: Deadline for nominating your favorite fics for the 2003 RKRC Awards is coming up on September 1, 2004. Please be sure to read all the rules before you send in your nominations. Posted by hakubaikou, 7:11:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Blair, a new artist at this site, has a lovely wallpaper posted. It features Kenshin and a cool gree background. Nice colors and layout. I also like motion blur and the choice of font. Thanks so much for sending this in, Blair. Please have a look, everyone. Posted by hakubaikou, 3:31:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Monday, August 23, 2004

Artist RoseThorn has four new lovely pics posted. Two are oekaki art of Saitou and Tomoe. The other two are line drawings of Kenshin, Megumi, and (heehee) SaNotaro. The SaNotaro one is funny. Lovely work. Thanks so much for sending these in, RoseThorn. Please check them out, everyone. Artist Christopher Noble has a new version of his Kenshin pic posted. This time the image is brighter with a new textured background. The details and shading are more apparent in this version. Nice job. Thank you for the new pic, Christopher Noble. Have a look please, folks. I've finished moving all the contest artwork into the main gallery. As a reminder. If any artist does NOT want their work in the gallery or if any artist wants changes made (such as having their e-mail/website posted or removed) please contact me and let me know. Thanks! Newest additions include the following: Dogmatix, Mezmo, Sea Wolf, Lyng, ruru, ladykasa, xkaai, Freya, Airamis, Tifaria, Misaoshiru, Cathy Ha (aka milkalolerant), secretarytocapt3, and Greta, Posted by hakubaikou, 8:00:00 PM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Sunday, August 22, 2004

Artist Author-chan has a wonderful new pic called "Ghosts of the Revolution" featuring a young (as yet unscarred) Shishio, Battousai, Okita, Saitou, and Sagara Taichou. How cool is that? Very. Thanks for sending this in, Autho-chan. Great job. Check it out, everyone. Artist Krista has seven more wallpapers posted. Beautiful layouts and designs. The newest ones feature Kaoru, Tomoe, Misao, and Megumi. Wonderful work. Thanks so much for sharing these, Krista. Please have a look, folks. I've moved another group of contest pics into the main gallery: Blue Jeans, Yaney, Audra, Sunoko, Connie, Bekah Wren, Jaelithe, Sakura_chan, Ssu-An (aka Tauntinghope), Sora (aka Ku-Ro-Ne-Ko), S.I.D. (aka Secretid), Azuka, strympl, Wingstar, BookWyrm1317, lynnet, Annie, sirinda, Souji Katome, and Tokio Saitou, Posted by hakubaikou, 12:02:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Saturday, August 21, 2004

Chapter 13 of Nekotsuki's action-packed story, Tanabata Jasmine has been posted. Really, if you haven't noticed by now... this story is great. If you haven't read it yet, do yourself a favor and check it out. Chapter 9 of my Sea fic is also up. Christopher Noble, a new artist at this site, has a great pic of Kenshin added to the gallery. Dark and brooding. I like the clean cel-styled coloring. Thanks so much for sharing your work, Christopher Noble. Have a look, folks. Artist secretarytocapt3 has a great new drawing of Saitou posted. I really do like the unusual style of this artist. The coloring and line art is beautifully done. Thanks for sending this in, secretarytocapt3. Please take a look, everyone. I've added a semi-quick oekaki in my gallery as well. Krista has a gorgeous new Kenshin wallpaper posted. I love the violet color scheme on this. Nice layout and beautiful flowers. Thanks very much for sending in this lovely wall, Krista. Please take a look, folks. Finally, I've added more contest participants into the main gallery: Yoko_McKenna, Lizabeth, RoseThorn, Jelley, Shizoku (Nick Dobromilsky), Claudia LL, ReeveLy, pineapplebes, Steffel, The Narrator, Ayashi, Makimachi Motoko, and angelhitomi. Posted by hakubaikou, 3:46:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Moved more of the contest entries into the main gallery. A reminder: If you don't want your pictures added to the main gallery, please let me know! And for those of you who do want your pics in the gallery, please check your page once it's posted. If there are any changes you want made to it, feel free to e-mail me. To anyone who received a contest award: I've sent out e-mails to everyone. If you haven't heard from me yet, then the e-mail didn't get through. Please contact me and let me know which prize you would like. Posted by hakubaikou, 12:31:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Lady Himura Shishi has a lovely new pic of Kenshin and Tomoe posted. This one features a familiar scene and monologue from the OAV. I like the colors and the painstakingly done text. Nice job. Thanks so much for sending this in, Lady Himura Shishi. Ranma15177301291 has a new story posted: The Long Road Home. Actually, the first chapter was written a while ago, but the other chapters are recent additions. Great story and plenty of poignant moments. Kenshin and Kaoru have a guest at the dojo months after Jinchuu. Please note: This story has an R rating and massive spoilers for the Jinchuu arc (end of the manga). That said, check it out if you're interested. And thanks so much to Ranma for allowing me to post her marvelous fic. Chapter 12 of Nekotsuki's Tanabata Jasmine has been posted. More action packed goodness in the latest chapter. Have a look, folks. Good stuff. I've begun adding contest participants into the regular fan art gallery. First three added/updated: Melissa (aka Kitsuneonna), Lady Himura Shishi, and trunkschan90. Posted by hakubaikou, 7:41:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Monday, August 16, 2004

Okay! After removing a supposedly faulty RAM chip from my new comp, things are running smoothly. So far. I don't know. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. LOL. Anyway, with the comp problems and the contest frenzy, it's obviously been a while since I've updated (relatively speaking. Six days isn't really that long of a gap.) But onward.... Please have a look at all the great new art and fic updates, everyone. Lady Himura Shishi has three colorful new drawings to add to her gallery. I like the bright colors. My favorite pic is the one titled "Father and Son" featuring Kenshin and Kenji in a really sweet moment. Very cute. Thanks so much to Lady Himura Shishi for sending these in. A new Saitou pic from secretarytocapt3 captures the tough spirit of the Wolf of Mibu very well. I really like secretarytocapt3's unusual drawing style. Her coloring is very pleasing. Great pose. And I like the details, especially on the sword. Thanks for the new pic, secretarytocapt3. Krista has a cool new wallpaper of Kenshin and Tomoe. Black and white suits them. Nice pic choice, and the elegant decorations are lovely. Thanks so much for the wonderful new wall, Krista. Namida has a splendid new wall of Kenshin. The layout is elegantly simple and to the point. And I like the very clean look of the pic. Nicely done. Thanks very much for sending this in, Namida. Nekotsuki updated her fic, Tanabata Jasmine several days ago. If you haven't had a chance to read this story, I definitely recommend it. Action packed and full of suspense. Kenshin gets into a world of trouble while strolling through town one fine day.... Plenty of good stuff. Check it out, folks. Posted by hakubaikou, 6:09:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Saturday, August 14, 2004

Ugh, I'm having computer problems yet again. For those who sent e-mails or notes, I'll get to them as soon as I can. Sorry! Posted by hakubaikou, 5:55:00 PM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Thursday, August 12, 2004

Results are in. :-) Posted by hakubaikou, 12:01:00 PM EST. on today's updates.

Update:

Contest awards will be posted at 12 noon Eastern Time. :-) Posted by hakubaikou, 1:14:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Nekotsuki updated her story Tanabata Jasmine a few days ago with chapter 10. The action builds as Sano goes on an investigation. Very well written and chock-full of action. Do check out this fic, folks. It's really great. Kendranoelle has 4 new pics added to her art gallery. Very cool images ranging from chibi Kenshin to Battousai with his sword. I like the various expressions Kenshin has in all the pics. And I think the colors for each pic match very well with the overall mood. Lovely work, kendranoelle. Have a look, folks. ConRtist has collaborated with Cconartist on a cool doujinshi. Based on the same story as Cconartist's contest entry, this comic is the human version, rather than the Chocobo one. Story by Cconartist. Art by ConRtist. They make a nice team, no? Please take a look at their work, everyone. Posted by hakubaikou, 6:56:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Friday, August 06, 2004

UPDATE: Nekotsuki, a new writer at this site, has a great story called Tanabata Jasmine posted. Kenshin gets himself into some pretty deep trouble while buying a flower one day. Curious as to how? Read the fic. It's well-written with smooth, flowing prose. Characterizations are excellent and consistent. The dialogue is nice. And the overall pacing and tone are wonderful. A great read. Check it out, folks. And thanks very much to Nekotsuki for allowing me to post her wonderful story. CONTEST NEWS: Bad news: Awards will be announced on August 12th. Sorry, that's a couple days later than I originally hoped. Some of our judges were out of town and one of the judges (*cough me cough*) is having some computer issues. My apologies to the contestants for the long judging time. Thank you so much for your patience. I'm really excited to find out the winners myself. I'm sure that those who've entered the contest feel even more strongly than I do about it. There is a chance we may have the award results before the 12th. If that happens, I will, of course, post them earlier! Good news: Since there were so many entries (far more than I expected) and so many of them are really, really good (judging has been extremely difficult!), the other judges and I have decided to add a few categories to the awards list, so there will be a few more small prizes given out. Posted by hakubaikou, 5:50:00 PM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Thursday, August 05, 2004

Newsflash: Hakubaikou experiences computer difficulties! *sob* Posted by hakubaikou, 5:09:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Chapter 8 of Conspirator's oh-so-cool story, An Unexpected Lesson is up. I think it's safe to say that many of you know how wonderful Conspirator's stories are. And for those of you who have never read one, go and read them now! Trust me. They're great. Souji Katome has a cool fan art of Kaoru and Tomoe (yup, you read that right, Kaoru and Tomoe in the same pic) posted. I like the idea of the pic. Interesting composition. Thanks so much for sending in your art, Souji Katome. Check it out, folks. Posted by hakubaikou, 12:56:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Not much to add today, I'm afraid. I recently got a new computer, and I've brilliantly managed to lose all my old e-mails, so some of the people who sent me submissions will have to re-send. I sent out e-mails to people to let them know, but if you sent me something in the last 2 weeks, and I didn't post it, please send it again. Sorry for the screw-up. Some minor changes to the links page. Also, another Oro! sighting on the still-tiny-but-hopefully-growing Oro page. And I plan to read more fan fics, so hopefully, I'll be able to request some fic additions from authors. Some of the judges for the fanart contest are out of town for various reasons. So it'll be a while yet before we announce winners. I'm estimating around August 10th, give or take a few days. Sorry for the wait. I know it's especially difficult for contest participants to have to wait so long. I've had it happen to me before too, and it seems to take forever. Gomen, gomen. I will eventually be incorporating all contest pics into the regular fanart gallery. I'll also leave a copy of the contest page on the site as well. If any of the contest participants object to being listed on the contributors page and having a page on this site, please let me know. Thanks. Posted by hakubaikou, 12:58:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:   Sunday, August 01, 2004

Okay! The RK Fan Art contest is officially closed to any more entries. Thanks so much to everyone who participated! I'm amazed by the turnout. We had over 100 submissions, and 97 final entries. Very impressive, folks. My expectations were definitely exceeded. The judges and I have a very difficult task ahead of us, so please be patient as we carefully decide on the awards. There are so many gorgeous entries, it might take a while. I will let everyone know an exact date and time in which we'll be posting the winners. Oh, and some additions to the entries page: 1.) There is a link to a new page featuring all entries by artists age 14 and under. 2.) Notice the asterisk (*) next to some pic titles. There's an explanation for those at the bottom of the page. There are 22 cool new entries in the contest since yesterday: 76 - Tokio Saitou's Ikedaya pic features a lovely scene with the Shinsengumi and nice line art. 77 - Another great scene from Tokio Saitou. I like the simple, yet romantic pose. Great job. 78 - Annie has a very cute pic with Kenshin and a small bird. I like the shading and soft colors. 79 - I like the bold colors in Audra's Kenshin and Tomoe pic. Nice sense of motion with the wind. 80 - sirinda's painting has some lovely textures and colors. I also like the happy tone of the pic. 81 - Dogmatix has an interesting pic with the two sides of Kenshin. Beautiful, vibrant coloring. 82 - Mezmo's pic is most intriguing. I like how the viewer has to guess what Kenshin's thinking. 83 - Sea Wolf's pic has a nice composition and lovely attention to detail. I like the tragic feel of it. 84 - Lyng's pic has nice contrasts with a sad tone, but bright colors. The heart tears are cool. 85 - Lovely coloring and shading in ruru's Battousai & Tomoe pic. I also like the composition. 86 - A very dramatic and tense pic by ladykasa showing Cpt. Sagara's execution. Nice line art. 87 - This time, ladykasa's pic shows a more tender moment. I like Kaoru's expression. 88 - I like the unique composition of xkaai's pic. Nice use of blank spaces. Quite eye-catching. 89 - BookWyrm1317's pic has lovely rich colors and nice shading. Notice Kenshin's eye color. 90 - Freya has a beautiful pic of Yumi dressed in oiran garb. I like the bright colors and detail. 91 - Airamis's pic manages to be angsty and kawaii at the same time. Great dramatic coloring. 92 - I like the unusual, and very cool style in secretarytocapt3's Hajime and Tokio pic. Nice job. 93 - I like the distinct style and wonderful mood in Greta's pic. Nice colors and shading too. 94 - Tifaria's romantic painting has some brilliant colors. I like Kaoru's butterfly kimono design. 95 - I like the heart-shaped eyes in Misaoshiru's cute Misao pic. Nice amusing and light tone. 96 - Dramatic contrast and composition in Cathy Ha's pic of Akira. I also like the point of view. 97 - Audra's entry has an interesting sense of mystery. I like the expression in Kenshin's eye. Posted by hakubaikou, 3:04:00 AM EST. on today's updates.

Update:

Less than 2 hours left. Several of the newest submissions have had file and URL problems. I've e-mailed you folks. Good luck getting your entries in. Posted by hakubaikou, 1:04:00 AM EST. on today's updates.