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It's official: #AzureWeek2021 is here!

Join Azureshippers from around the world in creating fanart, fanfiction, comics, memes; wherever your imagination takes you!


The themes, inspirational keywords, our random theme generator, and more can all be found at https://bit.ly/azureweek21 along with our submission form so we can share your amazing Azureshipping fanworks with the whole community when the event ends on September 22, 2021.


Here are some quotes that I paired along with each theme, along with information about the tracks on our fanmix and more... tell me what you think!

Azure Week 2021 - Theme #04: Shoot for the Stars
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #03
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #02: Zodiac
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #01: Written in the Stars
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #06: Once in a Blue Moon
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #5: In Search of...
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #07: Promise Me the Moon
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #08: Star-Crossed Lovers
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #09: We Are All Star Stuff
Azure Week 2021 - Theme #10: Sunrise/Dawn
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If you’re active on Facebook and don’t mind connecting your IRL profile/an alternative profile to fandom activities, please join us on the brand-new Azure Week Facebook Group!


I’m trying to get more people actively involved in actually planning the event, and that means not just posting on Tumblr (where if I’m lucky, people comment and not just Like or Reblog my posts about the event), or hoping for comments on my posts on Dreamwidth, the FFnet Forum, the subReddit, or here.


There’s obviously no requirement to join, but if you find yourself more active on FB than our other groups, please consider joining! I’ve already posted a poll asking about themes, and I’ll probably do more posts in the coming days trying to get recommendations for the fanmix, and to see if we should use 7 themes, 14, or some other number.


At the suggestion of some other fans, I've also revived (sort of) our Discord server. We had one many moons ago, but it went the way of the dodo bird, and so I've created a new one. I've never been a Discord mod before though, so I'm actively seeking help and suggestions; please join us!

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Okay, so here are some themes I've come up with/heard from other fans elsewhere... I'd love to get feedback to see which ones we should narrow it down to. I'm also open to the idea of using quotes or song lyrics specifically as themes.

Theme Ideas

  • written in the stars/destiny

  • constellation origin story/myth

  • zodiac/astrology

  • planetarium

  • star of love

  • lucky stars

  • shoot for the stars, land on the moon/shoot the moon

  • the stars are aligned

  • the stars know everything

  • in search of the full moon

  • once in a blue moon

  • over the moon

  • many moons ago

  • promise me the moon

  • divine origins/god-goddess & mortal relationships AND/OR star crossed lovers

  • we are all stardust/Star stuff

  • illusions (Tarot: Moon)

  • purpose (Tarot: Star)

  • completion (Tarot: World)


Since songs tend to play a big role in coming up with themes or inspiring prompts, I like the idea of having a list of songs in general to choose from, to put together another Azure Week fanmix. Here are some that I have, but despite my massive music library, this is obviously not an exhaustive list. I'd love to get more genres/different artists in here, especially since it's often how I end up discovering new artists and albums that I love:

Songs

  • Arabian Nights: Scimitar Moon (Sarah Brightman)

  • Bad Moon Rising (Palestra, others)

  • Can't Fight the Moonlight (Leann Rimes)

  • Blue Moon (Beck)

  • Dancin' in the Moonlight (Toploader)

  • Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd)

  • Falling in Love with the New Moon (Momoiro Clover Z, others)

  • Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra, others)

  • In the Land of Twilight, Under the Moon (Yuki Kajiura)

  • Moonlight Densetsu (DALI, others)

  • Moonlight Destiny (Hiroko Asakawa, others)

  • Moonlight Magic (Hiroko Asakawa)

  • My Moon, My Man (Feist)

  • Shoot the Moon (Jump5)

  • Talking to the Moon (Bruno Mars)

  • To the Moon and Back (Savage Garden)

  • In for the Night (The Moontrane Conductors) [instrumental]

  • Star (Akemi Sato)

  • Another Star (Najee) [instrumental]

  • Counting Stars (OneRepublic)

  • Paint the Sky With Stars (Enya)

  • Oh My Stars (Andrew Belle)

  • Rewrite the Stars (James Arthur & Anne-Marie) [The Greatest Showman OST and variations]

  • The Star and the Snake (Hands Upon Black Earth) [instrumental]

  • Shooting Star (Yoshihiro Ike) [From the Dark Side of Dimensions OST]

  • Star Chart (Yoshihiro Ike) [From the Dark Side of Dimensions OST]

  • Stargazers (Nightwish) [instrumental METAL]

  • Stars (t.A.T.u)

  • Starlight (Muse)

  • Starry Eyed (Ellie Goulding)

  • Your Star (Evanescence)

  • Written in the Stars (Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner)

  • Brand New Day (Ryan Star) OR

  • Brand New Day (Sting)**

  • From the Night (Stars)

  • Guilty Pleasure (Cobra Starship)*

  • Entropy Reigns [In the Celestial City] (Kelley Polar)

  • One ~ Even if This World Comes to an End, I Won't Leave You (Day-break)

  • Center of the Sun (Conjure One)

  • Following the Sun (Enigma)

  • Away from the Sun (3 Doors Down)

  • Rain in the Sun (David Gordon) [instrumental]

  • See the Sun (Dido)

  • The Sun Will Rise (Kelly Clarkson)

  • Sunrise (Norah Jones) OR

  • Sunrise (Simply Red)**

  • Sunglass (Hikaru Utada)

  • Sunburn (Owl City)

  • In the Sun (Joseph Arthur)

  • Bohemian Sunset (India) [instrumental]

  • Sun is Shining (Bebel Gilberto) [Español]

  • Aquascape – Sunrise (Tunguska Electronic Music Society) [mostly instrumental]

* Okay, the song itself doesn't have anything to do with "celestial" themes, but Cobra Starship is a good band, so...


** The songs with the same title are not the same song by different people, but I thought it'd be confusing to have two songs with the same title on a fanmix, so I'd ideally only like to pick ONE of each of those

Extra Challenge (Crossover/AU Fandoms)

Another thought I had was that we could give people an "extra challenge" to crossover their story or make an AU with other fandoms that use celestial elements in their name/concept somehow. Some fandoms I'm familiar with that fit this bill include:

  • Star Trek (Sci-fi)

  • Star Wars (Sci-fi/action)

  • Star Ocean (Adventure)

  • Sailor Moon (Shoujo modern magical girl fantasy)

  • Fruits Basket (zodiac) (Shoujo, family drama)

  • Fushigi Yuugi (constellations) (Shoujo, fantasy)

  • Full Moon o Sagashite (shoujo, tragedy)

  • Zodiac P.I. (astrology/zodiac) (Mystery)

  • Ceres: Celestial Legend (Shoujo/drama)

  • Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles) (YA/adventure)

This can also be a fun way to introduce people to other fandoms you love, and I'd be more than happy to make a page on the Blue Eyes and Apricots fanlisting with a short summary of a series and where people can (legally) enjoy it, when possible.

Quotes I liked

  • "There's something enchanted about night. All those heavenly bodies, shooting stars, the crescent moon, celestial phenomenon. Owls fly at night, and first kisses happen. Night is romantic. Alternately, darkness hides the worst of human behavior." —Luanne Rice

  • "Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise." —Victor Hugo

  • "One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star." —Friedrich Nietzsche (whom we know Kaiba reads!)

  • "In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing."— Robert Green Ingersoll

  • "No star is ever lost we once have seen, we always may be what we might have been." —Adelaide Anne Procter

  • "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." —Buddha

  • "The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to." —Carl Sandburg

  • "I feel like the moon is a very beautiful woman. She's in control." —Ravyn Lenae

  • "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." —Anton Chekhov (A very handy piece of writing advice!)

  • "The moon is the accomplice of all things related to the heart." —Walter Mercado

  • "Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures." —M. F. K. Fisher

  • "What does it matter how many lovers you have if none of them gives you the universe?" —Jacques Lacan


What do you think? I know this is a lot, but please share any thoughts you may have!

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My fall 2021 is going to be BUSY AF but I really would love to make time for Azure Week (September 16-22) again, so I want your help planning it!


Last year much of the planning took place between me and a few other Azureshipping fans on FFnet, but I want to signal boost out ahead of time, wherever I am that's fandom-related (so here, Tumblr, FFnet, AO3 if I can find a good place for it, Reddit, etc).


One of the days in the week has a Full Moon on it, so I was thinking for an overarching theme, "Celestial." What do you think? Do you think it might be easy to come up with Azureshipping-esque themes for the week based on that? IF SO, SUGGEST BELOW!


I'd love to get the themes locked down early so I can make more gorgeous images for people to use all around the Web!

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It's taken me a bit longer than expected, but the Master List for Azure Week 2020 is now live on Blue Eyes and Apricots, the AnimeFanlistings.com-approved fanlisting for Seto Kaiba x Anzu Mazaki (Téa Gardner), a.k.a. Azureshipping.


This year, the list includes submissions from SharkSmirk​, SweetCupcake2014​, KeepItSecret19, MoonlightTyger, LuckyLadybug, and many more talented authors, artists, and fans of the Azureshipping pairing.


The list includes:

  • Fanfiction

  • Fanart

  • Meta/Discussions

  • Fanmix (both a Vocal “Disc” and an Instrumental “Disc,” totaling more than 30 songs!)


Did you create something for Azure Week and it didn’t get included in this list, or a re-post/specific link hasn’t been added? Please let me know!

Azure Week 2020 Thank You

If you are a member of Blue Eyes and Apricots and wish to have your membership highlighted as an Azure Week 2020 participant, drop me a line!


You do not have to be a member of the fanlisting to view the Master List, but I highly encourage you to join– it’s free!

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