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SUIKODEN DAY 2012

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This will be the main thread to discuss and give updates for SUIKODEN DAY 2012.

Straight off the back of the success of SUIKODEN DAY 2011, we have decided to go for the same event this year! :D

We are not too sure what competitions and prizes there will be this year but it will no doubt hold the same as last year, with Fan Art and Cosplay competitions. We may well see a Fan Fiction competition this year as well as some other new additions. Please keep an eye on this thread for updates.

All suggestions for competitions and other imrpovements are welcome on this thread.


We are thinking of holding SUIKODEN DAY 2012 slightly earlier this year, perhaps in November or even October, with the winners of the competitions announced on December 15th. This is to give the judges more time to analyse the material properly prior to the busy Christmas period.

However, with October and November still some months away, we have much more time to plan and organise this event this year. Please join us on the Facebook event page where you will notice that attendance levels are already superior to last years event :)


https://www.facebook.com/groups/318166544886315/
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Hi people! My name is Shiva Roodels Falenas and I would like explain my experience in Suikoden Day 2011

The day was incredible! People of all world were ensembled to talk about this wonderful game.
In my country there are not many people who know about the game... so i was very happy that day, we all communicated in the same language and talking strangers as we were lifelong friends. We shared images, people drawings for other folks (I've got a beatiful drawing of Freyjadour ^.^), gave their opinions, their creations, their cosplays ...

I participated on one of the contests, and lucky I won the second place *.* but for me was not that important; being with other people with the same affection for the suikoden saga was the matter. So I say to you if don't go to contest at any competition, no problem, the important thing is to share your love for suikoden with others.


Hope to see you on the Suikoden Day 2012! :)
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I'm glad you had a good time! I had a great time talking to people from all over the world and sharing the love of these great games. I was one of the judges for the Art/Cosplay contests, and helped KC get things together, though he does most of the work.

I will likely be judging entries again this year for Suikoden day 2012, and yes, bribes are accepted.
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Hi all! I won the Random Shout Out contest last Suikoden Day and it was rather unexpected but nice :)

Basically I posted a video of me playing an piano arrangement of "Heart-Softening BGM 1" from Suikoden 2. This is actually an arrangement I did a long time ago and in the excitement of Suikoden Day with everyone posting photos of cosplays, fanart, and links to videos and fanfics I decided I wanted to join in the fun. Who figured I would win? [My entry here on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQDp6qTD ... ture=g-upl]

I got some pretty awesome gifts as a result - the Suikoden I soundtrack, a few Suikoden cards, stickers, a Suikoden-themed notepad, and some buttons from the unreleased in the West PSP game whose title is too long for me to remember. I don't know how you guys knew I was missing the Suikoden 1 soundtrack since I had the Suikoden 2, 4, and 5 soundtracks but it worked out great.

Anyway, I had no idea I would win so I encourage everyone to post anything Suikoden-related on the Suikoden day 2012 page when that time comes.
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Sorry if i ask, but where will it take place? Is it a "material" encounter or just an online one?
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Circle wrote:Sorry if i ask, but where will it take place? Is it a "material" encounter or just an online one?
It's just an online, eh, festivity. There is no Sui-Kon or something like that where everybody meets.
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Thank you very much Shiva and riulyn for your input. I am glad that you both had such a positive experiece with SUIKODEN DAY 2011 :)


SUIKODEN DAY 2012 shall be held on November 30th 2012. This a worldwide event, held on the SUIKODEN DAY 2012 Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/318166544886315/



Please feel free to participate and enter any of the competitions as soon as it is November 30th in your area of the globe! There will be a 1st and 2nd placed prize for all competitions. Competition winners will be announced on December 17th 2012 to coincide with the original release date of Suikoden II :D
All competitions will be analysed by a panel of judges who will judge each entry with marks out of 10.

Below are the rules and criteria for this years competitions.



“As Stylish as a Narcissist!” Cosplay Contest

- This contest is open to all bona fide Suikoden fans from anywhere around the world.

- Contestants must cosplay any character from the Suikoden franchise. Be creative! You can make use of any material for your costume (just as long as it ain’t something illegal! =P).

- Contestants must take a picture of him/her wearing the costume, and post it on the Facebook Suikoden Day page from November 29, 2012 to December 1, 2012. Only one entry (picture) per person.

- Contestants must include their name, country, and character to be cosplayed below the photo. If possible, include a short description of why you chose to cosplay that character.

- A panel will judge the cosplay based on the following criteria:

Creativity
Accuracy of Cosplay
Resourcefulness
Style and Presentation

- A minimum of at least 5 people must join the contest. Any number below that, then the contest may not push through.

- Barring any unforeseen circumstances beyond the Organizer’s control, the announcement of winners shall be on December 17th, 2012.
- The best cosplay shall be awarded, as well as one consolation prize.

- All entries will be to both Konami Japan and North America. It’s about time we show our love to the wonderful creators of the game!





“ The Art of Ivanov!” Fanart Contest

- This contest is open to all bona fide Suikoden fans from anywhere around the world.

- Contestants must draw or illustrate an original, unpublished artwork somehow related to the Suikoden franchise, using any preferred medium. Plus points for creativity!

- A scanned copy or picture of the fanart must be posted on the Facebook Suikoden Day page from November 29, 2012 to December 1, 2012 Only one entry per person.

- Contestants must include their name, country, and the title of his or her work. If possible, include a short description of your work.

- A panel will judge the fanart based on the following criteria:

Creativity
Technique
Aesthetic Quality
Originality

- A minimum of at least 5 people must join the contest. Any number below that, then the contest may not push through.

- Barring any unforeseen circumstances beyond the Organizer’s control, the announcement of winners shall be on or before December 17th 2012

- The best fanart shall be awarded, as well as one consolation prize.

- All entries will be sent to both Konami Japan and North America. It’s about time we show our love to the wonderful creators of the game!





''Emilia's Library!'' Fan Faction Contest

- This contest is open to all bona fide Suikoden fans from anywhere around the world. However, the language of the fan fiction must be in English. We apologise for any inconveniences this may cause.

- Entrants must create a fan fiction no longer than 2000 words and no shorter than 1000 words. The fanfic can include any characters or locations from the Suikoden world (including Tierkreis). However the fanfic must take place OUTSIDE the timeline of the games. This means the fan fictions must take place any time before, after or in between the Suikoden games. If you're short on ideas, how about looking up The Succession Wars, The HIgheast Rebbelion and The Fire Bringer Wars? Original characters are welcome, just remember the focus of the fic is Suikoden!

- Fan fictions based on Suikoden Tierkeis are welcome. However, due to the game only recently released (and not outside of Japan), fan fictions from the PSP game, Suikoden-Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki, are not welcome.

- All material must have suitable content and must not exceed a T rating. Keep it clean. Anything beyond a T rating will not be considered.

- Upload your original fan fiction document in the 'Files' section of the Facebook Suikoden Day page from November 29, 2012 to December 1, 2012 . Only one entry per person.

- Contestants must include their name, country, and the title of his or her work.

- A panel will judge the essay based on the following criteria:

Grammar and Vocabulary
Creativity
Impact
Unity and Coherence

- A minimum of at least 5 people must join the contest. Any number below that, then the contest may not push through.

- Barring any unforeseen circumstances beyond the Organizer’s control, the announcement of winners shall be on or before December 17, 2012.

- The best fan fiction shall be awarded, as well as one consolation prize.

- All entries will be sent through email to both Konami Japan and North America. It’s about time we show our love to the wonderful creators of the game!





“Annallee's Concert Hall!” Music Contest


- This contest is open to all bona fide Suikoden fans from anywhere around the world.

- If you fancy yourself as quite the musician, then this is the contest for you! Show us your extreme love of Suikoden and post it on the Facebook Suikoden Day page from November 29, 2012 to December 1, 2012 Only one entry per person.

- Contestans must record a video of themselves playing a Suikoden song of their choosing. It can be any Suikoden song you choose and on any instrument you choose.

- Can't play an instrument?Then why not try singing one of your favourite lyrical songs form the Suikoden series? Be a Suikoden Sing Star! :D Here is a list of some popular Suikoden vocal songs to choose from:

1. Reminiscence - Suikoden II, Vocal Album II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGOCuhQ9 ... plpp_video
lyrics: http://www.squareenixmusic.com/lyrics/g ... ence.shtml

2. Theme of a Moonlit Night - Suikoden I and II, Vocal Album I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlrwDfmA ... plpp_video
lyrics: http://www.lyricstime.com/suikoden-them ... yrics.html

3. Rain Grass (aka Searching for a hero of long time ago) - suikoden III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V48_T9vz ... plpp_video
lyrics: http://www.squareenixmusic.com/lyrics/g ... rass.shtml

4. Narcy's Theme - Suikoden II, Vocal album I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1MobF0x ... plpp_video
lyrics: http://www.squareenixmusic.com/lyrics/g ... arcy.shtml

5. Currents, Suikogaiden I OST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPBXKUI-_ws
lyrics: http://www.game-ost.com/lyrics.php?action=view&id=5

- Contestants must include their name, country, and a short explanation of what you’re showing us. =D

- A panel will judge how much of a Suikoden musician you are! A panel will judge the music based on the following criteria

Ability
Accuracy
Creativity
Impact

- A minimum of at least 5 people must join the contest. Any number below that, then the contest may not push through.

- Barring any unforeseen circumstances beyond the Organizer’s control, the announcement of winners shall be on or before December 17, 2012.

- The best musical entrant shall be awarded, as well as one consolation prize.

- All entries will be sent to both Konami Japan and North America. It’s about time we show our love to the wonderful creators of the game!





''Promote SUIKODEN DAY 2012!'' Contest

- This contest is open to all bona fide Suikoden fans from anywhere around the world.

- Get promoting SUIKODEN DAY 2012!! :D Show us how you promoted this event! How did you spread awareness and promote SUIKODEN DAY 2012?

- Fans are invited to start promoting SUIKODEN DAY 2012. This can be by creating SUIKODEN DAY 2012 posters or flyers. Why not post them on a community noticeboard, at your university or high school? You could chalk stencils on street walls or sidewalks (although we do not condone vandalism!), create SUIKODEN DAY 2012 T-Shirts etc etc Or perhaps you feel confident enough to post a video of yourself talking to people in your city centre spreading awareness of the event!

-Be creative! This is a great opportunity to get involved and promote the event as well as Suikoden as a whole. Show us your originality and share our love for the series! :)

- Show us your extreme love of Suikoden and post it on the relevant album of the Facebook Suikoden Day page from November 29, 2012 to December 1, 2012 Only one entry per person.

- Contestants must include their name, country, and a short explanation of what you’re showing us. Please try to explain where about you have posted your promotion and how it was achieved.

- Please try to refrain from actual permanent vandalism. If you do not have permission to promote, or it cannot be removed (permanent grafitti for example) then your entry will be disqaulified from the competition. We can not condone such behaviour with the Suikoden brand - which we do not own.

- A panel will judge how much of a Suikoden fan you are! The judging panel will judge your entry on how creative you are and on how well you promoted this event. Entrants will be judges based on the following criteria
Style and Presentation

Technique
Creativity
Impact

- A minimum of at least 5 people must join the contest. Any number below that, then the contest may not push through.

- Barring any unforeseen circumstances beyond the Organizer’s control, the announcement of winners shall be on or before December 17, 2012.

- The best entrant shall be awarded, as well as one consolation prize. The main prize for this specific competition shall be bought directly from the Konamistyle website. Therefore the money will help fund Suikoden directly :)

- All entries will be sent to both Konami Japan and North America. It’s about time we show our love to the wonderful creators of the game!


Also, we will be having two mini competitions. The winner of these competitions will be the people who started the thread that recieved ''The Most Comments'' and the person who started the thread that recieved ''The Most Likes''. There will be two mini prizes for the 1st and 2nd placed contestans for each of these competitions.
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Hello everyone! ^_^
KC explained very well before the rules for each contest and now I will show the prizes for the entries, I hope you like it and a lot of you will take part! : )
All the prizes together:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 7119_n.jpg

And the prizes for each competition:
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 8341_n.jpg

All the first prizes include 1 TGS Tir card and 3 normal suikoden cards. All 2nd prizes include 1 TGS Nash card and 1 normal card.

Promoting S-day 2012 contest:
1st prize- Suikoden III Limited edition
2nd prize- Suikoden V memory card

“ The Art of Ivanov!” Art contest:
1st prize- Suikoden IV Limited edition
2nd prize- Suikoden II jap and Lazlo strap

''Emilia's Library!'' Fanfic contest:
1st prize- Suikogaiden vol 1 and vol 2
2nd prize- Suikogaiden vol 2 and Tsumugareshi postcard

“Annallee's Concert Hall!” Music contest:
1st prize- Bosque Aroma OST and Suikogaiden 1 OST
2nd prize- Tierkreis dorama cd and Sasarai strap

“As Stylish as a Narcissist!” Cosplay contest:
1st prize- Lyon figure
2nd prize- Nash figure
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Ok, then I'll give it a try in every category I guess, even though I can't cosplay, write or paint. I thought about recording a Suikoden arrangement for bass guitar, since that's the only instrument I can play, but the songs are too complex to do that. Well, maybe I'll find a song to work with^^
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Hey KCMcDohl, have you checked out the Vokle website I've told you about? What are your impressions of it and will you use it on the Suikoden Day event?
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I have not got round to it yet but, rest assured, I will let you know as soon as I do :)
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Hello everyone! ^^

I'm Chiisa! :3
Some time ago I want to comment on this topic.
I also participated in Suikoden Day 2011.

The truth is that it was all a positive experience, very positive.
The fact that many people from around the world come together to talk and share opinions about something that we really like, Suikoden.
Many spoke different languages, but we communicated in English.
Even without being an expert in the language, we tried. Because no language, no country, nothing should be a border. When you really like something, nothing should be an obstacle.
Predominated in the enviroment a sense of unity.
It's as ... As if we had all been gathered in a castle. An unusual castle, a castle like would have had another Tenkai. A castle where many people for a cause, were met and made ​​many friends. With a cheerful atmosphere.
A day in which the stars of destiny shone strongly.

The contests were very good (I also participated). But what really matters is the encounter with people. It was so, so magical.
We should be all, suikofans of around the world, and see us in person (too much to ask, right? Haha).

I have already looking forward to the Suikoden Day 2012 and continue to share things of Suikoden. I will also try participate.

But above all, I thank wholeheartedly the organizers of this event. By having this great idea, for all the work they do. And of course, because they are wonderful people.
Thank you so much.
I had the opportunity to meet great people. ^^
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Thank you for your input Chiisa :)


SUIKODEN DAY 2012 is just a little over 2 weeks away. I hope everyone is getting prepared and feeling excited :D
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Aw Chiisa! It's great that you had such a good experience! Last year's event was wonderful, I can't wait to see this year's contributions!
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I would like to try to submit fanart for this event. It's my first time so, I'll give it my best!
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