Welcome to White Crow — the Sound Horizon International fansite!
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We do finally have a winner for our first contest, the Fan Creation Contest “Sound Horizon Worlds Meet Each Other”!
Out of the 15 entries we received, the winning entry for the Fan Creation Contest has been this amazing fanart by Robotfish!
We recieved many entries of all kinds (from fanfictions to video animations) so we actually found it quite hard to pick a single winner, but we came to agree that the piece of work that best represents the blend of Sound Horizon worlds is this fanart by Robotfish, who will be getting a copy of the brand new Chronology [2005-2010] as prize.
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Thanks to everyone for participating, and congratulations to the winner!
Other Entries
Here at White Crow and the International Forum, we’re always up for new challenges.
This time, though, it is a pretty big one. We’ll take Hiver Laurant into a voyage around the world in search for his Roman. Literally.
To do so, we’ll need the cooperation and commitment of lots of people from all parts of the globe, and you can be one of them.
Want to learn how we’ll do it? Check our special page:
Last week, it was announced by the Imperial Household Agency that Revo had personally donated a total amount of JPY 10,000,000 (about 120,000 US$) from the revenue of the Sound Horizon 2011 Live Tour to the Japanese Red Cross, in order to contriubte to the Earthquake and Tsunami relief.
Actually, Sound Horizon’s 2011 Live Tour was fittingly tagged “The Great Hope of the Territorial Revival” and it was said that a portion of the revenue would go straight to the Japanese Red Cross. The amount of this portion, though, hadn’t been announced until now.
This is, hands down, one praiseworthy deed to say the least. Glory to the Sound Horizon Kingdom!
(We are sorry for the huge delay!)
The Sound Horizon Forum turned 2 last December. It is obvious to all that the fandom has made drastic changes during this period of time, and doing the State of the Kingdom debate clearly showed that these changes have led us to a point of slight instability.
Fandoms grow and face challenges. The Sound Horizon fandom, and subsequently the Sound Horizon Forum, is now facing the challenge of expansion. Things were slightly different before reaching 1000 members, and now the forum is not exactly what it used to be. But, how terrible is that? The thing that made us gather almost as if by magic in this forum 2 years ago was this desire to share our thoughts about Sound Horizon with other people, as we had rarely had the chance to do it before. We became comfortable in our cozy fandom, small as it was. Will the mere fact of having grown bigger spoil what we’ve been building all this time? I heartily hope it won’t. We would be doing ourselves a disservice.
Fansites often collapse due to overgrowth. However, newcomers are not the entirety of the problem; seasoned members unwilling to cope with change are also at fault. I am confident enough to assert that the feeling that bonded all of us when we first met will prevent us from just forsaking this fansite at the first sign of difficulties.
Here is my personal petition to newcomers and old members:
To new members: I’d like you to know that there is a place for everyone in this fandom. However, you must be aware that some people have been here for a long time, and some things may have been thoroughly discussed before you arrived. A generation gap can breed conflict no matter the context; by keeping this in mind, we can help things go smoothly. To all the people who have been long-time Laurants: please help the newer members get into the the workings of this fanbase. The best way to grow as a fandom is by accepting new methods of enjoying it and guiding the new people to where the old ones are, so that we can remain a whole.
I hope the message is well understood by all. Hopefully, the creation of the Sound Horizon Wiki and the implementation of a better communication board for mods will make things better. We all expect this great fanbase to last for years, so let’s take care for it.
A second message addressing the main issues that came up during the debate will come soon. Please be patient.
Admins and Mods of the Sound Horizon Forum.
Kurobara, Ailia, Haikara.
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Please refer to the SOK thread of the Sound Horizon Forum to share your views or impressions on the comment.
