REJOICE, FANDOM~
*bouncing up and down in utter delight*
After SO LONG waiting and hoping that they'd finally release a Vampire Knight guide book or something, it has finally been announced~! YAY!! *utter delight*
I'd have LOVED for it to be an artbook, but that will most likely follow at some point or another. *-*
Meanwhile, the Vampire Knight Fan Book (as in book for fans, not as in fanbook/doujinshi XD) has been announced and will be for sale in Fall 2008. (Probably timed for season 2 to attract more sales.)
Source:
Official site thingie for the fan book.The book will have info about the characters and the VK universe, as well as sections that mix fun and serious stuff with answers to questions the fans have about VK, and all sorts of interesting tidbits.
It includes "questions answered by the characters" and "possible secrets to find out". GYAH~<3
There will be a section where Hino-sensei answers the fans' questions also. *0*
They're currently accepting questions etc for the sections of it that will have more fan interaction.
They said they accept fanart. OMG I AM SO TEMPTED. *would die of joy if her art appeared in a book with official VK stuff* XD XDBut participations aside, that would be utterly awesome but it's not the main thing: the main thing is how awesome a VK guidebook is~~!
I'm running in circles in delight just at the idea of having that book, I've been SOOOOOOOOO wanting one for so long. XDDDD ♥
Also, people participating in the various corners will be given fan club membership numbers. XD *IS SO JOINING KANAME'S* Uhm, we are all like those girls screaming by the gates as they open, bwhahahaha.
*runs in circles and slams against walls while flailing in fangirly delight* XD
Edit: Some info for people who speak/write Japanese and may be interested in participating and writing them questions. ^_^/
The participation in all of the sections is not obligatory. People can ask Hino-sensei questions, or ask questions to the characters, but it's not something that has to be done, I guess people just participate in what they want, if they want to participate in one of those sections and if they have a question that's relevant or something. :)
But to avoid being disappointed, do keep in mind that it's really not guaranteed that anything will make it into the book.
The series is really popular, and they'll probably be getting thousands of questions from Japan alone, while they have limited space (those books are never very thick... ^^;), so they'll probably pick the most interesting questions or the ones that match more what they already had in mind to talk about in the book, so... ^^;
Best not get hopes up to have something appear, since it's not certain. ^^/ Just so that you don't get disappointed if you do write and it never shows up.
Lastly, for people who live out of Japan, the participation thingie involves fanclub membership numbers being given, and they ask you for address and phone etc, which makes me think that maybe if you don't live in Japan, it's not a certain thing that you can participate. (It doesn't says if they'll be sending something or not, little cards or anything, but generally, when addresses are asked things tend to be more restricted... Usually companies are not too happy about paying international shipping fees when they had planned to be doing it locally only. XD;;)
So, it's not a certain thing that everybody can participate, or if it's Japan-only due to shipping fees or whatever. ^^;;/
But if you speak/write Japanese and want to write a question or send a fanart, you can always try, and if you're lucky and they accept it, wah it's awesome~! *_*//