On August 04, 2023, we decided to give appreciation to the members who dedicated their time and effort to making this young community a success.
We have given awards to those who recruited the most members, participated in and won the most games, and are active members who gave life to the community.
You can check the list of awardees on this link:
On August 1, 2023, we announced the winners of our first short story writing contest. The theme for this month is "Reincarnated to a different world/place"
With a dozen entries, we picked three (3) judges from different fields of expertise to critique the work of our talented storytellers.
The winner is Nezuko Kamado, as the judges were impressed with the fantastic setting of the character's profile and world-building. Yashiro Nene came close as the 1st runner-up with her futuristic approach to an Isekai-theme that captured the judges' interest and curiosity. Penelope Eckhart completed the trio as the 2nd runner-up with her creative and heartwarming take on the Isekai theme that impressed the judges.
The winner and the other participants received points and praise from the Higher Order and everyone should look forward to more of these events in the next season.
You can check the winning story and other entries at this link:
On July 30, 2023, we help our first ever "Among Us Tournament."
The players showed their tactics and stealth as they try to hide and finish their task as the imposter chase them.
In the end, Gepard showed his wildness and hunting skills as he was able to win 2 matches as the Imposter. His abilities showed everyone that he was indeed a "monster" among us.
As the winner, Gepard received 100 points.
I'm looking forward to another tournament next month.
On July 29, 2023, we conducted the 2nd ever Anime Quiz Event for Shounen Gakuen. This time with the theme of "Popular Manhwas."
The competition was close as Mikasa Ackerman dominated at the start with her 4-correct answer streak. However, Sebas Tian's correct answer streak near the end helped him win the quiz overall.
As the winner, Sebas Tian received 100 points and P100 G-Cash.
I'm looking forward to another quiz next month.
On July 25, 2023, we proudly announced the winners of our Comic Making Contest. The chosen genre is Comedy with the theme of "Epic Fails."
In this contest, our aspiring artists and manga enthusiasts submitted captivating creations that made us laugh with their fantastic imagination and storytelling. After careful deliberation, our judge selected the winners who showed their talent through art and humor.
Gray Fullbuster is the main winner with his classic awkward jeepney scenario that captured the funny bone of our judge as he used the anime characters in the Filipino setting. Yu Iljin is the first runner-up with his adaptation of Tanjiro's meme from Kimetsu no Yaiba. Cale Henituse and Nagi Seishiro tied in third place with their funny and awkward sense of humor that surely made the readers giggle.
Even with few entries, the judge and the Higher Order are satisfied with the quality of the comics submitted and are looking forward to more of these events.
You can check the winning comics and other entries at this link:
On July 22, 2023, we posted a confession wall on our FB Group page to see the confessions, suggestions, and feedback of our members.
Current and former members of the community participated in the event making it a fun rollercoaster ride of emotions and reunion.
Due to its success, Division 2 created its own Confession Wall the next day, this time focusing only on the private confessions of the members to their crushes and friends.
On July 20, 2023, we held a special activity for members to do something fun, a Meme Contest.
With a funny picture of the two monkeys whispering to each other, our members showed their sense of humor and creativity by submitting their finest captions and description, captivating us with their hilarious and imaginative ideas.
While we all have fun reviewing the entries sent by the members, the Higher Order picked the three best memes. The winners, Blank, Gray Fullbuster, and a new member, Usopp, received additional points for the activity. The winners were
With its success, we look forward to doing something like this again next month with a different theme to challenge our members' creativity.
On July 9, 2023, we are thrilled to announce the winners of our first Poetry Contest!
For the first time, we received a total of 18 entries in a contest. We are thankful that our members participated and got excited with the results as we saw the poems with their beautiful expressions of emotion and creativity.
We are stunned by the creativity and imagination of the poems we reviewed. It makes judging the entries challenging.
In the end, the winner is Nezuko Kamado, whose poem beautifully encapsulated the promise of a new start. Kubera comes close to getting the second place. Her work is a beautiful reminder of the power of hope and possibilities when someone is with you. Himeno completed the Top 3 with her poem showing the courage it takes to move forward and start anew.
Jirou Kyouka, Mikasa Ackerman, Kanna Kamui, and Gamin Yoo also deserve flowers as they create masterpieces. Their works express passionate exploration of the joy that comes with new beginnings. Thus perfectly fitting the theme of our competition.
After this successful event, we look forward to another competition like this. We hope to see the same people share their talents and new members showcase their skills.
You can check the winning poems and other entries at this link:
On July 8, 2023, we held a little fun game based on the Singing Bee Game Show.
With only the year of release, artist name, the title, the participants sang the chorus of the provided song.
Sebas Tian, the eventual winner and "Videoke King" of the night, serenaded his way to victory by singing multiple songs, not only in fine tune but with correct lyrics.
Akane Kinoshita, Hisoka Morow, and Kubera also scored some points singing the songs that they are familiar with making the contest fun and exciting.
On July 1, 2023, we are excited to announce the winners of our drawing contest with the theme that "The only limit is what you can imagine." (ft. The Scream by Edvard Munch)
We congratulate our members who shared their creativity and artistic passion and recognize their hard work and creative visions.
Our primary winner is Sebas Tian and his Naruto-themed art. His entry caught the judge's eye with its use of powerful storytelling and humor. He received P100 G-Cash and points as a prize.
Roronoa Zoro is our 1st runner-up with a Gintama/One Punch Man-themed art, and our 3rd runner-up is Nagi Seishiro with a Manhwa-themed drawing.
We are thankful to all the contestants for the contributions and efforts they put into their artwork. We look forward to more participants in our future contests related to this concept.
You can check the winning art and other entries at this link:
Good day everyone! This month is extra special for these July birthday celebrants. So, let’s give a round of applause and wish all our July birthday celebrants a wonderful day filled with love, happiness, and joy! Advance Happy birthday to our July celebrants!
On June 28, 2023, the Hashira gave out a surprise mission. It is to create a welcome banner featuring the members of the Higher Order.
Even with the time pressure and the unexpectedness of the task, our members managed to provide outstanding and mesmerizing visuals that the Higher Order members can be proud of.
By the end of the day, the banners Roronoa Zoro created won the competition as she showed her creativity and artistic nature. Gepard and Gray Fullbuster's works were also worth mentioning since both also displayed a great sense of art.
On June 25, 2023, we announced the winners of the AMV Making Contest.
We are amazed at the talents and efforts shown by the members who submitted their entries for the contest. And we are thankful for their participation which makes this a success.
With the eagle eye of the judges, they provided their critique on which AMVs deserved to win.
Ultimately, Jirou Kyouka of Division 1 won the contest with her attention to detail in the concept and editing. Secre Swallowtail came close as a 1st-runner-up, and Roronoa Zoro was the 2nd-runner-up winner. Nezuko Kamado also received a bonus for having the most heart reactions in her AMV.
Jirou Kyouka received P100 G-Cash and points as a prize. The other participants also received consolation points for their effort.
You can check the winning AMVs and other entries in this link:
On June 19, 2023, we officially launched the Grand Opening of Shounen Gakuen.
As part of our opening, we announced three (3) upcoming events that our members should look forward to: AMV making contest, Drawing Contest, and Poem writing contest.
We also tasked our members with creating welcome banners celebrating the Grand Opening and finished the night with a Mini-game.
We thank our members for making the Shounen Gakuen successful, and I look forward to more memories we are going to make together,
On June 17, 2023, we just completed our Anime Quiz Event with the topic "Spring 2023 Animes."
The competition was at its finest at the start of the quiz when different players answered the easy and intermediate questions.
But in the end, Nagi Seishiro won as she scored a total of 100 points. As the winner, she also received P100 G-Cash and a virtual certificate.
Please look forward to another quiz next month.
As part of the celebration of Philippine Independence Day, we decided to make it fun with a twist, a Meme Contest!
We all laugh at the different takes of our members about the meaning of independence and freedom. However, in the end, there can only be one winner.
Sebas Tian won the contest as he got the most reactions to his post and got the judges' approval. As the winner, he received 50 points and will receive a virtual certificate by the end of the month.
Please look forward to another Meme Contest soon.
As a young up-and-coming community, we have also struggled in getting the attention of people and recruiting new members. That's why we're so glad that we were able to reach 100+ members, and we are still growing.
To thank our members for joining, we decided to have a small raffle where the winners will get 50 points each or P10 worth of load. The event was tense and exciting as our members hoped that they would win the raffle.
We picked 10 winners and all of them chose the points.
Here is the list of winners:
Penelope Eckhart
Blank
Urgot
Nagi Seishiro
Miya Chinen
Rindou Haitani
Kelvin Celsius
Kanna Kamui
Ichigo Kurosaki
Katagaki Naomi
On June 04, 2023, we decided to give appreciation to the members who dedicated their time and effort to making this young community a success.
We have given awards to those who recruited the most members, participated in and won the most games, and are active members who gave life to the community.
You can check the list of awardees on this link:
Greetings! Happy birthday to all the birthday celebrants of June! May you find peace and joy in whatever you do. We hope this new year brings you precious memories to cherish and successes to celebrate. We wish you a happy and prosperous birthday!