It’s almost December 11 so it’s time to make another post about our project. HERE’s the original post in case you want to check it out. We have refined our plan a bit so I would like to remind everyone of the guidelines/rules. I would also like to provide some clarifications regarding our intentions. In the past two weeks I have received many questions so this will also serve as a sort of FAQ.

Guidelines/rules:

Date: December 25th at 7 a.m . (Japanese Standard Time); Please try to post as close to 7 a.m as possible. We want all of our tweets to be posted at approximately the same time. Everything posted before 12 a.m. (JST) should be fine though .

at . (Japanese Standard Time); Please try to post as close to 7 a.m as possible. We want all of our tweets to be posted at approximately the same time. Everything posted before 12 a.m. (JST) should be fine though Platform : Twitter (a public account is required!)

: (a public account is required!) Tags:

=> Hikaru’s tag (@ Hikaru_0702_ )

=> Takeshi Kato’s tag (@ kaxtupe - he is one of the editors at SPICE) [EDIT : Tagging @kaxtupe is NO LONGER part of the rules ]

=> #マイヤイヤ

=> Hikaru’s tag (@ ) => => Message needs to consist of two main parts:

=> words of gratitude/appreciation for the past ten years.

=> words of support for the future (the individual paths they are taking)

=> for the past ten years. => for the future (the individual paths they are taking) Message must contain a photo/gif/video of yourself :

=> You can hide your face;

=> The photo needs to be related to Kalafina in a creative/unique way;

: => You can hide your face; => The photo needs to be related to Kalafina in a creative/unique way; Message must contain the place you are from (country, city or both);

(country, city or both); Message is restricted to English! However, please feel free to add a “thank you” or a “Merry Christmas” in your native language!

Important Notes:

Once more I would like to emphasise how very important it is that you stick to all the rules. We want this to be a positive experience for the girls.

Do not make the message about your own frustration, sadness and desire. I know it is tempting but this project is supposed to convey nothing but positivity, it is intended to show our appreciation and support for Wakana, Keiko and Hikaru;

We will not demand anything from the girls. We will not ask them to return to Kalafina. We will not ask them to join Yuki Kajiura, we will not pressure them into making announcements regarding their future, we will not pressure them to interact more with the fans or in Keiko’s case to return to the public eye etc;

I have created a twitter account (@MODmaiyaiya) in order to better moderate our project. Feel free to follow that account. I will be posting a few reminders and possibly even a countdown so no one forgets to post their tweet on Dec 25 at 7 am (JST). Also, if you want to say something particular but you are not sure if you will be violating our rules, please don’t hesitate to send a DM to @MODmaiyaiya. I will try my best to help you out. On Dec 25 I will frequently check the tag to see if everyone is sticking to the rules.

Positive example 〈(•ˇ‿ˇ•)-→

Hikaru’s tag ✓ , SPICE guy tag ✓ , common tag ✓ , words of gratitude ✓ , words of support ✓ , city/country of origin ✓ , picture of yourself (hidden face is fine | related to Kalafina) ✓, no demands/no pressure/no negative content ✓

Note: As you can see, there is not much space left so you can be a little creative and use your picture to add some additional text. For example you could include your city/country and “thank you” in your native language as text field in your pic. You can add up to four pictures to a tweet.

Negative example 〈(•ˇ‿ˇ•)-→

Hikaru’s tag ✓, SPICE guy tag ✓, common tag ✓, YK’s tag ✕, words of gratitude ✕, words of support ✕, city/country of origin ✕, picture of yourself ✕, no demands/no pressure/no negative content ✕

Frequently Asked Questions

Won’t this seem like an act of pity?

No! Why should we pity them? They are grown women who have chosen to take a different path in life. No reason whatsoever to feel sorry for them. If YOU feel sorry for them or pity them then okay, there’s nothing we can do about that but it’s certainly not our intention to make a pity fest out of our project. As is stated in the rules/guidelines/notes, this project is not about your emotions. All we are doing is showing our gratitude for the past ten years and making sure they know they have our full support for whatever they decide to do next.

Won’t this project stress the girls/make them feel bad?

If everyone sticks to the rules then no, this project is in no way capable of stressing/pressuring them. Our project is supposed to be a selfless act of kindness. We are simply saying, “no matter what you do, no matter which roads you take, no matter how long it will take you, you’ve got my support”. Our message is supposed to be positive but neutral. We are showing gratitude and support without expecting anything in return so how would that ever make them feel bad? Plus, I will be moderating the tag so I will try to make sure that any sort of negative content gets removed again.



Why is this project conducted on Dec 25 and not on Jan 23?

As previously explained, Dec 25 is universally known as a day of love and rejoicing, it’s a time for giving so it seems very much suitable to conduct our project on that day. We decided against Jan 23 for various reasons. Most importantly, we intentionally chose a day that’s not heavily related to Kalafina beacuse we did not want to make them feel bad or pressured. We believe that posting our tweets on Jan 23 (or any other BIG Kalafina day) somehow implies that we want them to get back together. There is a sense of not wanting to let go of Kalafina. While I am sure that’s true for most of us we really don’t wanna burden the girls with our wishes. As for our other main reason, we assume that LOTS of Kalafina fans will be posting something on Jan 23 so it would be overkill to add our project on top of that. Others have suggested Jan 1 to be a much better fit than Dec 25 since that day has much more importance in the Japanese culture compared to Dec 25 which is merely a commercial day of celebration. That is true of course but that is the exact reason why we are NOT doing it on Jan 1. That day is too important and it’s meant for family and your loved ones. No reason to spam someone’s social media account on such a day.



Do I really have to post a picture of myself?

Yes, you could even say that your picture is the main focus of this project. Our intention is to show them, “look, here is someone who has supported you in the past and who will continue to support you” so the picture is in fact supposed to show your “physical self”. But since many people are not comfortable with showing themselves we included that part about hiding your face. So you can blur out your face or put a big fat smiley on top of it (whatever you prefer).

Can I post a gif/video instead of a picture?

As long as you are in that gif/video and it is somehow related to Kalafina, then yes, it is fine, e.g. you can post a video of yourself covering a Kalasong or a gif of yourself showcasing your Kalacollection etc…

Why do I need to write in English? My English is very bad. Can’t we do it in our native language?

This project will be conducted by foreign fans from all over the world but we want to keep things in order. This is why we thought it best to use a common/international language. Plus, we want our messages to be easily understood. I know English isn’t everyone’s native language (it isn’t mine either) but I think we can make this work. Our message space is very limited so this project is not about writing an essay, you can write a letter to them if there’s a lot you want to tell them. All you need for THIS project is some basic vocabulary because we only want to convey simple messages. You could compare our messages to a Christmas card or a New Year’s card. Nothing fancy, nothing elaborate, just letting someone know that you still care.

Can we post our messages in Japanese?

Since this is a project created by foreign fans we want it to stand out as such. Therefore we have chosen English as the common language. We don’t want our project to be confused with Japanese fan projects.

Why is it necessary to tag the SPICE guy?

We are tagging Takeshi Kato (@kaxtupe) in his position as SPICE editor. He frequently uses his account for work related stuff so we think he won’t mind being tagged for this particular project. We are not demanding anything from him and it’s up to him whether he ignores all the messages or actually takes a look at them. Of course we hope he checks them out and feels inspired to make a post about our project so we get some exposure but we don’t want to pressure him or anything. He was chosen because he has worked very closely together with Kalafina in the past few years and he has also shown a lot of support for Hikaru’s and Wakana’s solo activities. He is very invested and has their best interest in mind.

[EDIT: Tagging @kaxtupe is NO LONGER part of the rules ]

After endless consideration I have decided that it’s best not to tag Takeshi Kato. I have been preaching on and on about how our project is a simple “thank you”, no hidden agenda, no ulterior motives. While we didn’t expect Takeshi Kato to do anything we were of course hoping to get some exposure. But really, exposure in the media is not necessary to make our project successful.



Why are we not tagging Yuki Kajiura?

This project is directed at the members of Kalafina ONLY, it is not about Yuki Kajiura which is why we will not be tagging her. We also don’t want to pressure the girls into rejoining Yuki Kajiura.

I would like to ask my fellow fans to share this post on as many platforms as possible. Translations are very much appreciated! Thank you in advance.