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Remember in elementary school when we'd write Valentine's Day cards for our friends, or maybe even for someone special~?

MALentine Mystery πŸ’Œ is a community event based around this idea. Valentine's cards are created in the spirit of one anime character giving the card to another, and then everyone guesses which anime the card belongs to.

This event was held in 2017 and in 2022, and is now being re-run in 2026.
Check out the 2022 Winners for inspiration~


Part One: Submissions
You are tasked with creating a Valentine's Card from one anime/manga character to another.
The goal is to make the card's anime and sender easy for players to guess.

The card cannot contain:
γ€€ Spoilers!
γ€€ The sender or recipient's name.
γ€€ Images of any human/speaking characters from the anime (i.e. a cat who only meows is okay).

Submit your card


Part Two: Guessing Game
Once we collect all of the cards, we will create the guessing game.

γ€€Every player who seriously attempts to guess will receive a profile badge for participating.
γ€€No spamming the form with nonsense >_>
γ€€Even if you do not make a card, you can still guess!


After the game closes, we will rank the cards by:
γ€€ Most correct guesses
γ€€ Most difficult to guess
γ€€ Best card design

Creators can aim for first or last place in these rankings ;) The only prize offered is, as usual, bragging rights~


Card Submission Deadline
Thursday, Feb 12th, 12:00 PST

You must send in your valentine's card before this date!

Guessing Game Opens
Monday, Feb 14th

Once the thread is posted, you can start guessing!


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Maybe next time!
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Hope we get more banger submissions this year.

59 minutes ago
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So cute! Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!
32 minutes ago
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I enjoyed the Valentine's Day event last year, so I can't wait for this one! Can't make the cards, too busy, but I can't wait to see them!
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Do nicknames or other names for a character count as the name also? Like very obvious example, using Deku instead of Midoria or how Anya calls Damian Sy-on Boy?

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