
I only joined the VK fandom some time later, so I don't have the very first LaLas, but if my information is correct,
in a little over a week, VK will hit the 5 years anniversary mark since the manga started running in LaLa. :D
(The five years anniversary for the 1st book release will be in July next year, but the magazine start would be the exact "birth" of the series. :D ♥
This is because VK started on the January 2005 issue of LaLa, and the January issue generally comes out in November the previous year in Japan (yeah, I know, it's a bit weird how it works for magazines XD), which means November 2004, so it will be five years November 24rth 2009. :D)I checked the official sites in Japan, and as of now there's no official celebrations planned for the five years (;-; *whimpers*), but being the obsessed fan I am, I feel the need to mark the occasion, even though I'm still somewhat swamped right now... XD;
Would anyone be interested in celebrating too? :D I was thinking we (the fandom as a whole, internationally) could do some sort of group project or something:
As fans, we'd create fanworks (fanarts/fanfiction/amvs/etc.) to celebrate and show our love for VK, and post all our various creations on the 24rth, which is the official date for the magazine. X3Or that week, in any case. X3 Especially for people doing more than one fanwork for the celebration.
People who don't draw or write fics etc. can always do other things, like bake a cake and decorate it with VK-reminding things, then take a pic of it all prettied up and post it as part of the celebration too. X3
(People who don't draw etc. tend to do things like that in japanese fandom festivals. :D That way you can still participate and show your love for the series even if you don't draw etc. ♥)It's a bit like the birthday festivals, only we'd be celebrating VK as a whole, and by extension, each and all of our favorite characters, through the series anniversary. X3
If I can, I'll try and post something I'll do (pic or fic or small sketches if I lack enough time to draw more elaborate stuff XD;) each day of the week of the anniversary. X3
So what do you think/what will you do for the anniversary if you plan to celebrate it too? :D :D ♥