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Hello Everyone! This is the Zexal Month blog.

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Welcome everyone! This is the Zexal Month blog where you can find all the information on how you can contribute and have a lot of fun for the month celebrating the show we all know and love. Hover over the gif to see links to the information for each week. Let's enjoy this month loving the show and manga. Please be careful if you're posting fanart. Ask for permission and source properly, otherwise we won't reblog your posts. You can use https://saucenao.com/ to get the source and go from there. If the user isn't available, please don't post. Please make sure to @ us in your posts so we can make sure we get your content!
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Zexal Month 2023's coming up! From August 1st to the 31st, we’ll be celebrating our 7th Zexal Month! We're doing a Tarot theme!

All our prompts are based on the 23 Major Arcana! You can follow the written prompts or just draw something based on the actual arcana for the day!

For those who are with us for the first time, we have prompts with some suggestions attached to them. You can focus on characters, concepts or OCs, as long as it’s somehow Zexal related and we'll reblog it if it's tagged with #zexal month 2023. In addition to the daily prompts, we have a list of alternate prompts at the end of the list! We hope you have fun with it.

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Zexal Month Day 31: The Deck / Thank You!

hello! this was my first zexal month, and it was a lot of fun!! i got waaaaay overwhelmed this month and couldn't finish all the prompts i wanted to, but mayhaps i will revisit some ideas sometime. the ones i got to do were really fun! and i have put way too much thought into that crossover prompt to not do something with that later <3

thank you to the wonderful mods of this event for putting it all together and for all the zexal enjoyers for being so kind and awesome <3 !!!

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Prompts by @zexalmonth

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30th- The World upright | Completion, integration, accomplishment, travel Scenery appreciation! (Tell us what’s your favorite location in Zexal). Alternatively, show us a location where the Zexal characters you like would go on vacation or for an adventure. 31st-  The Deck Summarise your Zexal Month 2023! What did you like? What didn’t you like? Any shout-outs you want to give?

I really love Astral World and its final version (fused with Barian World) is the best. Ominous and mysterious with all that Chaos and still the same placid space. I always wondered why those worlds only have night? How are their inhabitants able to speak human languages? Is it because they were human themselves at some point? Are those world really the equivalent of "heaven" and "hell"? So many questions to think about hahaha

this year was fun!

I got to indulge myself in a newfound love for a ship I did not play around with before so that was very refreshing! I managed to draw quite a bit for it (but it's funny considering this IS a Zexal blog so I'm always posting Zexal things all year long lmao). I love how the community comes together to participate and half-way there we lose steam and not many people post much anymore.. it's a tiny community here on Tumblr after all! So here I am, always hoping for new folks to drop by and stick around, and maybe for older folks to come back (o´ω`o)ノ

thank you mods and everyone who participated, see you next year!

☆*:.。.o(≧▽≦)o.。.:*☆

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Zexal Month day 31- The Deck

This was my first zexal month and I'm super glad I got to participate! I'm still not done, I have the last prompts I wanna do (and maybe even some bonus ones!) but I'm currently away from home and it's much too chaotic to focus on Zexal Month 😅 so expect more from me in September!

I really enjoyed this month's theme and also the change to explore some of my aus! My favourite art has to be the Villain Astral AU art I did! And it was super awesome to see everyone else's submissions too!

Anyway, this was awesome and I'm still not done with it hehehe and I'm very glad I got the chance to join in!

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day 31 - the deck

zexal month is officially over!! although i only did the first week of this wonderful month, it was an absolute treat to see everyone’s creativity minds and AUs and theories! it was very fun and i enjoyed everything about it!

i wanted to thank the mods for making this happen. you all went out of your way to make this august a very special month and i cannot thank you all enough for spending time in your, i’m sure, very busy lives to put this all together! thank you zexal months mods with all my heart ♡

with that said, zexal month has come to its end. and i bid you all a very “until next time”!

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Zexal Month: The Deck

And, at last, this Zexal Month has come to an end. It felt like an instant, maybe because I was way more involved than the previous year, and yet I feel utterly satisfied of the work I've put into it. There's still a couple prompts I'd like to work on: I'll try to submit them by the end of the year!

This was also my first year as a month and, I gotta say, it was great! I have to thank mods Pyra (@pyrachan) and Iris (@scattered-irises) for their guidance and laughs. It was great to work with you guys, you made me feel at home. ❤️

I want to thank everyone for joining! As Pyra already said, I'm glad to see the fandom is still alive and well and I'm not joking when I say every entry was a surprise. Keep it up that way!

Special shotout to @ruikamo and @iersei, whose art is delightful, really a pleasure to watch! Also, special mention to my pal @devilchiara who made a whole post based on a shitpost of mine! You're a peach.

All in all, it was an incredible experience! Can't wait to see what next year will bring us and let's all keep the kattobingu in our hearts!

See you soon!

-Mod Fla, with a bonus meme

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Day 31: Thank you!

All my plans fell apart in a wave of dread and tears…I will be doing posts for Zexal Month in December, probably. Don’t feel ashamed in turning in things late! You can make it Zexal Month whenever you want!

I wish I could have done more but uni started up mid August and I have a 22-credit semester (I am a bastard orphan child unloved by the institution (out-of-state transfer))…It was truly wonderful seeing everyone’s posts! I will be reblogging them on @tronnyboyo when my schedule from hell allows me!

Thank you so much for participating!

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Zexal Month: The World, Upright

It's a well-known fact, Zexal is no stranger to beautiful landscapes: think of the Astral World and its architecture, the Barian World, Heartland with its whimsy colors and the beautiful seaside.

But Yuma's attic holds a special place in my heart.

The room itself is pretty quaint, it's all the artifacts that makes it special. And, honestly, I'd like to sleep every night in a place like that. Also, Yuma sleeps in a hammock. How cute is that? It fits his energetic, reckless character.

There's also a layer of sadness in this: Yuma misses his parents, and he sleeps in the attic, where all of their findings are stored, presumably because he wants to feel their presence even though, by the start of the story, they're gone and won't ever return...

It's so bittersweet how Yuma made it his safe place, a place of memories of all his loved ones. A place of the Past, if you will. And still, it can also breathe Present and Future: Yuma lives in it, bonds with some characters, rearranges his deck for the battles to come...

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28th- Death upright | Endings, change, transformation, transition How’s the future for Zexal characters? Show us what you think a Zexal character (or several) are doing post-series or how they look when they grow up?

I believe most of them are still living in Heartland (but still travel elsewhere etc) and I thought of some cool careers and things they could be doing:

Yuma - pro duelist this was a given considering it was his dream, only fair to make it come true when he's grown up

Astral - warrior/protector, interdimensional researcher his role in Astral-Barian World remains the same. After the worlds were forcibly fused together, there need to be someone to keep all that Chaos in check so that the Astralians don't disappear. He also helps with pooling interdimensional knowledge since he, himself, is not human and lives in somewhere other than Earth

Kotori - kindergarten teacher I think she would make a good teacher and her likeable and caring personality would be popular among little kids and their moms

Ryoga - marine biologist and/or interdimensional researcher Shark was never extremely passionate about dueling and I believe all that drama throughout the series would definitely drive him away from dueling professionally again, I do see him as a scientist though. As Astral, he has experience first hand with being non-human (formerly)

Kaito - engineer, interdimensional researcher already things he was from the start of the series, so no massive changes except for his age and being more experienced (eventually taking over his father's laboratory)

Rio - pro duelist, model, actor, athlete she showed how much she is capable of so it's only natural that she would hone those skills and have an active life doing several different things. She preferred modeling for environmental causes, acting in stage/theater and competing in winter sports

Tetsuo - pro skater, model, maybe also pro duelist I think it would be so much fun if Tetsuo started skating professionally and I can totally see him rocking urban/alternative apparel and making a lot of money/fame as a model

Tokunosuke - "entrepreneur" he's still swindling people, just a little bit smarter about it

Cathy - pet groomer of course she will work with animals, what did you think?

Takashi - paralegal don't see him as a lawyer but I do see him working in justice. That was pretty much a given, considering his personality

Anna - pro duelist and stunt performer it would be freaking hilarious to see her as a stuntperson so, why not?

Haruto - interdimensional research assistent by choice, Haruto doesn't get involved directly in his family's research, so he takes on a organizational and administrative role more

III - historian, researcher, writer I like to think that III had a very important role in the ongoing discovery of all interdimensional things due to his profound knowledge of the past and how it influences today. He never sought fame but it comes to him anyway with all his published papers

IV - pro duelist, model all that interdimensional stuff? He's not interested in the slightest. IV duels his way to the top of the top and, as usual, he's very smug about it. He can be, he's that good

Durbe - professor (perhaps a specialist in linguistics) I can't see Durbe as anything else than an academic, he just has that vibe going on for him

Vector - ??? who even know about Vector. He's rich, somehow. He comes and goes as he pleases and when people ask he says something like "don't worry about it ;-)"

Alito - bartender, dancer I'd love to see Alito excelling in all kinds of dances, receiving accolades because of just how skilled he is, and working in the local nightlife seems like it would suit him

Gilag - bodybuilder, strongman yeah, that's about it. He's got the muscles for it, he should use them

Mizael - interdimensional researcher it was surprisingly tricky to figure him out? And I feel like he takes on a more mixed role, not too hands-on and not too detached either. He's mainly helping the Tenjos with in-field research

most of the other characters I didn't mention here are most likely following the same path as the show.. Fuya is still an actor; Faker, Byron/Tron and V are scientists and interdimensional researchers; Droite is a manager and Gauche is a pro duelist/wrestler

in most my headcanons, everyone was resurrected by the Numeron Code including Don Thousand. I'm unsure of his role but he would stand together with Eliphas in Astral-Barian World, their roles as the most powerful beings (akin to gods) would be to maintain the harmony. Ena would be more of a messenger and mediator. As Vector, Number 96 would be mysterious, but he mostly stays in that world, challenging Astral to duels here and then

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“I judge you innocent,” proclaims E’Rah, judge of the underworld and sister of Lord Thousand.

“Awaken, dreamer.”

Your head spins. The sound of the rain pounding on the dome crescendos. The jurors applaud alongside E’Rah, a mocking grin on her face. It’s too much. Far too much. You screw your eyes shut.

When you open them, you find yourself in the abandoned castle’s study. The tapestry has been eaten away by moths. The book is tattered and dotted with mold. Cobwebs line the once pristine study. A beam of sunlight creeps in through the windows.

Distantly, you hear the sounds of your crew calling your name. Their pounding footsteps resound against the stone steps of the tower.

You lay back down on the cold floor, gazing at the flowers growing through the ceiling.

That was enough of an adventure.

------------------------------------ THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING IN ZEXAL MONTH 2023! You all did wonderfully and it's lovely to see the fandom is alive and well.

Just a couple of quick things from me.

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Zexal Month 2023's coming up! From August 1st to the 31st, we’ll be celebrating our 7th Zexal Month! We're doing a Tarot theme!

All our prompts are based on the 23 Major Arcana! You can follow the written prompts or just draw something based on the actual arcana for the day!

For those who are with us for the first time, we have prompts with some suggestions attached to them. You can focus on characters, concepts or OCs, as long as it’s somehow Zexal related and we'll reblog it if it's tagged with #zexal month 2023. In addition to the daily prompts, we have a list of alternate prompts at the end of the list! We hope you have fun with it.

I'm definitely gonna do this-

I think I might be late.

BUT!

I didn't follow the rules. I just wanted to be apart of something.

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