KakaIru Month is a month-long celebration of all things Kakashi/Iruka! We want to celebrate KakaIru with fans from all over the world, regardless of language or country! Although we speak different languages, we are united in our love for this wonderful pairing!

KakaIru Month will run from May 1st to May 31st, 2021! Every day there will be two prompts that we hope will inspire you to create new KakaIru fanworks. Keep reading for more information!

We hope you'll participate and that there will be a lot of amazing fic, art, and other fanworks created to celebrate KakaIru during the month of May!

-Create new fanworks inspired by the daily prompts.

-You can create something for one day, all 31 days, or any number in between.

-You can create something for one daily prompt, both prompts, or combine them if you'd like.

-Prompts can be interpreted any way you like.

-All fanworks are welcome! You can write, draw, take pictures of cosplay or dolls, or create any other original fanwork.

-There is no minimum word count for fics.

-There is no minimum size for art.

-This is an open event. You do not need to sign up. Everyone is welcome to join.

-Post your works on the designated day or after. You are welcome to start preparing works beforehand, but do not post early!

-Please keep in mind that people will be posting from different time zones. Depending on where you live (particularly if you are in Asia or the Americas), it may seem like some people are posting a day late or a day early.

-Also, if you think there's a group of KakaIru fans that would like to participate in another language, and you'd like to help us by translating the event rules and prompts into that language, please contact us.

-All works must be KakaIru.

-All works should be created for this event. Old works are not allowed.

-There are no restrictions on rating or content, but be sure to tag your works appropriately.

-For Explicit/R-17 works, please warn appropriately and put your work behind a cut tag or link.

-Posting guidelines:

-Include the prompt in the notes or tags of your post.

-If you post on twitter, use the hashtag #KakaIruMonth2021. You can also @ KakaIruMonth if you'd like.

-If you post on AO3, please post to our collection here and use the tag "KakaIru Month 2021".

-When posting to AO3, do not link directly to sites like ko-fi or patreon.

-If you post on tumblr, @ kakairu-fest and use the tag "KakaIru Month 2021".

-No official artwork is allowed during this event. This includes all official images from the anime, manga, and all related merchandise used in any way. Screencaps, photosets, edits, etc are not allowed.

-Do not repost any works created for this event. Only retweet or reblog them.

-Do not make this event known to anyone officially involved with the franchise.

-As there will hopefully be people from many different cultures participating in this event, please try to respect cultural differences. See the Cultural Notes below for a few differences to be aware of.

-Please contact us in any language we have the rules translated into, but also please be aware that it might take us longer to reply to messages in some languages than in others. Messages in English will generally get the fastest replies.

-Who tops/bottoms. In some fan cultures, "KakaIru" refers to the pairing only when Kakashi is the one who tops. When Iruka tops, it is called "IruKaka". In other fan cultures, "KakaIru" is used to refer to the pairing regardless of who tops. Some fans have very strong preferences about who tops and who bottoms. To help people avoid seeing things they do not want to see, if you create fanart where it is explicitly clear that Iruka is the one topping, we'd like to ask that you clearly mark it as "IruKaka."

-Other pairings. Much like who tops/bottoms, some fans also have very strong feelings about other pairings. You can include other characters and pairings in your works, but please make sure to also include a note of warning about those pairings so that people can avoid them if they wish.

-Retweets VS quote retweets. It is better to retweet than to quote retweet. It can be considered rude to quote retweet, especially if you are adding a comment in a language that the original poster does not understand. Instead, consider retweeting and then making your own tweet starting with LRT and the comment you'd like to add about it.

-Avoiding official or unwanted notice. Japanese fans in particular try to avoid official notice and often try to minimize ways in which they might show up in search results. Some ways you can do this would be to use emojis instead of names (🍆 for Kakashi, 🐬 for Iruka, 📸 for Sukea, 🍥 for Naruto, etc) or abbreviate names (kks, irk, nrt, etc).

-Avoiding miscommunications. If, for example, you are leaving comments in English for creators who do not speak English fluently, try to stick with very simple, standard English. Slang often does not translate well, especially on Google translate. While people who are familiar with English slang would know that phrases such as "Your artwork killed me!" are meant as compliments, that meaning will likely be lost in translation. Simple English comments like "I love this!" or "This is beautiful!" are much more likely to be understood.

If there are any additional cultural notes you think are important for people to know, please don't hesitate to contact us.