Askblog

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See also: roleplay, fanart, Tumblr
An example from the "Ask Usagi" Tumblr [1]
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Askblogs are a form of Tumblr blog that responds to questions. They are often used for roleplay for fanartists on Tumblr. People leave questions in the blog's ask box, and the blogger will reply. For roleplay, they will usually reply in-character. Though not as numerous as the fanart-based ones, there are some roleplay blogs that are all text.

Askblogs have become popular on Tumblr in recent years, but the concept may have been originated in the general dandom consciousness by the Ask Captain Jack[2] account on LiveJournal back in 2008. An earlier example is the Ask Draco blog hosted by Magical Theory, which was active as early as 2003.[3]

Art

The most common and "default" type of askblog.

Cosplay

Cosplay askblogs reply with photos or gifs of mod in character, often accompanied by text.

Example cosplay askblogs

Voice

Voice askblogs involve a person voice-acting in character. These blogs utilize tumblr's audio post feature and rarely use much text or images.

One Piece/Homestuck fusion fanart [4]

Examples

the infamous "weeaboo drug dealer Thomas Jefferson" character sheet of ask-crammaster-ham

Listings of Askblogs

References

  1. ^ "Ask Usagi". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  2. ^ "Ask-Captain Jack". Archived from the original on 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ Ask Draco, 2003
  4. ^ "Ask Chopper". Retrieved 2011-09-06.