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Thank you to all our volunteers! We have two new pinch hits (#29 and #30) as well as some existing ones.

If you can claim one of these, please comment with your AO3 name and the number of the pinch hit you want. All comments are screened.

Like main assignments, these pinch hits are due on 5 June, and they require a check-in during the week of 8-15 May.

You may ask to exchange your assignment for an open pinch hit. If you are given that pinch hit and fulfill it, this won't count as a default. Please tell me in your comment requesting a pinch hit that you are asking to swap.

I'll be making a prompt post for pinch hitter treats soon!

( IPH 1 - Mononoke-hime | Princess Mononoke, Soul Eater (Anime & Manga), ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon, ちはやふる | Chihayafuru (Anime & Manga), 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) )

( IPH 2 - Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom, Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon), Star Wars Original Trilogy )

( IPH 10 - 杀破狼 | Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang - priest, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) )

( IPH 11 - The Pitt (TV), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime & Manga), Crossover Fandom )

( CLAIMED - IPH 13 - Stranger Things (TV 2016), The West Wing, 9-1-1 (TV) )

( IPH 15 - Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), 僕だけがいない街 | Boku dake ga Inai Machi | ERASED (Anime & Manga), 炎の蜃気楼[ミラージュ] | Honoo no Mirage | Mirage of Blaze, John Wick (Movies), Sneakers (1992), The Fall of the House of Usher (TV 2023), Father Brown (2013), The Queen's Gambit (TV), Squid Game (TV 2021), Death Note (Movies 2006-2016) )

( IPH 18 - Gran Hotel (TV), 무빙 | Moving (TV), 설강화 | Snowdrop (TV) )

( IPH 19 - The Amazing World of Gumball, Osmosis Jones (2001), Dandy's World (Roblox), Dandy's World (Roblox), Dandy's World (Roblox), Osmosis Jones (2001), The Amazing World of Gumball, The Amazing World of Gumball )

( IPH 22 - 獅子の踊り子 | Shishi no Odoriko (Manga), Noctilucent: Before Dawn (Video Game), Tekken (Video Games), 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games) )

( PH 25 - World Trigger (Anime & Manga), 京騒戯画 | Kyousougiga, Crossover Fandom, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Horizon (Video Games) )

( PH 26 - Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (2005), Dragon Age (Video Games), Doctor Who (1963) )

( PH 28 - Annihilation (2018 Garland), Crossover Fandom, Moon Knight (TV 2022) )

( PH 29 - 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, 憂国のモリアーティ | Yuukoku no Moriarty | Moriarty the Patriot (Anime), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler, One Piece (Anime & Manga), Ready or Not (Movies), 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), Doctor Who (2005), Original Work, DCU (Comics) )

( CLAIMED - PH 30 - Warhammer 40.000, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Vampyr (Video Game), Dragon Age (Video Games), Original Work )

We have 23 initial pinch hits! This post is #11-23. #1-10 are here.

If you can claim one of these, please comment with your AO3 name and the number of the pinch hit you want. All comments are screened.

( PH 11 - The Pitt (TV), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime & Manga), Crossover Fandom )

 

( CLAIMED - PH 12 - Royal Affairs - Harris-Powell-Smith, Crossover Fandom, Corruption of Champions 2, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Cartoon) )

 

( PH 13 - Stranger Things (TV 2016), The West Wing, 9-1-1 (TV) )

 

( CLAIMED - PH 14 - MF Ghost (Anime), Psycho-Pass, Shin Sangokumusou | Dynasty Warriors, 機動戦士ガンダム 閃光のハサウェイ | Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (Movies), 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games) )

 

( PH 15 - Sword Art Online (Anime & Manga), 僕だけがいない街 | Boku dake ga Inai Machi | ERASED (Anime & Manga), 炎の蜃気楼[ミラージュ] | Honoo no Mirage | Mirage of Blaze, John Wick (Movies), Sneakers (1992), The Fall of the House of Usher (TV 2023), Father Brown (2013), The Queen's Gambit (TV), Squid Game (TV 2021), Death Note (Movies 2006-2016) )

 

( CLAIMED - PH 16 - Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Interstellar (2014), Cerulean Chronicles Series - TJ Klune )

 

( CLAIMED - PH 17 - ไหนใครว่าพวกมันไม่ถูกกัน | Head 2 Head (TV 2025), KinnPorsche: The Series (TV), เพื่อนายแค่หนึ่งเดียว | Never Let Me Go (TV 2022), ข้ามฟ้าเคียงเธอ | The Next Prince (TV 2025), บ้านหลอน ON SALE | Peaceful Property (TV), Thai Actor RPF, เธม-โป้ Heart That Skips a Beat | Thame-Po: Heart That Skips a Beat (TV), 천둥구름 비바람 | Thundercloud Rainstorm (TV) )

 

( PH 18 - Gran Hotel (TV), 무빙 | Moving (TV), 설강화 | Snowdrop (TV) )

 

( PH 19 - The Amazing World of Gumball, Osmosis Jones (2001), Dandy's World (Roblox), Dandy's World (Roblox), Dandy's World (Roblox), Osmosis Jones (2001), The Amazing World of Gumball, The Amazing World of Gumball )

 

( PH 20 - Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game), Mass Effect Trilogy, Original Work )

 

( PH 21 - Political RPF - US 21st c., American Civil War RPF, 19th Century CE RPF )

 

( PH 22 - 獅子の踊り子 | Shishi no Odoriko (Manga), Noctilucent: Before Dawn (Video Game), Tekken (Video Games), 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games) )

 

( CLAIMED - PH 23 - New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing, Poppy Playtime (Video Game), Persona 5, The Amazing Digital Circus (Web Series) )

 

Matching is complete, and assignments have been sent!

I hit the button five minutes ago, but as far as I can tell, emails haven't been sent. Hopefully there's just a short delay. To see your assignment without the email, you can go to the collection profile on AO3, then click the My Assignments link.

I encourage you to get in touch at fandom5kmod@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns about your match.

If your recipient included a link to a letter but that letter is unfinished, please give it a couple of days before asking me to contact them--I was able to get assignments out early this year, and your recipient may have expected to have a little more time.

I'll be posting pinch hits soon! As last year, I will offer the option for you to request a swap from your current assignment to any open pinch hit.

We have a little under 23 hours to go for signups! Here's a countdown.

As a reminder, your signup requests must include at least 3 different unique fandom tags, and your offers must include at least 4 different unique fandom tags. You can repeat fandoms if you want to select different tag combinations in multiple signups slots, but you do still need to make that uniqueness minimum. I've reached out to a couple of people as a heads-up and will check again after signups close.

To help matching go smoothly, you might want to check the requests and see if your offers can match to at least one recipient.

Finally, I've approved all submitted tags to this point except for Twilight Series - All Media Types, as mentioned last post. Nominator, please specify whether you want the books or the movies. We do have some book relationships already in the tagset.

If you're still thinking of nominations, make sure you submit them right away! I'll be checking in occasionally until signups close, but I may not get to them in time for you to add to your signup.

Signups are open here! Go forth and request fanworks! They will close on 11 April.

As you do, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the rules and the FAQ. Please let us know if they need any clarification. You can comment here or shoot us an email if you have any questions.

As an important reminder, Fandom5K does not allow the use of generative AI for the creation of text or images.

In the meantime, there's still some tagset cleanup in progress--please double-check all your tags, and see if I have questions about your nominations here.

I have cleared all existing nominations and reopened the tagset. You may nominate an additional 3 fandoms with 4 relationships for each fandom, but I'd ask that you please only do so for tags that you are planning to offer or request.

Please note that this year I am allowing you to repeat fandoms in multiple requests and offers, but you must still have at least 3 unique fandoms in your requests and 4 unique offers. AO3 doesn't support those exact requirements, so it's up to you to make sure you have enough unique fandoms. I'll be checking regularly and getting in touch with anyone who needs to add fandoms, but at the point that signups close, you'll have a limited time to fix the problem, so please make sure you only submit your signup once it meets the minimum!

There are more details at the FAQ, but here are the basics:

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Here is the list of Additional Tags available for genres.

Here is the full tag set. You can also view tags and signup information on the app.

We have about 24 hours to go until nominations close temporarily! They will reopen during signups. Please note that I plan to clear all nominations at that time, so if you want to keep track of what you submitted, please save a copy of your nominations page.

Below are some questions and clarifications about nominated fandoms and relationships. Please also use this post to let me know if anything in the tagset looks incorrect.

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All Media Types:

I'm generally happy to approve this type of fandom if the various adaptations or spinoffs are in continuity with one another. However, there are cases where adaptations are different enough that it could lead to disappointment if a creator familiar with one version gets matched to recipient interested in another. To the best of my knowledge, that applies to the following fandoms--if you're the nominator, please pick a version or explain why this doesn't apply:

• Howl's Moving Castle - All Media Types
• Interview with the Vampire (all media types)
• The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
• Teen Titans - All Media Types
• Twilight Series - All Media Types

Angel: the Series
Was Buffybot a character on this show, or is Buffybot/Gwen Raiden a crossover nom?


Doctor Who & Related Fandoms
I've approved other nominations under Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (2005), and Torchwood.


Original Work:
I'm happy to approve original characters on a pretty broad spectrum of specificity, but these nominations seem too general to me. It might help to have a look at the approved tags under Original Work and see some examples. If you need some help, please comment, and we can workshop these nominations a bit.

• Any Father Figure & Any Child Figure
• Any Female Character & Any Female Character
• Any Female Character & Any Male Character
• Any Male Character & Any Male Character
• Sibling & sibling

Political RPF - US 19th c. and Political RPF - US 20th c.
While I don't have preexisting rules around RPF nominations, I've given some consideration to these slates and decided I don't feel prepared to handle the implied subject matter as a solo moderator, so I won't be approving them.

This may be inconsistent with my decision to approve the Political RPF - US 21st c. ships, but those feel different to me for satirical purposes. Also, anything that would make Martha-Ann Alito wave her Vergogna flag seems like a net positive.


Ready or Not (Movies) and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
I'd like to combine these nominations; any concerns?


Star Trek: The Original Series (Movies)
We do have Star Trek: The Original Series (TV) already in the tagset. I don't think I've ever seen the original films nominated separately--can the nominator please comment so we can discuss what you're looking for?


True Detective (TV 2014):
Danvers/Navarro has been approved separately under True Detective: Night Country (2024).

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I'm nearly caught up with everything else! Thanks for your patience, please let me know if there are corrections, and I'll check in again soon.

Welcome to Fandom 5K! 2026 will be our tenth and final year.

This is a multi-fandom gift exchange for fic with a 5,000-word minimum and comics with a 5-page minimum. The challenge can be found here on AO3.

Before signing up, please read the rules! You can also see the 2026 FAQ for some common questions

Other questions to the mods can be posted to the community or emailed to fandom5kmod@gmail.com. Please contact us privately for any concerns about your assignment or your gift.

Quick links for 2026 TBA:

• Challenge profile
• Rules
• FAQ
• Tag set
• Requests on the app
• Mod email: fandom5kmod@gmail.com

2026 schedule:

• Nominations: 22 March - 1 April
• Signups: 3 April - 11 April
• Assignments out by: 14 April
• Mandatory check-in: 8-15 May
• Default deadline: 15 May
• Works due: 5 June
• Works revealed: 26 June
• Creators revealed: 11 July