You know what? I need to tell you guys something. A story. Because today isn't just about hitting these incredible numbers. Today is... today is really special for me.
November 12th, 2024.
That was exactly seven months ago. Seven months ago today, I was just... I was just someone who loved anime way too much, you know? I had all these stories in my head, all these "what ifs" that kept me up at night, but I never... I never thought I could actually DO anything with them.
I used to take these long drives everywhere. And I was so obsessed I was with My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen. So I'd put on these fanfic audiobooks. I'd search up "Deku what if" videos on YouTube and just... just lose myself in other people's stories.
One day – and I remember this so clearly – I was looking for a "what if Gojo was in MHA" story. And everything I found was just... Complete and utter slop! Like, genuinely terrible! The characterization was off, the power scaling made no sense, the plot was held together with duct tape and prayer!
And I remember getting SO frustrated, and I just blurted out: "I could do better than this! Like, seriously, how hard could it be?"
And then a voice in my head asked, "So why don't you?" Just like that. "Why don't you?"
Wipes nose on sleeve
No way. No way in a MILLION years did I think that moment would lead to... to THIS. A passion I didn't even know existed inside me. And you guys – this incredible community that I cherish and adore so much.
Because here's the thing – I was terrified. Absolutely terrified. I spent WEEKS writing that first chapter of "My Hero Academia: Limitless" and then just... staring at it. Reading it over and over. Convinced it was garbage. Convinced everyone would hate it. Convinced I was just some delusional otaku who thought they could write.
Without that moment, that random accident of getting fed up with bad fanfiction, I would probably still be sitting in silence, too scared to share anything. Too convinced that my voice didn't matter.
But today... today is June 10th, 2025. Seven months from hitting "publish" for the first time. And you guys... KamiKowa just got contracted by Webnovel.
A CAREER. I can have an actual career doing the thing I love. Writing these stupid, chaotic, beautiful stories that apparently resonate with people. That apparently matter to people.
This wouldn't be possible without so many people. My mom and dad, who loaned me their laptop when my PC decided to die on me – which is literally what led to "MHA: Izuku Reloaded" being born.
And you guys. Oh my God, you guys. I'm actually tearing up making this because... because throughout everything bad that was happening in my life, everything hectic and stressful and overwhelming, seeing your comments, reading all your theories and reactions and EVERYTHING – it brightened my entire day. Every single day.
You turned something I was doing to cope into something that could change my entire life. You took someone who was convinced she had no voice and showed her that actually, maybe she did. Maybe she had something worth sharing.
So this is both a thank you and the start of a new chapter. For those of you reading this on the actual KamiKowa story, there'll be an author's note in the next chapter explaining how you can still read and get new chapters even if you can't spend money on Webnovel's system. Because I refuse to leave anyone behind.
Oh, and a special shoutout to Potsu for making such perfect lofi music to write to. Half of these chapters were written to his beats, and I swear they just... they make the words flow better somehow.
From someone who was too scared to share their voice to someone who might actually make a living doing what they love... in seven months. Seven months of the best community, the most supportive readers, and more joy than I ever thought writing could bring.
Thank you. For everything. For making this dream real.
Now excuse me while I go write about our favorite disaster children some more. These contracted chapters won't write themselves!
I love you all so much. Here's to whatever comes next.
- Your very emotional Wisteria 🦋