MCYT on Ao3 — July '23
The state of MCYT on Ao3, just for fun. Yes I do this every month, I like numbers.
The Cube SMP (8 works)
Slamacow Minecraft Animations (Web Series) (9 Works)
iDots SMP (14 works)
30 Day SMP | Free Trial SMP (27 works)
Legacy SMP (27 works)
Epic SMP (30 works)
Cogchamp SMP (32 works)
Kaboodle SMP (33 works)
Art of Survival SMP (33 works)
Dominion SMP (33 works)
Shady Oaks SMP (42 works)
X Life SMP (45 works)
Mer SMP (50 works)
Area Unknown SMP (51 works)
IvoryCello's Prison Escapes (Web Series) (52 works)
100 Hours Hardcore SMP (53 works)
Bear SMP (55 works)
New Life SMP (70 works)
SadSMP (70 works)
Magic Animal Club (89 works)
Tortillaland SMP (103 works)
Slimecicle Cinematic Universe (Web Series) (111 works)
House Builder Gang SMP | HBG SMP (129 works)
WitchCraft SMP (157 works)
Rats SMP (202 works)
SMPEarth (252 works)
SMPLive (274 works)
Outsiders SMP (277 works)
Mianite (Web Series) (357 works)
Yandere High School (Web Series) (370 works)
Afterlife SMP (371 works)
Evolution SMP (492 works)
MindCrack RPF (493 works)
Fable SMP (694 works)
Karmaland SMP (729 works)
Lifesteal SMP (1,021 works)
Origins SMP (1,416 works)
QSMP | Quackity SMP (2,256 works)
Empires SMP (5,235 works)
3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series (7,127 works)
Hermitcraft SMP (16,348 works)
Dream SMP (78,022 works)
Minecraft (Video Game) (107,041 works)
Video Blogging RPF (255,567 works)
Some Notes:
The only new SMP this month is New Life SMP!
Fics are primarily in English, but now we have three exceptions with significant Spanish fics: Karmaland, Tortilla SMP, and QSMP. QSMP also includes fics in Brazilian Portugese and a (very few) in French.
A couple of the smaller fandoms saw fic decreases, and 100 Hours Hardcore saw a 1-fic decrease for the third month in a row.
For smaller fandoms, both SMPEarth and Outsiders SMP tied for growth, both showing increases of 14 fics. Those are both original canonized tags for MCYT, so we also have one year of stats. Notably, that 14-fic increase breaks SMPEarth's monthly average of 9 fics per month, but doesn't beat Outsider's month-over-month average of 16 fics per month.
For mid-sized fandoms, the stand out is once again our friend Fable SMP, which has a consistent month over month growth pattern, showing a growth of 33 fics this month. Fable is one of the original canonized tags however, so we know that this month doesn't reach the heights of some of the previous months this past year, as the yearly average is 42 per month— by they did break last month's record of 32!
Lifesteal broke the 1k mark and I now officially consider them one of the bigger fandoms! Let's go Lifesteal!
In the larger fandoms, QSMP’s increase of 628 fics did not reach last month’s 692 or the previous month’s 816, but still beat out Empires (218 fics), Hermitcraft (501 fics), and 3rd Life (364 fics). The only one that beat it was Dream SMP, with an increase of 1,376. Dream SMP also broke last month’s increase of 1,357, but did not reach their month-over-month average of 2,446.
Of the canonized tags last year, Dream SMP has shown several months of not reaching their monthly average, Hermitcraft’s 501 this month did not beat their monthly average of 593, Empires 218 this month did not reach their monthly average of 296, Lifesteal's 58 this month did not beat their monthly average of 76, but the one standout is 3rd life, whose 364 this month DID indeed beat their monthly average increase of 359.
Detailed breakdown of increases under the cut, showing both one month of increases, and one year of changes.
The Cube SMP (8 works, 8 last month, 0-fic increase | 9 works last year, 1-fic decrease over a year, which is an average of 0.08 fic decrease per month
Slamacow Minecraft Animations (Web Series) (9 Works, 10 last month, 1-fic decrease | was not canonized last year)
iDots SMP (14 works, 14 last month, 0-fic increase | was not caonized last year)
30 Day SMP | Free Trial SMP (27 works, 27 last month, 0-fic increase | 25 last year, 2-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 0.17 fic increase per month)
Legacy SMP (27 works, 27 last month, 0-fic increase | 22 last year, 5-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 0.42 fic increase per month)
Epic SMP (30 works, 30 last month, 0-fic increase | 28 last year, 2-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 0.42 fic increase per month)
Cogchamp SMP (32 works, 32 last month, 0-fic increase | 28 last year, 4-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 0.33 fic increase per month)
Kaboodle SMP (33 works, 28 last month, 5-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
Art of Survival SMP (33 works, 34 last month, 1-fic decrease | was not canonized last year)
Dominion SMP (33 works, 32 last month, 1 fic increase | was not canonized last year.)
Shady Oaks SMP (42 works, 41 last month, 1-fic increase | 30 fics last year, 12-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 1 fic increase per month)
X Life SMP (45 works, 45 last month, 0-fic increase | 27 works last year, 18-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 1.5 fics increase per month)
Mer SMP (50 works, 41 last month, 9-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
Area Unknown SMP (51 works, 50 last month, 1-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
IvoryCello's Prison Escapes (Web Series) (52 works, 52 last month, 0-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
100 Hours Hardcore SMP (53 works, 54 last month, 1-fic decrease | was not canonized last year)
Bear SMP (55 works, 54 last month, 1-fic increase | 33 last year, 21-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 1.75 fic increase per month)
New Life SMP (70 works, was not canonized last month | was not canonized last year)
SadSMP (70 works, 70 last month, 0-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
Magic Animal Club (89 works, 87 last month, 2-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
Tortillaland SMP (103 works, 100 last month, 3-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
Slimecicle Cinematic Universe (Web Series) (111 works, 100 last month, 11-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
House Builder Gang SMP | HBG SMP (129 works, 124 last month, 5-fic increase | 94 last year, 35-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 2.92 fic increase per month)
WitchCraft SMP (157 works, 151 last month, 6-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
Rats SMP (202 works, 198 last month, 4-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
SMPEarth (252 works, 238 last month, 14-fic increase | 144 last year, 108-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 9-fic increase per month)
SMPLive (274 works, 268 last month, 6-fic increase, | 236 last year, 38-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 3.17-fic increase per month)
Outsiders SMP (277 works, 263 last month, 14-fic increase | 85 last year, 192-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 16-fic increase per month)
Mianite (Web Series) (357 works, 354 last month, 3-fic increase | tag was not canonized last year)
Yandere High School (Web Series) (370 works, 355 last month, 15-fic increase | was not canonized last year)
Afterlife SMP (371 works, 367 last month, 5-fic increase | 250 last year, 121 fics over a year, which is an average of 10.08-fics per month)
Evolution SMP (492 works, 461 last month, 31-fic increase | 157 last year, 335-fics over a year, which is an average of 27.92-fics per month)
MindCrack RPF (493 works, 493 last month, 0-fic increase | was not tracking that tag last year)
Fable SMP (694 works, 661 last month, 33-fic increase | 194 last year, 500-fic increase, which is an average of 41.66 fic increase per month)
Karmaland SMP (729 works, 706 last month, 23-fic increase | tag was not canonized last year)
Lifesteal SMP (1,021 works, 963 last month, 58-fic increase | 108 last year, 913-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 76.08 fic increase per month)
Origins SMP (1,416 works, 1,378 last month, 38-fic increase | 816 last year, 600-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 50-fic increase per month)
QSMP | Quackity SMP (2,256 works, 1,628 last month, 628-fic increase | tag was not canonized last year)
Empires SMP (5,235 works, 5,017 last month, 218-fic increase | 1,681 last year, 3,554-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 296.16 fic increase per month)
3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series (7,127 works, 6,763 last month, 364-fic increase | 2,822 last year, 4,305-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 358.75 fic increase per month)
Hermitcraft SMP (16,348 works, 15,847 last month, 501-fic increase | 9,228 last year, 7,120-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 593.34 fic increase per month)
Dream SMP (78,022 works, 76,646 last month, 1,376-fic increase | 48,670 last year, 29,352-fic increase over a year, which is an average of 2,446 fic increase per month)
Minecraft (Video Game) (107,041 works, 106,506 last month, 535-fic increase | was not tracking tag last month)
Video Blogging RPF (255,567 works, 252,019 last month, 3,548-fic increase)
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what made you choose a deer for your fursona?
It's a long story that I am all too happy to tell!
I first attended Midwest Furfest in 2018, after years of being curious about it. My boyfriend at the time was a member of the Neo-Futurists Theater, and the Neo's had a longstanding relationship with the MFF community. They perform their flagship show (Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, later rebranded as The Infinite Whale) there every year, and when the theater company's former founder attempted to steal their show name/copyright following his ousting due to sexual assault allegations, MFF really came through to offer considerable moral support.
There was lots of goodhearted joking about the furry community within that theater space, and I'd always been curious about furries and a supporter of them in heart if not in fact, and so I finally decided one year to tag along, see my boyfriend performing there, and walk around the convention floor and visit the dealer's den during my down time.
I absolutely LOVED IT. I was completely blown away by the artistry of the suits and the playful spirit of the suiters. I ran into a few friends there, outing them as furries to me, and we grew closer. I also took notice of some teal, sparkly resin antlers while I was in the Dealer's Den:
I snapped those things up and put them on immediately. Some stranger started to pet me right away (which is technically a convention consent violation, and should *not* be done, but I personally was the opposite of troubled by being treated in this way) and I was hooked.
I had always had a "thing" for antlers and horns since playing the PS2 game Ico back in the early 2000's. The young male protagonists horns representing an unwanted appendage and a visible "curse" was very appealing to me... as a boy who had been saddled with two very unwanted appendages of my own. (trangsender). I also have had many very magical encounters with deer in Ohio and Pennsylvania where I grew up. As a skiddish bottomy freak whose caused a lot of car accidents, a prey animal that also has the power to kill people in vehicles seemed plenty apt. So when I found some antlers to wear, it seemed like a natural enough fit for a potential fursona.
Then my friend @jettvector designed my fursona, using the teal antlers as a jumping off point. (this art has his old watermark on it, but he goes by jettvector now. commission him!):
Now that I had a friend-assigned fursona and was officially a furry, I ran with it, and began commissioning some art that further refined my image of the character:
this is from 9inko on Instagram
this one is from @heresvix, who specializes in deer
and this one is from @murgzt . I am currently having a partial fursuit of this iteration of the character made by Daring Duck Designs!! :0
A few things that I love about my sona's design: I love that his ears are big and really stick out, as my ears do the same, I love that he has a spot reflecting my monroe piercing, I love that deers are spotted in general, which can allow me to recast my own bacne scars in a more positive light, and i love that his greenish teal skin reflects my own olive complection (which I used to get a lot of weird comments about as a kid and felt self conscious about).
I also accumulated some gear in the meantime that allowed me to better embody my deersona, who I now call DD (which stands for Deer Devon, Docile Deer, Devon Dawn, my former DD tits, or any numer of potential things haha)
Hood by Miss Kinky Latex UK, photo by @photopotamus.
I have become a little bit more of a furry with each passing year, and it wouldn't have been possible without the hard work and creativity of so many people within the fandom, many of whom are beloved friends. <3 That's part of what makes it so special. Thanks for asking!
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