DO
• Create stickers that follow the Sticker Review Guidelines
• Create stickers that let users express their feelings in new and original ways based on the canon of the IP.
• Draw characters in keeping with the official illustrations' designs.
• Create original illustrations (not copies of official artwork). You're free to use official artwork as a reference, but your illustrations must be original.
• Always treat the IP and its characters with respect in your depictions.
DO NOT
• Create "double parodies" or imitations of other companies' or doujin circles' works, including through use of netspeak or code words.
• Violate another company or doujin circle's copyright by using its version or interpretation of a character.
• Imitate other creators' character styles borrowed from other IPs.
• Create stickers from illustrations used in existing official merchandise.
• Photographic stickers of cosplay are not allowed.
• Create stickers that are conspicuously disrespectful or damaging to the IP or its characters.
• Include excessively violent images.
• Include adult content.
• Force the IP's characters to express a personal opinion or philosophy.
• Advertise content unrelated to the IP's characters.
• Publish your sticker images in fanzines or other media.
• Use sticker images for any commercial purpose other than the selling of merchandise.
• Create stickers that act as advertisements via their images, title, or text.
• Create stickers that mention any internet service, messenger app, or similar service other than LINE, or that include a character related to such a service.
• Create stickers that consist only of text without any AZUR LANE characters.
• Create stickers that consist only of ASCII or Shift_JIS art.
Note: Stickers already on sale that are later found to have violated any of the above rules may be removed from sale as a result.
Other Notes
• Stickers may be rejected for failing to meet the collaboration requirements even if they otherwise pass the review guidelines.
In such an event, you must either revise them to meet the theme requirements or deselect the participation button on the stickers' Product Details page to pass review.
• You may draw characters using your own original outfit designs that aren't featured in-game.
• You may NOT use outfit designs that belong to another company or doujin circle.
• This special collection is only open to creators based in Japan.
• The application period may end early based on the number of applicants.
• Name stickers or stickers intended for use by specific individuals are not allowed.
• Recycling your illustrations for use in an another sticker set is not allowed.
• Do not use the same illustration multiple times in the same sticker set.
(For example: Stickers that all feature the same text but with different characters.)