If this is your first time hearing about this project, here’s a little info about it (I’d also check out Jon’s official post)
The Jon Creator Showcase was created by Jon over at Jon Spencer Reviews at the end of 2017. His goal for this project was to have content creators share their work in an interactive way (regardless of skill or following) to a greater audience. The project was run by Jon for a month but because of IRL situations he had to “drop the project.” Luckily, Raistlin suggested having multiple hosts as a way to not let the project die! Since then, the showcase has grown and is one of the biggest collaborative projects in the anime blogging community aimed at promoting creators’ works (regardless of what community they are from)
If anyone is interested in being a host for the Jon Creator Showcase read through the guidelines and then keep your eyes peeled for the yearly schedule released by Jon. Here is the 2022 sign up
And to those who wish to submit something to be showcased, since #theJCS is hosted by multiple bloggers, the “rules” to join vary but usually involve a Twitter thread and a tagging system. Each host will usually release more information on their blog when it’s their turn to host. All content types are welcome and encouraged, from blog posts on any subject, original and fan-based stories and art, youtube videos, music, podcast episodes, etc. One of the unique quirks of #theJCS is that each showcase “runs a month late”, meaning that people hosting for March are showcasing works that were created in February, which allows for some planning
To keep up with updates, I’d follow Jon on Twitter and/or keep an eye on the tag #theJCS
All JCS graphics are made by nesha
2017-18 Showcase Roundups
January hosted by Jon (Jon Spencer Reviews)
February hosted by Auri (Manga Toritsukareru Koto)
March hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
April hosted by Mel (Mel in Anime Land)
May hosted by Lili (Lili’s Blissful Pages)
June hosted by Karandi (100 Word Anime)
July hosted by Moyatori (Moyatorium)
August hosted by Raistlin (Raistlin0903)
September hosted by Fueled by Smiling
October hosted by Ayano (KawaiiPaperPandas)
November hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
December hosted by Arthifis (Anime Shelter)
2018-19 Showcase Roundups
January hosted by Jon (Jon Spencer Reviews)
February hosted by Aria (The AniManga Spellbook)
March hosted by Mirror Purple (Illusion Purple)
April hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
May hosted by Scott (Mechanical Anime Reviews)
June hosted by Zenith (The Infinite Zenith)
July hosted by Fred (Au Natural)
August hosted by Moya (The Moyatorium)
September hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
October hosted by Ayano (Kawaii Paper Pandas)
November hosted by Infinite Zenith (The Infinite Zenith)
December hosted by Scott (Mechanical Anime Reviews)
2019-20 Showcase Roundups
January hosted by Jon (Jon Spencer Reviews)
February hosted by Infinite Zenith (The Infinite Zenith)
March hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
April hosted by Moya (The Moyatorium)
May hosted by That Random Editor (That Random Editor’s Anime Blog)
June hosted by Scott (Mechanical Anime Reviews)
July hosted by Taryn (K at the Movies)
August hosted by Iniksbane (In Search of Number Nine) – cont. 2 3 4 5
September hosted by Nabe-chan (GeekNabe)
October hosted by Arria (The AniManga Spellbook)
November hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
December hosted by Two Happy Cats (Two Happy Cats)
2020-21 Showcase Roundups
January hosted by Jon (Jon Spencer Reviews)
February hosted by Infinite Zenith (The Infinite Zenith)
March hosted by RedBlinkey (In Search of Number Nine)
April hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
May hosted by Jack (Animated Observations)
June hosted by Scott (Mechanical Anime Reviews)
July hosted by Art of Anime (Art of Anime)
August hosted by Moya (The Moyatorium)
September hosted by Iniksbane (In Search of Number Nine)
October hosted by Nora (All the Fujoshi Unite)
November hosted by Magi (Indiecator)
December hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
2021-22 Showcase Roundups
January
February hosted by Jack (Animated Observations)
March hosted by Art of Anime (Art of Anime)
April hosted by Crimson (A Nerdy Fujo Cries)
May
June hosted by Scott (Mechanical Anime Reviews)
July
August hosted by Infinite Zenith (The Infinite Zenith)
September
October
November
December
2023 Update: #theJCS has come to an end.
This was such a fun project and it’s really sad that it lost momentum at the end. ICYMI, all of these showcases have amazing posts and you should check them out ^^
A Nerdy Fujo Cries 