Facts and frequently asked questions:

Who runs this site?

This site is run by SuperWombat [concept and some of the material] and SuperGrouper [HTML coding and graphics,] two siblings with a love of anime and random humor. You may know of us from deviantART, MiniTokyo, AnimePaper or similar sites (although there are other people who use the same usernames- a foul-mouthed teenage boy and a deep sea fisherman, unfortunately. Don't confuse us with them!)

How do I contact you?

Email me at LittleSnowFox@gmail.com but please don't spam, flame or harrass me. Vulgar/obscene emails will be deleted and ignored.

What does this site DO?

This site not only hosts our own Akatsuki-themed humor, but it links to other Akatsuki fanworks across the internet. Think of this site as being like an index to help you find the perfect Akatsuki-themed randomness! We've found so much great fanwork poking fun at the Akatsuki that we want to share it with the world. We also want to increase the popularity of the artists who create these things, which is one of the reasons that we link to the art in their galleries rather than hosting it here.

Can I use the art you link to for web layouts, etc.?

You'll have to ask the artists. In the cases of art with known origins, we've chosen to link to where the original artist hosts it in their own site/gallery, to get them publicity AND to reinforce the fact that the art is NOT ours- we're only promoting it. If you steal someone's art, we will personally send Zetsu to eat your hard drive. No excuses.

Who or what is "Team Crispy?"

"Team Crispy" is SuperGrouper's favorite division of the Akatsuki. It includes Itachi, Deidara, Kisame, Tobi and Crispy [Itachi's seeing-eye bunny.] Crispy the seeing-eye bunny is NOT our character- he belongs to OmniStrife of YouTube. In order to get the jokes about Crispy (and a lot of the other jokes on this site,) you'll need to watch Fun With the Akatsuki, which is currently the best Naruto fan video series on the internet (in my opinion.) You can find links to both OmniStrife's page and his individual episodes on the Flash Animation page.

Where does "Team Crispy" currently reside?

They are currently staying with us and helping us run this web page.

Current sleeping arrangements:
Kisame- my aquarium [which is about 800 gallons too small for him]
Itachi- basement [on ping-pong table]
Crispy- basement [on Itachi, on ping-pong table]
Deidara- couch [the one SuperWombat's cat had an accident on]
Tobi- laundry room [on a pile of dirty T-shirts]
The other Akatsuki often come over, as well, but due to Zetsu's eating preferences and Hidan's ascetic practices, they do not reside here.

Is Deidara in love with his hand? It seems like he's kissing it... 0_o;;

Hahah... SuperWombat was shocked and appalled, but I think that it's hilarious. Believe me, though, I'm not the only one who's hinted that he's involved with the mouths on his hand. There are at least 3 fanworks I can immediately think of that pose the same question- some in less appropriate ways than others.

Is Crispy okay? He seems kind of... Well, you know... Dead...

He is dead. See Fun with Akatsuki 03-Looking Around.

Tobi's a member of Team Crispy too. Why isn't he in the Team Crispy image?

1. I forget until I was almost done with it.
2. There wasn't room
3. He has his own blog here. Isn't that enough? Poor Kisame doesn't get anything...

You guys are weird...

Yes, I know. Isn't it grand? =D

Dont U know that Deidara X Kisame X Sakura X Chiyo X Crispy X Orochimaru-after-he's-dead X Inuyasha is canon? OHMYGOODNESS UR IN DENILE!!!

No, pairings like that are NEVER canon, except possibly in hentai. They can be funny, at times, but let's keep it in perspective, and remember one of the site statutes-

Every time someone asks about his gender or romantic tastes, Deidara-sempai puts a clay bomb in someone's septic tank. Ask not for whom the sewage rolls- it rolls for thee.

Anyway, this is a humor site. Project Akatsuki doesn't officially endorse any pairing and is not a romance site. Our only official statement about a pairing is this-
Deidara x Sasori is impossible- Sasori's entire body, except for part of his chest, is made out of wood. Splinters, anyone?

OH UR HOMOPHOBES ARN'T U?!

Nope- not at all. To say that someone is a homophobe because they don't like yaoi is like saying that someone hates women because they don't subscribe to PlayBoy. It's quite possible to care about someone (or a group of people) without wanting to see them naked. I care quite a bit about my relatives, but I certainly don't want to see them without clothes... 0_o;; There are several characters from anime that I like quite a bit, but have no desire to see nude fan art of.
No, we aren't homophobes, and I really wish that people wouldn't carelessly toss around that word when discussing the pros and cons of yaoi. If you look at the Greek root words, it really isn't even a correct usage of the term... TT_TT

Does Kisame really live in your fishtank?

It's a 75-gallon tank. If we really scrunch him up, he can kind of fit into it. However, my Ocellaris clownfish don't care for him that much, and have a tendency to bite his feet (or anything else that they can reach.)

Have you seem Tobi without his mask on? What does he look like?

Yes, I've seen Tobi without his mask on. He looks exactly like Johnny Depp, but with darker hair.

The hilt of Kisame's sword seems to have a yellow smiley-face at the end now. What gives?

The skull was too macabre. I had Deidara make a smiley-face out of clay and replace the skull with it.

Who is Tobi's "Kitty?"

Tobi's kitty is the two-tailed cat jinchuuriki, a kunoichi from the Village Hidden in the Clouds. After they extracted the bijuu from her, the other Akatsuki gave her to Tobi to keep as a pet, since he had been wanting a pet cat for quite some time.

You can't have [insert Akatsuki name here!] They belong to me!

... ... ... ... Deidara, throw an exploding donut at this person...
(Deidara throws an exploding donut. You'd better leave quickly to escape it! 0_0]

An exploding donut? PLEASE...

Flour-based dough can be filled with explosive chakra just as easily as clay. Do not mock the Pastry-no-Jutsu, lest you be overcome by it!

Is it difficult to have 5 of the Akatsuki living at your house?

...my parents clean up after them. Team Crispy themselves are getting used to it here, as well. Itachi doesn't fall down multiple flights of stairs as much as he used to, Kisame is no longer being nibbled on by the cats and Deidara almost never blows up the oven anymore. Tobi has never been any trouble. He's a good boy.

What is this "C5" technique of Deidara's that you keep on talking about?"

C5 is Deidara's ultimate technique, which he uses to blow up the septic tanks/sewage pipes of people who write yaoi about him. (C4, the Garuda, involves Deidara puking up clay. C5 is a bit different and far more powerful- it's also called the "poot-of-doom-no-jutsu.")

Who is Tobi- is he Madara, or Obito, or what?

Tobi: "I am your father."
(He strikes a Darth Vader pose.)

Isn't Deidara dead? TT_TT

Well, sort of. Technically, he did die- but he now has new employment and another cool uniform. Regretably, due to the military nature of his new employment, Deidara was forced to cut his hair off short, and the sleep-deprivation gives him a perpetual half-asleep look...
The LOL Kitty says you should click here and see.

[name of Akatsuki member]- I love you! Go out with me PLZ?

No. Just. No. 0_o;;

Um... Bleach and Naruto are two different series. This whole Deidara-Kira thing is WAY more than non-canon.

Yes, I know- but I find it funny. Anyway, I'm not the one who came up with the idea. DeviantART is full of fanart poking fun at the resemblance between Izuru Kira and Deidara. I just took it to a new level in the name of humor. So, in Project Akatsuki, Deidara became a soul reaper after his death- and then came back to contribute to this site. non-canon-plot-hole-filling-no-jutsu! :D

If you're a fan of Izuru Kira, then are you a fan of his captain?

Actually, I don't like either of them. Fox-face is vilely evil and Kira is a sniveling, wimpy excuse for a man. Hey, even if he were a woman he'd be to wimpy, in my opinion. I just think that the Dei-Kira resemblance is funny. Deidara keeps on fighting after losing both arms. Kira would probably faint if he cracked a fingernail... So, Deidara= WIN, Kira=WIMP. By the way: the first person who asks if I support Kira in a queer pairing gets a C5 plumbing assault. As a Bleach-related side note, Orihime's personality is like a CLONE of my mascot, Hikari-chan's. I really like Bleach because of Orihime, who reminds me of my little snow fox. ^_^