Comments on: Are You a Fan of Fan Fiction?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:02:01 +0000

@fant, editors make the world of literature a better place indeed. Perhaps there are websites, much like Deviant Art, where budding writers can find an editor or a friendly critique.

And while I agree using established characters are no doubt easier to write with, I still can’t get behind the idea of fan fiction. But, meh, you gotta start somewhere, and while I think it stinks, it’s cool some people enjoy it!

@Saya, it is harmless, I agree. Until it gets in the hands of publishers! Nooooo, the entire male cast of Advent Children is not involved in a yaoi love fest!! Naaa, just kidding! To each their own and may it always stay that way.

By: Saya

Saya — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:53:02 +0000

I think fanfiction is pretty harmelss. If you like it you read it, if you don’t then don’t read it. I don’t read fanfiction obsessively, though I have read some that are beautifully written- the author understands the story and the characters and it shows. Often a fanfic can show another side to the story or develop it. I also really like some doujinshi for the same reasons. Well, most of the time

By: fant

fant — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:37:37 +0000

Hmm you do raise quite a few good points, however I see you are talking about anime fanfiction mostly. I agree with you that because anime is such a visual medium, trying to bring the same feelings into text will ultimately fail (medium wise of course).
However, fanfiction is one step to just being creative. I can’t blame anyone for trying to put some effort into creating something, and using established characters might be easier to start with than coming up with your own world and new characters all at once.
I have read some good fanfiction out there, based on other things than anime (famous books, tv series, movies… anything), and yes, most of them are filled with typos, mistakes, ludicrous ideas, and whats not. Not everyone can afford editors, or find kind enough people to give them feedback before posting on the Internet. So what? sometimes, I just need a fix of my favorite tv series, something new, and some fans have pretty good ideas to expand a world, and it makes for great bed time reading. Plus, it’s free

By: Saberai

Saberai — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:51:36 +0000

Well, it IS “fiction” after all.^-^

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:36:55 +0000

@saberai, I don’t like, or believe in, fan fiction, why would I write it? I personally detest it, but so what? I can talk for days, and days about how wretched it is, but that doesn’t change the fact other people like it. Does that mean those people suck? No, fan fiction sucks. That’s an opinion.

As to the authors who are giving fan fic their best shot and then post it online for the millions of fans to see, surely they’re aware they’re going to be critiqued, and critiqued harshly. I personally get lambasted for what I write, but it’s the risk people run when they post stuff on the internet.

But getting back to reading fanfics of series I like- no, nope, never going to happen. I don’t like fan fic in general and reading fanfic of something I like would be tantamount to watching all my fave characters be lined up for the firing squad.

By: saberai

saberai — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:48:52 +0000

First thing, if you really read good enough is to notice these two words: FAN and FICTION. It’s fiction based on the fan(’s) perspective. There are some good fics out there. I do, however agree that some fanfics do suck (i.e. the fanbitching station web-site). It depends on the feedback from the readers and the maturity level of the author.

Ooohrrr…maybe you’re talking junk because YOU can’t come up with a really good one yourself. Prove me if I’m wrong. If that person is truly a fan of a particular anime, it shouldn’t suck so hard-uh,bad. Good fanfic authors warns readers if the characters are going to be too much or out of characters and they’re giving their best shot st it. It’s not like bad fanfics are purposely written for you to be miserable!

Here’s a tip: Read only the fics of the anime you like instead of random reading and complain how much it sucks. ‘Kay?

By: Reirish

Reirish — Sun, 13 May 2007 03:48:32 +0000

Not every fanfic ic bad! Some of them are good..

It depends on the author usually, but if you want to choose a good fanfic, make sure you re
-ad the summaries since it reflected what is the story about… sometimes the reviews also matter..
‘coz the more the reviews.. the better the story is..

I know that some fanfic had this yaoi pairing, well if you don’t like it, why’d you read it?
Just left the story if you found out there’s a yaoi pairing..

I’m also like you at the first place.. I also hate yaoi pairings at the 1st time, but now I don’t care waht he hek
about it…

Or, youcould make your own fanfic, that way you don’t have to read yaoi pairings again^^

By: mochi

mochi — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:48:09 +0000

I would tend to agree with you, Rachel, that most anime fan fiction is bad.
In fact, I haven’t read one yet which I have liked. In addition to the
list above, I find that the worst offenders tend to add strange extra
characters (perhaps representations of themselves and friends?).

I haven’t come across any parodies that I like. However, I do agree that
parody is a good vehicle for fan fiction since canon is not a primary concern.
I have read some decent science fiction parodies. Also, there are some short
films which can be fun…Hardware Wars had its moments (the princess’ hair buns
and the wookie monster)…while I thought Spaceballs was so-so, I did like the
name “Pizza the Hut”.

For me, the only fan fiction which has some good stories are the ones dealing
with Sherlock Holmes. There are some good parodies and pastiches around…some
have even been adapted for film, like “The Seven Percent Solution” (though I
preferred the written version).

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:34:21 +0000

@Nick Delmont, finally, someone who can relate to my experiences. I guess I’ve just had bad luck with what I read. Is that the case with you?

@ Laquandus, I swear, everybody else is far braver than me! I salute all who wade through crappy fan fic to dive for the shining pearls (even though I never would). I spend most of my time wading through crappy fan art. Maybe I just don’t have the stamina to go through fan art and fan fic.

By: Laquandus

Laquandus — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:33:53 +0000

I have my share reading bad fics also I read very good one. It depend on the author who respect the original source