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Fandom Cliches Meme
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doggieearlover: Name 5 cliches - from canon or fandom - that you'd like to see disappear.
In no particular order:
*The villainization of Kikyo (from the anime, carried into far too many fanfics). She's not the ultimate bitch from hell whose sole purpose in life (death?) is to screw with the Inu/Kag pairing. She's probably one of the most interesting characters in the whole series because she's so complex and layered.
*The age-old "Kagome sees Inuyasha with Kikyo and runs to Sesshoumaru" scenario. YES, IT IS STILL BEING WRITTEN, IN NEW STORIES. It was stupid the first go-around, but now it's just lazy and ridiculous. We know the end of the canon manga, and that presents far more interesting challenges to getting this couple together than this tired old bag.
*Fanon!Sesshoumaru. There's nothing more telling about the level of an author's knowledge of canon, especially if you are of the Sess/Kag persuasion. If you've read more than one of the preceding stories, you know what I'm talking about. Nothing gets under my skin faster than making Sesshoumaru OOC unless there is extensive, believable, realistic explanation for it (within the fic, not the author's notes).
*Mating marks (biting). OMG I do not understand this *at all* - never have, never will. I actively seek out stories that don't use this fanon trope, coming up with a more clever - or logical - way to show a couple is officially together. I used scent-marking in Every Heart, which I thought I made clear was my "mate marking of choice", but I still got people reviewing or asking me when Inuyasha was going to bite Kagome and make her his "real" mate. *sigh* Didn't happen in that piece, and won't happen in the sequel - and guess what? I still consider them mated.
*Perverted-hentai-Miroku. Yes, he's a flirt, but he is much more than that. In a lot of ways, he keeps the Inutachi grounded and serves as their voice of reason and strategic planning. He is sold far too short in the vast majority of fics which even bother to mention him.
doggieearlover: Name 5 cliches - from canon or fandom - that you'd like to see disappear.In no particular order:
*The villainization of Kikyo (from the anime, carried into far too many fanfics). She's not the ultimate bitch from hell whose sole purpose in life (death?) is to screw with the Inu/Kag pairing. She's probably one of the most interesting characters in the whole series because she's so complex and layered.
*The age-old "Kagome sees Inuyasha with Kikyo and runs to Sesshoumaru" scenario. YES, IT IS STILL BEING WRITTEN, IN NEW STORIES. It was stupid the first go-around, but now it's just lazy and ridiculous. We know the end of the canon manga, and that presents far more interesting challenges to getting this couple together than this tired old bag.
*Fanon!Sesshoumaru. There's nothing more telling about the level of an author's knowledge of canon, especially if you are of the Sess/Kag persuasion. If you've read more than one of the preceding stories, you know what I'm talking about. Nothing gets under my skin faster than making Sesshoumaru OOC unless there is extensive, believable, realistic explanation for it (within the fic, not the author's notes).
*Mating marks (biting). OMG I do not understand this *at all* - never have, never will. I actively seek out stories that don't use this fanon trope, coming up with a more clever - or logical - way to show a couple is officially together. I used scent-marking in Every Heart, which I thought I made clear was my "mate marking of choice", but I still got people reviewing or asking me when Inuyasha was going to bite Kagome and make her his "real" mate. *sigh* Didn't happen in that piece, and won't happen in the sequel - and guess what? I still consider them mated.
*Perverted-hentai-Miroku. Yes, he's a flirt, but he is much more than that. In a lot of ways, he keeps the Inutachi grounded and serves as their voice of reason and strategic planning. He is sold far too short in the vast majority of fics which even bother to mention him.
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This, right here, is what bugged me the most. Especially after the crying-tears-of-blood thing... I'm like "Okay, you're mourning, understandable... but c'moooon..."
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But we're talking about a culture that didn't have a polite word for kiss until after they had contact with the west in the 19th century...and kissing is still not done nearly as much as is in America, and a language where words like darling and sweetheart had to be imported and still aren't used that much. You shouldn't expect the same type of demonstrative signaling that would happen in an American story -- particularly in a Shonen story.
Shoot, it gets worse in the anime...they even weakened what was in the manga to make it even less demonstrative.
As far as RT is concerned, I think in her opinion, they worked all the bugs out of who they were to each other in chapter 494. That's absolutely the last time Kagome showed any angst about her relationship in Inu.
Definitely easier to do romance in English. The signals are much clearer.
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THIS. So hard. That bugs me to no end! I realize its a shounen series, but don't sap out what little romance you have already!
I know things are subtle in Japanese culture, but even in the subtleties, the progression was not enough for my liking. Just a personal preference, of course, and it doesn't really explain the rushing of the ending, either.
Definitely easier to do romance in English. The signals are much clearer.
No kidding. No wonder lemons and angst are such popular subgenres! :P
neat!
we're talking about a culture that didn't have a polite word for kiss until after they had contact with the west in the 19th century
I actually didn't know that... thank you! I feel educated!