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@pepperdaphoenix Indeed. Yu-Gi-Oh is glorious but its plot is an open door to the Shadow Realm.
#WriteAnime D4: My own book is contemporary urban fantasy murder mystery with strong cop drama influences. But the world is informed by a fairly robust alternate history to account for the presence of magic, the Amagium, etc., and there are some other light sci-fi flourishes.
#WriteAnime D4: I know I beat this drum all the damn time, but Bleach was at its best when Ichigo had to balance the grim reaper shtick and high school. Similarly, Fullmetal Alchemist slayed it with its European WW1 setting, steampunk technology, and carefully ruled magic system.
#WriteAnime D28: Going with Gundam Wing again. Heero and Zechs had an interesting dynamic. Both were skilled and principled, but the Bad Guy upheld a status quo he saw as a necessary evil, while the Good Guy was cold, ruthless, and willing to do almost anything to dismantle it.
#WriteAnime D22: In terms of sheer gear-heads, I was very fond of Nami in Full Metal Panic (wish they did more with her character). If we broaden the category to include engineers, Dr. J from Gundam Wing was a cool, eccentric mentor type. Sevardin is the best mechanic in my #WIP.
#WriteAnime D15II: When it comes to hunters? I have to go with Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, and Alucard from Netflix's Castlevania. Sure, it wasn't produced in Japan, but the creators have repeatedly stated their inspiration was classic 90s anime, and I think they nailed it.
#WriteAnime D10II: I cannot confirm whether advanced Monstrum & Malfeasance units have car-sized, Gyve-fueled artifice armor suits... or if the Amagium has battalions of said units ferreted away in case of magical war... But if they did, they might look like these bois here.
#WriteAnime D10: This prompt is kind of samey, so here are some mechaesthetics I adore—OTHER than Gundam:
1. Magitek Armor: Fantasy Steampunk (FFVI)
2. Arm Slaves: Military Future (Full Metal Panic)
3. Eva Units: Horror/Biological (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Name others you like!
#WriteAnime Day 8: DESIGNATED NEWTYPE
Do you have a favorite mecha pilot? Select a character from your #WIP to put in a mech cockpit.
#WriteAnime D7: I've got a lot of faves:
Nekomata: Many-tailed necromancer cat.
Kasa Obake: Immobilizing umbrella ghost.
Okiku: A murdered maiden with a neck made out of plates.
Kappa: prankster lizard-turtles with water bowl pates.
Japanese horror be delightfully weird!