I'm torn between putting this here or CTSNB, but the crossover logic fits too well to truly call it an abomination that should not be at the structural level.
In any case, start with one of the old standby workhorses of fanfiction, Ranma 1/2. (Pun fully intended!) Cute girls, supernatural hijinks, the occasional banger action scene, and some stealth psychological horror if you think about it beyond the superficial humour and action genre. Lots of forced body transformation, psychological and physical threats to fill unwelcome roles, and so on. The magical critter, MacGuffin, and/or wish granting thing of the week is practically a fixture of stories in the setting.
So what other anime sounds remarkably like that aside from playing everything for humour, I ask you?
How about Puella Magi Madoka Magica?
The Ranma cast is largely past the age range Kyubi likes to target by the time the manga actually starts, but there's plenty of possibilities in the backstory, the whole "number of years mushrooms" incident, or just plain author fiat in fusing the setting to work around that, and while it would need a more serious take on the Ranma cast that's more common in fanfiction than actually keeping them original flavor. Alternately, just adding the ability for nominally regular humans to perform in the same league as low to mid range magi and witches could throw some interesting twists into the situation if the two casts crossed each other's paths... and of course, the Nerima crew is rife with the kind of psychological issues witches tend to draw people in with to prey upon.
In any case, start with one of the old standby workhorses of fanfiction, Ranma 1/2. (Pun fully intended!) Cute girls, supernatural hijinks, the occasional banger action scene, and some stealth psychological horror if you think about it beyond the superficial humour and action genre. Lots of forced body transformation, psychological and physical threats to fill unwelcome roles, and so on. The magical critter, MacGuffin, and/or wish granting thing of the week is practically a fixture of stories in the setting.
So what other anime sounds remarkably like that aside from playing everything for humour, I ask you?
How about Puella Magi Madoka Magica?
The Ranma cast is largely past the age range Kyubi likes to target by the time the manga actually starts, but there's plenty of possibilities in the backstory, the whole "number of years mushrooms" incident, or just plain author fiat in fusing the setting to work around that, and while it would need a more serious take on the Ranma cast that's more common in fanfiction than actually keeping them original flavor. Alternately, just adding the ability for nominally regular humans to perform in the same league as low to mid range magi and witches could throw some interesting twists into the situation if the two casts crossed each other's paths... and of course, the Nerima crew is rife with the kind of psychological issues witches tend to draw people in with to prey upon.
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‎noli esse culus
‎noli esse culus