Just saw a preview on TV.
Think I should make a version of The Purge happen in the Counter-Earth U.S., or is that just plain too dystopian?
Also, rereading for some inspiration, just about the only details about Western magic in Omamori Himari is revealed in Volume 8 of the manga in a conversation between Yuuto Amakawa and Kuesu Jinguji. Keep in mind that I'm using the EXACT spelling as was used.
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Kuesu: "When I was little, I was home-schooled. So as far as school goes, there was only the Royal Magic Society in England."
Yuuto: "Magic... Wh-what kind of place was it?"
Kuesu: "You ever watch those "Hairy Pooter" films?"
Yuuto: "Only the first three. Why?"
Kuesu: "It's similar to the magic school described in that series. The author was a graduate of the Magic Society."
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I'm therefore basing Western magic on a "funhouse mirror image" of the Harry Potter world. Cue FenWizards having a nerdgasm. Most of the magical creatures and races can probably be used exactly as if one were writing an HP fanfiction in which one is trying to remain as canonical as possible, but if anyone desires to use them, feel free to utilize author's prerogative to make any changes you may feel necessary. My own area of writing in this universe will probably be focused on Japan for the foreseeable future.
Edit: Forgot to type this. Kuesu describes herself as a witch who practices 'dark magic' and does not seem to utilize a magical foci like the wands in the HP world. She does, however, constantly carry with her a spell book. As far as I can recall, we the readers are never given a glimpse into said book. It is possible that the book is itself a foci, but as this is never stated I am going to treat it as a grimoire personally compiled by Kuesu of what she believes to be her most useful, but not necessarily easily remembered, spells, and may or may not be a practice in common use by Western mages.
Think I should make a version of The Purge happen in the Counter-Earth U.S., or is that just plain too dystopian?
Also, rereading for some inspiration, just about the only details about Western magic in Omamori Himari is revealed in Volume 8 of the manga in a conversation between Yuuto Amakawa and Kuesu Jinguji. Keep in mind that I'm using the EXACT spelling as was used.
~~~
Kuesu: "When I was little, I was home-schooled. So as far as school goes, there was only the Royal Magic Society in England."
Yuuto: "Magic... Wh-what kind of place was it?"
Kuesu: "You ever watch those "Hairy Pooter" films?"
Yuuto: "Only the first three. Why?"
Kuesu: "It's similar to the magic school described in that series. The author was a graduate of the Magic Society."
~~~
I'm therefore basing Western magic on a "funhouse mirror image" of the Harry Potter world. Cue FenWizards having a nerdgasm. Most of the magical creatures and races can probably be used exactly as if one were writing an HP fanfiction in which one is trying to remain as canonical as possible, but if anyone desires to use them, feel free to utilize author's prerogative to make any changes you may feel necessary. My own area of writing in this universe will probably be focused on Japan for the foreseeable future.
Edit: Forgot to type this. Kuesu describes herself as a witch who practices 'dark magic' and does not seem to utilize a magical foci like the wands in the HP world. She does, however, constantly carry with her a spell book. As far as I can recall, we the readers are never given a glimpse into said book. It is possible that the book is itself a foci, but as this is never stated I am going to treat it as a grimoire personally compiled by Kuesu of what she believes to be her most useful, but not necessarily easily remembered, spells, and may or may not be a practice in common use by Western mages.