284 is enough AGAIN! NEW NEW new fic reccomendation thread

[CattyNebulart]

Back home is in dire need of a prereader (at least the first few chapter are, other than that I'm still reserving judgement) plenty of typos that make it past the spellchecker but no-one else.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

[Happerry]

He put a few of those stories on the Anime Addventure over here, Dual War also I know I have seen the cold war there before too.

[drakensis]

> But still, surprisingly addictive.
Having read it now, I'd have to agree.
Given how many OCs/SIs feature in my fanfiction, I probably shouldn't ahve been so judgemental.
D for Drakensis

You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.

[VladimirTherin]

So, so damned funny.
A little pit un-pc, but very freaking hilarious.

[nemonowan]

Inside Every Princess is an Evil Queen

[classicdrogn]

The Dark Lord Potter fora have them sorted into rough categories (including "NC-17") and uses the "rate this thread" user star rating system to theoretically measure percieved quality - and since I can see the full range of stars on the top page of The Alternates (the one I happen to be looking at) when most have replies in the double didigts, it seems likely that it's not just a mutual admiration society, and the ratings may really give a useful reading. There's also a "discards" area for fics that don't gain sufficient positives, but it's almost empty - one Kinsfire fic and one that the description lists as Harry/Petunia of all things. I din't dare chance reading it for fear it would flouridate my precious bodily fluids... but it's in the discards after all.
- CDSERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
A kung-fu nun in a leather thong was no less extreme than anything else he had seen that day. - Rev. Dark's IST: Holy Sea World
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

[katreus]

In the style of Solid Shark (he's his brother):
www.fanfiction.net/s/2657919/1/

[Aleh]

For those of you looking for a rather original Ranma crossover, this certainly qualifies.-- This message brought to you by Ely Lilly, makers of SeraFem: Happy Pills for PMS.

[ECSNorway]

Somehow, it actually works. Except that it's actually all about Shego.--
"I give you the beautiful... the talented... the tirelessly atomic-powered...
R!
DOROTHY!
WAYNERIGHT!
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.

[Rieverre]

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For those of you looking for a rather original Ranma crossover, this certainly qualifies.

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*shatters*
Okay, that hasn't been done before. *blink* Wow. It really hasn't.
Strong suspicion as to the identity of the mysterious benefactor has me mentally labeling this fic as 'When Ranma met Angus'.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm

[Norgarth]

It's not a mysterious benefactor, Nabiki names hime near the end.__________________
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
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"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin

[WengFook]

Duct Tape ^^ The author is clever to not mention anything of the benefactor's usual trademark to keep the reader guessing till the end

you know like... Swiss Army Knives _______________________________
We are the swords in the darkness, the watchers on the walls. The fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn. The horn that wakes the sleepers. The shield that guards the realms of men. -The Brothers Black
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Take Your Candle, Go Light Your World.

[Aleh]

What if Harry Potter was somewhat more sarcastic than in canon? I'm fairly certain that you don't want to know.-- This message brought to you by Ely Lilly, makers of SeraFem: Happy Pills for PMS.

[zojojojo]

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Duct Tape ^^ The author is clever to not mention anything of the benefactor's usual trademark to keep the reader guessing till the end

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i dunno... i figured it out as soon as the ducttape was mentioned... after all, how many american 'heros' are there who use duct tape on a regular basis?
besides, those visa tv ads have had him on my mind recently -Z, Post-reader at Medium
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If architects built buildings the way programmers write programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.
-Z, Post-reader at Medium
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If architects built buildings the way programmers write programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.

[ECSNorway]

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What if Harry Potter was somewhat more sarcastic than in canon? I'm fairly certain that you don't want to know.

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Trust in Aleh to find the totally insane.
That's not "somewhat sarcastic" that's "utterly whacked".--
"I give you the beautiful... the talented... the tirelessly atomic-powered...
R!
DOROTHY!
WAYNERIGHT!
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.

[Aleh]

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That's not "somewhat sarcastic" that's "utterly whacked".

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I figured that if any fic deserved having some sarcasm involved in the reccommendation, it was that one.-- This message brought to you by Ely Lilly, makers of SeraFem: Happy Pills for PMS.

[ordnance11]

"The Blunt Force Trauma of Suzumiya Haruhi" by Brian Randall.
It's on FFML...a prologue and two chapters so far...
At first I thought that Kyon would had been thrown to another universe like "Shuffle", but I guess I was wrong.
And who knew Brian Randall was a Nagato fanboy. ^^
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[drakensis]

Ranma, the Second Time Around
www.fanfiction.net/s/1988140/1/
Anyone looking for a Ranma 1/2 altfic, this one is quite good - the characterisation avoids the usual fanon pitfalls so far as I can tell, and at 714,000 words it's fairly meaty.
D for Drakensis

You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.

[Rieverre]

I remember reading a bit of that one a while back, and that there was something about it that had me putting it down and going 'meh'.
*browses* *frowns* And I don't think it was just the Ranma/Akane matchup, though that was certainly a part of it.
Can't put my finger on it.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm

[Elsa Bibat]

Me too. I'm blaming the "fnords" - subtle grammatics and formatting that irritate me.

[Soutern Cross]

You know,I'm getting REALLY SICK of Akane-bashing in Ranma fanfics.C'mon guys,she's not THAT bad! Really....
I'd rather see some Nabiki-bashing,for a change."There's only one kind of monster that uses bullets"-Colonel VanHeusen , from "It! The Terror From Beyond Space"

[Foxboy]

In this fic in particular, the Ranma/Akane pairing is... boring.
Ranma does practically everything RIGHT.
Of course, to fit canon, a typical post end-of-manga scene between Ranma and Akane would go:
"Pervert!"
"Tomboy!"
"I hate you!"
"I hate you more!"
*mad, passionate citrus scene*
Admittedly there are several authors *cough*Skysaber*cough* who demonize Akane in all of their works. Oddly I found Ornstead's SI Marty Stu fic set in an alternate Sailor Moon continuity to be enjoyable... until he added Ranma just to bash Akane...
On a similar note: has anyone seen any good Otaku fics lately? that is, an inverse of a SI, much like EPU's Undocumented Features.
For example, real-world author somehow stumbles upon/rescues a girl who uncannily resembles Skuld from Oh! My Goddess!. At first he thinks she's a really good cosplayer. A couple rocky road ice cream cones later, he discovers she's the real deal and dismayed to be in contact with an empty Yggdrasil system. She takes discovering that she's considered fictional poorly.
Another one, that I saw the start of, and it was abandoned: Rei Ayanami finds herself at an anime convention after self-destructing her EVA against Armisael. She wins a costume contest for her plug suit, and is led around by an Asuka cosplayer...
meh it's been a while...
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

[Rieverre]

But she's so easy to hate ...
... 'sides, SC, there's plenty of Nabiki-bashing stuff out there.
On the flip, I don't really mind the pairing, if it isn't done ... well, _boringly_.
For the 'R/A done well' example, I point you to Eric Hallstrom's stuff.
And no, I've not seen any Otakufics lately ... somebody should write 'The Nightmare of Suzumiya Haruhi', wherein she ends up in the real world. Or maybe one where the author character runs across a succession of confuzzled characters who're the killed 'precious people' from Mai Hime.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm

[Epsilon]

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Another one, that I saw the start of, and it was abandoned: Rei Ayanami finds herself at an anime convention after self-destructing her EVA against Armisael. She wins a costume contest for her plug suit, and is led around by an Asuka cosplayer...

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Name? Or preferably, link?
Please?
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Epsilon

[Epsilon]

I'm not certain if it counts but I do remember reading a fanfic wherein a pair of otaku cosplay as Ranma and Shampoo to go to a party or con or something, then a magic spell at the con turns them into the characters.
Now that I remember it more clearly I stopped reading it at about the point I realised it was porn.
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Epsilon