Subject: * don't forget * (nm)
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Posted on: 2015-10-31 16:23:00 UTC
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General Rec Thread by
on 2015-10-27 17:14:00 UTC
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We where at the PPC deal in the business of fandoms. We mostly tend to share either goodfics with others members of our fandoms or badfics that we want to be killed at some point. But in order for there to be a fandom, there necessary need to be fans.
Most of the more popular ones are shared by at least a few of us, but there are others that have little to none presence on Board. So if you are part of a more obscure fandom, share it with us, because you never know if there is someone that would quite happy to join you around here.
This thread is not just limited to fandoms though. If there is any kind of work, fiction or non-fiction, that you find interesting or had an impact on you, you may share that as well.
Selkie - The wonderful tale of single guy who adopts a non-human little girl.
Kana Little Sister (Hentai and contains incest) - The heartrending story of the relationship between an older brother and his terminally ill little sister.
Katawa Shoujo - Hentai - Hisao Nakai was a normal teenager until one when had a heart attack. After that he ended up in Yamaku, a high school catering to people with disabilities. There he meets 5 girls, each with a different disability. The player then has to choose which of girls they want to date.
Despite the fact that this VN originated in 4chan, it is extremely tastefully done and very well researched. Most of the problems each of the girls has are unrelated to their physical disabilities and there is much to learn from each of their tales. Both the demo and full version of the VN are legally free to download from the link provided.
Damaged Goods - This originated on 4chan, so must post are NSFW - There is pretty much no way to tell wheter this is truth or fiction. A nurse working at a nursing home tells the tale of a little girl who ended up the after suffering a car accident where she lost both of her parents, three of her limbs, one eye and was also severely pshicologically damaged.
He originally posted a rather crude joke in order to fit in, but it soon became clear that he genuinely cared about his charge and wanted to help her. From there he gradually becomes her friend, then a father figure.
Blindmute Loli - Again, 4chan, so inherently NSFW - As with the previous story, there is no way to verify if this story is true or not. finds a blind, mute and orphaned little girl outside his workplace, so he takes her home with him. From there he comes to love her as his daughter and makes several attempts to adopt her.
ReMoved and ReMoved Part Two - Remember My Story - Trigger Warning: Child Abuse - The story of a little girl who gets removed from her abusive home and put in foster care, seen from her own perspective. -
Anyone looking for a good webcomic? by
on 2015-10-31 14:03:00 UTC
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Cause I have several.
Alice and the Nightmare - In this reimagined Wonderland, Alice Heart is a new student at Phantasmagoria University, where she and her classmates will learn how to enter and harvest the dreams of humans. The art's gorgeous and I love the slightly Gothic atmosphere.
Girl Genius - Mad scientists rule Europe...with mixed results. Absolutely brilliant, hilarious, and a distinct vivid color style. If you like steampunk (though the authors call it "Gaslamp Fantasy"), you'll love Girl Genius. Also, the Jagermonsters. Notable for being hilarious supporting cast members without stealing the show from our hero, Agatha.
Manly Guys doing Manly Things - Follows the ridiculous shenanigans surrounding Commander Badass (an original character), who runs a facility that helps integrate macho video game characters into real life, Jared Kowalski (either the dumbest or the smartest Pokémon trainer ever), Sarah Jones "Jonesy" (Commander's girlfriend), and a host of others. I particularly recommend reading the Nomura Syndrome arc and the arc where Commander and Jonsey go back to his generic space future, though the comic itself is great. (Also check out Platinum Black by the same author!) -
Manly Guys doing Manly Things is awesome! :D by
on 2015-10-31 16:08:00 UTC
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The Nomura Syndrome arc is great indeed. Also, the Commander's kids, June and Sammy, are really, really cute and he is the best father in the world to them!
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And also forget about... by
on 2015-10-31 16:23:00 UTC
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Mr Fish, the most awesome Gyarados ever or about Canadian Guy.
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* don't forget * (nm) by
on 2015-10-31 16:23:00 UTC
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Gunnerkrigg Court. Smartest fantasy webcomic ever. (nm) by
on 2015-11-01 14:14:00 UTC
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Let me tell you... About birds. by
on 2015-10-29 22:46:00 UTC
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And some other stuff. But the birds are important.
Hatoful Boyfriend. The best pigeon dating sim, and I mean it. While it's originally intended as a joke/parody of VNs, it actually has a pretty good plot and interesting (if, of course, somewhat clichéd) characters. The storylines can be funny, but also creepy and feels-inducing. And then, of course (hey, it's a parody of visual novels), there's the hidden "true" ending, but I don't want to say much about it because SPOILERS. Seriously, it's hard to explain why this game is good without spoiling half of the plot away, but I strongly recommend playing it.
(No, it's notjustthat I'm obsessed with this game. I also found some badfic of it that I'd like to spork if I ever get Permission, and it probably wouldn't be as funny if no one else is familiar with the game.)
As for another relativelty unknown work (well, it's kinda well-known, but not as much as most stuff we see here), there's Schlock Mercenary, a comedic hard(ish) sci-fi webcomic. As with most other webcomics, the earlier stuff isn't as good, but It Gets Better™. -
I have heard a lot about Hatoful Boyfriend by
on 2015-10-30 03:10:00 UTC
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I love visual novels in general and have read a lot of good things about this one in particular, so I will definitely give it a try sometime.
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Ooh, ooh I have things! by
on 2015-10-29 22:02:00 UTC
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The Infinite Loops Project: A fairly small community (roughly our size, probably,) collectively writes/reads, mostly reads, shared universe massively multiplayer crossover fic. Time is looping because the universe which is also a computer is broken, and shenanigans happen. Pretty much everyone is overpowered but it's fun to read!
Thomas Was Alone: It's a game that makes you feel bad for squares. Also fun to play and only 7 fics on FFN.
The Phantom Tollbooth: not so much a fandom but an integral part of my childhood. Go look it up it's hard to explain -
Plugs for all the books I need to obsess over with someone. by
on 2015-10-29 05:08:00 UTC
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First off, Brandon Sanderson. All of his stuff. All of it. I cannot stress how amazing his books are: everyone on here should read them. They are beautiful.
The Door Within Trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson. This is where my handle came from; it's a Christian YA series, and it had a really deep impact on me. I heartily recommend the audiobooks. They're read by the author, and they're really immersive.
The Paper Magician by Charlie Holmberg. This has one of the most interesting magic systems I've seen, and a great story to boot. It's part of a series, which makes it even better. It centers around Ceony Twill, a young magician in the early 1900s (1901, I think) who is forced into learning paper magic, rather than steel, like she wanted. The love story moves a little too quickly, but other than that it's wonderful.
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. These are futuristic twists on the old fairy tales: now Cinderella is Cinder, a cyborg in a country where being a cyborg makes you second-class, at best, and the entirety of Earth has to deal with the Lunars, a race of advanced humans with terrifying mental abilities. These books are awesome, and the next in the series comes out next month! Yipee!!
Brandilyn Collins is another Christian author with some really interesting mysteries: Eyes of Elisha was very good, as was her Kanner Lake series. Oh, and Exposure. That one was awesome.
C.J. Hill, another YA Christian author, and her Slayers series. I also really enjoyed Erasing Time. The first centers around a group of kids who are descendants of knights imbued with special powers for the purpose of fighting dragons, the second is about twin sisters who are dragged forward in time to a dystopian city-state. Both could be better, but I enjoyed them.
Well, that's all for me. Oh, and if anyone cares, all of the books are fairly clean. Nothing egregious, anyway. If you read (or have read) any of these, tell me! I have almost no one to talk to about any of them.
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Sounds fun. by
on 2015-10-28 04:40:00 UTC
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Pure Pwnage: Kind of a weird online video series that flip-flops back and forth between being a mockumentary that criticizes gamer stereotypes and a high-stakes action series that aggrandizes gamers and gives them real world superpowers. Often within individual episodes.
Contains lots of swearing and some verbal references to sex, but no nudity, and most of the violence is special effects beams. Oh, but since this is the PPC, I should also warn that the main character, liek, talks liek this, liek, all th'time, an' stuff, lol.
The web series (click the tab under the big video), which is unfortunately unfinished due to the death of one of the recurring actors. Although, it's supposed to be continued in a movie soonish.
(There's also a TV spin-off on Hulu, but I didn't find it as good, and it didn't feature any of the uber micro fantasy fighting of the web series.)
Marble Hornets: This is an amazingly well done horror series on YouTube that uses the Slender Man stories as background to an interesting psychological mystery. The camera work and editing is superb, and really sells the realism of the series. (It's sort of fourth wall breaking, as the actual YouTube accounts are also the ones supposedly being used by the characters.)
Link to the main series. (That account has just started a sequel series, so make sure to go to the end and start at the beginning.) There's also a side account (again, go back to the beginning) where another character sent messages to the protagonists. Never fear: here is a list of the two acconuts' videos in upload order, so you can watch in proper revelatory order! -
Obscure fandoms, ka? by
on 2015-10-27 20:42:00 UTC
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-I dunno if Worm counts as obscure, but I'm going to plug it anyway. TW for basically everything under the sun — I can make a list, but I'll probably miss some — and incredibly grim, but superbly well-written. Can be described as X-Men's grim, better-written little sister.
-Lord Demon and Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. No connection despite the similar names. The first is Zelazny's take on Chinese mythology, the second — on Indian mythology and Buddhism. Both are really well-written, and Lord of Light has a character called Tak the Archivist, AKA Tak of the Bright Spear; what's not to like?
-Speaking of Roger Zelazny: everybody needs to read Jack of Shadows now because it's that awesome. It's also a short read so you really have no excuse. Seriously, go read it now. -
Ooh, yes, seconding Worm! by
on 2015-10-27 21:15:00 UTC
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Thank you so much to Scape for recommending it. :)
Have some more!
Order of the Stick, a Dungeons and Dragons based webcomic. It starts off as a gag-a-day strip, but its storyline quickly evolved to cover multiple complex arcs. It's still ongoing and one of my favoritest things ever. :D Plus, the artwork keeps subtly updating; they're stick figures, but if you compare the first strip to the most recent (though massive spoilers if you go straight to the most recent), you'll notice a definite change.
Dark Legacy Comic, a World of Warcraft based webcomic. Still gag-a-day, but the artwork had evolved considerably since its beginning. -
Thirding Worm by
on 2015-10-28 01:11:00 UTC
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This is partly because Worm is an absolutely amazing series - and long, so it works for people who read on the commute - but mostly because I don't want to suffer alone. Oil rigs will make your soul hurt, as will walk-in fridges and Godzilla movies. =]
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My recommendations by
on 2015-10-27 20:25:00 UTC
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Narbonic - a webcomic about a mad scientist named Helen Narbon and her hapless assistant Dave. The comic is now complete, and it's really fascinating to watch it build from a mostly light-hearted strip about wacky mad science hijinks to an extremely powerful conclusion, without abandoning the humor on the way. The art improves dramatically as well. There's also a sequel, Skin Horse. I also find the artist's commentary on the strips to be an interesting look into the process behind creating a series, though only read it if you've already finished the story once.
Saya no Uta - a visual novel that depicts the heartwarming story of a young man who finds true love and rediscovers the beauty of life after a traumatic car accident. Or alternatively, Gen Urobuchi's take on the Cthulhu Mythos. It's definitely not for everyone; aside from the nearly constant gore, there's a great deal of explicit, frequently non-consensual, sexual content, and Saya looks like she's about all of twelve. But if you can get past that, the story is both horrifying and deeply moving. It's also fairly short, only about five hours long. -
I have heard about Saya no Uta by
on 2015-10-27 21:59:00 UTC
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I have not tried it yet though. I will definitely play it sometime.
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I was surprised how much I enjoyed it by
on 2015-10-27 23:07:00 UTC
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It's a lot darker than my usual preference, but the writing is really good. And the ending I got on my first playthrough actually made me tear up a bit.
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VNs do seem to have a way to do that. by
on 2015-10-27 23:59:00 UTC
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I like stories that are emotional like that. If it is that good, I will probably be able to get past the darker aspects and enjoy it.
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Okay, why not... by
on 2015-10-27 19:09:00 UTC
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Young Samurai - Based on a real-life story of William Adams, the first ever Englishman to reach Japan, the story is an eight-part series about Jack Fletcher - a young sailor who finds himself shipwrecked off the coast of 17th century Japan, and tries to adapt to this new culture and survive in an environment unfriendly to foreigners.
The Secrets of Immortal Nicolas Flamel - Another urban fantasy with magic and mythology. We have monsters, magicians, Immortals (e.g. Niccoló Machiavelli, Jeanne d'Arc, or William Shakespeare), and of course gods... or maybe technologically advanced aliens? Both? Who knows, it's a really interesting and fun series.
AND NOW FOR SOME POLAND-EXCLUSIVE FANDOMS:
(If anyone's interested in looking into those, let me know - I am in the middle of creating a non-profit, fan translations)
The Liar - What happens after you make your Destiny come true? Why, join your former enemy and spread the chaos again! Meet Loki, formerly a Norse god of trickery, currently a hitman-for-hire serving the Armies of Heaven. After the Ragnarok it's time for him to play his part in the Apocalyse and trust me, even St. John didn't forsee that!
The Boys - From the same madman who brought you The Liar comes the story from your childhood punching its way back into your adulthood! The Lost Boys, once loyal companions of Peter Pan, grew up (but, of course, didn't mature) and decided to form a biker gang. Under the rule of Tinker Bell they'll do everything to live on their own... and have fun doing it! -
Hm, William Adams... by
on 2015-10-27 20:44:00 UTC
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Where did I hear this name before... Ah, right. Look no further than Shōgun, which is also an amazing book.
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An amazing book and a really neat TV show. by
on 2015-10-27 22:44:00 UTC
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Yep, read it. Let's say Young Samurai is a little more... hmm, docile? version.
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I've got two French Series to add. by
on 2015-10-27 18:20:00 UTC
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Flander's Company, about an enterprise recruting and providing villains for superheroes, and all the troubles plaguing them. The plot only begin with season 2, however.
Noob, it's about a guild of... well, noobs, and their adventures in the MMO Horizon and their long, long quest towards level 100.
The two of them are a perfect mix of fun and awesome, just enjoy. -
Those sound pretty interesting. by
on 2015-10-27 18:59:00 UTC
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Are there any translations though? I don't speak any French, unfortunately.
If you like series about MMOs, I think you will enjoy SAO greatly. -
I know it. by
on 2015-10-27 19:15:00 UTC
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Got the manga at least, makes me think of dothack.
Unfortunately, I don't think that translations exist, although Noob's staff has begun working about this last time I checked, sorry. It's not so complicated to understand though, give it a try. -
Glad that you know it! by
on 2015-10-27 19:22:00 UTC
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I have read the light novels and watched the anime.
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I have a few. by
on 2015-10-27 18:09:00 UTC
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The Divide Trilogy - A thirteen year old boy named Felix has serious heart problems and likely won't live for long. One day while on vacation with his parents, he gets separated from them and passes out--right on the Continental Divide, which turns out to be a portal to an alternate world where myths are true, but humans are the myths.
The Tail of Emily Windsnap - Despite living on a houseboat all her life, Emily has been forbidden by her hydrophobic single mother to learn how to swim. One day (man, those 'one days' happen a lot in fiction), during her seventh grade gym class' first swim lesson, something strange happens when Emily gets in the water. Her legs seize up and she feels paralyzed from the waist down. Though terrified by the incident, she wants to know if it will happen again. So she sneaks out to go swimming at night, and it turns out, she turns into a mermaid whenever she's in the water. She befriends another mermaid and together they learn the truth about Emily's family. (This is the first in a series.)
They're both written for middle schoolers, so they're not the most amazingly amazing thing to ever amaze, but I read them multiple times as a kid and still love them to bits. :) -
If we are talking about stuff for middle schoolers by
on 2015-10-27 19:35:00 UTC
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Deltora Quest - For years the realm of Deltora has been under the tyrannical rule of the Shadow Lord. The only way to restore peace is by giving the legendary Belt of Deltora to the rightful heir of the throne. But the seven gems of the tribes of Deltora, which are needed in order for the Belt to work, have been scattered throught the four corner of the land, each guarded by a terrible beast. To make things worse, no one knows where or even who the heir is.
This is impossible task is given to Leif, the 16 year old son of a blacksmith and Barda, a former guardsmen and the son of the former king's wetnurse. Joining them is Jasmine, a girl forced to raised herself in the Forest of Silence (Because of course the names of the places needs to be pretty foreboding)
There are four published book series and upcominng fifth one. There is also an anime version of the first series.