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fonulyn · 1 year

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I have an important question about fanfiction and fandoms in general. Why is it that when it comes to popular characters they get the most stories written about them? But the least popular characters who appeared in 1 game (piers, Jessica, and sheva) get the least amount of stories? Is it a fandom mentality to love the popular characters only and hate the ones that are hated and least liked? This always have bothered me.

honestly i don't think most people hate Piers or Sheva or others who are in only one game or movie. it's just that they don't love them quite as much as they do their favorites. and people tend to focus on their faves.

and like, Chris and Leon for example are everywhere, they're in multiple installments of the franchise so even if you miss one game or movie you'd still be familiar with them. if you miss re5 you wouldn't know who Sheva is beyond maybe seeing some pics. same with Piers and re6, or Helena and re6, or Jake and re6 lol, it's just easier to miss the ones who appear only once or twice as opposed to the ones who appear half the time.

personally Leon has been my fave ever since I played re4 almost two decades ago! but i only played other games in the series, or saw the movies, years and years later. in that time i wouldn't have even recognized anyone else! but i sure didn't hate them either. and there are a lot of more casual fans who don't really familiarize them with every installment and every character. and it's totally fine! i'm just trying to say that it's sort of logical that the ones appearing most get most of the love, too.

(do I wish Piers got much more love? of course :'D but I still think it's sorta logical he's not as big a fan favorite as some others who people are much more familiar with are)

of course fandom does play a role, too! if the fandom takes a minor character and starts hyping them up, it's easy for others to get sucked into it too! that definitely plays a part. people like to feel like they belong, and liking the same thing is a great way to bond, so of course people flock to the popular things fairly easily.

and from there we get to fanfic. i'm again gonna use myself as an example lol. I love Sheva. I think she's great. but have I written her? not even once. same with multiple other characters. but I'm just one person with limited time and limited energy, so I choose to use that to focus on my top faves. the ones who are the very closest to my heart. which is why lately Leon and Piers are the ones rotating in my brain almost solely.

so it does make sense that the most popular characters get most fic and most art. people want to focus on their very fave! i have no actual data to back this up but from empirically observing fandom, I'd say the vast majority of fanficcers and fanartists focus on maybe 2-4 of their top favorites and only occasionally venture out to the other characters, even if they do appreciate and value them, too.

of course it is discouraging when you happen to be the fan of a lesser known or liked character, and there just isn't much content of them. i know it sucks! been there done that so many times :'D but at the same time it's pretty logical too. the more fans a character has, the more content there is bound to be of them.

idk if my ramblings are in any way coherent lol i hope this answered your question at least somewhat.

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venus-says · 5 years

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Aikatsu on Parade! Episodes 01-05

It’s time to get this Parade on the road!

After a much-needed break, I feel like I'm ready to get back into writing about Aikatsu.

On Parade started roughly a month ago and like what has been usual I won't "dissect" each episode and I'll give a more general review of the first 4 episodes.

As a general overview On Parade is good. It's not brilliant or anything, it still feels like we're in Friends! territory, but it's fun once you let critical thinking aside. It's very obvious this is a series trying to cash in on nostalgia and more often than not shows with this premise can be annoying, but so far the nostalgia card hasn't been overused which's a huge plus.

From these 5 episodes, I have only five elements of the show that I really dislike.

The first two points are TOO MANY STAGES and TOO MANY RECYCLED MATERIAL. The performances on Aikatsu are usually the high point of the episode or at least the thing we expect the most, but the way they're doing it is just too much. I would rather see one stage, maybe two, per episode, with updated and consistent CG graphics, rather than three performances especially when there's really no need for that much. Episode 2 could've happened with just Mahiru and Yume&Mio's stages, Message of Rainbow and Your entrance were more than enough for Episode 3, we should've gotten a single Honey Cat performance (maybe You x I) to go along with Jalapeño's in Episode 4, and Identity should've been the only one we got in the Halloween episode. When you have that many stages it just feels like they're padding the episodes up, especially when they don't even bother to update the CG models. Like Akari had two completely different models in episode 5 and it was just SO WEIRD. I know CG is expensive, I know y'all are trying to play with nostalgia, but this just ain't fun.

The third one is regarding the special coords for this season. In the promotional stuff for the arcade, they make it seem like Legend Premium Rares are something SO SPECIAL, they transcend regular PRs, heck Ichigo's one looks like an evolved form of her first PR. But then episode 2 comes out and Yume pops on the stage with her special coord like if it was nothing and it bugged the hell out of me, it was just the same as Friends and the Jeweling Dresses, they don't feel special AT ALL. Now I'm more okay with it and It doesn't bother me as much, I still wish they had at least one scene of them saying how this coord came to exist but I'm already over this fact.

The fourth point is the whole basis of this show. When written down, a door appearing and the girls traveling to different schools seemed like a very fun concept, however, the execution has implications that once you stop for a minute to really think how things work your brain gets messed up. I know that this was probably the only way to make this work without messing up with past continuity, but this whole different worlds/dimensions thing IS SO COMPLICATED. I wish they were just traveling through space and they had retcon things to make the three shows fit in a single universe, rather than start messing up with this kind of stuff.

And the final point I have issues with is characters. First, the show seems to have got rid of any irrelevant character, I mean it was good because M4 hasn't appeared yet (THANK GOD), but like characters like Luka, that ended her season on a high position, weren't nowhere near the spotlight. I didn't expect this show to give any kind of development to characters that weren't the past main protagonists and Raki, and I'm totally fine with that. But even Raki has been lacking development. Don't get me wrong, I like Raki, but her personality is a huge double-edged sword and the fact that the show doesn't punish her for messing up turns her into a flat-lined and uninteresting character sometimes.

Another problem I have is with her dream, she says she wants to wear a PR she made, and the game already gave her a PR which means it'll probably be happening in the show very soon which implies she'll be reaching her goal before the half-point of the season. What I think they mean by that is that she wants to make a PR that's UNIQUE to her and she'll keep making PRs based on other idols coords until it happens, but if that's really the case they don't make a good job at making this clear. Now, Episode 6 seems that'll give her some development and I'm very hopeful to see it in action.

Despite all these flaws, there's a lot of things this show gets right.

I know I just said Raki is a problem, but she's also a solution. When she works she's amazing, she gives the best reaction faces EVER, and she can be very adorable, and from what we've seen from her sketchbook she can make lots of fun designs and I'm excited about it. Also, her mad scientist sister is a lot of fun, even though we've seen so little of her so far.

I can't deny that seeing the cross-generation interactions has been incredible so far, and we've even got some non-expected matches in these few episodes and they all work wonderfully! Yume and Mio sound like best partners, Aine and Ako were surprisingly very fun, Mirai and Akari were probably the most unexpected of the bunch but it was so magical! Honey Cat and Jalapeño was probably the most obvious interaction so far, but that's no detriment for the bond they make on that episode.

Another thing that to me is great is the fact that they don't forget what Raki's main thing is, we're always seeing her looking for inspiration, trying to learn about designing, and actually making her own stuff, that to me is an essential point to make me like Raki as much as I do.

I can't talk about Aikatsu without talking about music, and while we only got technically three new songs so far they've all been very good.

Your Entrance is a great OP, both as song and as the actual opening sequence, my favorite version is, of course, Raki's solo as an insert song, there's something about the lines "I know the end will never come / We will always be alright / I’m forever by your side / trust me as I trust you" that I really love, it gives me a certain desperation vibe, like if the producers are trying to say "THIS IS NOT THE END" and I just love it for some reason. The new ending isn't my favorite rendition of Idol Activities! but it still gives a warmth to my heart and the sequence while very simple is still very beautiful. Speaking of endings the returning rotational endings are a very nice touch. Yume and Mio's version of STARDOM is very good, it may be a sacrilege but I really think Mio and Yume work better together both musically and as characters than Aine&Mio and Yume&Rola ever did (sorry).

These are small things that I also like, first the show keeps the continuity of each series picking up more or less right after each one has ended, I like that other idols can get dragged by Raki's doors because it makes more dynamic, the girls don't need to be always moving to be able to meet new people and it also makes for more creative mix and matches of idols, and I also like that the aphorisms are back because of all ending segment we got this is the best one (I'm just glad the horrible card segment from Kagayaki no Jewel is gone tbh).

And these are pretty much my opinions on the first batch of episodes of Aikatsu on Parade! I feel like I complained a lot, but I'm still very pleased by this season and very excited for what's to come, there's a moment where they talk about achieving things with the help of other people and as much as I know they're probably talking about Raki learning from seeing others and learning to cooperate there's a part of me that's just so excited in hopes that it's a new character coming up and UGHHHH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. I'm also very excited to see my faves again at some point, and I'm really hyped for the Mizuki x Elza x Hibiki collaboration they hinted at in the banner for the next wave of cards for the game, it'll be a lot of fun to see Yoko voicing Elza and Hibiki at the same time, I wish we could see backstage videos of that happening. XD

ANYWAY, I feel like I've talked way too much already. What are your thoughts about On Parade? Do you have any theories about how this Aikatsu multiverse things work? Is there anything you're excited to see? Please let me know, let's talk about it. See ya~

#Aikatsu on Parade!#aikatsu

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fanficjjigae · 7 years

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Hello ^^ i love your writing of topsu and one of my fave things is the sexual tension/teasing between these two, i would like to ask for a drabble of su giving top a lapdance and it ending in cuddles... if you feel like writing something like this ofcourse!

I’m sorry for taking so long to post your drabble here! Brain Cramp! I’m so glad you found it over on A03 and that you liked it!!

Junsu grabbed the remote from the table and started scrolling through the options, trying to find the absolutely most best choice, one that would blow Seung Hyun’s score out of the water. His man was on fire tonight! Part of him knew he should be proud, but his little-known competitive nature had been poked at by Seung Hyun’s “come on, just try and beat that” eyebrow wiggle.

Him and that dumb stupid sexy eyebrow—Junsu fell for it every time.

Nope. Nope. Nope. He discarded choice after choice, nothing tickling his fancy. “Has this console even been updated?” he complained. “I know you hate the idea of anyone else learning your deep dark secret love for these things, but in your effort not to get noticed, we end up at the crappiest places.”

He sunk lower in the overstuffed couch which dwarfed the wall of the tiny room — obviously, a reject from someone’s living room. The thing was ugly. So ugly. But, he had to admit, wriggling his rear into the soft cushions, surprisingly comfy.

Of course, that could just be the tired in his bones, the tired brought on by two performances in one day. He loved playing Dorian Gray, but he was so freaking tired. He could feel it all the way down to his baby toe. He wriggled it in his shoe. Yep. Even that was too tired.

But it didn’t matter. He was here. Seung Hyun was here. They were out on a rare date night, one that took place outside of the confines of their home and he was going to enjoy it.

The last notes of the song faded and Junsu clapped his hands. “You were great!”

“You were hardly paying attention.” Seung Hyun said, tossing himself down on the couch. “Fuck, if this thing weren’t so ass ugly I’d say let’s steal it.”

“Steal it? You have like a bajillion dollars. Don’t steal it. Pay what it’s worth. One? Two won?”

“Five at least.” He rested his head on Junsu’s lap and looked up at him. “So. Did you pick your song or are you ready to admit defeat?

“Remember when I first took you to one of these places?” Junsu said, “I’m beginning to regret that.”

“You’re just upset that you’re a loser and I’m a winner.”’ He reached up and poked Junsu on the nose. “Loser.” he pointed at himself. “Winner.”

Junsu’s face lost all expression. “Oh. You want to see a loser?” he said. He then stood up abruptly, letting Seung Hyun’s head, having lost it’s prime spot on Junsu’s lap, bounce against the couch.

“Pretty sure I’m already seeing a loser right now.” He said, unperturbed by what had to be the single brain cell bouncing around in his big empty head—or at least that’s what Junsu assumed.

“Oh. Is there a mirror in here?”Junsu asked. “That way, so you can, you know, see yourself.”

“You’re not very good at the trash talk are you?” Seung Hyun said.

“....no. But that’s okay.” Junsu protested. “I don’t need to be good at insults, I just need to kick your butt.” He turned back to the tv which had just continued to rotate song snippets while it waited for them to make their next choice. This really was a bad place, Junsu thought. Their title selection is sad, sad, sad.

“If you ask me nicely, I’ll spot you a few points.” Seung Hyun said.

Junsu threw the irritating love of his life a look —someone was going to be in truh-ble later he thought as he continued his scroll. Woah. He slowed down and then paused. Woah. That’s okay, he didn’t need a new song, he realized as a plot, a scheme, a terribly awesome idea forming in his brain —he didn’t need to win to win -- Seung Hyun was going to give him the prize.

With a triumphant side eye glance at Seung Hyun, Junsu hit the button and made his choice.

“Troublemaker?” Seung Hyun watched him make his decision before letting out a snort. “Why does it make sense that you would choose a song called Troublemaker?”

Junsu ignored him (for now) and shoved himself up off the couch.

When the familiar whistle of the song, Junsu puckered his lips and blew into the microphone. He closed his eyes, against the cocky look of his annoying boyfriend and let the music take over him. As he sang the words he brought to mind the dance which, if he remembered it properly, was pretty much a lot of posing and butt thrusting.

Perfect.

He forced himself to forget the competition, and he put himself into the song, moving his hips, swish, swish, dip, swish, swish, dip. Eyes still closed, he allowed his hands to float over his body, feeling his own form, luring the one he knew was watching to linger and stare — feeling the want, sensing the other man's desire to run his own hands down Junsu's body. Slowly he opened his eyes and caught Seung Hyun staring at him, transfixed, as though nothing else existed in this room except for him, Junsu, and the hum of their feelings for each other -- because Junsu could feel it -- could feel that want, could feel Seung Hyun’s love as if it were real physical thing reaching out to him.

Like always.

Pleased, he circled his hips and popped up his ass, knowing just how much Seung Hyun loved his ass. Had trouble keeping his hands off it. He broke from the dance and moved his hands from his hips to just linger on his rear and watched Seung Hyun’s eyes go dark.

Peeking back just again to make sure there was no window in the door to their room, Junsu let his fingers slip to the bottom of his t-shirt, inching it up slightly with the sound of the music, giving Seung Hyun flashes of the skin underneath. Neatly, he circled his hips again and dodged Seung Hyun’s questing fingers.

All pretence of singing over, Junsu dropped the mike and, with a cock of his own eyebrow, (because he had been living for Seung Hyun for a year now, some things were bound to wear off on him) and slowly, slowly enough that he knew it would drive Seung Hyun mad, he stripped off the t-shirt and tossed it at him, trying not to laugh as Seung Hyun missed when he tried batting it away and the soft grey cotton hit him directly in the face.

Deciding to push his luck— or he couldn’t stay away (he didn’t want to look too closely as to the real reason)—he drifted over to Seung Hyun, nudging his legs apart with his knee and settled himself, swaying, moving to the music in front of him. With him. Almost on top of him.

Because it was really where he wanted to be.

Rocking himself in a circle, he twisted and dipped low, until his ass almost brushed Seung Hyun. Troublemaker . He let himself sink a little further and softly rubbed, circled himself on Seung Hyun’s cock. He closed his eyes against the feel of it. How quickly their love turned to want. Seung Hyun just felt so good and that, in turn, made Junsu feel good.

He felt Seung Hyun’s hands reach out and grab his hips. Felt those fingers slip over his skin, fingers dig into his muscle —but Junsu wasn’t ready to end his tease, his dance, his victory and he pulled away and rose up once more, twisting and dancing, throwing in the body rolls that he knew, after years of practice, bent and contorted his body in a way that screamed sex.

“Junsu.” Seung Hyun growled low in his throat. “Come back here.”

“ Uhhuh… .” Junsu said, teasing. Hyuna would never give in that easy. She’d tease and tease until her partner was crazy for her. He channeled his inner Hyuna and threw himself into the sexy dance—which was basically, pose, pose, sexy butt move. Watching Seung Hyun who, while he may look casual, his eyes heavy lidded. tucked low into the old couch, Junsu knew from their time together that he was on alert. High alert. Junsu thought with a giggle. He gazed down to the lump forming in Seung Hyun’s jeans. Very high indeed.

“Do you want me to come closer?” Junsu asked. Trying to decide what he wanted to do when he got the inevitable answer. “Cloooser?”

“Junsu.” Seung Hyun said, his voice dark and husky. “You’re fucking unbelievable, you know that?”

“Yep,” Junsu said gleefully and, deciding he’d had enough with his game, stalked his way back to Seung Hyun. He leaned in, bracing his hands on either side of Seung Hyun’s head, climbing up, a knee on either side of Seung Hyun’s until he had him completely trapped beneath him. Knowing the song was hitting the last chorus, he bent to Seung Hyun’s ear.

“ Troublemaker… ” he whisper-sang, his lips grazing Seung Hyun’s skin. The feel of Seung Hyun shuddering beneath him, the feel of Seung Hyun’s hands, reaching, questing up over his hips to rest on the curve of his ass, made him smile in triumph.

“Troublemaker,” he whispered again, as Seung Hyun shifted his head forward to lean against Junsu’s shoulder. “How many points is that worth, Seung Hyun-ah?” he asked, rocking his hips, coming in for the kill.

“Huh?” Seung Hyun asked, dazed, distracted from squeezing and caressing Junsu. It took everything Junsu had not to react, not to give in, not to fudging take him right there.

“How,” he licked around the edge of Seung Hyun’s ear lobe. “Many,” he sucked in the skin and sucked gently. “Points?” He bit down and tugged.

“All of them.” Seung Hyun said, his voice hoarse and low a rough sandpaper that rubbed itself down Junsu’s spine. "All yours."

“Good.” He grinned and pulled away, grabbing his t-shirt from where it landed and shrugged it back on. “I win.”

“What?” Seung Hyun asked, confused, his eyes dazed from a sudden absence of boyfriend in his arms.

“I get all the points. I win the game.” Junsu said making his face as wide-eyed and innocent as he could, throwing in a few blinks for good measure.

He watched as his scheme dawned on Seung Hyun, as he let his head fall back on the couch in disbelief. “You fucking brat,” he breathed out.

Grinning, Junsu plopped himself down on the couch next to him and curled up into his side, squirming and adjusting until he was buried into the cushions, until he’d tugged Seung Hyun’s arm over his head and thrown his legs over Seung Hyun’s lap, making himself the perfect Junsu cuddle spot. “I’m your fucking brat,” he said.

With a chuckle, Seung Hyun bent down and kissed Junsu’s head. “Fuck yeah, you are.”

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