Ang Yen Yen Adeline wrote: 

On Sun, 24 Aug 1997, Christina Rose wrote:

At 08:00 PM 8/24/97 +0000, you wrote:

after reading a bit on original work it made me think what makes a story
qualified to be called Anime or Manga?
Because I see a lot of stories, not done by japanese that would make

great

anime/mangas

Twisted plot, tortured souls, unusual heroes, and villians with
personality.  Pretty much the elements I've associated with
manga/anime stories.  BTW what org. stories did you read?

death gate novels by Margret wies and tracy hickman, actually way of the
pilgrim by gorden r dickson is very anime
I always thought Death Gate would make a wonderful anime! Come to think of
it, any title by Margaret Weis and/or Tracy Hickman would make a wonderful
anime! Then there's the Elfshadow series by Elaine Cunningham, and Daughter
of the Drow would also work... But this is just my $0.02 worth, I've also
tried drawing Death Gate characters anime/manga-style. Now if I could just
get a scanner... ^-^

   That's what I think too. And don't forget David Eddings.

	What we need is a series with a large yet intresting cast of
characters. Characters painted with broad strokes and easily
reconginzable and identifable traits, though intricate enough to keep
viewers intrests. A definate goal, that seems untainable though the
whole series seems working towards it (and you can tell it's making
progress). Lots of pyrotechnics intertwined with character building
quiet time. A massive world to be explored, one that seems to big to
EVER be completely covered (that's what sequels are for) Oh and Magic
and cool villians with femine features.  Add all these elements, find
what fits the criteria and turn said masterpiece into an Anime TV
series. A few make the cut to my mind, but Jordan's work stands out the
most. That's what I want, Wheel Of Time, the Anime TV series. <sigh> Is
that too much to ask? Probably so... sniff... sniff...

	<looks over what has been written> GWAH! It's all Spam! Crap, hmmmmm,
how to make Tybalt happy... Okay, ummmmm, all these wonderful elements
would also be GREAT in a fanfic... heh, think it'll work?