Ok, my response on this 

Riposte - For a shoujo fic, this got an AMAZING
response.  I just don't believe it was viewed
according to the genre it was.  It was not taken into
account- shoujo writing is different than... other
anime writing, such as Ranma.

Counter: observe the item on C&C below, reviewers are not gods, they are prone to view things differently from the Author, it is the author's task to share his / her view on things via the fic.

Riposte- In no way did I diss C&C.  I prefer hard C&C;
I'll even take near flames, as long as it's not
personal.  It is the misinterpretation that drives me
NUTS.  And shoujo fandom is so prone to it.

Counter: observe my case in point.  Allyn took the fic fusing Ranma 1/2 and Duke Nukem very seriously particularly gun-handling, a fact which the author did not intend to take consideration, thinking it to be part of the flavour, ditto with Ranma 1/2 fics that take the Neko-ken, Hammers appearing out of nowhere and failed cures very, very seriously.  Stuff that Takahashi-sensei intended as humor.  Shojou isn't alone in that regard.

Ripost- Here I flat out disagree.  Rarely have I seen
a shoujo fanfic received as well as its counterparts. 
Is it because shoujo writers aren't as good?  I don't
believe so....

Counter: Shoujo doesn't have a big an audience as mainstream.  Supposed shoujo series such as those featuring magical girls are usually followed for their 'visual stimulation', the story is left as background.  I have seen several shoujo fics that had good review.  I recall a Marmalade Boy as well as several Karekano and Love Hina fics that had great reviews.  If you feel discriminated against then ok, you're free to feel that way.  Maybe you could do something about it by writing more shoujo fanfics until the list is so immersed in them that they become common, mainstream, accepted.  But that's my opinion only.  I'm only suggesting a course of action, I'm not telling you anything.

If you feel Shoujo-fanfics are being discriminated against then think how Original Work authors feel?  

Think about that won't you?

Jiro


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