For me, my one 'bulletproof kink', as it were, will always be camaraderie, a solid ensemble cast where you can really get the sense of friendship and connection. That's why I initially fell so hard for Stargate: Atlantis and Star Trek, because the feeling of team (or as my friends say, TEAM!!!1!) is so strong. Where you show friendship through ribbing, teasing, insults and being utter bitches to each other but being totally squishy for each other underneath.
One Piece manga/anime has a similar idea, of nakama, which I think roughly translates to crewmates. People who are together through thick and thin, support each other and have fun (and fight evil). Nakamaship, where you're closer than family. I've seen this with a variety of sentai/group superhero manga, like Sailor Moon!
Did you ever read, hmm, I think say-it-again translated it, some articles in Japanese media that tried to delve into why Arashi's popularity as a boyband was rising across all different demographics? I remember a big reason was because Arashi as a group was really close, that as someone outside the group, you could feel their closeness and friendship and felt drawn to them because of that.
you know, for all that fanfic and fanworks tend to focus on the romances, I...hmm, don't really have a point, but I'm wondering how much friendship and other bonds are a draw in getting people into a source/canon?
I'm sorry, I am in need of sleep, I'll probably look back on this in the morning and think, what on earth did I write. |D;;; Oh well. ^^;;;
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Friendship- Team!
Date: 2010-07-15 08:38 am (UTC)One Piece manga/anime has a similar idea, of nakama, which I think roughly translates to crewmates. People who are together through thick and thin, support each other and have fun (and fight evil). Nakamaship, where you're closer than family. I've seen this with a variety of sentai/group superhero manga, like Sailor Moon!
Did you ever read, hmm, I think say-it-again translated it, some articles in Japanese media that tried to delve into why Arashi's popularity as a boyband was rising across all different demographics? I remember a big reason was because Arashi as a group was really close, that as someone outside the group, you could feel their closeness and friendship and felt drawn to them because of that.
you know, for all that fanfic and fanworks tend to focus on the romances, I...hmm, don't really have a point, but I'm wondering how much friendship and other bonds are a draw in getting people into a source/canon?
I'm sorry, I am in need of sleep, I'll probably look back on this in the morning and think, what on earth did I write. |D;;; Oh well. ^^;;;