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Post O3 Genres Settings S E T T I N G S M O D E R N F U T U R I S T I C - M O D E R N Some level of fantasy must accompany these, however, we can play around with how much and what type. It can be something with low fantasy, but still out of the norm situation-wise like in comics or a work by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. On the flipside, a modern setting that has futuristic touches is also fun to go with. It can contain pieces of futuristic technology and architecture or anything else. Something like you'd see in Batman Beyond or maybe Macross would probably be a good example of the latter. SERIES Young Justice Yuu Yuu Hakusho Secret Saturdays Michiko to Hatchin F U T U R I S T I C I think futuristic elements add a lot of fun to certain ideas. Whether it shows in the technology, the way the worlds work or what have you. It's kind of like fantasy in that it opens up a lot of potential too. Where you would travel one world in a modern setting, you can travel toacross many in a futuristic RP. I'm somewhat familiar with futuristic, sci-fi titles like Star Trek and Star Wars, I would probably use them for reference less and look to things like Phantasy Star or even a mecha mangaanime more. SERIES Opoona Starborn Outlaw Star Rogue Galaxy Star Ocean P E R I O D H I S T O R I C A L A N C I E N T As fun as these types of settings and genres can be, they're pretty low on my list of preferred things. Maybe if it's a world where there's a mix of modern, ancient and perhaps futuristic places, I'd go for it, or if it's a plot that uses time travel or a character from a modern setting. However, anything simply historical or period generally doesn't work for me. If we can add some other elements, it's something I can consider. Western and wuxia elements can make this fun, but I'd still be a bit picky about it. SERIES Trigun Chuno Vinland Saga Cowboy Bebop From Far Away S C H O O L The school settings can be fun when balanced and detailed. I generally don't go for a straight-forward school setting. If the school itself is already out of the ordinary, even better. If we focus on a particular group within the school, then we can always go with an ordinary setting and use the studentsclubwhatever to bring out some sort of action andor fantasy to the setting. The nice thing about a school setting is, you can bring in elements from any other genre and setting. I think a futuristic-school setting would be a lot of fun, but I'm always up for a fantasy, modern or mixed one. SERIES X-Men Negima Persona Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou Kamen-sensei G E N R E S F A N T A S Y I'm pretty open when it comes to fantasy and enjoy a lot of sub-genres. It can be contemporary or urban fantasy, low fantasy or even something with elements of wuxia. I prefer to stay away from high fantasy, unless it's something like Slayers, Berserk, or Bastard!! and I'm still skeptical then. If it's high fantasy, I prefer not to focus on an epic plot which would still be awesome to have, but more of a sense of adventure and exploration. A fantasy RP focusing on the characters but with a great, detailed setting and plot to move it along and provide depth are ideal. SERIES Grandia Fairy Tail Final Fantasy Tales of Chivas 1-2-3Sorcerer on the Rocks M E C H A A mecha roleplay would too awesome for words! ...If done right. It's also something I feel is either very plot heavy, or something plot light but very slice-of-life say, Mazinger Z vs Patlabor. I lean heavily toward Super Robot when it comes to mecha, due to what I'm most familiar with and enjoy the most. I like a larger cast for these, so a group RP or a 1x1 with quite a few multiple characters would be best but focusing on two to four mains is fine with the latter. I have a couple of ideas for this, but I'm also quite open to others' ideas. SERIES Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Macross Basquash Knights of Lamune Escaflowne M Y S T E R Y This is a sometimes complicated but always fun genre, isn't it? Well, I think so anyway. There's a lot of formats and variations to try with this, and I'll try to detail a few based on some series I like in my original plots. These can have high or low fantasy and supernatural elements, and can just as easily have tons or little humor and horror. A slice-of-life format but still heavy with plot fits best to me, but this is definitely something that deserves a lot of fun character plotting and planning. SERIES Majin Tantei Neuro Nougami Case Closed Ghost Hunt Defense Devil S H O U N E N Saying shounen is almost as vague as saying fantasy, so allow me to narrow that down some! Generally speaking, shounen that have a more fantasy twist or deal with delinquents is what I'm looking for. I like the mix of action and comedy that's unique to shounen when they're good titles and the themes just make everything all the more fun friendship, dreams, etc.. These tend to go best with a modern and maybe futuristic setting. SERIES Bleach Beelzebub Air Gear Worst Flame of Recca GTO S H O U J O Like shounen, shoujo is a very varied demographic and genre, and I'm pretty picky about what shoujo manga I read myself. Although the romcom styled ones are fun, I also love the ones with action and fantasy, and that reflects here as well. Being shoujo, it would focus first on drama and romance, but that doesn't mean there needs to be any shortage of action, violence or comedy. All the same, we can always go with a more mundane setting, etc. and add in a little twist to keep things interesting. SERIES La Corda d'Oro Fushigi Yuugi Basara Lovely Complex Doubt!! Karakuri Odette H E N S H I N Ranging from sentai to tokusatsu and mahou shounenshoujo magical boygirl, the henshin genre is varied and perfect to mix around in itself. I have a love for each different one, so bringing together the mahou elements with sentai themes and using tokusatsu devices would be great. However, focusing on just any one is great as well. Another great thing about this genre is how simple or wacky, complex or over the top or all of the above you can make it as well as using other genres with it. SERIES Sailor Moon Kamen Rider Shugo Chara Shikenger PreCure Cutie Honey V I G I L A N T E M E R C I think the hero genre is tons of fun to RP with, but it doesn't always have to be clearly hero. In general, I think vigilantes and mercs are sometimes way more fun to work with someone who's just a hero, and thus, these types of RPs can revolve around anti-heroes or Byronic heroes, a character that's more of a neutral merc or merc with a heart of gold also works. Although a modern setting tends to work best, futuristic-modern is great too, and any genres would be a fun addition. I personally like a high level of action, smut and romance with a fair dose of comedy and drama for these. SERIES Batman Beyond Heroes for Hire Deadpool Taskmaster Daughters of the Dragon Red Hood L O C A T I O N E A R T H A U It's generally easiest and not so bad to go simple, be straight-forward and just use Earth as a setting for some cases, especially if it's recent times 90s-00s. However, doing an AU Earth, for the purposes of magic or futuristic plot elements also works or just because. Matters like other races co-existing peacefully, or not with humans and other fictional elements. If it's a modern setting, making a fictional citycountrywhatever or using a real one but being vague is always fun like Gotham in Batman or even like Michiko to Hatchin's fictional South America. A L T E R N A T E W O R L D S Generally for plot purposes or just for fun, this setting is an alternate world or a few worlds, usually in a roleplay where the story takes places after Earth, or where there was no Earth to begin with. For something based on series like Trigun, Earth Seeker or Cowboy Bebop, this is pretty ideal. The fun in these settings is how many or few details we want to give the worlds. Taking inspiration from series like Kirby, SMG, Outlaw Star and Sonic Colors works as well but putting things to scale is a different story. S P A C E A roleplay that uses a spaceship as its transport and the sea of stars as its setting could be a lot of fun. Outlaw Star and Rogue Galaxy stand out, though there's no doubt other things to use as a reference. For this, I'd hope for something a little quirky or comical. A solid plot would be nice, but focusing on general fun across a galaxy would be great. Smaller locales within a setting that may pop up in a RP are things like underwater cities Atlantis, Zora's home or citiestowns that float in the sky or exist in trees Thousand Arms, Final Fantasy 9.