As N Approaches Infinity

As N Approaches Infinity (ANAI) is a Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Bleach crossover fanfic by Corisanna. It is set in an alternate universe in which Homura Akemi meets the Kurosaki sisters, who have contracted with Kyubey to become magical girls. Homura realizes that the shinigami could serve as important allies in her fight against the Incubators, and the battle is joined. 
As of October 2020, it is one of the most popular PMMM fics on AO3 with over 78,000 hits. 
==Synopsis==
Each chapter opens with an algebraic expression representing when it takes place in relationship to the original timeline, X+N, in which Homura first encounters Karin and Yuzu Kurosaki, and is adopted by the Kurosaki family, the denizens of the Urahara Shop--and, more reluctantly, by the wider shinigami hierarchy. As Homura and her allies piece together the Incubators' sinister plan, they realize they must fight across multiple timelines in order to win the war. As ANAI opens in timeline X+N+54, it quickly becomes clear that their task is more challenging than initially anticipated. 
Although ANAI occasionally uses characters or elements from the Thousand-Year Blood War, the fic itself is a canon-divergent AU for Bleach, picking up at the end of the Lost Agent arc. It also incorporates characters and storylines from PMMM spin-offs Kazumi Magica, although knowledge of anything outside the core anime is unnecessary to enjoy the fic. 
Hidden runes and distortions in the witches' labyrinths are indicated by selective bolding, inspired by The Magic Catgirl's Like No Other.Author's Note for Chapter 1
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==Fandom and fan community==
An ANAI fan community has sprung up as a subset of the larger PMMM and Bleach fandoms. While some content can be found on AO3 or tumblr, the bulk of fannish activity takes place on Discord on the ANAI server. 
ANAI has inspired a large number of other fanworks, ranging from recursive fanfiction and fanart set in the same universe or more loosely related Bleach/PMMM crossovers citing it as an influence. 
===Fanfiction===
*beside you (in time) by A-chan. AU in which Homura finds herself falling for Hitsugaya across multiple timelines. 
*Smoke and Mirrorless Flowers by M.N. Nepp. An AU "what-if" divergent Chapter 71 of Corisanna's epic crossover "As N Approaches Infinity". Wherein Kyōko Sakura wakes to a familiarly aggravating, if expected, set of faces with a slightly different set of assumptions.
*The Worst Thing Next to Anarchy (Is The Government) by astrologia.That one universe where everybody in the afterlife decided it was a good idea to integrate battle-ready teen and pre-teen girls into what amounted as a post-mortem military government, and thus, resulted to shuffling the current social norms and power hierarchy, making certain that the ensuing years were filled with many people (and numerous nobles) running around like headless chickens. Post-canon AU. 
*Stitches in Time by StarFlatinum. A loose cannon of a Time Lord, some uncontrollable shinigami, and a bunch of renegade magical girls must combine their time magic, science magic, magic time science, and magic magic to save all those they hold dear. Also the universe, but that's probably not important. Crossover between ANAI and Doctor Who. 
*Auntie Homura's Visit by ProminenceWing. Its not every day that Kazui's time manipulating Aunt comes to visit, but when she does, its a good time.
*Madoka - Rumored Princess by LordSunshine. When strangeness abounds, people can Jump to the oddest conclusions...
* Orajje's As N Approaches Infinity Fan AUs and Oneshots by Orajje. A collection of my fan au's that were previously posted on the ANAI discord.
===Fanart===
*Fanart by the author.
*Cover Art by rogueandneurotic. 
*“guess ill die” by nocturneia. being ANAI Toshiro is suffering
*Homura and Hitsugaya by Ken Catze. 
*Cartoon of a scene from the prologue by Ruth-Lund.
*Yuzu and Karin Kurosaki as magical girls by arietidsx. 
*Ichigo and Homura watching ballet videos by arietidsx.
*ANAI COVID-19 PSA posters by goldefantasia, a parody of Sailor Moon Says and an example of Covid-19 and Fandom.
*Wo ist die Walnuss?.. by lirida. 
*Height Difference between Homura and Toushirou by goldefantasia. 
==Resources and Fannish Links==
*TVTropes page
*Tumblr tag
*Discord server
==References==
 
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