A Not-So-Royal Family

A crown, representing the main characters' status as members of a royal family.

A Not-So Royal Family, shortened as ANSRF, is an idea and concept which is planned to eventually become a webcomic and an animated YouTube series.

## Summary

Samuel Sterling, Ameliana Sterling, Eleanora Sterling, Charlotte Sterling, Fantine Sterling are 5 children in the royal Sterling family. All of them are trained to take the throne after their parents die, but who?

The story follows the three Sterling siblings, the two Sterling cousins, and their friends and family as they go on misadventures, grow up, and learn lessons along the way.

## Arcs

The series is divided into 8 main story arcs, which are the seasons themselves. The arcs have two parts (sub-seasons) each.

### ANSRF Beginnings (Season 1)

This is the first arc of the series. This season follows the life of the Sterling family starting from when Samuel was born to when the Sterling children were toddlers. This arc also contains flashbacks of Louis Miguel and Melissa’s lives.

### ANSRF Kids (Season 2)

This is the second arc of the series. This arc follows the life of the Sterling family from when the Sterling children started kindergarten until they started junior high school.

### ANSRF Teens (Season 3)

This is the third arc of the series. This arc follows the life of the Sterling family starting from after the children started junior high school until they ended college. It basically follows the Sterling children through their teenage years. Unlike the first two seasons, which are fun and light hearted, this season contains significantly more drama and romance.

## History

### August 2015 - May 2016

ANSRF was created by third-graders on August 25, 2015. It started as a playgroup named "European Union Grade School" (shortened as EUGS), in which the third-graders role-played as made-up characters. Those characters were three princess sisters named Bertha, Gloria, and Harriet. One of the third-graders suggested to turn European Union Grade School into a comic series, but to continue with the role playing activities. The three students often ate together and hung out during break time, and suggested ideas for episodes while also making episodes of their own. These role playing and episode-making activities continued on with the three girls until May 2016.

### August 2016 - May 2017

Two of the girls who were part of the original EUGS trio became classmates in August 2016. Both of them were still close friends, and one of them decided to spread EUGS to others. However, one of the girls suggested to rename the series to EU because the characters would not stay in grade school forever. Soon, they befriended another girl who was often alone, and she joined their friend group. The three girls often visited the other girl from last year and the four of them ate together a lot. Other girls became curious about the comic and started to request to join the team. Those girls became pictorial actresses for other characters in the series. In April 2017, two of the girls got in serious trouble and were threatened to be kicked out of the school.

### August 2017- Present

The next school year, the two girls who got in trouble made up for their actions and got better conduct grades. They both made up with the other girls and started to make different arcs and characters.

## Main Characters

* Ameliana Sterling
* Fantine Sterling
* Eleanor Sterling
* Charlotte Sterling
* Samuel Sterling
* Alyanna Sterling
* Sofia Sterling
* Adrianna Sterling
* Fabio LeSnoot
* Harrison Oakley
* Daniel Hadley
* James Mason
* Swintr Amer
* Spring Amer

## Generations

### Generation 1

Generation 1 of EU was obviously the first generation. The characters' names, looks, and personalities were different from what they are now. Amelia's name was "Harriet", Eleanor used to be "Gloria", Charlotte used to be "Bertha", and Fantine used to be "Brooklyn". Harriet was a shy and awkward girl who would cry easily, Bertha was a responsible and friendly girl, Brooklyn was adventurous and smart, while Gloria was weird and crazy. Generation 1 consisted of short fantasy-themed episodes without any colors.

### Generation 2

Generation 2 was exactly the same as Generation 1 but with a slightly different art style.

### Generation 3

Generation 3 was like the first 2 generations despite another change in art style.

### Generation 4

In Generation 4, the characters changed a lot, as well as the art style. The characters had slightly more realistic bodies, with proper limbs, noses, necks, fingers, and toes. Harriet became Amelié (pronounced ah-MEE-lee-YAY), who was a confident, enthusiastic, and kind but slightly bossy teenage girl. Amelié was often dressed in a fancy pink dress with yellow polka dots that had a huge chest ribbon with a fake, pink heart gem attached in the center of the bow. Gloria became Littlford, who was an eccentric princess who was drawn in a different art style than her sisters. Littlford would often transform into a fairy version of herself, named "Tiffany", and Littlford had black hair with the limbs and body of a stick figure. Bertha's name was changed to Amelia, who was a charming, naive, slightly self-absorbed, responsible, and friendly girl who loved sewing. Brooklyn became Elizabeth, who was smart and adventurous but quite shy.Generation 4 consisted of slightly longer fantasy-themed episodes without any colors.

### Generation 5

Generation 5 was the same as Generation 4, but Amelié's name was changed to Amelie (pronounced Ah-me-lee), and Littlford's name changed to Elenore. Elenore was drawn in the same art style as her sisters, and she fit the "dumb blonde" stereotype. Elenore was very weird and crazy, and she loved gardening. Elenore also owned a Venus flytrap with a wig and googly eyes. Chloe, the youngest sibling who had ice powers, was added to the Royala (now Sterling family), and Mom's name was Mayenne while Dad's name was Moon.

### Generation 6

The art style changed in Generation 6, and Gen. 6 didn't have fantasy in it anymore. The names of the protagonists changed to what they are now, and Chloe was toned down to love ice skating instead of having ice powers.

### Generation 7

Chloe was deleted from the Royala family which was changed to the Sterling family in the same generation, and Eleanor was introduced as a new character, as a German girl who was very close to the Sterling siblings. Samuel Sterling was also added as a sibling. Eleanor became a genius who wasn't blonde anymore.

### Generation 8

EU took on the anime and manga art style. The episodes became longer, and Eleanor was re-designed to be a part of the Sterling family. The episodes became longer and more comedic, while new characters were being made. The only thing that didn't change about Eleanor was that she was till dyslexic.

### Generation 9

EU is how now an animated series in Gachaverse. It is a slice-of-life show (currently a comic) that appreciates diversity and aims at children 7 years old and above due to Eleanor and Ameliana‘s lectures, long words that young kids won't understand, romance, mild cartoon violence, mildly rude humor, and mean girls. EU has 5 lovable characters, who are the Sterling siblings, royal children with such different personalities and unique traits. Eleanor is still dyslexic.

## Trivia

* According to the creator, ANSRF's main characters are mostly female to represent girl power. However, there will be an equal number of female and male characters in the final series.