Title: Otaku Reflected
URL: http://www.asynjor.com/fanfic/ornstead.html
Author: Jared Ornstead
Source: Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, Mythology (and some names from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty)
Rating: 5.5/6
Type: Self-Insert
Length: 3 Chapters so far (Unfinished)
A nice implementation of what could otherwise have been a “not another one!?” concept. What if an Otaku ended up getting dumped into the Ranma world in some less than usual circumstances. This is probably a 5.5/6 for originality. I’ll give you one hint. They borrow the character names from the fairies in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. Anyway, on with the review. I would have preferred it if the author had used the Japanese names for the Sailor Moon characters but it doesn’t really affect readability. (I don’t really mind the names Serena (Usagi) and Darien (Mamoru) but Amy (Ami) and Susan (Setsuna) are too close to the originals for comfort and Lita (Makoto) is just wrong.)
The background that has been put into the Fae kingdom is exquisite. Probably on par with the Artemis Fowl books. (a two-book series by Eoin Colfer with about the same target audience as Harry Potter. I highly recommend them and I’ll review them when I get a chance.) If you are a fanfiction writer who learns by example, you will definitely want to read this. By the way, y’know those annoying people who start off into their own world and won’t let you steer them back to the conversation at hand? The type who bring up meaningless points and don’t care about what’s really important. Ever wanted Sailor Pluto to have to deal with someone like that?
The only way I can describe it is to say again, “This is fricken’ funny as hell, amazing writing, and quite original to boot.” It does use a fanfiction cliche or two but nothing detrimental to the enjoyability of the story and I do wish that more had been written so far but it’s still amazing regardless of the fact.
Originality: 5.5/6
Overall: 5.5/6 (6/6 if I re-read it which I probably will.)
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