• Venia Silente@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Lol, talk about theme (un)awareness. And then people complain of fanfic writers making things too dark.

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      2 months ago

      Cute profile picture!

      I’m very happy the series did not have a dark ending. Fanfic writers can do what they want, have fun with the established universe, and make dark fics, but it’s one thing to have it as a fanfic and a headcanon if you want; and another to have it be flat-out canon in a previously happy series. Some people would find that huge subversion of expectations cool, I often find subversion of expectations cool, but I like the lighthearted Pokémon theme and am glad it stayed that way.

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        2 months ago

        Definitively! Of the long list of issues I have with the anime, the ending is defo not one of them and that’s something to be reasonably glad about. They didn’t get the Game of Thrones treatment either, considering its length.

        it’s one thing to have it as a fanfic and a headcanon if you want; and another to have it be flat-out canon in a previously happy series

        This really needs to be quotable IMO. What is and isn’t canon does temper the resulting fanfiction a lot.