It is a melancholy object to those who walk through thier in boxes to 
find that the
wit and light that was once the FFML is like a candle -- the better part 
of which
has burned out.

To be sure, there are still moments of brilliance, but with the passing 
of the years
most of the authors have lost interest in the Anime series that were for 
the FFML
fire pits of great bonfires of creativity. The cumulative addition of 
dozens if not
hundreds of interesting and attractive series has made it hard for any 
one anime
series to generate a large audience in this age where the anime section 
(At least
here in San Jose) is as large as any other genre in the store.

I believe the FFML has two roots - the anime and manga from which we draw
inspiration, and  the community of  writers learning the craft of prose.

Most of the comment here to date has focused on enlarging the pool of 
inspiration,
opening the list to genre like comics and Harry Potter.

My immodest proposal is to think about fertilizing that second root, by 
opening the
list to original stories, using original characters. It seems to me that 
we are more
likely to learn more from each other, and become better writers, if we 
occasionally
take off the training wheels.

I know for myself I'd be more interested in reading and commenting on a 
story
where I don't have $200 in DVDs if I had an expectation of being properly
introduced to the characters and situations.

Just my 2 cents.

J.


P.S. Has anyone seen Nabiki? She's wandered off again.











 


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