All from one and one from all...?

[pez]

Hahaha....

Was just thinking, how similar the ideas are, my old original fiction (half a book written, but never made it to your screens) and FMA. But then again, considering the basics: big national organisation -> strict disciplines -> enter a young person (with major talents) -> all hell breaks loose. That is sooo typical that even as I type now, I can think of several more examples of anime/manga/novels/films just like that.

Depends on how one does it, I guess. It's like there are a gazillion works out there about boys going to schools to learn magic and stuff, but HP is (perhaps) one of the most successful of them all. *shrugs* Similar ideas can end up as totally different things...

Comments

[pyroh.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you mean. The same occured to me. I think that was part of the reason why I paused with watching FMA, because things that I watch, read, or listen to that's similar to things I'm writing, I try to avoid. But the stuff I'm working on is different than FMA, so I was able to continue watching it without it getting in the way of my writing.

Re:

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

The last WK fic I wrote... I stopped it for 3 whole years because I read something that would've really affected the story -_-" (well, stopped for a few months, and then didn't get around to writing it again for the next 3 years)

Cool that you can still watch FMA though! We can fangirl the State Alchemists together! XD