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Well, someone asked me to put down my anime ideas, and, seeing as it's unlikey that'll I'll ever be able to make them (I know what it takes to make an anime, and I'm planning to be a game designer anyways), I though, "Why not?"
Of course, I won't be telling all the details. Just enough for you to maybe get it.

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Well, one idea I've been working with is about "Titans" (no set name yet).

Basically, beings known as Titans use to exist in the world with humans, though relations between them didn't always turn out too well. Eventually, things started to get out of hand when a great war began. It was not truly between the races, but more between those who wanted to coexist and those who thought seperation and rule was the way of the world.

After many decades of pointless conflict, the seven most powerful beings of mankind and the seven greatest Titans came together. After many debates, they decided their only hope was to temporarily end the age of the Titans and allow mankind to exist alone. To do so, the seven greatest Titans would use their power to seal the Titans and then go into a rest until mankind deemed it was time for their return.

Uriah the white knight, Mordrid the black knight, Leviathan the lord of the seas, Odin, Bahamut the king of dragons, Zeus of the sky, and Vishnu.
These seven joined together, despite their differences, for the betterment of the world.
However, while they began their rest, Mordrid, who most hated the humans, had planned to betray the others and return the Titans while they slept. Uriah felt something was wrong and discovered what Mordrid was planning. The two battles until Mordrid was defeated and his body shattered across the world. With only six remaining, the seal would not last as long, but they had no choice. Uriah and the others began their sleep...

Thousands of years later, in the modern age of man, something is stirring within the earth. Strange creatures have been seen wandering the world.
The truth is discovered far too late as many Titans, still hateful of the humans, begin to attack.

Just when things seem to turn bleak, a cavern, hidden within an uninhabitable mountain, is discovered. Within is found a sleeping knight who, it times of trouble, must be awakened...

Uriah has awakened...



So, yeah, that's just the back story. Basically it's kinda like those big monster fighting type shows, except that most of the Titans tend to be much smaller than what'd you see on other ones (Uriah is only about 20 to 30 feet tall). It typically focuses on Uriah's battles (he typically fights using his own power and a lance)with rouge Titans, but later on he has some "dealings" with the other "god" Titans. It's a long story for why I chose those characters, but it basically shows man believing these things were "gods" or whatever.
He is also teamed up later by other Titans (like Efreeti, a once evil fire being, who forgot who he was and befriends a human child that dubs him "Big Red"), and humans who help in the fights (most in mech kinda stuff). And strange black shards seem to "moving" somewhere, rebuilding a certain someone...

I'll tell ya about the other ones later. Question? Comments? Crap?

20+ views and no responses? You guys must either think it's crap or just don't care.

Well, anyhoo, if I did manage to get something like the Titan idea as a real anime, it'd be a 52 eps. run (two mini-seasons I suppose, if the first one worked).


Guess I'll post up another of my probably-never-to-exist ideas and see if anyone cares then.

Another plan I've had is a short run (12-13 eps.) about a man who puts himself up for a bounty, claiming he'll give who ever catches him his entire fortune (which measures up to several billions), simply because he says "I'm bored and need a challenge."

However, as hunter after hunter fails to catch him (and always coming back beaten and bruised), it's obvious this more than just entertainment for him, and indeed it is. This man is a prodigy, who is using the hunters to test out his experiments with physics, creating what he calls the "Criminal Laws", ways to break the forces of the natural world. These include such things as cutting through anything his bare hands, evading even bullets, or simply taking a blow... and coming out unscathed, among other unexplainable feats.

As it turns out, "playing God" never goes unpunished. Stronger foes began to hunt him for more than his bounty, and those few he thought he could trust may soon change find their view on much different...

Who says they will never come to fruitation? If that is God's will for you, He will see it through ^_^

While you wait, why not try transfering it into paper as a story or possibly a manga or an american comic?

Had there only been your original post, I would likely have contributed a view and not a post. The idea was fine, but I simply had nothing productive to say about it. But your second post interests me much more; that idea could indeed go places, though I would be uncertain where.

Who says they will never come to fruitation? If that is God's will for you, He will see it through ^_^

While you wait, why not try transfering it into paper as a story or possibly a manga or an american comic?

Thanks. ^-^

That's what I thought of, too, being as most anime are started that way, anyways. I just don't know where I could do that. I'm also a fairly good artist, but I'd definetly need help to get anywhere with it. O-o

Thanks, UC. I've got alot of it planned out, but my main problem is knowing nothing about physics, which is, unfortunately, a main aspect of the story. Of course, I'll probably end up making it up anyways, but...

If it wasn't for me wanting to be a game designer, I would definetly go after this. I mean, I could anyways, but it's not what my true passion is (of course, if God's plans are different...).


Oh, another idea is one I've been writing here for awhile (though it'd defiently be better as a manga than just a stroy @.@ ). It's called Solar Cycle and you can see what I've got so far on it in the Writing Forum... somewhere...

They`re pretty interesting Myoti. As you know, I have a couple anime series of my own I have in progress.

TriSaga ( A good number of episodes, it runs like DBZ)
TriSaga Unlimited ( Probably a tad shorter, and not nearly as good since it`s all abot Tri`s son and Tri is evil)
TriSaga X (Um...3 seasons. Very short. Basically all the final enimies.)

New...

TriSaga Academy (About 20 episodes)

Anyways, I was curious. I also know the definition of anime is = Any form of animation made in Japan. Well, I`m not Japanese and i`ve never been to japan. What`s it called if you produce a cartoon in the US with anime-style art.

Oh yeah, me and my friend were aruing over if some lame show on Nickelodeon called Avatar: The Last Airbender was made in Japan or not. It`s anime, that`s why. I`ll tell you which side of the arguement I`m on after it is answered.

Yo Myoti, maybe we should team up and make our dweams come twue. That would be fun!

Seriously, with your creative ideas and my um...other ideas we could make our television shows or manga real!

I`m putting all the TriSagas into seperate novels. Not graphic novels, just novels.

Well, I`m not Japanese and i`ve never been to japan. What`s it called if you produce a cartoon in the US with anime-style art.

I usually just refer to it as "fakime" (fake-ime).

Oh yeah, me and my friend were aruing over if some lame show on Nickelodeon called Avatar: The Last Airbender was made in Japan or not. It`s anime, that`s why. I`ll tell you which side of the arguement I`m on after it is answered.

I like Avatar. It's one of the few "fakime" I find to be pretty good (well, from what I've seen of it, though the artwork is very nice).

Seriously, with your creative ideas and my um...other ideas we could make our television shows or manga real!

Maybe.

I'd suggest you just try to merge all of yours into one and keep it down at a set amount. I have a hard enough time coming up with creative stuff for only 13 to 26 eps., and you''re shooting for 300+?!

Myoti, if you don't mind...I might be able to help you with some character designs.

Feel free to PM me about descriptions and stuff. If you want to preview my work (insert blatant advertisement) go to http://crystalshores.bravehost.com

Those are pretty good, Hitokiri. I haven't actually drawn up alot of the characters from the ideas, so that could work. My stuff almost never seems to come that way I want it too, anyways, and seeing others view on it is good for me. ^_^


Another one of my ideas. This one is based in the same sort of world as my "Guardian Legacy" RP. If you don't know about it, basically there are two special kinds of people in the world, the Majestics and the Vanguards.
Majestics are people bound to a familiar or "Guardian" upon their birth that protects them. Vanguards are people specially trained in combat that are typically charged with protecting a certain family of Majestics and are many times "trainers" for the younger ones.

This one kinda worries me, though, as it may same trite being one of the "partner" shows and eventually does enter a sort of tournament later on (actually, I'm a sucker for those; don't know why...), though it's not completed during the course of the series (probably 52 part).

Anyways, in this one there is a Vanguard who has come to a small town to search for his Majestic "trainees", as many Vanguards do. He's usually a very happy and excitebly guy, but is always gets down to business when others are in trouble. He carries a rather unique blade that is possessed by his late lovers Guardian, Amorpheus, allowing his blade to change its shape.
There are three Majestic children that this Vanguard finds, each with their own interesting back stories.

The first is an outcast boy found in an orphanage. There is a black something in his right eye that seems to "attack" people for no reason. As it turns out, this is Guardian, a vicious being that even this boy has a hard time controlling. Despite the way people have treated him, he doesn't let it put him down.

The second is a teenage girl living in a foster home, which she greatly despises (along with everything else). Her parents left when she was young and joined something known as the "Star Callers" (a mysterious organization bent on stopping the return of a dangerous Majestic; the ends are good, but it doesn't always justify their means...).
Her Guardian is an overprotective ice-being known as Cagnazzo, though he actual began as her only friend. Unless called upon, Cagnazzo usually remains "invisible" as a thin mist around the girl, causing her breath to always seem like cold fog.
She isn't willing to join the Vanguard at first, but after an attack from some strange creatures known as Pinions (and freezing her foster parents), she reluctantly gives in.

The third is a young, happy girl who carries a strange, living rabbit doll (wearing a mysterious bell collar) everywhere with her. She meets the rest of the characters at the church her grandfather is a pastor at.
After an attack from another Pinion and an unpleasant encounter with one of the "Star Callers", this girl learns of her true powers. By removing the collar from the rabbit doll, it becomes a massive Guardian (later on, she learns that wearing it herself allows them to join together as one being).
Her grandfather has a Guardian of his own and knows is it the girls destiny to join the others.


Later on in the series, more Majestics and their (sometimes strange) Guardians are encountered, whether for good or bad means. A few include: a boy with a living scarf; a fat kid whose Guardian, Salivan, is with his own stomach; and a girl who's Guardian's only power is to grow things (but mixed with the other two it's a deadly combo).

There are several others, but I've yet to develop most of them yet. -_-

Oh, and the "Pinions" are basically these disformed (usually winged or feathered) creatures created by the same Majestic the Star Callers are trying to stop.

Myoti wrote:Thanks, UC. I've got alot of it planned out, but my main problem is knowing nothing about physics, which is, unfortunately, a main aspect of the story. Of course, I'll probably end up making it up anyways, but...

I am no physicist, but let me see what I can do. I think you'd be best off making each manipulation fairly simple and basic (otherwise it will seem too much like a cheap explanation for magic). For example, he could cut though things by artificially reducing the surface area of his hand to subatomic levels, thus driving the amount of pressure to an incredibly high point. Other ideas:

For some reason, I really like the idea of stopping bullets by completely taking away their momentum. That value simply becomes zero, which means they'd fall. Then again, that is very Matrix-esque.

He could walk on water by multiplying his effective volume, thus making himself "float."

Here's a big one: friction manipulation. It has to be selective, of course, or the power would defeat itself. But he could reduce some of his personal friction, allowing himself to move faster. Or, if he can manipulate it in others, the power becomes much stronger. For example, he could make his opponents collapse by removing their friction, or hold them absolutely immobile by increasing the air resistance to an incredible degree (and, if they were strong enough to move anyway, they'd cause damage to themselves).

In terms of defense, I think it'd be interesting if he increased the density of his body to extreme levels, effectively making him invincible. However, that would also give him personal gravity, and while that would create some problems, I think it would look rather cool.

*gasp* A Mod double posted? (jk)

Even if you're no physicist, you definetly know more than me. Those ideas will great help, so thanks. ^_^

I started thinking about another one his manipulations last night that has to do with the laws of momentum/conservation of energy (or something like that; I can explain, but I'm not sure what you'd call it). Anyways, lets say a large guy comes at him and hits with an incredibly strong force. He doesn't takes in the full blow, but instead converts it back (not sure how to explain it all; I'm really no physicist), causing the momentum to flow against his opponent and not himself.

Oh, if anyone has a good name for this physicist guy (or his female counterpart), that'd be nice as I haven't thought of one (that's the part I sometimes have trouble with). -_-;

I'm starting to plan this out a bit more. I have most of the plot and a few of his main opponents. They're not all "villains", per say. One bounty hunter is actually one who "plays" by the rules and wants to face the main character in fair combat (they even become "friends" for a short while o.O ). As it progresses, even four Government agents (named after the Four Horsemen) come after him for the "Criminal Laws" he creates, as:
[SPOILER] He was making it for the Government all along, but they eventually decide that he's becoming to dangerous with his "research".[/SPOILER]

Myoti wrote:*gasp* A Mod double posted? (jk)

Whatever could you be referring to?

Myoti wrote:I started thinking about another one his manipulations last night that has to do with the laws of momentum/conservation of energy (or something like that]really[/I] no physicist), causing the momentum to flow against his opponent and not himself.

I can't think of a simple way to explain something like that, but people would probably accept it if you just said that he can redirect force.

Myoti wrote:I'm starting to plan this out a bit more. I have most of the plot and a few of his main opponents. They're not all "villains", per say. One bounty hunter is actually one who "plays" by the rules and wants to face the main character in fair combat (they even become "friends" for a short while o.O ). As it progresses, even four Government agents (named after the Four Horsemen) come after him for the "Criminal Laws" he creates, as:

Can the Horsemen and other opponents also break the laws of physics, or do they have other abilities that make them more equal to him?

Whatever could you be referring to?

Behold the power of Mods!

I can't think of a simple way to explain something like that, but people would probably accept it if you just said that he can redirect force.

Yeah, that'll work. Keep it simple, right? ^_^

Can the Horsemen and other opponents also break the laws of physics, or do they have other abilities that make them more equal to him?

I haven't completely thought it out, but at least one (Death) can, though he tends to have to improvise with other things as he's not as powerful (after all, the main guy is the one "inventing" these).

Pestilence knows enough to move fast (and I meanfast) and uses that in line with alot of guns to try and take him down (if he can see where the bullets are coming from, it would make things a tad more difficult).

Famine... a psychopath is all I have for him now. :/

Plague will probably have something to do with bioweapons or the like.

Oh, another one. This is one I have vowed to complete, whether as an anime or video game, but it's something me and my late best friend Matt have wanted to do for a long time. It's changed a bit since we started, but still keeps the basis of what we wanted to do.

Basically, it's a future world and there are certain people that are born with "special powers" (think kinda along the lines of Star Wars meets X-Men). A special organization has been crafted to help those throughout the galaxy, and most of its members have these abilities.

However, a hostage situation has suddenly occured at an embassy on one of the planets. The leaders of these terrorists are two powerful Larrians (reptilian aliens), Zeero and Meero, both of which have "special powers". When every attempt to stop them tries and fails, the Alpha Team must be reassembled. If they can't stop it, and uncover what's truly going on, no one can...

So the story begins with the members of the one disbanded Alpha Team coming together again to stop the hostage crisis. Soon after, it's discovered that Lezar, another Larrian who the main hero (Ben) is trying to get revenge on it, is somehow behind all this. As the story progresses, matters are covered from stopping Lezar to discovering the corruption and alliances with him, and why the Alpha Team disbanded in the first place. It's a bit complicated, but I'm still working on it.

The members of the Alpha Team:

Ben
Power: Regenaration
The leader of the Alpha Team. Seems very nonchalant and lazy, but he his very strategic and his teammates are so trusting they can tell what he's thinking just by his look. Nearly everyone in his family was killed by thugs he believes to be in line with Lexar, but he has of yet been unable to prove it.

Tyler
Power: Special Sight (scope, thermal, x-ray, etc.)
Ben's most trusted friend and second in command. Typically pretty serious and always has to try and keep Ben in line. Skilled in gun and long range combat.

Jake
Power: Camouflage (sp?)
He's not really a coward, he's just very cautious, for both himself and others, making Ben and José's (see below) reckless nature his bane. He still skilled in battle, but typically in more indirect ways. He is Ben's first cousin and one of the few survivors of their family line.

José
Power: Can't feel pain; incredible adrenaline and stamina
His powers may not seem that farfetched, but when he's seen in combat, it's no wonder he needs them. He'll fight with anything and is typically the first to rush in, laughing and screaming and everything while he takes out his foes. At the same time, his attakcs are actually planned carefully yet so quickly it seems unnoticeable, and he's just as good in rescue operations as he is in outright war.

Max
Power: Super speed
The British-accented twin of Melony. Comedic, though most of the jokes end up being put back on him. Enjoys using his powers to play with enemies before finishing them. Very wise, but not technical smart.

Melony
Power: Super strength
Twin of Max. She's incredibly strong and cool-headed. Very tech smart but tends to be air-headed sometimes. Tends to fight head-on, focusing on what needs to be done and how to accomplish that as quickly and easily as possible.

Lin
Powers: Healing
A new member to the group, she is the niece of the commander of the Special Forces (name pending) organization. She typically stays out of the way of the others and tends to notice their "chemistry" together, sometimes causing her to feel left out. However, she soon manages to learn how they are and get in more with them. She likes Ben, but he seems uninterested and as her powers of healing aren't useful for him (self-regenration), she rarely seems him alone.

Kyle
Power: Super heated energy (typically in hands)
A slave on a distant desert planet, Kyle managed to prove his worth and become a well-known Gladiator. He knows little of his past, but wishes for his own freedom and that of the other slaves on his world. He joins the Alpha Team after the criminal syndicate on his planet is shut down, but he has many secrets that could either help or hinder the rest of the team... and the galaxy...


I still have alot to work out with this one. Basically, if it was anime it would be around maybe a 26 eps. shot. I just want to get this one down one way or the other...

Sooooo, no comments on this one? It took me awhile to type it up and no one seems to notice. >.>

(Sorry, this sounds like an excuse to keep a thread alive, and I guess it kinda is. I just want to know other opinions on these and whether/how/if I could try to make them a reality.)

I read it shortly after you posted it and had nothing to say at the time. Nor do I now, really. But since you asked...

The "kids with superpowers" genre is a fairly tired one, and while I wouldn't say that it is impossible to pull off, your audiences are likely to be skeptical. One key detail: why do they have these powers?

If these are inborn, I see something in your characters that could be worrisome: some of the characters have personalities that match their powers. This is somewhat cliche by this point. On the other hand, if their powers are developed based upon their personalities, this isn't really a concern.

Well, they aren't "kids" (the youngest is probably about 20 something). I do see what you're saying about the personalities... kinda. The second part you did there confused me though:

On the other hand, if their powers are developed based upon their personalities, this isn't really a concern.

Didn't you just say not to do that? O.o
Except for Jake, if their personality seems to go along with their power, is because they found ways to use to their advantage (like speeding up just to mess with them or going crazy simply because you can't feel it).

One key detail: why do they have these powers?

That is something I'm still working on. I need to find some new way of doing it. I had one plan that Ben and Jake are sort of "descended" from this alien race, but that brings up more problems, like why they have different powers (different "clans"?), and why they don't look like the race, etc. Also, it wouldn't explain why the others have these gifts. Possibly, the group they all work for has found some new "material" or such that gives a different ability to who over will join.




Also, this was another idea I just remembered today. It's actually something our whole family sort of came up with after we realized some interesting things about ourselves.

It's called "Uncommon Sense", about a family of six with, well, heightened senses. The eldest son has heightened hearing (so much that he can even hear sound waves from movement), the daughter can see into far distances ("Legolas, what do your elven eyes see?" ), and the next son has heightened "feeling" in vibrations and the such. The father has smell and the mother has taste, and the youngest child, a boy, has an ability that none of them know much about as he's too young to tell them.

Anyways, their are these organizations that are hunting them to discover why they are like this and take their genes for their own use (er, still working on this part). Becuase of this, the family always has to keep on the move, running from one place to another... until they finally find them.
Yeah, still working on it. -_o

Regarding the new idea: again, I have little to say.

Myoti wrote:Didn't you just say not to do that? O.o

Ah, the difference is between "developed" in the sense of within the story or "developed" by the author. If you give them all powers and personalities that match, it feels too convenient. However, if this is addressed within the story it becomes more plausible.

For example, say that they are descended from an alien race. Also assume that every member of this alien race manifests powers based on his or her personality. That way, it makes perfect sense if there are some connections.

Ah, I didn't think about that. I guess that would probably work better, but some of them could be more difficult, like why would Ben's personality would influence regenration?

The key thing is that you don't have to explain the reason for every single person's power, so this explanation isn't likely to undergo as much scrutiny. But in the example you raised, you could say that it was influenced by Ben's desire to restore the relationships lost to him when his family died.

Ah, that'd work. Also, I was thinking about this and thought "Ben has regenration, but what good does that do besides being almost unable to die?". Then I had a thought.

Stamina and adrenaline. Perhaps his power simply recreates what he needs to survive, and can even "overdose" on somethings. Of course, if that happens, it begins to overlap with Jose's power, which could be a real problem. Unless of course I just gave Jose the "can't feel pain" part. :/

Anyways, here's another idea I just came up with recently and thought it was worth sharing. There's part of it that may seems kinda clichéd and all, but we'll see, I suppose...


Anyhoo, it begins with a boys rich grandfather dying and he travels to hear the reading of the will. In it, it's revealed that he is not the only heir to the riches, and that anyone who can locate the 10 Treasures (special belongings of the grandfather that were hidden throughout the world) will recieve the entire inheritance.

However, the will has also left two "bodyguards" to this boy, as well as a small fortuen to help him in his journey.

The first is a "mountain" man who's family has longed served the grandfather's due to an event in their ancestors past. Though the man is an excellent fighter (haven't decided on what style it is yet), he does had an odd feature: he has a multiple personality disorder, which likes to kick in at the most random moments (leading to some very comedic turn of events). Yet, this "disorder" is more in-depth that it may seem, dealing with the death of his family several years before.

The second "bodyguard" was the grandfather's most trusted butler. He is extremely strict and serious, and has a much more "graceful" fighting style than the other, many times causing him to come out of a battle with little more than some dust on his clothes or a hair fallen out of place.
As the former, he's not without his own oddities. He's typically quite strict and often fusses about the boy squandering his money, yet this butler tends to be greedier than many of the others competing for the inheritance (he just doesn't openly show it), along with "transforming" (i.e. shifting his glasses and rearranging his hair and mannerism) in the presence of beautiful women (though not in any sort of "suggestive" way, as many an anime goes about doing...).


Throughout their journey, they must face both the trials to find the treasures along with the other competitive family members after the inheritance (many of them even more strange than the bodyguards). Their also appears to be some sort of strange occurences dealing with a certain Insurance Company...

It would highly depend on how the idea was developed. Upon first reading, it didn't strike me as cliche so much as simple. If well-crafted, it would be a story worth reading.

Upon first reading, it didn't strike me as cliche so much as simple.

Oh, well it kinda made me think of stuff like Samurai Champloo for some reason.

For simple, well... I guess that depends. The way I plan it, it wouldn't just be "go to some distant location, defeat bad guys, find the Treasure, repeat", especially since there are others searching for them. This means the team will eventually have to face others who have already obtained other Treasures and, in some cases, have their own stolen.

That is another issue entirely, really. Samurai Champloo operates more from style than from complexity of plot or sophistication. Hellsing is much the same. Such series can work, it is just somewhat difficult. For some reason I wasn't thinking in this sense at all upon first reading.

Naturally, I presumed that you would avoid a formulaic plot. That would definitely kill this idea. But if you were to persue it, I would definitely suggest planning out a somewhat involved plot before beginning.

I do. I plan alot before trying anything.

The beginning plot sets everything up as so:

The main kid hears the will, and finds that he is one of the last to have it read to. What is grandfather set is, in a way, a game. All the others have already heard the will and were "set" in specific points across the globe, only being allowed to begin and a certain time, which happens to be noon the next day.

The main kid was specifically given the two bodyguards in the will, for reasons that will come up later.


That's what I've gotten at the beginning, but it may change before deciding the end (which I will come up with before trying to start anything, of course).


I'm currently focusing on the "Treasures" themselves, which play an integral part in everything, including how I set up the opposition and where the team goes.

Two questions you may want to consider:
1) Why did the grandfather set everything up this way?
2) How did everyone else hear about things first?

Two questions you may want to consider:
1) Why did the grandfather set everything up this way?
2) How did everyone else hear about things first?

Hmmm.... geh, it seems I've been thinking of all the details so far and forgot about this. -_-;

I have a slight idea on the first one, but it's kind of scrambled at the moment.
Not so sure about the second yet... perhaps they knew of... no... gah, I'm not sure yet...


Also, the more details I've been coming up with, the more... strange it seems to wind up being (will explain later; must eat now).

Then it is good that you consider these ideas first. But actually, it doesn't matter how strange it may seem provided that it forms a coherent whole. Whether that happens will largely be dependant on planning.

Yup, which is what I always do. Plan, plan, and plan even more... then go back, trash half my ideas and plan again. d:

I'm not sure whether to put what I've planned so far or not, partially due to the fact that if it does by some miracously way go through, I wouldn't want to spoil it know or have it stolen know or anything...


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And UC, everytime you post here I get scared. Sephy keeps staring at me... XP[/SPOILER]