I sure hope the fanfics you read don't involve... shall we say... citrus?
Eenope, just horrible childhood traumas
What about crossover fics with
TransFormers?
I might just read those to see if they're really as bad as I fear they'd be...
There's alot of overlap between the MLP and Transformers fan-base, so probably. They might be good to, MLP stuff actually tends to be of pretty high quality as far as fanfic goes.
Here's a quick FF.net link:
http://www.fanfiction.net...e_Pony_Crossovers/65/621/ They's can't be as bad the Highlander/Twilight crossovers.
Good grief... I can't even go beyond reading the fanfic descriptions, these are so preposterous.
In the meantime, I think I'll just leaf through a little something I picked up at a local thrift:
[img width=400 height=300]http://animeartbookonline.com/images/detailed/1/IMG_4164.jpg[/img]
At first, I thought it was the Japanese edition of
Cosmopolitan magazine. But no, it's all about cosplaying as your fave anime or video game character (COSMO = COStume MOdel). Its only common thread with American
Cosmo are some illustrated make-up application tips. At least, I
think that's what it's about, seeing as how I can't actually read the text.
If you don't think cosplay in the Land of the Rising Sun is serious business-- and can be downright scary as all get-out-- you've got another think comin'. A lotta the outfits shown look downright uncanny.
The scary thing is, the last page promotes the "Maid and Lolita Photo Party," which would definitely get the Pedobear Seal of Approval, if there ever was such a--
[img width=300 height=300]http://farm1.staticflickr.com/170/456474931_0356ba4a8d.jpg[/img]
Oh right... this is the internet we're talking about.