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So. Besides looking for nekkid pix of Evayle, I attempted to put my dumpster-diving in Jugdral fandom to use. What does Japanese fandom make of all the inconsistencies and mysteries that drive me nuts?
Well, aside from the unexpected revelation that some fans viewed the Arion/Linoan engagement as a cannonball aimed at the Arion/Altenna ship, I learned the following.
There does not appear to be a consensus. Not about when Lachesis disappeared (game scripts at odds with artbook). Not about what happened to her (though 'ficcers LOVE the statue option). Certainly not about who was sleeping with whom, and why, and when. The arguments and the evidence presented are exactly the same as in English-speaking fandom, so all the ambiguities and and frustrations appear to be part of the original canon and not a factor of "adaptation bias."
And, since Japanese fanwriters happily pick a version of canon and run with it, I think I'll just do the same. There is no one right answer to some of these questions. Though I do notice quite a few of them produce extensive notes to justify their interpretations. My kind of people :)
In conclusion, I should stop agonizing over canon and just write the damned story I want to write.
PS: I think it's adorable when substitute kids like Janne and Sharlow are treated like actual characters in their own right.
PPS: I feel more comfortable with characterization after seeing some of the offenses that J-fen inflict in the course of a story.
PPPS: Not enough nekkid Evayle out there. And half of what I did find co-starred Marita. Yuk.
Well, aside from the unexpected revelation that some fans viewed the Arion/Linoan engagement as a cannonball aimed at the Arion/Altenna ship, I learned the following.
There does not appear to be a consensus. Not about when Lachesis disappeared (game scripts at odds with artbook). Not about what happened to her (though 'ficcers LOVE the statue option). Certainly not about who was sleeping with whom, and why, and when. The arguments and the evidence presented are exactly the same as in English-speaking fandom, so all the ambiguities and and frustrations appear to be part of the original canon and not a factor of "adaptation bias."
And, since Japanese fanwriters happily pick a version of canon and run with it, I think I'll just do the same. There is no one right answer to some of these questions. Though I do notice quite a few of them produce extensive notes to justify their interpretations. My kind of people :)
In conclusion, I should stop agonizing over canon and just write the damned story I want to write.
PS: I think it's adorable when substitute kids like Janne and Sharlow are treated like actual characters in their own right.
PPS: I feel more comfortable with characterization after seeing some of the offenses that J-fen inflict in the course of a story.
PPPS: Not enough nekkid Evayle out there. And half of what I did find co-starred Marita. Yuk.
