Being creative is hard. Sometimes It's so hard that some of us "borrow" ideas from other artists, only to become infinitely more famous and successful.
I should probably preface my statement by saying that I really like Puella Magica. I thought it had some great ideas and fantastic characters. My only problem was Kyuubey, but not for the reason you may expect.
Kyuubey is an avatar of an alien race that tricks children into signing a Faustian bargain in which their life force is essentially used to save the universe from entropy, and they finally die. My issue is that Kyuubey bares a passing resemblance to another character.
Dung Beetle says hi. Dung beetle is an avatar of an alien race that tricks children into signing a Faustian bargain in which their life force is used to pilot a robot and- oh my.
I really liked Madoka, I think it's great, and I've told a lot of people they need to watch it. It had some great characters in it, and while I would never call Gen Urobuchi a visionary, I do think that he's an above average writer whose out to prove himself, which is something that the industry desperately needs right now. However, I find it incredibly disheartening that Chiaki Konaka, writer of Bakurano Ours and the criminally underrated Narutaru, has essentially gone more or less unnoticed, despite coming up with original stories and complex characters, and despite the fact that his premise was essentially hijacked by Urobuchi.
Note that this is not the same as being inspired by another's work and doing something original with it, which pretty much all writers and story tellers do. What are your opinions about when something like this happens, and what are some examples that stand out to you?
I should probably preface my statement by saying that I really like Puella Magica. I thought it had some great ideas and fantastic characters. My only problem was Kyuubey, but not for the reason you may expect.
I really liked Madoka, I think it's great, and I've told a lot of people they need to watch it. It had some great characters in it, and while I would never call Gen Urobuchi a visionary, I do think that he's an above average writer whose out to prove himself, which is something that the industry desperately needs right now. However, I find it incredibly disheartening that Chiaki Konaka, writer of Bakurano Ours and the criminally underrated Narutaru, has essentially gone more or less unnoticed, despite coming up with original stories and complex characters, and despite the fact that his premise was essentially hijacked by Urobuchi.
Note that this is not the same as being inspired by another's work and doing something original with it, which pretty much all writers and story tellers do. What are your opinions about when something like this happens, and what are some examples that stand out to you?
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