Xover pairings?

[SMWhat]

I'm just curious--

in Xover stories with a pairing between a character from each series, which pairings do you particularly like/are interested in?

Speaking of which: Jesus, when did I start spelling it "Xover"? It's "crossover". That's just four letters more. I can't spell it "Xover" and yell at folks for saying "u" and "r" instead of "you" and "are". That's hypocritical.

Speaking of which: I know--I know now--I wasn't sure before but that was TOO MUCH much TOO MUCH instant coffee I put into the mug entirely.

Goddamn you, "PED XING". Somehow, I blame you entirely, entirely.

 

[toraneko]

Dude, calm down. You're starting to sound like me.

 

[SMWhat]

Dude. Instant espresso? Regular instant coffee? Right next to each other in the cabinet, man. And I usually dump a whole lot a whole lot of coffee into my mug. Otherwise my eyes itch.

Everything sort of keep flicking around, trying to focus, but they can't, and it's really starts to take it out on me.

I'm honestly starting to have jumps in memory, now--too much espresso. I usually put to much coffee instant coffee into my mug, anyway, because I was sitting in front of the television in the afternoon, and I can't remember how I got back to my computer at all. I mean, I sort of can, but it's like one of those dreams where you can't find your math book at all.

I think my pores are turning inside out, but I swear to GOD I'm having jumps, and I swear to GOD I'm never having any liquid form of coffee again, but everything sweaty. Or I swear that cup was cotaminated, somehow

 

[Terdwilicker]

You know, its actually possible to overdose on caffiene and need hospitalization.

 

[nuclear death frog]

You know, its actually possible to overdose on caffiene and need hospitalization.

Yep.

It can also be used as a poison, if it's in a purified form.

 

[runestar]

I think a new record has been set for thread derailing, even for this forum. :lol: You guys sure wasted no time in switching the topic this time round.

I am pretty open to crossover pairings, since I believe that even the most ridiculous sounding suggestions can make for decent reading if executed properly. The 2 CCS/DNAnge pairingl and the sole CCS/witchblade :sweat: crossovers I have read were quite well done, IMO.

So no real preference here...

 

[SMWhat]

Damn.

I'm okay now.

It turns out it wasn't the espresso's fault, though it may have contributed a little--in fact, I forgot my meds this morning. But I've taken them an hour or so ago, and they kind of starting to work, sort of, but hit me with a stick if I start to go all weirded out again.

Now, about topic: crossover pairings interest me a good deal, for some odd reason, and--wait, did I already do this part? I think I already did this part.

I had this all written out on a list, you know. Except I lost the list, because it landed in the kitchen sink, and the kitchen sank was on. So what could I do? I flipped the switch that makes the blades turn. It was a burial at sea.

On to what I can remember:

Ranma/Ami Miz--Miz--Damn, I lost my list. This one's interesting, since, you know, she sort of looks like Akane. Expect she isn't. I mean, really isn't. I mean, she's like Akane's good twin. This is pretty nice music. The only reason I can remember this one is because everybody crosses over Ranma and Sailor Moon. I wonder why? When did that crossover become a cliche? And why?

I can't stand the ones where he ends up with more than one. Harem fics and just die. I don't mean to offend, really. But anyway, cliche:

A study must be forged. That is, must forge ahead. I lost my list.

Damn, this post would have gone so much better if I hadn't lost my list.

 

[runestar]

So this is what caffiene deprivation does to people in the morning... :blink: *Starts formulating a secret plan to replace all the coffee stores with decaf...*

I can't take coffee anyways(gives me the runs), so I guess I will never know the feeling.

 

[SMWhat]

There's this one Shinji/Kanako fic that gets updated every blue moon, but it only works because the fic's AU--Shinji got sent to the House when his dad abandoned him.

And that Keitaro/Mara idea really hasn't let go of my brain since someone mentioned Bedazzled and Love Hina in the same breath. The only reason I don't watch it is because I've never actually read OMG!. I lvoe the characters of OMG!, did you know that? But from what little I've read so far (the first coupla books, maybe?), I hate the story. I don't know why.

 

[nuclear death frog]

Ranma/Ami Miz--Miz--

Mizuno.

 

[Lord Raa]

I've said it once and I'll say it again: Ranma/Urd is made of win.

Ranma/Tsuruko and/or Ranma/Motoko (Aoyama) also has potential for goodness.

Lupin/Najica is something that has just occured to me....

Hmm, that could prove interesing for a one-shot...

 

[Alzrius]

I lvoe the characters of OMG!, did you know that? But from what little I've read so far (the first coupla books, maybe?), I hate the story. I don't know why.

I can't really blame you here. The impression that I've gotten from the few manga and anime of OMG that I've seen is that the nature of the setting necessarily reduces even the rulers of Hell itself to being relatively benign tricksters and teases - it gets rid of almost anything that remotely resembles true evil.

Thus, without any true antagonists, its stories can only be character-driven, since it doesn't have much conflict to power a plot-driven arc. Unfortunately, it's characters seem fairly two-dimensional, to me. Belldandy is perfect in everything she does, and thus a boring character, Keiichi is too nice to be interesting, ad nauseum.

It's hard to even do a crossover with the series, because it so clearly defines the nature of divinity, reality, and magic, making any crossed-over series have to fit in with all of that, which seems to be designed to neuter any high-powered conflict.

 

[nuclear death frog]

I lvoe the characters of OMG!, did you know that? But from what little I've read so far (the first coupla books, maybe?), I hate the story. I don't know why.

I can't really blame you here. The impression that I've gotten from the few manga and anime of OMG that I've seen is that the nature of the setting necessarily reduces even the rulers of Hell itself to being relatively benign tricksters and teases - it gets rid of almost anything that remotely resembles true evil.

The reason for that is because they don't want open war between Heaven and Hell -- been there, done that. All it does is risk reality needlessly.

And Hild is a "benign trickster" because she could kill any of the goddesses with virtually no effort, but doing so would cost her some of her demons. And there's already a marketshare disparity, as she says.

Thus, without any true antagonists, its stories can only be character-driven, since it doesn't have much conflict to power a plot-driven arc. Unfortunately, it's characters seem fairly two-dimensional, to me. Belldandy is perfect in everything she does, and thus a boring character, Keiichi is too nice to be interesting, ad nauseum.

Belldandy is not perfect. She gets jealous; she gets angry -- and she gets *even* in ways that are truly sadistic.

And if the characters weren't interesting, the manga wouldn't have sold. Yet, it does. It sells enough to keep its position in the same manga magazine for nearly twenty years. That's how long Ah! Megami-sama has been running for.

 

[Lord Raa]

And if the characters weren't interesting, the manga wouldn't have sold. Yet, it does. It sells enough to keep its position in the same manga magazine for nearly twenty years. That's how long Ah! Megami-sama has been running for.

I knew it was long running, but 20 years? Damn.

Still, you can see why people might consider Belldandy to be a bit of a Mary Sue.

Urd's a more interesting character, in my opinion.

 

[Alzrius]

The very fact that the devils so blithely accept the doublet system, and seem content to treat the relationship between Heaven and Hell as competing businesses, instead of a war for total domination of reality, underscores what I was trying to say.

And Lord Raa pretty much voiced my thoughts. She may not be absolutely perfect, but yes, Belldandy comes off as a Sue.

I'm not saying the manga isn't good, or popular, I'm just saying I don't care for the way it's made Heaven, Hell, and the competition between them (as well as all of magic, divinity, and reality) so...small.

 

[SMWhat]

Actually, I like the characters. Love the characters. Hate the story.

 

[nuclear death frog]

And if the characters weren't interesting, the manga wouldn't have sold. Yet, it does. It sells enough to keep its position in the same manga magazine for nearly twenty years. That's how long Ah! Megami-sama has been running for.

I knew it was long running, but 20 years? Damn.

Ah! Megami-sama started sometime in 1987, so it's really more like 19 years ago. Still...a long time.

 

[SimmyC]

Off by one year. But yeah, 19 or 20 years, that is still a LONG time.

And I might side with the people that say Belldandy has that Mary Sue vibe going. Now in this case, her Mary Sueness actually won me over and why I 'love' her as a character (as opposed to the Mary Sues in the millions of fanfic stories that leave me disgusted). ^_^ But Bell/K1? The only reason why I don't hate this coupling is due to the fact that Belldandy isn't some psycho bitch beating the crap out of him like certain other 'love interest'. IMO, it isn't that I hate Belldandy being with our lovable loser, it's just that, I find her to be TOO perfect for him. In other words, K1 is just no where near deserving of someone like Belldandy (I know love isn't about who deserve it most or what not, but still... personal opinion, how Bell treats him etc, she is just... TOO good for him). I find Urd to be a much more interesting character.

And the doublet system, I guess I can understand why some people don't like this. This limits all of their wheeling and dealing to mere, tricking and minor things like that. Obviously not as fun if there was open war or something. Of course in many ways, that isn't what A!MG is about, and why they could get away with it (supposed to be a love story between Bell and K1. Not a struggle between pure good and pure evil, blood splattered everywhere, etc.).

 

[cilrais]

I don't mind the doublet system and my reason is this: differing ideologies aside, what seemingly immortal being, good or evil, really wants to put themselves in a position where they could die? I actually think the doublet system is more 'realistic' than many other portrayals of good and evil.

 

[Alzrius]

I don't mind the doublet system and my reason is this: differing ideologies aside, what seemingly immortal being, good or evil, really wants to put themselves in a position where they could die? I actually think the doublet system is more 'realistic' than many other portrayals of good and evil.

That's one way of looking at it; another is that it's a form of Mutual-Assured Destruction. Where the US and Russia more safe when they had dozens of nuclear weapons pointed at each other, or less? I see the doublet system as putting them closer to death, not further away.

An amusing idea might be a rogue devil (or even god), who commits heinous crimes, but can't be put to death for what he did, since that'd kill his or her counterpart - in essence, using the doublet system to keep a hostage.

 

[SimmyC]

That's my main issue with the doublet system. A few of my "extreme" story ideas involve a collapse of the doublet system as all hell (or heaven) breaks loose. <_< But in the meantime, all my currently AMG fics (none Bell/K1) will follow the rules put forth in the series.

As for being ontopic... , one of those fic ideas (A LH/AMG crossover fic. A little bit different than the ones already mentioned), might be a crossover pairing fic. Haven't decided yet, and writing it... well... too many stories ahead of it so far. And one that is taking a BUTT load of time. <_<

 

[SMWhat]

I saw a Kenshin/Kagome (IY) fic once that was done pretty nicely. I also saw a Hiei (YYH)/Kagome(IY) that was pretty well written.

I also saw a Shinji/H. Tooru (Fruits Basket) one-shot, but it was AU and they were both depressingly normal people who had no ties to anything that could be called extraordinary whatsoever, so it doesn't count.

Also, a guy started a pretty good Naruto/Skuld fic, but it hasn't been updated in a while.

Also: Ranma/Ryoko and Ranma/Sasami.

 

[Moshulel]

Belldandy is not perfect. She gets jealous; she gets angry -- and she gets *even* in ways that are truly sadistic.

The stress alone is enough to kill lesser beings when she gets angry...

Now back to the topic:

I like crossover pairings, especially when "native" pairings offer little that i could enjoy...

I mean Eva and Love Hina have a lot of sexy ladies to pair the main with and so does A!MG, but just take a look and Ranma and you'll get my point.

 

[nuclear death frog]

Since the crossovers I usually read are Ranma 1/2 crossed with something else, I'll just list those.


Pairings for R-Sailor Moon fics
Ranma/Makoto
Ranma/Ami
Ranma/Hotaru

Pairings for R-Ah!Megami-sama fics
Ranma/Urd
Ranma/Hild (there's a very good story on FFnet which is Ranma/Hild)
Ranma/Megumi
Ranma/Rind (never seen this but I think it could be interesting)

Pairings for Ranma-Naruto fics
Ranma/Hinata (never actually seen this but I would like to; 'EW' will be this if I finish it, which seems unlikely)

Pairings for Ranma-Love Hina fics
Ranma/Mutsumi
Ranma/Tsuruko (never actually seen one but would like to)

Pairings for Ranma-Tenchi fics
Ranma/Kiyone (of the Galaxy Police; not Tenchi's mother in whichever-the-hell continuity)
Ranma/Ryouko


...

 

[Liam-don]

there's a very good story on FFnet which is Ranma/Hild

I believe you refering to fate by Redmenace

Ranma is such a great guy , he can get together with any girl

And guys ,too :blink: .And even Akane :no: .

My favorites partner for the "Man among men " are Urd ,Hild ,Setsuna ,hotaru ,Washu and Mihoshi.And some passing fancy ,like Ranma/Karin (DNA?) .

For Keitaro, I've been toying with the idea pairing him with Kirika , from Noir .Or with Karin.I find the lack of Dna? fanfiction highly saddening.Come on,the Mega Plaboy idea just scream to be used .