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Published: 2012-07-06 16:48:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 4105; Favourites: 82; Downloads: 36
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A friend pointed out to me the weird fandom reception of "The Hunger Games" by a crowd that was a bit too fixated on Twilight.So during our last roleplaying session, I had the time to relieve my hurting head by drawing these scribbles.
... but really, I wish these books got more attention, unavoidable fandom drama or not.
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AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHA YES.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS.
YES!
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Just wait for it! X)
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Hahahahaha xD This is awesome! And also sadly true
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I have seen this happen all to many times in my life, and it saddens me to no end.
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Are you, like me, one of those persons who will turn hipster on a fandom once it gets too stupid and probably even lose interest in the original thing?
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I really tend to take it on a case by case basis. If the original is good enough, I can look past the fandom and enjoy it for what it is. If on the other hand, I get caught up in the fandom and just enjoy the community as a whole, then I can rapidly loose interest in what started it all in the first place, when the fan turn to derp.
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Regardless of the fandom, the consolation is that you get to hang out with cool people that you can enjoy for life. ^^ I like to take each step of life as an epoch of experience that all carry with me, so I find it's kinda hard to just leave something behind so what I do is just make the best of the moment and just make the sour moments better. Yeah there's a couple of people that can spoil the fun, but they're fleeting and they really don't matter in the grand scheme of things.
Always remember the fun times, bring them along and you'll just feel generally better with where ever you end up next.
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i think i just lost what little hope i had for fandoms left...
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why did you have to remind me of the twitards the pony fandom gave me so much hope...than i realised that fandom is mostly my generation and older but still some hope
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There's still hope, at least with Ponies there's good moral background and genuine story giving it rigid support. That's mostly what propped it up in the first place and I believe that after a time, most of the craziness of the fandom will subside and just leave behind those who truly care about it.
That's what I see with the Pokemon fandom these days. Sure it's a bit more quiet, but it's only full of people that care about it and no one gives them flack.
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:l again most of the pony fandom is of my gen and older. the twitwits are a younger gen. hope is lost
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OH I think I got the streams crossed there. 
I thought you said you were loosing hope with the pony fandom, my mistake.
Still, I'd like to think anything deserves a fair chance.
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Oh god...oh dear-
This is 120% accurate, thank you for making my day *nearly chokes on laughter* xDDD
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Do you want to hear something wild. folks? Just for kicks and giggles, I read a website that suggested that authors set up the equivalent of "Club Bonechewer" and "Club Thakur" using their characters. The idea is to whip up fan frenzy using arguments on Facebook and Twitter between the two opposing sides and their supporters.
My jaw dropped almost as much as Bonechewer's did.
Don't worry, I'm not going to do that.
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XD And there we innocent fools go, feeling bad for the authors. That's hilarious!
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Love This! I love this! Thank you! Oh that was good!
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Glad you enjoyed it. ^^ Thanks!
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Thanks, Blytz. I love the way you guys support each other.
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Aw, thanks. XD Don't blame me when we get exactly this, though!
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XD this is too good since it's about what happens in every fandom. But I love that craziness.
Also, I'm not gonna lie, the first tile is why I even tried Ratha. I'm a huge cat fan and just wanted to read all cat themed novels, came across Ratha and boom! Insta-love, and more than just for the cat appeal.
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Haha, I'm not saying that only fans who don't care about the cats are good fans or anything. ^^ I came over from TLK fandom and a cat novel thread in a forum. But it's like you said - it's not your standard animal novel that has no layers below the obvious adventures.
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I was actually coming off of.. well actually reading parallel to Warriors when I found Ratha. I was trying to bide my time between releases and saw Ratha on Amazon and said "Why the heck not." It was the first random book purchase I ever made without ever knowing what it was about (other than that I heard it was very kinda sorta similar to the Warriors' 'Clan' structure from the comments) but after reading it, it garnered it's own charm and I love everyone in it.
Also, Clare is awesome! She's now one of my favorite authors for being so close to her fans in this digital age despite her own age. And she's an engineer! She's just all kinds of awesome ^^
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I believe I just fangasmed all over your page. I do apologize sir.
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I've been hearing about those books a lot, I'd love to give them a go, but… books in Mexico! man, maybe that's why we don't have that much reading habit, there's nearly none!
Your point is funny, haha, fandom is a weird ship to sail on…
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Hm, since they weren't really for sale in Germany either, I got mine from amazon. Though, it should be possible to order out-of-stock books in any bookstore.
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If the graphic novel gets made, it will surely grow! ^^ Do you know about the project? ~rathacat is looking for fan videos at the moment to promote the idea.
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I'he heard about it...I'll be sure to submit a fan video!
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Very true ;; I plan on getting the entire set of books for my b-day
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Ooh, have fun then! ^^
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Ich hab die verfilmung von "the hunger games" gesehen und laut gesagt: das ist sehr stark an Battle Royale angelehnt. eine Gruppe Jugendliche wird in einem abgeschotteten Gebiet bewaffnet und aufeinandergehetzt. Meine kleine schwester hat gemeint "das is nicht so" - und dann hab ich ihr das Buch gegeben und sie musste am ende doch zustimmen. Hunger Games ist eine Dystopie - dazu love-fanfics zu schreiben find ich genauso bescheuert wie... uhh... fanfics zu einem verliebten Data die vor First Contact spielen (also insbesondere solche mit Tascha Jar!) weil er erst in First Contact den Gefühlschip einbaut. Idioten die Dinge aus derart aus dem Zusammenhang reißen und dafür den Sinn der Geschichte entstellen gehören erschossen!
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Nu hat The Hunger Games aber noch zwei Fortsetzungen die die Story in eine erweiterte Richtung lenken, wo das ganze sich in eine Charakterstudie von Katniss und eine ausführliche Behandlung von posttraumatischem Streß und den Sinn und Unsinn von Propaganda und Terror auswächst. Ich denk, die Trilogie kann ganz gut für sich selbst stehen. ^^ Und da beginnt das Sinnlose: Die Bücher zeigen, wie der Charakter nach und nach völlig kaputtgeht und kaputtgemacht wird und wie jede Beziehung von Unehrlichkeit, Betrug und Zwängen vergiftet wird. An welcher Stelle passt da der Kitsch und der Zuckerguß rein, frage ich mich? x.x Erschießen würd ich dafür keinen, aber mit dem entsprechenden Buch zumindest mal einen kräftigen Hieb versetzen.
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Das systematische zerstören der Hauptpersonen schafft "Battle Royale" in einem Buch bei knapp 40 Personen nacheinander (und gibt den meisten davon sogar gute Gründe) und lässt am ende zwar zwei überleben aber auch die sind seelische Wracks, ausgestoßen und heimatlos.
In der Fortsetzung desselben werden die zur Kernzelle von Revolutionären gewordenen überlebenden von Kindern gejagt die zu Feige ist sich mit diesen wirklich auseinanderzusetzen bevor sie ein Killerkommando und dann eine Armee schicken um keine Zeugen zu hinterlassen.
Im Endeffekt beschreibt Kôshun Takami in seiner Dystopie einen selbstverliebten Staat, der seine Einwohner drangsaliert, kontrolliert und mit dem Tod von Kindern die Bevölkerung belustigt. Dafür nimmt er die systematische Erzeugung von PTBS in Kauf - ja zielt scheinbar nur darauf ab um die Schüler gegeneinander aufzustacheln. In Battle Royale sieht man das vor allem am Anfang, wo die 'Gewinnerin' des letzten Jahres heulend und gleichzeitig lachend vorgeführt wird nachdem sie die letzten umgebracht hat. Ein anderer dargestellter PTBS Fall (während des 'Spiels') ist das Mädchen, dass eigentlich nur einen Jungen in PTBS induzierter Paranoia vergiften will, dabei aber alle Mädchen im Leuchtturm mit Blausäure vergiftet und dann in einer Panikattake zu Tode stürzt.
Auch interessant: der Remake von Battle Royale wurde wegen The Hunger Games - das Jahrzehnte später geschrieben wurde - abgesagt weil man Battle Royale als Trittbrettfahtrer sehen würde.
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Hahaha this is what I always worry about! I can't imagine clan cats with scene hair! Oh the humanity!
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Though to be fair, when I look at for example the Warriors fandom, many oc designs are pretty tame. Half of those has supernatural powers, but hey. xD
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I <3 this! It's hilarious, but I agree with Viergacht that it's terrifying, too! One of the things I love so much about the Named series is that it has so much depth, and I shudder to think about it degenerating into Team Bonechewer/Team Thakur. Although, as the publisher, I wouldn't complain about the sales if it went viral, LOL.
Would it be ok if I pin this with attribution?
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We will find ways to make it viral with cooler people than that. This is my mission, and I pass it on to the rest of the fandom.
All must love Ratha.
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Thank you, Lyrak! Ratha fans are the best!
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