As long as it's not too out there (looking at you, manga)
Your average manga character can't be too far "out there" when compared to a talking raccoon in space with a bazooka, a cat that somehow managed to become a Red Lantern, etc. etc.
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Why not both? He barely appears and is barely what you call a character. That he's a reference to George Smiley is likely, but it's not confirmed. So he's George, M's secretary.
And let's not call this is a stir. I'm just voicing my opinion - and without support at that. So again, I'm fine with whatever outcome. I certainly don't want to hinder you in the story you want to tell.
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Your average manga character can't be too far "out there" when compared to a talking raccoon in space with a bazooka, a cat that somehow managed to become a Red Lantern, etc. etc.
*sigh*
So, moving on. Dutch certainly has brought up some decent points and I'm tired so I don't know where I completely stand.
*sigh*
So, moving on. Dutch certainly has brought up some decent points and I'm tired so I don't know where I completely stand.
...Someone mentioned Kamen Rider?
EDIT: Eeesh, feel like I walked into a really awkward conversation here. ^^;
and speaking of Kamen Rider:Have a Kamen Rider appearing in an official Marvel Comics publication!
I was quiet on this earlier buuuuuut....
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Eh, pretty sure the MOST awkward bits are over, and Gowi and Sloth bring up a good point, not every manga or anime is 'out there' and there are several properties I could legitimately see fitting in in Maximum if adapted right, especially things influenced heavily by western comics as is, which I'm also aware is a point that Rin tried to bring up before being sniggered down by exclusionists earlier on making comments about 'anime tiddies' and the inherent bizarre and clashing nature of the medium.
...Which honestly has never made sense to me since you already have a fair amount of manga/tokusatsu/japanese media influence in western comics anyway and vice versa. Most Excellent Super-Bat and the Super Young Team come to mind despite their semi-parody nature, Dum-Dum Dugan freaking fights Godzilla at a few points and then STARK International and S.H.I.E.L.D. build a giant Red Ronin Super Robot to fight him again, which gets stolen by a twelve-year-old boy. Lord Death-Man the immortal japanese crime lord originated in the Bat-Manga but he's been re-used in Western Comics since. Sonic the Hedgehog and Megaman, two characters I've seen people involved in previous Maximum stuff before express interest in, both have their roots in Japanese media and the former is a blue, supersonic talking anthropomorphic hedgehog.
and speaking of Kamen Rider:Have a Kamen Rider appearing in an official Marvel Comics publication!
Sure it only went one issue, but that's more than George Smiley got. So if Rin really wanted to use a Kamen Rider and people REALLY don't want manga and tokusatsu characters looked at one a one-by-one basis for acceptability, she still technically could do it.
@Dblade26But Saban's Masked Rider was awful. XD And yet it was the English adaptation everyone watched, whilst Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was great but no-one watched the damn thing. XD
@SlothNah, it's a western comic so it's definitely Power Rangers.
@GowiPlaying devil's advocate for a bit, the one argument against including eastern stuff in this that I'd agree with most would be... Well, that they're eastern, and this is set in America. Would need a bit of fiddling about with logistics to make it work, and stuff that's very grounded in Japanese culture would especially be a bit difficult to transplant.
@SlothNah, it's a western comic so it's definitely Power Rangers.
@GowiPlaying devil's advocate for a bit, the one argument against including eastern stuff in this that I'd agree with most would be... Well, that they're eastern, and this is set in America. Would need a bit of fiddling about with logistics to make it work, and stuff that's very grounded in Japanese culture would especially be a bit difficult to transplant.
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If you guys want me to withdraw its fine. I said that I knew he was barely in a comic book before I even started working on my CS.
I feel I should note that in no point during this conversation should anyone take anything I say seriously.
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In the spirit of discussion, the 1983 run of Amethyst Princess of Gemworld went on to inspire Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura. There’s a huge depth of superhero mythos (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Astro Boy, etc.) not to mention previous Singularized games did not contest Power Rangers. I think it’s incredibly biased, elitist, and uninformed to be staunchly anti-manga for the reason that Japanese comics are Japanese.
I agree that added too many options, awkward unfamiliarities, and so forth is a good reason not to include manga but “too outlandish” is most certainly not one of them and wrong.