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The Unexpected Occurrence of Darcy Lewis by Crazed_Fuzzle
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
12 Mar 2013
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A meta look at why Darcy Lewis has become such a phenomenon in the Avengers fandom.
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Tactical Analysis on the Fall of Gondolin by Siadea
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
16 Mar 2016
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I am NOT a military historian, but a few things leaped out at me as I finally got my hands on the Fall of Gondolin. The first of which: "Ilfiniol, the narrator, has no idea what happened in at least half of the city."
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Lots of Thoughts on My Hero Academia by sarehptar
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
27 Dec 2018
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A collection of meta analysis essays for My Hero Academia, currently villain-centric.
(Found out we can archive more than fanfic here, so I'm crossposting from Tumblr for ease and permanent access.)
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- Part 2 of Echodrops' Meta and Fandom Analyses
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A collection of meta analysis essays for Noragami, currently character-centric.
(Found out we can archive more than fanfic here, so I'm crossposting from Tumblr for ease and permanent access.)
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- Part 1 of Echodrops' Meta and Fandom Analyses
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Why Do Non-Canon Ships Become So Popular? (And Why Should Writers Rethink When They Do?) by sarehptar
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Voltron: Legendary Defender, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
27 Dec 2018
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A vaguely academic examination of the phenomena behind fandom shipping and why certain non-canon ships become exceedingly popular, far overshadowing the popularity of canon ships. This essay touches on common mistakes writers make with female characters and romantic subplots, and suggests a explanation for the enduring popularity of so many m/m ships which have no chance at all of becoming canon. Examples are drawn from Avatar the Last Air Bender, Voltron Legendary Defender (god help me), and My Hero Academia.
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- Part 3 of Echodrops' Meta and Fandom Analyses
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Hall of Mirrors by Gray_Days
Fandoms: DC Animated Universe, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Batman (Movies - Nolan)
25 Feb 2019
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Elsewhere in the multiverse, things go differently.
Batman lets a man fall, or doesn’t; the man breaks, or reassembles the pieces into something resembling beauty; the glittering shards reflect fire, or a kind touch, or distort the grim line of a mouth into an endlessly laughing face.
A stone dropped into a river causes ripples.
Sometimes the water rises, retreats, leaves behind fertile ground and the promise of life. Sometimes it scours everything in its path and leaves only broken rock and crumbling bone.
Sometimes, only silence remains.
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- Part 1 of Refractive Index
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The promise of love, the pain of loss, the joy of redemption.
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Buffy tells Spike to leave. He listens.
But he plans on coming back. He always does. Not without enlisting some help, first, though.
Or: what it means to be a vampire, what it means to be ensouled, and what it means to be Spike.
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So at roughly 6:30am, right when I was going to bed, my brain went hey! Let's make a giant network graph of all the shipping tags in this fandom, because it'll probably be hilarious! And that is what this is. I still have not slept.
Basically this is a shipping chart on all of the steroids.
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Omega A Force Sensitive Clone by Copperstar1
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon)
13 May 2021
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Why I think Omega is a force sensitive clone
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Female Obi Wan Kenobi Fandom by Copperstar1
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types
17 May 2021
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Why I love the female Obi wan Kenobi fandom
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This is an review of the animated series called Subway Surfers.
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This is a review about Mae, who is the daughter of Goku and Chichi and the twin sister to Gohan.
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The Demonic Masculine and the Human Feminine in Devil May Cry by LouRea (MementoVitae)
Fandoms: Devil May Cry
03 Jul 2021
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A meta-analysis of gender allegories in the main franchise.
Originally written for the Genderfucked Zine
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The aftermath plus analysis of death note
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Alternative ending plus analysis of wolf’s rain
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Tomura Shigaraki Review by Copperstar1
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
21 Sep 2021
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This is sorta a review of Tomura Shigaraki and why he my favorite character. Plus it has a very short but sweet fic added to it.
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There has been a theory out for a long time how Qrow could be Ruby Rose father and I for one also believe and support this theory. I wanted to write why I think this theory would be true.
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There is a big difference between a trans man exploring his identity/sexuality through fanfiction, and a cis writer misrepresenting what it means to be FTM. If you're a cis writer with the best of intentions, I hope these guidelines and resources will assist you in improving your treatment of trans men.
Chapter 1: Writing Guide, FTM Anatomy.
Chapter 2: Gallery of Trans Men.
Chapter 3: FTM Media Recommendations.
Chapter 4: Racism in Trans Headcanons.This guide was originally posted on my old account, which has since been deleted due to transphobic comments, including threats of violence. I have posted it again anyway, because I take this matter very seriously. Do not repost, copy, or in any way plagiarise this guide. But please feel free to share a link to it, so that cis authors can improve the way that they depict trans men. I have tagged characters which are discussed in the guide, and are therefore relevant. If you encounter this guide while browsing those tags, that's why.
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- Part 4 of Original FTM Works
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A Proposed History of Languages on Etheirys by ThatWindingPath
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
01 Jan 2022
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I mapped out possible language trees for languages spoken in the world of Final Fantasy XIV, and now I'm posting it with explanations on how I arrived at this.
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[Fandom stats] Femslash: where is it? by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
28 May 2014
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A collection of my fandom stats and discussions about femslash and its scarcity. Includes a list the fandoms with the most femslash, as of late 2013.
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- Part 20 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Femslash Stats
- Part 9 of Shipping Stats
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Everything Wrong With: The Ace Attorney Games by PierceTheVeils
Fandom CinemaSins, 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
28 Jul 2019
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Making An Effort: Queer (Trans) Masculinity in the Ethereal & Occult Beings of Good Omens by elegantidler, irisbleufic
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
27 Feb 2019
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“[A]ngels are sexless unless they really want to make an effort.”
—Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Bookmarked by alchymyst
02 Mar 2019
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The occult beings in Good Omens make an effort to be gendered as a means of expression of internal sense of gender and self that they have developed.
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[META] But Thinking Makes It So: A Meta-Textual Analysis of Hamlet as Lucifer or Which Parts of Hamlet Did Lucifer Actually "Punch Up"? by TheYahwehDance
Fandoms: Lucifer (TV)
22 Mar 2019
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Hamlet. Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy and one of his most popular works. But why did Lucifer “punch-up” this play in particular? In the Sandman, Midsummer’s Night’s Dream is inspired by the title character and The Tempest is referenced throughout the DC Presence universe, so why use a dynastic tragedy about familial betrayal, pirates, and depression?
I’m so glad you asked. Please step into my office for a 3500 word meta-textual analysis of which parts, exactly, Lucifer added to Hamlet and how the story’s themes reflect the themes of the show and Lucifer’s life.
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Why Do Non-Canon Ships Become So Popular? (And Why Should Writers Rethink When They Do?) by sarehptar
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Voltron: Legendary Defender, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
27 Dec 2018
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A vaguely academic examination of the phenomena behind fandom shipping and why certain non-canon ships become exceedingly popular, far overshadowing the popularity of canon ships. This essay touches on common mistakes writers make with female characters and romantic subplots, and suggests a explanation for the enduring popularity of so many m/m ships which have no chance at all of becoming canon. Examples are drawn from Avatar the Last Air Bender, Voltron Legendary Defender (god help me), and My Hero Academia.
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- Part 3 of Echodrops' Meta and Fandom Analyses
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What the Cat Dragged In by Kryal
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Miraculous Ladybug
14 Dec 2016
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Tony's pretty sure it's written into cosmic law somewhere: superheroes are not supposed be cute.
Apparently, no one's told these two.
He’s okay with that.
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- English
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Bookmarked by V01Dsw0rd
28 Apr 2021
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Could fit into canon, with two TINY tweaks!
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TO BOLDLY GO FROM ZINE TO AO3: A Study of Fanfiction Culture in the Star Trek Fandom by TheWriter2
Fandoms: Original Work, Star Trek
29 Apr 2022
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ABSTRACT:
Fanfiction, or the practice of writing fiction about characters from a specific movie, TV show, or book is a practice that has existed for decades. Commonly attributed to the fanzines created by Star Trek fans in the 1960s, fanfiction has become an international phenomenon. Fanfiction is largely shared online and as a result, my research was conducted in an online setting. After speaking to eleven Star Trek fans who read or write fanfiction and reading the stories they selected for me to illustrate their interests, I have concluded that fanfiction is larger than its written works. Fanfiction is a community and a vessel for social commentary. My findings show how online communities are just as complicated as in-person communities, as well as how further studies of fanfiction communities may provide insight into how individuals regulate informal communities.Bookmarked by Marlinspirkhall
30 Apr 2022
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Victor's undergraduate thesis!
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Mini essays, analysis, opinion bits, reflections on characterization, and other assorted thoughts about Good Omens as I try to understand this complex, beautiful work of love. The chapters that I personally like best, and would stand by the most, are marked with an asterisk (*). Almost everything so far is analysis of the TV show versions of the characters.
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An insight about sensor-types: Karin, the best sensor in the world by primnroses
Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga), Boruto (Anime & Manga)
08 Dec 2023
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This informative post will analyze sensor-types in the world of Naruto and highlight Karin (Uzumaki)’s sensory abilities throughout the series providing evidence as to why she is considered the best among sensor-types. This meta will also mention Naruto Uzumaki and tracker-type sensors, and their abilities will be compared.
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Fannish Nonfiction Archive (Fannish_Nonfiction_Archive) by InsanitySilver
14 Nov 2025
Collection Tags: Meta, Nonfiction, Character Study, Meta Analysis, chapter analysis, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Relationship Study, PowerPoint, speculative biology, Worldbuilding
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One day AO3 hopes to have inbuilt sorting tools to separate the fanfiction from the fan-nonfiction. Until that time comes, we've made this collection as a big ol' multifandom bucket for fannish nonfiction / meta authors to have a place to list their works alongside other fannish nonfiction.
This collection will perpetually stay open, unmoderated, and revealed in service of that goal.
(Open, Unmoderated)
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