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You know, it's only when I'm really busy with work that I get the best ideas for new stories and things. But I can't work on them, because I have to work.
I think this particular one would be so cute (and/or cool) as a manga. I've got like ten different versions of it. They're all based on this idea:A student goes into a petstore. He/she isn't looking to buy a pet for his/her-self, but ends up buying the last miniature mermaid/merman left. (They are sold as pets because no one can hear them speak.)
But which kind of story would you most like to read? -->
1. The miniature mermaid is actually a princess who can turn human for short periods of time when ___ happens. She lavishes attention upon the befuddled male student, causing many shenanigans, until they eventually fall in love. 2. Same as above, but with a female student and male merman. 3. The miniature mermaids have neat powers and are trained to fight in epic tournaments. The student learns how to train her little merman. Together they kick butt, discover terrible secrets, and try to make the world stop selling the mermaids as pets. 4. The mermaid is actually a champion warrior sent to earth to defeat some great evil, but got trapped in that petstore under a spell. The student has something special about them that brings the mermaid's powers to life. Together they fight, find other mermaid+human allies, and save the world. 5. The merman's powers awaken, he opens a portal to his world and brings the student with him. She turns into a mermaid there. There's a big political war going on, the two try to help stop it, but the girl has to keep returning to earth every so often or else she'll remain a mermaid permanently. 6. With the help of an underwater microphone and a computer, the young (elementary school? middle school?) student discovers that the miniature mermaids can speak, just at a frequency humans can't hear. The miniature mermaid/merman doesn't have any powers, but together they discover a great big genetic engineering cover-up that caused the mermaids to appear. 7. The student is a sentient robot, living on a planet of sentient robots, who all think that organic creatures could never possibly be intelligent. The student robot learns that his mermaid pet is intelligent, and together they get caught up in mystery, are branded as outlaws, and try to change the world. 8. Tell me your version!
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I don't like Ideas 1 and 2 very much, a bit cliche' and pointless to me. However, I LOVE idea 4 and 6! Very creative and unique, plus more interesting to read so the manga doesn't become a typical shoujo romance fap.
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what about... mermaids are part of the soul of the sea, graved and kindnaped for comercial purposes, and as much mermaids they take from the sea the more it dies. now the girl try to do something aboiding people to buy them and she found that atually having one of these mermaids its said to give you the oportunity to rebirth as a biger mermaid yourslef when you die(another kind ofcourse), of course as more mermeids more probable that you can reach these goal. and somehow the girl dies trying to help and as she becomes one of these mermaids, cus the one she bought actually become her friend (the only thing needed, theres no need to take them from the sea)and she wakes up on the sea and meet other "rebron" people theyr happy because theyr mermaids now but now that they live there they see the grate harm they have done to the sea so theyr trying to do something, and oh surprise! each one of them can sacrificea part of them (eyes, voice, heart!) and soul of the sea to create a small mermaid (the mermaids that are been sold) to reach humans and ask for help, and as more importat what they sacrifice the stronger the small mermaid will be, and the one of the girl wasnt able to talk but to comunicate with a lot of empaty cus the one that create it actually sacrificed his heart to make it. the girl founds his owner and become one with it again (and now he can loves again XD) ofcourse the girl founds that both actions, to continue crating mermaids for help, and then beeng sold as pets without giving them the oportunity to help its whats making the grates problem. she founds the first and "original mermaid" the one that was always a mermaid and created the first small one, and she tells her actually all that story, and now is up to the girl and the other mermaids as her to stop this crazynes and found the way to helo the sea that is agonizing.
those that sounds crazy?? XD
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I like #3 and #5 and I can't make up my mind which I like better.
Though to tell you the honest truth, if you do both I'll definitely be picking both of them up.
We definitely need some merman lovin' for the older folks too. I don't mean hentai or anything, just something more mature.
By the way, I just picked up Azuri #2 and can't wait for three. I want to see more Mica and find out who he's jealous of, Azuri or Thalo.
I'm all about him being Jealous of Azuri!
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I think I like #5 best, though I don't really have a reason why..
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Personally I like two and five best. I second what Redfauxofenigmas said.
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Sorry to say but 3 & 4 sound too cliche for me.
the whole weird-creature-teams-up-with-a-human-to-battle-other-creatures-and-save-the-world is too over done but I REALLY like 2 & 7.
I like 5 too but to me,it depends on the political war.
Like,what are they fighting about,exactly?
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3 sounds a lot like Angelic Layer. Good ideas though!
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I know this is SUPER OLD but I'm just now logging onto dA again so.. XD
I like #3 the best. *A* I like the idea of "stop selling them as pets!" as an eventual motivation for the main character to Do Some Good(TM), but the student has no idea what they're getting into at the start. And the gender pairings don't matter since the story wouldn't have to be romantic.
But you could make it girl/girl so it could be fic'd later. >w>
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I like number 5's and number 1/2's stories. I'm a sap for love stories between mortal and ethereal beings, plus I like the idea in number 5, where certain conditions must be fulfilled or else the mortal will remain a merperson forever. Normally, number 5 wouldn't be so bad, but there's obviously got to be some repercussions, right? Like, perhaps, if said mortal stays in that mer's realm for too long, they may end up growing sickly and/or dying because of such a dramatic change in atmosphere. Unless, there may/could be a way to reverse the odd effects, or else the mortal can try to live just out of sheer willpower of wanting to help the beings they've come to love and more thoroughly understand?
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I like #1 and #2, but you could also mix one of them with the other stories, for example #4 ^^
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I like 5,6, and 7. i think i like 6 best but 7 seems the most original.
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Main plot points are buggers. I'd suggest just writing the first chapter, without thinking or stopping and see which direction it takes you and run with it. But again, there's that time issue for you.
Here's what I came up with in the last 5 minutes. It's a mix of yours.
In a near future time, a girl goes into a major pet store and hears a little voice singing. She thinks it's the store's radio, but when she asks the name of the song, the store owner just looks at her funny. So she searches for the sound and it's coming from the miniature mermaid. She wants to buy him, but since the fish is a rarity, she decides to work in the shop to earn money for it. While closing up shop, she has the oportunity to get to know the merman, and learn about his plight (whatever that may be). As the story progresses, her interest in oceanography grows and later they both discover a covered up genetic engineering accident. Turns out, the girl was a prototype android made by the same company as the engineering company, and is why she can hear the fish.
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#1 and #2 are my faves! XD but anyone would be kewl to read! XD
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to me.. #3 sounds a little too much like Angelic Layer, but instead of Robot's your using Mermaids..
hmm... If I were to choose... it would have to be either #5 or #6.... or maybe both together somehow? =3
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*is not one for romance or long stories*
So this would be something of a short story scenario, I suppose...
I'm envisioning a scene in which someone goes into a petstore and is like"I want a fish." and the sales clerk takes them to the tank and says, "Pick one."
And then the person is really weirded out because there' a merthing in there, so they're all like, "Um, that one isn't a fish."
And the clerk goes, "Sure it is. Fins, water. Fishie."
Person: "Fishies don't have LITTLE PEOPLE PARTS!"
Clerk: "[Sir or Madam], if you are inebriated, you need to leave the store."
Person: "I'm not drunk! That's a mermaid! And who the hell hallucinates mermaids while drunk?"
Clerk: "We've had this problem before. So I know how to handle it. If you don't leave now, I'm calling the police.
Person: "You keep having this problem because that's not a FISH!"
Clerk: "Your vision issues are not my problem. Last warning."
Person: *gurgling with the effort of not smacking their head on the wall* "What if I BUY the thing?"
Clerk: "Which thing?"
Person: "THAT THING! THE FISH-LIKE THING THAT IS NOT A FISH!"
Clerk: "That will be $12.95, [sir or madam]."
The person gets it home and it turns out it talks, only to tell the person that it is, in fact, a fish...
Merthing: "I am fish, you know."
Person: "WTF? YOU TALK?"
Merthing: "Yes. And unlike you, I can identify aquatic wildlife."
Person: "YOU ARE NOT A FISH~! YOU'RE A... MER... THINGY."
Merthing: "Mer... thingy? And what sort of classification is that?"
Person: "So I failed biology, so what!? I know enough to know YOU ARE NOT A FISH."
Merthing: "Dislike of science, insistence on the existence of mythological creatures and the correctness of one's own opinions... you're an English Major, aren't?"
Person: "WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE?"
Merthing: "You yell quite a bit. Are you feeling threatened by my presence?"
Person: "Oh, screw this. I can take you back to that place, you know. You can swim in that stupid little tank for all eternity."
Merthing: "As opposed to THIS stupid little tank? Honestly, you didn't even buy me a FILTER..."
Person: "Oh, that's it. You're going back."
Merthing: *snorts* "You can't. You threw the reciept out. They won't take me without it. And considering all the nonsense you dumped on top of it, it would take quite a bit of dedication to get it back and still have it be readable... out of curiousity, how does one EAT that much pizza and not die?"
Person: *just gaping at Merthing* "Dammit."
....hm...
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If I wasn't focusing on another manga, I'd seriously hire you to write a script based on that little story alone for me. That was hilarious, thanks for sharing.
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2. Same as above, but with a female student and male merman.
That alone would get me reading. You hear so much about "*insert-nonhuman-female* falls in love with some male student". And never really the other way around. Us gals like being lavished with attention too.
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I really like number five. it's something i'd be interested in reading more about.
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i like them! (they kind of remind me of sea monkey pets though)
there should be some kind of mystry to it, like the mermaid has powers but by breaking a cure or a spell can become big and the girl/guy has to keep them in a pool or bath tube. Or maybe the girl/guy has a troubled life and the mermaid is kinda like a gardian angel type and wants to grant the girl/guy a wish (or help him/her become happy) im super excited to see where it goes
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Number 2 and Number 5 are my personal favorites.
I think 5 gets a higher vote from me though, because #2 can be viewed as cliche with a lot of different anime/manga.
I think 5 has just the right twist that it doesn't get confused with other stories.
And with the colors in the picture : I love the color choices with the one on the right, but I think the multiple colors on the left one makes it that much more interesting. Where you thinking of certain colors for male and others for female?
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1 or 2 would have me hooked. I have a weakness for romances about mermaids.
Have you read any of Mary Janice Davidson's mermaid books? I recommend them!
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I like 5. It's a nice twist to have the pet take the girl off-balance and on an adventure.
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i like number 3 the best, its like Angelic Layer, but it would be really cool
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I like 2 5 6 and 7! Im a sucker for romance, just the idea of a tiny mermaid is so great, i also like the merman option cause well you hardly ever see that! plust these drawings are great. Gah i would love to see a new mermaid comic from you! pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaase!!!
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I would really enjoy number 1,2, or 6!
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8.
The merfolk '
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finally sombody with the liking of three
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I still like option 2, there aren't enough manga/anime/stories in general about the guy liking a confused girl
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Hmm....
1. but with Male merman/Male student and :
5. The merman's powers awaken, he opens a portal to his world and brings the student with him. She turns into a mermaid there. There's a big political war going on, the two try to help stop it, but the girl has to keep returning to earth every so often or else she'll remain a mermaid permanently.
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I think #6 is the best idea listed, though I think if you're going for an older audience it'll need some sort of push to make it really original. Maybe it's something about the world in which they all live. A good example might be something like Baten Kaitos the video game, where originality is given to the story because of its environment. Otherwise there really needs to be something about the story that makes it standout from the pack, makes it different.
The other ideas sound a bit trite (except for #7 which sounds remarkably like planet of the apes and #5 which could be really good if you make it differ from Fushigi Yugi a bit more).
I'm sorry, I know I sound like a flamer, but I'm not! I love your art and you panel your pages like an experienced pro (infact, you're the reason I'm looking at SCAD for college)! I just really want to see your talents joined with the best; most original story possible, I'm certain you could do really great things!
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Oooooh, and everytime she returns to Earth, she has to figure out how to walk again. It would make for some wobbly halarity.
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i like #1 the best as a female mermaid. but what if she is the pet of a hopeless romantic high school girl and the mermaid princess helps her to get her dream guy?
oh! and then the mermaid gets a crush on a human boy but its the same boy as the human girl's!!
(well maybe not but its an idea right?) @_@
#5 kinda reminds me of inuyasha a bit... (sorry!)
but it does sounds really cool!
whatever you pick i know it'll be awesome
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#s 2, 5, and 6 all sound awesome. Because it's almost always a guy getting a strange girl and all that. I like the opposite, with the girl instead.
Those last two just sound so...NEAT. Especially the genetic one *has interests in that stuff....>.>*
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Number 3 is basically Angelic Layer, so I wouldn't go down that road. I love the idea of a tiny adorable merman warrior kept as a pet by some young girl. XD Oh the shenanigans that would ensue!
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