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Hey there!

First of all, thank you so much for writing something for me.

Anthy is very, very dear to my heart and so wonderfully complex that I feel like I discover something new about her every time I delve back into Utena again. Now, Utena does have many different canons and each of them has their own take on Anthy. The main anime's characterization is my die-hard favourite. That being said, I am familiar with all the different variations.

Regardless of which Anthy you pick to write about, don't be afraid to mix-and-match canons either if you feel like it. One of the most interesting things about the new manga chapter Saito released for the anniversary was seeing the obvious anime-inspired elements come into play and I have always been down for the way people try to connect all the different stories/timelines/character interpretations across the various Revolutionary Girl Utena media.

Canon-compliant is always fine and I think there's plenty of room to do some interesting character-exploration for Anthy, especially if you set the story somewhere pre- or post-series. What did some of the previous cycles look like, what kind of people did Anthy meet in them, how did she develop into the person she is when we meet her? How does Anthy adapt to life after she leaves Ohtori Academy, does she find Utena/how, what's the outside world like?

AUs are also always tons of fun. For want of a nail/canon divergence fics are always interesting. You could also completely leave Utena's world behind and stick Anthy (and any other character you want to bring along) in a completely different genre and/or setting. High fantasy, science fiction, superhero, film noir, gothic horror, whatever you're down for.

If you want to throw in some romance (though you absolutely don't have to if you don't want to), I'm down for shipping Anthy with any of the canon female characters. Utena/Anthy almost goes without saying and, believe me, I am more than on board and never get tired of this pairing. But if you feel like trying out some Juri/Anthy? Wakaba/Anthy? Nanami/Anthy? Shiori/Anthy? Kozue/Anthy? I can think of really interesting directions that any of these pairings can go in, so absolutely feel free to surprise me in this regard.

Whatever you decide to go with, I hope you have a good time writing it and I am super excited to see what you come up with.


Specific Prompt Ideas:

• Fractured fairy tale is a little...on the nose for Utena, but it's still one of my die-hard favourite styles of AU. As much as Utena is preoccupied with princes, princesses, and witches, there are an awful lot of fairy tale tropes that series doesn't really touch that might be fun to see the cast deal with.

 

• To say that Revolutionary Girl Utena likes playing with genre tropes is obviously putting it mildly. If you decide to transport Anthy (and any other characters) to another genre, I'd definitely enjoy something openly playing with that genre's conventions. I mentioned gothic horror as an off-hand AU option earlier and I have a complicated, literary nerd love-hate relationship with the genre - I think it's exactly the type of tropey mess that would be super fun to see Utena's cast deal with.

 

• You know what else Utena doesn't have enough of? AUs set in Mad Max style post-apocalyptic hellscapes.

 

• Okay, so that new manga chapter. The manga has never been my favourite Utena media per se, but I really liked Saito's new chapter and boy did the unsettling implications about whatever the hell took place pre-series in the duelists' childhoods stick with me. I'd be all over something that takes those implications and uses them to fuel an interpretation for what's actually going on in the world outside of Ohtori Academy pre-, post, or during the series and what it's actually like.

 

(The prompts are there to help you if you need a specific idea to get started, but don't feel beholden to them if there's something else you want to write. While they're certainly an indication of fics that I'm craving, they're by no means the only type of fics that I'd be interested in and I wasn't lying when I indicated that I'm generally pretty open to whatever you want to explore here in the rest of my letter.)

Hey there!

First of all, thank you so much for writing something for me.

I was super excited to see MP100 on the list of available fandoms this year, as it jumped rapidly into my favourites list after I finally got around to it. Prime reasons why I became so attached were Reigen and Mob - both because of their respective, enjoyable characterizations and because of their relationship. Their dynamic makes up my favourite mentor-mentee relationship in recent memory.

For this reason, dear author, I'd love something that either focuses on that relationship or,at least, features it prominently.

Canon-compliant is always fine and I think there's a lot of potential for exploration in this fandom, whether you feel like expanding on a canon event or telling the story of one of the adventures we didn't get to see (or that might possibly happen in the future). I'm totally caught up on the manga so don't worry about spoilers.

I also always love a good AU. I think I've consumed every age swap available in this fandom, since I find the idea really interesting (and I always love role swaps in general). I really enjoy seeing people's differing interpretations of how things might have turned out had Reigen not been a presence in Mob's life during his childhood and what might motivate someone like Mob to take on a mentor-esque role to a child like Reigen. Also it's just fun.

If you love writing AUs, but the words "age swap" are provoking a reaction ranging from abject terror to mild disinterest, fear not! I love AUs in general and am down for pretty much whatever in this department. Canon divergence and/or for want of a nail fics? Fantastic. High fantasy, space opera, or fractured fairy tail? 100% here for it. Contextual reassignment fic where Reigen and Mob are at Hogwarts or are Pokemon trainers or are forming a team of superheros? Sounds like fun.

Now, ReiMob romance is a hard no for me, but that certainly doesn't mean that I don't ship anything in this fandom or would object to one of those ships showing up as a background element if that's where you feel like going. Serizawa/Reigen? Super cute, totally in love with it. Dimple/Reigen? Endlessly entertaining, totally down. Shinra/Reigen? What a fun rarepair, go for it. Teru/Mob? Love them.

For that matter, don't be afraid to include any of the rest of the canon cast - I love them all to bits. On a similar note, don't feel like you have to include anyone else either - if all you want to write is Reigen and Mob, then by all means, that's more than enough.

Whatever you decide to go with, I hope you have a good time writing it and I am super excited to see what you come up with.


Specific Prompt Ideas:

• How fun was that urban legends arc in the manga? Seriously, every time it's even briefly referenced, it brings an instant smile to my face. I'd absolutely be here for a fic about Spirits and Such dealing with a case based on another well-known legend or ghost story or even creepy pasta or a horror movie. Whether the danger really is supernatural in nature or it's a classic Scooby Doo reveal of "old man Jenkins in a rubber mask" is up to you.

 

• If you decide to go the age swap route, I'd love to see how Reigen and Mob actually handle the usual gambit of cases that Spirits and Such takes on in canon. Do they still do the mundane not-actually-haunted jobs and, if so, how do they approach them in this universe? When they deal with actual spirit-related problems, how does Mob feel about taking Reigen along and what does Reigen do during these cases?

 

• Okay, listen: Arthurian-inspired AU where Reigen is not-actually-a-wizard and Mob is the most unexpected person to ever be fated to be king.

(The prompts are there to help you if you need a specific idea to get started, but don't feel beholden to them if there's something else you want to write. While they're certainly an indication of fics that I'm craving, they're by no means the only type of fics that I'd be interested in and I wasn't lying when I indicated that I'm generally pretty open to whatever you want to explore here in the rest of my letter.)