Yamato-san
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I'm pretty sure that anime-style battling is when battles are done in a realistic style. Far different from the games, Pokemon are able to take advantage of the battle field, use their attacks in unique fashions (Bayleef combining Vine Whip and Body Slam, anybody?), Pokemon can dodge pretty much anything, body-build and stuff is usually taken into account more than game stats are (Iwaaku/Onix is weak in the games with an attack stat barely higher than a Caterpie's, but if it were to use Tackle in a more realistic setting, no doubt it's gonna friggin hurt), there are no turns because trainers command their Pokemon at their own pace rather than wait on the opponent (though if they wish, they could wait to see what their opponent's planning), and likewise, Pokemon can take time to execute a trainer's command. Realistic stuff like that which isn't restricted by a simple gaming program is what I think defines an anime-style battle.
On the subject of original regions.... unless I'm making the story take place in a different world entirely, I prefer sticking to canon regions. As Frosty said, pretty much anything could be done in a canon region that there's little reason to place it anywhere else, and 99% of the time, an original region just ends up becoming yet another badge quest or something. I stick to canon Pokemon as well.... with over 400 variants (this includes Unown shapes, and this number's still counting), there's gotta be at least one that's suitable for the situation that arises in your story. Now, I still believe in some exceptions.... for instance, in the anime movies, we've had the Celebi Golem and the Meta-Groudon, and the Special manga had the fusion of the three legendary birds. Basically, I'm perfectly fine with giant monsters or mutations that are based off an existing Pokemon anyway (I can't blame anyone who uses those. All Pokemon seem rather small and tame in appearance, even Groudon's size pales in comparison to a 500-foot Godzilla rampaging through the city. Though, in this case, made-up Pokemon would seem kinda acceptable, but I'd prefer them having some base off of existing ones because, thus far, canon has never went beyond that).
Pokemon names..... you know, Luvdisc isn't that far off from its original Japanese name, Lovecus (love+discus). However, you're probably all going "It's Japan. English is foreign to them, so it's impressive". OK, fair enough, but do consider stuff like "fushigi" (mysterious) and "tane" (seed) to get Fushigidane (Bulbasaur), or "hi" (fire) and "tokage" (lizard) results in Hitokage (Charmander). Even the original Japanese version had simple names for several Pokemon. But then again, naming probably doesn't bother them much, because simple names seem to be a huge part of their culture. Several boys are named "Yuuki" (courage) and girls are named "Ai" (love) with absolutely no alterations to the exact word (even my screen name, "Yamato", which is a common male's name, refers to an ancient era of Japan), and those are just a small fraction of the many other names they use. In English, sure we have girls named "May" (after the month), but that seems to be about all we have, because when it comes to names like "Bill" and "John" and "Linda", while there may be some cultural history behind them (Biblical, usually), at first glance, the fact that there's some meaning behind such a name never, ever crosses your mind, does it? Hell, I think some English-speaking parents don't even name their kids based on a common name within society that they like, but rather they combine a few random letters together to form one. But whatever, it's not as though any of this matters to me, since as I said, I only stick to canon Pokemon.
Nicknames may be another issue for me, though. I'm just calling several Pokemon by their specie names, but thus far, I've got "Kiryuu", which is based off the words for "tree" and "dragon" (and even some resemblance to the "Kimori" species of Pokemon), and Frost, I'm pretty sure you're familiar with "Neal" (combined the specie's name and "nail"). In a future storyline I plan to do after PMC, I intend to make more characters with European-based names rather than Japanese names, and some of the Pokemon featured will be an Arbok named "King" (king cobra) and a Hakuryuu (Dragonair) named "Sapphire". What does everyone think of those?
Characterization..... well, for the most part, I seem to focus on my plot and the characterization comes later. While I do have lots of things planned for my villians, Hiro's a different story. Part of my problem with him, thus far, derives from the fact that when I was first scripting PMC, I intended it to just be the old version in a different format before I noticed several flaws in the plot that need to be done away with. When I get around to a second revision (I'm finishing this one first, dammit), I should probably get rid of some pointless things, like the teacher who doesn't believe who Hiro's related to.... nor should he get attached to Eievui so quickly. I was thinking maybe Chris could force him on a ride on his Airmudo in the next version, and Eievui snuck into his backpack or something and accidentally ends up on the plane with Eievui, then growing relations with him goes from there. I don't really know too much about what I wanted for Hiro's character..... all I do know is that he started out as someone who wasn't even interested in Pokemon, and he's got a big family, being related to the Kimono sisters, so I figured I'd take advantage of it by making him really attached to all of them. I guess for now, I'll try to make-do with the guy constantly having trouble between picking family and Pokemon until I eventually get him to where I need to be in the plot. I wish some people could give me a few pointers on his character, though.
On the subject of original regions.... unless I'm making the story take place in a different world entirely, I prefer sticking to canon regions. As Frosty said, pretty much anything could be done in a canon region that there's little reason to place it anywhere else, and 99% of the time, an original region just ends up becoming yet another badge quest or something. I stick to canon Pokemon as well.... with over 400 variants (this includes Unown shapes, and this number's still counting), there's gotta be at least one that's suitable for the situation that arises in your story. Now, I still believe in some exceptions.... for instance, in the anime movies, we've had the Celebi Golem and the Meta-Groudon, and the Special manga had the fusion of the three legendary birds. Basically, I'm perfectly fine with giant monsters or mutations that are based off an existing Pokemon anyway (I can't blame anyone who uses those. All Pokemon seem rather small and tame in appearance, even Groudon's size pales in comparison to a 500-foot Godzilla rampaging through the city. Though, in this case, made-up Pokemon would seem kinda acceptable, but I'd prefer them having some base off of existing ones because, thus far, canon has never went beyond that).
Pokemon names..... you know, Luvdisc isn't that far off from its original Japanese name, Lovecus (love+discus). However, you're probably all going "It's Japan. English is foreign to them, so it's impressive". OK, fair enough, but do consider stuff like "fushigi" (mysterious) and "tane" (seed) to get Fushigidane (Bulbasaur), or "hi" (fire) and "tokage" (lizard) results in Hitokage (Charmander). Even the original Japanese version had simple names for several Pokemon. But then again, naming probably doesn't bother them much, because simple names seem to be a huge part of their culture. Several boys are named "Yuuki" (courage) and girls are named "Ai" (love) with absolutely no alterations to the exact word (even my screen name, "Yamato", which is a common male's name, refers to an ancient era of Japan), and those are just a small fraction of the many other names they use. In English, sure we have girls named "May" (after the month), but that seems to be about all we have, because when it comes to names like "Bill" and "John" and "Linda", while there may be some cultural history behind them (Biblical, usually), at first glance, the fact that there's some meaning behind such a name never, ever crosses your mind, does it? Hell, I think some English-speaking parents don't even name their kids based on a common name within society that they like, but rather they combine a few random letters together to form one. But whatever, it's not as though any of this matters to me, since as I said, I only stick to canon Pokemon.
Nicknames may be another issue for me, though. I'm just calling several Pokemon by their specie names, but thus far, I've got "Kiryuu", which is based off the words for "tree" and "dragon" (and even some resemblance to the "Kimori" species of Pokemon), and Frost, I'm pretty sure you're familiar with "Neal" (combined the specie's name and "nail"). In a future storyline I plan to do after PMC, I intend to make more characters with European-based names rather than Japanese names, and some of the Pokemon featured will be an Arbok named "King" (king cobra) and a Hakuryuu (Dragonair) named "Sapphire". What does everyone think of those?
Characterization..... well, for the most part, I seem to focus on my plot and the characterization comes later. While I do have lots of things planned for my villians, Hiro's a different story. Part of my problem with him, thus far, derives from the fact that when I was first scripting PMC, I intended it to just be the old version in a different format before I noticed several flaws in the plot that need to be done away with. When I get around to a second revision (I'm finishing this one first, dammit), I should probably get rid of some pointless things, like the teacher who doesn't believe who Hiro's related to.... nor should he get attached to Eievui so quickly. I was thinking maybe Chris could force him on a ride on his Airmudo in the next version, and Eievui snuck into his backpack or something and accidentally ends up on the plane with Eievui, then growing relations with him goes from there. I don't really know too much about what I wanted for Hiro's character..... all I do know is that he started out as someone who wasn't even interested in Pokemon, and he's got a big family, being related to the Kimono sisters, so I figured I'd take advantage of it by making him really attached to all of them. I guess for now, I'll try to make-do with the guy constantly having trouble between picking family and Pokemon until I eventually get him to where I need to be in the plot. I wish some people could give me a few pointers on his character, though.
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