@ KajiVenator: What? I didn't understand your comment. Please elaborate.
First of all, I'd like to start by saying that I'm not overly fond of crossovers. I know a lot of people love them and I respect that, but they're just not for me. (I like a fandom for that actual fandom and wouldn't want to mess with it by introducing things to it that don't exist in the fandom's world.) So my comments could be slightly biased. ;)
I knew someone would react the way that you did, Silawen. I very much appreciate your input - this is exactly what I wanted people to give me - hard facts and reasonable opinions. Although, like you said in your post, your "comments could be slightly biased."
You don't have to like crossovers. All I was looking for were tips on how I should go about this, which you provided. Thanks!
So, Silawen, I am going to try to address everything you've said point by point. Here goes...
It is about the characters from the anime Bleach, but focuses on Ichigo Kurosaki. [As if that weren't obvious, huh?]
Not really, because Bleach has dozens upon dozens of characters that you could focus on. (Almost all being, to me, a lot more interesting than Ichigo will ever be, but that's beside the point. XD)
Yeah, it is beside the point. I see what you're saying though. However, main characters normally aren't the most awesome characters. The cool folks are the ones that usually only show up, or do cool things, on occasion and then take a backseat to the main characters. (Byakuya, Sesshomaru, Sasuke [Shippuden], etc.)
I said it was obvious because I will be following the main storyline of Bleach. That includes focusing on Ichigo's growth as a soul reaper.
Personally this looks like a very difficult idea to realise. Bleach is, even amongst other manga, a story with an incredible amount of characters. There are so many characters that using even the main ones - Karakura Town, the captains and vice-captains from each division, Aizen, Gin, Tousen and the arrancar, the vizard, and whatever other important characters you want to add - would lead to an astounding cast of characters to deal with. This is difficult enough to deal with for Kubo - and his characters certainly aren't as well-developed as some people would like - but you don't even have visuals to aid you.
The reason that I am not worried about what you've said here is that fanfiction can last for however long you want it to. So I have a lot of time to develop the characters. Yes, I will be including almost all of the characters like Aizen, Gin, Tousen, etc. I really would like to just skip to the arrancar arc but I know I can't do that. :(
Stupid Bleach... XD
Basically, my suggestion would be to narrow the cast down to the mere minimum you need. Rukia, Ichigo, Orihime, Zaraki, Byakuya, Renji, Gin, Aizen, Hitsugaya, and the captain commander. You can use the others as bit-characters, but I would focus on this group instead. If you're going to be writing about Ichigo, you wouldn't really need any of the others anyway. Heck, you could even leave Orihime out - unless you plan to include the arrancar arc, in which case she's absolutely necessary - if you wanted to.
LOL leave Orihime out? That is hilarious! I know she's rather useless, but even so I couldn't allow myself to just disregard her like that.
Story-wise I don't quite see why you would want to write this. The story is not going to be very different, really. It doesn't matter if you have a pokémon or a zanpakutou, the end-result is going to be the same. Following the basic story-line, therefore, is going to be dull. People who know Bleach won't be interested in it and those that don't won't be very impressed by the limited use of pokémon in the story.
I knew somebody was going to assume it would be virtually the same. No, it won't. I'm following the same story but I am going to change some scenes and add more Pokemon-related elements to the crossover. Trust me, it will be different.
I'd suggest thinking of an entirely new story line. Not only will this make it more creative and exciting, but it means you can limit the amount of characters you have to use. Think of something that could be of interest to Ichigo and the Gotei 13 and then write about that instead of something we already know. Just like following the pokémon games to the letter is dull, following an existing story is too.
Same as what I said above.
If you do want to continue the way you had planned, I have a few comments.
So, someone gets a zanpakutou and when it reaches shikai they get a pokémon as well? Or does the zanpakutou disappear until the owner 'returns' his or her pokémon?
I don't want to give too much of this aspect away yet, but yes, the zanpakuto does disappear when the Pokemon show up. Like in the show, Ichigo will be different from other soul reapers (remember what makes Zangetsu unique, hint hint...)
Kon is an incredibly unnecessary character. While I'm sure he's fun to write, he's not going to add much apart from comedic value. Like I said, you'd be best off limiting yourself to a much smaller amount. Introducing countless characters isn't as easy in fanfiction as it is in a visual media such as manga.
That's basically all I have to say. XD
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Yes, Kon will be fun to write for me. He makes me laugh very often with his random rants that throw off the mood of the show. However, I will try to keep his comedic ranting episodes to a minimum in the story because they can get very annoying in excess.
That is all, and I hope anyone reading this post will leave their comments and consider reading the story when I release chapter 1. Thanks!
P.S. - If anyone has suggestions for the title of the story I would be grateful if you shared them. Even if I change the title a little but base it on a suggested one, the contributor will receive credit.