how would you like FF14 anime?

I am working on a fanfiction called Hydaelyn Unlimited. It's supposed to be like an anime version of the FFXIV main story with original characters.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1140070...elyn-Unlimited

If it where to be an anime, I'd rather have it be it's own thing. Possibly following the story of 4 adventurers and taking place between the end of 1.0 and the beginning of 2.0.

I think trying to copy .hack would just be dumb, unless it turns out to be a comedy or something going back and forth between the player and character. Small things would be funny like a female Miqo'te having a male voice because the player is male or vice versa.

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Originally Posted by Dererk

Is this what's happening?

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It isn't that there are "no" good shows, it's just that the average quality has dropped drastically since the major anime companies learned that really lazy moe anime literally prints money. All they need is a good character design that moe fans will pay $100+ for pillow covers of and it becomes much easier to make money, rather than spending money on expensive animation which may or may not even become popular enough to make a profit via DVD sales etc.

Also the magic formula for success these days is to get an anime show with a cellphone game tie-in (like Love Live) which has pretty much made a lot of anime just blatant commercials for cellphone games.

Only if the Warrior of Light were a lalafell who communicates only in facial expresses and inarticulate yells/grunts.

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Originally Posted by adn

Also the magic formula for success these days is to get an anime show with a cellphone game tie-in (like Love Live) which has pretty much made a lot of anime just blatant commercials for cellphone games.

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Nevermind that animators and VAs are getting paid sweat shop wages. A lot of adaptations also don't get renewed for anything beyond the initial 12 episodes if they don't cause a big spike in the source's sales.

Oh, and a lot of studios also deliberately censor their series so they can get perverts to buy overpriced blu-rays later on since that's the only way they can avoid working at a deficit.

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Originally Posted by myahele

I'd rather it be unique characters (adventurers) living in the world of FF14 with maybe the occasional cameos or mention of main npcs than it be players being transported into the gameworld

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This. Easier to relate to the main characters than having it be a "famous" character leading the line, great way to make references, and not tied to a single style (you could have Hildy episodes for slapstick alongside more serious plots). Not sure if anyone has read the XIVnomnom comics but having random adventurers be the main characters just makes for the best kind of fun.

I think a manga series would be more likely considering they've done that before. (and would probably be more successful anyway)
I would be happy if it were just short arcs about people living within the world from various viewpoints while the main stuff we go through in game is floating around as a backround theme. Basically a chance for world/lore building.

it should deffinitly be like ragnarok the animation where eorzea is a real world and not some virtual reality =3

I'll watch it only if Alisaie is the main character.... Still salted that she's completely vanished from the game after Coil....

FF14 as an anime would probably look quite like Log Horizon, since Log Horizon has fate like things, and raids and guilds, etc etc. Since I love both FF14 and Log Horizon, something inbetween the two would be awesome.