History FanficRecs / BubblegumCrisis

* ''Synopsis:'' A magical accident throws a Wolf shaman from a ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' universe into the world of ''BubblegumCrisis''. He goes to ground, figures out what happened to him, and begins to adapt... and in the process crosses paths with the Knight Sabers. He joins their fight, though not as a Saber, and his presence causes other changes as well... Could magic be awakening in his new world just as it did in his old?

* ''Synopsis'' (from the ''[[http://www.ravensgarage.com/bgcfanfic_guide/bgc.html Bubblegum Crisis Fan Fiction Guide]]''): Not all boomers have to look human, and not all boomers are made by Genom. Someone has made a new boomer and appears to be testing it in MegaTokyo. And who could be better test subjects than the AD Police and the Knight Sabers.

''[[http://www.rainycitynights.com/writing/bgcross/index.html Bubblegum Cross]]'' by ''[[http://http://www.rainycitynights.com/rainycitynights.com/Home/Home.html Andy Skuse]]''

''[[http://dartzirl.110mb.com Yours Truly, 2032]]'' by Dartz-IRL. ([[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5094598/1/Yours_Truly_2032 Alternate version at FFN]])

** It didn't quite die as much as descended to development hell. The author is posting some of the work in progress chapter 7 in alt.fan.bgcrisis Usenet group or on The Fanfiction Forum[[note]][[http://z14.invisionfree.com/The_Fanfiction_Forum/index.php?showtopic=14935 the thread]][[/note]] every now and then, most recently in February 2012.

''[[http://www.eyrie-productions.com/TIA/ Bubblegum Crisis: The Iron Age]]'' by EyrieProductionsUnlimited

* ''Comments'': Known in its time for simple being a funny and relatively well-written crossover/parody fic. It's more interesting these days due to it being an UnintentionalPeriodPiece. It was published only a few weeks before SailorMoon premiered in North America; as such it's a pure slice of zeitgeist which shows what American anime fan culture was like before the anime explosion.

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* ''Comments:'' A {{reboot}} of a long-abandoned EPU project called ''(Gryphon and Zoner Get) Hopelessly Lost'', ''BGC:TIA'' is a classic EPU self-insert, although fifteen years later Gryphon has greater skill to draw on and more twists to throw at readers, including [[PatchworkFic mixing and matching]] elements from both classic ''BGC'' and ''Tokyo 2040''. The addition of ''IronMan'' to the blend, in a manner that is both true to the source but completely unexpected, turns what was once a comedy series into something more akin to a near-future technothriller. Although far from complete at only three installments, it's definitely worth a read.

These are recommendations made by {{Troper}}s for ''BubblegumCrisis'' {{Fan Fic}}s, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.

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** It didn't quite die as much as descended to development hell. The author is posting some of the work in progress chapter 7 in alt.fan.bgcrisis Usenet group or on The Fanfiction Forum[[hottip:*:http://z14.invisionfree.com/The_Fanfiction_Forum/index.php?showtopic=14935]] every now and then, most recently in February 2012.

''[[http://archives.eyrie.org/anime/BGC/bgc.southern-cross.gz Black Hunter]] by Ping Lin.

''[[ftp://ftp.gweep.ca/pub/anime/anime-fan-works/BGC/bgc.black.hunter.gz Black Hunter]]'' (gzip file), by Ping Lin.

''[[ftp://ftp.gweep.ca/pub/anime/anime-fan-works/BGC/bgc.southern-cross.gz Southern Cross]]'' (gzip file) by Bernard & Johan Khoo

** @/Binaroid: Not to mention the copies of the [=OVAs=] the fan had on him/her; or how Genom got away with half of them before the smoke cleared... Genre Savviness all around, tasteful use of AlternateCharacterInterpretation, and a closer look at the FridgeLogic behind the "futuristic" 2032. Good stuff.

* ''Synopsis'': ''BGC2032'' Years after the dissolution of the Knight Sabers, its surviving members come together to mourn the loss of a friend and to make sense of the life they once had.

These are recommendations made by {{Troper}}s for ''{{Bubblegum Crisis}}'' {{Fan Fic}}s, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

* Some of the best original ''BGC'' {{continuation fic}} on the Net. All of it is in [[FanVerse the same continuity]], making her work essentially one single epic saga. Especially recommended is ''FanFic/TheNextGeneration'', in which Priss's teenaged daughter Yumeko ends up joining a re-activated Knight Sabers in the face of a new wave of depredations by GENOM and its boomers. Especially noteworthy for her spot-on characterization of the Sabers in their late thirties, nearly twenty years after the events of the {{OVA}}s. Fair warning: Amanda's vision of the ''BGC'' world is [[OriginalFlavour true to the original]], meaning that people get hurt and die, and not everyone gets a happy ending, especially the main characters. Yumeko-chan in particular racks up an injury tally which rivals that of Bert van Vliet (see ''Bubblegum Zone'', below). Darkish but not truly black, as there is hope still shining.

* ''Comments'': Part of a multi-book series currently under development, this fic blends aspects of self-insert and crossover. The main character, Doug Sangnoir (aka @/LooneyToons), was the author's favorite character in a ''{{Villains and Vigilantes}}'' campaign. Doug's character is deep, unique, and fun to observe: he makes mistakes (and is not a Sue by any means), has a well-developed backstory, and tends to make fairly obscure pop-culture references. The character fits in well, stylistically, with the BGC world: Doug's talent is that listening to different songs gives him different superpowers, from creating a camera out of thin air to firing lightning bolts. As such, the "soundtrack" of this fic is appropriately broad and varied. (And would fill three [=CDs=] if you were to compile it.) Highly recommended for the top-notch writing, pop-culture connections, deep characters, and sheer fun of reading it.

* ''Synopsis'': It is the year 2038. The Knight Sabers have existed peacefully in obscurity, ever since the AD Police finally shut down Genom, the boomer manufacturer who also dealt globally in corruption and greed. Their 5 year hiatus is about to be disturbed, as a long-lost relative drops into Sylia Stingray's life, and explains why her data cartridge has the number "2" on it.

** @/LavanyaSix: Seconded. It's a great story, even if the formatting is screwy as hell.

* ''Comments'': This feels like an "official" ''BGC'' prequel would feel -- the characters (such as Priss and Nene) are still a little raw yet, but are on their way to becoming the close-knit family they'd eventually form.

* ''Comments'': One of the older Epics, still very, very good.

* ''Comments'': A globetrotting plot with great character moments and action, all in only 144 KB!

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5627338/1/A_Life_Revisited A Life Revisited]]'' by n1ght3lf

* ''Comments'': A different future for the Knight Sabers. Notable for its good characterizations, and intelligent plot. It's character driven, not being all about explosions and death, and the final act of revenge itself only takes up a short part of a fic.

** @/AxelWhite: Now with tropes! If you've got a moment, go add some.

* Recommended by @/LooneyToons, @/EvilMidnightLurker, @/Zed42
* ''Synopsis'': Godlike MartyStu character enters the ''Bubblegum Crisis'' universe early in the series, and despite some of his powers going wonky as a result of unexplained local conditions, intervenes in the course of the plot with both good and bad results.

* ''Synopsis:'' A magical accident throws a Wolf shaman from a ''{{Shadowrun}}'' universe into the world of ''BubblegumCrisis''. He goes to ground, figures out what happened to him, and begins to adapt... and in the process crosses paths with the Knight Sabers. He joins their fight, though not as a Saber, and his presence causes other changes as well... Could magic be awakening in his new world just as it did in his old?

** It didn't quite die as much as descended to development hell. The author is posting some of the work in progress chapter 7 in alt.fan.bgcrisis Usenet group or on The Fanfiction Forum[[hottip:*:http://z14.invisionfree.com/The_Fanfiction_Forum/index.php?showtopic=14935]] every now and then, most recently in February 2012.

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* ''Comments:'' Twister is ''the'' defining self-insert character of late-90s anime fanfiction, and is so gleefully over-the-top that either you loathe him with a hatred that burns like the pits of hell, or you hang on for the ride laughing all the way. The ''BGC'' installment of ''Twisted Path'' hits almost all the usual cliches of an SI in that world except for joining the Knight Sabers right away -- it is probably the TropeCodifier, if not the TropeMaker, for ''BGC'' self-inserts. Despite Twister's barely-average writing skill, it is surprisingly entertaining and throws more than a few [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments of Awesome]] at the reader. It is also important as a fanfic, in that it had a direct influence on several later insert and insert-styled fics (as seen [[http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/images/xovers.jpg here]]): ''Drunkard's Walk II'' and ''A Wolf In Crisis'' both include explicit {{shout out}}s to it, the ''BGC'' segment of ''Legion's Quest'' takes place in the ''BGC'' timeline that Twister visited, and the fourth installment of ''TP'' explicitly crosses over with ''Bubblegum Zone'' .

''[[http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/dw2.shtml Drunkard's Walk II: Robot's Rules of Order]]'' by Robert M. Schroeck
* Recommended by Bluemage, Yumeko-chan, @/EvilMidnightLurker, @/AxelWhite, @/ShayGuy
* ''Synopsis'': A professional metahuman crimefighter (read: "superhero") was thrown from his world while fighting evil, and now seeks to return home. His first attempt lands him in [=MegaTokyo=], a few years after the end of the series. While trying to find a way to move on, he clashes with the Knight Sabers, fights rogue buma, befriends a perky young news reporter, and stumbles upon one of the darkest secrets of GENOM. Part of the greater ''[[Fanfic/DrunkardsWalk Drunkard's Walk]]'' metaseries.
* ''Comments'': Part of a multi-book series currently under development, this fic blends aspects of self-insert and crossover. The main character, Doug Sangnoir (aka @/LooneyToons), was the author's favorite character in a ''{{Villains and Vigilantes}}'' campaign. Doug's character is deep, unique, and fun to observe: he makes mistakes (and is not a Sue by any means), has a well-developed backstory, and tends to make fairly obscure pop-culture references. The character fits in well, stylistically, with the BGC world: Doug's talent is that listening to different songs gives him different superpowers, from creating a camera out of thin air to firing lightning bolts. As such, the "soundtrack" of this fic is appropriately broad and varied. (And would fill three [=CDs=] if you were to compile it.) Highly recommended for the top-notch writing, pop-culture connections, deep characters, and sheer fun of reading it.
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''[[http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/bgcwaut.shtml A Wild and Untamed Thing...]]'' by Robert M. Schroeck
* Recommended by @/JeanneH, antagonist
* ''Synopsis'': Nene talks Linna into coming with her to see one of her favorite shows -- ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' to be precise -- but somehow Saber business always seems to interrupt just when things start getting interesting.
* ''Comments'': This is a fun story that reveals a bit about each of the Knight Sabers, especially Nene and ''[[spoiler: Sylia]]''. Familiarity with ''Rocky'' might help with the mental imagery, but I don't think it's required (the written description is well done). No deep thinking is necessary, just sit back and enjoy.
* antagonist: While I did see the end coming, it still made me laugh. And I like how this fic pictured Sylia as something other than an ice queen.
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''[[http://archives.eyrie.org/anime/BGC/Lemon/bgc.lemon.bubblegum-pink.raging-fires.gz Bubblegum Pink: Raging Fires]]'' (gzip file) by Kris Overstreet and Larry Mann (Warning: {{Lemon}}. Oh man, is it lemon.)
* Recommended by @/LooneyToons, Dartz-IRL, antagonist, JeanneH, @/{{Night}}
* ''Pairing(s):'' Everybody/Everybody
* ''Synopsis'': "There it is! Smut, pure and simple, straight from the 8th dimension by way of Planet Ten!" Ahem. When Mackie's nanophage-modified nervous system triggers an uncontrollable hormonal overdrive, Sylia knows from her own experience that his rampaging libido must be sated or he will die.
* ''Comments'': The single most infamous lemon story in the history of anime fanfiction, to the point that ''BGC'' Usenet groups react instinctively with the acronym "DYO!" (short for "Damn you, Overstreet!") to any mention of it -- or anything even vaguely like it. (Which isn't really fair, since no one ever gets on Larry Mann's case for his half of the writing.) Little more than a massive orgy precipitated by the flimsiest of excuses extrapolated from canon material, and everyone is hugely out of character as much for humorous purposes as for sexual. Most don't seem to realize it, but ''Bubblegum Pink'' is as much a spoof of over-the-top PornWithoutPlot fics as it is one itself.
** Dartz-IRL: Once you read this fic, you will never be able to buy a packet of LIDL's frozen sweetlings with a straight face again.
*** antagonist: (Sweetling) :P
** antagonist: It's not a PornWithoutPlot. There is plot in it, since it does describe Sylia's struggle to find out what exactly is wrong with Mackie and drawing up a plan for his recovery on short notice. And to be honest, it could've been worse (Mackie/Mason or Mackie/Largo, anyone? Not to mention Quincy/anybody).
** @/ShayGuy: When was it written? There's no date, and Google Groups doesn't have it. The directory page indicates that it couldn't have been later than May 1997, but it also has a '97 date for ''FanFic/UndocumentedFeatures 1''. (Is it really more infamous than ''Artemis's Lover''?)
** @/JeanneH: First appearing in mid-1997, this is the great-grandmother of the mother of the mother of all lemon fics. As the authors themselves write "This story involves incredibly gratuitous sexual situations, portrayed in an extremely graphic, lewd, and silly fashion." Definitely NOT for anyone offended by such things, easily or otherwise. Definitely recommended for readers with a sense of humor about such things. I think this is absolutely one of the funniest fics I've ever read, lemon or otherwise.
** The Fifth Horseman: If you're going to read it, do so on your own responsibility. Because once read, the thing is impossible to forget. Ever.
** @/{{Night}}: Children, please pay attention: this stuff is hilarious, and it's actually pretty good as lemons go, and nobody went terribly fetishistic with it either so it appeals to nearly anyone. Don't give me that shocked expression. You're not that innocent, you're using the Internet. Read it and laugh, or read it and enjoy other ways. It's worth your while.
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* Recommended by Croaker, antagonist, @/{{Binaroid}}, Yumeko-chan, The Fifth Horseman

* ''Synopsis'': A [[PowersThatBe Power That Is]] needs a [[strike:sucker]] agent to balance a ''Bubblegum Crisis'' timeline that has been inadvertently contaminated with a damaged Largo from another timeline. He chooses anime fan Craig Reed for the standard ineffable divine reasons and drops him into the lap of Sylia Stingray, along with a complete collection of ''Bubblegum Crisis'' [=DVDs=] and fanfiction. Now Craig has to undergo the full paranoid scrutiny of the Knight Sabers and a basic training that makes the Marines look positively slack, before he finally finds himself in a hardsuit. And the series proper hasn't even ''started'' yet.

** @/{{Night}}: While this is indeed well-written and imminently readable, it has some issues with that characterization mentioned above. It took liberties with the backstory which are rather unusual, but certainly not impossible based on what we know. The problem is these in turn result in taking liberties with characters, particularly Linna and Sylia, which ''are'' extremely unlikely if not impossible, and the effort wasn't put in to make it really stick. For this reason I am forced to withhold my recommendation.

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* ''Comments'': Despite the story's antagonist, Katia, showing a few signs of VillainSue-hood[[hottip:* :Brilliant female scientist controls panther-boomer with her mind to hunt the Sabers]], in the end ''Black Hunter'' was an excellent example of an OriginalFlavor story, with all the ingredients of a classic BGC story: corporate intrigue, vengeance-seeking, rampaging robots, tragedy, and the line between man and machine growing ever-thinner.
** [=SuddenFrost=]: Notably, this story revolves around Nene, and not once during the course of it does she ever ''wear her hardsuit.''

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* ''Comments'':

''[[http://home.eclipse.net/~rms/bgcwaut.shtml A Wild and Untamed Thing...]]'' by Robert M. Schroeck

** It didn't quite die as much as descended to development hell. The author is posting some of the work in progress chapter 7 in alt.fan.bgcrisis Usenet group or on The Fanfiction Forum[hottip:*:http://z14.invisionfree.com/The_Fanfiction_Forum/index.php?showtopic=14935]] every now and then, most recently in February 2012.