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* Thanks to a vast amount of fan-produced media made during the heyday of its fandom, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has fans that have either never seen the series, or abandoned it for fan-made material after the show went in a direction they disliked.

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* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'': It's not uncommon to see fans that have only read/watched a little bit of the source material before switching to the crossover fans fics.

* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'': In the recent years, especially in the West, Sailor Moon as a franchise has garnered a lot of fans that haven't actively consumed any of the canon media yet still consume fan related media or produce fan-works for the cutesy, feminine aesthetic. In fact, Sailor Moon in general has become a staple for that aesthetic overall.

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'': Some fans recognize the ''Granblue'' IP from the various doujins and artworks posted online. As well, there are a lot of artists who will simply become interested in some of the character designs and make fan art of them, while not actually looking into the game itself.

* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'': For a lot of people, the game has a HotGoddess with Palutena, and that's about it. Palutena's MsFanservice design that gets exaggerated in Rule34 is very popular for artists to draw and for people to gawk at, without much regard or care for what she actually does in the game. This is downplayed thanks to her being playable in ''Smash'' which does manage to highlight her personality, but even then this doesn't guarantee that the Fanwork-Only Fans have played the game or used her. As for Pit, his frequent presence in Rule34 as Palutena's boy toy causes some fan work fans to mistake him for someone easily timid and on edge to serve as Palutena's prey, and not the brave goofball he actually is.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': Until the game became [=F2P=], most of the YaoiFangirls making fanart and fanfiction for the game had never even played it, making this a case of MostGamersAreMale played straight. Also applies on a lesser scale to those who mainly follow [=TF2=] for the [=GMod=] videos, like Painis Cupcake or Vagineer. Reasoning on this can be varied, from "I like the universe, but I don't like first-person shooters/video games in general" to NoExportForYou (a lot of fanwork on Tumblr is from Japan and Korea), to health problems like epilepsy and motion sickness that restrict how much, if any gaming they do. Although unfortunately the girls who do pay and play often get dismissed as "just here for the gay porn" or "just here because you think [insert class here] is hot" if they dare to reveal their gender to the guys, even if the female fans were there before the [=F2P=] update or play competitive Highlander.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': One of the reasons Pyra and Mythra are BestKnownForTheFanservice is their vast amounts of Rule34 from artists who have admitted to never playing the game or were commissioned to do so by people who didn't, but were still attracted to Pyra and Mythra's designs. While this is mitigated by their NewbieBoom thanks to being included in ''Smash'' to make them more easily accessible, it still resulted in an explosion of fan art created or enjoyed by people that also have no interest in ''Smash'' but were attracted to hot they were. This leads to skewed perceptions of the two girls in terms of their personalities and relationship with each other and Rex. Even ''Rex'' isn't safe from this as his proximity to the Aegis sisters makes him reduced to a tool for Pyra and Mythra to dominate.

* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': ''City of Hunger'' already has a few fanfics despite being still in production and having had almost nothing of its plot revealed.

* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'': For a lot of people, the game has a HotGoddess with Palutena, and that's about it. Palutena's MsFanservice design that gets exaggerated in Rule34 is very popular for artists to draw and for people to gawk at, without much regard or care for what she actually does in the game. This is downplayed thanks to her being playable in ''Smash'' which does manage to highlight her personality, but even then this doesn't guarantee that the FanworkOnlyFans have played the game or used her. As for Pit, his frequent presence in Rule34 as Palutena's boy toy causes some fan work fans to mistake him for someone easily timid and on edge to serve as Palutena's prey, and not the brave goofball he actually is.

* ''VideoGame/GranBlueFantasy'': Some fans recognize the ''Granblue'' IP from the various doujins and artworks posted online. As well, there are a lot of artists who will simply become interested in some of the character designs and make fan art of them, while not actually looking into the game itself.

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* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'': For a lot of people, the game has a HotGoddess with Palutena, and that's about it. Palutena's MsFanservice design that gets exaggerated in Rule34 is very popular for artists to draw and for people to gawk at, without much regard or care for what she actually does in the game. This is downplayed thanks to her being playable in ''Smash'' which does manage to highlight her personality, but even then this doesn't guarantee that the FanworkOnlyFans have played the game or used her. As for Pit, his frequent presence in Rule34 as Palutena's boy toy causes FanworkOnlyFans to mistake him for someone easily timid and on edge to serve as Palutena's prey, and not the brave goofball he actually is.

* ''Manga/LandOfTheLusterous'': Some non-fans admit to not caring much about the show/manga and only are here for the fan-created content such as the high quality fanart.

* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': There's a large number of people who don't actively play the game but engage with the fandom by creating and/or consuming fanworks due to being interested in the characters.

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No, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant do not mistake this]] for a page about fanworks of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans a certain porn-oriented subscription-based service website]].

Fanwork-Only Fans are fans who produce and/or engage with fan-made media without being overly familiar with the source material, if they even care much for that original work to begin with. There can be any number of reasons for this. For instance, someone could be introduced to a fandom at a time when the series in question is not readily available in their language, so engaging in fan material became the best way to partake with the work before becoming the only way they partook. Alternatively, someone might have been attracted to the fanwork scene due to it highlighting some aspects of the original work said person enjoys the most, such as the setting or a certain character, thus leading to said works overshadowing the original for them. Especially if that fan feels that the original has undergone SeasonalRot. And in some cases, someone might have actually been introduced to the franchise through its fanwork first and never take much interest in the franchise beyond that.

No, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant do not mistake this]] for a page about fanworks of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans a certain porn-oriented subscription-based service website]].

No, do not confuse this with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans a certain subscription-based service app]]. Get your head out of the gutter.

No, do not confuse this to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans a certain subscription-based service app]]. Get your head out of the gutter.

[[MostFanficWritersAreGirls For some reason]], this tends to show up more often in works that have lots of male characters, though works with a similar setup of many-to-{{improbabl|y Female Cast}}e levels of female characters attract just as much attention. Needless to say, this can easily result in copious amounts of {{Fanon}}, as well as CanonDefilement in worse case scenarios. Naturally, expect to see this type of fan declare many fanworks to be BetterThanCanon.

Fanwork-Only Fans are, naturally, fans who produce and/or engage with fan-made media without being overly familiar with the source material, if they even care much for that original work to begin with. There can be any number of reasons for this. For instance, someone could be introduced to a fandom at a time when the series in question is not readily available in their language, so engaging in fan material became the best way to partake with the work before becoming the only way they partook. Alternatively, someone might have been attracted to the fanwork scene due to it highlighting the one or two aspects of the original work said person enjoys the most, such as the worldbuilding or a certain character, thus leading to said works overshadowing the original for them. And in some cases, someone might have actually been introduced to the franchise through its fanwork first and never take much interest in the franchise beyond that.

[[MostFanficWritersAreGirls For some reason]], this tends to show up more often in works that have lots of male characters, though works with many-to-{{Improbabl|y Female Cast}}e levels of female characters attracts just as much attention. Needless to say, this can easily result in copious amounts of {{Fanon}}, as well as CanonDefilement in worse case scenarios. The nature of this type of fan also means that many works can find themselves labeled BetterThanCanon.

Fanwork-Only Fans are, naturally, fans who produce and/or engage with fan-made media without being overly familiar with the source material, if they even care much for that original work to begin with. There can be any number of reasons for this. For instance, someone could be introduced to a fandom at a time when the series in question is not readily available, so engaging in fan material became the best way to partake with the work. Alternatively, someone might have been attracted to the fanwork scene due to it highlighting the one or two aspects of the original work said person enjoys the most, such as the worldbuilding or a certain character. And in some cases, someone might have actually been introduced to the franchise through its fanwork first and never take much interest in the franchise beyond that.

[[MostFanficWritersAreGirls For some reason]], this tends to show up more often in works that have lots of male characters, though works with many-to-{{Improbabl|y Female Cast}}e levels of female characters attracts just as much attention. Needless to say, this can easily result in copious amounts of {{Fanon}}, as well as CanonDefilement in worse case scenarios.

Fanwork-Only Fans are, naturally, fans who produce and/or engage with fan-made media without being overly familiar with the source material, if they even care much for that original work to begin with. There can be any number of reasons for this. For instance, someone could be introduced to a fandom at a time when the series in question is not readily available, so engaging in fan material became the best way to partake with the work. Alternatively, someone might have been attracted to the fanwork scene due to it highlighting the one or two aspects of the original work said person enjoys the most. And in some cases, someone might have actually been introduced to the franchise through its fanwork first and never take much interest in the franchise beyond that.

Fanwork-Only Fans are, naturally, fans who produce and/or engage with fan-made media without being overly familiar with the source material. There can be any number of reasons for this. For instance, someone could be introduced to a fandom at a time when the series in question is not readily available, so engaging in fan material became the best way to partake with the work. Alternatively, someone might have been attracted to the fanwork scene due to it highlighting the one or two aspects of the original work said person enjoys the most. And in some cases, someone might have actually been introduced to the franchise through its fanwork first and never take much interest in the franchise beyond that.

Many people write {{fanfiction}}. Generally, such writers are fans of the work they are writing about.

Some people are fine with viewing and producing fan-made media without being overly familiar with the source material. There can be any number of reasons for this. For instance, someone could be introduced to a fandom at a time when the series in question is not readily available (most commonly seen with anime and manga). Alternatively, someone might have been attracted to the fanwork scene by only a single aspect of the original work. And in some cases, someone might have been introduced to the franchise through its fanwork and never take much interest in the franchise beyond that.

[[MostFanficWritersAreGirls For some reason]], this tends to show up more often in works that have lots of male characters, though works with many-to-{{Improbabl|y Female Cast}}e levels of female characters attracts just as much attention. Needless to say, this can easily result in copious amounts of {{Fanon}} and CanonDefilement.

[[MostFanficWritersAreGirls For some reason]], this tends to show up more often in works that have lots of male characters. Needless to say, this can easily result in copious amounts of {{Fanon}} and CanonDefilement.

Some people are fine with viewing and producing fan-made media without being overly familiar with the source material. There can be any number of reasons for this. For instance, someone could be introduced to a fandom at a time when the series in question is not readily available (most commonly seen with anime and manga). Alternatively, someone might have been attracted to the fanwork scene by only a single aspect of the original work.

Many people write {{fanfiction}}. Generally, such writers make up the most devoted component of a series' fanbase.

[[MostFanficWritersAreGirls For some reason]], this tends to show up more often in works that have lots of male characters. Needless to say, this can easily result in copious amounts of {{Fanon}} and CanonDefilement.

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* One article about the shizophrenic nature of Star Wars fandom furmulates it as ''[[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geekend/essay-star-wars-fans-hate-star-wars/739 Star Wars Fans hate Star Wars]]''. Among the more invested fans, there is a significant number who consider the best Star Wars works to be all derived ExpandedUniverse material, with the movies themselves lacking most of what makes the Universe great and being lacking in quality in General.