Line #1 Webcomic/DareSensei


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2	->''"One domino to the left, things were extremely different..."''
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4	''Dare Sensei'' is a comic written by Mary Bell and illustrated by the Palcomix Team that presents a version of ''Series/DoctorWho'' as it may have been conceived by Japan. In this dimension, Rassilon visited Earth in 247 BC and returned to Gallifrey with knowledge of the era's most advanced culture: the Japanese. [[note]](That the Japanese can barely be said to have existed as a race, let alone super-advanced or anything like they are today, in 247 BC is another matter altogether. Still, this ''is'' an AlternateUniverse, so [[MST3KMantra just go with it]].)[[/note]]
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6	Said traditions were quickly instituted, with subsequent (re)generations becoming more and more "Japanese". Gallifrey even saw a substantial increase in the female population, which resulted in women holding various positions among the ruling class. While the Japanese appearances continued, the trends and architecture eventually fell out of favor.
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8	One day, for reasons unclear, a Time Lord once nicknamed "Theta Sigma" stole a Type 40 TARDIS and became an exile, soon leading to a particular gravitation toward humans (particularly those of Earth and, more specifically, Japan) and lifetimes spent exploring the universe, righting wrongs and picking up companions along the way to show the wonders of Time and Space. The Time Lord, whose real name has yet to be even so much as hinted at, would henceforth be known only as... the Sensei.
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10	[[Series/DoctorWho Who]] is [[GenderFlip a woman.]]
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12	The idea of a female Doctor is far from new: Creator/TomBaker had suggested it in the 1970s, and prior to 2017 there had been two Creator/{{BBC}}-licensed ''Who'' works with a female Doctor - ''The Curse of Fatal Death'' (a parody for UsefulNotes/ComicRelief), and ''Exile'' (an entry in Big Finish's ''Doctor Who Unbound'' audio series). Fan films, such as they are, have toyed with this concept since the 1980s to varying degrees of success.
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14	And now, of course, [[Characters/DoctorWhoThirteenthDoctor the Doctor]] actually ''is'' [[AscendedFanon a woman]]. Years before the show proper did it, ''Dare Sensei'' set out to prove that, given the right conditions, it's CrazyEnoughToWork.
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16	(NOTE: The project appears to have gone dormant around 2011, with only Chapters [[http://palcomix.com/daresensei1/index.html 1]] and [[http://palcomix.com/daresensei2/index.html 2]] being posted {Warning: NSFW ads}. The latest available capture of the website can be found [[https://web.archive.org/web/20101229041945/http://daresensei.net/ here]], via Internet Archive.)
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18	!!''Dare Sensei'' contains examples of:
19	* AlternateUniverse
20	* AscendedExtra: Chameleon is far more mobile than her male counterpart.
21	* TheArtifact: At least two characters.
22	** [[BraveScot Jamie McCrimmon]], the only human(oid) who wasn't changed into an anime character. He's still "played" by Frazier Hines here (his appearance being based on ''Who'' material), and is written much like his ''Who'' counterpart.
23	** Davros died at some point prior to the canon creation of the Daleks, [[InSpiteOfANail but]] his passing directly led to someone else creating them.
24	* BiggerOnTheInside: The TARDIS, which internally looks pretty much the same as in canon.
25	* BondCreature: The TARDIS has a mental link with the Sensei. Chameleon seems to have a bond as well, since she has apparently been heard singing in the Ship's back corridors.
26	* CatchPhrase: The website tagline was "''Series/DoctorWho'' as you've never seen it before."
27	* CaptainErsatz: Characters are deliberately borrowed from anime, with some attempt being made to match personalities. Notably, the website's [[https://web.archive.org/web/20110926005234/http://who.daresensei.net/ characters page]] listed the borrowed characters as "playing" their assigned "roles", more or less presenting ''Dare Sensei'' as a TV show. For example, the Sensei:
28	** Ichi Sensei (First Doctor): [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Genkai]]
29	** Ni Sensei (Second Doctor): [[JarinkoChie Takemoto Chie]]
30	** San Sensei (Third Doctor): [[Manga/CandyCandy Candice Audrey]]
31	** Yon Sensei (Fourth Doctor): [[Manga/TheLawOfUeki Marilyn Carry]]
32	** Go Sensei (Fifth Doctor): [[Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon Ilse Burnley]]
33	** Roku Sensei (Sixth Doctor): [[Anime/TwinPrincessOfWonderPlanet Princess Altessa]]
34	** Nana Sensei (Seventh Doctor): [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Saotome Nodoka]]
35	** Hachi Sensei (Eighth Doctor): [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Sakaki]] (credited as "Sakaki Hiragana")
36	** Kyu Sensei (Ninth Doctor): Saotome Ranma (son/daughter of Nodoka)
37	** Ju Sensei (Tenth Doctor): [[Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl Osaragi Hazumu]]
38	** Ju Ichi Sensei (Eleventh Doctor): [[Manga/PsychicSquad Shiho Sannomiya]]
39	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Flashbacks involving Ichi Sensei, based on "An Unearthly Child", "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", and "The Three Doctors".
40	* {{Doppelganger}}: Chameleon seems to enjoy mimicking Tina's appearance, which she doesn't like.
41	* FieryRedhead: Ichi Sensei and Kyu Sensei, the only two (known) redheaded incarnations.
42	* {{Flashback}}: The comic has shown brief clips (as it were) of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild "An Unearthly Child"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E2TheDalekInvasionOfEarth "The Dalek Invasion of Earth"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E1TheThreeDoctors "The Three Sensei"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E7Logopolis "Logopolis"]], a point presumably between "Dalek Invasion" and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E3TheRescue "The Rescue"]] where Ichi Sensei enters the story proper, and an uncertain story with Yon Sensei, Meena, and an erupting volcano. The website also had the last moments from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E13ThePartingOfTheWays "The Parting of the Ways"]].
43	* GenderFlip: Relatively few, but still some major players.
44	** '''Male-To-Female:''' The Doctor, the Master, the Brigadier, and Kamelion.
45	** '''Female-To-Male:''' Susan, Romana, and the Rani.
46	* {{Hentai}}: '''Averted!''' Despite being illustrated by Palcomix's (admittedly rather talented) artists, there's ''no'' pornographic material or nudity, putting it among the very few work-safe parts of that site (though there's still NSFW ads).
47	* HeroicSacrifice: Davros, for his sister Yarvell. The scientific work he left behind was the spark which led her to become Davrine, Queen of the Daleks.
48	* InSpiteOfANail: Davros dying before he created the Daleks didn't stop the Daleks from being created - it just resulted in his sister doing so instead.
49	* MadScientist: Davrine.
50	* MythologyGag: At one point, Chameleon senses a dimension where the Sensei is a man called "the Doctor" and Chameleon herself is a handsome male robot. Tina (Tegan) doesn't see that as being likely, and thinks she's fantasizing again.
51	* OneHeadTaller: Jamie, compared to Ni Sensei (who herself is shorter than the Second Doctor).
52	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The Sensei, the Mistress, and the Toni (Rani), as with ''Who''.
53	* SarcasmBlind: Chameleon, to Ichigo (Turlough).
54	* ShapeshifterModeLock: The TARDIS' exterior is still stuck as a police box, though in this case it's a Japanese one rather than a British one. (It also has the Seal of Rassilon on the front, which makes it a bit less likely to be confused for an actual police box.)
55	* ShoutOut: Of a sort, considering that 99% of the known cast are anime characters (the exceptions being Jamie and Davros).

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