What's the most well-written fanfic you've ever read?

I know one of the bigger Potter fan-fiction servers had an entire subforum dedicated to "Brit-picking".

Overall best? Ghosts in the Machine (Code Lyoko) Funniest? How to Woo a Raven, by Beast Boy (Teen Titans).

There are others.

edited 4th Jul '11 6:35:27 PM by EddieValiant,Jr.

Rain of Terra by Ratatosk.

Tomo and Torako are police detectives who end up over their heads in a conspiracy. A few characters from the canon of each show (mostly Azumanga) make their appearance, but the story is populated mostly by loads of original characters who are all completely believable and play just the right role in the story allotted to them. The writing simultaneously juggles the helming of a terse-yet-descriptive Dashiell Hammett sort of style, the author's own style, snappy dialogue, and a sprinkling of the occasional good old-fashioned Mind Screw, and does it very deftly. The plot is absolutely riveting and suspenseful, and the mystery is a legitimate puzzler. The development of the relationship between the two partners is pitch-perfect, and the other canon characters are handled beautifully, as we get to see what their lives might be like a decade or so down the line in a world that's... not so friendly. The whole thing is just aces.

I actually have to catch up, since I've been slacking off in reading it.

edited 4th Jul '11 10:26:55 PM by Sporkaganza

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Or The Terrible Secret Of Animal Crossing, which is technically an LP but which I still believe should count. Keep in mind, though, that I don't read a lot of fanfiction.

edited 5th Jul '11 1:37:48 AM by DarkDecapodian

I consider myself fortunate to have read some more-than-passable fanfic, if not bordering on Better Than Canon.

An early highlight was Atonement, a Silent Hill 4 fanfic by Feriku. Sadly, she (?) seems to have gone on a hiatus for some time now. All of her stories are worth looking up.

Atonement is a sequel to Silent Hill 4. It brings Walter Sullivan Back from the Dead to go on a quest with a reluctant Henry to find his mother in Silent Hill. Originally, it was planned to be a comedy, and it shows in the first few chapters, but it becomes something more serious and worthy of the Silent Hill name. If you had any sympathy at all for Walter, and let's be honest, it was hard not to, Atonement is worth looking up.

Another good author is LabyrinthDweller, who also writes good Silent Hill 4 fanfic. Her Henry is the cutest, most moeh~ Henry ever. She portrays him as pathologically shy, if not downright phobic of interacting with other people. Of particular interest is Trace of Rouge and Word to the Wise.

I'd like to specify that by "funniest" I meant "funny because it meant to be funny and succeeded", not So Bad, It's Good.

edited 5th Jul '11 11:30:42 AM by EddieValiant,Jr.

If we can nominate LPs, I'd like to mention My Life Is A Goddamn Mess. The Framing Device falls apart pretty quickly, but the author does a good job of creating a believable personality for Minato, and manages to make the ending even more heartbreaking than in canon.

edited 5th Jul '11 8:49:17 PM by feotakahari

Team 8 is,IMHO,Better Than Canon. There's Gratuitous Japanese,but it lets up after the first chapter. I love it so much I made my own ebook out of it.

DOUBLE K is a fancomic,but its Kamina is Kamina, with just a dash of Miami Vice. A smidgen,even.

Methods Of Rationality is professional-quality. I know he's soapboxing,but I can't hate it when it has so much going for it.

I am disappoint guys.

No mention of Ri2's Latias' Journey or Brave New World?

Epic, hilarious, LONG, what more can you ask for?

edited 10th Jul '11 8:18:31 AM by NexusCell

I don't know but the pairing of ash and latias kinda gives me bad vibes. I also heard theres lot of deus ex machinas.

Gotta go with White Rain, aka "Tanaka Yutaka decided to write a post-manga Naruto fanfic".

Fanfic? Well-written? Ohohohoho!

Either Tiberium Wars or Shinji And Warhammer 40000. They're both interesting. I'd probably lean toward Tiberium Wars.

TiberiumWars and NobodyDies (though really only in the first two seasons, though it has been getting better of late. Somewhat) both have pretty good writing. It helps that the latter is written by, IIRC, a man teaching English at a South Korean University.

Gregg's an English teacher? That kind of makes the whole to/too business a bit embarrassing, does it not?

Probably Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality.

Granted, it's probably the only Fan Fic I've read, but it really does its job very well.

edited 12th Aug '11 10:55:28 AM by Zennistrad

So it is also the worst fanfiction you have read?

(Plugs In Flight again, as part of the rejoicing that it will start having its speedy update pace again soon)

edited 12th Aug '11 11:08:47 AM by gwonbush

Ghosts in the Machine seriously needs more love. I mean... there are still some Code Lyoko fans out there, right?

Best overall? Imperfect Metamorphosis, hands down.

Funniest? Imperfect Metamorphosis

Most dramatic? Imperfect Metamorphosis and Reinterpretation of Scarlet Devil tie.

Yes, I'm a huge Imperfect Metamorphosis fan. I love TakerFoxx.

edited 12th Aug '11 5:10:48 PM by RenaTheArchmage

Gonna bring this back to the top.

This Regular Show fic. The writing and storytelling is simply gorgeous. It is one of the best fanfics I've ever read, and one that desperately needs more attention. Even better, this is the first fic the author has ever written. I'd be proud to recommend this to any Regular Show fan or fan of great fanfic writing.

Perhaps I'll create a reccomendation page for this when I have time. If someone else wants to, though, go right ahead.

Under the criterion of "I liked it a lot",Methods Of Rationality.

For technical ability,It's A Dangerous Business, Going Out Your Door. It's got this... feel of smoothness and craftmanship; no snags or jarring rough edges. It's as polished and well-made as an antique desk.

For organic "that's EXACTLY how it would happen!" plot progression,Team 8.

If narrative-driven Let's Plays count as fanfic, Jerusalem's take on San Andreas provides engaging insights from CJ's point of view, somewhat reasonable explanations for some of the nuttier parts of the game, and even some convincing backstory.

I haven't read many fanfics, but the best one has to be New California Dreaming. (Fallout) Though it updates very rarely.

The Mystery of Conan Edogawa by funvince. (Case Closed)

Ran Mouri has many times suspected Conan Edogawa to be Shinichi Kudo, but now she's willing to do whatever it takes to prove it. Excellently written and pace, showing the strife that Ran goes through as she realizes the reasons for Kudo's deception, culminating in a final chapter that showcases the new status quo after the big reveal. Canon, eat your heart out.

Jerusalem is pretty good.

I've seen a lot of professional-quality Battle Tech fiction. The Wobbly Guy's New World Order and its tragically uncompleted sequel, Dave Waino's Suomi Warders series and some of its cousins over on DSC. There's also a story that got lost somewhere in the depths of the interwebs, The Littlest Elemental, that I'd nominate instantly if I could.

But the fandom died away in the face of the license' new owners and Catalyst couldn't quite manage to save it. It sleeps now.