History Roleplay / Gayaverse

* KansaiRegionalAccent: The history of dubbing this accent as a Southern accent in American adaptations is taken full circle: the nebulous 'south' of Akitsukuni is treated by the translation convention as if it were the American DeepSouth, rural and backward, producing [[GoodOlBoy Good Ol' Boys]], [[SouthernFriedPrivate Southern Fried Privates]], and a variety of folksies sayings.

* TankGoodness: The rolling Caspian AT-TAs are production versions of the real life Tsar Tank.

* AceCustom: Ohara sells the army six 'Super Dragonflies', with structural improvements and the use of tense silk as armour against flak. They are used AcePilot characters like Yachi, Nashio, and [[spoiler: Coralie.]]

* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: Graf Zepellin owns a succesfull airship airline, operating dozens of airships connecting capitals throughout Europa and even connecting to the colonies.

ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: Graf Zepellin owns a succesfull airship airline, operating dozens of airships connecting capitals throughout Europa and even connecting to the colonies.

* ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines: A direct consequence of the [[ZigZaggingTrope zigg-zagging]] of ArtisticLicensePhysics. One of the obligatory tropes of the modern ACDQ thread is that all of the aircraft designs have to at least somewhat fit into this category, with the most common being the use of pusher engines, canards, tandem wing arrangements, or a mix of the 3.

* ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines: A direct consequence of the above. One of the obligatory tropes of the modern ACDQ thread is that all of the aircraft designs have to at least somewhat fit into this category.

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The Gayaverse has a number of [[SharedUniverse spinoffs]], some AlternateHistory in-setting and others just stories in the same world. Most notably is [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/castles-of-steel-lesbians-good-imperialism-bad.51361/ Castles of Steel]], which follows Princess Arisukawa Haruna, the first woman to join Akisukuni's navy. This story is a sort of {{Deconstruction}}of FeministFantasy, as Haruna breaks the glass ceiling... directly into an [[ArmiesAreEvil increasingly horrifying imperialist military]], shaking her faith in her country, its ideals, and its future.

ADCQ follows the story of genius aircraft designer Matsura Asuka: they're meek, mild-mannered, and almost perfectly [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]], and they also hold four engineering degrees, making them one of the most educated people in their rapidly modernizing country, [[UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration Akitsukuni]]. Hired by start up Ohara Airworks with the hope they can save the company's failing project, Asuka ends up creating a dizzying array of [[ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines increasingly bizarre aircraft]], pushing the limits of early flight. When [[RussoJapaneseWar war]] breaks out with neighboring [[UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia Grand Caspia]], Asuka's aircraft, and their LoveInterest Captain Arita Yachi, are sent into battle. [[WarIsHell This goes poorly.]]

The Gayaverse has a number of [[SharedUniverse spinoffs]], some AlternateHistory in-setting and others just stories in the same world. Most notably is [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/castles-of-steel-lesbians-good-imperialism-bad.51361/ Castles of Steel]], which follows Princess Arisukawa Haruna, the first woman to join Akisukuni's navy. This story is a sort of [[Deconstruction]] of FeministFantasy, as Haruna breaks the glass ceiling... directly into an [[ArmiesAreEvil increasingly horrifying imperialist military]], shaking her faith in her country, its ideals, and its future.

The Gayaverse has a number of [[SharedUniverse spinoffs]], some AlternateHistory in-setting and others just stories in the same world. Most notably is [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/castles-of-steel-lesbians-good-imperialism-bad.51361/ Castles of Steel]], which follows Princess Arisukawa Haruna, the first woman to join Akisukuni's navy. This story is a sort of ''Deconstruction'' of FeministFantasy, as Haruna breaks the glass ceiling... directly into an [[ArmiesAreEvil increasingly horrifying imperialist military]], shaking her faith in her country, its ideals, and its future.

ADCQ follows the story of genius aircraft designer Matsura Asuka: they're meek, mild-mannered, and almost perfectly [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]], and they also hold four engineering degrees, making them one of the most educated people in their rapidly modernizing country, [[MeijiRestoration Akitsukuni]]. Hired by start up Ohara Airworks with the hope they can save the company's failing project, Asuka ends up creating a dizzying array of [[ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines increasingly bizarre aircraft]], pushing the limits of early flight. When [[RussoJapaneseWar war]] breaks out with neighboring [[TsaristRussia Grand Caspia]], Asuka's aircraft, and their LoveInterest Captain Arita Yachi, are sent into battle. [[WarIsHell This goes poorly.]]