At fanfics they are fictional stories created by fans, based on different characters and stories from movies, books, series, comic books, video games, manga, anime, musical groups, celebrities, etc.
The word fanfic is the abbreviation of the English expression fanfiction, which means "fan fiction” in the literal translation into the Portuguese language.
You fanfics are widely used by people who are very fans of a story and want to continue their favorite plot or characters, with interactions, contexts or even different characters.
It is important to remember that the creators of fanfics they have no intention of infringing copyrights or making a profit from their productions.
Example of how the fanfic in practice:
A person very fan of the Harry Potter saga can create one fanfic of history. That is, using existing characters, in different ways, whether in the universe created by the author or in any other time, world and context you prefer.
In a practical way, the fan can make different interactions between the characters, form pairs and situations that do not exist in the original series, among other contexts. Some
fanfics they also add new characters to existing stories.Usually, the fanfics are published in forums or specific sites for this type of content on the internet.
You animes and manga are one of the main products that attract the production of fanfics among young people and teenagers, mainly.
The popularization of fanfics occurred with the advent and consolidation of the internet, but its origin is in the mid-1970s. At the time, fans of Star Wars ("Star Wars"), in the United States, began to create fanzines and alternative stories based on the plot and characters of this series.
Types of fanfics
There are several types and subtypes of fanfics, with different themes, structures, genres and styles of narrative original, which can range from romantic stories, action and adventure, with sexual connotations, comedy, among others.
Below we list some types of fanfics:
- A / A (Action / Adventure): are stories with fights, adventures and battles;
- Angst: generally, they are stronger stories, involving depression and sadness;
- UA (alternative universe): stories where characters are placed in worlds other than their normal universe;
- Crossover: when contexts, universes or characters from different stories intersect in the same story. Example: putting Harry Potter in some scene from the Chronicles of Narnia.
- fluff: stories that are usually short and sweet. Generally, it can spawn around a novel or just be a fun and happy story;
- M / F (male / female): stories involving romance between man and woman;
- oneshot: Unlike most fanfics, oneshots are not divided into several chapters and are generally shorter. They are complete stories.
- OOC (out of character): are stories in which a known character behaves differently from the original story;
- OC or PO (original character): the story includes a character created by the fan writer.
- Slash: story with a homosexual relationship;
- R.A. (Alternative Reality): when the story has the same universe and characters created by the author, but one of the facts changes;
- slow burn: stories in which characters slowly fall into a romantic or sexual relationship.
Learn more about the meaning of anime and Mango.
See also the meaning of:
- shippar;
- fandom;
- cosplay;
- shippo;
- Meme;
- Filler.
