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Nov 26, 2024 10:09 AM
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"Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!" (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!) Light Novel is inspired by A-1 Pictures × TRIGGER's TV Anime "DARLING in the FRANXX", as revealed by author Takibi Amamori in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2025 Edition.

Q: How did you come up with the idea to depict the love lives of losing heroines?

A: In DITF, there is a blue hair heroine (Ichigo). She's MC's childhood friend, a representative, somewhat crabby, has small slender stature, but she had all the elements of a losing heroine.

And sure enough, she lost to the main heroine in the story.

As I were watching this, I thought about writing a novel in which a childhood friend wins. However, if the childhood friend wins, that means another girl becomes the losing heroine.

That made no sense, so I decided to focus only on losing heroines, and that was the beginning of "Makeine".

https://x.com/TheMediaBingus/status/1861414931318612122

so will the pink hair girl the 8k one wins too? i just see memes about this show but i actually did not watch it though so just sharing for fans of this
Nov 26, 2024 10:17 AM
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thats crazy, this just proves that even absolute garbage can inspire greatness
Nov 26, 2024 10:27 AM
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Just saw the news. I mean it was already obvious the story was inspired by the short blue hair losing heroine trope now we just know the exact instance from which he was inspired. Think this pretty much confirms Anna will be the one winning at the end in Makeine if it wasn't obvious already.
Nov 26, 2024 10:29 AM
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deg said:
so will the pink hair girl the 8k one wins too? i just see memes about this show but i actually did not watch it though so just sharing for fans of this
"This is a story about losing heroines" if reading what you wrote or reading the title wasn't clear enough already.
Nov 26, 2024 10:43 AM
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Ichigo really inspired a whole light novel series lol
Nov 26, 2024 10:46 AM
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I decided to focus only on losing heroines, and that was the beginning of "Makeine"

Sounds like indirect confirmation that there will be no winning heroine, hopefully.
*kappa*
Nov 26, 2024 10:47 AM
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alright now that's crazy LOL
Nov 26, 2024 11:14 AM
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The Author basically recycled trash into gold, somehow.
Nov 26, 2024 11:17 AM
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surprised we got a specific blue haired childhood friend as the inspiration. they're so common that I never thought Anna would have a direct inspiration. even funnier that it's darling in the franxx considering how ass that was lmfao
Nov 26, 2024 11:19 AM
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I wonder if the other girls have direct inspirations like Anna, or whether they're actually just based on the tropes?
Nov 26, 2024 11:22 AM

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I never really understood why people got that worked up over the outcome of FranXX's love triangle (though then again I don't really understand waifu wars in general), but an apparently good other series coming out of it means I'm not complaining
Barely catching my breath!
Lay my eyes on the crest!
Gonna square up to all of the heat that is left!
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Nov 26, 2024 12:08 PM
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I adamantly refuse to believe peak romance was inspired by her
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Nov 26, 2024 1:27 PM
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author has good taste.
Nov 26, 2024 8:21 PM

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all people are saying converting trash to gold 😆
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Nov 27, 2024 12:10 AM

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mobxmentality said:
thats crazy, this just proves that even absolute garbage can inspire greatness

I guess the saying really is true …

”One person’s garbage, is another person’s treasure.”

While most were bothered by the main surface story of “Darling in the Franxx”, which I agree has issues and definitely could have been written better.

From my perspective, the explanation of the background story leading up to this dystopian era in “Darling in the Franxx” is one of the best and only examples of an anime to actually incorporate relevant topics from Social Science & Science, as well as exploring many questions from philosophy, making it one of the most enjoyable anime I have ever seen, becoming one of my favorite anime.
ejleonNov 27, 2024 12:14 AM
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Nov 27, 2024 12:12 AM

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That’s interesting, while she lost out on a relationship with Hiro, she won at a relationship with Goro.

So she is a losing and wining girl.
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Nov 27, 2024 12:26 AM
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mobxmentality said:
thats crazy, this just proves that even absolute garbage can inspire greatness

c'mon it wasn't that bad(and by bad, I am talking about the last few episodes otherwise all good)
Nov 27, 2024 4:55 AM

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thats crazy, this just proves that even absolute garbage can inspire greatness
@mobxmentality Darling of Franxx is really good imo. I love the characters a lot.
Nov 27, 2024 4:57 AM

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mobxmentality said:
thats crazy, this just proves that even absolute garbage can inspire greatness

c'mon it wasn't that bad(and by bad, I am talking about the last few episodes otherwise all good)
@_Sanchay Darling of Franxx's Ending is kinda overhated just like Erased.
Nov 27, 2024 5:24 AM
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I can't understand why people hate darling in the franxx that much
Nov 27, 2024 1:46 PM
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I can't understand why people hate darling in the franxx that much
@Hudsan_Unik i feel like im in the minority lol i gave darling in the franxx a 9/10
Nov 27, 2024 1:57 PM
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Hudsan_Unik said:
I can't understand why people hate darling in the franxx that much

It's already deviating from the usual mecha style lol
Nov 27, 2024 1:59 PM

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I can't understand why people hate darling in the franxx that much
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The fat manlet guy got ntred by tall chad. That sort of realism does not click with most Otaku.
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@Hudsan_Unik i feel like im in the minority lol i gave darling in the franxx a 9/10

I gave it 10 Masterpiece.

From my perspective, the explanation of the background story leading up to this dystopian era in “Darling in the Franxx” is one of the best and only examples of an anime to actually incorporate relevant topics from Social Science & Science, as well as exploring many questions from philosophy and religion, making it one of the most enjoyable anime I have ever seen, becoming one of my favorite anime.
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Nov 27, 2024 5:52 PM
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@Hudsan_Unik i feel like im in the minority lol i gave darling in the franxx a 9/10

I gave it 10 Masterpiece.

From my perspective, the explanation of the background story leading up to this dystopian era in “Darling in the Franxx” is one of the best and only examples of an anime to actually incorporate relevant topics from Social Science & Science, as well as exploring many questions from philosophy and religion, making it one of the most enjoyable anime I have ever seen, becoming one of my favorite anime.
@ejleon thats cool you can interpret the show that way i might have to rewatch it to see if i get something like that too
Nov 28, 2024 3:26 AM
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mobxmentality said:
thats crazy, this just proves that even absolute garbage can inspire greatness

Crazy if you think darling in the franxx is garbage
Nov 28, 2024 7:44 AM

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That’s interesting, while she lost out on a relationship with Hiro, she won at a relationship with Goro.

So she is a losing and wining girl.
@ejleon Nukumizu is here to rescue here then too🫡
Nov 28, 2024 8:26 PM
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@_Sanchay Darling of Franxx's Ending is kinda overhated just like Erased.

well don't know about Erased but yes and not kinda overheated but very hated idkw.
Nov 29, 2024 2:19 PM
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i love darling in the franxx and too many losing heroines. this is absolutely beautiful how things can come full circle.
Nov 29, 2024 2:33 PM

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mobxmentality said:
thats crazy, this just proves that even absolute garbage can inspire greatness

You’re mentally handicapped. And you have garbage eyes and ears for art.
Nov 29, 2024 5:21 PM
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this post made me binge Darling and goddamn it… i get where the inspiration came from but i didn’t need to be put thru emotional distress for 3 days straight
Nov 29, 2024 5:29 PM

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Wow....so people get inspired by other people, working in the same industry.
Cool. Figures.

Get off Twitter, boy.
It's not that factual or important, as you think it is^^
It's quite meaningless to know this.


You did a good job copy and pasting from on app to the other, tho
Props.

Can you do this for the general News, btw?
That way I can just rely on you copying stuff and don't need to read anything else anymore^^
I'll reward you with lots of attention. Don't worry.
Nov 30, 2024 9:47 AM

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Everyone but the real ones butthurt high art inspired high art. Get some new ears and eyeballs you normies. DITF deserves the highest praise on soundtrack alone, but ya'll are tone dead af and wouldn't know quality if it hit you on the head.
Nov 30, 2024 11:40 AM
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I wonder if the other girls have direct inspirations like Anna, or whether they're actually just based on the tropes?
@Oni_Zokuchou Komari seems too similar to Bernadetta from Fire Emblem Three Houses to be coincidental. She just dials down the neuroses and ups the gremlin quotient a bit.
Dec 1, 2024 5:38 PM
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@Oni_Zokuchou Komari seems too similar to Bernadetta from Fire Emblem Three Houses to be coincidental. She just dials down the neuroses and ups the gremlin quotient a bit.

idk I feel like she'd have to be based on a specific failure in romance. also Bernie is a hikikomori arctype, that's pretty common, and Komari is just shy; she still goes out quite often
Dec 1, 2024 5:39 PM
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LordKirkis said:
Everyone but the real ones butthurt high art inspired high art. Get some new ears and eyeballs you normies. DITF deserves the highest praise on soundtrack alone, but ya'll are tone dead af and wouldn't know quality if it hit you on the head.

hilarious take truly thank you for writing that 🤣
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Merve2Love said:
Wow....so people get inspired by other people, working in the same industry.
Cool. Figures.

Get off Twitter, boy.
It's not that factual or important, as you think it is^^
It's quite meaningless to know this.


You did a good job copy and pasting from on app to the other, tho
Props.

Can you do this for the general News, btw?
That way I can just rely on you copying stuff and don't need to read anything else anymore^^
I'll reward you with lots of attention. Don't worry.

You sound so fun bro, the real life of the party right here
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Oni_Zokuchou said:
LordKirkis said:
Everyone but the real ones butthurt high art inspired high art. Get some new ears and eyeballs you normies. DITF deserves the highest praise on soundtrack alone, but ya'll are tone dead af and wouldn't know quality if it hit you on the head.

hilarious take truly thank you for writing that 🤣

I am dead serious.

And looking at your favorite anime’s and games Id understand how you wouldn’t take me seriously. Just a different taste for anime.
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LordKirkis said:
Oni_Zokuchou said:

hilarious take truly thank you for writing that 🤣

I am dead serious.

And looking at your favorite anime’s and games Id understand how you wouldn’t take me seriously. Just a different taste for anime.

idk man you've got good taste in your top ten apart from DitFXX. a bit generic but aren't we all
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Oni_Zokuchou said:

hilarious take truly thank you for writing that 🤣

I am dead serious.

And looking at your favorite anime’s and games Id understand how you wouldn’t take me seriously. Just a different taste for anime.

idk man you've got good taste in your top ten apart from DitFXX. a bit generic but aren't we all
@Oni_Zokuchou

Thanks.

DitFXX is generic, but just superficially.. its setting, themes and plot seem to have been more a base for the greater narrative execution.

DiTFXX does a lot, the production value was super high and overall the show has a feeling that of an ambitious project that in the end reached its production limits. Nevertheless what we ended up with was something with beautiful animation, VERY beautiful music, great characters designs, drama, mystery, action, ideas about love, acceptance and the importance of companionship as a means to survive. Additionally; adolescence, parenthood, social responsibility and finally sacrifice.

I get that much of its execution, specially towards the end seems hastingly put together. I do believe it was, but that doesn’t change all the other beautiful things the show outlines.

Overall DitFXX is for lovers of Sci-Fi, cult classic animations, robot battles, aliens, teen drama and many other things.. but above all else it’s a show for the romantics and sentimental sorts.

To that end.. people think it's cool to hate on DiTFXX, but all
I see is foolishness, a lack of understanding of the shows virtues and beauty.
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@Oni_Zokuchou

Thanks.

DitFXX is generic, but just superficially.. its setting, themes and plot seem to have been more a base for the greater narrative execution.

DiTFXX does a lot, the production value was super high and overall the show has a feeling that of an ambitious project that in the end reached its production limits. Nevertheless what we ended up with was something with beautiful animation, VERY beautiful music, great characters designs, drama, mystery, action, ideas about love, acceptance and the importance of companionship as a means to survive. Additionally; adolescence, parenthood, social responsibility and finally sacrifice.

I get that much of its execution, specially towards the end seems hastingly put together. I do believe it was, but that doesn’t change all the other beautiful things the show outlines.

Overall DitFXX is for lovers of Sci-Fi, cult classic animations, robot battles, aliens, teen drama and many other things.. but above all else it’s a show for the romantics and sentimental sorts.

To that end.. people think it's cool to hate on DiTFXX, but all
I see is foolishness, a lack of understanding of the shows virtues and beauty.

ah yeah I get the appeal, I just think the fumbling of the final act really ruins it for me considering how much of this world and show was interesting because of questions we were looking to get answered, and the answers didn't end up being satisfying. I know the feeling of liking a show that's overhated though, that's the life of a Fairy Tail fan lol

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