Sovereignty-Associatonist Girl Nanami.

WARNING: It's a bit weird, even for SKU. lolz.

linky: http://www.thekeep.org/~harnums/fanfic/utena/sagn.txt

Last edited by onsenmark (03-31-2012 10:40:07 PM)

I know there are a few in the fandom section on EM, but it depends on what you want out of it. Nanami fics tend to favor more absurd kind of stories, I guess it's less appealing, or more challenging, to write seriously about her as a character.

Giovanna wrote:

I know there are a few in the fandom section on EM, but it depends on what you want out of it. Nanami fics tend to favor more absurd kind of stories, I guess it's less appealing, or more challenging, to write seriously about her as a character.

I don't mind absurd stories. I love all Nanami stories. Though I do prefer serious ones. Nanami is my 4th favorite character (after Anthy, Utena and Mikage) so I like seeing fanfics about her, even though they're rare. Some day I'd like to see a Mitsuru/Nanami story, you don't see that pairing a lot. It's probably because Mitsuru looks so much younger but the age gap isn't that far apart and I think when he grew up a little more they'd be cute together.

These are just off the top of my head, but "Stage Props" (http://archiveofourown.org/works/274175) and "The Ones Who Float" (http://archiveofourown.org/works/336377) are both pretty good, I think.

I know Alan Harnum had another couple of Nanami-centric fics that were more serious than "Sovereignty-Associatonist Girl Nanami"--"Beneath the Skin" (http://www.thekeep.org/~harnums/fanfic/utena/skin.txt) and "Fugue" (http://www.thekeep.org/~harnums/fanfic/utena/fugue.txt), though it's been several years since I've read either, so my memory of their quality might be a little hazy.

Thank you!  I loved all of those, but especially Stage Props and Fugue. They were all great.

Last edited by HonorableShadow (04-04-2012 06:47:06 AM)

I know Alan Harnum had another couple of Nanami-centric fics that were more serious than "Sovereignty-Associatonist Girl Nanami"--"Beneath the Skin" (http://www.thekeep.org/~harnums/fanfic/utena/skin.txt) and "Fugue" (http://www.thekeep.org/~harnums/fanfic/utena/fugue.txt), though it's been several years since I've read either, so my memory of their quality might be a little hazy.

Thanks so much for linking me to these. They made me fall in love with Nanami all over again.

gorgeousshutin wrote:

Is it just me or does good Nanami-centric fanfics always lean towards the short, one-chapter side (I say this because even Jaquemart, while giving Nanami a big part, is not really Nanami-centric any more than it's Juri-centric or Shiori centric . . .); same with Miki .  Touga, Saionji, and Juri, on the other hand, all seem to get many lengthy and/or multi-part fics focusing on them.

I would agree. I think that many Utena fanfics are centered on romance or ships though, which automatically leaves Nanami out because she doesn't ever really seem to have a canon romantic interest. Utena, Miki, Touga, Saionji, and Juri do though, at least in one medium or another.

Tsuwabuki could work if you're going the romance route, or you could make up an OC, though OCs can be tricky. (I rarely read romance fic focusing on OCs myself.) Either way, a longer Nanami-fic could be interesting. I would try it myself, but I don't have any plot bunnies, and I'm not used to writing fan fiction.

Lurv wrote:

Tsuwabuki could work if you're going the romance route

Honorable Shadow wrote:

I've always wanted to read a Nanami/Tsuwabuki centered story. I think they're a really cute couple.

I think the same as you guys, which is one of the many reasons why I'm writing my current fic: so Nanami & Tsuwabuki can be  shown as a couple for maybe the first time in this fandom's fic history  (though due to the even roles of the main cast, the story's by no means centered only on these two).

And a Nanami-centred fic would likely be one focused on personal growth.  There are a number of good short ones as mentioned upthread, but I still long for an epic Nanami multi-part work (well-written epic fics that gets finished = best fics). . .

Last edited by gorgeousshutin (06-28-2012 09:24:27 AM)

I think Tsuwabuki could work when they're older,

Me agree, I like them as a 10-years-later post series fic pairing

P.S.  Due to all this Nanami/Tsuwabuki discussion, I've opened a new thread for rare (but still possible) pairings in SKU fics over at http://forums.ohtori.nu/viewtopic.php?id=3103
Fire away with your plot bunnies, guys!

Just finished another little gem at AO3:

Immersible Millennial Egg by kurushi (trust me, it IS Nanami centric)

Summary: Juri arrives at the decision to leave Ohtori and return to the outside world, haunted by childhood memories of the story of Urashima Taro and a folded paper box.

Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/598593