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Fandom Report: Naruto on FanFiction.Net
...I need a hobby.
Um. A different one, I mean. Maybe I need multiple hobbies. I'm just a liiittle too dangerous when I'm bored/procrastinating/avoiding something.
So. First, since I knew Harry Potter was the most popular section overall and Naruto was the most popular section in the Anime/Manga category, I decided to check out the rest of the site so I could get an idea of what the rest of ff.n is like.
Heavy Hitters Per Category (10K+ stories)
TV Shows
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer - 32K
CSI - 19K
Stargate: SG-1 - 17K
Supernatural - 12K
Movies
Pirates of the Caribbean - 15K
Star Wars - 19K
Miscellaneous
Wrestling - 13K (...)
Games
Final Fantasy VII - 20K
Final Fantasy VIII - 11K
(FF total: 45K)
Kingdom Hearts - 29K
Pokemon - 18K
Zelda - 11K
Comics
none (sad)
Cartoons
Teen Titans - 21K
X-men: Evolution - 11K
Books
* Harry Potter - 333K
Lord of the Rings - 41K
Twilight - 11K (ew)
Anime/Manga (HQ)
Avatar: Last Airbender - 11K
Beyblade - 17K
Bleach - 11K
Card Captor Sakura - 21K
Digimon - 29K
Dragon Ball Z - 29K
Fruits Basket - 13K
Fullmetal Alchemist - 21K
Gundam Wing/AC - 39K
Inuyasha - 76K (my old fandom)
* Naruto - 113K
Rurouni Kenshin - 15K
Sailor Moon - 26K
Yu Yu Hakusho - 21K
Yu-Gi-Oh! - 43K
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer - 32K
CSI - 19K
Stargate: SG-1 - 17K
Supernatural - 12K
Movies
Pirates of the Caribbean - 15K
Star Wars - 19K
Miscellaneous
Wrestling - 13K (...)
Games
Final Fantasy VII - 20K
Final Fantasy VIII - 11K
(FF total: 45K)
Kingdom Hearts - 29K
Pokemon - 18K
Zelda - 11K
Comics
none (sad)
Cartoons
Teen Titans - 21K
X-men: Evolution - 11K
Books
* Harry Potter - 333K
Lord of the Rings - 41K
Twilight - 11K (ew)
Anime/Manga (HQ)
Avatar: Last Airbender - 11K
Beyblade - 17K
Bleach - 11K
Card Captor Sakura - 21K
Digimon - 29K
Dragon Ball Z - 29K
Fruits Basket - 13K
Fullmetal Alchemist - 21K
Gundam Wing/AC - 39K
Inuyasha - 76K (my old fandom)
* Naruto - 113K
Rurouni Kenshin - 15K
Sailor Moon - 26K
Yu Yu Hakusho - 21K
Yu-Gi-Oh! - 43K
(Note on URLs:
http://www.fanfiction.net/category/Section/rating/genre/language/sort/length/character1/character2/status/0/page
Category and section are words, i.e. anime, tv, book, movie, misc, game, comic, cartoon; Naruto, Harry_Potter, etc.
All the rest is in numbers.
All ratings is 10, K-T is 3, T is 13, pr0n is 14, etc.
All genres is 0, General is 1, Romance is 2, Humor is 3, Drama is 4, Poetry is 5, Angst is 10, etc.
English is 1, Spanish is 2, etc.
Sort by: Update Date is 1, Publish Date is 2.
All lengths is 0, 1K is 1, 20K is 20, 100K is 100, etc.
I'm not entirely clear on the character codes, but I do know that for the Naruto section, Naruto is 2039, Sasuke is 2040, Sakura is 2041, and Hinata is 2045. The URL may be selecting from a pan-site character base to which the Naruto characters were added after 2038 others. All characters available in the section is 0.
All statuses is 0, In-Progress is 1, Complete is 2.
I have no clue what the second-to-last bit is; it doesn't work with any other numbers. Verification, maybe?
Aaand the last number is for the page number.
So, http://www.fanfiction.net/anime/Naruto/10/0/1/1/100/2039/2040/0/0/1 is fresh meat for sporkage that I will get around to...sooner or later.
It's liek a sekrit CODE. 8D
Category and section are words, i.e. anime, tv, book, movie, misc, game, comic, cartoon; Naruto, Harry_Potter, etc.
All the rest is in numbers.
All ratings is 10, K-T is 3, T is 13, pr0n is 14, etc.
All genres is 0, General is 1, Romance is 2, Humor is 3, Drama is 4, Poetry is 5, Angst is 10, etc.
English is 1, Spanish is 2, etc.
Sort by: Update Date is 1, Publish Date is 2.
All lengths is 0, 1K is 1, 20K is 20, 100K is 100, etc.
I'm not entirely clear on the character codes, but I do know that for the Naruto section, Naruto is 2039, Sasuke is 2040, Sakura is 2041, and Hinata is 2045. The URL may be selecting from a pan-site character base to which the Naruto characters were added after 2038 others. All characters available in the section is 0.
All statuses is 0, In-Progress is 1, Complete is 2.
I have no clue what the second-to-last bit is; it doesn't work with any other numbers. Verification, maybe?
Aaand the last number is for the page number.
So, http://www.fanfiction.net/anime/Naruto/10/0/1/1/100/2039/2040/0/0/1 is fresh meat for sporkage that I will get around to...sooner or later.
It's liek a sekrit CODE. 8D
)
So.
As of today, there are 113K stories in the Naruto section. 4056 pages of English stories.
Let's see what the character statistics are like.
Most Popular Characters (with 100 pages or more)
1.) Uchiha Sasuke (1116p)
2.) Uzumaki Naruto (1100p)
3.) Haruno Sakura (813p)
4.) Hyuuga Hinata (364p)
5.) Sabaku no Gaara (246p)
6.) Hatake Kakashi (226p)
7.) Hyuuga Neji (221p)
8.) Uchiha Itachi (214p)
9.) Nara Shikamaru and Tenten (132p)
10.) Yamanaka Ino (116p)
Analysis: The boys are pretty much up there, and of their own merit, either for their character or for Teh Ghey or to be paired with someone else. Together they take up a good 44% of the entire section. Sakura isn't too far behind, but most of the reason she's so popular is because fangirls use her (and Hinata) for either self-insertion with their favorite Hawt Guys, or for their character but still to be paired with the Hawt Guys. (Gen is so underappreciated.) After that are the Hawt Guys. Notice that they're all in the same general area of popularity. One statistic that will always be true is that fanfiction tends to be written by teenage girls. These teenage girls all tend to have Bad Boy kinks. Fact: 20% of the Naruto stories are rated pr0n. Coincidence? I think not. (Ah, the sad fate of the yuri fans, to be oppressed by the rabid het fans and the rabid yaoi fans! Alas.) Then there's Shikamaru and Ino, who exist solely to be paired with each other (and often with Temari as well), and poor Tenten. Oh, Tenten. 77% of your stories are just so you can be paired with Neji. Such selectiveness in choice of partners is unprecedented in the other characters (like Naruto, who can be found to pair with at least eighty others). Maybe if Kishimoto had given you a backstory--or a personality--or hell, even a full name--but no. Such is your fate.
2.) Uzumaki Naruto (1100p)
3.) Haruno Sakura (813p)
4.) Hyuuga Hinata (364p)
5.) Sabaku no Gaara (246p)
6.) Hatake Kakashi (226p)
7.) Hyuuga Neji (221p)
8.) Uchiha Itachi (214p)
9.) Nara Shikamaru and Tenten (132p)
10.) Yamanaka Ino (116p)
Analysis: The boys are pretty much up there, and of their own merit, either for their character or for Teh Ghey or to be paired with someone else. Together they take up a good 44% of the entire section. Sakura isn't too far behind, but most of the reason she's so popular is because fangirls use her (and Hinata) for either self-insertion with their favorite Hawt Guys, or for their character but still to be paired with the Hawt Guys. (Gen is so underappreciated.) After that are the Hawt Guys. Notice that they're all in the same general area of popularity. One statistic that will always be true is that fanfiction tends to be written by teenage girls. These teenage girls all tend to have Bad Boy kinks. Fact: 20% of the Naruto stories are rated pr0n. Coincidence? I think not. (Ah, the sad fate of the yuri fans, to be oppressed by the rabid het fans and the rabid yaoi fans! Alas.) Then there's Shikamaru and Ino, who exist solely to be paired with each other (and often with Temari as well), and poor Tenten. Oh, Tenten. 77% of your stories are just so you can be paired with Neji. Such selectiveness in choice of partners is unprecedented in the other characters (like Naruto, who can be found to pair with at least eighty others). Maybe if Kishimoto had given you a backstory--or a personality--or hell, even a full name--but no. Such is your fate.
...See, this is why I need a hobby. A hobby that maybe doesn't involve theatre, because acting classes just make me more special.
On to the pr0n!
Most Popular Pairings (with 30 pages or more)
1.) SasuNaru/NaruSasu/whatthefuckever (450p)
2.) SasuSaku (390p)
3.) NaruHina (163p)
4.) NejiTen (101p)
5.) NaruSaku (99p)
6.) ItaSasu/SasuIta/wtfe (65p)
7.) SasuHina (63p)
8.) KakaSaku (54p)
9.) GaaSaku and KakaIru/IruKaka/wtfe (52p)
10.) ShikaIno (45p)
11.) ItaSaku (40p)
12.) ShikaTema (36p)
13.) NaruGaa/GaaNaru/wtfe (35p)
Analysis: RYFGs are scary. I will concede this point. But those rabid het fangirls, they're damn persistent. They're catching up to the crazy yaoi pr0n. That's quite a feat. However, I'm obligated to say that they will never overcome the canon subtexty pairing that looms over all the rest. That one's too obvious to ever die.*ship ship* I'm not sure how I feel about SasuHina catching up to ItaSasu and the like, because while the Uchiha Drama Queens are Teh 'Cest, they have way more canon evidence (i.e. actual interaction) than Sasuke and Hinata. Who never spoke to each other. Because Hinata is a Narutard and Sasuke (the original Itachitard) is beyond uninterested. HOWEVER. I must confess a pet peeve for the KakaIru pairing and the like, which never made sense to me because the one time they spoke was utterly lacking in UST. The first time I did a Pairing Reporrit, in October of 2006, KakaIru and the like was #8; last October, it was #9; today it dances on the edge of a full #10 spot. This fills me with the most unholy joy. If ShikaIno overtakes it next, then so much the better; we need a little Team Ten in the top ten pairings. (Also: The animation of Shippuuden inexorably sweeps on, and the manga and anime are being professionally translated faster than ever. NaruSaku, which has always been canon because of the inherent nature of shounen manga, may soon chase NejiTen out of the #4 spot. Some may celebrate; some may mourn. It's up to you.)
2.) SasuSaku (390p)
3.) NaruHina (163p)
4.) NejiTen (101p)
5.) NaruSaku (99p)
6.) ItaSasu/SasuIta/wtfe (65p)
7.) SasuHina (63p)
8.) KakaSaku (54p)
9.) GaaSaku and KakaIru/IruKaka/wtfe (52p)
10.) ShikaIno (45p)
11.) ItaSaku (40p)
12.) ShikaTema (36p)
13.) NaruGaa/GaaNaru/wtfe (35p)
Analysis: RYFGs are scary. I will concede this point. But those rabid het fangirls, they're damn persistent. They're catching up to the crazy yaoi pr0n. That's quite a feat. However, I'm obligated to say that they will never overcome the canon subtexty pairing that looms over all the rest. That one's too obvious to ever die.
Tendencies of the Long-Winded Fangirl (6 stories or more)
Total fics worded 100K or more: 22p (531 stories)
1.) NaruHina (4p; 80s)
2.) SasuNaru/etc. (3p; 51s)
3.) SasuSaku (2p; 37s)
4.) NaruSaku (18s)
5.) KakaSaku and ShikaTema (9s)
6.) SasuHina, KakaIru/etc., NaruIno, and KyuuNaru/um? (8s)
7.) NejiTen (6s)
Analysis: Remember what I said about het shippers being persistent? NaruHinatards define the term. I respect that. There is great power in OCD. Also, more evidence that NaruSaku has a good chance of advancing in the lines.
Note: As working with the major pairings alone was inconclusive, I expanded the terms of 'major' to 15 pages or more. The pairings with 15 to 29 pages, in that order (a.k.a. from least to greatest), are KakaSasu/LeeSaku, InoSaku, NaruIno/LeeGaa(etc.), KibaHina/KakaNaru/KyuuNaru, ItaNaru, GaaHina, NejiSaku, and NejiHina. Ah, fangirls.
1.) NaruHina (4p; 80s)
2.) SasuNaru/etc. (3p; 51s)
3.) SasuSaku (2p; 37s)
4.) NaruSaku (18s)
5.) KakaSaku and ShikaTema (9s)
6.) SasuHina, KakaIru/etc., NaruIno, and KyuuNaru/um? (8s)
7.) NejiTen (6s)
Analysis: Remember what I said about het shippers being persistent? NaruHinatards define the term. I respect that. There is great power in OCD. Also, more evidence that NaruSaku has a good chance of advancing in the lines.
Note: As working with the major pairings alone was inconclusive, I expanded the terms of 'major' to 15 pages or more. The pairings with 15 to 29 pages, in that order (a.k.a. from least to greatest), are KakaSasu/LeeSaku, InoSaku, NaruIno/LeeGaa(etc.), KibaHina/KakaNaru/KyuuNaru, ItaNaru, GaaHina, NejiSaku, and NejiHina. Ah, fangirls.
Compound Analysis: I have way too much fun with this.
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Anyways, well done you for all this. Musta taken ages. I'm surprised at the popularity of some of the pairings…
I wish you'd also do one on ‘Most Used Clichés’. If I have to read ONE more writer use the words 'The Blonde' as a way to refer to Naruto or similarly 'The Brunette/Raven' (*gags*) as some kind alternative name or title for Sasuke - I might just scream. In fact... I have... frequently. I also hate how much 'smirking' goes on. Half the time I don't think these writers know how to properly use this word in a sentence. Then there are the clichés about eyes… for some reason the word ‘orbs’ is hideously popular when describing eyes, as is cerulean…*cough*
FFdotNET is such a cesspool. Every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks they can write. (Or should that be Anne, Jane and Sally?) I used to write FanFic when I was in my young teens but I had the decency to know I sucked majorly. However, every now and then I come across a gem.
- nahara
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Brave, brave soul...
I hear you though, small fandoms are often the best, but it's sad they are...small. >
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I am rather disturbed by your mentioning Harry/Dumbledore. Do you mean slash of Harry and Dumbledore?! *feels ill* I hope not. I'm not a fan of Snape and Harry slash either. Why is it out there exactly? Just… ew.
I dabble a bit with writing HP fanfiction *blushes* I really only write ficlet/drabbles and it's always gen. I haven't the time to write anything longer and I'm a bit sick to death of slash. I feel urges to read HP fanfic sometimes and that involves wading through the scourge of the fandom. The back button really is quite awesome.
Was the fics you were recced any good? If so... please tell me what they were!
- nahara
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Oh dear God No! D; That's why I said gen/philia, you silly, silly person! ;D Snape/Harry is just...yuck Seriously, he's described as GREASY and tortures the poor boy. D;
And don't worry, I think it's a prerequisite to write fiction for Harry Potter, unlike gap days or weeks waiting for Naruto we had gap YEARS for HP. xD
I adored the relationship between Dumbldore and Harry, because there WAS so much and I really think...Harry just TRUSTED him (well, I stopped liking the series after I began book 6, bu that's just me), and Dumbledore...oh I think he adored Harry. Same with Sirius; I ansted in book 3/4/5, and wailed and wailed when Sirius died and Harry couldn't save him. He was just a boy. D;
As I said, these two are the only HP authors who's works I've ever read, and probably ever will:
Dzeyton's Daddy's Favorite: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1471928/1/Daddys_Favorite
Neutral's fics
My favorite is 'Half of Dueling Range'
But--
In order to understand the one-shot, you'd have to read Of Western Stars, an Alternate Timeline for how Sirius and Harry meet (he's much younger): http://www.fanfiction.net/s/662406/1/
:)
I like the Dumbledore and Harry ones myself, but other than that, happy reading! (And happy holidays!)
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(As of right now, Naruto has 113K stories and Harry Potter (the most popular section overall) has 333K. HP is almost three times the size of the Naruto section; Naruto is almost 1.5 times the size of the third-largest section, Inuyasha.
Back in August I did an overview of the HP section--> http://kohikari.livejournal.com/698.html )
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It might be because comic fans actually have lives. X3Also, the X-men: Evolution and Teen Titans sections (in the TV category) are pretty popular, so maybe that's where all the fantards go.XD The funny thing is, 'blonde' and 'brunette' are French words. The masculine form is 'blond' or 'brunet', but most fangirls use the feminine. I dunno which crazy person came up with 'raven', it always sounds ridiculous when I read it.
(I'm like, birds? Teen Titans? Edgar Allen Poe? Whut?)And ew, 'orbs', that always sounds somehow painful...no subject
“Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
Quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore.’ ”
As for the sizes of the Naruto and HP fandoms … I was well off. This is why I’m not doing any sort of math/science major. Good ol’ English Lit for me thanks. I feel slightly deflated and depressed now, having been told how catastrophically wrong I was. Nevertheless, just goes to show how much of a global phenomenon HP is. Went Christmas shopping today and saw Harry Potter toothbrushes… now that is scary.
- nahara
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Ack Harry Potter toothbrushes. That's capitalism for you, I guess. JKR created a monster.