Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-74.104.206.83-20130730235710/@comment-918376-20131013144401

Zolnir wrote: I would second the RWBY Visual Novel just to get a better insight onto each of the characters' inner thoughts, beliefs, and background, though a pure novel would be fine as well.

Agreed for the first part. There are so many ways to write a visual novel (and pure novel) so that the characters can be expanded upon. Although, even so, I would still wait until the finale of the series to write one so that the visual/novels won't contradict what the series proper says.

They plan to amend this by releasing more complete versions in the future (by selling it, mind you)

[...] an anime was never accurate or detailed enough [...]. Very, very few have managed to achieve a state of quality that could actually match, if not even outdo a written work.

I don't think too many people are complaining about the price. I mean, the preorders for the Season 1 DVD were only around $20-$25 (when I checked, and I don't exactly remember), which is pretty cheap (some novels can cost that much).

I disagree with the latter part. For some adaptions of other media like games, mangas, or light novels, yes, there may be some clashes in pacing and detail (just look at the Dangan Ronpa anime and its detractors). There are some animes and mangas, though, that can pull off characterization and world-building brilliantly. I suppose it ends up being whether the reader wants to wait for the buildup, or if they want to read everything in one sitting (which is more befitting of a novel). And there are novels that fall flat on world-building and character-building as well; I've seen too many of those.

Literature is imagination as well, people. But for something like RWBY, whose main sort of "selling point" seems to be its animation and visuals (dem fight scenes), I feel as though a piece of literature would not be befitting of its nature. Writing a good work of literature is no easier task than creating a game or a visual novel, either.

Aw crappers, how did I write this much?? X(