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In my experience: absolutely. Back in 2016 I started writing (very slowly) an anime-inspired romantic dramedy about a 30-year-old NEET whose life has fallen apart. A few months ago I was alerted t...
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2019-12-12T21:42:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T07:41:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
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In my experience: **absolutely.** Back in 2016 I started writing (very slowly) an anime-inspired romantic dramedy about a 30-year-old NEET whose life has fallen apart. A few months ago I was alerted to the existence of _Net-juu no Susume_, a romcom anime about a 30-year-old NEET whose life has fallen apart. I marathonned it over the course of about a week, and I must say I enjoyed it, but I also did two things that I recommend you do as well: 1. **Look for differences.** Reassure yourself that while your idea may be similar, it's different enough that it can stand on its own two feet and not be accused of being a rip-off. If you can't reassure yourself of this, then you may need to do some re-drafting. 2. **Look for weaknesses.** What does the story do badly that you can improve on in your own work? For me, I felt that _Net-juu no Susume_'s romance plot was cliché and predictable, bordering on contrived at times, and that it could have delved deeper into the MC's past and how she ended up like she did. If you think a story is similar to yours, then use it as a target and try and better it.
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2018-01-15T10:00:35Z (almost 7 years ago)
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