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So as everyone knows, I hate cliches and I hate the Shoujo Manga cliches even more. And I eventually decided to make my own Shoujo manga, basically taking those cliches and bending them, breaking them and otherwise burning them in effigy. I'm not very far, majority of the stuff is still being planned out and aside from the main heroine Yue, none of the appearances are fully set yet.
I have some ideas and would like to run some by them. If you have a good idea yourself or know of a cliche you hate and want to see it broken, tell me and I'll see if it fits in somehow. But here is a quick run down...
Yamada Yuu - Heroine* Introverted, quiet and overall does not have a happy expression on her face very often. Disliked in school among the girls and pretty much ignored by the guys, although that doesn't bother her. The girls begin to dislike her a lot more when the school idol starts going out with her. She herself has no real interest in him and thinks of his fans as "flies hovering around a pretty pile of shit".
* Can be pretty sarcastic at times and can display a short temper at times, not above using her fists or knees to get a point across if needed. Since she doesn't talk much, any time she says something, it's to the point and blunt, bordering on rudeness.
* Spends her leisure time playing videogames, listening to music, watching TV, reading and similar. Never studies and doesn't listen much in class, generally gets grades that would equivalate to Bs and Cs. Doesn't go out much because she's a homebody and dislikes loud places, as they give her headaches.
* Single child and living with her mother, a lawyer, her parents are divorced. Thinks of becoming a lawyer herself.
* Start of the story, she is not a virgin or otherwise inexperienced in the romance department. As eventually revealed, she has a boyfriend and has been together with him for almost a year. Still 'dates' the school idol for reasons of convenience on his side.
* Has some mood swings at times.
* Her name is supposed to be and sound boring. The Yuu is written with the kanji for kindness. Black hair and black/brown eyes that look "dead" at times.
Mizuhara Aki (temp name) - School Idol* Male school idol, due to his height (190 cms) and good looks, he models part-time and is rather famous. Has a large fanbase in the entire school, loved and hated by guys and has a small group of fangirls in his class that hover around him during break.
* Kind of a jerk, he's conceited because of the good looks and the many fans he has. Thinks that any girl would fall for him instantly. If he makes a mistake, he doesn't acknowledge it or 'buys' his way out of the problem with some (expensive) gifts.
* Single child, doting parents. Father is the CEO of a company and Mother used to be a model herself.
* Decides to 'date' Yuu for the sake of keeping fans off his back, have her be the decoy-girlfriend. Thought she'd be thrilled with her reward being "him", but was rather shocked to hear that if she was "going to
waste spend [her] time with [him], [she]'d better get paid"
* Blond hair, whether that is because he is half-Japanese I don't know yet. We'll see.
Tobase Luka (temp name) - Boyfriend* Yuu's real boyfriend, lives next door to her. Together for almost a year.
* Shares similar interests with Yuu. With the time they've spent together, he knows how to deal with her mood swings and handles them better than Aki, explaining that she is "high maintanence".
* Single child, living with his father and his parents are divorced. Yuu's mother and his father are friends.
* Sarcastic at times, has a slight superiority complex towards Aki, due to understanding Yuu better and such. Doesn't see Aki as a threat and overall encourages Yuu at times or gives advice on how to deal with him, keeping up the appearance of the girlfriend and all.
* Black hair, either blue or brown eyes.
There is one idea that I have in my head right now that I am not sure if I am going to go through with it. What with being the girlfriend of the school idol, Yuu will get bullied in school. Some of the silly things, and then I have this idea.
Yuu will get threatened with a razor blade, the girls demanding her to break up with Aki or they'll cut her face and leave a scar. Yuu would tell them to do it, really not caring about any of their shenanigans and they would cut her, by accident or fully on purpose, no idea.
Good idea or Bad idea?
C-A