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+ | ====== Aristocratic ====== | ||
+ | This is a genre of Japanese Fantasy, defined by myself. I noticed the existence of the genre through the consumption of a staggering amount of shōjo manga; concluding it was a genre and not merely a setting... thing. | ||
+ | ===== Definition ===== | ||
+ | The genre typically has an Early Modern, pre-industrial setting. I assume the main inspirations would be Victorian England and Absolutist France just before the revolution. This is obvious most of the time, as the clothing and architecture evokes these countries from these particular time periods. The world also has a Western-European climate and geography, most of the time.\\ | ||
+ | Countries within this genre are typically monarchies, where the monarch either rules absolutely or is limited by the aristocrats. Needless to say, aristocrats are usually a big deal within this genre.\\ | ||
+ | Besides that, this genre typically has much lighter fantasy elements. Magic varies from barely existing, to being commonplace, | ||
+ | Besides the worldbuilding aspects, the focus is almost always centered on the aristocracy and their lives. There is usually a high amount of political scheming and //romance// between those of different social classes.\\ | ||
+ | Sometimes there' | ||
+ | The protagonists within this genre are typically female. The background of the protagonist is usually that of a noble lady, or a lady who found herself suddenly thrust into the world of the nobility.\\ | ||
+ | The Shoujo and Josei demographics seem to especially like the genre. I believe this is also why (if [[lb: | ||
+ | The genre also typically overlaps with the [[lb: | ||
+ | ===== Trivilinks ===== | ||
+ | * The genre isn't defined anywhere else (I don't think?) and stories are probably just classified as " | ||
+ | * This genre is a personal favourite of mine. This is partially due to my strange love for the Victorian era and partially due to the (many) stories I've already read from it. | ||
+ | * I have no idea how this genre originated. If I had to guess, it might be related to Japan' | ||
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