"I was born in two places at once, and I'm now fighting spirits in Zimbabwe?!" -the book titleSend em to Zimbabwe. Have them fight ancient spirit animals to protect the local towns. Still make them from Japan or America. Hell, why not both?
You aren't wrong. XDGive em guns and make them drug addicts in 'murica.
No mopey protagonist? XDIt'd be really interesting. Especially if it's an optimistic and idealistic magical girl MC while everyone else is jaded and distrustful by virtue of being American. Not sure if it'd be a fun write though...
@J_ChemistSend em to Zimbabwe. Have them fight ancient spirit animals to protect the local towns. Still make them from Japan or America. Hell, why not both?
Interesting ideas here, but I don't know what life is like in those places or have any idea of how they think.I want a Magical Girl story in South America.
Make her a spicy latina who's magical wand is a chancla.
Very right. While I feel privileged to have been born in America, Japan will always have a special place in my heart... so you're definitely guiding me towards the Japanese route.What matters is putting passion into your writing, and writing about a place you love helps.
I wanted to ask why nationality matters when the setting is on Earth. We can send Japanese Magical Girl to America and let her feel how hell let looseI'm curious about what people think of the concept of a magical girl story set in America, not that some haven't done that already.
Honestly I find stories that make up their own world’s the most interesting. You don’t see it often for modern settings but it exists stories like one punch man do it, but if you really want to set it in this world I recommend setting it in whatever you can portray more accurately. I find it off putting reading stories that take place in Japan written by Europeans and Americans etc that just feel off because they feel pressured to set their story there because of the genre.
Make the characters cool! That's the key.
I wanted to ask why nationality matters when the setting is on Earth. We can send Japanese Magical Girl to America and let her feel how hell let loose
I mean, even if the Magical Girl is from Japan, what made them unable to go to America? We can use different nation as an entire arc entirely and see how Magical Girl from Japan converse with those from AmericaIt does matter. The locale affects places the character can go, the things they can do, the things the characters will eat. It even somewhat affects how people behave and what they say.