zettai unmei hissatsu yokubou

[insaneneko]

It's at times like these (when I'm lacking sleep, tired, and supremely lethargic) that I really feel just how much effort it takes to compose a proper squee and pimp post. ^^; So in lieu of a proper post (or two or three) that I'm actually dying to write up, two interesting Harry Potter-related NPR stories I heard today:

Rush Is on for Harry Potter Knockoffs in China
Apparently fake Harry Potter stories are supremely popular in China...Some of the story ideas are fanfic-worthy in their luridness. Do these knockoffs not count as fanfics because they aren't written by fans for their own enjoyment but for piracy?

Wizard Rock: Harry Potter Goes Punk
I love the lyrics of a song by Draco and the Malfoys: "My father's rich, your father's dead." The music kind of sucks, but I love the passion evident in everyone involved. It's nice to see geeky fannishness so out in the open, without the stigma these things used to have. XDXD

I seriously need to watch the movie. *sighs*

Comments

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Well, in China they sell Harry Potter fanfic in major bookstores. With beautiful wuxia-novel-type cover artwork too. XD

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

I suppose it's like doujinshi being sold in major manga stores? Though there's no confusion between the real deal and the fanfic in the case of doujinshi...