Wow. Definitely needs more appreciation, that is for sure. But even then, it's so hard to imagine an active Planetes fandom. The series is so very unlike anything else I've run into. It would take someone with a good understanding of how a story (big or small) works to start doing fic for it, even oneshots. The flavor of it is so distinct that usual fan tropes would just bounce off, unless done in some cleverly ironic fashion.
I can imagine some of the best writers I know looking at it and saying one of two things.
1) "I have no desire to write for this, because it's said everything it needs to, I don't need to add a damn thing."
or 2) "Oh, hey, I could write about -- oh, never mind. I'm nowhere near good enough for this." [bummed, proceeds to toss idea into metaphorical wastebasket, and go work on something else]
It's kind of cool, but... very intimidating. I'd still read it, though.
Don't start me on the badassery that would be a well-done cosplay. How many hours and hundreds of bucks would one blow in materials and work to get a spacesuit like that? The mind, she boggles.
11 - Keep your rifles up, it's the elusive Teal Deer!
I can imagine some of the best writers I know looking at it and saying one of two things.
1) "I have no desire to write for this, because it's said everything it needs to, I don't need to add a damn thing."
or 2) "Oh, hey, I could write about -- oh, never mind. I'm nowhere near good enough for this." [bummed, proceeds to toss idea into metaphorical wastebasket, and go work on something else]
It's kind of cool, but... very intimidating. I'd still read it, though.
Don't start me on the badassery that would be a well-done cosplay. How many hours and hundreds of bucks would one blow in materials and work to get a spacesuit like that? The mind, she boggles.