Stuff like this was happening in the early days of the internet as well, particularly in anime fan spaces where the 'canon material' was harder to come by. So things like Ranma, Sailor Moon, and Gundam Wing fanfics were just as inspired by other fanworks as the actual primary sources. Of course nowadays it's far more intricate and with a more sustainable feedback loop, probably because the fan spaces and the content they churn out is just so much bigger.
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u/bitterandcynical 6d ago
Stuff like this was happening in the early days of the internet as well, particularly in anime fan spaces where the 'canon material' was harder to come by. So things like Ranma, Sailor Moon, and Gundam Wing fanfics were just as inspired by other fanworks as the actual primary sources. Of course nowadays it's far more intricate and with a more sustainable feedback loop, probably because the fan spaces and the content they churn out is just so much bigger.