Because I can't count I kept saying I had 300 franchises in my fictional character hall of fame when in fact I had 299. Since I prefer round numbers I decided to find a new franchise to introduce by changing a name from a franchise which already had plenty of names into the first character from this theoretical 300th franchise.
I had plenty of good options, but it came down to Dead or Alive or Bloody Roar. I have good memories of both those franchises and they're both worthy of recognition and hitherto hadn't been. An earlier draft of '100 Waifus' did have Bakuryu from Bloody Roar, but I eventually cut him because his real name overlapped with Kenji from Summer Wars. I also thought of Kasumi from Dead or Alive but I already have a Kasumi from BanG Dream! and Love Live!, so that was out. By order of elimination the award had to go to Uriko, the cute 'half-beast' from Bloody Roar who I enjoyed playing for many hours. (Bakuryu was my main but it's hard to not love Uriko.)
Uriko was the only character worthy of recognition with a unique name, so Uriko and Bloody Roar it was. '100 Waifus' does mention Dead or Alive in passing so it's not like it's been totally ignored.
The next question became who to replace and I decided I could kill two birds with one stone by cutting Faris from Final Fantasy 5. By cutting Faris the overall character count of Final Fantasy becomes 49, which is 1 below Pretty Cure, making Pretty Cure the indisputable preeminent work of art at 50. FF still remains 1 ahead with 49 compared to Tales' 48 so its 2nd place finish isn't changed, either. It was the ideal place to make a cut. I decided to cut Faris in particular because her pirate princess schtick overlapped a lot with Lenna's straight-out-princess role. How many princesses from FF5 do you really need? Plus she's a crossdresser and I don't want to encourage transgenderism in any way.
Now all I need is the improved Tales characters from Tales of Arise and my book could have the perfect name gallery and franchise count. So close yet so far.
It's a shame Kamila Valieva fell during her routine but she still landed a quad, the first woman to ever do so, she still got a way higher score than everyone else, and she still won gold for team Russia. I hope she lands everything perfectly in the individual contest, though she'll win even if she falls there too. I just want to see a moment of perfection on the highest stage so that the world cannot deny her beauty. I'm very happy to see Russia in 1st in the medal ratings. Suck it, liberals!
The Japanese skaters who won bronze were very attractive too. I love the kimono outfit their Ice Dancer wore. Miura Riku, the pairs skater, is also cute and chibi.
Here are the 300 artistic works good enough to merit a fictional character homage by category of how to enjoy them (watch/play/read/or a combination thereof):
Anime (114): Pretty Cure, Naruto, One Piece, Utawarerumono, Little Busters!, Kanon, Cross Game, Inuyasha, Higurashi, Code Geass, World of Witches, Yuuki Yuuna, Love Live!, Sailor Moon, Macross, Granblue Fantasy the Animation, Shingeki no Kyojin, Air, Shakugan no Shana, Suka Suka, Tengen Toppa Gurrenn Lagann, Amagami SS, Bakuman, Shukufuku no Campanella, Princess Principal, Steins;Gate, The Idolm@ster, Valvrave, Honzuki no Gekokujou, Record of Lodoss War, Hibike! Euphonium, Martian Succesor Nadesico, Yama no Susume, Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka, Anohana, Vandread, Ro-Kyu-Bu!, Happiness!, Shinseiki Evangelion, Samurai Champloo, Vividred Operation, Toradora!, Scrapped Princess, Koutetsujou no Kabaneri, Kobato, ef, Yu Yu Hakusho, Sora no Woto, Rocket Girls, Myself;Yourself, Kuromukuro, Angelic Layer, Mononoke Hime, Zettai Bouei Leviathan, Sore ga Seiyuu!, Kanata no Astra, Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko, Fatal Fury, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Shirobako, Uuchuu no Stellvia, Kiki's Delivery Service, Cowboy Bebop, Shinsekai Yori, Girls und Panzer, Shamanic Princess, High School Fleet, Mahoromatic, Shuumatsu no Izetta, Girlish Number, Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, Death Note, Tamayura, BanG Dream!, Atelier Escha & Logy/Ryza, Battle Athletes, Wake Up, Girls!, Gosick, Locodol, Galaxy Angel, Spirited Away, Natsuiro Kiseki, Kokoro Toshokan, Schwarzesmarken, Working!, School Days, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Tari Tari, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Summer Wars, Non Non Biyori, AKB0048, Basilisk, Katanagatari, Youjo Senki, Hanasaku Iroha, DanMachi, Konosuba, Assassination Classroom, Nekopara, My Hero Academia, Kamisama ni Natta Hi, Uma Musume, Shiroi Suna no Aquatope, Selection Project, Gunbuster, In This Corner of the World, Read or Die, Extreme Hearts, Kimetsu no Yaiba, Spy x Family, Oshi no Ko, Prince of Tennis, Card Captor Sakura
Anime and Manga (72): Fairy Tail, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha, Dragon Ball, Negima/UQ Holder, To Love-ru, Akame ga Kill!/Hinowa ga Yuku!, Saki, Rurouni Kenshin, K-On!, Touch/Mix, Kyoukai no Rinne, The World God Only Knows, Hayate no Gotoku, Ranma 1/2, Angel Beats, Flame of Recca, New Game, Dimension W, Mikakunin de Shinkoukei, Joukamachi no Dandelion, Edens Zero, Kiniro Mosaic, Gokukoku no Brynhildr, Zettai Karen Children, Choyoyu, History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi, Berserk, Akatsuki no Yona, Aishiteruze Baby, Kanojo mo Kanojo, Rave Master, Guyver, Hunter x Hunter, Btooom!, Sakura Trick, Futari Ecchi, Lucky Star, Kimi ni Todoke, Vinland Saga, Ao Haru Ride, Rosario Vampire, High School of the Dead, [Omoi, Omaware, Furi, Furare], Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja, Binbou Shimai Monogatari, Hikaru no Go, Hanayamata, Miyuki, H2, RG Veda, Bastard!, Sora no Otoshimono, Tearmoon Empire, Soul Eater, Yuru Yuri, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Broken Blade, Claymore, Chihayafuru, Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku, Ika Musume, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Slow Step, Kodomo no Jikan, Alien Nine, The Eminence in Shadow, Ken Tensei, Shadows House, Sousou no Frieren, Isekai Nonbiri Nouka, 100 Kanojo, Major
Anime and Book (28): Bleach, Bakemonogatari, Unlimited Fafnir, Death March, PapaKiki, Zero no Tsukaima, No Game No Life, Haruhi Suzumiya, Full Metal Panic!, Maria-sama ga Miteru, Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, Oreimo, Ryuuou no Oshigoto!, Outbreak Company, Oreshura, Spice and Wolf, Hyouka, Seikai no Monshou/Senki, Rokka no Yuusha, Baka to Test to Shoukanjou, Twelve Kingdoms, Lensman, Amagi Brilliant Park, Hataraku Maou-sama!, Gate, Baccano, Imouto Sae Ireba Ii, Haganai
Anime and Visual Novel (12): Da Capo, Clannad, Fate/Etc., Rewrite, Majikoi, Grisaia, Koichoco, Planetarian, Umineko, To Heart, Shuffle!, Summer Pockets
Anime and Video Game (4): Tales of 'X', Senjou no Valkyria, Shenmue, Disgaea
Anime and Book and Manga (3): Index/Railgun, Eromanga Sensei, SAO
Visual Novel (13): Konozora, Dal Segno, Osananajimi wa Daitouryou, Senren * Banka, Hoshizora no Memoria, Aiyoku no Eustia, Hatsukoi 1/1, Sanoba Witch, Harmonia, Trinoline, Dracu Riot, Renai Karichaimashita, Cyanotype Daydream
Video Game (15): Xenogears/Xenosaga/Xenoblade, Chrono Trigger, Star Ocean, Lunar, Street Fighter, Ogre Battle, Guilty Gear, Soul Nomad, Phantom Brave, Grandia, Parasite Eve, Bloody Roar, Octopath Traveler, Fire Emblem, Triangle Strategy
Video Game and Movie (2): Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy
Video Game and Movie and Anime (1): Dragon Quest
Movie (7): Star Wars, Willow, Lethal Weapon, James Bond, Terminator, Gone With the Wind, Top Gun
Movie and Book (6): Tolkien's Middle Earth, Ender's Game, The Princess Bride, Harry Potter, Dune, The Leatherstocking Tales
Television and Movie (2): Marvel Comics, Firefly
Television (1): Gilmore Girls
Television and Book (1): A Song of Ice and Fire
Book (9): The Wheel of Time, Xanth, Dragonlance, The Sword of Truth, The Ea Cycle, A Requiem for Homo Sapiens, The Book of Swords/Empire of the East, Deverry, Sword-Dancer
Manga (10): I"s, Junai Sensation, Niji-iro Tohgarashi, Freezing, Mao, Strobe Edge, [Sakura, Saku], Release that Witch, Dead Rock, Isekai Kenkokuki
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