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<blockquote data-quote="Danzauker" data-source="post: 3339435" data-attributes="member: 1929">Since this year will mark my 30th anniversary of watching my first anime, and I have been watching and collecting fron then on, while I only discovered D&amp;D 20 years ago, I'd say that anime MUST have had a good deal of inspiraton for me.Since all my current fellow players and the DM, too, are avid anime and manga addicts, with some bordering on the otaku, well, anime references are quite the norm.Many of the villains of the current campaign we are playing in are obviously modeled after One Piece characters...Anyway, for some good inspiration I'd suggest to read Berserk. The manga is much better than the anime, and develops the plot much more. Plus, the author is one of the most careful not to lose too much &quot;western medieval&quot; feel, except the Oversized Weapon Wielding feat that everybody seems to have.Lone Wolf and Cub is another eccellent read, IMHO. sure, it delves a lot on honor and responsability stuff that all Japanese like, but still can provide a lot of inspiration, and it hasn't too much ninja and tentacle thingie stuff in it.There's an anime I used to watch when I was a kid, called &quot;Entaku No Kishi Monogatari Moero Arthur&quot; (loosely, Knights of the Round Table: Shine Arthur!) whiche was very loosely based on King Arthur and set in medieval Europe. Still, I guess it's quite difficult to find in the USA.Full Metal Alchemist could be another good source of inspiration if you're running a campaing more leaning toward steampunk than classic fantasy. The setting seems perfect for Eberron.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Danzauker, post: 3339435, member: 1929"] Since this year will mark my 30th anniversary of watching my first anime, and I have been watching and collecting fron then on, while I only discovered D&D 20 years ago, I'd say that anime MUST have had a good deal of inspiraton for me. Since all my current fellow players and the DM, too, are avid anime and manga addicts, with some bordering on the otaku, well, anime references are quite the norm. Many of the villains of the current campaign we are playing in are obviously modeled after One Piece characters... Anyway, for some good inspiration I'd suggest to read Berserk. The manga is much better than the anime, and develops the plot much more. Plus, the author is one of the most careful not to lose too much "western medieval" feel, except the Oversized Weapon Wielding feat that everybody seems to have. Lone Wolf and Cub is another eccellent read, IMHO. sure, it delves a lot on honor and responsability stuff that all Japanese like, but still can provide a lot of inspiration, and it hasn't too much ninja and tentacle thingie stuff in it. There's an anime I used to watch when I was a kid, called "Entaku No Kishi Monogatari Moero Arthur" (loosely, Knights of the Round Table: Shine Arthur!) whiche was very loosely based on King Arthur and set in medieval Europe. Still, I guess it's quite difficult to find in the USA. Full Metal Alchemist could be another good source of inspiration if you're running a campaing more leaning toward steampunk than classic fantasy. The setting seems perfect for Eberron. [/QUOTE]

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