What Could Have Been/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' had numerous character redesigns before the final product: Negi was supposed to be named ''Negi.T.Silverberg'' and be older looking; Nodoka was to be named ''Meiko Miyazaki''; Ako was to be named ''Ayu Izumi'' who instead had a large scar across her chest instead of her back; Makie Sasaki was originally going to be a different person entirely named ''Kozue Migara'' who was best friends with the lead girl (a role filled by Konoka) and who played on the lacross team (an idea which lead to the creation of Sakurako Shiina); Yuna and Chizuru had several connections in their designs, starting with the character of ''Yuko Akashi'', an [[Genki Girl|energetic]], [[Cloudcuckoolander|random]] girl, who worked part-time at the academy's daycare, while the character of ''Tsutsumi Nadai'' was a character with a strong [[Daddy's Girl|father complex]] who was good at cooking and house-work. These various traits went to both Yuna and Chizuru. Not to mention the school itself possibly being a giant tower reaching to the sky, or a large island in the sea of Japan. These are given as notes in the back of the manga volumes, along with other characterization notes that, at least unless/until the manga contradicts them, are considered [[Fanon]] for the series.

** Retroactively, that name for Nodoka is [[Reverse Funny Aneurysm|really]] [[The Order of the Stick|funny.]]

* The [[Gundam]] franchise has had What Could Have Beens aplenty:

** The original ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' would have had the original RX-78-2 Gundam destroyed not by the Zeong, but by a grunt unit. As well, Char would have taken up a unit known as the Kikeroga and used it to drop Luna II on Earth, predating his Axis asteroid drop by 13 years!

** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ]]'' was supposed to have Char reappear and lead the rebellion against Haman Karn, but when ''[[Chars Counterattack]]'' got greenlighted, Glemy Toto replaced him.

** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam F91]]'' was supposed to have been a full-fledged series, but was shortened into a movie instead. While the Crossbone Gundam manga answered several questions, the question remains as to what the series could have been if it went that way.

** Speaking of Turn-A, Tomino didn't ''just'' want all the Gundam series used in this series, he wanted to use ALL the mecha series he created, including ''Ideon'' and ''Daitarn 3''. That was shot down.

** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'' had a number of things planned for the second half of the series, including having Flay pilot the Strike Rouge as propoganda material for the Earth Alliance, Flay and Sai dying in an attempt to save the Archangel from a bomb and even [[Kill'Em All|killing just about everyone]] save Athrun (who'd lose a leg).

* Minor/only-dub-related one: [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] mentioned that, at first, many ideas were thrown around about what to do with the "Endless Eight" episodes of ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''. Among the ideas were making different accents per episode and switching the roles among the voice actors for each episode. Bandai ultimately decided to go for a straight dub.

* ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' had a prototype titled ''Zone'' which was more of an experiment of what the characters and plot would be like. Allen was originally a female character named Robin and General Cross's weapon was going to be what Allen's current weapon is. Lavi was also supposed be a character for another manga titled 'Bookman' but the idea was scratched and he was put into D. Gray Man.

* ''[[Angel Beats!]]'' was originally supposed to have 26 episodes, but [[Executive Meddling|it was cut down to 13 at the last second]]. As a result, 26 episodes of content had to be cut down to fit 13 episodes worth of screen time. By the end of the series, it was clear that many of the unresolved plot threads and development of only a fraction of the main cast were meant for a longer running series.

* The [[Afganisu-tan]] series was supposed to be longer, but its sequel was cut short when the mangaka's PC had a virus.

* According to the ''[[Getter Robo]] Bible'', the prototype for Getter Robo was actually a ''racing manga'', which Ryouma, Hayato and Musashi riding old-fashion race cars and performing stunts with them.

* Bandai America at one point had the rights to ''[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner]]'', but according to internal sources the master copies they got were old and faded<ref>Ironically, they were said to have a blue tint to them</ref> which rendered them completely useless. Literally unable to do anything with it, Bandai just held onto the license for years until it finally expired.

* As part of a [[Lying Creator]] scheme, Toei released a picture of two new heroines for ''[[Suite Pretty Cure]]'', only to reveal later on down the line that it was fake.

 

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