Does MLP have the best fan fiction?

[Denim&Venöm 16,464]

So fan fiction in general has earned a bad rap. Seems like no matter the property, the fanfics are not received well, even by the fan community itself. 

We haven't really seen that with MLP. Fan fiction is treated with indifference at worst and hailed as master works at best, revered even more so than the show cannon. 

So what is it that MLP fan fiction is doing right? Is it the works that are better or is it the communities attitude towards fanfics in general? 

[AJ2489 2,855]

I'm no expert on literature so I couldn't be able to give you an in depth analysis as to why the shows' fan fiction is generally regarded as better than that of other fandoms. What I will say is, from my experience, mlp fanfics are written with a lot more understanding of the main characters of the show, that may be due to how the actual show is written, allowing us viewers to get a real sense of each characters personalities. 

[Stone Cold Steve Jobs 22,410]

Fanfiction in general gets a bad rap because so many stories are illegible garbage. As for what has the best stories? Depends on your opinion. I personally like when i get mean spirited reviews. That's not to say I don't like positive reviews. I very much love them. But hate mail? I print it out and hang them on my wall becAuse it makes me giggle.

Edited September 30, 2018 by Stone Cold Steve Tuna

[TBD 17,228]

I don't read any fanfictions in general, so I wouldn't know. I just assumed that all is just..well bad.

[Dashy 4 Ever 4,832]

I rrad a ton of MLP Fanfiction, and I gotta say, it looks really good, so yeah, MLP Fanfiction is good.

[Beached Whale 56]

It's hard for me to say because I haven't read much fanfiction of other series nor have I been a part of many other fandoms, but I agree with @AJ2489 up there  More often than not, MLP writers seem to have a solid grasp of the characters' personalities, and this understanding lets them create new situations with believable actions from whichever characters are involved (as opposed to them being totally out of character and just sharing the names of who they were supposed to be). However, there are always exceptions.

Edit: Apart vs. a part.

Edited September 30, 2018 by Beached Whale

[Lord Midnight Madness 1,542]

I feel that MLP does have some of the best fan fics. I have read a few and there pretty in depth. I do enjoy the fan fics which is one of the reasons i'm still with the fandom and how I stay interested. I also think that some of them are way to crude but that's what makes some of them interesting to read and draws you in to the story further.

[KatonRyu 1,026]

Is the reputation of fanfiction in general really that bad, though? In most of my fandoms I've found at least a few fics that seem to be well-liked by many fans. Personally I don't really see that MLP fanfiction is treated any differently than it is in other fandoms. The one thing that MLP seems to really have going for it in that regard is that it has a site dedicated to nothing but MLP fanfiction, whereas most other fandoms simply use ff.net and AO3.

[Venomous 18,813]

No way. Anime insert fan fictions will always be the best.

[Midnight Solace 5,129]

The only fanfics I read are based on MLP, and some of them are the best stories I ever read. So I think maybe MLP's fanfics are somewhat the best.

[The Kaeya Simp 13,953]

Yes,

I tried reading a Futurama fanfic,

and the writing was god awful

[Monsoon 1,648]

I've read more mlp fanfics than any other show or game because sites like fimfiction makes it easier for me to find what I'm looking for however it depends on the readers taste and the quality of the writer which determines the quality of the fic 

Edited December 18, 2018 by Crow2

[L1ghtn1ng_Flash 213]

honestly the only fanfiction ive ever read for real is MLP, so i cant say that its good or bad or the best or worst. though i do know that reading a good one is very rewarding and sometimes amazing!!

[The MegaBrony 218]

YES! One's things for sure: Air and Kanon don't have their own totally awesome Harry Potter-quality fanfics.

[Black Sabbath 2,484]

Nah, we just have the lowest standards. 

[bigbertha 410]

No. It's just easier to find great MLP fanfiction than others because of how well FIMfiction is designed compared to fanfiction.net

[Megas 27,052]

All Fanfiction is garbage. The only difference with Brony Fanfiction is that a lot of writers have their heads so far up their own ass and buy into their own hype, to the point where they actually try to get fucking book deals 

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

There’s a few FimFics considered “classics” out there, so I guess this fandom has it pretty good. Also, FimFic makes life easier.

[age3rcm 101]

mlp fanfiction is good.
there are a lot of people that had studied literature and storymaking. many produced good pieces with a decree

i feel that MLP literature is soo good, that i can live with it and not look at any traditional literatures.

i can eat fimfiction and not have to go to a general food source

[Steel Accord 6,658]

Having read some really good books and true classics, including the Divine Comedy, As I Lay Dying, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, as well as fanfiction in other fandoms, I can say that MLP fanfiction actually does tend to be of a higher quality or at least there is a lot more standout examples amid the bad stuff. There's a Mass Effect fanfiction called Razor's Edge which is really quite good. It's a flat out novelization of Mass Effect 2, onward. With much attention given to Shepherd's internal thoughts and motivations since as readers we're now privy to what's going on in his head. The characters are ALL accurate to the point where you can hear their voices as you read their lines, the romance with Tali is built up and feels genuine, and it brilliantly re-contextualizes events in the games so that they still follow more or less the same beats but take on a new light that is more dramatic or even more badass. 

That story exists amid a sea of barely legible crap where the characters behave nothing like they did in the games, "Renegade" is mistaken to mean "misanthropic, murderous asshole," and the plot flows as naturally as peanut butter.

In the MLP fandom though, there's actually a pretty even 50/50 split between those two. Past Sins, University Days, Ballad of Echo the Diamond Dog, not to mention the numerous and actually quite creative crossover scenarios that come from marrying something as out there and absurd as Equestria to a more conventional premise such as the various Doctor Who hybrids. Speaking of crossovers, Fallout Equestria is one of the best stories I've ever experienced. Not one of the best fanfictions, not even one of the best things I've read as a novel, one of the best stories I've ever experienced, period.

So maybe not the best, but with the help of the surprisingly organized community, I think we have a pretty high bar for reading material.

Edited December 24, 2018 by Steel Accord

[Christmas cheer 12]

I wouldn’t say the best but it’s pretty darn good.

[Luna's Admirer 944]

I am a fan of yandere/romance fanfics. Even before getting into the fanfictions especially fimfiction I was a darn great fan of romantic stories, mostly involving xenophilic romance (thanks to Star Wars, Ben 10 and a few other alien related fandoms). 

So, after going through my first ever human x pony romance story, I eventually got hooked with MLP romantic fictions. 

No one has to agree with me, but many if not most MLP fanfictions are best in their own way, especially well written romantic stories. 

[saratonin 28]

I don’t know, I think fanfics are all good for all fandoms but in different ways as no fandom is really the same. I’ve seen great fan fiction in MLP and other fandoms and I have also seen many bad ones. 

[EpicEnergy 22,066]

In my opinion they do!

[RDDash 18,848]

Some Human in Equestria and pony fanfics certainly gets edgy at times. Fallout fanfics are one of the best stories I ve read.

Edited August 3, 2020 by RDDash