movies/tv Biggest Fandoms Ever

[almozayaf 72]

MLP is a big fandom now
i think we are as big as the others great fandoms out there
 
so i want to talk about others fandom
and i mean fandoms that have great effect on it fans 
like : FanFic, Internet Videos , memes and even cosplay
yes i know every movie,book,comic..... have that but i mean in big way
 
these is the list i made so far :-
 

 

TV Show
Star Wars
Star Trek
Doctor Who
Buffy
supernatural

Book
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Sherlock Holmes (see conan in anime)James Bond (it start as book so yah)Eragon Books
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Comic
Marvel Comic
DC comic
300 (it is comic)
The Walking Dead

and Anime (but there anime that can be call BiG fandom)
Dragon ball
Pokemon
Naruto
One Piece
Eije Matsumoto
Gundams
Conan
Hetalia
Touhou
Vocaloid
Sailor moon
madoka
CLAMP
Yu-Gi-Oh

Games:-
final fantasy
Kingdom hearts
Sonic the Hedgehog
Mario
Megaman
Street Fighters
King of fighters
Warcraft
Warhammer
Minecraft

Cartoon
MLP
Disney
Transformers
Avatar last aribender
thundercats

Web Videos
abridged series
AVGN
that guy with the glasses . com

 
so these is the questions
1. did i miss any big fandom out there (don't say twilight)
2. did any fandom i put must not be in the list
3. what make a fandom big, there lots of good TV show and movies but there not mach of fanfic and other things what make these things good for fanfic and others fanmade things .
4. say what in you mind

Edited January 18, 2013 by almozayaf

[Discordian 6,013]

Sonic the Hedgehog fandom is actually quite large. Not only have they been around for a very long time but there's hundreds of Sonic fan-comics and millions upon millions of accumulated fanart, flash movies/games, fangames in general, and in some cases you can see the Sonic influence in other peoples' non-Sonic art. Between the comics, shows and games people have been making fun of as well as praising Sonic in so many different ways it's hard not to find a crossover between Sonic and every other major series. Hell, there's even MLP x Sonic fanworks all over the place usually comparing Rainbow with Sonic himself in speed. (Saw a pretty funny video a couple weeks ago where they raced and pretty much nuked all their friends trying to beat each other lol)

 

Also, why NOT Twilight? It has a GIGANTIC fanbase that has gone so far as to cut themselves for "Edward" (Robert Patterson) to drink their blood. Crazy fans or not they are still quite large.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Discordian

[PonyEcho 1,610]

you've missed out the comicbook and Fighting game fandom, there both pretty large and both have a large grasp over the medias 

[khaine21x3 789]

Warcraft/Warhammer

 

I would say those two are way bigger and well known than LOTR.

 

Touhou

 

It has a pretty big fanbase despite the game being unavailable outside japan and the creator still refuses to sell it outside japan

[Discordian 6,013]

you've missed out the comicbook and Fighting game fandom, there both pretty large and both have a large grasp over the medias 

 

I'm not the creator of the topic here so I can't say for him but I feel like a genre or subgenre fandom is a little too ambiguous in most cases as it could incorporate so many different types. There are the technical types who only play Virtua Fighter and Street Fighter then there's the ones like me who play more for flash like in BlazBlue and Guilty Gear (Although to be fair both are still really technical) and the two can often be straight up opposites.

 

On the other hand that could be true of any major fandom. Even within the Sonic fanbase you have your comic fans, game fans and cartoon fans and even within the games fans there's fans of new games and fans of old games and a mix of the two.

 

So I guess Sonic would be just as ambiguous. I retract what I said.

[Descant 1,897]

You could probably call Call of Duty a fandom. There are certainly people who dedicate their lives to it.  <_<

 

Same could probably be said of Minecraft. You see Minecraft apparel in Hot Topic just as much as you see MLP apparel. And I can attest to its addictiveness and fanbase, seeing as how two Xbox Live Clans I was in dissolved because members discovered Minecraft.

 

Personally, I'm a member of the Harry Potter fandom, and Pokemon, Star Trek, and Star Wars, although I'm not active in any of them at all anymore, since I discovered that MLP is best fandom.

[Discordian 6,013]

You could probably call Call of Duty a fandom. There are certainly people who dedicate their lives to it.  <_<

 

Same could probably be said of Minecraft. You see Minecraft apparel in Hot Topic just as much as you see MLP apparel. And I can attest to its addictiveness and fanbase, seeing as how two Xbox Live Clans I was in dissolved because members discovered Minecraft.

 

Personally, I'm a member of the Harry Potter fandom, and Pokemon, Star Trek, and Star Wars, although I'm not active in any of them at all anymore, since I discovered that MLP is best fandom.

 

 

Wait wait wait waitwaitwait....Hot Topic has MLP apparel? Do they have any in male sizes? Any accessories? I haven't been to Hot Topic in forever.

[HayPanda 42]

Two of the biggest one's: Homestuck and Hetalia.

 

Those fandom's are ridiculously huge.

There's so many people out there who cosplay it whatnot. Hell, when I went to my area's convention, all I saw were MLP cosplayers, Homestuck trolls, and Hetalia nations.

[Freewave 1,145]

Warcraft/Warhammer

 

I would say those two are way bigger and well known than LOTR.

 

Touhou

 

It has a pretty big fanbase despite the game being unavailable outside japan and the creator still refuses to sell it outside japan

 

Yeah Touhou is a very large fanbase. Vewry far reaching into fan music and art.

http://mylittleremix.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3774&hilit=touhou

 

How many of you guys are aware of Wizard Rock (fan music about Harry Potter)?

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/TheScientist/rym_ultimate_box_set__wizard_rock__wrock_

 

 

Kind of a pre-Brony music (focusing on one series) but it was much more about bands, playing live (from libraries and bookstores quite often), and non-electronic music. But it didn't take full advantage of the internet nor have the far reaching ability that we currently have. We seem much more organized in comparison.

 

Star Trek of course is the fanbase that refuses to die out as it's always had a huge fanbase pre-internet and pretty much created the standard fan convention model. No idea if they ever made a LOTof fan music but i thought i heard something about that although i'm sure it's pretty nichey. I think those things also were as an umbrella effect where smaller fanbases also play a role in being present at those things.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Freewave

[Rarietty 632]

Hunger Games? They have loads of cosplayers (how many people went out as Katniss for Halloween this year?), music, parodies, fanfics (mostly of the self-insert variety) and very devoted fan members. 

 

Also, a lot of massive Marvel/DC comic book fanbases. Batman and the Avengers are big ones, as well as X-Men. 

 

Aside from MLP, I'm also a member of the Disney and Adventure Time fandoms. Although I wouldn't call Adventure Time the "biggest" fandom, it sure has a lot of creative content, and is one of the bigger currently airing cartoon fandoms (maybe second or third place with MLP on top). The Disney fandom in general (mostly the animated movies) is massive, and seems to have a huge presence everywhere, among all ages and demographics (although mostly female).

Edited January 17, 2013 by Rarietty

[Creamy Arty 6,251]

When Enterprise went off the air in 2005, that was the first time since 1987 that there was no currently airing Star Trek series on TV. Star Trek's fandom is as big as ever, but it quieted down a bit after the cancellation of Enterprise. Abrams movie and the upcoming sequel has given them something new to talk about but has also been a bit divisive.

 

At any rate, the fandom has mostly been a force for good, and has had a hand in a few culturally and historically significant events. Star Trek, the original series and the franchise as a whole, remains both timely and timeless. Accordingly, it's garnered a massive following around the world and continues to grab teens and kids today. Not only is the Trekkie fanbase among the largest, but it's likely to be among the most enduring, along with the Bronies. The overlap between Trekkies and Bronies will help with that too.

 

Star Trek of course is the fanbase that refuses to die out as it's always had a huge fanbase pre-internet and pretty much created the standard fan convention model. No idea if they ever made a LOTof fan music but i thought i heard something about that although i'm sure it's pretty nichey.

The Star Trek fanbase hasn't made much original music that I'm aware of, but several groups of fans have made low-budget Star Trek series and movies of their own available for download and/or on DVD. Starship Farragut is the first one that comes to mind. Some of these fan projects have even had actors from the canon shows make cameo appearances.

 

Here's an interesting tidbit of lore. The bridge set from The Original Series was destroyed after the show ended, as is often done. In season 4 of The Next Generation they would need to revisit that bridge. They borrowed an exact replica of the captain's chair and helm station from a fan who built them for use at conventions to save the set designers some money and effort.

[Scootalove 10,684]

I''d say the biggest fandom to me is DBZ because, of the huge amount of anime fans out there. Can't count out Naruto either I think.

[morethanicecream 116]

Bleach, Young Justice Leage, Batman, Transformers, Little Pet Shop is huge. A lot of the stuff on the hub is cool. I am watching Batman Beyond right now (just went to a comic shop, now I want to watch some more comic book stuff)

[Fhaolan 4,468]

It sounds like you're focusing on fandoms around fantasy/sci-fi franchises. Break that connection, and you can include Furries, and nearly all soap operas, plus band fans, like Deadheads and Metalheads.

 

Keeping to your theme, in olden days Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon used to have relatively big fandoms. If you go beyond America, then Perry Rhodan was a huge fandom in Germany in the same time-frame.

 

Of course you might not count them; as they didn't have the advantage of the Internet and other relatively cheap communication/travel to allow the fans to work together the way they can now. 

[Fluttashy 325]

Sailor moon is a pretty big fandom. It's a really old fandom too with lots of dedicated fans. There have been five seasons surrounding it along with a live action series and almost ten years of musicals.

[Tacutiemark 27]

Homestuck and supernatural, in my experience from following seemingly neutral blogs on tumblr I never really took much of an interest myself though.

[Thaliel 116]

Vocaloid PLZ

gotta love Miku and the others *plays some vocaloid on her spotify*

 

Disney has already been mentioned

 

Pokemon should be in of course, you cannot resist an innocent Pikachu when you see it

 

The Eragon Books series also got a pretty ,large fandom, alongside with gerneral dragon fantasy series

 

 

 

not sure if it counts as a fandom, but there is a lot off people (includin me) into BJDS - balljointed dolls

 

Avatar last aribender and legend of korra also are pretty big

 

Game-wise, nothing goes without final fantasy and its spinoffs (dissidia, Kingdom hearts)

 

Ever since madoka popped up last year, it#s fanbase has grown enourmously, giving a new hype to magical girl fandom in general

 

I also know of a really big thundercats fanbase, who are still getting together hopign the 2011 reboot will return for a second season

 

 

Concerning Anime/manga, we would definately have to include anything CLAMP

[Zeruis 53]

Ever since The Walking Dead was developed into a tv show, it's had a pretty big fandom. Thousands of people attended their panel event at Comic Con 2012.

 

I'd also like to say that even though Yu-Gi-Oh is now having a declining popularity, it's fandom is awesome. LittleKuriboh made the best abridged series ever!

[SrFrog 926]

Do people still remember Megatokyo? I still remember when people still talked about that, back in 03/04. I would also have to say Penny Arcade to a certain degree, that's been quite a launching point for a lot of other stuff.

 

Also Touhou:

 

 

[almozayaf 72]

I'm not the creator of the topic here so I can't say for him but I feel like a genre or subgenre fandom is a little too ambiguous in most cases as it could incorporate so many different types

thanks will comicbook is not the kind of fandom i talk about but marvel comic or batman will work

 

 

not sure if it counts as a fandom, but there is a lot off people (includin me) into BJDS - balljointed dolls

 

 

i google it and i get nightmears

 

 

just so if i was not clear in my first post

these topic about fandom base on a TV show, movie anime or any other kind of media not ganra like Action fandom or horror fandom

 

so far ill add these to the first list to see what what the members think of big fandom there

 

Games:-

final fantasy

Kingdom hearts

Sonic the Hedgehog

Mario

Megaman

Street Fighters

KOF

Warcraft

Warhammer

Minecraft

 

 

Comic

Marvel Comic

DC comic

 

 

Anime:

Hetalia

Touhou

Vocaloid

Sailor moon

madoka

CLAMP

Yu-Gi-Oh

 

 

others :-

Disney

Transformers

Buffy

supernatural

Eragon Books

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Avatar last aribender

thundercats

The Walking Dead

abridged series

 

Edited January 18, 2013 by almozayaf

[Freewave 1,145]

^^

You're forgetting Star Trek again. Likely one of the biggest and oldest.

 

I'm going to drop off my track which has John Delancie's interview (he was Q on Next Gen show and of course Discord on MLP) about our growing fanbase (before he did his bronycon documentary). He really delves into what makes our fanbase tick i think and from a viewpoint of being familiar with both Trek and MLP.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK3-h1V7mY0

 

 

I'll add Mystery Science Theater 3000 as that had a cult following where a lot of the fans taped all the eps, traded them on vhs before broadband, and then later digitized them and started a whole torrent system.

Edited January 18, 2013 by Freewave

[Dashabel 381]

I love Harry Potter! If I wasn't a fan on MLP, I would be going crazy about Harry Potter right now, probably. (I always think, what the heck would I be doing if I'd never have found MLP?)

I've always loved the books and films and I adore some of the characters.

My top fandom is still MLP thoug, I will never leave it!

[Megas 27,126]

I'll try to think of more fandoms that stand out in my mind

 

TV Show
Star Wars
Star Trek
Doctor Who
Buffy
supernatural

Yeah, I don't know if there's anymore I can add, though I do know shows like CSI and Bones were pretty big

Also I'd say Starwars fits the movie category better

 

 

Book
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Sherlock Holmes (see conan in anime)James Bond (it start as book so yah)Eragon Books
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

 

I don't get how you can forget Twilight. Regardless of this most people's opinion's on the series, it's hard to deny that it has a massive fanbase

 

There's also Tom Clancy fans, but I'm willing to bet that it's mostly towards the games than the books

 

 

Comic
Marvel Comic
DC comic
300 (it is comic)
The Walking Dead

Spawn is also a really iconic superhero, I'd reckon that that series also has a huge fandom

 

and Anime (but there anime that can be call BiG fandom)

Dragon ball
Pokemon
Naruto
One Piece
Eije Matsumoto
Gundams
Conan
Hetalia
Touhou
Vocaloid
Sailor moon
madoka
CLAMP
Yu-Gi-Oh

Ouran High School Host Club, Fullmetal Alchemist, Inuyasha, Digimon, Lucky Star and just about every major Yaoi anime has its fair share of obsessive fans as well

 

Games:-
final fantasy
Kingdom hearts
Sonic the Hedgehog
Mario
Megaman
Street Fighters
King of fighters
Warcraft
Warhammer
Minecraft

Just about every major Nintendo franchise has a sizable fanbase, Metroid, Zelda, Starfox, you name it.

Also CoD, Grand Theft Auto, Battlefield, Gears of War, and Halo's fandoms are enormous. And like Nintendo, just about major Valve franchise has a massive fanbase

 

Also after the Attorney Investigations 2 debacle, The Phoenix Wright franchise definitely has a loyal fandom

 

Cartoon
MLP
Disney
Transformers
Avatar last aribender
thundercats

 

Danny Phantom? Invader Zim? Those show probably are probably some of Nick's bigger fandoms along with Avatar's. Definitely the loudest too

Futurama, Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, etc. the animated sitcoms on Fox have dedicted fandoms as well

 

There's probably more, but those are the ones that I can currently think of

Edited August 6, 2013 by Godot

[Darker 1,351]

Back then, it was Star Wars and Star Trek. Now, it's Sonic and MLP.

[Descant 1,897]

I'd include Homestuck. It's waned a bit since the Gigapause started over a year ago, but it's still a well-known and more-or-less active fandom.