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I know of a few fics, though I'm not sure who or what would find interest in them.

Evolution - Final Fantasy XIII - Yes, yes, I've heard about all of the controversy surrounding this game, but bear with me for a moment. This fic is unique, powerful, and downright chilling. The plot doesn't strictly follow canon, but instead uses it as a guide, changing some elements in the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos, among general event changes to tie in with the tone. It cuts and gouges into Lightning's psyche, detailing a slow and agonizing descent into a monstrous madness. This fic is dark, but not without reason. For an idea of how dark it gets, the italicized part of Chapter 14 can give you an idea without story context. It's one hell of a read, but unfortunately unfinished. Still, there's more than enough to keep you busy, scaling in at 269,000 words.

Whispers of the Gods - Final Fantasy XIII - Yeah, it's another one of these. This fic is quality high-fantasy AU material. Gods, Goddesses, betrayal, feels, and chaos. There's a lot more backstory to the characters than what may initially be seen. Lots of ups and downs, and a rather fun read. Once again, unfinished, but enough to keep you entertained and busy.

The Red Queen - RWBY - A rather dark fic based around the attempted assassination of Ruby Rose by her peers. She wants revenge, and that vengeance allows her to make some very unlikely allies. Even though her intentions are fit for a psychopath, she still manages to squeeze in her happy-go-lucky personality into everything she does. Worth taking a look at.

*All fics in this post contain minimal shipping, even canonical ones. They're also not mine.

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So, if I'm getting this right at 2:30 in the morning, "anime" is only a label based upon the ethnicity/location of who initially created the animation? I get that labels are arbitrary, but why have two different threads for such a distinction? Although, now that I think about it, it's probably to stop a lot of frustration and annoyance with too many people discussing different things on one thread.

I looked in the western animation thread and I'm quite surprised to see Avatar: TLA and LOK discussions there instead of here. That just confuses me even more, as I'm fairly certain those are considered "anime" to some extent.

And yes, JRPG's and WRPG's are not limited to country borders. Just watch this video and maybe the following two.

I don't think I've seen a discussion on RWBY on here, so I'll just put "RWBY" here.