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Fandom: Yugioh
Pairings/Characters: Anzu and Yuugi friendship
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 8,100
Author: LeDiz
Website: The Notebook as Written
Summary: Anzu was never the great friend Yuugi labeled her, but sometimes, real friendship means a lot more than popularity ever will.
Why: Anzu is so often painted as a one dimensional character who does nothing but make friendship speeches that this story was a refreshing change of pace. I really liked this early glimpse of her as a mostly shallow 'popular' girl and I liked seeing her growth throughout the course of the story. I also enjoyed seeing the way Yuugi appears from the outside, to the other kids in his class. It really drove home for me just what he was facing before the series started and made me love him even more. Brilliantly done.

A Real Friendship Thing by LeDiz
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Fandom: Yugioh
Pairings/Characters: Tea/Yami/Yugi, Jou/Mai
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 10,700 for "The Road of Souls" and 73,000 for "Yugioh The College Years"
Author: Yuugi Motoh
Website: Yuugi Motoh on Ff.net
Summary: How do you live when your soul is divided? And what do you do when you find the missing half?
Why: I'm reccing these together not only because they're from the same alternate universe, but also because I think that if you enjoy one, you'll enjoy the other. The first, "The Road of Souls," sets up the main concept of the universe. Then "The College Years" continues with that idea.

Sometimes, you read fanfiction to see something that never ever would have happened in the source material. However, sometimes, you read fanfiction to reestablish a connection with the things that originally made you love the series. These two stories fall into the latter category. So, if you desperately miss the Yugioh anime (specifically the dub), and really want to read something that has the same kind of feel as that, this is absolutely the story for you. Even though it's an AU, it's still very much in the vein of the anime, without actually retelling the anime. All the characters are wonderfully in character, there's a well-paced plot, and there's even some romance for good measure. What else could you want?

The Road of Souls
Yugioh the College Years: The Different Story

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