Inspirations

Nothing comes from nothing, and it's widely understood that the concept of truly "original" thought is just a duplicitous myth. If you're curious about following all this back to the sources to see what Orchard of Rising Lights was raised on, here we present a collected list of the stories and worlds that inspired it.

The creator of Orchard of Rising Lights does not endorse the views of the creators of every entry on this list, and in some cases she would disagree strongly.

The creator of Orchard of Rising Lights would be clear that she wholly endorses the views of the late Sir Terry Pratchett.

Anime,

 * One Piece
 * Mononoke
 * Tokyo Ghoul
 * D.Gray-man
 * Fullmetal Alchemist
 * AKB0048
 * Psycho-Pass
 * Space Dandy
 * Madoka Magica
 * Hell Girl
 * My Hero Academia
 * Digimon
 * Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Games,

 * Pyre
 * Bloodborne
 * Elite Dangerous
 * Sunless Sea
 * Hollow Knight
 * Everspace
 * Final Fantasy
 * ARK: Survival Evolved
 * The Yakuza series
 * No Man's Sky
 * Nier: Automata
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Spiritfarer

The works and worlds of:

 * Terry Pratchett
 * Iain Banks
 * Neil Gaiman
 * K.A. Applegate
 * H.P. Lovecraft
 * Terry Gilliam
 * Games Workshop
 * White Wolf's Worlds of Darkness

Western Visual Media,

 * Farscape
 * Deadwood
 * Westworld
 * Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
 * Jonathan Creek
 * Peaky Blinders
 * Star Wars
 * The Regular Show
 * Mighty Max