User blog comment:Fireminer/What do you guys expect from an Evangelion Fanfiction?/@comment-3517267-20130713194611

I agree with what Maverick said. But it depends on what you want to do with this fanfiction. I mean, if you want to take a NGE/EoE/RoE/ANIMA vibe (i.e. with the Evas as giant robot-human-thingy things) or a spin-off vibe, like Gakuen Datenroku (in my opinion the best Eva spin-off just because the ending is a "Gainax ending", kinda).

Anyway, try to build a detailed universe. A VERY detailed universe, just to bring realism to the whole thing. For example, detailed mecha-designs or technology descriptions in the case you use the Evangelions and detailed background for even the most minor of the characters.

The plot also has to be detailed. But if you want to keep the famous "original flavour", just keeps a bit of mystery (i.e. plotholes that your future readers will be filling with their imagination and the hints of the story). Oh, also, put a lot of mindfuck during the later stages of the story. That will keep the original flavour, too.