An older cross-anime fandom wank!
This is old (in Internet time), but since I just found it...

Now anime fans can be scary. One of the most scary fandoms is the one for CLAMP's X/TB. And be the fandom small or large, if it's anime, the snark and the elitism is bound to come up. How about... when someone notices "similarities" in two animes?

The wanky parts in quick play: Even the first message points out that indeed, many animes use same plot devices!
How many series are there were the 'innocent young hero sees evil villain murder and is horribly cursed' anime are there?
Well, probably a lot, but that's besides the point...

The other similarities pointed include: The use of shikigami and ofuda! The purple and green eyes of the leads! The flinging sakura! One fake eye of the bad guy! (Ok, that last one is a bigger coincidence, but still they're different.) And the best: The picture of the lead character having a cross-shaped scar on his cheek!

OMG That's so totally a ripoff!!

Now, if YnM is the show that wanted to be X, is the fandom also following the footsteps of the Big Snarky One?

I should hope so.

*is addicted to snark*