Fanloper
fanloper (noun): A person who engages with a piece of media's fandom and creates their own interpretations, alternate universes (AUs), or versions of its characters without having watched, read, or played the original source material. A fanloper does not claim to know the canon lore or pretend to have experienced the original media.
fanloping (noun/verb): The act of creating personal interpretations or alternate versions of media without consuming the original source material.
fanloping (noun/verb): The act of creating personal interpretations or alternate versions of media without consuming the original source material.
"I'm a fanloper! I make my own personalities, backstories, and AUs for anime characters, even though I've never actually watched the anime!"
Fanloper by KaitoMomotasHusband October 15, 2026