That's pretty cool! That kinda reminds me of "The Twilight Zone" where every episode is a different story but they're all connected by the same thing
Right? haha. Initially, it was supposed to be a full-length novel but every rewrite of Part 1 of The Museum was short story/novella length
My current story has not a lick of fantasy/speculative/paranormal of any kind. Maybe it's not unique per se, but it's pretty rare on here.
My story is vampire/paranormal and I had to chuck it in the drama category, because I didn't know where else to put it.
As I didn't care about genre in reading, I couldn't care less about it in writing. It's biting me back with a story I couldn't place in a genre XD. I've accepted that my story will not be really mass-friendly (people mentioning that the writing feels Classic maybe because it sounded old, but really I think I have a problem with my prose) and I don't ride trends. (Tried it before, I wasn't satisfied and I didn't get views)
Romance is second to none and there are no fantasy elements. Also, I have a wimpy, kind of stupid, damsel as a protagonist when most MCs are badasses.
I too lack in the romance department! I'll have dating and relationships come up later, but my story is definitely not romance-centered (as I'm sure you've probably noticed by now 
) But that reminds me, a lot of people seem to think when they read the first chapter of my story that it is a romance (girl meets K-pop star and falls in love) but that's not really the case. It's just hard to promote stories that don't really have fantasy, paranormal, or romance.
I think to an extent we all want to believe our work is one of a kind. But most art is inspired by something that already exists.
That being said, I also believe that there's nothing here quite like my comic. I have medium length single shot episodes that introduce Korean food and culture (and dating) from the POV of an American/Korean couple. And the style isn't very common either. I'm not a great artist, but I think my style is unique enough to be memorable?
I think it would be "informational" if such a genre existed here, but I put it under "slice of life" and "comedy". I also put "Romance" since it's about a couple, but it's not really romantic.
All the stories I've encountered before with a K-pop star and an ordinary person are always romance-centered. So, the assumptions are not surprising. (I'm from a country where all stories need to have a romance) Ah yes, It seems hard to promote without any of those genres, maybe because they're the oldest genres around? Just a reach.
I think romance is just popular in general, but I don't know... I've never really understood the craze
I've come to the conclusion that Romance is either an illusion or overrated in my teens. Romance is really popular. Classic local literature taught in schools here would either have fantasy or romance or both. It's easier to get teens to listen to a story if it has a romance than if it was purely social commentary.
On the other hand, Epistolary might have not yet gained much traction here, but one novel in another site was written in purely Facebook chat style. It was from an established author from that site and the story gained enough views (the story is centered on romance still, though) to be offered a traditional publishing contract.
(is it too long? I might have overdone it O.O)
I had to label mine as slice of life because of how dialogue heavy my story is, but I don't think it actually fits within the genre as it's more plot focused. But it isn't dramatic enough to be considered drama either, it exists within an in between I think. I also don't think my story follows common trope structures as well as more popular comics do, and it's a lot harder to define as any one thing story wise.
Haaaaa, finally a thread my comics can fit in!!! Thanks.
My comics is about a concept (efficiency) turned human and having a pick at (mostly) economic concepts... I put “slice of life” as genre, but even there, it doesn’t quite fit... I change art style with each episode, so overall it probably fits “one-of-a-kind“, and I never saw that anywhere else (maybe for a reason though... :))
For example on the last episode, it’s about effect of efficiency on inspiration, and how it moves people to act...
And the only romance I had was to discuss taxation and negotiation in couples dynamics...
Sounds weird but it’s a great comics though!! Do check it out at times...
I've never seen an art style quite like mine if that counts? and not many stories follow large families as far as I know! Heres a bit about my comic if curious:
The comic is about a young girl that gets kicked out of an orphanage for her unpredictable powers and ends up getting taken in by a shapeshifter into a mish-mashed adopted family. she has to learn what it means to be herself, be part of a family, and uncover whatever the family's butler is hiding before its too late!
The comic has got aspects of modern fantasy, mystery, found family, slice of life and LGBT themes (mostly i later chapters). I'd probably rate it at PG-13 (specific Pages with PG-13 content are flagged as such in the episode tittles as well)
Heres the link if interested!
My story His Obsession is more of a Fanfiction Thriller Drama but since it there is no Thriller genre on Tapas for novels I went with Mystery, being the closest one. Is dialog heavy but it also has some major action scenes later on.
The Romance is secondary, however, very much the main focus because it's a toxic kind of love.
On the other hand, the plot is Thriller heavy since it deals with data breach and hacking. And how easy it is for a company to lose control over the information of its users. The main character Tyrell Wellick is an easily influenced person and superficial in nature meaning he isn't a dependable narrator (is also that I've info offhand that he doesn't know about).
Well I guess you can count mine too. It's a drama set in the 1920s, it follows the bad guys instead of the detective. I guess my wacky art style also makes it stand out in some way x ')
For some reason I decided to make a shounen action manga, except instead of being about teenage boys, it's about adult women with complex feelings. They fight giant demons in gymwear and talk about politics in what appears to be alternate-universe Manchester. 
I think for mine it just depends on your idea of "unique", I wouldn't call it one of a kind but I wouldn't call it generic either. I don't do anything super different format wise (traditional BW manga style) but the characters and how they overcome their problems might be.
I think every story is unique in it's own way, from the way the creators put their creative input into it and/or from what the audience takes from it. This especially stands out in indie works, and I think that's really interesting
(rambling srry)
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