tracing how the basic premise came to be from a mashup of different literary influences, a couple of previous projects both written and unwritten, and formal ideas i was inspired to tackle after reading some FVNs could be a whole essay that will probably exist at some point. probably makes more sense to talk about it in depth after more of the story is out.

for now, here's the short answer: the titular White Tigers (a space black metal band & mercenary group) are my take on the "X animal species aliens with hobby Y" template popular with 80s-90s cartoons, like Biker Mice from Mars and so on. the VN is basically like a slightly farcial gritty adult take on the subject matter