On Apr 4, 9:51 am, "Aje RavenStar" <whinebuc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Blade" <kumonr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > Huh. I'm surprised to see people so "meh" towards it. His and Her
> > Cir***stances is, unless I'm forgetting something, the only anime love
> > story I've ever seen that made me give a damn about it. The characters
are
> > surprisingly realistic (with the usual anime exaggerations, granted)
and
> > complex, and the relation****p actually moves ahead rather than
existing in
> > an eternal netherworld of sighs and "I wonder if he/she loves me".
>
> > They fricking kiss and go out on dates in the first volume. It's
almost
> > like they're real people! There's basically nothing else like that in
all
> > the anime I've seen.
>
> Sounds like a good thread idea there. I've only read the Kare Kano V
1-3
> omnibus edition, haven't seen the anime, but I can agree with Blade here
> based on that. My list of others:
>
> The World of Narue: Yes, young or first love, no telling how it will
end
> up. Still, the line in episode one, where Iizuka asks Narue, "You like
> those women's magazines, right? Do you think I should read them too?",
and
> the expression on her face that follows, when she realizes someone knows
the
> truth about her and still wants to connect and establish some common
> ground - lovely.
>
> Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite: Throughout the (this version anyway) of
the
> show, Taro consistantly makes attempts to learn about the people around
him
> and help them when he can. As Mariel (the one he's been interested in
> throughout) is about to be rescued (or recovered and brought back home)
at
> the end, Taro states, "It is meaningless if she becomes a puppet." Love
is
> considering the happiness and well being of the partner equally
im****tant as
> your own (Heinlein, paraphrased).
>
> Paradise Kiss: Not the two central characters, but Miwako and Ara****'s
> romance. They grew up together, so their feelings for each other
developed
> over time (as is so rare nowdays) and seem to be rock solid.
>
> Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. Part of
the
> problem is, shows with this sort of storyline don't tend to make it to
our
> markets. The situation is slightly better in mangas, I believe.
The anime of all of the above have been released domestically
(although the one in the middle is OOP due to the company folding up
heir tents here). I have the first two you list, and could dig
getting the third.
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