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Best anime friendships.

Postby Neosevangel » Sun May 23, 2004 6:35 pm

NeosEvangel Here! I know we all love the romantic couples in anime but what about the friendships. You know the companionship between a boy and a boy and girl and a girl. AND I DON'T MEAN GAY STUFF. It's just that we all focus on the romance lets focus on friendship too. Here are my favorite anime friendships.
Riku/Sora (Their in Kingdom Hearts a video game. I admire how close they are.)
Sakura/Tomoyo( Cardcaptor Sakura. They're so close and their friendship is so strong one of the best in anime.)
Netto/Tohru (From Rockman EXE. They are the ideal companions. One's the hero and hyper the other is shy.)
Daisuke/Ken (from Digimon. Another perfectly matched companionship.)
Kotaro/Tamayo (from Angelic Layer; I see them as childhood friends not a couple.)
Tamayo/Misaki (From Angelic Layer; Tamayo is so supportive in a phsycho kind of way)
Trunks/Goten (I don't watch Dragonball Z that often but theirs is cute.
Now I want to here your guys' favorites
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Postby Destroyer2000 » Sun May 23, 2004 7:07 pm

Kenshin and Sano.
Aoshi and Han'nya and Shikijou and Beshimi and Hyotoko.
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Postby chibi_chan » Sun May 23, 2004 7:25 pm

Yoh/Horo Horo(from Shaman King)
Haru/Musica(from Rave Master)
Sugar/Saga(from Sugar)
Ran/Miyu(from Super Gals)
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itsumo kioku no katasumi ni kasabuta mitai ni nokoru yo
itai kurai kirei datta kedo hikari no naka no boku no kage wo
ano takai kanransha de dareka ga waratta ki ga shita

hitsuji no kigurumi wo kita mama yaseta otoko no ko ga odokete
haku iki wo shiroku sasete inoru youni te wo awaseta
ano ko to sora no aida ni wa toumei na nanika ga aru kara
kitto negai wa todokanai sukoshi samuku naru yuuenchi

nanimokamo uso ni naru daremo inaku naru

boku no naka no boku wo itsuka katai GARASU bin ni tsumete
hi no ataru niwa no kadan ni koneko to issho ni umeyou
mizutamari ni utsuru kao wa tsumetai ame de gushagusha ni
chigireteitta ato ni tada no iro ni kawaridashita yo

maboroshi no BERU ga nari keshiki ga kasumi daseba
nanimokamo uso ni naru daremo inaku naru

boku no naka no boku wo itsuka katai GARASU bin ni tsumete
hi no ataru niwa no kadan ni koneko to issho ni umeyou
mizutamari ni utsuru kao wa tsumetai ame de gushagusha ni
chigireteitta ato ni tada no iro ni kawaridasu yo

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Postby Ren_sama » Sun May 23, 2004 8:45 pm

Ren/Horohoro--LOL...You gotta love their great bond of friendship...and insult here, and insult there...ain't it great!? XDD

Kenshin/Sanosuke

Daisuke/Dark--from DN Dngel...I mean, ya gotta be friends with each other if you have to share the same body~! You know, like Yami and Yuugi...well, i guess you don't have to, seeing how Hiwatari doesn't get along with Krad to well...XDD
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Postby Aka-chan » Sun May 23, 2004 9:05 pm

I like all the mixes and matches of odd relationships between the Gundam Wing pilots. ^__^ They each have their own unique ways of getting along (or not) with people; it's great.

Um...Iruka-sensei and Naruto. They're so cute, even when they're slightly angsty (which isn't that often.)

Luffy and Zoro from One Piece. They bicker too. ^___^

I'll think of more later...
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Postby Hikage_Ninja » Sun May 23, 2004 9:15 pm

Well...as it's already been mentioned... Tomoyo and Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura... SOOO AAAADORAAAABLE!! I just want to squish Tomoyo for being that sweet.

Hm...any others? I'll have to think a little harder on that one.

Oh...Sasuke and Naruto. I don't know if I could call them friends...but they end up having at least a deep respect for each other that I think is pretty cool.

Oh! And Shindou Hikaru and Touya Akira...at the end anyway...where it's like..."Only *I* can insult him. No one else is allowed." Hehe. It's cute. ^_^
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Postby Ren_sama » Sun May 23, 2004 9:25 pm

Hikaru/Akari(Hikaru no GO) Akari's awesome...lol...she always keeps Hikaru from getting to full of himself...XDD

Sai/Hikaru(Hikaru no GO) ^_^

Tamayo/Kotaro(Angelic Layer) Though Tamayo does beat up Kotaro, she still kinda cares for him and is supportave...in her own special way. :)

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More~

Hige/Kiba(Wolf's Rain)
Tsume/Toboe(Wolf's Rain)
They all take care of each other...even if one of them is too proud to ask for help...^_~
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Postby Stephen » Sun May 23, 2004 9:32 pm

Spike and Jet from Cowboy Bebop....they really had a funny friendship. Um...Wolfwood and Vash.
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Postby lumierre » Mon May 24, 2004 5:37 am

Luffy and his nakamas (Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Chopper)...
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Postby Mave » Mon May 24, 2004 6:42 am

Taikoubou and Fujin (Houshin Engi)
Anotsu and Magatsu (Blade of Immortal)
Spike and Jet (Cowboy Bebop)
Tohru Honda & Hanajimi Saki and Uotani Arisa (Fruits Basket)
Gon and Killua (Hunter X Hunter)
Shikamaru and Chouji (Naruto)
Goku, Sanzo, Gojzo, Hakkai (Saiyuki)
Vash and Wolfwood (Trigun)
Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Miyuki and Natsumi (You're Under Arrest)
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon May 24, 2004 9:14 am

This is a pretty cool thread, in that it supports the idea of friendship. However, I do feel that it neglects one thing... why must a friendship be between characters of the same gender? In my mind we should be just as open for characters of opposite genders who can have deep and meaningful relationships without ever being in love.

Meanwhile, everything I would add has been stolen.
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Postby AngelSakura » Mon May 24, 2004 1:14 pm

Piccolo/Gohan
I've seen SO MANY SITES making more of this I just wanna scream!!! :grr:
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Postby Kisa » Mon May 24, 2004 5:35 pm

Hmm letsee . . .

Tamoyo/ Misakichi(Angelic Layer), Tomoyo/Sakura(CCS), Tohru/Saki/Uo (Fruits Basket)I think I would love to have friends like them, Hikaru/Umi/Fuu (Magic Knights Rayearth), Hige/Kiba/Tsume/Toboe (Wolfs Rain) they all care and support eachother in their own ways,
Wolfwood and Vash (Trigun), Shigure/Hatori/Ayame (Fruits Basket)
. . .
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Postby Mangafanatic » Mon May 24, 2004 5:42 pm

Let's see. . . I know this sounds crazy, but Matt and Tai, and TK and Kari from Digimon. This was one of my first anime favorites and it still holds a special place in my heart.
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill. Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.

Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.

But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
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Postby Mave » Mon May 24, 2004 8:03 pm

uc pseudonym wrote:In my mind we should be just as open for characters of opposite genders who can have deep and meaningful relationships without ever being in love.


Hmm...excellent point. I've been blessed with such friendships with Christian brothers in real life so I know they exist.

Problem is it isn't easy to spot such friendships without presuming romantic inclinations in anime/manga. Even if they were platonic canonically, many fans pair them up anyway. ^^]Train Heartnet and Saya [/B]
Sven and Eve (a little more interesting since Sven is way older than her)

You could say these friendships form one of the main reasons I read this manga. heh
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Postby uc pseudonym » Tue May 25, 2004 5:23 am

Thank you, Mave, for your acceptance of the idea.

Mave wrote:Problem is it isn't easy to spot such friendships without presuming romantic inclinations in anime/manga. Even if they were platonic canonically, many fans pair them up anyway.


True, though I feel this is a flaw in the medium in general. Fans can be quite annoying that way.

This will be an aggravating factor if The Fall ever reaches the mainstream. Every angelic relationship by nature must be strictly platonic.
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Postby Heart of Sword » Tue May 25, 2004 11:09 am

Let's see. . . I know this sounds crazy, but Matt and Tai, and TK and Kari from Digimon. This was one of my first anime favorites and it still holds a special place in my heart.


I can't believe I didn't think of that...-.-x (Matt married Sora! It should've been Tai and Sora! @@x)

Um...hmm...Hiei and Kurama. (NOT yaoi!)
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Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
Bright eyes burning like fire
And exposing every weakness
However carefully hidden by the kids

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Who's traveled far and cries for rest
Spare him his life from this monstrosity

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Postby ssj2gohan61 » Tue May 25, 2004 11:14 am

Piccolo/Gohan (DBZ almost everyone should know)
and even though it is opposite gender i dont think it should matter too much
Claus/Lavie (Last Exile)

if it bothers you so much just say and ill remove it..
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Postby Heart of Sword » Tue May 25, 2004 11:33 am

Oh there's a bunch on DragonBall. ^^x

Hm lets see: Goku and Krillin, Yamcha and Puar (meow ^^x), Tien and Chiaotzu, Goku and Chichi. Just to name a few. @@x
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Money, get away
Get a good job with good pay and you're okay
And all and all you're just another brick in the wall
Shoutin’ in the street gonna take on the world some day
But Bismallah will not let me go
Because I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
Bright eyes burning like fire
And exposing every weakness
However carefully hidden by the kids

Who will love a little Sparrow
Who's traveled far and cries for rest
Spare him his life from this monstrosity

I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all
And if the band youre in starts playing different tunes
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you!

[Pink Floyd fan listening to Queen and hugging trees which is also known as taking care of God's creation with a pair of headphones on listening to Nightwish as loud as possible while writing a novel on a computer in the middle of a field filled with Wolves.]

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Postby Roland-shin » Tue May 25, 2004 12:10 pm

Kenshin-Sanosuke
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Postby Mangafanatic » Tue May 25, 2004 1:25 pm

Heart of Sword wrote:I can't believe I didn't think of that...-.-x (Matt married Sora! It should've been Tai and Sora! @@x)

Oh! Made me so mad! You don't steal your best friend's girl.

But I'm totally over that now. *Sneaks out of thread to hunt down Sora with her marshmallow gun*
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill. Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.

Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.

But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
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Postby Heart of Sword » Tue May 25, 2004 1:51 pm

Yes, made me mad, too. Tai + Sora would have been better because Sora was so angry at Tai the whole movie, pretended that she didn't like him, but really she was dying to hear from him. ^^x (Sora and Matt never really liked each other much. That they got married was kind of ridiculous.)

*nods* Yep, I'm a Digimon fan. ^^x *does Guilmon's voice* "But I want some peanut butter! Please? Oh! And bread too! Yummy!"
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Money, get away
Get a good job with good pay and you're okay
And all and all you're just another brick in the wall
Shoutin’ in the street gonna take on the world some day
But Bismallah will not let me go
Because I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
Bright eyes burning like fire
And exposing every weakness
However carefully hidden by the kids

Who will love a little Sparrow
Who's traveled far and cries for rest
Spare him his life from this monstrosity

I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all
And if the band youre in starts playing different tunes
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you!

[Pink Floyd fan listening to Queen and hugging trees which is also known as taking care of God's creation with a pair of headphones on listening to Nightwish as loud as possible while writing a novel on a computer in the middle of a field filled with Wolves.]

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Postby Kireihana » Tue May 25, 2004 7:35 pm

uc pseudonym wrote:This is a pretty cool thread, in that it supports the idea of friendship. However, I do feel that it neglects one thing... why must a friendship be between characters of the same gender?


Funny because the first two I thought of when I saw this thread were Yusuke and Keiko (from Yu Yu Hakusho). I mean yeah, at the end they're in love (and maybe all along, too) but in the beginning they don't show it towards each other, and their relationship is cute. I love how Keiko keeps Yusuke in line.

Hikaru/Akari was another good one

My other favs:

The Azumanga gang :lol:
Luffy/Zoro
Kenshin/Sano
Tsume/Toboe (Wolf's Rain)
Fuuko/Akio (Parfait Tic, but that's manga...)
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Postby uc pseudonym » Wed May 26, 2004 5:38 am

Heart of Sword wrote:Goku and Chichi.


[sarcasm]Well, I hate to break this to you, but...[/sarcasm]

Did you mean someone else, per chance?
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Postby tomömi » Thu May 27, 2004 1:43 am

kenshin and sano-i think they're both cool :lol: :lol:
naruto and sasuke-if they are even called close friends.. i think they're cute when arguing :sweat:
tomoyo and sakura-best anime buds i have ever seen.. they're sooo close! :jump: :jump: sometimes i wish me and my best friend where that close
hiei and kurama-dunno why.. they just look like best buds to me ;) ;)
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Postby noeleon » Fri May 28, 2004 7:08 am

i think that haku&zubza from naruto was an awesome friendship because haku died for zubza
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Postby Ducky » Sat May 29, 2004 2:39 pm

Vash and Wolfwood, Meryl and Millie are funny together, Sano and Kenshin and I like how Yahiko and Kaoru get along, they're funny... basically the Kenshin group as a whole has a great relationship... and Jet and Spike and Ed and Faye as a crew. And in my mind Spike and Wolfwood would have a hilarious friendship... and then throw the 60 billion double dollar man into the mix and Spike might just throw off his apathy.
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Postby Kesshin » Sat May 29, 2004 6:34 pm

I like how Yusuke and Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho get along. They bicker a lot :sweat: but they really look out after each other.

I also like the relationship Kakashi has with his students. But I guess that's more of a teacher\student thing than a friendship.... although students and teachers can be friends.
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Postby Vash is a plant » Sun May 30, 2004 6:07 pm

Kenshin and Sano
Vash and Wolfwood
Gokuh and Vegeta (they're so hilarious together in the Buu saga! and there's great fan fiction out about them)
Spike and Jet
Edd and Ein (dogs can be friends too!!)
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Postby Vash is a plant » Sun May 30, 2004 6:09 pm

Ducky wrote:Vash and Wolfwood, Meryl and Millie are funny together, Sano and Kenshin and I like how Yahiko and Kaoru get along, they're funny... basically the Kenshin group as a whole has a great relationship... and Jet and Spike and Ed and Faye as a crew. And in my mind Spike and Wolfwood would have a hilarious friendship... and then throw the 60 billion double dollar man into the mix and Spike might just throw off his apathy.


There's a fan pic of Spike going after Vash for the $$6 billion. it's funny!
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