| An anime where the villain falls in love (not instantaneously) with another character in the series who's on the 'good side'. The 'good' character may not necessarily be the lead but it's preferred if they are the main protagonist. Please realize that I'm not asking for some random shoujo where there's a bitch/delinquent who are the 'bad' person and their 'good' counterparts start off hating each other but later fall in love. The type of love I want may most probably be found in an action/adventure/fantasy/apocalyptic anime. No Shoujos. =) Picture this: The 'good' person and the 'bad' person are mortal enemies and are supposed to fight to death. And then, due to some unexpected turn of events or spontaneous realizations the villain holds back, unable to fight because they've somehow fallen in love with the other. Bonus points: > Antagonist is male and Protagonist/Good side character is female. > Good action. Good romance. > Conclusive series > The less comedy and more intensity the better I found the idea based off the BlazBlue Videogame series but a loose example would be of Claire 'Vino' and Chane's relationship in Baccano. Please avoid long shounens and anything before the 21st Century. Thanks a lot in advance! |
k0k0Dec 16, 2010 8:42 AM
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| Naruto and Sasuke xD but really: Boa Hancock and Luffy (One Piece) ^^ Basilisk should have what you want though in some way. |
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| It's gonna be a herculean task to catch up to all 450+ episodes of One Piece. I'd rather not do long shounens and oldschool. Basilisk sounds cool but more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet. Close but not quite. I still plan to watch it though. Thanks a lot for the response and the recs Higashi! =) How do I explain the character chemistry I want? It's like, they loathe each other and they have plans to crush each others' souls and are destined to battle. But then the antagonist's evil plans or murderous attire wavers because of the protagonist. I don't want them falling in love on the first sight. They're about to kill each other. Except, that one of them gets a change of mind, or rather heart. The antagonist himself doesn't realize that they'd fallen in love but later they do. That last minute change-of-mind is what I'm looking for actually. ANYTHING close to the above description? I've also edited the thread title to broaden the range of recs. We can have the protagonist falling on love with the antagonist and deciding not to finish them off at the last minute or something. Come now my good people! It's not that rare an occurrence is it? I'll post some Hollywood examples. Happens in those all the time. |
k0k0Dec 16, 2010 8:38 AM
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| Ahh, this is terrible. I really was thinking hard to think of something but this is an extremely hard recommendation, I must admit. The only thing I can really think of is in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, but I really doubt that's what your looking for. Barry the Chopper attempts to slice up Riza Hawkeye and when she manages to fight him off, he falls in love with her... But it is more used as comic relief and only lasts for a few episodes... Kara no Kyoukai could also qualify, I suppose. The movies are aired out of order (So the 2nd movie is actually the first movie, but you should watch them in airing order instead of in order) but the antagonist is female (She's definitely not wimpy though, so it may work. I mean, in movie 2, she's a raging psychopath) and she falls in love with the good guy, I think it's something you may like. The first movie is basically all action though, so you have to get past that. And later on, she really isn't a "bad guy" anymore... But I really do highly recommend these movies to you (There are 7). |
| There's also Max and Miriya from Macross and Macross 7. It may be pre-21 century, but it's a classic. |
Kojiro_SDec 16, 2010 12:41 PM
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Kipcha said: Ahh, this is terrible. I know. T_T I don't think I've asked for the impossible but I shouldn't have compared Hollywood to anime. I do plan to watch FMA later but Kara no Kyoukai piqued my interest. Hmm, I am liking how you described the romance part. And more the action, better it is! I guess Kara no Kyoukai is my best bet as of now. Prioritized. Thank you! Kojiro_S said: There's also Max and Miriya from Macross and Macross 7. It may be pre-21 century, but it's a classic. Really? Well I've taken a liking to Macross Frontier so I just might watch those two though I doubt it's the material I want. Thanks though Kojiro! OK, Kara no Kyoukai series come close. I'm still open to other recs though I doubt any more will be coming given the difficulty of the recommendation. Keeping hope. |
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Kojiro_S said: There's also Max and Miriya from Macross and Macross 7. It may be pre-21 century, but it's a classic. This. jpem said: possibly gundam 08th ms team. And this. Well, actually, most Gundam series does. |
| @jpem and Redsuisei Gundam you both say? Well like I said I'm not that keen on old school but it's kind of true that Gundam has those types of relationships. As well as Macross. 08th MS actually doesn't look so old. I'll look more into them. Thankyou jp and Redsuisei! @memeki Haha I Kaiba looks so unique. But yes, not really my thing. Nor those shoujos either. But hey, Gankutsuou. Does it really have a similar relationship? Well, if not love, then friendship is better. Gankutsuou prioritized. Thankyou! |
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k0k0 said: @jpem and Redsuisei Gundam you both say? Well like I said I'm not that keen on old school but it's kind of true that Gundam has those types of relationships. As well as Macross. 08th MS actually doesn't look so old. I'll look more into them. Thankyou jp and Redsuisei! @memeki Haha I Kaiba looks so unique. But yes, not really my thing. Nor those shoujos either. But hey, Gankutsuou. Does it really have a similar relationship? Well, if not love, then friendship is better. Gankutsuou prioritized. Thankyou! Do NOT miss out on Kaiba solely based on how to looks, it's too good of a show for that. (I'm sorry if I misunderstood you) |
| Well, as far as I can remember nothing perfectly fits, but here may be some close enough and also simply worth watching in general. Chrno Crusade: You have this on your ptw, it does start out seeming a bit silly, but it certainly gets very intense as it goes along. There are a number of situations that you might find are close to what you're looking for regarding several different characters relationships and personal histories. Plenty of action and tragedy. Scrapped Princess: Another one that starts out with a bit of a silly tone, but ends up quite intense. The main character is a princess who was supposed to have been murdered at birth due to a prophecy that she would start the apocalypse, and the relationship which might interest you are some of the characters who end up being the companions of the girl don't realize who she is, and only later discover that she's someone they are want to/ are supposed to kill. Ergo Proxy: Great action, awesome graphics, and the main female character ends up in a situation with the male lead where it's kind of like "who/what the hell is this guy, I think he did these horrible things, I should probably kill him...but I'm too curious, so I'll kill him later" and it builds from there Sci Fi Harry: This one has a strange art style, but the story is fairly compelling. There is certainly a situation in which various characters go through dilemmas regarding their feelings for one another despite their affiliation. Shangri-La: Another one where people on two different sides end up falling for one another, or becoming good friends and a lot of strange supernatural stuff, tragedy, and action happens Tatakau Shisho: Book of Bantorra - Who's good, who's bad, who's sincere, who's going to do what to who? This one's pacing was a bit fas, it sincerely deserved several more seasons, but everyone was all over the place in this one and plenty of it revolved and heavily effected various friendships and relationships. Noir: Essentially the relationship is a sort of partnership/friendship, two women meet up when they discover that they have a connection to one another that they don't fully understand. Being that one is a professional assassin who's identity is not supposed to be known, she promises she will kill the other after they find out what the connection is. Despite this a friendship flourishes... too late as they descend to find answers darker and more sinister than either could have imagined... |
ShizuruDec 16, 2010 5:26 PM
| Death Note. Not everyone can see it but there is a lot of love in this anime. I'm not Yaoi fanboy but Light and L ♥. |
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| Basilisk this is for sure what you are looking for. also blood+ the series. a event you pretty much described happens in both, where it tied into the storyline. |
| i created a club that is building up a emotional "feels" anime collections so if anyone wants to join it and get emotional together please come and join us <3 http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=18987 Click for link^ |
| Phantom requiem fits and it doesen't fit and it fits.. It has..Different moments..And ...Stuff.. I think you'd enjoy it, to be honest. |
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| Phantom requiem fits and it doesen't fit and it fits.. It has..Different moments..And ...Stuff.. I think you'd enjoy it, to be honest. |
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| @Mr.Tall It's quite alright. I'll look into Kaiba too. @KeiranShikari I've already seen Death Note. =) And err ... I'd rather it be a boy and a girl. Thanks. @ange10 Yes, I've decided on Basilisk. Seen Blood+ already. Thanks though! @NotSoEpicMuffins Actually I've been holding off PR because I've been spoiled on it. But if you say it has 'moments' then I should get along with it. Thanks! @Shizuru Wow, those are really helpful recommendations. Thank you so much for giving me a bit of background on each. Ergo proxy prioritized! Scrapped Princess really caught my eye though. Added to PtW. Book of Bantorra sounds interesting even if it doesn't seem to fit the description. Thanks a lot! That really was helpful. =) Well then, I guess no series perfectly matches but I've got a handful of some to try. Response highly appreciated everyone. If I come across anymore I'll add them here. |
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k0k0 said: @Shizuru Book of Bantorra sounds interesting even if it doesn't seem to fit the description. Thanks a lot! That really was helpful. =) . No problem, and Book of Bantorra probably does have quite a bit of what you're looking for, its just really hard to explain. There's a fairly large cast, and the relationships are really complicated. There's the mysterious blood thirsty quasi-psychotic leader (who has an ex-lover as a suboordinate, and the other suboordinates who all have very strong emotions regarding her), there are unrequieted or unfulfilled loves that have strange twists due to circumstances, and a lot of switching sides due to personal feelings, unlikely friendships, various mysterious organizations who's intentions and motives aren't 100% clear etc... It's just is really difficult to explain because good and bad, protagonist and antagonist is not clear through most of the show, only hinted at as the various mysteries unfold. |
| Now that's what I call an engaging plot. Thanks once again Shizuru! |
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| You could try black cat it's on your PTW... |
| Akame ga kill? Tatsumi and Esdeath I guess. |
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k0k0 said: An anime where the villain falls in love (not instantaneously) with another character in the series who's on the 'good side'. The 'good' character may not necessarily be the lead but it's preferred if they are the main protagonist. Please realize that I'm not asking for some random shoujo where there's a bitch/delinquent who are the 'bad' person and their 'good' counterparts start off hating each other but later fall in love. The type of love I want may most probably be found in an action/adventure/fantasy/apocalyptic anime. No Shoujos. =) Picture this: The 'good' person and the 'bad' person are mortal enemies and are supposed to fight to death. And then, due to some unexpected turn of events or spontaneous realizations the villain holds back, unable to fight because they've somehow fallen in love with the other. Bonus points: > Antagonist is male and Protagonist/Good side character is female. > Good action. Good romance. > Conclusive series > The less comedy and more intensity the better I found the idea based off the BlazBlue Videogame series but a loose example would be of Claire 'Vino' and Chane's relationship in Baccano. Please avoid long shounens and anything before the 21st Century. Thanks a lot in advance! Ugh, this is hard. I can't think of any. I have probably seen one but I can't remember. Romeo x Juliet perhaps? |
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| I don't know if this fits to your taste but I can only think of Akatsuki no Yona and Romeo x Juliet. I don't know about RxJ but I've seen this being recommended somewhere. |
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| If you're up for a manga, you can't get a much more fitting choice than 'Superior'. |
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