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And so, now with my completion of all my favourite character list, I present to you all:

Parings That Amuse Me

Now before you start rolling your eyes, hear me out. Unfortunately or not “shipping” is an inseparable part of otaku culture and being an otaku I would at least like to have my opinions stated. So please also take note that I don’t actually like all of these pairings.

A paring gets on this list for various reasons including but not exclusive to: makes sense, absolutely disgusting, funny, cute, perplexing (why does this have a fanbase?), just plain hot, and even some things I absolutely hate.

And even though most of them are romantically bent, many of them are not, for example, the first one.

Azumanga Daioh
X
This is so adorable… Through the whole series all Sakaki wants is a cat and then this one waltzes into her life making all her girlhood dreams come true. *sigh* I love beautiful endings.

X
Because the latter is so pathetic.

Bamboo Blade
X
Anime-wise, this makes a lot of sense and much of the last four episodes were focused on these two. Being a teacher/student relationship it does have several societal issues, but post graduation I see no reason why this wouldn’t work. Apparently the relationship was not as stressed in the manga, it was just focused on in the anime for the sake of drama, and it worked beautifully.

Bleach
X X
Can anyone say “Stockholm Syndrome?” *evil grin*

X
I have seen one piece of fanart and one fanfic and both were really good. Not actually romantic (thank heavens) but very, very sweet.

X
It’s just cute <3

X
Just seems to fit with the typical tsundere very well.

X
Getting the feeling that a certain redhead is the new black that goes with everything? Well it’s kinda true. This one I must say though was on the odder end of the spectrum.

X
SasuNaru Bleach style though not as dramatic.

X
Faithful servant I guess?

Chrno Crusade
X
Ve-, we-, *tears up*, I’m sorry I can’t talk about this one. *hurries to grab the tissue box*.

Claymore
Raki/Priscilla
Am I the only one who thinks that these two are perfect for one another? The little *#&@&^s. ^_^

Death Note
X
Handcuffs…

X
…I sense an awkward silence…

Eden of the East
X
Girl finds naked guy, loans him clothes, falls in love, typical romance.

Evangelion
X X
That lucky dog ò_ó. My jealous rage is unending.

X
Because we all know what he was doing with her all those years. Not just having dinner I can tell you that much.

X ME
I can dream can’t I?

X
It’s a Jesus-type love, on Kaworu’s side at least.

FLCL
X every female character
Because apparently he's a heartthrob.

Fullmetal Alchemist
X
Well… yeah… kind of obvious, and they are pretty perfect for each other.

X
O_O; MY EYES!!! And he was still in his armour!!! Oh gosh this is horrifying!

Gankutsuou
X
Homoerotic undertones galore. But can you really blame the kid?

Naruto
X Booyeah! Cutest potential relationship of the Naruto-verse. Not to mention the fact she deserves it. Irritates me to no end how the blond idiot forgot about the confession. Most Naruto fanboys would kill to be in his position.

Kiba X
If the whole Naruhina thing doesn’t work out, there is still this.

X
Oh wow HOTTEST pairing of the HOTTEST characters of the series because it’s HOT and canon. Did I say it’s HOT?

X X
I could see Sakura with either of them. Yamato is especially likely, after he mimicked Lee’s expression of utter shock and despair when Sakura “confessed” to Naruto. Furthermore the majority of Sakura’s interaction since the beginning of Shippuden has been with these two. So yeah, call me weird, but from where I’m standing it makes sense.

X Rin
*sniff* ;_;

X
-_-’ They only spend all 400+ episodes obsessing over one another (mostly Naruto). I’m of the opinion it’s more like a deep brotherhood and frankly beautiful. But it does have those odd moments…

X
My wrath is unending.

X
Wow I hate this pairing. I understand that it fits the typical shounen pattern, but it's been reiterated over and over she does not like him that way. *sigh* Doesn't mean the ship will ever go away I suppose.

X
What the… eh? Really? There are no signs of this… and he has Kurenai! Back off!

X X X X
Cause the “good boy” is a pimp and you all know this could happen. *grins with eyebrow wiggle*

X
Why? Cause it would be dang sexy, logic can go die in a fire with all the boring pairings.

X
I literally shuddered at this.

X
Not a relationship per se, but she sure knows how to work those chains.

X
Bahahaha! Just watch the episode. Bahahahaha!

X
Ok I would and should be horrified, but the only example of this (a fanart) was meant as a joke and was downright hilarious. Major random points scored here.

X
Cute tsundere relationship is cute.

Ouran High School Host Club
X
In a daddy incest way of course.

To be continued…