> "Blade" hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Huh. I'm surprised to see people so "meh" towards it. His and Her
>> Circumstances 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 relationship actually moves ahead rather than existing in
>> an eternal netherworld of sighs and "I wonder if he/she loves me".

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>> 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.

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> 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:
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> 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.
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> 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 important as
> your own (Heinlein, paraphrased).
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> Paradise Kiss: Not the two central characters, but Miwako and Arashi'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.
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> 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.