> On Apr 4, 9:51 am, "Aje RavenStar" comcast.net> wrote:

>> "Blade" hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> news:ft53qe$598$2@aioe.org...
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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".

>>

>>> 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 important
>> as
>> your own (Heinlein, paraphrased).
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.