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INTEREST: Kirito and Asuna Top Fan Poll of Best Anime Couples


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bleachj0j



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:06 am Reply with quote
Well that's not surprising, even though Kirito and Asuna has to be the most boring couple I've seen.

Though I do find it funny Kagura and Okita are counted as a couple.


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dtm42



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:23 am Reply with quote
Once again a useless poll out of Japan that pretends to be a list of the "best", but in reality just lists what is popular right now.

I wish ANN would ignore such polls. It's bad enough when they appear on Sankaku Complex.
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GrayArchon



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:39 am Reply with quote
dtm42 wrote:
Once again a useless poll out of Japan that pretends to be a list of the "best", but in reality just lists what is popular right now.


While it unsurprisingly skews towards popular and recent, it's hardly limited to things that are "popular right now".

Certainly CLANNAD, Toradora!, Gundam Seed Destiny, or The Garden of Sinners don't qualify as "right now" as their popularity is from years ago. A few others such as Durarara!!, and Hyouka are similarly a stretch.
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Derook



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:40 am Reply with quote
dtm42 wrote:
Once again a useless poll out of Japan that pretends to be a list of the "best", but in reality just lists what is popular right now.

I wish ANN would ignore such polls. It's bad enough when they appear on Sankaku Complex.



It's a fan poll....of course it's a popularity thing. you're just bitter because the characters you like aren't on top.
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king 47



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:42 am Reply with quote
Surprised to see the Hyouka guys there, but that's nice. I never take these polls seriously so they are number one for me.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:46 am Reply with quote
dtm42 wrote:
Once again a useless poll out of Japan that pretends to be a list of the "best", but in reality just lists what is popular right now.

I wish ANN would ignore such polls. It's bad enough when they appear on Sankaku Complex.


Once again Dtm pretends to know what's the best. In reality he is just mad that people don't agree with his bad taste.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:55 am Reply with quote
I always thought Vegeta and Bulma were the best couple ..
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dtm42



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:56 am Reply with quote
GrayArchon wrote:
While it unsurprisingly skews towards popular and recent, it's hardly limited to things that are "popular right now".

Certainly CLANNAD, Toradora!, Gundam Seed Destiny, or The Garden of Sinners don't qualify as "right now" as their popularity is from years ago. A few others such as Durarara!!, and Hyouka are similarly a stretch.


My comment of "popular right now" was pretty much squarely aimed at you-know-who. But also, as you say these sorts of polls generally skew towards recent franchises.

Derook wrote:
It's a fan poll....of course it's a popularity thing. you're just bitter because the characters you like aren't on top.


No, I'm irritated that many of the couples on this list are hardly deserving at all, especially the winners who actually have one of the worst relationships for MCs in anime history.

Imagine a fan poll in 2003 that said Padme and Anakin were the best couple in movie history. That's the level of fail we're talking about here.

Blatant Troll Is Blatant wrote:
Once again Dtm pretends to know what's the best. In reality he is just mad that people don't agree with his bad taste.


Yawn.
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Anpanmon



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:59 am Reply with quote
Looks Kagura and Mayora-sama rank up in this poll, but Gin-san still not included in that list.

I bet Gin-san reaction when looking think poll result. Laughing

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Knight-Hart



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:06 am Reply with quote
Okarin and Kurisu at 15!? They have like the best, most developed romance ever!

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Ohoni



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:07 am Reply with quote
You can argue about the others, but Kirito and Asuna definitely are the "best." All the others have so damned much drama, but they are a couple that just love each other, admit it to themselves almost immediately, and then spend the rest of their time together or trying to be together, rather than that usual BS where they spend dozens, if not hundreds of episodes keeping their feelings bottled up.
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scrwbll19



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:13 am Reply with quote
The problem I have is that many of these "couples" are not official couples. They are moreover what the fans want and are not necessarily canon, at least not yet.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:13 am Reply with quote
Personally, I think the Gintama couples are not so great. Mostly because one's not canon, and I personally have other pairings. Hahaha. :3

But seriously, KamiKoto needs to be #1. Always. Wink Though I'd have to say one of my favorite pairings in anime is Shiho and Sakaki from Zettai Karen Children.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:33 am Reply with quote
Ohoni wrote:
You can argue about the others, but Kirito and Asuna definitely are the "best." All the others have so damned much drama, but they are a couple that just love each other, admit it to themselves almost immediately, and then spend the rest of their time together or trying to be together, rather than that usual BS where they spend dozens, if not hundreds of episodes keeping their feelings bottled up.


Asuna literally has no future other than being Kitiro's damsel in distress.

Hitagi, meanwhile, would scare the s*** out of most men. Not saying she and Koyomi are the best couple, but there's a lot more balance in that relationship.

Simply loving each other doesn't make a good couple - it all comes down to the chemistry of the two characters.
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Oneeyedjacks



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:44 am Reply with quote
Touma and Misaka aren't even technically a couple. Kirito and Asuna's relationship is extremely flat and one dimensional. Araragi and Senjogahara's relationship is nice and enjoyable whenever they're together, but it's hardly ever explored outside of one episode.
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