Fandom Meme

[silverthunder]

Grabbed from lostnyanko

Comment with a pairing from a fandom I know and I will give you my opinion of it.

Fandoms I Know (I might have forgotten something, too)

+Anima
Angelic Layer
Apocripha/0
Belgariad/Mallorean
Card Captor Sakura
D.N.Angel
Digimon (any season)
Elenium/Tamuli
FAKE
Fruits Basket (anime only)
Fullmetal Alchemist
Gravitation
Gundam Seed
Gundam Wing
Hikaru no Go
Hunter X Hunter
Harry Potter (I'm asking for it putting this one on the list, aren't I?)
Kyou Kara Maou
Lord of the Rings (again, asking for it)
Pokemon
Slayers
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
Sukisyo
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Weiss Kreuz
X
Yami no Matsuei
Young Wizards

Those are the ones I'd feel comfortable talking about the characters on, anyway. And, again, I might've forgotten some. Take your pick!

Comments

[svz-insanity.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if you ship this pairing... but Taichi/Yamato from Digimon (and if you don't) Akira/Hikaru from HnG. :D

[silverthunder]

It doesn't matter if I ship it. ;) Someone above asked me for a pairing I didn't like and I gave her a mini-essay. Also, I didn't place a limit on the number of pairings you can ask for, so you get both.

Aren't I nice? :)

Taichi/Yamato

For starters, I do ship this pairing (and have written fanfiction for it), although Digimon season one is strange for me since I ship a number of pairings (when I normally just pick one and dislike the ones that split it up). However, I think this pairing is probably my favorite, even though Koushiro is my favorite 01 character. This is the first pairing I encountered that had the rivalry dynamic to it, and while I don't like it in some cases, I do like it here.

I've always found the tension between Taichi and Yamato interesting, more so because I jumped into Digimon near the episode where the tree convinces Yamato to fight Taichi. I see Taichi as being the atypical "leader", in that he is often able to abstract himself from the immediate situation and look at the big picture (although there are obvious exceptions). 'It's awful that we've lost friends, yes, but the important thing here is saving the rest of the world'. Which makes sense, but it smacks of a lack of consideration for the feelings of those who are with him. On the other hand, Yamato thinks a great deal about individuals and sometimes seems to have trouble looking at things in abstraction. This makes him the more considerate friend, but he would have trouble as a leader. It's easy to see why the two of them don't get along initially, but also apparent is the way they balance each other out. If they can learn to get along - which they do - they create a good, solid pairing. One's weakness is the other's strength, and so on.

One of the things that makes this pairing work is the fact that it's a friendship as well as a rivalry. They have their conflicts - serious ones - but they are able to set those aside and like each other despite the rough spots. That's important, I think.

Akira/Hikaru

It's funny that you asked for these two pairings in particular, because a lot of the same reasons apply. Balancing personalities, interesting dynamics... And especially the one I just mentioned above. These two can fight and still like each other - I think that's important. What makes this pairing a little more unique is the fact that they don't seem to have much choice in the matter of "liking" each other or not; they are drawn together, partly by chance and partly because of fate or some such thing.

I'll say the same thing I say every time I talk about this pairing: I can't see them being able to manage the intense relationship they have PLUS be involved with someone else. And there is no way either of them would set aside that relationship, even for the sake of a significant other. They are simply too focussed on (read: obsessed with) each other. Even if they didn't become involved romantically, it'd be very difficult to find a meaningful romantic connection with someone else. Most other people don't seem to understand the relationship they have with each other.

Aside from that, the constant arguing seems to me like a release for a lot of pent-up sexual tension. ;) One day that's probably going to explode, and casual onlookers can only hope that it happens some place that isn't public.

[svz-insanity.livejournal.com]

Your long answers made me happy because I agree with everything you've mentioned. ^^

Now I need to dig up your Taito fics then. I'm afraid that I've only read a small handful of Taito fics and it depresses me because I like the shipping. ^^

And HnG... man, I hope you write some more of it. :D Although I get the impression that HunterxHunter is a great series and one of my friends has been pestering me to see it. (You might drag me into another fandom of yours. Oh noes!)

[silverthunder]

Hee. Glad you like! I can get long-winded when I'm talking about fandom or pairings. ;)

I have one pure Taito fic and a few that have Taito in them. My favorite is 'Ground Level' - it's a collab between Louise and me, and I really like how it turned out.

I don't know if I'll write any more HnG... I'm so not interested in it right now. And yes! You must convert to watch Hunter X Hunter! It's a fun, fun series with great characters. I love it!

[nighteevee.livejournal.com]

They are simply too focussed on (read: obsessed with) each other.

I might end up hating myself for asking this, but are you saying that Hikaru gets just as creepily obsessed with Akira as Akira is with him? (right now, I hate the Internet for taking away the fansubs just when I was starting getting into it)

Oh, and Takato/Jeri.

[silverthunder]

Hikaru gets obsessed with Akira. I don't think it's the same kind of creepy stalkerish obsession Akira had in the first bit of the series, but it's still obsession.

That sucks that you can't get fansubs. -_- I'd send you mine if I could.

Takato x Jeri

Hmm... Again, what to say about these two...? I'm not a big fan of this pairing, but I don't really dislike it either. There is something endearingly sweet about it, but I think it's generally one-sided.

Takato with a crush is absolutely adorable, but it doesn't seem to me like Jeri returns it. I could see her being flattered, and of course not being mean about it, but I haven't seen any indication of return interest. Of course, since he's not as obvious about his crush as Daisuke was with Hikari, maybe she just doesn't know and has never thought about whether or not she likes him back. They are, after all, only 11 or 12 years old, and it seems like she has enough things on her mind without crushes.

As for whether this couple has a future... Hard to say. It's possible that if he continues to pine over her, she might one day reciprocate, but I think it's more likely that it'll pass like so many other childhood infatuations.

[nighteevee.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have whined about the fansubs had there been another way I could get the series a bit faster. Judging by the current release schedules, it'll be at least a couple of years until I see the end of it --;

That's pretty much how I feel about Takato/Jeri as well. It's really sweet, but I fail to see how so many people can consider the pairing to be canon.