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

[sparda219.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmm... In great love of your icon.

Hunter x Hunter - LeorioxKurapica (My canon pairing, lol. My CRACK pairing is UboxShal. ^__^)

[silverthunder]

Thanks! :) neko4 told me in the icon meme that I don't use it enough, so I thought I'd get some use out of it.

All right... the pairing. I do like this pairing - as I'm sure most people have noticed - and it's pretty canon-supported. (more so in the anime than in the manga, but that's a moot point)

In my opinion, a lot of the "pairings" in Hunter X Hunter are well-balanced. There are sets of complimentary personalities that match off just *so*. Leorio and Kurapika are no exception - at first glance, they seem wildly different, but Gon said it best: they are in many ways very much alike. Not so on the surface, but in the fundamentally important ways. They don't like to hurt people, can't tolerate unfairness, and have a strong sense of justice. The difference is in how they present themselves.

Kurapika's major failing - and great personality trait - is his pride. He will sacrifice almost anything to hold on to that strong sense of honor and dignity. By contrast, Leorio seems willing and able to disregard this sense of self-image in order to do what he wants to get done. Kurapika is logical and intelligent, and can keep his cool in most adverse situations, which is something Leorio often has trouble with. They work well together. Leorio helps Kurapika to keep his perspective; Kurapika prevents Leorio from making stupid mistakes in the heat of the moment.

I think a lot of the friction between these two is, after the initial almost-fight, more or less for show. They disagree on superficial details, but agree on the important things. Really, when it comes down to it, they complement each other well.

[sparda219.livejournal.com]

Very well said. ^__^ Thank you.