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

[pichi.livejournal.com]

On Takeru x Miyako, gotcha. And I agree, it's less supported by canon than other pairings, but I think their personalities mesh well.

On Aya-chan, we see a little more of her personality in the drama CDs, which was what I was drawing from in describing her more. I can totally understand just not seeing it at all; like I mentioned in another comment of mine, it IS pretty much impossible if you stick within the boundaries of canon. My philosophy, however, is that a great number of pairings are pretty much impossible if you stick within the boundaries of canon. It's also my philosophy that given the right circumstances, almost any pair of characters can form a close and/or romantic relationship. My liking for the pairing has stemmed from AU writings involving them. I guess I got a little defensive about it because it sounded to me like your opinion was that anyone that supported this pairing had put no thought into it. That isn't true. I fully recognize its unlikeliness strictly within the realm of canon, especially if one maintains canon beyond Kapitel-- which is something I don't usually do and not just because I've never seen anything past the OAVs and a couple of drama CD translations.

You're right that starting with the OAVs Ken starts getting rather unstable, getting moreso in Glühen. I'm not certain, but he seems to have stabilized by Side B. Just a side note.

Ken and Aya-chan is purely an AU speculation. There isn't anything in canon to support it in terms of their interacting with each other. I think the only real point I was trying to make was that it wasn't something favored on a thoughtless whim.

[silverthunder]

My philosophy, however, is that a great number of pairings are pretty much impossible if you stick within the boundaries of canon.

My philosophy is generally that anything is possible, but some things are unlikely. If I'm biased for one couple and a less likely one splits them up, I am less likely to be forgiving of the second couple. That's just how it works, and I refuse to apologize for it. ;) Nor should I. It's all a matter of personal preference when you get right down to it.

It's also my philosophy that given the right circumstances, almost any pair of characters can form a close and/or romantic relationship.

Here's where we are in complete agreement. I've never argued against this point, and I never will. Whether or not I think a couple is likely, I will comment on, but not whether it's possible. Anything is possible.

I guess I got a little defensive about it because it sounded to me like your opinion was that anyone that supported this pairing had put no thought into it.

On the contrary - if you're going to write a pairing with such little support in canon, you've probably put a *lot* of thought into it. (assuming you're a good writer, which I know you are) It's much harder to write a couple that had no interaction on the series. You have to invent it from scratch based on your estimation of their personalities and what you *think* the interaction would be like.

I think the only real point I was trying to make was that it wasn't something favored on a thoughtless whim.

Well, I know you and I know you enjoy a variety of pairings, not all of which I like. Generally you can back them up with intelligent points, so I know you're not randomly selecting characters and throwing them together. Sometimes I just can't see it, though.

But disagreements make life interesting, right?

[pichi.livejournal.com]

My philosophy is generally that anything is possible, but some things are unlikely.

Agreed, there are most certainly more likely pairs and less likely pairs. I guess it is kind of weird, because I feel that, overall, I'm far more prone to supporting the more likely pairs. And I do like Ken with Omi quite a bit. So, I'm not really sure how to explain liking the idea of Ken and Aya-chan so much. I really think it's all come down to the experimentation that happened with it in RP and how they played off each other. I've got my own bias now ^^; Even though it rules out my "OTP" for the series, I've never had a problem supporting multiple possibilities for the characters I love when it comes to pairings. And, no, I don't expect you nor think it necessary for you to apologize any more than I consider it necessary for myself. We're just different.

Well, I know you and I know you enjoy a variety of pairings, not all of which I like. Generally you can back them up with intelligent points, so I know you're not randomly selecting characters and throwing them together. Sometimes I just can't see it, though.

Ditto to it all. :) To each her own.

Sorry it took so long to reply u_u A migraine destroyed me yesterday.