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Originally Posted by Triple_R
Just out of curiosity, then, do you have any favorite anime romances?
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Hidamari Sketch's Sae/Hiro/Natsume love triangle. It's developed really gradually, but at this point, the bond between Sae and Hiro is so strong that the characters don't even need to comment on it to know it's there. (Natsume is still left out in the cold. Such is her lot in life.)
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Originally Posted by Triple_R
Exactly. And KyoAni took the less challenging route. In other words, the less ambitious route.
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But that's the thing with challenges - they're also less likely to be polished. I really hate to pull out quotes, instead preferring to speak in my own words, but there's something to be said on this.
"Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good."
Something conventional can be more efficient, and, once it doesn't have to polish its premise, can focus on other things. A lot of my favorite works are based entirely on this notion.