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Old 2016-03-25, 16:04   Link #7
judasmartel
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In the 80s and 90s, romance isn't the primary focus in anime stories, except for those that are, but good luck finding anything like that in the old days. Action anime back then can pretty much stand alone without the romance subplots, but these do give some depth to these action anime, and these are only a small part of why they are memorable.

Most people remember anime like Hokuto no Ken, Yu Yu Hakusho, Flame of Recca, Ranma 1/2, and InuYasha for the action scenes, but some do remember them for the interactions between the couples and love triangles in these stories.

HnK with Kenshiro/Yuria, YYH with Yusuke/Keiko; FoR with Recca/Yanagi, Kurei/Kurenai, and Domon/Fuuko; Ranma/Akane/Ryoga, and finally, InuYasha/Kagome.

At the turn of the millenium, romance in anime gets more and more focus as time goes on, to the point that it becomes a plot point and action anime nowadays are more remembered for the romance than the action.

ZnT is a good example of this. More people remember Saito and his harem of Louise, Siesta, Kirche, Tabitha, Henrietta, and Tiffania than the guy's exploits in a magical world, including walking into Mordor and facing 70,000 enemy soldiers all by himself.
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