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Miraluka · 2012-03-07, 21:27

Spoiler for Spoiler about Shugo Chara::

judasmartel · 2012-04-02, 00:48

Anyone has heard of the Westermarck effect?

Morisato · 2012-04-02, 01:32

Osananajimi NEVER wins against sudden special (vampire/demon/robot/alien/angel/goddess/dragon/curse/soda pop/catgirl/doggirl/lab experiment/some other special attribute) girlfriend that ends up living in the house of main character (who's parents are always away on business trips) and transfers into the main character's class then she does something intimate to the MC (because she lacks common sense being an other worldly being) which spurs the envy of the rest of the boys (WE HATE YOU MC).

Oh and sudden girlfriend ends up sleeping in the same bed as MC with the MC completely unaware until he wakes up with his hand groping the half-naked sudden girlfriend. Then the osananajimi walks in (cause the MC needs to be woken up by the osananajimi) and half the time (depending on the osanajimi archetype... usually tsundere) beats up the MC for doing something indecent despite wanting some MC's dick.

judasmartel · 2012-04-02, 03:37

Ahh. So simply put, most interesting girl wins, right?

sona-nyl · 2012-04-02, 03:56

Actually there is a pretty well known example of an osanamiji winning in pretty much EXACT the same situation that Morisato described. No anime for it though. Though when I think about it the other girl could be counted as a childhood friend as well.

tyson123g · 2012-07-26, 02:25

Great lists!!

I'd love to see the 2009-2011 lists as well, if you could.. Still great work!

anigu · 2012-07-26, 05:54

Great list you made there. I can already see how it might work as a reference for my project in the future.

Dwalin · 2013-07-20, 16:58

Sorry for bumping an old thread. DragoonKain3, could you please post some updates to the list, if there have been any recent animes about childhood friend romance? I am not very good at identifying them myself, as the descriptions on internet don't always have the words "childhood friend" in it, so they don't show up in the search results.

P.S. Could you please check you PM box?

AbZeroNow · 2013-07-20, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwalin

Sorry for bumping an old thread. DragoonKain3, could you please post some updates to the list, if there have been any recent animes about childhood friend romance? I am not very good at identifying them myself, as the descriptions on internet don't always have the words "childhood friend" in it, so they don't show up in the search results.

P.S. Could you please check you PM box?

I'm not DragoonKain but off the top of my head:

OreShura:

Spoiler for Oreshura:

Photo Kano: Omnibus format. 2 childhood friends got their episodes.

Dwalin · 2014-04-01, 17:39

Sorry for bumping a year-old thread, but I really wouldn't like this topic to die completely, as I am a big fan of this kind of romance
I am posting here a list for years 2010-2012 DragoonKain3 provided in another thread last year:

Quote:

Spoiler for definite wins:

Spoiler for implied wins:

Spoiler for if you consider non-blood related siblings as one:

Spoiler for winner as part of harem ending:

Spoiler for draw, but still worth watching IMO:

Spoiler for avoid like the plague!:

Also, there is

Spoiler:

for 2014 that I think can be considered a definitive win.

SeijiSensei · 2014-04-02, 15:15

I don't see Cross Game, the winner of the AS Choice Award for Best Series of 2010, anywhere in those lists. By my reckoning it belongs in

Spoiler:

Archon_Wing · 2014-04-02, 19:18

Little Busters is not a definite win-- it's at best implied, unless one considers the strongest pairing is....

Spoiler:

Anohana is also implied at best.

Also, I'm not really sure how Nanoha season 1 can count for an win in anything, though it does make sense for Strikers with

Spoiler:

Also, does Yosuga no Sora get a 2x win due to omnibus format? The popularity of this really throws in a wrench.

Finally, Hana Saku Iroha is a clear, definite win. There's simply no other reasonable interpretation.

Dwalin · 2014-04-02, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

Finally, Hana Saku Iroha is a clear, definite win. There's simply no other reasonable interpretation.

Yes, but I was wondering if Ohana and Koichi are childhood friends at all. Maybe I missed something, but I think we are never told how long they know each other.

Archon_Wing · 2014-04-02, 22:19

It's true, but Kou clearly wasn't some random guy she recently met-- though I'm just gonna randomly say that particular writer always has this trope to some degree, lol.

GundamZZ · 2014-04-06, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwalin

Yes, but I was wondering if Ohana and Koichi are childhood friends at all. Maybe I missed something, but I think we are never told how long they know each other.

Did they really end up together? Didn't he missing most of time? Didn't people joke that Koichi may die young? Ohana's mother is a widow and Ohana's grandmother is a widow.

The last episode of Nourin has a bizaree ending for childhood friends.

all_flying · 2014-04-12, 09:31

A few critics:
There are more than ONE type of childhood friend: full-fledged childhood friend, girl/boy of promise, girl/boy of the past, and a 'former' friend/acquaintance.

- A full-fledged ones, is unarguably a childhood friend. They're at peers age, met at elementary school (or even at kindergarten) and they grew up together all they way up to highschool or even after that without 'being separated' plot device. This kind of childhood friends are the ones which almost never wins. And has become some sort of running jokes in the industry. I dunno, maybe because they symbolize 'safe zone' for the MC, while most of the story is about MC struggles to overcome difficulties and/or overcome their 'comfort zone'. Some examples in this criteria: Manami (Oreimo), Bizon (Buddy Complex), Chiwa (Oreshura), Akiho (Robotics;Notes).

- Girl/boy of promise, they did met at childhood ages (brief or longer), made some sort of promise before they got separated, and once upon a time they reunited again to may or may not fulfill their promise. Statistically, this kind of childhood friend has more percentage at winning, heck almost all the time. Some example from this criteria: (Nisekoi), Yozora (Haganai), Fuyuumi Ai (Oreshura),

- Girl/Boy of the past, basically the second criteria without 'the promise'. E.g: Kashiwazaki Sena (Haganai), Himeka (Oreshura), (Myself;Yourself), (Yosuga no Sora),

- Former ones, very rarely used. The only one I can think is 5 centimeters per second. Yes, childhood friend who got separated but never reunited again. Edit: or being reunited again but not as a 'friend' or any form of intimate relationship (as a complete stranger (Banri & Linda) or enemy (Yomi & Kagura))

So, in this regard. Isn't it easier to breaking down for more specific category rather than piling it up in a single bowl?

Dwalin · 2015-01-19, 13:21

Any updates to the list?

SamVision · 2015-01-30, 14:45

Spoiler for Found a new one, only ONE for now:

Chiibi · 2015-01-30, 17:39

Nagi No Asukara

Spoiler:

Actually if you count teenagers as osanajimi, almost ALL the osanajimi end up with other osanajimi in some form.

Akatsuki No Yona

Spoiler:

SamVision · 2015-01-30, 18:11

Spoiler for A whole bunch:

2012-03-07, 21:27	Link #21
Miraluka Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Age: 34	Spoiler for Spoiler about Shugo Chara:: If you read the manga actually Kuukai and Utau became a couple.

2012-04-02, 03:56	Link #25
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2012-04-02, 01:32	Link #23
Morisato Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Osananajimi NEVER wins against sudden special (vampire/demon/robot/alien/angel/goddess/dragon/curse/soda pop/catgirl/doggirl/lab experiment/some other special attribute) girlfriend that ends up living in the house of main character (who's parents are always away on business trips) and transfers into the main character's class then she does something intimate to the MC (because she lacks common sense being an other worldly being) which spurs the envy of the rest of the boys (WE HATE YOU MC). Oh and sudden girlfriend ends up sleeping in the same bed as MC with the MC completely unaware until he wakes up with his hand groping the half-naked sudden girlfriend. Then the osananajimi walks in (cause the MC needs to be woken up by the osananajimi) and half the time (depending on the osanajimi archetype... usually tsundere) beats up the MC for doing something indecent despite wanting some MC's dick.

2012-04-02, 03:37	Link #24
judasmartel Senior Member Author Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines	Ahh. So simply put, most interesting girl wins, right?

2013-07-20, 16:58	Link #28
Dwalin Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Milan; Italy	Sorry for bumping an old thread. DragoonKain3, could you please post some updates to the list, if there have been any recent animes about childhood friend romance? I am not very good at identifying them myself, as the descriptions on internet don't always have the words "childhood friend" in it, so they don't show up in the search results. P.S. Could you please check you PM box?

2014-04-12, 09:31	Link #36
all_flying Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: City of Heroes	A few critics: There are more than ONE type of childhood friend: full-fledged childhood friend, girl/boy of promise, girl/boy of the past, and a 'former' friend/acquaintance. - A full-fledged ones, is unarguably a childhood friend. They're at peers age, met at elementary school (or even at kindergarten) and they grew up together all they way up to highschool or even after that without 'being separated' plot device. This kind of childhood friends are the ones which almost never wins. And has become some sort of running jokes in the industry. I dunno, maybe because they symbolize 'safe zone' for the MC, while most of the story is about MC struggles to overcome difficulties and/or overcome their 'comfort zone'. Some examples in this criteria: Manami (Oreimo), Bizon (Buddy Complex), Chiwa (Oreshura), Akiho (Robotics;Notes). - Girl/boy of promise, they did met at childhood ages (brief or longer), made some sort of promise before they got separated, and once upon a time they reunited again to may or may not fulfill their promise. Statistically, this kind of childhood friend has more percentage at winning, heck almost all the time. Some example from this criteria: (Nisekoi), Yozora (Haganai), Fuyuumi Ai (Oreshura), - Girl/Boy of the past, basically the second criteria without 'the promise'. E.g: Kashiwazaki Sena (Haganai), Himeka (Oreshura), (Myself;Yourself), (Yosuga no Sora), - Former ones, very rarely used. The only one I can think is 5 centimeters per second. Yes, childhood friend who got separated but never reunited again. Edit: or being reunited again but not as a 'friend' or any form of intimate relationship (as a complete stranger (Banri & Linda) or enemy (Yomi & Kagura)) So, in this regard. Isn't it easier to breaking down for more specific category rather than piling it up in a single bowl? Last edited by all_flying; 2014-04-14 at 05:59.

2015-01-19, 13:21	Link #37
Dwalin Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Milan; Italy	Any updates to the list?

2015-01-30, 14:45	Link #38
SamVision Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: North America	Spoiler for Found a new one, only ONE for now: 2012 Title: Fujiyamasan wa Shishunki (Manga) Couple: Fujiyama/Kanba Age Met: Kindergarten age Intimacy: Playmates (separated into different classes at the end of elementary school) Conclusion: Win in the first chapter, the rest of the manga is about their relationship.

2015-01-30, 17:39	Link #39
Chiibi Vanitas owns you >:3 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: in a boring place you will not want to go to	Nagi No Asukara Spoiler: ManakaxHikari Age met: Young....possibly five years old? Intimacy: Childhood friends and neighbors; they are almost always together Conclusion: Hikari spends the whole series being in love with Manaka whom he didn't think loved him back but it turns out she did and was only hiding her feelings for the sake of another friend who liked Hikari. They confess to each other at the end. Actually if you count teenagers as osanajimi, almost ALL the osanajimi end up with other osanajimi in some form. Akatsuki No Yona Spoiler: HakxYona Age met: very young Intimacy: Hak is Princess Yona's protector and has a huge crush on her. She sees him as a friend....but a friend she has risked her own life for. Conclusion: Undetermined.....but all signs in the series are neon, blinking "CANON" signs.... There is very little doubt that they will be together. __________________ Last edited by Chiibi; 2015-01-30 at 17:51.

2015-01-30, 18:11	Link #40
SamVision Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: North America	Spoiler for A whole bunch: Title: Sasuga No Sarutobi Couple: Mako/Nikumaru Age Met: VERY young Intimacy: Close friends, separated for a few years Conclusion: Despite gags, definite win. Title: Sensei Lock-On! (manga) Couple: Kazuki/Kyouko Age Met: Kyouko is 13 years older than Kazuki Intimacy: Teacher and student, spent 10 years apart Conclusion: Pure win. Title: 14 Sai No Koi (manga) Couple: Kanata/Kazuki Age Met: Elementary school age Intimacy: Classmates, separated at middle school Conclusion: Definite win. Title: Kimi wa Midara na Boku no Joou (manga) Couple: Saito/Subaru Age Met: Very young Intimacy: Close friends, separated due to family circumstances Conclusion: Pfft just read it. Title: Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari (manga) Couple: Saito/Hime Age Met: Very young Intimacy: Close friends and neighbors Conclusion: Win for now, incoming harem. Title: Renai Lab Couple: Riko/Nagi Age Met: Very young Intimacy: Good friends and teammates, separated due to attending different schools Conclusion: Inconclusive. Manga is still ongoing and Riko is in love with Nagi, but Nagi and Riko's cloudy history gets in the way of Nagi's potential feelings. Title: Douluo Dalu (web novel and manhua) Couple: Tang San/Xiao Wu Age Met: Exactly six-years-old Intimacy: Almost siblings, painfully separated numerous times throughout the story Conclusion: Definite win and together for eternity. Title: Shinigami Tantei to Yuurei Gakuen (manga) Couple: Shishigami/Michiru Age Met: Very young Intimacy: Close friends Conclusion: Definite win. Title: Yuki no Joou Couple: Gerda/Kai Age Met: Very young Intimacy: Very close friends, neighbors and playmates Conclusion: Definite win. Last edited by SamVision; 2015-01-31 at 03:36.