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My Favorite Tropes: Couple Edition

I’ve made a few posts forever ago about some of my favorite tropes in anime, but I wanted to make one specifically about common tropes seen in ships/pairings. I thought this would be a fun idea, so let’s get into it!

Rivals to Lovers

I have a confession: I don’t particularly care for enemies to lovers. I think the stakes are way too high and I am not into watching my faves have opposing moral codes/try to kill each other (though I know many people are, I am not). However, I do enjoy pairings where the characters are fighting against each other to win something. The idea of them always thinking about beating each other and constantly trying to one-up each other just leaves a lot of room for romantic tension.

Bickering Couple

Ok, hear me out. I think this trope gets a lot of hate because it tends to bleed into the “straight couples who hate each other” trope, but I personally find it very entertaining (though it is definitely more of a guilty pleasure). As long as they aren’t too horrifically mean to each other I think it can be a compelling and realistic portrayal of how confusing feelings can lead to defensive behavior, especially when the characters in question are teenagers and still figuring themselves out. (to reiterate, the straight couples who hate each other trope sucks, but I hope you understand why I consider this to be different)

Tragic/Doomed

I don’t know what this trope is actually called so I’m just going with Tragic for now. I will admit, I am a bit of a masochist in this regard because I have so many pairings that I really love that just do not end well at all, in one way or another. I think the emotional impact of a pairing that just doesn’t work out in the end holds a lot of weight, and couples who are doomed from the start have such a poetic, Shakespearean vibe to them that I can’t help but be interested in.

Childhood Friends to Lovers

I am a huge sucker for childhood friends to lovers. I just think they always make such sweet couples because they know each other really well and slowly realize they’re in love over a longer period of time. It’s usually very cute and wholesome!

Loud Idiot x Quiet Asshole

I’m not sure the exact name for this trope either (maybe opposites attract?) but I think that the dynamic of a couple who are complete opposites in personality is really fun to watch, because they both complete each other and make up for what the other person lacks. Specifically when one of them is very moody/quiet and the other is happy and outgoing. I just love that.

Overall, this is just a general list. Some of my favorite anime couples don’t fit into any of these at all, and others fall into multiple. Let me know your favorite ship tropes or if you like any of the ones I listed. Thanks for reading!

-threecheersforinking

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