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[alexander]

Sorry if a thread like this already exists, becouse I couldn't find one at all.

But I was curious, I would like to know if anybody know any other couple that remind you of Narusaku, like in their behaviour, development, their pure romance, the funny moments and so on. The tipical Tsundere couples can't count since Narusaku is much more than that.

Well for me is Largo and Erika from the comic Megatokyo, since Largo is shown as a clueless game maniac, with Righteous way of thinking, wanting to protect the innocent and defeat the evil, but aways with a very playfull side of doing things, while Erika is the mature, short tempered, and strong willed woman, that also have a tender spot. Largo and Erika couldn't stand each other at first, but with the time they starting having a unexplainable atraction for each other they didn't understand themselfs.
Erika also have a tendency of beating up Largo for his stupid or perverted behavior. The only differences from Naruto and Sakura Relationship, is that Largo acts like a more dumbed down version of Naruto and Erika don't tend to get so emocional like Sakura do.

So, what is your opinion, what couple have a similar development and interaction like Narusaku? Fell free to coment and explain.

[catsi563]

variations of the topic have been discussed in the NaruSaku cliche thread.

personally while there are relationships that mirror the two in certian aspects or guidelines given the shonen roots NaruSaku is a very unique repationship and its development is extremely well done for a writer who is self professed to be bad at romance and romantic entanglements.

Inuyasha and Kagome share some fo the Tsundere angles with Inuyasha acting stupid and Kagome having to "Sit" him down on occasion. But they also share the caring that both parties have for each other and the desire to protect each other over all else.

Ironically Kagome is the one chasing after Inuyashas heart through most of the series as its held by Kykio. But slowly Inuayshas feelings change to Kagome as the two travel and adventure together.

Inuyashas single minded focus and dedication and headstrong straightforwardness and tactlessness all are traits shared by Naruto.

Kagome shares many of Sakuras traits as well, her strong caring heart, strong will, and courage. they share the desire to protect the precious people in their lives and both have had a relatively normal upbringing per say.

both ladies also have amazing potential with their respective abilities, even though at first they dont really show any real accumen with them or desire to use them beyond the basics.

[Gravenimage]

Ranma and Akane from Ranma 1/2- Ranma sometimes acted stupid and Akane was the typical tsundere which at the beginning of the series she was always trying to beat on Ranma until she eventually started falling in love with him she started becoming more emotional and openly with him but she still kept her fiery temper.

Lina Inverse and Goury Gabriev from Slayers- Goury is your typical kniht in shinning armor with good looks very handsome but he's very stupid. Lina is the main character and also the tsundere of the story she always beats up Goury for being too stupid she eventually falls in love with him. It's always typical in a shonen genre manga for the main protagonist to fall in love with the tsundere.

Edited by Gravenimage, 08 June 2010 - 12:52 AM.

[James S Cassidy]

Kenshin and Kaoru from Ruroni Kenshin.

He is mostly an idiot, but sometimes puts on this serious face. She is loving yet sometimes can scold and belittle Kenshin for being an idiot.

[Miss Soupy]

Prussia/Hungary I find similar XD;; Prussia always jumps into things without thinking and is always boasting about himself and how awesome he is. But he gets jealous that Hungary and Austria get along so well (actually Hungary and Austria are married for awhile...but they're countries sooo..). Anyways, when Prussia and Hungary were younger they would help each other out in wars and fight together so they were close. Hungary was very tomboyish, even thinking she was a boy for awhile...but Prussia figured out the truth (after groping... ), so he became a bit embarrassed to be around her. All in all, Prussia is a lot like Naruto, very out going and loud but perverted, though deep down has a good heart. Hungary is a tomboy who is more herself, imo, around Prussia than Austria (she becomes more lady-like and basically becomes a maid in Austria's house, though she doesn't really complain).

Technically, Austria/Hungary is a more canon pairing though, since they were 'married'... >:

[KonaKonaFan]

Like Catsi said, InuKag, and, to a certain extent, Keiko and Yusuke from YuYu Hakusho.

[Strangelove]

Prussia/Hungary I find similar XD;; Prussia always jumps into things without thinking and is always boasting about himself and how awesome he is. But he gets jealous that Hungary and Austria get along so well (actually Hungary and Austria are married for awhile...but they're countries sooo..). Anyways, when Prussia and Hungary were younger they would help each other out in wars and fight together so they were close. Hungary was very tomboyish, even thinking she was a boy for awhile...but Prussia figured out the truth (after groping... ), so he became a bit embarrassed to be around her. All in all, Prussia is a lot like Naruto, very out going and loud but perverted, though deep down has a good heart. Hungary is a tomboy who is more herself, imo, around Prussia than Austria (she becomes more lady-like and basically becomes a maid in Austria's house, though she doesn't really complain).

Technically, Austria/Hungary is a more canon pairing though, since they were 'married'... >:

^lol I approve of that. xD

Edited by Strangelove, 08 June 2010 - 03:19 PM.

[Black Rose]

Kenshin and Kaoru from Ruroni Kenshin.

He is mostly an idiot, but sometimes puts on this serious face. She is loving yet sometimes can scold and belittle Kenshin for being an idiot.

Nah, exactly what I was thinking of. PURE ROMANCE!!

[K9ofChaos]

Fry and Leela from futurama. Fry is the idiot and Leela keeps him in line.

Peter and Lois from family guy. Again, Peter is the idiot and Lois keeps him in line.

That's all I got.

[Gravenimage]

Fry and Leela from futurama. Fry is the idiot and Leela keeps him in line.

Peter and Lois from family guy. Again, Peter is the idiot and Lois keeps him in line.

That's all I got.

You're right those couples are western examples of the typical eastern shonen couple.

[Froot]

Funny... I once made a thread about the similarities between Naru/Saku and Fry/Leela

[Black Rose]

Maybe Tsuna/Kyoko (Katekyo Hitman Reborn) but it's not exactly like NaruSaku. Tsuna is the stupid one, but Kyoko doesn't punch him XD

[ciardha]

Of course lots of shonen romance couples- it's a plotline type-
not just Inuyasha and Kagome from Inuyasha but also Miroku and Sango
yes, Kaoru and Kenshin, and Akane and Ranma, also
Misato and Kaji from Evagelion (Asuka and Shinji to a degree as well)
Hime and Yuu in Brainpowered
Priss and Leon in Bubblegum Crisis
Keiko and Yusuke in Yuyu Hakusho
Ryo and Kaori in City Hunter
Sayaka and Kouji in Mazinger Z

It's also a plotline type in shoujo:
Lady Oscar and Andre from Rose of Versailles
Tsukushi and Tsukasa from Hana Yori Dango
Sakura and Li from Card Captor Sakura
Makoto and Motoki from the live action adaption of Sailor Moon
Subaru and Tokaki from Fushigi Yuugi
Maron and Chiaki from Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
Sana and Akito from Kodomo Omocha
Himeko and Daiichi from Himechan no Ribbon

Some western fictional couples that have character romance plotline similarities:
Margaret Houlihan and Hawkeye Pierce from MASH
Princess Leia and Han Solo from Star Wars
Maddie Hayes and David Addison from Moonlighting
Ice and Guy from Justice League
Rogue and Gambit from X-men Comics
Buffy and Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
K'ehleyr and Worf from Star Trek Next Generation (she was Alexander's mom)
Anita Blake and Jean Claude (and also Anita and Jason to a lesser extent) from the Anita Blake series

What seems to be the real life origins of this type fictional romance (yes, the strong willed girl "tamed" by an Alpha male goes back hundreds if not thousands of years, but the man who falls in love with the strong willed woman as she is and stands behind her, and has an equal partnership relationship) appears to have been sparked by the very public romance of John Lennon and Yoko Ono and their story of how they fell in love with each other (In nutshell the key points- they met November 1966 and both noted with stunned surprise that they had met someone who thought like they did but was the opposite gender, he begin making overtures in early 1967- that she rejected because she thought they were crude and obvious, but yet she couldn't get him out of her mind anymore than he could her, she began to make subtle overtures (in poems, art pieces) to him (spring 1967) that he liked and found fascinating and some times confusing but didn't understand had romantic undertones. It was he that made the move that brought them together- he invited her over to his house and they made an experimental record together- Two Virgins (called that because they both felt like innocent kids falling passionately in love with each other) and made love at dawn. From that point on they were a couple- very public with their romance and being equal partners. Despite the ugly attack on them in the media, their revolutionary (at that time) type relationship caused a massive culture shift amongst adults (both in the west and in Japan, and even reaching into the Soviet Union- Mikhail Gorbachev and Raisa were strongly influenced by John and Yoko's relationship and based their marriage on that equal partnership model. The Gorbachevs even visited with Yoko Ono whenever they were in New York City) in what a romantic relationship between a man and woman could be like, even adults of my parents generation (born in the 1930's).

In the fictional influence, east and west the female's strong will is played up somewhat overplayed comedically into a hot violent temper- to show her passionate nature as well.

[catsi563]

Im on episode 37 of Kekkaishi and rising. But if two people remind me of Naruto and Sakura its Yoshimori and Tokine.

they interplay between the two is priceless and reminds me of Sakura keeping the impetuous naruto in line whilst simultaneously being drawn to his force of eprsonality and will to succeed.

Also the fact that the two work so well together. Tokine is always lecturing him but its in a fashion that teaches him to Think, while hes always staying strong for her sake and pushing himself when the chips are down.

[Insurrection]

Prussia/Hungary I find similar XD;; Prussia always jumps into things without thinking and is always boasting about himself and how awesome he is. But he gets jealous that Hungary and Austria get along so well (actually Hungary and Austria are married for awhile...but they're countries sooo..). Anyways, when Prussia and Hungary were younger they would help each other out in wars and fight together so they were close. Hungary was very tomboyish, even thinking she was a boy for awhile...but Prussia figured out the truth (after groping... ), so he became a bit embarrassed to be around her. All in all, Prussia is a lot like Naruto, very out going and loud but perverted, though deep down has a good heart. Hungary is a tomboy who is more herself, imo, around Prussia than Austria (she becomes more lady-like and basically becomes a maid in Austria's house, though she doesn't really complain).

Technically, Austria/Hungary is a more canon pairing though, since they were 'married'... >:

Don't get me started on the tragic childhood of Poland, Soupy.

Edited by Insurrection, 20 June 2010 - 05:19 AM.

[Toasty Warrior]

I was watching Sonic SATAM a few days ago myself and the relationship between Sonic and Sally also reminds me of NaruSaku in a way because Sally is always keeping Sonic in line while he's always doing something to cheer her up if something when wrong.

[K9ofChaos]

Ichigo and Rukia from Bleach. Rukia keeps Ichigo in line.

Gohan and Videl from DBZ. Videl keeps Gohan in line.

Edward and Winry from Fullmetal Alchemist. Winry keeps Ed in line and she cares about him.

Soul and Maka from Soul Eater. Soul is a reckless idiot and Maka keeps him in line.