But a LOT of the female characters she listed aren't in "canon" couples either--and, in the case of Akari from HikaGo, really do deserve a guy that will actually like them back, but that's something else entirely. I like to jokingly say that Maya doesn't deserve Phoenix, because he can be a grade-A jerk to her sometimes. Doesn't mean he doesn't absolutely adore her, and that he wouldn't run over a burning bridge for her--literally.
What I'm trying to say is that liking a couple is seperate from liking a character. Romance isn't a "reward" for being a well-written, interesting character--being written about in general is. And, well, I know slash can be frustrating, but, again, I really think the secret is offensive only if you assume that the female character is being ignored in favor of the males, something that as implicit as one might think. In addition, it also assumes that the female couples can't be shipped with anyone else. I know in HikaGo I really, really liked Akari and Mitani. Hikaru is a JERK to her--seriously, he is possibly one of the rudest shounen leads I've ever seen to his main (at the beginning at least) heroine--but that doesn't stop me from loving the relationship of mutual respect and tension he and his rival have...
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Date: 2008-06-18 03:57 pm (UTC)What I'm trying to say is that liking a couple is seperate from liking a character. Romance isn't a "reward" for being a well-written, interesting character--being written about in general is. And, well, I know slash can be frustrating, but, again, I really think the secret is offensive only if you assume that the female character is being ignored in favor of the males, something that as implicit as one might think. In addition, it also assumes that the female couples can't be shipped with anyone else. I know in HikaGo I really, really liked Akari and Mitani. Hikaru is a JERK to her--seriously, he is possibly one of the rudest shounen leads I've ever seen to his main (at the beginning at least) heroine--but that doesn't stop me from loving the relationship of mutual respect and tension he and his rival have...