Getting A Little Crowded In Here
Nothing quite like a love triangle to throw a potential pairing into jeopardy. In most cases, it comes down to the protagonist being so pure of heart or inexplicably attractive that they find themselves at the mercy of multiple, often contrasting characters, who nonetheless have become smitten beyond the point of no return. Whether to provide a new obstacle for the cast to overcome or just to inspire some fresh drama, we can all agree that when the claws come out things get very awkward, very fast.
While each of these three meandering relationships serve as essential elements towards the anime’s narrative, it can’t be denied that these love-struck trios allowed their hormones to cause no end of chaos for all parties involved.
Fair warning, there are SPOILERS AHEAD!
#3: Guts/Casca/Griffith
“Berserk” (1997-98)
As a beacon of hope and gallantry, Griffith was an object of affection for many, including his lieutenant whose life he saved when she was but a child. While she never revealed her true feelings to him, it become painfully obvious she was jealous of series’ resident badass Guts when Griffith showed unparalleled trust and friendships towards him. Of course things got infinitely more complicated after Griffith fell from grace, with Casca finding renewed companionship and affection with Guts in the aftermath. Just when you thought things might work out for best between the three…the Eclipse happened. Nuff said.
#2: Nobuo/Nana/Takumi
“Nana” (2006-07)
The fact Nana falls in love with every boy who is nice to her certainly doesn’t help things, but it still sucks that she found herself caught inside such a toxic web of lust. With Nobuo’s earnest affections overshadowed by Takumi’s authority and dominating personality, it’s hard to say if anyone found happiness at the end, or just settled for a safe and suffocating lifestyle. While she put up with so much of Takumi’s abuse we’ll never know.
#1: Kagome/Inuyasha/Kikyo
“Inuyasha” (2000-04; 2009-10)
As if having your dead girlfriend coming back to life with a serious chip on her shoulder wasn’t bad enough, the half-demon dog’s problems escalates when Kikyo’s modern day reincarnation ends up falling back in time to Feudal Japan and joining him on his quest. The past and future literally collide as Inuyasha and Kagome’s relationship flourishes, all the while he struggles to hold onto what he once had with his beloved before the evil of Naraku ruined their lives.
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