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*** ''[[Ranma ½]]''. Aired in Japan from 1989 to 1992, and based on the manga of the same name by [[Rumiko Takahashi]], ''Ranma ½'' is a fusion of romance/comedy and shonen fighting, and was, along with ''Sailor Moon'', one of the early-1990s gateway anime for North American fans. It is also a Deconstruction of the still [[Unbuilt Trope]] of the [[Unwanted Harem]], although most of this flies over the head of [[Values Dissonance|Western]] viewers, as they don't realize the [[Pillars of Moral Character|very real Japanese moral dilemma]] Ranma is in. (Being engaged to more than one girl is [[Serious Business]].) This series is also the [[Trope Codifier]] for the [[Love Dodecahedron]] sub-genre, with every member of the [[Unwanted Harem]] having his or her own unrequited love interest, and is often considered the best example of [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] -- the [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] trope was once called "Takahashi Couple" -- or even its [[Trope Codifier]]. |
*** ''[[Ranma ½]]''. Aired in Japan from 1989 to 1992, and based on the manga of the same name by [[Rumiko Takahashi]], ''Ranma ½'' is a fusion of romance/comedy and shonen fighting, and was, along with ''Sailor Moon'', one of the early-1990s gateway anime for North American fans. It is also a Deconstruction of the still [[Unbuilt Trope]] of the [[Unwanted Harem]], although most of this flies over the head of [[Values Dissonance|Western]] viewers, as they don't realize the [[Pillars of Moral Character|very real Japanese moral dilemma]] Ranma is in. (Being engaged to more than one girl is [[Serious Business]].) This series is also the [[Trope Codifier]] for the [[Love Dodecahedron]] sub-genre, with every member of the [[Unwanted Harem]] having his or her own unrequited love interest, and is often considered the best example of [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] -- the [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] trope was once called "Takahashi Couple" -- or even its [[Trope Codifier]]. |
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*** ''[[School Days]]'' deconstructs the [[Unwanted Harem]] trope by going in a completely different direction from ''Ranma ½''. ''Ranma'' asks the question "How does an honorable man deal with multiple obligations to marry?" ''[[School Days]]'' asks "What happens if the guy decides to boink all the girls?" Answer: Nothing Good. Aired in 2007. Also the source of the "Nice Boat" meme. |
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