Official Couple: Difference between revisions

On the other hand, these kinds of shows often have a pair of characters who are a little more overtly paired off, usually two people the other characters admire. (This makes [[The Hero]] and [[The Chick]] the usual suspects, but any combination may prove valid.) They might [[No Hugging, No Kissing|never kiss on screen]] or even flirt with other characters, but it's [[Everyone Can See It|understood by the cast that the two are an item]]. Naturally, this does absolutely nothing to offset [[Shipping]], as there seems an [[Shipping Bed Death|inexplicable inverse relationship]] between the officiality of a couple and the actual fervent fan interest in it.

 

 

Sometimes, there's another couple that sometimes serves as a [[Foil]] and/or companion to the "official" couple that involves [[The Hero]]. This other couple usually involves [[The Lancer]] and a minor female. This couple is called the [[Beta Couple]].

* ''[[Sukisho]]'' has Sora and Sunao (or Yoru and Ran) and [[Beta Couple|Nanami and Shinichirou]].

* ''[[My-HiME]]'' has a few of these: there's {{spoiler|Mai and Yuuichi}} (though they're both in heavy denial), {{spoiler|Akira and Takumi}}, and Akane and Kazuya (who are the [[Beta Couple]]). [[All There in the Manual|The artbooks]] also canonize {{spoiler|[[Word of Gay|Natsuki and Shizuru]]}}.

* Haruka (Sailor Uranus) and Michiru (Sailor Neptune) from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. A rarity in that unlike the show's main couple, they're quite popular and shipping either of them with men usually leads to an extreme backlash.

** More importantly is the main character Usagi and her boyfriend Mamoru. Each has upwards of five people lusting after them, depending on the canon, but they are ''literal'' destined lovers. This doesn't stop the fanon, though.