Replacement Love Interest: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''How I missed her, how I missed her

 

In an action movie, the hero's True Love has [[Stuffed in The Fridge|died in the hands of the villain]], with just enough time for a few parting words that will [[It's Personal|give him the strength]] to defeat the [[Big Bad]]. In a comedy, the love interest simply dumped the protagonist and married the [[Romantic False Lead]]. In a [[Trapped in Another World]] adventure, it's time for the hero to return to Our World, and the love interest tearfully says she can't leave her world and go home with him. Any which way, the protagonist is left heartbroken and crestfallen because he [[Did Not Get the Girl|didn't get her]].

 

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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==

* Played with in a chapter of [[Ouran High School Host Club]], with a new character ( {{spoiler|Kanoya}}) being referred to by the Club Members (except Haruhi and Tamaki) as the "Ideal Haruhi" because in addition to bearing an uncanny resemblance to Haruhi, she lined up almost perfectly with [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Tamaki's daydreamed version of her.]] {{spoiler|Subverted in that Tamaki apparently never viewed this "Ideal Haruhi" as a love interest, despite her crush on him. Poor Kanoya.}}