Surprisingly Similar Stories: Difference between revisions

* A group of rebels fighting against the oppressive regime of an immortal godlike being, is led by a [[Badass]] who mentors a younger, less confident character for the first third of the story, only to have a [[Dying Moment of Awesome]] leading to the rebellion's first victory. The real hero of the story steps forward, and inspired by their [[Love Interest]] and their friends, defeats the [[Big Bad]]. The heroes establish a democratic state and live in peace briefly, only for it all to collapse into anarchy when it's revealed that the previous villain was only protecting them from the embodiment of entropy and despair. Following numerous reveals, epic cosmic battles, and [[Heroic Sacrifice|Heroic Sacrifices]], the heroes defeat the great evil and return to live in peace, except for [[The Hero]] and their love interest, who do not get such happy endings. 

** ''[[Mistborn]]'' or ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''?

* Due to circumstances beyond her control, a down-to-earth working-class girl is forced to hang out with a flighty [[Upperclass Twit]] and other eccentric characters, including a big guy who's friends with a much smaller guy and a hopelessly romantic blonde who starts out with a crush on one of the major characters, despite having never met them. Despite driving each other up the wall (and the occasional intervention of a creepy black magic practitioner with a shadow motif), the guy and girl grow to love one another.

** ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' or ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''?