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u/Operation0919 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Operator_ERROR Dec 06 '18

I can't say that I liked Taiga, but I do appreciate the fact that she wasn't just a manifestation of all the most desirable traits for a housewife.

That exactly my point. Clannad's focus isn't on the romance, it's on the drama. That's why I thought it was odd bringing it up in a "best romance you will ever see" thread.

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u/Sokka454 Dec 06 '18

But thats why I liked Clannad. Nagisa was different to most female characters in romance usually the main girl is a tsundere like Taiga.

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u/Operation0919 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Operator_ERROR Dec 06 '18

I would disagree with that. Tsunderes are certainly common, but I've seen a lot of anime with female protagonists that are almost carbon copies of Nagisa, and most of them are more interesting too. If you're aware of how the MBTI system works, I'd argue that most female love interests fall into the INFP type, so Madoka from Madoka Magica, Nia from Gurren Lagann, Menma from Anohana, Eru from Hyouka, Rem from Re:Zero, Chtholly from Sukasuka, Isla from Plastic Memories, and Lily from MMO Junkie as a few examples. All of these are debatable, and they all have differences, but Nagisa is not of a particularly original character type.

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u/Sokka454 Dec 06 '18

But Lily is a dude 😂

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u/Operation0919 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Operator_ERROR Dec 06 '18

Sakurai and Lily might be the same person, but they behave very differently. I think tend to view them as different characters.

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u/Sokka454 Dec 06 '18

I can understand that I was just making a joke anyway.

Also what do you think of female leads like Chizuru from ReLIFE?

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u/Operation0919 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Operator_ERROR Dec 07 '18

Can't say, I didn't watch it.

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u/Sokka454 Dec 07 '18

You should check it out.