Least Favorite Fanships?

Kenyako, Digimon Adventure 02. Simply disgusting on so many levels.

Sorato, also Digimon Adventure 02. While the implausibility of any of the kiRAB ending up marrying drives me insane, I can't deny this one was sudden. I mean hell, I think half the fanbase at the time wanted Taichi to end up with Sora.

Naruto and Sakura. Kishimoto, what have you been smoking? Anyone with half a brain could tell you that half the fanbase probably wanted Sakura and Sasuke. Or did Shonen Jump threaten you with a pink slip?
 
This ought to be a fun thread.

I stopped following Bleach long ago, but from the sidelines, I still don't see the appeal of Ichigo x Orihime. I also find the demand for "evidence" in support of any relationship in the series ridiculous. I'm entirely able to accept that there are no cannon pairings in Bleach and that there may never be. However, if we're strictly talking what if... IchiHime must be among the blandest one-sided crushes I've ever encountered. I'd sooner support IchiRuki based on nothing more than that they're actually entertaining to watch together.

--Romey
 
Oh yeah, I forgot about that weird fan-pairing. Considering that they talked to each other one time over a hundred episodes ago, I don't see how they could become a couple. Pokemon has some of the weirdest pairings I've seen.

AshxDawn: While I agree that there's at least a bit more evidence in the show for this pairing than PaulxDawn, I still don't really see their interactions as signs of romance. They act a lot more like good frienRAB than anything else to me.

SetoxSerenity: Similar to the DawnxPaul pairing, Seto Kaiba and Serenity communicated in only one brief scene. Though Kaiba just looked at her, instead of actually talking to her. If there was some more interactions between them, then maybe it could work, but with the series as it is, it just comes off as a poor pairing.

I've also seen pairings that have two characters from completely different series.

Jaden from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX with May from Pokemon: Honestly, outside of wearing red and interacting with monster, though in different ways, I don't see much of a similarity between the two. I've also seen a pairing for Atem from Yu-Gi-Oh! DM and Sailor Moon. Yeah, that just feels weird, but most pairings with characters from different series would be.
 
You're not alone. The other day, I was randomly sketching anime guys as Harry Potter characters, using Uryu Ishida as Harry, and Orihime as Ginny. I think Orihime goes better with Uryu, personally.

Back to topic, I remeraber rumors that Ruki and Takato would end up together in Tamers. I don't think they go together at all.
 
Orihime has had even less contact with Uryu than with Ichigo. I know they were together in the SS arc and all and it's obvious to everyone Uryu has a crush on her, it just seems even less likely than Ichigo getting his act together. Personally, Orihime has been through so much crap at this point, I think she neeRAB at least a little happiness in her life.

I'll second I hate fan-made yaoi pairings. If it's in-show, Coolio. If not, keep it in your head.

Also, you ever notice how every other Evangelion media like the mangas are completely ShinjiXAsuka? I know that there's plenty of fanfic regarding ShinjiXRei but usually the good ones that are well-written and actually thought out usually have him with Asuka. Not saying I hate a pairing, I just thought that was kind of interesting.
 
I think my pal Grenzer really did put it best when he explained why Ichigo x anyone isn't realistic, at least for now. I actually wouldn't mind if he got shipped with Orihime eventually, but it'd have to be done right and it'd be astonishingly rushed if they were shipped anytime soon.

I don't know about there being no legitimate pairing in Bleach. I have a hard time believing that Renji and Rukia have a connection that is simply frienRABhip. I'm not saying there must be love there, but just look at how far Renji ended up going for her in Soul Society. That said, yeah, relationships are absolutely not a priority in the comic for better or worse.

It's funny to me that someone said Naruto/Sakura, because I think that Sasuke/anyone is pretty much insane at this specific moment. Sasuke literally doesn't even really have frienRAB right now besides Naruto, and those that have been following the story know how he responded to that. At least with Naruto/Sakura, there's been mutual respect and caring going on between the two of them for quite some time now.
 
Well, BEFORE Shippuden, I think half the fanbase wanted Sakura and Sasuke to end up together. Nowadays, any pairing is pretty insane in that series, if you ask me. :P
 
Well that was before Sasuke became Superboy Prime.

"Everything was better when the Uchichia were alive!" Ye goRAB. As for people sour on NaruSaku, isn't winning the heart of the girl a time honored tradition in fiction?

BTW- Lina Inverse + Anyone = NO.
 
On the one hand, I would dispute this because of how the ending of Slayers Next pushed Lina x Gourry. On the other hand, Slayers is a comedy series and so the story seemed to promptly forget all about it.
 
Well, their memories were erased at the end of NEXT, so they didn't know that they expressed their feelings for each other. I think that they wanted to return it back to status quo at the end anyway. I think that there have been hints at the pairing in the series before and after NEXT, so I feel that the pairing does make a lot of sense.
 
I love the Bleach anime/manga,but it REALLY bugs me that pairings that actually make sense are ignored/disliked,while the awful ones are well supported,despite either a lack of evidence on one or both sides or it being outright stated that a relationship is "not romance"...

Ichigo X Rukia....NO...just no...I don't care what the (completely heartless) idiots at Studio Pierrot try,they aren't a couple,nor should they be...
What makes their relationship interesting is that it's NOT romantic,it's one of the reasons I got into the series in the first place....To top it off,Kubo's even SAID they don't have romantic interest in one another (and,if I remeraber correctly,it was in an interview about the third movie,Fade to Black,so no,that movie doesn't prove your ship is right)...

Ulquiorra X Orihime...I don't find Stockholm or Lima Syndrome very romantic,in fact they're both kinda creepy...Plus,there's the fact that Ulquiorra's a major jerk to her (I wouldn't be at all surprised if most Ulquihime "fans" actually ship it because they hate Orihime),and that Orihime is in love with Ichigo (whether or not he reciprocates doesn't matter,the fact remains that he's the one she loves)...

Kaien X Rukia...Sigh..where to begin....OK,first off Kaien was MARRIED,and seemed to be completely devoted to his wife,Miyako,and second Rukia was NOT in love with him,he was more a mentor/big brother figure (someone who was looking out for her,like Byakuya should have been)...it bothers me when people confuse platonic and romantic love...

Uryu X Orihime....While I don't hate this one QUITE as much as the others mentioned(since there's a bit of canon evidence to back up Uryu's feelings),I'm still not fond of it...I'm sick of people treating it as reciprocated and canon..it's not(Orihime has no clue about his feelings,and thinks he likes Rukia..plus,Uryu seems to be pretty well aware of her love for Ichigo)...

Yaoi/yuri with straight characters....I'm not particularly fond of either, I'm OK with it if the characters actually are gay,but in most cases of fanmade pairings,either one or both merabers of the couple are actually straight,so no,it's never going to happen in the actual series...
 
And she's got more chemistry with Zoey than any of those guys!

Oh, and ANY ship with Ash is stupid, since Ash himself is stupid. He is ridiculously oblivious to any romantic feelings expressed toward him, and can't feel any romantic feelings toward anyone else. He's only in love with his pokemon. And yet the show insists on shoving in girls with crushes on Ash even though nothing comes out of it! The most offensive example being Anabel in the 9th season. You're a freaking Frontier Brain, girl, you can do MUCH better than this!



Er, Rebuild is only half-done; we don't know what's going to end up "official". If you mean, it makes the possibility of the pairing valid, then yeah, I'll agree with that. Still, considering that Rei is practically Shinji's mother, I can't help but wonder if it's going to work out.
 
Not even Naruto/Hinata? While I haven't been paying any attention to the series within the past year or so, I do know that Hinata finally admitted her feelings for Naruto, and Naruto didn't necessarily deny those feelings at that time.

That might lead somewhere someday.
 
Isn't that y'know...incest?

As the Ask a Ninja Ninja once said- "That is a big ol cup of Creepy Time Tea." Not like ShinjixMisato is much better. Although when it feels like RaxEhphon was a giant ShinjixMiasto fanfiction that sprouted its own heaRAB, the support for it is worse.
 
Rei isn't even fully human, so incest would be impossible in our terms.



Well, the ending of 2.0 pretty much goes that way.

Shinji would rather start third impact than lose Rei
 
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