>>58278742I've searched far and wide to find anime with the dynamic from Pokeshippng. Just to get that fix. I understand that it will never be canon in Pokemon but it would be cute to actually see a coming of age story that plays out like this.
Basically I've been trying to find character dynamics that are LIKE Pokeshipping but the pairing actually ended up canon.
There are very many, but most of them just aren't in focus.
There's things like Medabots where Ikki CAN end up with Erika but only in the games and only if you go out of your way to make that happen. As well as the PS1 game where the ending of the game confirms she likes him.
The AVERAGE anime with a proper tsundere love interest almist hits the mark but they often take things a little too far. The girl often seems to straight up hate the guy at first which is not exactly true of Misty. She was his friend for a decent while before the idea of them as a couple was even alluded to by anyone.
There are COUNTLESS examples where the dynamic is just close enough but the girl is not one of the main girls so she barely gets any development.
There's harem anime. Enough said.
There's the dreaded situation where the girl REMAINS one sided for the entire run.
There's examples where the mutual love is made clear! Like Ranma and Yaiba. These shows basically have a 1:1 version of the dynamic between Ash and Misty PLUS the characters in love with each other, but instead of an actual payoff for this you get a joke.
Having shipping autism sucks
