You actually started watching HnG for the GO? You're the first person I've known to say that. Do you play? I'm surprised that the anime is less Go-centric, since I've heard people complain that the games are too long in the anime. I figured the anime format would allow them to show more of the individual moves being played, and it would be easier for the audience to follow the games, but I guess I'd have to watch a little to actually find out.
I don't get Touya/Akari either except in the "yeah, I guess it could work if you really wanted it to" kind of sense. Waya/Akari makes a bit more sense to me personality-wise, but there's zero canon evidence.
What I'm more interested in is how the fandom decides some pairings are kosher and some are not. When you compare it to, say, the Prince of Tennis or Ranma 1/2 fandom, HnG writers are pretty prudish when it comes to throwing together random couples. I guess it comes with the territory...especially considering how cracked up the PoT anime is. But anyway, like you said, HnG is about Akira and Hikaru fixating on Go and each other, and there's no getting away from that.
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Date: 2005-11-06 09:00 pm (UTC)I don't get Touya/Akari either except in the "yeah, I guess it could work if you really wanted it to" kind of sense. Waya/Akari makes a bit more sense to me personality-wise, but there's zero canon evidence.
What I'm more interested in is how the fandom decides some pairings are kosher and some are not. When you compare it to, say, the Prince of Tennis or Ranma 1/2 fandom, HnG writers are pretty prudish when it comes to throwing together random couples. I guess it comes with the territory...especially considering how cracked up the PoT anime is. But anyway, like you said, HnG is about Akira and Hikaru fixating on Go and each other, and there's no getting away from that.