Sometimes they’re called rivals, and sometimes they’re called foils, but I think there’s no finer word than “frenemy” for one of the most enjoyable tropes in anime. Of course, the dynamic between allies who kind of hate each other (or foes who kind of like each other) isn’t remotely exclusive to anime. Many long-running comic book series rely on these rivalries to carry entire runs, with famous differences of opinion between Superman and Batman or Iron Man and Captain America. Still, something about the concept makes me think of spiky-haired angry teens trading energy blasts and screams above all else. Whether the sparks flying between two frenemies make you want to pick a side or just wish they would kiss and make up (sometimes literally), something about two likable leads who just can’t get along keeps us on the edge of our seats.
1st
Light Yagami v/s L
From-Death Note
- High-school senior and valedictorian Light Yagami got a little too bored one day and decided to use a supernatural notebook to start killing criminals. Pasty gremlin detective of unknown age “L” decided to make it his mission to ensure this mystery killer’s capture. In the spirit of keeping your friends close and enemies closer, L enrolled in Light’s college once he was confident the pretty boy was his most likely suspect, and Light joined L’s investigation task force to try and throw them off his scent. This eventually resulted in both killer and detective being handcuffed together for an almost homoerotically long period of time.
2nd
Naruto Uzumaki v/s Sasuke Uchiha
From-Naruto/Naruto Shippuden
- They started out as classmates in Ninja Academy, and they couldn’t stand each other from the get-go. Sasuke found Naruto’s goofy behavior disruptive, and Naruto was jealous of Sasuke’s popularity with the ladies. So of course they got put on the same team for a series of grueling ninja tests after graduation, along with Sakura, the girl Naruto liked who preferred Sasuke instead. As anyone who’s had to do group projects in school can tell you, it was all downhill from there.
3rd
Lelouch Lamperouge v/s Suzaku Kururugi
From-Code Geass
- As the dozenth or so kid in line to succeed his father’s throne, Lelouch was pretty low on the prince ladder before being banished for insubordination, aka outrage over his mother’s death, when he was still just a child. When he ended up living in Japanese prime minister Kururugi’s mansion, little Lelouch didn’t take to the PM’s son Suzaku at first, but Suzaku’s winning smile and gentle personality (okay he actually bullied the crap out of the young noble) eventually won Lelouch over. They’ve been close friends ever since, but Lelouch’s newfound plans for revolution might just change that.
4th
Son Goku v/s Vegeta
From-Dragon Ball series
- Two warriors from same planet one is prince one is just son of a warrior class fighter.Eventually, Goku was sent to earth when Frieza was destroying Planet Vegeta. Goku comes on earth and is raised by Grandpa Gohan and raised with human values and kind heart behavior.On the other hand, Prince Vegeta joins Frieza’s army and keeps on destroying planets and races for Frieza. When Vegeta and his partner Napa arrives on earth to destroy it Goku comes back to fight them. This was the first time when the path of this two great Saiyans intersected with each other. They fought immensely and both of them were dead injured. After this battle, they met at Namek and fought Frieza. Vegeta was returned to earth due to the wish made by dragon balls. Vegeta and Goku fought many battles side by side to protect earth but Vegeta never agreed or accepted Goku as his friend and always said that he protects Goku so that he can kill him later with his own hands.But from a fan’s point of view, we see them as best buddies.
5th
Guts v/s Griffith
From-Berserk
- After witnessing a teenage Guts take down a heavily armored brute five times his size during a castle siege, the capricious mercenary leader Griffith decides he wants him to be part of his merry band. Guts don’t play well with others and tells Griffith that he can kiss his ass. Unfortunately, his bad temper makes Guts very easy to goad into a duel, and Griffith demands his allegiance when he wins the battle between them. Years later, Guts can’t think of any group of mercs he’d rather fight with, but Griffith’s mind has wandered to other ambitions.
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Best Anime Movies To Watch
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Top 10 Best Anime Movies Of All Time
10.Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
Many of the films on this list are here because they’re landmark films for their directors, or that they move the art form of Japanese animation forward in meaningful ways. Patlabor is just a good-ass movie made by a bunch of talented people, including future Ghost in the Shell collaborators Mamoru Oshii and I.G Tatsunoko (the early name for the production company that would become Production I.G). Set in the distant future of 1999, Patlabor’s hardboiled sci-fi police procedural explores the connection between humanity and technology, and how we approach law enforcement in an age of automation. Also, this list would otherwise be sorely lacking in giant mech movies – this film has them in spades, and they fight a bunch. It’s pretty cool.
9.The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Studio Ghibli commissioned director Mamoru Hosoda to make Howl’s Moving Castle, but sent him packing after rejecting his initial concepts. Hosoda then turned around and directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, an abounding and inventive dramedy that’s as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Based on a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui, the film follows high schooler Makoto Konno as she learns that she has the power to quite literally leap through time. First, she uses these powers to get good grades, but she quickly learns that her actions have consequences. It’s a wildly imaginative slice of life and marked the emergence of an important voice in animated films.
8.Your Name (2016)
Since the release of his first short film Voices of a Distant Star (which he wrote, directed, and animated by himself over seven months), Makoto Shinkai has been described by multiple critics as the next Hayao Miyazaki. With his most recent film Your Name. (yes, the period is part of the title), Shinkai finally steps out steps out of the shadows of the greats and finds his own voice. To describe it as a mere body-swapping film does it a great disservice, as it finds the humor and humanity in a situation where two young high schoolers find themselves in each others shoes and desperately want to find each other. But then, Shinkai pulls the rug out from under you halfway through and Your Name. turns into a different kind of film entirely.
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