[dark mage]

I hope Tokine and Yoshimori do end up together, afterall Yoshimori's been in love with her for a long time and I would really love it if things progress between them. In my opinion, the problem is Tokine's requirements for a boyfriend and how she sees Yoshimori, I mean Tokine wants someone taller than her and Tokine doesnt really see Yoshimori as a guy that she can fall in love with, she sees him more as a younger brother, But to me, it seems like Tokine has warmed up to Yoshimori quite a bit and has even shown a little jealousy when another girl seemed to be getting closer to Yoshimori. I just hope Yoshimori continues to love her and doesnt fall for that squat, short , girl with horn-like hair clips who can see ghosts and isnt cute at all and I hope Tokine doesnt fall for that tall Death-God from the Ougi family who once called her out to lunch(although he didnt seem to care about hurting her while he attacked Karasumori. But still there/s a chance that tall bad dude likes Tokine). So what do you guys think, how big are the chances of Yoshimori and Tokine ending up together at the end? Please post your opinions

[Ayra-chan]

They must end up together - Yukimura's and Sumimura's clans should make one... It may be a little bit clichee, but it also can turn good, but only if author comes up with a good idea for an ending


* Sorry for grammar, or mistakes... I hope that you will understand what I mean ^^

[x_blueberry]

tbh i'm not super hyped for them as a couple because she's seen him as a brother for so long i find the coupling weird.. and i really think their romance would kind of get in the way for the main story at hand which is MUCH more interesting. i feel the same about them as a couple as i do for naruto couplings.. like it's in the manga and there's hints of it but i'd rather it not happen and to get on with the main storyline x_X some manga just don't do the romance right imo :P

but don't get me wrong i want some couples to happen from non shoujo manga! ulqui+orihime, luffy+boa, zoro+robin , gin+matsumoto...

[dark mage]

You want Ulqui x Orihime, but you dont want Tokine x Yoshimori or Narut ox Sakura?LoL That's weird you are okay with romance in Bleach and One Piece but not in Kekkaishi and Naruto? For me a little bit of romance makes the manga alot more interesting as I dont think, it interferes with the main story at all when its a part of story itself and when the romance is used correctly, like I cant think of a single instant, in Kekkaishi where the romance has slowed down the story, Tokine x Yoshimori moments were just put in there subtly that only served to progress the lot and was nothing out of the story and the same goes for Naruto, I dont think romance slows down the story at all and the same goes for Psyren as the Ageha x Amamiya moments never slow down the story and romance is a good part in Freezing too. I mean Yoshimori's love for Tokine is one reason why he has improved so much, so how is the romance element hindering the story? Doesnt it serve to progress it instead? I am not expecting any going out on dates or stuff like that, I am erfectly fine if at the end it was shown that Tokine finally says something which will prove that she loves Yoshimori just as much. Rave Master had romance and plenty of action tbh, I get a little tired of age after page of continuous action and fighting. You cant expect full-blown romances in shounen mangas like Shoujo, but a tiny bit of romance mixed in with the action never hinders the action when used cleverly.

[Viper764]

The romance definitely takes a backseat in this manga, but that's not entirely a bad thing, since the main storyline is so compelling. I think Yoshimori and Tokine will definitely happen sooner or later. One, because Yoshimori has liked her since they were kids. Two, she is slowly depending on him more and more, and starting to see him grow from the crybaby she knew. And the third and most important point... neither of them have any serious competition! Yeah, alot of people like Tokine, but there's no real rival for Yoshi.

[x_blueberry]

Originally Posted by dark mage

You want Ulqui x Orihime, but you dont want Tokine x Yoshimori or Narut ox Sakura?LoL That's weird you are okay with romance in Bleach and One Piece but not in Kekkaishi and Naruto? For me a little bit of romance makes the manga alot more interesting as I dont think, it interferes with the main story at all when its a part of story itself and when the romance is used correctly, like I cant think of a single instant, in Kekkaishi where the romance has slowed down the story, Tokine x Yoshimori moments were just put in there subtly that only served to progress the lot and was nothing out of the story and the same goes for Naruto, I dont think romance slows down the story at all and the same goes for Psyren as the Ageha x Amamiya moments never slow down the story and romance is a good part in Freezing too. I mean Yoshimori's love for Tokine is one reason why he has improved so much, so how is the romance element hindering the story? Doesnt it serve to progress it instead? I am not expecting any going out on dates or stuff like that, I am erfectly fine if at the end it was shown that Tokine finally says something which will prove that she loves Yoshimori just as much. Rave Master had romance and plenty of action tbh, I get a little tired of age after page of continuous action and fighting. You cant expect full-blown romances in shounen mangas like Shoujo, but a tiny bit of romance mixed in with the action never hinders the action when used cleverly.

it's not that i don't want them since they're being implicated anyway.. it's just that i think the romance wasn't done well.. take naruto and sakura.. she treats him like an annoying little brother and longs over someone over -let's face it- his looks and that he has the mysterious bad boy appeal. even to date of course she loves naruto but she also depends on him too much and expects him to do things thinking about herself which makes him reckless. she doesn't really love him in a romantic sense. which is fine. i don't mind. if you recall the chapter with sai telling sakura off, i completely agree with him. i would just think it's weird if they got together after that.

for tokine and yoshmori it's another little brother older sister relationship. i love tokine and i appreciate her more as a character as she helps yoshimori but i'm really not into these relationships where the it's a brother and sister type (at least from tokine's standpoint) and it's supposed to become something. if they get together whatever. but it doesn't make sense to me. she just sees him as her childhood friend. i think people try to pry out couples from every manga for the angsty type of thrill.

and i don't like the couples just because they're from a particular manga. i like them if the chemistry is done right. it was just my opinion on what couples i am fond of and ones that i do not agree with or particularly enjoy. and also, i'm not expecting a shoujo romance in any of these manga, and i wouldn't want that.

*pardon my perhaps cranky looking message. i'm running on one hour of sleep in the past 2 days trying to get these research essays done and itching to backhand all my midterms.

[Tye]

Ah I kinda getcha, but you have to remember that most couples in a manga that start off as childhood friends have a sibling like relationship, it'll start off kinda taboo for at least one of them, like one (if none) will feel they should be nothing but close, siblin like friends but that mostly when they go away for a long time so while saperated the one will be thinking 'AH I remember when we were young you were so cute like', not getting the fact that the other is in love, but more than likely when they grow up together the relationship evolves, and they move from friends, to close friends, to siblin like, to lover (some what, somethings it stops at siblins) but they do say close siblins sometimes look like lovers, which is only natural because their relationship got develop without the interuptions of the outside world trying to get the atension one one of them,

But the I think the relationship for this manga is moving but just slowly you can see how they went from him chasing her, to her chasing him, and then there a new kind of feel from their emotion somtimes, it just need to evolve more, same for Naruto, loves will evlove but with all that happening it will be a slow progress

[dark mage]

Originally Posted by Tye

Ah I kinda getcha, but you have to remember that most couples in a manga that start off as childhood friends have a sibling like relationship, it'll start off kinda taboo for at least one of them, like one (if none) will feel they should be nothing but close, siblin like friends but that mostly when they go away for a long time so while saperated the one will be thinking 'AH I remember when we were young you were so cute like', not getting the fact that the other is in love, but more than likely when they grow up together the relationship evolves, and they move from friends, to close friends, to siblin like, to lover (some what, somethings it stops at siblins) but they do say close siblins sometimes look like lovers, which is only natural because their relationship got develop without the interuptions of the outside world trying to get the atension one one of them,

But the I think the relationship for this manga is moving but just slowly you can see how they went from him chasing her, to her chasing him, and then there a new kind of feel from their emotion somtimes, it just need to evolve more, same for Naruto, loves will evlove but with all that happening it will be a slow progress

Well said...I couldn't have said it better myself and I agree with you. Sakura and Naruto make a way better couple and have a far better chemistry between them compared to Sakura's shallow ideal fan-like or hero-worshipping "love" for Sasuke as they hardly even talked, so Naruto x Sakura make alot more sense to me than Emosuke x Sakura. And the same goes for Tokine and Yoshimori as you menntioned they have an evolving relatonship and I daresay, that Tokine has started to see him more a younger guy and less like a younger brother

[x_blueberry]

well overall i'll never like either of those couples just because in my opinion they don't have the right fit. there are many instances of brother sister relationships but they give many quintessential hints that they have deeper feelings than that for each other and i'm completely fine/cheer for those couples with chemistry. i can see that it's going to happen with tokine and yoshimori but i'm not excited for them to get together. and i think her chasing him is different as she is worried that he is turning into someone she doesn't know (ie in blank state when it corrupts him if he goes too far) because she cares for him and i feel it's a platonic love she has for him and always will but if the mangaka wants to make it so she feels for him then that's the plot i guess.

for sakura and naruto.. i'll admit i just despise this couple because it grosses me out. that's literally like her dating her little brother. and i'll admit i'm bias because sakura annoys the crap out of me. i don't feel too bad because i'm definitely not alone on this opinion. when sai bitched her out there was a huge thread about it called finally. haha i just didn't like her clingy abrasive personality from the start of the manga and how she went superficially after someone who had no interest in her. the only couple i like in naruto is the one where the guy passed away and the girl was pregnant with his child :[ -forgot their names naruto has been going on too long- the two senseis.


all in all i just don't have that feeling for this these two couples that makes me want to cheer them on, and i am one of those people who look for the romance in manga, and i usually like the couples made.

[murshedh]

Originally Posted by dark mage

Well said...I couldn't have said it better myself and I agree with you. Sakura and Naruto make a way better couple and have a far better chemistry between them compared to Sakura's shallow ideal fan-like or hero-worshipping "love" for Sasuke as they hardly even talked, so Naruto x Sakura make alot more sense to me than Emosuke x Sakura. And the same goes for Tokine and Yoshimori as you menntioned they have an evolving relatonship and I daresay, that Tokine has started to see him more a younger guy and less like a younger brother

ok first off... Naruto X Sakura... good couple but for sakura with a competition.... Hinata.. In case of Yoshimori and Tokine there is no competition so far... so the story can progress at a slower pace on the relationship part for these two characters. Hinata X Naruto is similar to Yoshimori X Tokine, by comparing the fact that Hinata has been in love with Naruto for a long time... and from all the filler anime chapters and some manga moments it seems Naruto is not that clueless about that fact.

For Kekkaishi I want Yoshimori and Tokine to get together but the pace that this is going is fine. Thier relationship if done right won't hinder the manga but might show up as a greater motivation for both in moving forward in the main storyline. Maybe this could be a part of the main story line who know..........