John Ko graced us by uttering:
>>Female anime love interests tend to more like Rei than Asuka or Misato,
>>anyway.
> 
>>Nadesico:
>>    Akito ends up with Yurika rather than Megumi (too clingy ;), Ryoko
>>    (very Asuka-like, not quite =), or the other pilot (the one with
>>    glasses; can't remember her name, but very cute).
> 
>>Trigun:
>>    Wolfwood (who is undeniably the hero, right?  ;) falls for the
>>    unexpectedly complex Milly, not the generally abusive Meryl.
> 
>>There are, of course, flaws in my logic, and I'm on 80% serious at most.
> 
> I didn't bother writing <snip> a bunch of times

That's because AOL makes you do everything the hard way.  ;)

...and you don't have to write <snip> to snip the signature.

> As much as I would've liked Trigun to have Wolfwood as the main hero,
> it just didn't work out that way. The main reason why Wolfwood ended
> up with MIlly is because the people that created Trigun only thought
> to introduce TWO permanent female characters.

See, there you go inserting *LOGIC* into a response.  How could you do
that to me?!?!

Actually, I really like Vash, and my friend Erikka decided she was going
to marry him after the first ep. (I guess I can't accuse her of not
wanting to commit...;)  I guess I just like Wolfwood's smirly character,
but Vash is definitely the "hero" of Trigun... though Milly sure can
hold her own....  ;)

> And if Akito wanted to fall for a Rei-like character in Nadesico...WHY
> DIDN'T HE JUST FALL FOR RURI!?!? I'm guessing you haven't seen the
> movie because that's explained a little. I might've gotten a really
> bad fansub, but I'm pretty sure Ruri did have a thing for Akito in the
> series according the movie.

I did notice Ruri blush a few times at Akito, and there was some tension
in a few episodes: Omoikane's schizophrenic attack, and Princess Ruri.

(I haven't gotten the opportunity to see the movie yet.)

I fully endorse the fact that Ruri is the most interesting character in
the series, and in few years might make the ideal GF.

Baka.  =)

> Hikaru (red-head with glasses) also is just another pilot with a major
> otaku complex.

And this is a bad thing, why?

> Megumi just doesn't fit well with Akito,

Yes. Too clingy.

> and Yurika and Akito have this whole prince and damsel in distress
> thing going on.

Yeah, but I can always hope our protagonist falls for a slightly more
interesting character, though I'll never question Yurika's command
ability.

> If Akito wanted to fall for a Misato character he'd just have fell for
> Minato.

I dunno.  Minato seems to be able to keep a relationship, and she's
generally far more sober than Misato...  =)

> If he wanted to fall for a Ritsuko, he'd be chasing Ines around.

The biggest problem I have with Ritsuko is that she's so bitter.  Inez,
while an admitted nerd and explanation addict, is at heart a big softy.
Ritsuko, OTOH, whenever she's not talking about work is usually venting
about her childhood and emotionally absent mother, etc, etc.

> -Fill my heart with song
>  And let me sing forever more...

Rei does it sooooo much better than old Blue Eyes.

...does that mean "red" > "blue"?

Tim Hammerquist
-- 
As an adolescent I aspired to lasting fame, I craved factual certainty,
and I thirsted for a meaningful vision of human life - so I became a
scientist.  This is like becoming an archbishop so you can meet girls.
    -- Matt Cartmill, anthropology professor and author