【LOL】Netizens Vote for Top 20 Anime Duos Who "Start Fighting as Soon as They Meet"! Zoro and Sanji, Dazai and Chuuya – Who Takes First Place? (2025 Battle Update)
Hey, wait a minute, fellow anime fans, have you noticed that in many works there are those character pairs who just can't seem to meet without bickering for at least three sentences, as if something feels off otherwise? 🤣 You know, the kind who might not actually hate each other to the bone (though some might, lol), but when they get together, sparks fly and chaos ensues, leaving us viewers both annoyed and amused!
In Japanese, this kind of relationship is called "犬猿の仲", meaning they get along as badly as dogs and monkeys—completely incompatible! Recently, our editor dug up some super interesting poll results from "Supa Comic!!" that directly asked everyone, "When you think of characters with a '犬猿の仲' relationship, who comes to mind?" Isn't this basically a showdown between "bickering lovers", "love-hate relationships" (?), and "archenemies"!
Come check out this fresh 2025 ranking and see if it matches your thoughts!
Is bickering the way to go? Top 20 "犬猿の仲" Ranking!
Poll results announced: "Which characters have a relationship as bad as dogs and monkeys?"
- France & England (From: Hetalia)
- Osamu Dazai & Chūya Nakahara (From: Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Shokumaru Saburō & Shioe Bunjiro (From: Nintama Rantarō)
- America & Russia (From: Hetalia)
- Kagura & Sougo Okita (From: Gintama)
- Gintoki Sakata & Toshiro Hijikata (From: Gintama)
- Raddaa & Zomu (From: We Are the Main Characters of the Demon World!) (Note: These are characters from a manga derived from a Vtuber/livestreamer project)
- Zoro & Sanji (From: ONE PIECE)
- Malleus Draconia & Leona Kingscholar (From: Disney Twisted-Wonderland)
- Enanan & Akito Shinonome (From: Project SEKAI: COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku)
- Asmodeus Alice & Sabnock Sabro (From: Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)
- Kana Arima & Akane Kurokawa (From: [Oshi no Ko])
- Katsuki Bakugo & Shoto Todoroki (From: My Hero Academia)
- Fujiwara no Mokou & Kaguya Houraisan (From: Touhou Project)
- Michel Kaiser & Yoichi Isagi (From: Blue Lock)
- Akane Hino & Naoki Midorikawa (From: Smile PreCure!)
- Eren Yeager & Jean Kirschtein (From: Attack on Titan)
- Shuichi Akai & Rei Furuya (Amuro Tooru) (From: Detective Conan)
- Kyōichirō Yozakura & Rin Fudō (From: The Yozakura Family)
- Sōshirō Hoshina & Gen Narumi (From: Kaiju No. 8)
Editor's Inner Monologue Battle
Seeing France and England take the top spot out of nowhere, I just have to say: "As expected of you two!" In Hetalia, these two bicker from history to the dinner table—it's like mutual dislike is engraved in their DNA. Well deserved! (Meanwhile, America and Russia nearby are like: We made the list too ^_−☆)
Second place! It's our "Double Black" duo, Osamu Dazai and Chūya Nakahara! Ohhhh, I can accept this ranking! In Bungo Stray Dogs, these two former partners, every time they reunite, with all that sarcasm, teasing, yet somehow an inexplicable sense of trust—it's just so good, okay! (Chūya probably: Who has trust with this mackerel?!)
Gintama is too strong! They snagged two spots directly! Gintoki and Hijikata, the sweet-tooth and mayonnaise-obsessed rivals, and Kagura and Sougo, that pair of sadistic brats—every interaction makes us laugh until our stomachs hurt, but when they get serious, they're incredibly cool. Who doesn't love that contrast!
Speaking of bickering, how can we forget our Straw Hat Pirates' Zoro and Sanji! Eighth place! Moss-head and curly-brow cook, arguing all the way from the East Blue to the New World, even competing over whose wanted poster is uglier (?). I'd protest if this pair didn't make the list! 🤣
And then there's MHA's Bakugo and Todoroki, Conan's Akai and Amuro (Furuya), Blue Lock's Kaiser and Isagi... These are all super popular rival pairs! Every time I see their competitive, friend-foe relationship, it gets me so hyped!
More uniquely, Project SEKAI's Shinonome siblings (Enanan and Akito) also made the list—their daily squabbles are just routine, so relatable lol. And [Oshi no Ko]'s Kana Arima and Akane Kurokawa... well, their relationship is a bit complicated, are they love rivals? XD The tension from competing for the same guy (?) is definitely strong too!
Even characters from Nintama Rantarō, Touhou Project, and PreCure made it. It seems "犬猿の仲" is truly a classic trope that transcends generations and genres!
Now it's your turn! Who's your No.1 bickering couple?
After reading this list, are you, like me, picturing all sorts of hilarious scenes of characters bickering and causing chaos?
- Who's your No.1 "犬猿の仲" pair? Does this list match your thoughts?
- Is there any pair you think, "They actually get along really well!" but still made the list?
Let's share those love-hate (?) bickering couples we adore! ヾ(≧▽≦*)o