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ANIHK 編輯部A Promise Since Childhood! Top 20 "Osananajimi" Character Ranking!
Hello, all anime fans! When it comes to the most heart-fluttering and relatable relationship settings in anime and games, "Osananajimi" (which we often call childhood friends!) definitely ranks high on the list! 🥺 That unique bond of knowing each other since they were in diapers (?), crying and laughing together, sharing countless secrets and memories, understanding each other better than anyone else... It's just so wonderful! Whether it develops into a bittersweet love that's more than friends but not quite lovers, a fateful rivalry of love and hate, or the best partners supporting each other, osananajimi have an irreplaceable charm!
Recently, "Supacomic!!" conducted a poll about "Osananajimi Character to ieba?" (Speaking of osananajimi characters?), and this list basically gathers all sorts of classic childhood friend combinations from the 2D world! Come take a look at which lifelong friendships netizens remember most fondly!
A Promise Since Childhood! Top 20 "Osananajimi" Character Ranking!
- Izuku Midoriya & Katsuki Bakugo (From: My Hero Academia)
- Rui Kamishiro & Nene Kusanagi (From: Project SEKAI: COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku)
- Holy Roman Empire & Italy (North & South) (From: Hetalia: Axis Powers)
- Kozume Kenma & Kuroo Tetsurou (From: Haikyuu!!)
- Aoi Akane & Aoi葵 (From: Toilet-bound Hanako-kun)
- Eren Yeager & Mikasa Ackerman & Armin Arlert (From: Attack on Titan)
- Shinichi Kudo & Ran Mouri (From: Detective Conan)
- England & France (From: Hetalia: Axis Powers)
- Gintoki Sakata & Takasugi Shinsuke & Katsura Kotarou (From: Gintama) (Joui War Comrades)
- Mao Isara & Ritsu Sakuma (From: Ensemble Stars!!)
- Ichika Hoshino & Saki Tenma & Honami Mochizuki & Shiho Hinomori (From: Project SEKAI: COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku)
- Kei Tsukishima & Tadashi Yamaguchi (From: Haikyuu!!)
- Taiyou Asano & Roku Yozakura (From: The Yozakura Family)
- Toru Oikawa & Iwaizumi Hajime (From: Haikyuu!!) (A-un Combi)
- Heiji Hattori & Kazuha Toyama (From: Detective Conan)
- Ayane Inukai & Satoru Usayama (From: WONDERFUL Precure!)
- Haruka Kiyomine & Kei Kaname (From: Bōkyaku Battery)
- Kei Sarukawa & Iori Motohashi (From: Charisma House)
- Naruto Uzumaki & Sasuke Uchiha (From: Naruto)
- Kaito Kuroba & Aoko Nakamori (From: Magic Kaito)
Editor's "Bonds Forever" Commentary 🤝
First Place! No surprise! It's Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia! This pair of love-hate (?) osananajimi, from admiration, bullying, rivalry to gradually understanding and fighting side-by-side, their complex and profound relationship is truly the core贯穿 of the entire work! Kacchan's tsundere way of caring is really something~ 💥
Second place is Rui Kamishiro and Nene Kusanagi from Wonderlands x Showtime in Project SEKAI! Childhood friends chasing their stage dreams together, that's just too precious! The four-person group from Leo/need in the same work, Ichika, Saki, Honami, Shiho, also made the list (11th place). As expected, childhood friends playing music together is the very definition of youth! 🎶
Third place, Holy Roman Empire and (Chibitalia) Italy from Hetalia... Sob, this pair brings tears of nostalgia, the weight of history QQ. Eighth place, England and France, are also representatives of a tangled fate (?) since childhood w
Haikyuu!! is basically a paradise for osananajimi! Nekoma's brainy duo Kenma and Kuroo (4th), Karasuno's Tsukishima and Yamaguchi (12th), Aoba Johsai's Oikawa and Iwaizumi (14th, A-un trust!), each pair showcases the irreplaceable默契 and support between childhood friends! 🏐
Sixth place, the trio of Eren, Mikasa, and Armin from Attack on Titan... Growing up together in Shiganshina District, experiencing the destruction of their homes, the残酷 battles inside and outside the walls... Their bond, which transcends friendship and love, is heavy and profound...
The national childhood friend CPs! Seventh place, Shinichi and Ran from Detective Conan! And fifteenth place, Heiji and Kazuha! These two pairs are practically the典范 of osananajimi romance (even if the progress bar often makes people anxious w), that feeling of "I understand you best in the whole world" is so sweet! ❤️
Ninth place! The Joui Four! Gintoki, Takasugi, Katsura from Gintama! Although they grew up with different ideals and even crossed swords, those youthful days of studying together at the Matsushita Village School and experiencing the Joui War together are a bond that can never be erased from their hearts!
And others like Naruto and Sasuke from Naruto (19th, another peak of love-hate!), Kaito and Aoko from Magic Kaito (20th, bickering lovers are just sweet!)... Every pair has their own unique story and charm!
Who is Your Osananajimi First Love? Come Share!
After looking through this list full of various emotional bonds, have you also remembered the most important osananajimi pair in your heart?
- Which pair (or group) of osananajimi is your No.1?
- What kind of relationship between osananajimi do you like the most? (Pure love fluff? Love-hate rivalry? Quietly protecting? Best partners?)
- Which other classic osananajimi combinations that didn't make the list do you think are the biggest omissions?
