Super Official Anime Discussion Thread

[Aeolus451]

Ka-pi96 said:

pokoko said:
Romance does not need to be shoehorned into anything if it's not in the author's vision for the characters. Simple as that. Working with the opposite sex does not have to develop into anything beyond camaraderie. In fact, it would really be a lot more unnatural if everyone paired up like they're at a mixer.

That's all well and good except it's often heavily hinted that there are feelings between two characters, they just never actually act on them. If they don't want romance between characters then they shouldn't keep hinting at it and never delivering

Exactly.  

That happens in every genre of anime. It's like they want flirt with the idea of the characters dating but nothing ever happens. From the harem stuff to the SOL or sports. It's the same. 

The only anime I can think of off the top of my head where the character's relationship progresses is Parasyte: The Maxim

 In Naruto why the hell hasn't Naruto started to date Hinata yet