[Discussion] Female Friendships

[anenko.livejournal.com]

halfamoon has seen stories and vids about many interesting women from various fandoms over the past few days. I'm thrilled to see that so many people are willing to celebrate female characters in fandom!

I'd be interested in hearing about some of your favourite female friendships (or sisters, or partners; even rivals will do!). Give me examples of series where two (or more) women regularly interact, and share more in common than a man.

I'll start:



I absolutely love Kyoko and Moko from the manga Skip Beat! Their friendship and earlier rivalry is in no way related to the men in their lives. Kyoko and Moko's understanding and appreciation of one another comes about through their acting, and their enforced partnership in the "Love Me" section of their agency. Neither of them have much experience with friendship, and Moko and Kyoko clash, misunderstand one another, and have to constantly work at being friends. But there's no doubt that they really *are* friends. See the story arc beginning in chapter 24 for a good example of why these two are great together.

Tohru, Uo, and Hana from Fruits Basket are another example of strong female friendship. They were friends long before the series began, and all three girls understand and care for one another deeply. They saved one another from difficult times in the past, and are always looking out for one another.

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[humanalias.livejournal.com]

I always loved Ino and Sakura's friendship, when I read it in the tournament arc. Do they address it more in later chapters?

[sarasusa.livejournal.com]

It's been a while since I've reread the Naruto manga, but I feel like some of the tension between them has faded after a few years (in Shippuden), so they're able to be more companionable with each other...I should go back and look.