kyuuketsuki wrote:
I'm bored and wanting to procrastinate... So here is my two cents...
First off, there is no doubt in my mind that Ran and Shinichi will get together at the end.
That being said... this is how I feel about it...
Personally I think Ai x Conan is the better match up.
My reasons:
1) Conan is the only person Ai opens up to
- that requires a certain degree of trust
2) Conan doesn't have to explain anything to Ai, she already knows it all
- I'm sure Ran will be pissed that Shinichi never said anything to her, and it will lead to a few arguments. Possibly with shinichi ending up in the hospital.
3) I'm not saying Ran isn't smart, but... Ai/Shiho is an accomplished chemist at the age of 18... I mean really, the girl is a genius.
- Shinichi is the same, an accomplished detective at the age of 17. And my personal theory is smart couples make smart kids. 2 smart people can only have a smart child (providing there is no genetic defect or problem in childbirth)
Now, as I have said, I think this would be the better couple, but I doubt Gosho will do that. Still would be nice to see.
1) I'm not sure Ai is all that much more open with Shinichi than she is with the professor. Furthermore, in terms of why she is open with either of them, it's less an issue of trust than the circumstances they are in.
2) Not sure why having a couple arguments is a bad thing, so long as it all turns out in the end. Ran's also demonstrated her willingness to trust and accept Shinichi before, so a confrontation isn't even certain.
3) Ai and Conan are indeed very accomplished within their fields, but then again so is Ran. But as for how they developed those competences themselves, I'd say that was more a product of their respective environments than genetics (at the least, I'd assert that genetics isn't a sure thing. Take Akemi for example; although I'm certain a very nice girl, I doubt you'd call her a genius on Shiho's level).
haibarakudo wrote:
Why Ai is so cold or like you said 'freezing'? Well, first of all the BO taught her to never show any emotions to anything and that some how became a habit but deep down she is very heartwarming...And secondly Ai definitely likes him as in the romantic type. (movie 4 where she confessed but then added just kidding. episode 335 where Yukiko pointed out that Ai stared at him 10 times already) And thirdly Ai knows alot more things about Shinichi than Ran eventhough Ran knew him longer......no offence but I really dunno why you think Shinran's love story is more interesting than any other anime/manga's love story. I mean Ran is just a ordianry girl who knows Karate and Shinichi is just a famous detective, both grew up together and both grew fond of each other. If you ask me, I think this is what I would call a dumb, pure naiive love story.....not interesting at all.....
Strange, I've never encountered anything which suggested that Ai knows more about Shinichi despite Ran having known him longer. For romance relevant stuff, have you got any 'lemon pie' level examples?
Anyway, as for how Ran x Shinichi is interesting, I've given a bit of thought about this. Now that I've discovered Detective Conan, Ran x Shinichi has actually become a schema of sorts for certain types of relationships in my mind, like my previous focus Shirley x Lelouch from Code Geass. First of all, I guess I'll admit that Ran x Shinichi probably isn't interesting from an 'outside' perspective; there's a strong aspect of loyalty or faithfulness, as if they couldn't even imagine themselves with someone else, so I you lose out on the ideas of 'she's a good catch' or 'he's a perfect boyfriend'; courtship just isn't an issue here. Instead, I am drawn by the 'inside' perspective, what they see in each other--because you can tell, just by the way they treat each other, that it's something (from their own perspectives) very powerful.
To put forth some of the thoughts I've had: to Ran, Shinichi is a role model, something of an anchor in terms of identity. As we saw in the Golden Apple case, Ran, despite her strength, is very sensitive about the idea of hurting others. With regards to why, I think maybe a defining aspect of this kind of character is that they don't see or put themselves above others. Regardless, the net result is that Ran lacks initiative, and is a bit afraid to put herself forward; so she's a bit frustrated with that, or trying to change it. So from this perspective look at Shinichi: strong, confident, speaks with conviction. He's passionate about what he does in a way that moves his whole life forward; he's never at a loss for what to do. For someone who struggles with blaming herself instead of others, he
must look cool, right? With all his theatrics about 'putting evil behind bars'. As a result, she emulates him--when Ran is faced with situations which make her doubt herself, other people, or the world, she thinks to herself 'what would Shinichi do?'. And as we've seen a couple times, she comes out dazzling.
With that said, I think overall, Shinichi as a role model is much more important to Ran than Shinichi as a lover. However, it's also true that status as a role model that makes him so attractive to her. Because Shinichi is someone she trusts and admires on such an inherent level, any attraction to other men will hardly register.
My thoughts on Shinichi are a bit less concrete. They're probably a bit interspersed with my own feelings. However, what I think is, to Shinichi, Ran is a miracle. An ordinary, but--more than that--beautiful (I don't mean (just) physically) person in the face of a world filled with murder, blackmail, adultery, suicide. Someone who has (personally!) confronted them and remains kind, gentle, warm. It isn't just the crimes themselves; as a detective, Shinichi must have a firm grasp of the psychology behind these actions. So it might be people like Ran, someone devoid of hate, deceit, arrogance or self-interest, that he feels are most worth protecting.
Sorry, that doesn't explain it well. Those are all mundane, logical, reality based things. What I want to say is that to Shinichi, Ran is something a bit profound. Listen to how he describes her (from the Memories of a First Love case): "She is strong, stubborn, but gentle and sensitive. She has everything in her."
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Well, hell. Okay, compositional copout here. Basically, I don't know what to say about that statement. I can't really explain it. All that's clear to me is that to Shinichi, Ran is something a little bit spiritual. And that's interesting, makes Detective Conan more interesting than a conventional romance manga because it's not about love, it's about how these characters' lives, their very
existence is changed by the presence of a single other person.
