My personal favorite duo is Itadori and Todo, because I was sparring with this guy and he was kinda destroying me and after we were done he asked me about my taste in woman and now we've been best friends for nearly 10 years now. You never know what life will throw at you lol 😆
Or Kenny and his swordd.... I mean Lietenant Kūsajishi was it? hahaha... There's great friendships in some of these mangas without it being a Protagonist Friendship... Like the Mádàrâ and Háshírámâ friendship....erm Violence Rivalry...ending in death...or what's Thought to be Death but actually a grand death transcending plan... NEVERMIND takes too long to classify beyond "Complex Friendly Rivalry + TeamUp power beneficial Friendships" or something... Yeah the Guy Kakashi, Shunsui Kyoraku, Being Naturally Complimentary to eachothers existences In That Field (usually) Combat... I guess we put the Gōjô Gètō gang up with them too then? hmm.... Theres a lot Im overlooking from... well EVERY OTHER STORY with Characters that are Conscious Lifeforms with Awareness of Others... Not Gonna put Winston Smith and Goldberg on that list though... since that was... nevermind... Not spoiling all the folks who dont Read anymore since its 2020s and blahblahTwitterBrainSyndromeEtc. or whatever.... I feel like a LOT of us could write disertations on the subject if we had the time to Remember EVERYTHING we Ever Watched... Luke and Han Solo BUT Anakin and Obiwan works better... See what I mean? : D (For one piece it SHOULD'VE Been Zoro and Sánjí... because which friendrival do you entrust to Murder you because your Eyebrows got wierd and android shenanigans so youre worried about protecting the ladies and food on your ship? Zoro... Because he'd Happily Murder that Twirlybrowed Freak for straight up Asking for it.... whilst ALSO Never Actually Connecting a strike with a blade with the powers of the King of Hell that Eats Souls touching it and can only be wielded by a King... NOW Im internally thinking about why its silly anyone tries to argue about Sánjí not being a King when he's knocked out a Yonko with Cooking Alone... and NO ONE Beats the Largest of Mothers' Tongue... unless she loses her memory... Then it only needs to be the Food she wanted without Quality issues still causing Destruction and changes to the Entire Land, which... Thank God theirs too much Sea in the One Piece World or stuff would've been detroyed way faster and way wierder by that person with that power... but then again without water I'd say a LOT of Fruits can Destroy the Planet WAY Too quickly... hmmm I need to go yeah? : D)
Aint going to lie. I was really hoping for Denji & Power to make top 3. Those two chaos gremlins are absolutely harlarious together. I have never before seen a pair of lunatics sharing the same brand of crazy so perfectly. And they really helped each other to grow as people. Denji gave up his wish to look after Power while she was suffering from PTSD, and Power gave her life to save Denji. These two were the ideal of friendship. I know that I'm overlooking Aki in all of this, but if we're limiting ourselves to just one-on-one friendships, then I have to advocate for Denji & Power -- The Devilish Duo.
I feel like you missed at least one honorable mention of Spike and Jett from Cowboy Bebop. The juxtaposition of their stories is truly fascinating. While Bebop is mostly about trying to catch the bounty of the week its also really intriguing to see how they came together. Spike being the former head hit man of the syndicate and Jet being a police officer being on two opposing sides but being so broken from being unable to move on from their pasts is comforting in a way that I wouldn't have predicted. Spike over Julia who was supposed to meet him and run away together sold him out in order to save both of their lives while Jett had his wife that left him. The way that Jett carries around that old school pocket watched that stopped to show that time stopped for him and the line where Spike says that he doesn't know if he is really alive since that fateful night. Then when the story does progress from just the bounty of the week you can see that Jett and Spike truly care for each other. Jett asking Spike if he was going there to die and Spike telling Jett that he was going there to see if he was actually alive. Jett understanding having to confront his past since he had already done so with his wife previously. You can see throughout the episode Spike just going through the entire organization and Jett juxtaposed on the ship knowing that his closest friend is on a suicide mission and how it will end up. It really is a story that kinda sticks with you. There is a reason that it is one of the greats even if it is a classic. On a side note the OST for Bebop fucking banger too. I know that has nothing to do with the friendship but the music fucking slaps and is probably one of my personal favorite OST's.
You should consider doing best father son type relationships in media. You have a ton of options: Trucks/Future Gohan, Fushiguro/Gojo, Grandpa Gohan/Goku, Kaneki/Arima, Bam/Jinsung Ha, Starlord/Yondu, Guy/Lee, Jiraya/Naruto. You know the relationships where a guy isn't your dad, but he's your daddy. It's similar to that student master relationship, but a little closer I think. I think you could have a field day with that one
Luke Anakin. Harry Snape. It can get wierd too right and Still be True... The Found/Step-Dad that MAY Never straight up Fully take on the Role when they're MAYBE A GodFather or something close to it in some ways... Shouldn't've said Harry Snape that's a bit too complicated... But thats only complicated like Gohan Piccolo without there being a goku around to prove it you know, and some unexplored lovetriangle shenanigans... Piccolo could never get that so...idunno? Stopping self now... : D
Gon and kilua are the best freindship ever literally its their friendship that kept me watching it and i mean i like the power system and all that but mainly their freindship
Ban actually did try to kill Meliodas because he thought it would bring Elaine back (grossly oversimplified explanation). But, Meliodas fought him and made him realize that killing him wouldn't bring Elaine back. It's actually a big part of what makes them such a good friendship. Meliodas NEVER holds it against him but Ban takes forever to forgive himself. It even comes back in the opposite way after Meliodas is giving in to his demon side because now Ban fights him to try and knock some sense into him.
Personally, my favorite friendship is Natsu and Gray. Pretty much the whole rivals turned to friends and friends still rivals. They'd do pretty much anything for each other and I love the dynamic they have. This was still a VALID list!
I really didn't like Naruto and Sasuke's friendship. Throughout Shippuden kinda felt like not only was Naruto trying to bring him back to the village, but he was also forcing him to be his friend. Like Sasuke kept trying to push him away and saying that he didn't like him anymore and Naruto was kind of being like "nope, I don't care, we're friends, you don't get to have any say in this, we have a bond and that's that, I know best."
Sasuke in valley of the end said naruto was like family to him and the only friends that could understand him because of that to pursue itachi he wanted to severe that bond but Naruto in shippuden says he won't let Sasuke break that connection
@@orpheemulemo8053 regardless of the reason, If a friend wants to severe their connection with you, you still need to respect their choice. same with break ups.
If they werent friends for 2 entire series, the equivalent of nearly 1400 chapters, it was NOT a "great" friendship. They really dont belong on this list with how many legitimately good friends there are. Like how are Naruto/Sasuke higher than Yuji/Todo?
Tbh I was hopin that Deku and Bakugou would at least be an honarable mention especially considering the 6th season. Other choices were great though, glad Melinda’s and Ban made it on there! Also just noticed that most of these pairs have one 3-4 letter basic names and the other being complex and dope
I was thinking about Ichigo and wondering who would be his best man, I used to think it could only be chad but now I see chad being more left on the sidelines and Uryu and Renji looking like they could easily take that role of best friend.
Yea I’m with you on that at the start of bleach it was more chad but now uryu is his like 2nd in command I’d still sorta say chads his bestie tho but coming into fights it’s more uryu
Definitely is Chad. Dude legit best up 5 dudes for Chad. Yeah Chad is sidelined because he doesn't have the power but those two are boys and would throw down for each other any day of the week
Another great one is Sunakawa and and Gouda from My Love Story. I know it's not the type of anime you usually talk about, but when I first saw the anime when it came out in 2015, it was so heartwarming. Sunakawa is attractive enough that tons of women are into him. That includers Rinko at first, however he decides to step aside and allow Gouda, his childhood friend, whose considerably less popular, to pursue Rinko instead, and the two became a couple. He's the ultimate wing man.
I think the biggest thing for me with meliodas and ban is that meliodas spent so much time suffering without many friends only looking for Elizabeth while everyone dies around him. Then he gets this incredible immortal friend who not only clicks perfectly with him, but can keep up and doesn't die.
If we want to bring bleach into it, id like to say itd be ichigo and chad, the level of respect those two have for each other is inspiring. Never losing their trust in the other's strength
I was just thinking about this video concept yesterday! I’d say the best friend in anime is early Luffy. (Maybe late Luffy too, not caught up) Right now, I’m having an issue where all my friends like/respect me too much. Nobody will help me become a better person, and they feel put down when I try to help them become better. Luffy is the kind of straight-up G who will sacrifice his friendship to help a friend. Kobe says it’s his dream to become a marine? Luffy doesn’t act supportive the way people do irl. He says you’re too much of a coward, and then helps Kobe become the kind of person he needs to be in order to reach that dream. Without that nudge, where would Kobe be now? Nami has an awful home/family life? Not Luffy’s business. He couldn’t fight her battle until she was ready to come around/ask for his help. Otherwise she wouldn’t be able to change/grow. Explaining via text blows, sorry for the rant
Another thing about gon and killua is the nen needle kills brother put in his head and how destroyed kill was at the idea that if he didn’t change his perception of how to deal with battles he would never see his best friend again and he destroys one last insurance policy of his family risking a lot just so he could be there for gon because the idea of not being there scared him that much
Luffy and Bon Clay as honorable mention, i would change out Naruto and Sasuke for Yusuke and Kuwabara, and soooo GLAD you didn't put Midoriya and Bakugo on this list
I was really hoping to see Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun on here. While the Stampede remake hasn’t gone into their friendship much yet, their friendship in the OG anime and manga is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Either way I really liked your list, and absolutely no one is surprised that Gon and Killua are number 1. Even if you have bias they still deserve the number 1 spot.
Idk if they technically count as anime but I really love Rebecca and David’s dynamic in edgerunners it may be mainly fueled by one wants to sleep with the other but it’s heartwarming that Rebecca is both respectful of David’s relationship and always has his back the best example is near the ending when David is going crazy she is still there for him she could have left and survived that night but she didn’t
If we're talking favorite friendships in Shonen, than it's probably Gon and Killua followed by Yusuke and all of Team Uremeshi. But I do also love the friendship between Tomo and Jun in Tomochan in a Girl.
My personal favorite Duo is koroku and taigami from koroku's basketball. Whenever Taigami becomes a hot head koroku is calm and collected and knows how to calm him down. And the first time we saw koroku cry, taigami stepped up and became his rock
Great list, largely agree! But, to me, it's actually criminal to forget Miria & Isaac from Baccano!, at least as an honorable mention. I know that canonically they're referred to briefly as "lovers" once, but there's not even a hint of romance between them shown. Just as some of these characters are friends first and rivals second, they're most certainly friends first & lovers second (if at all). They're too precious & entertaining to not get a mention one way or another, imo. Kiruko & Maru from Tengoku Daimakyō may have deserved an honorable mention as well, but not a place in the top 10--due to less screen-time than the rest of the top 10 & spoiler-related reasons. Personally, I'd honorably mention Vash & Wolfwood as well, though "friends" may be somewhat of a stretch for them. Thought of Mugen & Jin as well, but they're definitely rivals 😂 Fun topic tho, thanks for the vid!
This is probably bait, but eh, I'll bite. I have to disagree with you there, at least in part. Gundam, at least from how I've always gathered, is about how conflict ruins lives and violence begets violence. But the one congruent amongst almost all gundam series is that the only thing that keeps people sane in the horrors of war is friendship and love. Amuro/Frau, Amuro and Quattro, Kamille and Fa(yes they fall in love later, but i mean in the confines of zeta), Judau and Beecha, Mika and Orga, and finally Suletta and Miorine(again yes they fall in love in the end but their relationship is initially based on how much they care about each other.) Hell, Mikas tragic end comes from the fact that he loses Orga and gives in to his inner monster, Lupus Rex is the shape that monster takes. So tldr I guess it *is* about the violence and tragedy of war. It's also equally about souls finding little moments of peace in that violence and relying upon each other.
@@isaiahmontanez3105 I think it’s more focused on connection than friendship. I honestly never got the vibe that these connections were really friendships all that much. The friendships aren’t hugely fleshed out, although the closest is Char and Amuro, as they actually seem to have more of a friendship relationship than Amuro and say Hayato. I hope that makes sense. But yeah you do have a point. And I was mainly referring to UC, the other series are way more focused on friendship like with Gundam SEED, IBO and Witch from Mercury.
Did Yusuke and Kuwabara not have enough screen time to justify their friendship being here? You mentioned their friendship before the rankings but surely they would've qualified, yeah? That reaction from Yusuke when Toguro "kills" Kuwabara is some of the rawest shit I've seen in anime. That moment alone would put them in my top 10 list, but obviously this isn't my list. lol
My personal favourite is Johnny and Gyro jus cos they were always there and were willing to sacrifice their lives for each other. Plus they have really good chemistry like the whole "pizza mozarella" skit that Gyro asked Johnny to rate and Johnny just glazed the hell outta Gyro.
Fun vid man, thank you. I imagine you could do a handful of vids based on this concept. Shout out to my hommies Yusuke and Kuwabara. Also, if brothers count as best friends, them Elric boys could make a list. Lol also, can you be besties with a pocket monster?
Natsu and Happy from Fairy Tail not being on this list is just criminal. I mean, it’s literally the power of friendship anime. Crazy it’s not here at all
Friendships from Gintama are incredible. In my opinion they like easily be in the list for example gintoki and kastura or tosshi and sougo, even gintoki and takashugi have great chemistry together.
Luffy's best friendship in the Straw Hats is Usopp, no question about it. Although it's moreso pre-timeskip it's still gotta be up there, second to Nami (really think about that one)
I would pick gojo and geto like bro where gojo said "my six eyes tell me your suguru geto, but my soul does not" that line hits hard... And also "He was my besfriend, my one and only"
dude, not to be that guy but Gyro Zeppeli is not named after the food gyro, he is named after a gyroscope/gyrating (y'know the spinney things) so his name is pronounced J-eye-ro. Great placement of Gyro and Johnny's friendship though.
Came looking for Goten/Trunks. Also, Goku/Krillin. They were so close that Goku proved a legend real when Krillin was killed. There are more DB ones, too!
I'm so glad that someone understands Bleach. Everyone says the plot is terrible because there's no goal. There is, it's just not a finite goal. And they all have the same goal. When one of them gets in trouble, all of the rest of them go help. Also, Natsu and Happy. Fairytail is all based on the power of friendship and you forget Natsu and Happy.
Well I think by forgetting kakashi and might guy I will accept retribution in making a top ten lovers in anime or top ten couples in anime sounds better for the algorithm
I would really love to see you do a ranking video of characters who fight without powers from various shows that have powers (Rock Lee + Gai, Todo Fushiguro, etc)
6:23 as a One Piece fan luffy and Zoro till the end my friend there relationship hasn’t changed at all from the jump I think they deserve to be on this list specially after the kuma arc were reading that old scene when he takes luffys pain so he doesn’t die might come back up when luffy needs to save him and I can’t wait 💯 there putting a lot of tho into kuma so who knows but they have been tho a lot together even when Sanji left and Nami and Robbin he still remained
But i agree 😂 luffy just is cool with everyone it be between Zoro and Sabo cause there brothers at this point but hey I’d definitely watch a luffy top 10 friends idk about anyone else 😂😭😭😂💯💯
I absolutely need to spend a word for Bojji and Kage. They have a wonderful chemistry togeter and the love and support they show each other makes me tear up every time I see them in any situation :)
Idk where but Goten and Trunks, but they’re an honorable mention imo, mainly since they’re practically always drawn together after the tournament introducing Babbidi. Although I don’t begrudge it, since Luffy has a bigger friend pool then most manga have characters, I think Naruto has a good pool to consider as well with the Konoha 13. With Haikyuu!! I also want to mention Asashi and Nishinoya, but I’m also in the camp of, “oh they definitely are closeted lovers.” Then also, another “cheating but I don’t care” is the Elric Brothers.
If I was going to pick a strawhat to make this list it would be Zoro and Luffy. It becomes more apparent in Wano and Egghead with their friendship and the respect they have for each other. But I understand why not put any of them on.
This list should've had 15 to 20 spots for ranking all the other friendships like Natsu and Happy, Roy Mustang and Maes Hughes, Josuke and Okuyasu, Shikamaru and Choji, Itachi and Shisui, Itachi and Kisame, Boruto and Mitsuki, and of course, Kakashi and Guy.
I can't believe no Doctor Stone mentions were made. Senku and Taiju. Kinro and Ginro. Tsukasa and Senku. Chrome and Keseki. The list of characters is pretty good
Killua: *looking at Gon with his situational ethics threatening to kill an innocent girl to get revenge* That right there, is my sunlight☀️ *and they were roommates*
Bruh, if we let the strawhats into the list, I garantee you, THE MOST UPPER SPOTS WOULD BE JUST FILLED WITH LUFFY AND ANOTHER FRIEND, LIKE GOD DAMN! Luffy's just good at making awsome and loyal friends!
WHOA! NO WAY! Nick is actually saying this is just an opinion and that he doesn't know all there is to know about anime and that sometimes his opinions are just that, opinions, and not fact? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OUR NICK, YOU SENSIBLE DOPPLEGANGER!?
My personal favorite is Natsu and Happy. Dispirite having 0 strength happy has never hesitated in supporting natsu n understands him perfectly, natsu could say "hay imma run the pockets of this immortal deity coz he looled at me funny. Wanna come" happy would just say "Ya why not" 🤣🤣. I would have put it around the 10 to 6.
Posible video idea, i don't know if you've done it yet but your top 10 power systems in anime (like the different powers and energy's used as power sources)
I think it may not be one of the best shown friendships, but my favorite is Zoro and Sanji. Are they rivals and never see eye to eye? Yes. Do they actually hold disdain for each other? No. It is never really showed that they are pushing each other, as it is in many anime, but I believe they are pushing each other to be better. I also thing their friendship is more genuine to how make friendships are. Insulting and trying to prove you are the "better man" in whatever situation and always mocking each other, but at the end of the day, you would kill for each other. I agree that Gon and Killua are the best friendship, but Sanji and Zoro would easily be my #2.
I definitely understand not including Luffy, and i honestly might not as well, but the only option to match with Luffy is Zoro. He was the first crewmate, the first person to dedicate themselves to Luffy entirely. And while Zoro hasnt given up his dream, he now has a different motivation to achieve it (mainly) being to help Luffy attain his goal. Sanji and Luffy obviously have a great relationship as well but its missing the little extra punch (and im not discrediting Sanji, hes literally my favorite character in the series). Finally Sabo doesnt fit the criteria, blood or not they are brothers, just like Luffy and Ace, so maybe if youre talking about dedicated siblings, but not friends
@@khanbw yeah, but just like he said if theyre moreso rivals then friends he wouldnt include them, i’d say theyre more brothers than friends so i wouldn’t include Luffy and Sabo
You forgot to mention these awesome friendships: 1. Seigaku Golden Pair Kikumaru & Oishi (Prince of Tennis) 2. Team Rocket's Jesse and James (Pokemon) 3. Digidestined & their Digimon 4. Yoh & Manta ( Shaman King)
Hey a little constructive criticism it would be great if you changed the background music up a little more I hear the same tunes in all of your videos and it gets a little grading but that might just be me content is still good none the less
My personal favorite duo is Itadori and Todo, because I was sparring with this guy and he was kinda destroying me and after we were done he asked me about my taste in woman and now we've been best friends for nearly 10 years now. You never know what life will throw at you lol 😆
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Truly the greatest bromance in fiction. Made even funnier by Todo’s imaginary best friendship translating into some amazing team work with Itadori.
The best friendship in anime is Orochimaru and Hisoka; they both lovw young talents.😊😮💨
@Masarreen this comment is just what I was thinking of! 😂
sankyu so much besto friendooo~~
If you are thinking of adding Bleach, Instead of stressing out on who to put with Ichigo, just do Shunsui and Ukitake... 😆
Dam you snapped with this one!!
Or Kenny and his swordd.... I mean Lietenant Kūsajishi was it? hahaha...
There's great friendships in some of these mangas without it being a Protagonist Friendship...
Like the Mádàrâ and Háshírámâ friendship....erm Violence Rivalry...ending in death...or what's Thought to be Death but actually a grand death transcending plan... NEVERMIND takes too long to classify beyond "Complex Friendly Rivalry + TeamUp power beneficial Friendships" or something... Yeah the Guy Kakashi, Shunsui Kyoraku, Being Naturally Complimentary to eachothers existences In That Field (usually) Combat...
I guess we put the Gōjô Gètō gang up with them too then? hmm....
Theres a lot Im overlooking from... well EVERY OTHER STORY with Characters that are Conscious Lifeforms with Awareness of Others...
Not Gonna put Winston Smith and Goldberg on that list though... since that was... nevermind... Not spoiling all the folks who dont Read anymore since its 2020s and blahblahTwitterBrainSyndromeEtc. or whatever....
I feel like a LOT of us could write disertations on the subject if we had the time to Remember EVERYTHING we Ever Watched...
Luke and Han Solo
BUT Anakin and Obiwan works better...
See what I mean? : D
(For one piece it SHOULD'VE Been Zoro and Sánjí... because which friendrival do you entrust to Murder you because your Eyebrows got wierd and android shenanigans so youre worried about protecting the ladies and food on your ship? Zoro... Because he'd Happily Murder that Twirlybrowed Freak for straight up Asking for it.... whilst ALSO Never Actually Connecting a strike with a blade with the powers of the King of Hell that Eats Souls touching it and can only be wielded by a King... NOW Im internally thinking about why its silly anyone tries to argue about Sánjí not being a King when he's knocked out a Yonko with Cooking Alone... and NO ONE Beats the Largest of Mothers' Tongue... unless she loses her memory... Then it only needs to be the Food she wanted without Quality issues still causing Destruction and changes to the Entire Land, which... Thank God theirs too much Sea in the One Piece World or stuff would've been detroyed way faster and way wierder by that person with that power... but then again without water I'd say a LOT of Fruits can Destroy the Planet WAY Too quickly... hmmm I need to go yeah? : D)
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Aint going to lie. I was really hoping for Denji & Power to make top 3. Those two chaos gremlins are absolutely harlarious together. I have never before seen a pair of lunatics sharing the same brand of crazy so perfectly. And they really helped each other to grow as people. Denji gave up his wish to look after Power while she was suffering from PTSD, and Power gave her life to save Denji. These two were the ideal of friendship. I know that I'm overlooking Aki in all of this, but if we're limiting ourselves to just one-on-one friendships, then I have to advocate for Denji & Power -- The Devilish Duo.
I feel like you missed at least one honorable mention of Spike and Jett from Cowboy Bebop. The juxtaposition of their stories is truly fascinating. While Bebop is mostly about trying to catch the bounty of the week its also really intriguing to see how they came together. Spike being the former head hit man of the syndicate and Jet being a police officer being on two opposing sides but being so broken from being unable to move on from their pasts is comforting in a way that I wouldn't have predicted. Spike over Julia who was supposed to meet him and run away together sold him out in order to save both of their lives while Jett had his wife that left him. The way that Jett carries around that old school pocket watched that stopped to show that time stopped for him and the line where Spike says that he doesn't know if he is really alive since that fateful night. Then when the story does progress from just the bounty of the week you can see that Jett and Spike truly care for each other. Jett asking Spike if he was going there to die and Spike telling Jett that he was going there to see if he was actually alive. Jett understanding having to confront his past since he had already done so with his wife previously. You can see throughout the episode Spike just going through the entire organization and Jett juxtaposed on the ship knowing that his closest friend is on a suicide mission and how it will end up.
It really is a story that kinda sticks with you. There is a reason that it is one of the greats even if it is a classic. On a side note the OST for Bebop fucking banger too. I know that has nothing to do with the friendship but the music fucking slaps and is probably one of my personal favorite OST's.
They do deserve a spot for sure
You should consider doing best father son type relationships in media. You have a ton of options: Trucks/Future Gohan, Fushiguro/Gojo, Grandpa Gohan/Goku, Kaneki/Arima, Bam/Jinsung Ha, Starlord/Yondu, Guy/Lee, Jiraya/Naruto. You know the relationships where a guy isn't your dad, but he's your daddy. It's similar to that student master relationship, but a little closer I think. I think you could have a field day with that one
Ace/ Whitebeard, Luffy/ Shanks
Luke Anakin. Harry Snape. It can get wierd too right and Still be True...
The Found/Step-Dad that MAY Never straight up Fully take on the Role when they're MAYBE A GodFather or something close to it in some ways... Shouldn't've said Harry Snape that's a bit too complicated... But thats only complicated like Gohan Piccolo without there being a goku around to prove it you know, and some unexplored lovetriangle shenanigans... Piccolo could never get that so...idunno? Stopping self now... : D
One of my favourite recurring beats in Black Clover is the smug look on Yuno's face whenever Asta proves the haters wrong.
Gon and kilua are the best freindship ever literally its their friendship that kept me watching it and i mean i like the power system and all that but mainly their freindship
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bro found no interest in the spiders, hisoka, and chrollo
Ban actually did try to kill Meliodas because he thought it would bring Elaine back (grossly oversimplified explanation). But, Meliodas fought him and made him realize that killing him wouldn't bring Elaine back. It's actually a big part of what makes them such a good friendship. Meliodas NEVER holds it against him but Ban takes forever to forgive himself. It even comes back in the opposite way after Meliodas is giving in to his demon side because now Ban fights him to try and knock some sense into him.
Honestly I feel like alibaba and Aladdin is a great duo, they are the best of buds and even when they are apart, their friendship never faltered
Yes I agree. But I think he's doing more mainstream anime
@@brandonharrison60162 yeah sadly some hidden gems will be forgotten
I knew you would have our best boys in number 1! I love them so much! More hunterxhunter stuff please!
Not having Joey and Yugi feels wrong. Especially when Joey got mind controlled by Marik, Yugi helped break the mind control.
Yugioh season 0 has entered the chat lol 😆
I wanted this to be on the list, but I kind of knew it probably wouldn't be. I'd put it at number one tbh.
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I can't believe you included Johnny and Gyro! I was hopping for it but doubted you would include them, thanks for proving me wrong.
Personally, my favorite friendship is Natsu and Gray. Pretty much the whole rivals turned to friends and friends still rivals. They'd do pretty much anything for each other and I love the dynamic they have. This was still a VALID list!
Natsu and Happy tops
Sure nastu and gray are friends but they are not rivals because nasty will wipe the floor with gray due to power of friendship
wait I dont remember was gray lacking in his Power of Friendship Points or something? poor deuteragonist rivaling a protagonist... @@roronoaDzoro1111
Might be wierd for this take, but Karma and Nagisa have always been one of my favorite friendships
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I really didn't like Naruto and Sasuke's friendship. Throughout Shippuden kinda felt like not only was Naruto trying to bring him back to the village, but he was also forcing him to be his friend. Like Sasuke kept trying to push him away and saying that he didn't like him anymore and Naruto was kind of being like "nope, I don't care, we're friends, you don't get to have any say in this, we have a bond and that's that, I know best."
Sasuke in valley of the end said naruto was like family to him and the only friends that could understand him because of that to pursue itachi he wanted to severe that bond but Naruto in shippuden says he won't let Sasuke break that connection
@@orpheemulemo8053 regardless of the reason, If a friend wants to severe their connection with you, you still need to respect their choice. same with break ups.
If they werent friends for 2 entire series, the equivalent of nearly 1400 chapters, it was NOT a "great" friendship. They really dont belong on this list with how many legitimately good friends there are. Like how are Naruto/Sasuke higher than Yuji/Todo?
Tbh I was hopin that Deku and Bakugou would at least be an honarable mention especially considering the 6th season. Other choices were great though, glad Melinda’s and Ban made it on there!
Also just noticed that most of these pairs have one 3-4 letter basic names and the other being complex and dope
Hair cut looks good tbh
I was thinking about Ichigo and wondering who would be his best man, I used to think it could only be chad but now I see chad being more left on the sidelines and Uryu and Renji looking like they could easily take that role of best friend.
No, always Chad
Yea I’m with you on that at the start of bleach it was more chad but now uryu is his like 2nd in command I’d still sorta say chads his bestie tho but coming into fights it’s more uryu
Definitely is Chad. Dude legit best up 5 dudes for Chad. Yeah Chad is sidelined because he doesn't have the power but those two are boys and would throw down for each other any day of the week
Yusuke and Kuwabara. I love their chaotic friendship.
Call me old fashioned, but I liked all of the sailor scouts friendships. They defined what it means to be someone’s ride or die.
When I saw this film i instantly new that nick will pick gon and killua as the 1 place . I LOVE THEM TOO ❤❤❤
Another great one is Sunakawa and and Gouda from My Love Story. I know it's not the type of anime you usually talk about, but when I first saw the anime when it came out in 2015, it was so heartwarming. Sunakawa is attractive enough that tons of women are into him. That includers Rinko at first, however he decides to step aside and allow Gouda, his childhood friend, whose considerably less popular, to pursue Rinko instead, and the two became a couple. He's the ultimate wing man.
Yeah also that scene where Gouda kisses Sunakawa
I think the biggest thing for me with meliodas and ban is that meliodas spent so much time suffering without many friends only looking for Elizabeth while everyone dies around him. Then he gets this incredible immortal friend who not only clicks perfectly with him, but can keep up and doesn't die.
If we want to bring bleach into it, id like to say itd be ichigo and chad, the level of respect those two have for each other is inspiring. Never losing their trust in the other's strength
They have so little screen time, though.
I'd say Ichigo and Rukia easily
"I cant imagine chad losing" 🗿
I was just thinking about this video concept yesterday! I’d say the best friend in anime is early Luffy. (Maybe late Luffy too, not caught up)
Right now, I’m having an issue where all my friends like/respect me too much. Nobody will help me become a better person, and they feel put down when I try to help them become better.
Luffy is the kind of straight-up G who will sacrifice his friendship to help a friend.
Kobe says it’s his dream to become a marine? Luffy doesn’t act supportive the way people do irl. He says you’re too much of a coward, and then helps Kobe become the kind of person he needs to be in order to reach that dream. Without that nudge, where would Kobe be now?
Nami has an awful home/family life? Not Luffy’s business. He couldn’t fight her battle until she was ready to come around/ask for his help. Otherwise she wouldn’t be able to change/grow.
Explaining via text blows, sorry for the rant
Look at the bright side. If this video does well, you can do best friendships in anime 2 electric boogaloo and list best friends of 3-5 people 🤣
Another thing about gon and killua is the nen needle kills brother put in his head and how destroyed kill was at the idea that if he didn’t change his perception of how to deal with battles he would never see his best friend again and he destroys one last insurance policy of his family risking a lot just so he could be there for gon because the idea of not being there scared him that much
Ikr
Luffy and Bon Clay as honorable mention, i would change out Naruto and Sasuke for Yusuke and Kuwabara, and soooo GLAD you didn't put Midoriya and Bakugo on this list
I HOPE that Ban and Meliodus is here. They are amazing friends who (literally) to through hell (and purgatory) for each other
I was really hoping to see Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun on here. While the Stampede remake hasn’t gone into their friendship much yet, their friendship in the OG anime and manga is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Either way I really liked your list, and absolutely no one is surprised that Gon and Killua are number 1. Even if you have bias they still deserve the number 1 spot.
Idk if they technically count as anime but I really love Rebecca and David’s dynamic in edgerunners it may be mainly fueled by one wants to sleep with the other but it’s heartwarming that Rebecca is both respectful of David’s relationship and always has his back the best example is near the ending when David is going crazy she is still there for him she could have left and survived that night but she didn’t
If we're talking favorite friendships in Shonen, than it's probably Gon and Killua followed by Yusuke and all of Team Uremeshi. But I do also love the friendship between Tomo and Jun in Tomochan in a Girl.
My personal favorite Duo is koroku and taigami from koroku's basketball. Whenever Taigami becomes a hot head koroku is calm and collected and knows how to calm him down. And the first time we saw koroku cry, taigami stepped up and became his rock
it's just too bad the internet won't allow any of these characters to "just be friends"
IKR!!!😢😢
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I think that deserved at least honorable mention is Goku and Krillin during Dragon Ball, DB showed their friendship wayyyy more than DBZ/GT/S ever did
Great list, largely agree! But, to me, it's actually criminal to forget Miria & Isaac from Baccano!, at least as an honorable mention. I know that canonically they're referred to briefly as "lovers" once, but there's not even a hint of romance between them shown. Just as some of these characters are friends first and rivals second, they're most certainly friends first & lovers second (if at all). They're too precious & entertaining to not get a mention one way or another, imo.
Kiruko & Maru from Tengoku Daimakyō may have deserved an honorable mention as well, but not a place in the top 10--due to less screen-time than the rest of the top 10 & spoiler-related reasons. Personally, I'd honorably mention Vash & Wolfwood as well, though "friends" may be somewhat of a stretch for them. Thought of Mugen & Jin as well, but they're definitely rivals
😂 Fun topic tho, thanks for the vid!
0:13 Gundam is definitely not about friendship. It’s about war and how humans will always have conflict
This is probably bait, but eh, I'll bite.
I have to disagree with you there, at least in part. Gundam, at least from how I've always gathered, is about how conflict ruins lives and violence begets violence. But the one congruent amongst almost all gundam series is that the only thing that keeps people sane in the horrors of war is friendship and love. Amuro/Frau, Amuro and Quattro, Kamille and Fa(yes they fall in love later, but i mean in the confines of zeta), Judau and Beecha, Mika and Orga, and finally Suletta and Miorine(again yes they fall in love in the end but their relationship is initially based on how much they care about each other.) Hell, Mikas tragic end comes from the fact that he loses Orga and gives in to his inner monster, Lupus Rex is the shape that monster takes.
So tldr I guess it *is* about the violence and tragedy of war. It's also equally about souls finding little moments of peace in that violence and relying upon each other.
@@isaiahmontanez3105 I think it’s more focused on connection than friendship. I honestly never got the vibe that these connections were really friendships all that much. The friendships aren’t hugely fleshed out, although the closest is Char and Amuro, as they actually seem to have more of a friendship relationship than Amuro and say Hayato. I hope that makes sense. But yeah you do have a point.
And I was mainly referring to UC, the other series are way more focused on friendship like with Gundam SEED, IBO and Witch from Mercury.
Friendship between guys is:
"Hey I have the same interests as you."
"I will literally die for you."
Just so simple and pure
I didn't get it can you explain? Is it a joke about gon and killua or something more general?
@@sevgilikitaplarm4364 Men are extremely simple, that's it
Did Yusuke and Kuwabara not have enough screen time to justify their friendship being here? You mentioned their friendship before the rankings but surely they would've qualified, yeah? That reaction from Yusuke when Toguro "kills" Kuwabara is some of the rawest shit I've seen in anime. That moment alone would put them in my top 10 list, but obviously this isn't my list. lol
My personal favourite is Johnny and Gyro jus cos they were always there and were willing to sacrifice their lives for each other. Plus they have really good chemistry like the whole "pizza mozarella" skit that Gyro asked Johnny to rate and Johnny just glazed the hell outta Gyro.
Honorable mention to Ichigo and Chad. They don't need to hang out or talk much, but they WILL step into ANY fight for each other no questions asked.
Fun vid man, thank you. I imagine you could do a handful of vids based on this concept. Shout out to my hommies Yusuke and Kuwabara.
Also, if brothers count as best friends, them Elric boys could make a list.
Lol also, can you be besties with a pocket monster?
Outlaw Star’s Gene and Jim. Great chemistry and respect. They also get the older and younger brother dynamic right. Felt sincere.
Natsu and Happy from Fairy Tail not being on this list is just criminal. I mean, it’s literally the power of friendship anime. Crazy it’s not here at all
Thank you for including hinata and kageyama.
I love when haikyuu gets the respect it deserves
This is why I love you man. HxH being in the top spot all the time!
Friendships from Gintama are incredible. In my opinion they like easily be in the list for example gintoki and kastura or tosshi and sougo, even gintoki and takashugi have great chemistry together.
Keep up the awesome work and videos Nick love the video
Luffy's best friendship in the Straw Hats is Usopp, no question about it. Although it's moreso pre-timeskip it's still gotta be up there, second to Nami (really think about that one)
Well now you have to do the Best 3 people friendships
I would pick gojo and geto like bro where gojo said "my six eyes tell me your suguru geto, but my soul does not" that line hits hard... And also "He was my besfriend, my one and only"
dude, not to be that guy but Gyro Zeppeli is not named after the food gyro, he is named after a gyroscope/gyrating (y'know the spinney things) so his name is pronounced J-eye-ro. Great placement of Gyro and Johnny's friendship though.
It probably doesn’t deserve to be on a top 10 list, but Yuuki and Asuna (Sword Art Online) will always be a personal favorite of mine.
VERY shocked that Goten & Trunks and Natsu & Happy didn’t make the list. Maybe he could do a part 2 with all the suggested comments.
Came looking for Goten/Trunks. Also, Goku/Krillin. They were so close that Goku proved a legend real when Krillin was killed. There are more DB ones, too!
I feel like Kirito and Eugeo should have been considered for the list too, it’s so hard to come up with just 10, nice job!
I'm so glad that someone understands Bleach. Everyone says the plot is terrible because there's no goal. There is, it's just not a finite goal. And they all have the same goal. When one of them gets in trouble, all of the rest of them go help. Also, Natsu and Happy. Fairytail is all based on the power of friendship and you forget Natsu and Happy.
Buddy said Natsu and happy before Natsu n lucy
To say he understands bleach is a overstatement.
I completely agree with your number one pick HxH is one of my top 3
Yoh Asukura and Rin/Lin from shaman king. They actually have an extremely close dynamic to Gon and Killua.
Well I think by forgetting kakashi and might guy I will accept retribution in making a top ten lovers in anime or top ten couples in anime sounds better for the algorithm
I would really love to see you do a ranking video of characters who fight without powers from various shows that have powers (Rock Lee + Gai, Todo Fushiguro, etc)
Surprised not to hear about Eren and Armin. That’s a solid friendship….
Nah eren has to much of murder boner
Great vid guy
6:23 as a One Piece fan luffy and Zoro till the end my friend there relationship hasn’t changed at all from the jump I think they deserve to be on this list specially after the kuma arc were reading that old scene when he takes luffys pain so he doesn’t die might come back up when luffy needs to save him and I can’t wait 💯 there putting a lot of tho into kuma so who knows but they have been tho a lot together even when Sanji left and Nami and Robbin he still remained
But i agree 😂 luffy just is cool with everyone it be between Zoro and Sabo cause there brothers at this point but hey I’d definitely watch a luffy top 10 friends idk about anyone else 😂😭😭😂💯💯
I absolutely need to spend a word for Bojji and Kage. They have a wonderful chemistry togeter and the love and support they show each other makes me tear up every time I see them in any situation :)
“While I am a massive proponent of kissing the homies goodnight” is ZESTY af
Prime content! Thanks friend
Bro hasn’t gotten to Whole Cake yet. 😅
Almost made it in the big 3😢
Idk where but Goten and Trunks, but they’re an honorable mention imo, mainly since they’re practically always drawn together after the tournament introducing Babbidi.
Although I don’t begrudge it, since Luffy has a bigger friend pool then most manga have characters, I think Naruto has a good pool to consider as well with the Konoha 13.
With Haikyuu!! I also want to mention Asashi and Nishinoya, but I’m also in the camp of, “oh they definitely are closeted lovers.”
Then also, another “cheating but I don’t care” is the Elric Brothers.
If I was going to pick a strawhat to make this list it would be Zoro and Luffy. It becomes more apparent in Wano and Egghead with their friendship and the respect they have for each other. But I understand why not put any of them on.
Thank You 🙏🏽
This list should've had 15 to 20 spots for ranking all the other friendships like Natsu and Happy, Roy Mustang and Maes Hughes, Josuke and Okuyasu, Shikamaru and Choji, Itachi and Shisui, Itachi and Kisame, Boruto and Mitsuki, and of course, Kakashi and Guy.
I can't believe no Doctor Stone mentions were made. Senku and Taiju. Kinro and Ginro. Tsukasa and Senku. Chrome and Keseki. The list of characters is pretty good
Killua: *looking at Gon with his situational ethics threatening to kill an innocent girl to get revenge* That right there, is my sunlight☀️
*and they were roommates*
Bruh, if we let the strawhats into the list, I garantee you, THE MOST UPPER SPOTS WOULD BE JUST FILLED WITH LUFFY AND ANOTHER FRIEND, LIKE GOD DAMN! Luffy's just good at making awsome and loyal friends!
I just got into black clover and damn yami and the black bulls friendship is close to my favorite friendship. I cant wait for more to come out.
You are in for a treat. The Black Bulls are one of the best found families in anime.
WHOA! NO WAY! Nick is actually saying this is just an opinion and that he doesn't know all there is to know about anime and that sometimes his opinions are just that, opinions, and not fact? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OUR NICK, YOU SENSIBLE DOPPLEGANGER!?
My personal favorite is Natsu and Happy. Dispirite having 0 strength happy has never hesitated in supporting natsu n understands him perfectly, natsu could say "hay imma run the pockets of this immortal deity coz he looled at me funny. Wanna come" happy would just say "Ya why not" 🤣🤣. I would have put it around the 10 to 6.
Okay now that I heard nick mention berserk I need more of that berserk content from nick so badly now
tbh i think the best frein ship is franky and brook there just the most mad lad 2gether also choper and robin
So true
Posible video idea, i don't know if you've done it yet but your top 10 power systems in anime (like the different powers and energy's used as power sources)
The shout to yu yu hakusho warmed my heart. Can you please make a video about Togashi's masterpiece
Itachi and kisame kinda underrated friends
You should create a tier list of sports anime...❤
PLEASEEEE DO THE ONE PIECE FRINEDSHIP LIST! THE STRAW HATS ARE MY SECOND FAMILY.
I think it may not be one of the best shown friendships, but my favorite is Zoro and Sanji. Are they rivals and never see eye to eye? Yes. Do they actually hold disdain for each other? No. It is never really showed that they are pushing each other, as it is in many anime, but I believe they are pushing each other to be better. I also thing their friendship is more genuine to how make friendships are. Insulting and trying to prove you are the "better man" in whatever situation and always mocking each other, but at the end of the day, you would kill for each other.
I agree that Gon and Killua are the best friendship, but Sanji and Zoro would easily be my #2.
GOATKU and goatgeta best duo
Idk if im late but nice cut nick ❄️
I definitely understand not including Luffy, and i honestly might not as well, but the only option to match with Luffy is Zoro. He was the first crewmate, the first person to dedicate themselves to Luffy entirely. And while Zoro hasnt given up his dream, he now has a different motivation to achieve it (mainly) being to help Luffy attain his goal. Sanji and Luffy obviously have a great relationship as well but its missing the little extra punch (and im not discrediting Sanji, hes literally my favorite character in the series). Finally Sabo doesnt fit the criteria, blood or not they are brothers, just like Luffy and Ace, so maybe if youre talking about dedicated siblings, but not friends
You know, i can kinda see Usopp being chosen moreso than Sanji. Ive seen more moments
If its possible for your sibling to be your enemy, its possible for your sibling to be your friend. 😤
@@khanbw yeah, but just like he said if theyre moreso rivals then friends he wouldnt include them, i’d say theyre more brothers than friends so i wouldn’t include Luffy and Sabo
You forgot to mention these awesome friendships:
1. Seigaku Golden Pair Kikumaru & Oishi (Prince of Tennis)
2. Team Rocket's Jesse and James (Pokemon)
3. Digidestined & their Digimon
4. Yoh & Manta ( Shaman King)
Hey, “I would get stabbed to save your life but I would also never tell you I like you as a human being” is just your average sibling dynamic.
13:56 the most pg summery of guts in any character aspect lol
Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara. Yu Yu Hakusho. A very good friendship. Especially whenever Yusuke dies. Which happens more than once.
I never knew that fact about killua and his footsteps. Crazy when you think about that.
How is Nick and Danny not the best anime friendship? Set IRL, anime podcast, and if you listen to it it’s definitely unscripted!
Hey a little constructive criticism it would be great if you changed the background music up a little more I hear the same tunes in all of your videos and it gets a little grading but that might just be me content is still good none the less
I am glad Gon and Killua were my first anime bestfriends. I love the devotion and love between these two😂❤
Thank god I read the jjk manga 😅 Todo is my fav if I found out through this vid he shows up in s2 it would ruin the surprise 😂 Love the content tho!
Yusuke & Kuwabara; Hiei & Kurama; Jaden & Winged Kuriboh; Madara & Hashirama; Myne & Lutz (Ascendance of a Bookworm); Kamina & Simon; Edward & Alphonse
This was wholesome af.
"Leaving only guts." " but what about..." "Leaving ONLY guts"