>>281148424
>he pair Goku with Chi-Chi because his editor Torishima wanted Goku and Bulma together. That was done out of spite
This was based of Toriyama, but I don't see why this is relevant
>Oda has explicitly said he doesn't want any of romance with the main cast.
Okay so you're reinforcing my point. The MC and FeMC having a platonic relationship is nothing out of the ordinary
>Kubo considers Orihime to be the heroine of the manga and not even once thought making Rukia as love interest for Ichigo
I know the interview you're talking about, but Rukia was pretty undeniably the deuteragonist. Final volume cover was even Ichigo and Rukia standing back-to-back (imo Rukia wasn't given enough to do in the final arc, but that goes for a LOT of characters lol not just her)
>Gabimaru was married already and the manga focuses on their platonic relationship.
Again. You're reinforcing my point.
The MC can have a platonic relationship with the FeMC (or male lead if it's a female protag ig) and a romantic relationship with a side character
>She exists because the editor told Gege to add a female character to the main cast
Sure. But how is this relevant exactly?
>>281148534
My take is this:
Makima was the most important female character in Part 1, but Power was Denji's most prominent female companion
If someone was to ask you what the main trio of Part 1 was, you'd say Denji, Aki, and Power even if Makima got more screentime than Power
That's just my two cents tho so feel free to disagree ig
>>281148657
>Fujimoto is notorious lovefag
Again, so is Ishida. Tokio and Ely still have a platonic relationship without either of them expressing romantic interest in each other 13 volumes in