This was a generic plot I came up with even before I learned about anime.  I
thought you guys (and gals) might like to try it out.

<Character A> loves <Character B>.
<Character B> loves <Character A>.
<Character C> loves <Character B>.
<Character B> loves <Character A>.
<Character A> faces/is captured by <Great Danger>.
<Character B> turns to <Character C> for help.
<Character C> loves <Character B>.
<Character B> loves <Character A>.
<Character C> fights along side/rescues <Character A> against/from <Great
Danger>.
<Character A> and <Character B> lives happily ever after.

Why is this any good?  Because there are two conflicts, first <Character C>
vs. <Great Danger>, and second, <Character C> vs. self.  The second one is
the one that drives the story, because the <Character C> sacrifices his/her
own happiness for <Character B>.

Here's a few matchups I thought out.

A:  Ranma; B:  Akane; C:  Ryoga/Kuno
A:  Akane; B:  Ranma; C:  Ukyo/Shampoo
Possibly the only "Ranma gets Akane" certain Ukyo fans (waives hi to Zen)
like, simply because it makes her so noble.
A:  Ayeka; B:  Tenchi; C:  Ryoko
A:  Gourry; B:  Lina Inverse; C:  Zelgadis
A:  Sailor Moon; B:  Tuxedo Mask; C:  Sailor Mars

Yes, you will have to do some reality bending in some of these, and there are
other possible combinations from stories I don't know about.  So write about
the ones I don't know about and enlighten me.  Me, I plan on doing a KOR
version myself.

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