Next, you have Vegeta and Bulma, which the anime neglects to address how they even got together during a time skip, but if you believe the doujinshi, it is very rape-y. People don’t watch Dragonball Z for the romance, but if you examine the romantic relationships within, they are really kind of disturbing.įirst, you have Chichi that basically stalked Goku and forced him to marry her, only for her husband to die for great lengths of time, possibly to escape her long-term abuse (but mostly to save the world). Sure, she loves him for him, but you can’t argue that she isn’t at least a little pleased by the money too? What’s worse is that without the money, Domyoji is actually a pretty unlikable sort of person. He blackmails her family, kidnaps her, and basically tries to buy her love.Īnd it works! They fall in love. Throughout the series, Domyoji continues to try to dominate Makino either physically or through his money. It is the poster child for the (thankfully dying out) trope that rich men can basically do whatever to you and you’ll love them all the same.
Hana Yori Dango’s popularity is baffling considering how terrible the actual relationship is. The good news is that Taiga does seem to come to terms with her temper by the end.
Her verbal and physical abuse tends to go too far and happens too often.Ī tsundere outside of anime is almost always a recipe for domestic abuse. Ryuuji is fine, but it is Taiga that is the problem. As cute as Toradora is, you can’t deny that there are a few things wrong with the relationship between Taiga and Ryuuji, at least at first.