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[historyhermann]

Bang, Bang, Pop!: Reviewing Girls With Guns Anime

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In recent years, there have been even more anime featuring girls with guns, expanding the genre. I decided to examine this genre and offer my thoughts.

Reprinted from The Geekiary, my History Hermann WordPress blog on Feb. 17, 2023, and Wayback Machine. This was the fifty-first article I wrote for The Geekiary. This post was originally published on August 16, 2022.

When you think of girls with guns in popular culture, you might think of Lara Croft, Sarah Connor, Alien, Foxy Brown, or Coffy. However, there are more than just hundreds of films featuring girls with guns. In anime, there are over 20 girls with guns series.

While there are many strong anime gunslinging girls, there aren't as many anime which are truly "girls with guns". It is a genre defined by series such as the 1980s sci-fi comedy and space opera, Dirty Pair, centered on two women: Kei and Yuri.

Since then, there have been many more series, including the recently-ended Vampire in the Garden and currently airing Lycoris Recoil. There are also older series such as Gunsmith Cats, El Cazador de la Bruja, Noir, and Otherside Picnic. This article reviews these six series and four others. It is sample of a much wider array of girls with guns anime.

This post contains spoilers for the ten series that I'm writing about. So, without further ado, let me begin!

Girls with guns are stars of the show in Lycoris Recoil 

Chisato Nishikigi defends herself from those trying to kill her in the show's sixth episode

This original anime series by Spider Lily and Asaura is all the rage. The /r/yurimemes subreddit is filled with posts of Chisato (Chika Anzai) and Takina Inoue (Shion Wakayama), the show's protagonists, as is /r/wholesomeyuri. The show's yuri subtext is often noted. Furthermore, the show's subreddit, /r/LycorisRecoil, has over 4500 subscribers. The show's story, characters, animation, and dialogue make it easy to like.

The series begins when Takina brazenly uses a machine gun against criminals, threatening the life of a fellow "Lycoris", an armed intelligence agent. The covert organization, Direct Attack (DA), fires her. She is then transferred to Café LycoReco, a DA front organization, where she meets Chisato, a fellow Lycoris. She also meets a former DA member named Mizuki Nakahara (Ami Koshimizu) and an Afro-Japanese man named Mika (Kosuke Sakaki) who runs the cafe.

The series pulls you in due to Takina's struggle with fellow DA agents who resent her, and villains who attempt to take down Lycoris. The same can be said about Chisato's mysterious past and a hacker named Kurumi (Misaki Kuno) joins the show's heroes. The series often focuses on growing friendship between Takina and Chisato, arguably with romantic undertones. Unlike other anime about girls with guns, Chisato only uses rubber bullets. This means that those she does not kill anyone, a practice Takina adopts, as they work together as a team.

Momo shines through in Vampire in the Garden

Momo defends herself from a vampire girl, Alicia

This original dark fantasy net anime features many girls with guns. Front and center is Momo (Megumi Han) who runs away from home, where she is a soldier, and trainee in a war against vampires. She meets Fine (Yū Kobayashi), queen of the vampires, learning to love life and experience music all at the same time. Unfortunately, her controlling mother, Nobara (Rika Fukami) sends out a search party to find Momo. She wants to bring her "back" to "civilization" and way from the purportedly "barbaric" vampires.

In the process, Fine and Momo grow closer to one another. Like many other girls with guns anime, there are many yuri vibes in the series. In fact, neither of these protagonists gets a chance to live together. They are chased throughout the anime and do not have a chance to rest. This is because society sees relationships between humans and vampires as "unnatural" and does not accept them.

The focus on the relationship between Fine and Momo parallels those who do not accept queer relationships and those othered by society. Rather than an anime solely about girls with guns, Vampire in the Garden is a mature dark fantasy filled with blood, death, explosions, and serious injury. Even so, there are scenes with a slice-of-life feel. This five-episode anime ends positively. Momo founds a society many years later where humans and vampires can live together in peace.

Gunsmith Cats exemplifies the girls with guns genre

Irene "Rally" Vincent at the shooting range in the episode "Neutral Zone"

This adventure-crime series is based on an eight-volume manga of the same name illustrated, and written, by Kenichi Sonoda. It is different than other series in this post because it is loosely set in Chicago. It centers around Irene "Rally" Vincent (Michiko Neya), a 19-year-old woman who operates "Gunsmith Cats" gun shop. She works with 17-year-old explosives expert and former sex worker named "Minnie" May Hopkins (Kae Araki) as a bounty hunter in the underworld.

The anime is an original video animation (OVA), released between November 1995 and September 1996. It is only three episodes long.  Some reviewers praised the animation as colorful, fun, and a "solid piece" of filmmaking. Others praised the action, artwork, and said it sounded like a "gritty" suburb of Chicago. Moreover, there were those who described the animation as smooth, said it has the same amount of humor as the original manga, but complained that the series should have been longer.

Like Vampire of the Garden and Lycoris Recoil, yuri themes are implied. Although Yuricon's founder Erica Friedman does not write about the anime on her blog, Okazu, she did review each volume of the five-volume manga, Gunsmith Cats BURST. In her reviews, she notes the yuri subtext between Rally and Minnie. She also noted that mafia donna Goldie Musso is a stereotypical "evil" lesbian. In the manga, all three of them live together. Otherwise, the series fits within the girls with guns anime genre.

Love, amnesia, and guns in El Cazador de la Bruja

Nadie, Ellis, and nuns shelter in a basement, hiding for people out to get them, in an episode

This 2007 series, a mix of modern Western, adventure, and yuri, is a classic girls with guns anime. It centers around Ellis (Ai Shimizu), a fugitive who has amnesia, an unknown past, and powers of some kind, and a bounty hunter named Nadie (Shizuka Itō). Both travel south in hopes of finding the key to who Ellis is, where she was born, and what she did.

In a review of El Cazadar de la Bruja first episode, Friedman noted that there were clear yuri vibes. But, she worried there would be another "ambiguously yuri" relationship like other Madlax series. However, in a review at the end of the series, Friedman praised the growing romance between Nadie and Ellis. She said it is different than Noir in more ways than one.

Others were more critical of this series, especially purported "filler" episodes. They noted that even the show's gun violence is restrained. This series is unlike other anime in this genre as it is set in the Southwest United States and Mexico. As a result, it shares similarities with Western animations like Nomad of Nowhere and The Legend of Calamity Jane. Both series have gun-toting female protagonists.

Girls with guns are at the center of Noir 

Kirika and Marielle in the front, with Chloe in the background, in an image on the show's now-defunct official website in 2003

This adventure anime is as well-known as El Cazador de la Bruja. It is often noted as exemplary of the girls with guns genre in anime. It centers on two female assassins, a Corsican woman named Mireille Bouquet (Hōko Kuwashima) and a Japanese woman with amnesia, Kirika Yuumura (Kotono Mitsuishi). Both journey together to learn about their past. They ally together and assassinate "bad" people under a code name: Noir. They face a French secret organization named Les Soldats, led by Altena (Tarako), which is out to kill them, and a skilled assassin named Chloe (Aya Hisakawa).

Friedman, who I've mentioned earlier, criticized the series for weak animation at times. But, she praised the show's music, settings, and yuri vibes in the series. She added that people will put up with the series, despite absurd storylines because it has an attractive woman with a gun. TV Tropes, on a page about LGBTQ fanbase of anime and manga, stated that the series garnered a "sizable lesbian fanbase" due to the "ambiguous" relationship between Mireille and Kirika. They also noted the subtle lesbian attraction shown later.

Director Koichi Mashimo described this series, Madlax, and El Cazador de la Bruja, as his "girls-with-guns genre trilogy". Some praised the 26-episode series for redefining girls with guns series, with an elegant, and sleek story. But they criticized it for having repetitive actions sequences. Others said that Noir was an original anime which "stands out". In the end, the series changed the girls with guns genre for years to come, although no series since then has been exactly like it.

Girls with guns are focal point of Otherside Picnic 

Sorowo aims a military-style weapon while Toriko sits next to her

This adventure sci-fi yuri series centers around two women. One is a college student named Sorawo Kamikoshi (Yumiri Hanamori) who enters parallel worlds named the Otherside. The other is the woman who saves her, a former Canadian special forces soldier named Torika Nishina (Ai Kayano). The series focuses on Nishina's quest for her friend, and their repeated attempts to return to the Otherside to gain artifacts, with the help of Kozakura (Rina Hidaka). However, the world affects them physically and mentally in ways they didn't expect.

Early last year, I began watching this series, excited to watch it since too many yuri anime are either set in schools or fantasies, with the implication that lesbian relationships will be short-lived and even replaced by heterosexuality. Unfortunately, this series did not deliver on that promise. Friedman criticizes the series for being a "children’s version of the novels". My bigger qualm is that the series did not deliver on the yuri that seemed present from the beginning, despite romantic vibes throughout.

Otherside Picnic remains within the girls with guns genre. Even in a few episodes, Sorawo and Torika save U.S. military soldiers from Okinawa who are stuck in the Otherside. Unfortunately, this becomes imperialist apologia. It glosses over problems with U.S. military occupation, and presence, in Okinawa, and Japan. It marks a low point for the entire series.

Girls with guns have an important role in Blue Drop

Yūko takes out a gun to defend Mari from harm in the show's sixth episode

This 2007 yuri sci-fi drama contains some girls with guns. On the manga cover, a girl named Shōta has a gun. On the other hand, neither of the show's protagonists, Mari or Hagino, uses a gun during the series. Instead, secondary characters like Yūko and Tsubael have guns. Yūko even confronts Hagino at gunpoint. Otherwise, there are armed sentries on the ships from another world.

Blue Drop delivers more on yuri themes than Otherside Picnic or even, arguably, Lycoris Recoil. And you don't even need on yuri goggles to see it. It is more than a "fun watch" with likable characters, some of whom are morally ambiguous. Instead, it is an enveloping story which draws you in, with its plot and animation. Even the ending is heartbreaking.

Since the series is usually put into the sci-fi and yuri genres, reviewers don't often put it into the girls with guns genre. Although there are fewer girls with guns in Blue Drop than other series noted in this article, it has positives which go beyond other series. It is a classic that can be watched over and over. The same can likely also be said about the affiliated manga which ran from 2004 to 2008.

Badass girls with guns are central to Canaan

Canaan about to fire her pistol during the show's opening

This 2009 mystery thriller is little-known, despite the fact that a Japanese game company, Type-Moon, created it. It's based on a special scenario originally outlined in 2009 game, 428: Shibuya Scramble. This anime centers on a gun-toting assassin and mercenary named Canaan (Miyuki Sawashiro). She faces a rival named Alphard Al Sheya (Maaya Sakamoto), a skilled assassin who heads a terrorist organization named Snake. Canaan also has a pretty reporter friend named Maria Ōsawa (Yoshino Nanjō).

Canaan and Alphard are both skilled at using firearms, as is ex-mercenary Siam (Akio Ōtsuka), Alphard's lieutenant, Liang Qi (Rie Tanaka), and many others. Predictably, yuri themes are spread throughout this anime. Canaan often saves Maria from sticky situations thanks to her ability to perceive people's emotions as colors. They clearly are attracted toward each other. The series ends with Canaan being, in the words of Friedman, "awarded equal status to Maria in her heart."

Otherwise, Canaan is action-packed, with fast-paced fight sequences and chases. In some ways, it makes me think of chase scenes in Carmen Sandiego, although the ones in that series are never filled with guns, but with other deadly weapons instead. This series is unique because Canaan is from an unnamed country in the Middle East, presumably Syria or Lebanon. It adds another dimension to the story.

Guns, love, and demons in Engage Kiss

Shu, Sharon, and Ayano pictured on the show's official website.

In this ongoing, and currently airing, romantic comedy, one character stands out as a girl with a gun: Ayano Yugiri (Lynn). She is the former girlfriend of Shuu Ogata (Soma Saito). He lost his memories of their relationship after partnering with a demon named Kisara (Saya Aizawa). To give her the necessary demon powers to fight, he kisses her, which erases a memory every time he does so.

While it seems, at first, that she chooses his memories to erase at random, it is later shown that she can choose which ones to erase. She even eliminates a time that Shuu and Ayano have sex, enjoy each other's company. She also eliminates a time when Shuu had sex with the demon-hating priest, Sharon Holygrail (Rumi Okabo), and poisoned her in a devious way.

Ayano has the most skills at using firearms apart from Shuu. It has not been revealed how she is so skilled, but she may have on-the-job experience. Unlike Lycoris Recoil, the only other people who use guns are the police, as the villains often manipulate demons instead. None of the show's characters without faults, and have all likely done deplorable things.

A gun-toting protagonist in Venus Versus Virus 

Lucia fires her gun in the show's opening

This dark fantasy and supernatural thriller centers around two girls with guns: Lucia Nahashi (Ayahi Takagaki) and Sumire Takahana (Minori Chihara). Although it has been rightly described as a series to avoid by Stig Høgset of THEM Anime Reviews. He argued that it is "lazy and dumb", with mild fanservice and violence. That makes it different from others in this genre, which are usually more violent and bloody.

In Venus Versus Virus, Lucia, especially, is skilled with use of a firearm. She works to protect Sumire, along with others, from harm that demons, known as "viruses", can inflict. Predictably they both bond in the process. Even so, the yuri themes in this story are not very strong, with neither Lucia nor Sumire appearing to be lesbians.

On the other hand, the series is strong as an anime that features girls with guns. As such, it is relatively well-established in the genre. In fact, when bullets hit Sumire, it causes her violent personality to surface, which can be harmful to anyone around her.

Closing thoughts

There are many other examples of girls with guns anime.  Some of the most prominent, apart from Dirty Pair, include Bubblegum Crisis, Miami Guns, Gunslinger Girl, and Burn-Up. One critic argued that while there aren't many true girls with guns anime, the ones that do exist have been so influential, it has created "an entire thematic genre and stereotype of anime."

Princess Principal and the film, Kite Liberator also fall into the genre. Even Izetta: The Last Witch might fall into the genre since Izetta rides an anti-tank rifle. Apart from Sabine Wren, Padme Amidala, and Zam Wessell, who tote guns in the Star Wars franchise, there's no Western animated equivalent of the genre. On the other hand, there are some gun-wielding women elsewhere, like Millie in Helluva Boss.

There are many girls with guns within anime, but even with newer series, it remains to be seen if the current trend toward more girls with guns will continue. Many of the series within the genre, such as Strike Witches, Michiko & Hatchin, Grenadier, and Upotte!! are years old. The same is the case for Madlax, set in the same world as Birdie Wing.

With anime production companies flush with cash, there is a possibility of further girls with guns anime in the future.

© 2022-2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

[just-trash-talks]

Ok so

Tim for the coffie part

Damian for the cats part

And Jason for the book part

[occasionalsnippets]

Will mc ever meet scp 1504 if so what will their interaction be like?

It’s not currently in my plans but I might include a meeting for them?

[1akrebingolgesi]

[kendinemodel]

Catt😸 and coffee

[beast-feast]

Have i ever told you how much love and appreciation you deserve?

No?

Well, you do. Keep being awesome.

Also totally going to draw you rocking with a guitar now :)

Have a good day/night

MY BELOVED FRIEND COFFY WHOM I LOVE SO DEARLY......you are too nice for this world ouhhh

Bites my phone screen like a cat biting its favorite person ever

[jumblekinz]

i have a few webkinz confessions!!

i have 135 webkinz in total - most of them being plushies but very sadly i got rid of all of them when i cleaned out my closet and one of my biggest regrets is getting rid of them because i wanted to at least keep all the cats!! lots of them have very missed spelled named from when i was younger. like a dachshund named "sasige" instead of... sausage. or a yellow lab named "coffie" instead of coffee, etc etc. lol. webkinz was my biggest collection from 2007-2013!

i stole webkinz items from my ex-best friend after she said she was no longer interested in webkinz because she gave me her password and everything. she didn't really care though cuz she moved on anyways but really i felt i got what i needed which was a bunch of rare items.

i had a youtube, which was back in the day called kinztube because i was a ~webkinz youtuber~ from ages 10-12 as a hobby. my videos were VERY bad (i don't know how to describe them besides being very badly edited and having that good old random XD humor) but i had over 600 subscribers in the end which felt like a big deal for me. it was where i made all of my friends from those ages since the kids at school thought i was a freak(tm) i guess mostly because i had this hobby among other things. and it was my ex friend who spread my youtube account around at school so everyone would bully me.. so really wish i stole more than just her webkinz items actually! but she ended up apologizing in the end so?? idk.

and yeah that's about all i can think of right now!! yippie!!

SASIGE....

slay I support you stealing those items tho

and no you were actually a trailblazer. webkinz youtuber needs to be a thing. I've actually thought about doing webkinz on twitch lol

[legallybrunettedotcom]

what are all the movies in your exploitation edit? also have you ever considered doing letterboxd lists for your edits? anyways you're sooo cool xoxo

heyyy thank youuu 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 i haven't considered it idk why i guess i always feel bad for not being able to include everything i want to. maybe i should start making them idk. though i was really surprised to find other people have been making lists for my channel, if you type into letterboxd legallybrunette1997 and go to lists a few pop up which is insane to me for some reason, like i can't believe i exist lmao. anyway sleaze list under the cut.

house of 1000 corpses, death proof, from dusk til dawn, planet terror, natural born killers, the evil dead, psycho, halloween, black christmas, maniac 1980, blood feast, texas chainsaw massacre, texas chainsaw massacre 2, a bay of blood, blood and black lace, lizard in a woman's skin, rabid, shivers, nekromantik, der todes king, faster pussycat kill kill, tetsuo the iron man, rika the mixed blood girl, night of the living dead, dawn of the dead, pink flamingos, multiple maniacs, female trouble, der fan, taxi driver, peeping tom, hausu, coffy, foxy brown, sugar hill, shaft, superfly, boss n-word, cleopatra jones, ganja&hess, creeepshow, psycho, sweet sweetback's baadasssss song, enter the dragon, i spit on your grave, last house on the left, the driller killer, ms 45, the hills have eyes, suspiria, eye of the cat, blacula, vampyros lesbos, vanishing point, easy rider, they call her one eye, sugar hill, the undertaker and his pals, cannibal holocaust, werewolves on wheels, dr butcher md, the babysitter, the devils, docteur jekyll et les femmes

[musubiki]

Dumbass hostage falls out of tree trying to escape

[teenagedtrashwitch1321]

Ship dynamics I don't see much/havent seen anything of but either love or love the idea of:

Theater kid x Art kid

Pastels X Neons

Proud weird X Shy 'normal'

Black & white color scheme x Rainbow color schemes

Scary cat who hugs when scared x Touch starved unscared

English nerd x Math nerd

Science nerd x History nerd

Art kid x History buff

Fish person x Frog person

Bird person x Lizard person

Hidden powerhouse who keeps strenght secret x Bluffs their strength but actually weak

Only child x has multiple siblings

Sidekick (either on the hero's side or villan's side) x Civilian (especially if said Civilian is the one who ususaly ends up with the hero)

Partners in stopping crime

Partners in chaos

Tea X Coffie

tea X energy drink

coffee X energy drink

coffie X tea X Ennergy drink

Angry x raincloud

Punk x goth

"Perfect" x nervous

"Perfect" x silly

Trust issues x trust worthy

Stoic x silly

Reformed x sweetheart

Reformed x skeptic

Introvert x ambivert

Extrovert x ambivert

Introvert x ambivert x extrovert

Goofball powerhouse x stoic 'normal'

Trying so hard to scare them x unfazed & sarcastic

Weirdcore x cottagecore

Hides sadness with anger x hides sadness with jokes

Hides sadness with anger x hides sadness with kindness

Nonhuman disguised as human x weirdo human the other assumes is also nonhuman

Nonhuman disguised as human x human who is the only one that knows/ sees throug it

Southern x western

"I strike fear into every heart that hears me- take me seriously d*mn it!" X "lol no."

Reflects eachother (ex: someone who was spoiled as a kid x someone who kinda had to raise themselves)

And: constantly (in a slapstick, comedic, non lethal way) hurting each other but will kill anyone else who tries to hurt the other.

[mtgc858]

Two ocs I made from Roblox lol

Pinky. Blair.

They have a best friend/sibling relationship.

{Pinkie}

He basically wears pink cause he hates the whole "Blue is a boy color" / "Pink is for girls" which he loves both colors but loves pink more.

He is very cheerful but also sassy as he won't take crap from anyone wether it's on him or Blair.

His father is some ritch snob that he has to deal with which annoys Pinky very much but he can handle it.

He has Cat like ears and wings which is a rare gene(In there universe) which makes him stand out more in his family.

He's average height and is pretty skinny.

He loves Butterfly's and cute and strawberry themes, especially Strawberry milk.

{Blair}

Blair is a writer that goes around and learns different ways to write books in different styles.

He is calm,quiet and a bit shy but is very kind and won't back down to make a comment on someone's behavior.

He cares for Pinky and comforts him when he's down about his father.

He has glasses cause he has very bad eyesight without them.

He's pretty short and plus size.

He loves roses and the smell of Candles while working or just exploring.

{Both}

Again, They have a best friend/siblings relationship and are NOT a ship.

They met one day by accidently bumping into echother and then getting to know echother.

There very close and have a healthy dynamic.

They love coffie together and talk to echother before Blair goes to work.

They love echother platonically and will defend echother of one gets hurt or vise versa.

I love these two boyos ^^

[cherryphobe]

Support queer business this Pride month & come get a cup of coffy at my sons independent business he calls his Cat Caf-Gay, everything is expensive but they are in a union

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, February 16

BUFFY: I can't let you do it, Faith. FAITH: You're confused, Twinkie. (smiles ironically) Let me clear you up. (points at Angel) Vampire. (points at herself) Slayer. (points at Angel again) Dead vampire. BUFFY: There's a lot that you don't understand.

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The Transition by TheRealJeanGenie (Buffy/Spike, T)

Hot Knife by Lady Emma (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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The Key To Being Buffy - Ch. 1 - 4 by BlueZeroZeroOne (Buffy, Dawn, Stargate xover, M)

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cat-to-cat communication - Ch. 3 by The_Eclectic_Bookworm (Jenny/Giles, T) COMPLETE!

What the hell is a Bothy? - Ch. 8 by Alwaysandforevermylove (Buffy/Faith, Killing Eve xover, E) COMPLETE!

Who Shat on the Floor at My Sister's Wedding? - Ch. 15 by thoughtsofahouseplant (Buffy/Spike, T) COMPLETE!

The Slayer and her Watcher - Ch. 2 by margoteve (Giles, Buffy, T) COMPLETE!

Initiation - Ch. 24 by Jaspergirl (old_fashioned_gal) (Tara/Willow, Giles/Ethan, T) COMPLETE!

The Rocky Road to Dublin - Ch.1 by fortes775 (Buffy/Spike, R)

I Violently Dislike You - Ch. 10 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Spiderwebs - Ch. 10 by Willow25 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Bring Him Home - Ch. 11 by acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Better the Devil You Know - Ch. 15 by SlayrGrl (Buffy/Spike, R)

where the shadow ends - Ch. 10 by disco-tea (Buffy/Spike, R)

Kaddara Hade - Ch. 18 by hostile17 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Love Drabbles - Ch. 16 by Hermionetobe (Buffy, Stargate xover, FR15)

The Key To Being Buffy - Ch. 4 by BlueZeroZeroOne (Buffy, Dawn, Stargate xover, FR18)

Cross Purposes 3 - Ch. 129 - The Scoobies and a Schoolgirl by DianeCastle (Buffy, multiple crossovers, FR13)

I Violently Dislike You - Ch. 10 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

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Moodboard: coffy (cordelia x buffy) by nbshrubberry (kissing, prob worksafe)

Comic: The washing machine incident - Ch. 2 by JSBirsa (very NSFW)

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[oveliagirlhaditright]

You know, I think I do like the idea of the BuffyAngelCordelia pairing, like I do the AngelBuffyFaith one.

Though, to be honest, there's a good chance the former probably wouldn't happen in canon, because there would probably be too much jealousy with the girls there for it to ever be a thing.

Also, Buffy would probably be miffed about the whole idea of it, if the idea was ever broached in canon. Like, "I thought you left me because there was literally no way we could be together. That you could be with anyone. So what do you mean you suddenly have feelings for Cordelia, and want to be with both of us?"

But in some sort of AU, it could potentially work. (Though I'll admit that I'm biased in definitely shipping Bangel, Cangel, and even Coffy a little bit.)

Like in that Boom AU where Buffy and Cordelia were dating, and Buffy's love for Cordelia actually allowed our Slayer to keep her soul when she became a vampire, which is crazy. o_0

Work with that AU, or something, but go back to before Buffy was turned and make sure that never happens. Make an AU based off of that IDK. Buffy and Cordy both end up working for Angel Investigations and falling for him, too.

I just think the idea of Angel having these two energetic girlfriends, who sometimes do things like pull him away from his reading to shop--as a part of his soul grumbles about that--but who are altruistic, and stuff, that he loves with all his heart, is too cute. I don't know. -shrugs-

And the Buffy and Cordy stuff would be sweet, too, because they get each other. I mean, of course they do. Cordelia is written as Buffy's Shadow Self like Faith is, but in a different way than how Faith is.

Though it wouldn't be all rainbows and sunshine with them all the time. And I think even in this AU, there would be a few times where Buffy and Cordy would compete with each other (though not as much as in canon). Like, getting into beauty contests against each other or something.

At which point, Angel Stays Out Of It. He's Twixing it over for sure. "I'm just eating my pancakes... I know I don't even eat, but I'm making you two pancakes. And you know what? To stay out of this, I'm actually going to eat some myself, as an excuse to stay silent."

Yeah, there would be a lot of fun times.

I also have it in my head now (in more modern times), Buffy or Cordelia (probably Cordy? IDK. It could really go either way) discovers MrBeast on YouTube and just have to show Angel some of his videos (the more philanthropist ones, like when he gave a homeless man ten thousand dollars), because: hello. That's somewhat akin to the AI mission statement of helping the hopeless. And Angel kind of wants to be annoyed at all the videos she's (they?) showing him from that channel, because he'd rather be doing other things (see reading or brooding), but he also can't complain, because at least it's not cat videos. And, no. This idea isn't inspired by me recently discovering MrBeast's channel and becoming obsessed myself, at all. At all.

Basically, Buffy and Cordy have Angel wrapped around their fingers and while he sometimes complains, he really wouldn't have it any other way.

This also may be the extremely innocent version of a fic I just found, kind of. LOL

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Offical epic note: 23.07.2023.r

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