Attachment in Three Favorite Love Stories

As I continue to deepen my Buddhist practice, I find myself engaging with old favorite texts through a more Buddhist-informed lens, and this had led me to think about some old favs in terms of the characters' attachments. I wanted to explore some contrasts through possibly my three favorite love stories in the world:

Naoe and Kagetora in Mirage of Blaze
Vash and Wolfwood in Trigun
Ash and Eiji in Banana Fish [1]

(Spoilers follow for all three, not detailed but significant. This post assumes you know the basic stories—no summary.)( Read more... )