Also, after missing both Cats and an absolute easy option with the most recent challenge, it's time to get back to the #AniMangaPictureChallenge ( @apc )! This week, it's "Rivals".

My pick is from "Dive!!". And, well, is there such thing as an Unrequited Rivalry?

Mizuki Diving Club's Fujitani is the best diver in the club, an elegant executor of dives, a fierce competitor, and a role model for everyone in the club.

However, he is challenged by Miyagi Spirits' Yamada (aka "Pinky") - a dramatic man who wants nothing else than to take down Fujitani in competition, and prove once and for all that he's a better diver.

And in practices, he is - flawless, and full of vigour.

In competitions, though...

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@apc I'm going to make it easy on myself and repeat the Max Jelenius & Milia combo from Macross! They met on the battlefield, both the ace of their respective flights, but not good enough to down the other... A heated rivalry was the result, with Milia undergoing micronization in order to sneak aboard the Macross to kill Max outside of the cockpit!
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Rivals? How about the romance type. *In The Clear Moonlit Dusk* featured primary love interest (Kohaku, white hair) who showed his interest early, while the other (Takuto, lighter brown hair) confessed his feelings later. There's moments of tension, misunderstanding, and warmth in this show, as well as a clear choice that Yoi's made by the time the series wraps up.  @apc #AniMangaFoundIt #Anime #InTheClearMoonlitDusk
#animangafoundit @apc I could only find the manga image (it was in a hidden folder on my old 512mb external hard drive) hope this counts.

@apc, I wasn't able to find that exact image, but I managed to pause my old bootleg VHS copy close to what we are looking for:

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@apc I was unable to find the exact picture, but when I opened my iPad there was this sticky note alerting me to something, so maybe that’s a hint for #AniMangaFoundIt ? πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”
The full picture of @apc's avatar? That's a hard one. I guess I have this copy. #AniMangaFoundIt

Today on the #AniMangaPictureChallenge, we're all posting:

πŸŽ€πŸŽ€ The full image of @apc's avatar. 🎈

This red balloon floating up in front of Nina Iseri was chosen to speak to the serious love of #anime and #manga we all share, but also to poke a bit of fun at some of the goofier challenges and submissions that come up from time to time. :)

Send your posts of this exact pic by @-ing @apc and using the hashtag #AniMangaFoundIt. Do so by 11pm EST, April 1st, to be featured in the community collage.

@apc "Friends and rivals" is how the stage actresses at Seisho Music Academy describe each other. They work hard to put on dazzling shows together, but only a handful of them can truly rise to the top.

The two highest ranked in the 99th class are Maya Tendo, a girl whose supreme confidence is backed by an openness to invite challengers, and Claudine Saijo, a well-known child actress who is working to transcend her childhood stardom as an adult.

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@apc #animangafoundit in Medalist, the rivalries are fierce, but refreshingly friendly -none more so than between beginner Inori and the much more experienced Hikaru. Both skaters want to be number one, but Inori's desire to catch up to Hikaru and compete against her pulls her up to greater heights.
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