Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5488183-20180904181719/@comment-88710-20181006083613

Westerhouse wrote: Since what we know suggests she is an adult, its kinda ridiculous to say that she is 'definitely not' an adult. I know you clearly don't want her to be, but don't say that something is for sure the case when it appears it WILL be the case. Things arent more likely to happen simply because you want them to. And by 'pairings', i'm talking any romantic aspect at all. So far, the ONLY crush we've seen is Bungu SORT OF crushing on Duhabu. In fact, besides 'Return of the Roar' and 'Lions of the Outlands', the entire subject of romance has never even been mentioned. Even then, in 'Return of the Roar' it was only brought up for a few brief seconds. And in 'Lions of the Outlands', it was only vaguely implied. I'd like to see some romance or whatever, but the show's track record suggests that won't happen. Have you looked at Rani's concept art. She looks like she is around Kion's Age. Also Rani's voice actress is 14 I don't know many cases where a teenager was cast to voice an adult character. (Other way around yes). So based on what we know I can defensively say that Rani is NOT an adult. How a cub is leader of a Pride will be a major part of her backstory.

I don't think anything is more likely to happen because I want it to. I have wanted an actual sequel to Lion King 2 for 20 years and nothing has happened yet.

You're right that romance has not been addressed save for the examples you mentioned. It could be argued that Kion and Fuli have had flirtatious banter, or that Jasiri has exhibited flirtatious behavior towards Kion, but I will be the first to admit that is a HUGE stretch. As for Jasiri and Janja, I think Janja is even more unsure of what his feeling are (Like Ford Riley said) than the viewers. I think that given the small hints that have been implied, and how season 2 has raised the bar for storytelling. I would not be surprised that come Season 3 and the introduction of Rani Romance could be addressed directly. If only on a small scale, like the acknowledgment of a crush.