*hrrrrrk*
Depends on how you define good.
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am...
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They can both be good at heart, they just have no not know that their opposition is. Circumstances could conspire to hide this fact from them.
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That's kind of how the Honor Harrington books between Ashes of Victory and At All Costs feel. It's actually really, really frustrating, watching these good, sympathetic characters who only a few books ago we were all rooting for against the CPS killing each other.
Shinigan (Naruto fanfic)
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It also reminds me of the latter half of Onani Master Kurosawa. And drawing from that, some romance stories where two generally good people are in a Love Triangle for another good person.
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Anything is possible in fiction. The real question is, is it possible to do well?
I would say no, but that's just because White And White Morality, Black-and-White Morality, and anything else involving White morality generally is going to annoy me...
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You might want to take a look at Dog Days, which is pretty much entirely this trope.
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Yes. However, unless you are writing a heavily diplomatic and dialogue-focused story, it is hard to pull off because of the lack of suspense and tension.
The best example I can think of would be Princess Mononoke.
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It's hard when we're talking about wars or the kind of fights where people get killed in general...
However, I'm guessing it would be pretty simple to pull off if your conflict revolves around sports, battles of the bands, racing, cooking contests, academic competitions, martial arts tournaments, gaming contests, etc.
Or if your story's just a Slice of Life.
Now, whether it would be easy is another matter. Even stories without violence usually resort to the "make one side a dick" card whenever they need some extra drama. (e.g.: Reality Shows.)
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True. I think Eyeshield21 did good job of showing that how all the teams, including the opposing teams, had a good reason to win and how all of them worked hard to achieve their goals. Because of that, you really can't help but feeling sorry even if the protagonists win.
Which is arguably one of the main reasons why the Opposing Sports Team tends to be demonized so often.
As in, all of the characters from both sides are genuinely good and selfless people at heart, but are pitched against each other because of circumstances well beyond their control?
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