>protagonist gets separated from friends
>over the course of some amount of time forms a new group of friends
>encounters the first group with his new one
i can't remember where i've seen this before but i know i have. maybe not even an anime but im sure it was
Protagonist gets separated from friends
Lion king?
Kingdom Hearts?
nah it was definitely some sort of shonen-esque thing
do you remember anything else like what happened after the two groups meet
they partied together and kind of like fought over the protag
like they hated each other
mmm sounds familiar but no name is coming to mind
What kind of setting was it? Modern day? Historical? Magical fantasy or folklore? Science-fiction?
fantasy esque
Do you remember any of the character's names?
It's the fucking gook comic the tower of god.
How much you wanna bet it's an isekai?
no, but the protagonist was a male
Maybe this one?
I don't think it was isekai
ID ?
Red hair best girl
I'm surprised Japan hasn't capitalized much on that concept in vidya sequels and later LN volumes yet
pokemon
only if she's with cyan
I'm gonna second this, it's probably what you were thinking of.