Some of these names really rattled my brain. I didn't expect the Rabuyan guy to still be in business and I had no idea that the Ryushka Ryushka did design for Lain(though now it seems obvious)
How can I put this...
The set of people who would agree with MMC's reluctance due to her behaviour and the set of people who read romcoms are two completely different sets.
Is the author female by any chance?