Inkya de Wotaku de Binbou Dakedo Bijin Ojou-sama ni Osaretemasu - Vol. 2 Ch. 5.2

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Something must be fucked up in the editing industry or something, but since about 2020, it feels like every romance comedy manga requires at least 1 “second girl”.

Either she’s used as a sacrifice for progress or just an annoying fly to constantly buzz around and get in the way of progress. But it’s just a replacement of a good writing .
 
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Something must be fucked up in the editing industry or something, but since about 2020, it feels like every romance comedy manga requires at least 1 “second girl”.

Either she’s used as a sacrifice for progress or just an annoying fly to constantly buzz around and get in the way of progress. But it’s just a replacement of a good writing .
You must be young. This trope/plot device has been around as long as stories have been told.
 
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This has the Adaption tag but does anyone know what it's adapted from? Would like to read it if it's from a light or web novel.
 
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I'm old bro, and this has been around for ages. but I mean literally EVERY FUCKING new manga has this. not just in general. Anyone with half a brain can see this is an old trope, I was talking about modern times
Off the top of my head, not "My wife is a little scary" or "Divorced crybaby moved in next door" or "broken childhood friend" or "Nagatoro" and probably many, more. However it is a staple of the romcom and romance genres.

It doesn't look like this will actually be a serious thing as this manga leans more on the comedy side and is pretty light on the drama.

What exactly bothers you about this trope? Why does it make you so mad?
 
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Off the top of my head, not "My wife is a little scary" or "Divorced crybaby moved in next door" or "broken childhood friend" or "Nagatoro" and probably many, more. However it is a staple of the romcom and romance genres.

It doesn't look like this will actually be a serious thing as this manga leans more on the comedy side and is pretty light on the drama.

What exactly bothers you about this trope? Why does it make you so mad?
At least from my perspective, it's contrived drama / tension and a replacement for complex writing and unique plot devices. Literally just going "we need to create a conflict to stretch this thing out" "just add a mosquito girl" and then everyone has to go down the extremely tedious and well-trodden path of MC being a useless no-balls coward for like 15 chapters and then some "goddamnit I'm gonna show FL that my feelings really are sincere" for however long it takes,
 

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