Maoyuu Maou Yuusha - "Kono Watashi no Mono Tonare, Yuusha yo" "Kotowaru!" - Vol. 3 Ch. 12 - What Cannot be Defined by Profits and Losses

[MangaDex]

 

[electro_neanderthal]

So, the hero is aware of the demon queen's desire for intimacy with him, and can become a completely different person who will enjoy looking at other women, and he's basically sworn marriage vows... but he's still going to leave the demon queen hanging like a knob.

Why can't these stories stop degrading themselves with artificial drama and poor writing when it comes to romance? Maybe Miyazaki was right, about animators (and, I'll add, artists) not living life enough and spending far too much time in the anime culture. They don't know how to write realistic relationships anymore.

 

[rycestealer]

So, the hero is aware of the demon queen's desire for intimacy with him, and can become a completely different person who will enjoy looking at other women, and he's basically sworn marriage vows... but he's still going to leave the demon queen hanging like a knob.

Why can't these stories stop degrading themselves with artificial drama and poor writing when it comes to romance? Maybe Miyazaki was right, about animators (and, I'll add, artists) not living life enough and spending far too much time in the anime culture. They don't know how to write realistic relationships anymore.

I don't really think this is a series focused especially on romance. I also kinda feel that Yuusha isn't really sure on what married life is supposed to be like given that it was practically a shotgun one and he is running around doing stuff. It's great having people that admire you like the dragon princess, but that's not really love. Onnakishi has always been less than a lover but more than a friend it seems, and maou is a genius that does things that Yuusha doesn't fully understand and he is trying to be supportive. If this was a rom com manga, I would agree and say drop the shitty narrative and advance their relationship but the focus of the story is less on interpersonal relationships and more on the transformative effects the characters actions have on the world.

 

[electro_neanderthal]

I don't really think this is a series focused especially on romance. I also kinda feel that Yuusha isn't really sure on what married life is supposed to be like given that it was practically a shotgun one and he is running around doing stuff. It's great having people that admire you like the dragon princess, but that's not really love. Onnakishi has always been less than a lover but more than a friend it seems, and maou is a genius that does things that Yuusha doesn't fully understand and he is trying to be supportive. If this was a rom com manga, I would agree and say drop the shitty narrative and advance their relationship but the focus of the story is less on interpersonal relationships and more on the transformative effects the characters actions have on the world.

It doesn't have to be a series focused on romance. When a character is likely to do something, would be in-character for doing it, and the author prevents it without a good reason to make for drama, it's poor writing.

Like Batman v Superman, when they refuse to talk just so there's a reason for them to fight (only movie I've watched where I want my time back).

And a lot of series do this, romance and otherwise. And, as you point out, this series isn't romance exclusive. The main part is the change that gets introduced to the world. That means the central drama to the story shouldn't revolve around romance, and thus there should be less of a reason to drag it out.

But, that's how I see it.