MAOYU : Archenemy and Hero “Become mine, Hero” “I refuse!” - Vol. 3 Ch. 12 - What Cannot be Defined by Profits and Losses
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Yanno, it's fine with me of this ML is Ace (by which, for clarity, I mean Asexual), or some other demi-something, and therefore just doesn't have any romantic interest in anybody, but he needs to stop leading the ladies on toward a relationship and be clear about his utter lack of interest.
If the ML is NOT Ace, then he has had plenty of time to decide that he is disgusted by these women, and (fucking again!), needs to make his dislike clear to MC and the other FL.
(Demon Queen is plainly the main character; silly boys can get over it.)
And, if none of these scenario are true...
(As a corollary to the Miyazaki Hypothesis, it worries me that people who have no contact with the real world are writing stories to be read and digested by other people who have no/limited contact with the outside world, creating a nasty feedback loop that causes people to think this behavior is normal, and therefore begin to mimic these wildly idiotic tropes; it has already happened in the US with the -chan groups online, with much more hateful tropes and actions, so it's not just some wild idea... I've lost friends to this bullshit.)
Ultimately, this writing is a bit concerning (not a lot, just a little) in its incompetent delivery of bullshit messaging... but the story is still fun enough for me to keep reading, I think.
If the ML is NOT Ace, then he has had plenty of time to decide that he is disgusted by these women, and (fucking again!), needs to make his dislike clear to MC and the other FL.
(Demon Queen is plainly the main character; silly boys can get over it.)
And, if none of these scenario are true...
... then I would have to agree that the ML is basically a piece of shit towards women, either due to him intentionally being written as a fuckwaddish turdbag, or due to the Miyazaki Hypothesis™.
(As a corollary to the Miyazaki Hypothesis, it worries me that people who have no contact with the real world are writing stories to be read and digested by other people who have no/limited contact with the outside world, creating a nasty feedback loop that causes people to think this behavior is normal, and therefore begin to mimic these wildly idiotic tropes; it has already happened in the US with the -chan groups online, with much more hateful tropes and actions, so it's not just some wild idea... I've lost friends to this bullshit.)
Ultimately, this writing is a bit concerning (not a lot, just a little) in its incompetent delivery of bullshit messaging... but the story is still fun enough for me to keep reading, I think.
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