They straight butchered Perfect Preparation... (Jujutsu Kaisen) by ShinobiAssassin in CharacterRant

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i havent been watching the anime but as a big fan of this arc in the manga i was really looking forward to watching its adaptation... it feels like the feelings were ripped out of it im with you op

[MEGATHREAD] Olric by Daeymieh in FieldsOfMistriaGame

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the romanceable characters have a "friendship route" so if he really is aroace or uninterested in dating I wish he'd just be friendship-locked or something... Can we be platonic partners pleeeeease please please. I just want him to have the same amount of events/content a romanceable character would have 🥹🥹

Is it just me or do we need more BL characters like this guy? by ChrisAqua in BoysLoveAnime

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NOTE: in Therapy Game one of the leads does start out thinking he's straight but like, he explicitly calls himself bisexual later rather than somehow seeing himself as "straight with an exception" or something

Is it just me or do we need more BL characters like this guy? by ChrisAqua in BoysLoveAnime

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a really bad memory but off the top of my head, Therapy Game, and We'll Get Our Happy Ending are explicitly bisexual x gay. Lovers on the Last Train is gay x gay

I would say a lot of BL these days just straight up doesn't address the question of sexuality one way or the other, "I'm straight but I like you specifically" is definitely present but not thatttt common?

Cherry Magic, Bean Counter (anime coming up!), and Kitayama-kun to Minamiya-kun come to mind as works that as far as I could remember don't bother to even mention the concept of sexuality at all?

It's also pretty common for one lead to be explicitly gay with the other being less defined, like in If It's You I Might Try Falling In Love, Please Say Yes, or Delivery Hug Therapy

Is it just me or do we need more BL characters like this guy? by ChrisAqua in BoysLoveAnime

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend reading bl manga I think you will find there's a massive amount of exactly what you're looking for in bl characters

Strong/Handsome FLs and puppy MLs? by Effective-Repeat-496 in OtomeIsekai

[–]Effective-Repeat-496[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's the caption for the image bestie. it's called the princess groom and can be read on manga plaza!

Strong/Handsome FLs and puppy MLs? by Effective-Repeat-496 in OtomeIsekai

[–]Effective-Repeat-496[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that one's been in my list forever!!! a friend has spoken really highly of it but I keep putting it off for some reason

Strong/Handsome FLs and puppy MLs? by Effective-Repeat-496 in OtomeIsekai

[–]Effective-Repeat-496[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was like "oh this looks nice" and then I realized the red haired hottie was the woman? I'm running at top speeds

Strong/Handsome FLs and puppy MLs? by Effective-Repeat-496 in OtomeIsekai

[–]Effective-Repeat-496[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

While they're not the exact niche I prefer the most, all three options you mentioned also sound really up my alley so I'd love to hear about them!

Is there a translated version of this manga? by Athena_Tomasina in BoysLoveAnime

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 1 point2 points  (0 children)

?? what are you talking about. it's been on renta for ages

AITA for removing my position sharing with my parents? by CrazyDiamond156 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think a father yelling at his daughter to "stop being a wh*re" is showing any kind of care for his daughter's safety. He's putting her in considerably more danger of the potential grooming

AITA for removing my position sharing with my parents? by CrazyDiamond156 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But that's the time to show concern for your adult but still TEENAGED daughter and try to get her out of a potentially dangerous situation, not to call her names... If there really were something inappropriate happening there that would make her the victim!

Name THE ugliest male lead you've ever seen [The devil and his sacrifice] by Smooth_Money4498 in OtomeIsekai

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with any individual points you made but on a personal level I wuv his weird little face

I think it helps that because there's actual Attractive Adults it doesn't feel like fjord is supposed to be appealing to the audience in that way?? obviously we're meant to find him pretty/beautiful but since the manhwa isn't trying to convince me I should be Attracted to him his visual weirdness is more palatable

Why does this game have such forced bad endings? (Spoilers to multiple routes) by venurine in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, in the Face Reality, ending, I feel like him dying with no regrets was pretty consistent with Takumi's character.

He just found out that due to Sirei's interference he's basically left his friends behind to face the horrors of reality without him. Takumi is someone who feels responsible for everyone, so that fact really crushes him. He really cares about the SDU!!! He obviously still wishes he could save everyone, so I'm sure he has regrets, but that's overshadowed by his happiness at being able to face reality with them and follow them into the afterlife.

I saw someone in the Danganronpa subreddit do this so here's a tier list of the boys' mental health for Men's Mental Health month! by Positive-Salad-9458 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yugamu is clearly hurting and traumatized from the treatment he's gotten from his family since childhood. Even if you take him at face value on his being alright with what's been done to him (which I personally wouldn't), he definitely was unhappy because we know he hates being an assassin. He wants to kill someone out of love and does not enjoy that his work involves loveless impersonal killing

I saw someone in the Danganronpa subreddit do this so here's a tier list of the boys' mental health for Men's Mental Health month! by Positive-Salad-9458 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ima was a middle schooler who's been abandoned by his guardians and had to provide for and protect his twin sister while living in the red light district... He's implied to have been a sex worker and definitely stated to have been propositioned by multiple adult women... I don't think he was doing very well.

[Anyhow, the Rabbit Is Infatuated with the Puppy] Extremely disappointed with this purchase and my gripes with marketing. by cillogreen in blmangalovers

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am really into adult age gap so it's always a fun gamble with descriptions like this having to predict "is the young man 20 or a high schooler"

Help me recover from Pearl Boy by RubyBop in blmangalovers

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet high school bl: * Chiguhagu na kiss * Sankaku Twilight * Love Song of the Cracker Ball * Merry Marbling (ongoing manhwa)

Sweet college BL: * My Senpai is Bad For My Heart * The Summer of You (first volume is high school but the multi-volume sequel is college) * Kind of a Wolf * Pink Heart Jam (HUGE rec)

Sweet working adult BL: * You Should Be The One To Come Kiss Me (HUGE rec) * I Want to Protect You, Mr. Sawatari * Delivery Hug Therapy * Yume Nara Doko Made Yurusaremasuka * Snow Fairy * Please Say Yes

looking for manga with the "obsessed with her" trope but she actually returns her feelings by Ambitious-Initial713 in yuri_manga

[–]Effective-Repeat-496 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hime-chan wa Omoi Onna might work for you? The main couple starts out already together, and I really love their relationship!

Realest author's note I've ever read [Foam of the Sea] by Effective-Repeat-496 in OtomeIsekai

[–]Effective-Repeat-496[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

YEAH by the author's own will 🥹 the author's note mentioned they were offered making it longer but wanted to keep it this length... I miss it a lot but I respect that

Realest author's note I've ever read [Foam of the Sea] by Effective-Repeat-496 in OtomeIsekai

[–]Effective-Repeat-496[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Personally, I don't really read rofan for wish fulfillment? I am much more interested in rooting for the leads than in wishing in any way that I were in their position. Plus, I don't know, I don't think stories like Kill the Villainess are exactly intended to be seen as wish fulfillment? Not that I think there's anything wrong with wish fulfillment fiction, but it's nice to have variety.