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<blockquote data-quote="Retros_x" data-source="post: 9820671" data-attributes="member: 7033171"><p>For me its more a bug honestly. I read tons of manga/anime and a) I dont need these tropes in novels </p><p>b) these kind of tropes are only appereant in the "mid" ware of anime/manga. All these Isekai with generic artwork are full of these tropes. I only accept them if they are in some form subverted and played with, like most recently in "Chainsaw Man". But I love it when these tropes just dont happen as in "One Piece" where the mixed gender crew can just be friends, (almost) no women lust after the main character who is hinted to be asexual. </p><p></p><p>I should say I have nothing against romance and love in fantasy novels. Its just this implementation that feels like catered to wish fulfillment of young men where women magically fall for you (and if they don't they want something else from you) and is far from reality of an actual romantic relationship. </p><p></p><p>Its a bit of a shame that Rand will probably see Nynaeve and Egwene not again for some time, because I like these two a lot! Funnily enough I discovered that a lot of the fandom hates these two characters which is a shame, because at least right now in the novels they seem to care about Rand but in a real way and in a way good friends do: they tell him when hes full of naughty word. (and they are not without faults themselves!) But they do care.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes definitely, alone for easier visualization of all the fantastic elements. A lot of fantasy TV series or movies feels like a letdown in terms of visuals, because often I imagine the fantastical elements much more spectacular. </p><p></p><p>In recent years the fantasy genre interestingly enough is upcoming in the anime/manga medium itself. There are lots of really good fantasy manga running right now or finished recently like: Frieren, Witch Hat Atelier, Tower Dungeon, Delicious in Dungeon, The Girl from the Other Side etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retros_x, post: 9820671, member: 7033171"] For me its more a bug honestly. I read tons of manga/anime and a) I dont need these tropes in novels b) these kind of tropes are only appereant in the "mid" ware of anime/manga. All these Isekai with generic artwork are full of these tropes. I only accept them if they are in some form subverted and played with, like most recently in "Chainsaw Man". But I love it when these tropes just dont happen as in "One Piece" where the mixed gender crew can just be friends, (almost) no women lust after the main character who is hinted to be asexual. I should say I have nothing against romance and love in fantasy novels. Its just this implementation that feels like catered to wish fulfillment of young men where women magically fall for you (and if they don't they want something else from you) and is far from reality of an actual romantic relationship. Its a bit of a shame that Rand will probably see Nynaeve and Egwene not again for some time, because I like these two a lot! Funnily enough I discovered that a lot of the fandom hates these two characters which is a shame, because at least right now in the novels they seem to care about Rand but in a real way and in a way good friends do: they tell him when hes full of naughty word. (and they are not without faults themselves!) But they do care. Yes definitely, alone for easier visualization of all the fantastic elements. A lot of fantasy TV series or movies feels like a letdown in terms of visuals, because often I imagine the fantastical elements much more spectacular. In recent years the fantasy genre interestingly enough is upcoming in the anime/manga medium itself. There are lots of really good fantasy manga running right now or finished recently like: Frieren, Witch Hat Atelier, Tower Dungeon, Delicious in Dungeon, The Girl from the Other Side etc. [/QUOTE]
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