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Authors write stories that have the elements of a harem romcom. There is a boy (often a dense motherfucker), the "winner" and several other girls. However, the author reveals that the other girls are just bait and there's no competition whatsoever—the winner has been considered from the very beginning and no amount of effort from the other girls will make the MC turn their way.

Well, where's the fun in that? I want to see all the haremettes to be just as threatening as the main girl. Introducing all those girls (who might as well be boys who are just window dressing anyway) just to make them irrelevant to the story is a massive waste.

We need a more romantically competitive cast in romcoms. The age of the undisputed champion must end.

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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:35:11 Post No.158015779
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:35:11 Post No.158015779 [Report]

>>158015109
Well, looks like everyone is willing to be manipulated by the author into following The One True Girl.

Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:38:41 Post No.158015871
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:38:41 Post No.158015871 [Report]

In literally every other medium, romcoms are treated like trash
Why does /a/ have such an erection for them in anime

Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:47:22 Post No.158016168
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:47:22 Post No.158016168 [Report]

>>158015871
Treated like trash and handled like trash.
Even some authors can't conclude their romcoms right, like Haganai where the story, with all the pussy laid out for Kodaka to ravage, fell back to a friendship end.

I only watch romcoms for the competition. It's exciting to see how much a girl would do to get that neutron star to notice her (as long as it doesn't border on manslaughter). If that competitive spirit is taken out in favor of a more decisive story of one pair's development into a couple while the rest of the girls are just audience, it becomes as uninteresting as watching a speedrun.

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2017-06-03 02:07:55 Post No.158014840
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:07:55 Post No. 158014840 [Report] [View this topic]

What your absolute favorite Chinese Cartoon?

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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:20:06 Post No.158015269
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:20:06 Post No.158015269 [Report]

Bokemon

Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:23:21 Post No.158015381
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:23:21 Post No.158015381 [Report]

Kanokon is actually one of my favourites

Anonymous 2017-06-03 03:26:01 Post No.158017441
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 03:26:01 Post No.158017441 [Report]

>>158014840
Uchuu senkan yaa maaa toooo

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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:07:14 Post No. 158014811 [Report] [View this topic]

What's she holding /a/?

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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:08:15 Post No.158014846
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:08:15 Post No.158014846 [Report]

The save button

Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:08:35 Post No.158014863
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:08:35 Post No.158014863 [Report]

Looks like an ipod

Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:14:32 Post No.158015070
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:14:32 Post No.158015070 [Report]

Figet spinner

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Anonymous 2017-06-03 01:54:31 Post No. 158014329 [Report] [View this topic]

It's been over a decade since then, and this is still the best slice of life manga of all time. Why hasn't anybody been able to write anything as comfy, slow-paced, and wholesome as Aria yet?

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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:00:33 Post No.158014536
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:00:33 Post No.158014536 [Report]

I found it pretty boring and dropped it.

Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:15:58 Post No.158015118
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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:15:58 Post No.158015118 [Report]

>>158014536
You gotta work harder for those (You)s

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Anonymous 2017-06-03 02:20:11 Post No.158015275 [Report]

>>158015118
Yet here it is.
Really though, dropped it. Some chapters were pretty thought provoking and interesting, most others I didn't care for all that much, especially those dealing with mysticism and borderline supernatural and weird stuff. Like the 'cat city' or the island with the japanese religious fox stuff.