When is this trend going to go away? Why is it so prevalent? Why has this archetype become such a default mainstay of anime?
Get used to it or leave.
>>161164951
most adolescent japanese boys fit that archetype therefore it appeals to them more to have that sort of character in the leading role for those self inserts
>>161165218
I expected to get that answer, and I find that completely unbelievable.
It'll go away when manga start getting made for japs that aren't wet noodle wussy pushovers themselves.
>>161165310
>and I find that completely unbelievable
And yet, here we are.
>make medium all about males with little to no libido and sex drive
>complain about low birth rates
>>161165525
Actually anon, you'll find that lowered libido tends to come from the more civilised societies.
>>161165764
No, the lowered libido is not a consequence of civilization. The lowered birthrate is. The two are not the same.
>>161165525
You are confusing cause and effect. The people who immerse themselves in anime have already retreated from sexuality. Japan is a fundamentally psychologically sick country.
>>161165872
>The people who immerse themselves in anime have already retreated from sexuality
More like given up on 3d, they're obviously fapping themselves dry to hentai.
>>161165998
I meant 3D, obviously.
>>161165218
Don't most Japanese teenage boys go for shounen? The biggest series hardly ever have pushovers as leads.
>>161164951
watch better anime. this isn't /wsr/.protip: seinen>shonen most of the time
>>161164951
That arch type is made worse when it's a harem anime
>>161164951
Because they're funny and endearing in a pathetic way. I love them.
>>161166395
>muh demographics mattering ever
>>161166640
>I have bad taste and I love hollow tropes
>>161166719
>demographics mattering ever
But they do. The target audience is usually the first indication that something is going to be good or bad. Are you retarded?
>>161166736
I clearly don't enjoy them for their intended purpose. People can have a whole variety of reasons to like things, you know.
>>161166794
You must be if you legitimately believe that. I bet you think Rose of Versailles, all WMT shows, and Cardcaptor Sakura are inherently bad.
>>161166107
The late night otaku bait shows that contain the MCs OP is complaining about have a different target audience than shounen, i.e. pushovers.
>>161164951
just watch op mc's then
>>161166107
So my options are basically BETA PUSSY or LOW FUNCTION RETARD
>>161164951
Because people prefer relatable MCs.
>>161168725
Indeed.
Better stop watching anime and get the fuck out.
But this fad is already shifting away.
These last 2 years there have been more and more shows where the MC actively goes for a girl or that are in some way about relationship stuff and not just about awkward harem scenarios with a dude pussy-footing around everything.
Any normal person would tell 99% of these girls to fuck off so there would be no show otherwise
>>161170124
>Any normal homo would tell 99% of these girls to fuck off so there would be no show otherwise
ftfy
I just want it to end, but it never will. Get used to misery, OP.