In a lively debate on a comment forum in Japan, anime fans have been arguing about the fate of romantic comedy stories once the main couple has confessed their feelings and established a romantic relationship. The question arises amid divergent opinions about whether once the protagonists say “I love you” to each other, the plot should conclude, as the renowned author suggested. Rumiko Takahashi in previous years.
Rumiko Takahashi, renowned author in the world of manga and anime, has in the past expressed her opinion that a romance story comes to an end at the moment when the main characters confess their love for each other. This perspective has reignited debate among fans of the genre, many of whom agree that the romantic climax marks an appropriate closure for the plot.
However, this mentality is not without controversy. Some fans argue that rom-com authors often delay any developments in the main relationship in order to prolong the life of the manga or anime. This approach can lead to audience fatigue, as a lack of progress in the main plot can become repetitive and predictable.
The strategy of keeping the main couple in a state of “getting closer but never establishing a relationship” can lead to frustration among viewers, who may choose to look for more satisfying and dynamic stories elsewhere. Essentially, this tactic becomes a double-edged sword for creators, as it can artificially prolong the plot while alienating part of their audience.
- «Hmm, but Skip to Loafer is still interesting anyway, or is it because it’s not a romantic comedy as such?».
- «Is it okay then to just develop the romance over hundreds of chapters?».
- «Are there any romantic comedy manga that continue to be published after the protagonists become a couple? I don’t think there is any».
- «I’d say Kaguya-sama: Love is War, but it definitely fell off after they became friends».
- «There is nothing more to talk about when love is reciprocated, there is nothing more to tell».
- «Shonen romantic comedies are the ones that end this way. It’s as if they wanted to tell young people that, if they want to know the rest of the story, they should find a partner themselves.».
- «In a romantic comedy, if the confession is successful they will start to speed up the pace to show them getting married and having children in just a couple more episodes, and I have no problem with that.».
- «It’s amazing how much is left out when a couple starts dating, or maybe it’s because many of the authors are single and don’t know what couples do?».
- «Well, I would like the secondary romances to develop, that is, those of the protagonists’ friends.».
- «Maybe add a drama where the girl who lost hatches a plan to separate them».
- «Aharen-san is proof that you can do something nice after starting a relationship, it is extremely possible, but taking care to manage the story and the times well».
- «Perhaps the first sexual relationship of both, the return of the girl he lost, the family not accepting the relationship, the romance of the secondary characters, anything is possible.».
- «They preferred it to end rather than add a predictable plot where a girl tries to intervene and it is extremely obvious that it will not affect anything».
Fountain: Otakomu
