It’s not the first time we’ve talked about the theory that romantic comedies “go to hell” after the main couple confesses love. In fact, the renowned author Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha) also explained it during a question and answer session where he pointed out that when the main couple says “I love you” to each other, it can be considered that the story has ended.
It is for this very reason that most of the authors of romantic comedies leave the confession of love until the end of the story.or they decide to start directly with it in the first episode (or since before the first episode it is established that both are already a couple). However, this mentality can lead to the author artificially extending the plot so as not to include the confession yet, making fans fed up.
So, let’s check out what Japanese fans had to say about it:
- «It seems that the only way to continue the story is to have them have sex or make them end the relationship because of a problem.».
- «The development after they become engaged usually becomes boring, the correct thing is to only dedicate one or two chapters to them after the confession».
- «Are there mangas that continue their serialization after the confession? After that, everything becomes monotonous.».
- «Well, even after the confession, since you’ve already read like 200 chapters, you’ll have to eat the whole shitty story to at least finish the manga.».
- «Tonikaku Kawaii opted to make them a couple from the beginning. It is very different, in the other stories it is assumed that the goal is to become boyfriends. So when they do, what’s the point of continuing to write the story?».
- «Kaguya-sama: Love is War was good until the moment of the confession, then it seems that Aka Akasaka didn’t know how to keep it interesting».
- «Normally, when the protagonist manages to confess his feelings to the girl, the story continues for about two or three chapters where it is shown that they got married or had children. So yes, when love is confessed, the story ends».
- «Well, I must admit that there are many more arguments in favor of this theory than against it, although I must say that shojo develop love relationships better, while shonen develop comedy better.».
- «I think that when the protagonist finally finds a partner, readers stop identifying with him and get bored.».
- «That’s why shojo rom-coms are so much better».
- «It seems that when the main couple is finally established, the authors start to develop the secondary couples that nobody cares about at this point.».
- «Stories like “Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai” or “Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu” already had their confession, but I find the fact that the authors artificially extend the story so artificially just so that couples have their first kiss I find it incredibly boring.».
- «And meanwhile, there are authors who believe that readers will have enough patience to wait for more than 300 chapters to make the protagonists confess their love. Thanks to the free market, there are dozens of better rom-coms out there!».
