The opinion of the Twitter user “@kkusamaraNo” became a trend after openly criticizing the franchise Gotoubun no Hanayome (The Quintessential Quintuplets), calling it “unpleasant to see“. The woman in question wrote:
- «“Gotoubun no Hanayome”, I tried my best to watch an episode, but I’m sorry, it’s so weird, I’m sorry if you like it, seriously. I didn’t think it was obvious, but it’s a story for men.».
However, if the post had stopped at that, we might not even have covered it. But it seems that responses began to arrive from other women supporting the point of view of this publication. For example, “@lcuxx” wrote that: «It’s just a fantasy anime for virgins». Besides, “@angellluuuu” answered: “I was surprised they could make a bland rom-com like this nowadays».
The post also drew a variety of quoted tweets, including:
- «I really did my best to see her, but it was impossible, I found her unpleasant. There seem to be some high school girls looking at her, but I find her so disgusting that I would advise them not to.».
- «I really don’t want to see works that present this kind of image of women as being convenient for men in characters and plots. Most novel-like works are like that, but they focus on that and develop the story, which makes me very uncomfortable.».
- «If the lead was handsome and good-looking I would understand, but he is an average guy throughout the play. He is too convenient for men. In fact, no one writes a reverse harem with an average girl at the center, but there are so many harem plays with guys as the leads. Even if someone wrote a manga about a harem of ugly girls, wouldn’t these women suddenly become beautiful and the work becomes popular?».
However, the trend was also discussed on comment boards in Japan, with netizens wondering why some women don’t seem to appreciate the story of Gotoubun no Hanayome:
- «I think even some men find it a nasty story».
- «If they can’t tolerate stories like Gotoubun no Hanayome, what will happen when they discover the story of the schoolgirl who sleeps with men in exchange for food and shelter?».
- «The girls came to this manga because it seems that shoujo is on the wane, that’s what’s happening
- «Anyone would say that most men see it».
- «Well, it is fiction, it is evident that it will present a convenient image of women. I mean, I don’t think readers think these things actually happen, do they?».
- «I have been stumped by the comments. No wonder these women are disgusted by the male lead».
- «Live-action dramas are terrible too, but you don’t see men criticizing them».
- «It’s okay to be unhappy with the first season, let’s remember that the character design was bad back then».
- «It’s the bad thing that anime becomes more and more popular among the general public».
- «There is too much unattractiveness in the men of today’s rom-coms. It’s like the authors know their readers are unattractive otakus.».
- «It’s not my favorite, but compared to other rom-coms, I don’t think it’s especially for men. I think he’s just a smart lead who teaches the dumb quintuplets how to study, gets to know them, and ends up dating one of them. It’s not like he started dating all of them at once.».
- «Well, if you only look at the first episode, it’s definitely an awkward story. I don’t know why I have that impression».
- «I don’t think it’s much different from shoujo manga about harems. Both are unpleasant themes that only make otakus believe that they too can have a romantic life.».
- «Why do you try so hard to see something you don’t like? Can the desire to criticize transcend patience?».
- «Well I also left it in the first episode of the anime. The protagonist’s voice seemed boring to me».
- «Well, it’s an anime for nasty otakus. You still can’t complain from the feminine side, considering that nasty women consume homoerotic manga.».
- «I think it’s partly the design that makes it popular with girls. It’s not like your typical shonen manga style. Also, many people misunderstand it, but women tend to like cute female characters.».
- «As this woman knows Kanojo mo Kanojo, I think she will go crazy».
- «Men don’t enjoy rom-coms for women either, that’s the way it is».
