Are you a picky reader?

black manju December 18, 2015 2:49 pm

Lately i've noticed that i am an extremely picky reader. That is, for me to enjoy a manga or book, it absolutely MUST have well developed characters.
It's becoming more pronounced as i get older, if the chars aren't well done and don't have psychological deepness, i end up subconsciously dropping mangas and stories and never going back to them┑( ̄Д  ̄)┍
And if i do finish them i pretty much forget what it was about in a week.
On the other hand the stories that managed to pass that high criteria, i remember and love no matter how much time passes. I end up immersing myself in the story completely, and more often then not, end up falling in love with the characters (both male and female). They become so incredibly dear to me

As you can prb guess it's quite a big problem for a yaoi fan, testament to that is the fact that there is not a SINGLE yaoi manga that managed to pass that high criteria (a few shouunen ai's did tho (edit: just for references sake, the only shounen ai that managed to do that completely is No. 6, i love those two so very very much ╥﹏╥ ))
i still read yaoi despite that tho(● ̄(エ) ̄●)


Well there's not much helping it and i'm trying to stop doing that and to at least tag the mangas i stop reading as discontinued so i know what i've read

So i'm just wondering, how picky a reader are you and what are you the most picky about ?
(sry for my rant (⊙…⊙ ) it's been on my mind quite a lot lately)

Responses
    nickname December 18, 2015 2:53 pm

    wah, time sure passes too fast, yes??
    it's sure became complex as we became older and older,


    I like it better when I find demon-about story.

    heavy with high quality story

    no bitch woman / man

    exaggerate? no-no

    I detest betrayal a lot

    If so, there is rape - bitch - betrayal - suicide - affair / two timing - fucked story, it's okay for me but I need strong reason for her/him doing that.

    oh I like it better when the story focused on a lot of good things,

    ri chan December 18, 2015 2:53 pm

    i am as picky as you i just want good story good art lately i have started to like shounen ai more than yaoi dont know why though bt i like soft manga if there is too much sex even then i dont like whwn i like a manga like super lover and other sweet ones i just read them a thousand time i dont really know why bt has this happened may be i am getting old

    Nekoyama December 18, 2015 3:02 pm

    I sometimes drop manga and anime because I didn't like one small thing, I hate it. why can't I read or watch to the end. (╯°Д °)╯╧╧

    ri chan December 18, 2015 3:10 pm
    I sometimes drop manga and anime because I didn't like one small thing, I hate it. why can't I read or watch to the end. (╯°Д °)╯╧╧ Nekoyama

    me too its just too troublesome being picky ( ̄へ ̄)

    ri chan December 18, 2015 3:11 pm
    wah, time sure passes too fast, yes??it's sure became complex as we became older and older, I like it better when I find demon-about story.heavy with high quality storyno bitch woman / manexaggerate? no-noI det... nickname

    bt u arnt even too old

    black manju December 18, 2015 3:13 pm
    wah, time sure passes too fast, yes??it's sure became complex as we became older and older, I like it better when I find demon-about story.heavy with high quality storyno bitch woman / manexaggerate? no-noI det... nickname

    idead we do become more complex with time, i remember this anime http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tokyo_mew_mew/ used to be my entire world when i was 8 or 9 or smth, but now. . . #-.-) i can hardly believe how silly i used to be Σ(  ̄□ ̄||)

    nickname December 18, 2015 3:14 pm
    bt u arnt even too old @ri chan

    Nice to meet you.. I am 19 year old in heart. *bow*

    black manju December 18, 2015 3:17 pm
    Nice to meet you.. I am 19 year old in heart. *bow* nickname

    i'm 19 in truth xD
    not that old, but i do feel old Σ(っ°Д °;)っ especialy about reading, since i read i lot i have more exp there so i'm an "old reader" :3

    black manju December 18, 2015 3:22 pm
    I sometimes drop manga and anime because I didn't like one small thing, I hate it. why can't I read or watch to the end. (╯°Д °)╯╧╧ Nekoyama

    i usually drop mangas when i read them before sleeping, i simply cant bring myself to pick it back up tommorow if it was bad, i just pick the next one thinking "i'll finish it later" I never do

    nickname December 18, 2015 3:27 pm
    i'm 19 in truth xD not that old, but i do feel old Σ(っ°Д °;)っ especialy about reading, since i read i lot i have more exp there so i'm an "old reader" :3 black manju

    woah?? I am sorry, It's not like I mean to be rude or what. I didn't expect your age are 19. Seems I am the only one real-older-age-reader here.

    black manju December 18, 2015 3:27 pm
    i am as picky as you i just want good story good art lately i have started to like shounen ai more than yaoi dont know why though bt i like soft manga if there is too much sex even then i dont like whwn i like ... @ri chan

    because yaoi mangaks mostly trow in plot as in,

    ok, so you're teacher x student, doctor x patient, introverted x outgoing (or whatever trope) so now lets sex
    they just trow the plot in the back so the MC can f@ck (╯°Д °)╯╧╧

    ri chan December 18, 2015 3:28 pm
    Nice to meet you.. I am 19 year old in heart. *bow* nickname

    hahahaha nice to meet you too i am older dear (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ i am 21

    nickname December 18, 2015 3:33 pm
    idead we do become more complex with time, i remember this anime http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/tokyo_mew_mew/ used to be my entire world when i was 8 or 9 or smth, but now. . . #-.-) i can hardly belie... black manju

    LOL
    I am starting to like anime with one peace first, grow up with some horror story like another and asura, gore, blood everywhere. Now I can't take it anymore, I am more than scared, LOL

    I switch off, liking a lot warmer story, gentle and sweet reasonable relationship nowadays.

    nickname December 18, 2015 3:35 pm
    hahahaha nice to meet you too i am older dear (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ i am 21 @ri chan

    please, don't take my word in the wrong way. I am way much older than you in real life. ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ I like it better when mention my age on 19'th number.

    ⚣_Holic December 18, 2015 3:39 pm

    Hmm....I don't think I am a picky reader. At least not now. There was a time when I used to be. But, with time I understood, that if I want to expand my reading experience, I need to learn & read more. I believe that if you haven't read something bad or worse you won't understand the true value of a good thing or exactly how good it is.
    For me, plot/story & the way it is carried out/expressed is EVERYTHING. That's all I ever care about & that's what I am picky about. I don't usually like - extremes of sex mangas like - rape, hardcore sex, 3P, BDSM, too much blood & gore, Bara, two timing, too much angst. BUT, if the story is good I am willing to overlook those dislikes. For example, I just mentioned that I don't usually like Bara. But, a really nice mangago user once recommended me a Full colored Bara Dj of Batman x Superman, which was extremely sweet & sexy. Well, It's not like I suddenly started to like Bara, but now, at least I don't cringe on finding out that the manga I am interested in is a Bara. Just like that, if a rape manga shows that the rapist is punished OR he shows regret,remorse & redemption OR if the rape victim is not forced into a relationship with his rapist, I might come to like it.
    Art is also a big plus point for me. I am weak to beautiful detailed art. Even if a manga has a typical/common story, with breath taking gorgeous art, I might be willing to overlook a few stereotypes :P
    What I absolutely dislike/never pick up/re-read in a million years is a manga
    full of just sex to satisfy the readers for the sake of fan service with absolutely zero to non-existent story. I try to forget mangas like this right after reading them.

    black manju December 18, 2015 3:51 pm
    woah?? I am sorry, It's not like I mean to be rude or what. I didn't expect your age are 19. Seems I am the only one real-older-age-reader here. nickname

    nah don't worry about it i'm not that easily offended (≧∀≦) just thought it was a funny coincidence
    But i can only imagine how picky i'll be when i'm even older, i'm so demanding even now that i don't think it can get worse, but i feel like it will . . . . (⊙…⊙ )

    black manju December 18, 2015 4:01 pm
    Hmm....I don't think I am a picky reader. At least not now. There was a time when I used to be. But, with time I understood, that if I want to expand my reading experience, I need to learn & read more. I be... ⚣_Holic

    I read everything too,i just drop it if it gets too bad, that's why i'm so picky now. When the characters are done bad, it feels like they live just for sex,.

    Problem is most yaoi forces sex too soon or too much just to satisfy the readers. I don't know which i like less, the no plot - sex, or extremely lame not believable plot - sex

    black manju December 18, 2015 4:08 pm
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    But-but you spoil the end every time Σ(っ°Д °;)っ

    that didn't happen to me yet, but what did happen, is reading a manga i dropped and not even realizing it, then i do realize it when it get's really bad and drop it again. Talk about wasting time #-.-)

    ri chan December 18, 2015 4:09 pm
    please, don't take my word in the wrong way. I am way much older than you in real life. ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ I like it better when mention my age on 19'th number. nickname

    u are older how old?????

    ri chan December 18, 2015 4:10 pm
    please, don't take my word in the wrong way. I am way much older than you in real life. ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ I like it better when mention my age on 19'th number. nickname

    for me you always seem to be a cute lil kid ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶