I can't speak for everyone but here is my opinion on why I dislike romance in shounen in general: it is always done wrong. Everytime I read shounen with romance, at some point one of these things happen:
- the girl gets jealous and it runs it for a while
- the girl gets brainwashed or kidnapped and the guy has to save her.
- the guy starts out being cool and collected and suddenly he starts thinking with his lower half or he just becomes too mellow
Now, I don't think thr third point is valid for this one but the first too are very likely especially seeing as she has already gotten jealous and from spoilers, it doesn't stop there. So without romance, we've got more action and less drama. With romance it's the opposite. I would vote for no romance anytime everytime.
There have been very few action type stories where the romance is done right and from my own experience 100% of them have a female MC (like "light and shadow") who is powerful and is accompanied by an equally powerful ML. When the MC is a male, the romance is never right.
Then again, that's just my opinion.
This is just the fluff part.. depressing part that exclude romance is coming.. of course some betrayal will come, parting ways.. i have not finished the novel though...
I agree with you tbh
fr romance in shounen always ends badly. i'm all for romance as long as it doesn't cast a shadow over the plot of the story. then again, they are hitting puberty so romance is basically bound to happen realistically.
I agree with you. When the MC is a boy, the romance will always go wrong in some way. They always put the girl really emotional, and I prefer that they focus in the growth of the MC.
I liked how the story Art said that he isn't really interested in dating. That he is neither interested in girls his age or older. But from some people, it seems that it would have romance. I just hope it doesn't go wrong.
I would like some story where there is only action and adventure without romance.
Ps. I also agree with the jealousy part. It always happens.
personally I think its lowkey weird cause the dudes like mentally 50 idk his exact age but he's a grown ass man in the body of a child so him getting with someone is just kinda uuuhhh not good
He’s not trying to come on to her though. He constantly considers this. He’s fully aware and has been keeping his distance.
I don’t get why peeps would be upset about romance in a piece of art such as this. It’s an action yeah but it’s also fantasy and in essence a life story. Even when he thinks back to his lonesome previous life I don’t anyone would wanna live like that. So I think that romance and things of the like are normal and it really doesn’t even take up that much of the story. So I’d hope that people just enjoy it as it naturally progresses with the story and even set up some awesome plot points. Because without romance the main character would even be here ┑(￣Д ￣)┍