Saying don't feel emotions this is just meant to be light or not serious is easier said than done.
If an annoying or down right cruel or bad character was written, you telling me whether the story was meant to be serious or not will determine whether you hate the character. If half way through a series the author said this is just meant to be a light story would you stop hating the character and their actions similarly would you suddenly hate the character if the author said that they intended their story to be serious?
And then there is the main character bias where you could hate villains and even sidecharcters all you want for actions but not main characters who do the exact same thing.
Saying don't feel emotions this is just meant to be light or not serious is easier said than done.
If an annoying or down right cruel or bad character was written, you telling me whether the story was meant to be serious or not will determine whether you hate the character. If half way through a series the author said this is just meant to be a light story would you stop hating the character and their actions similarly would you suddenly hate the character if the author said that they intended their story to be serious?
And then there is the main character bias where you could hate villains and even sidecharcters all you want for actions but not main characters who do the exact same thing.