I noticed a really recurring cliché in BLs, ALWAYS, in chapter 4, precisely towards the e...

aoi1412 August 25, 2024 10:56 am

I noticed a really recurring cliché in BLs, ALWAYS, in chapter 4, precisely towards the end, the two MCs have to argue over NOTHING or something negative happens over NOTHING! X'D

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    TeddyBunny August 25, 2024 11:04 am

    This is the narrative structure of this style of manga, films also have a similar structure. For most it is called the hero narrative, when the main character or couple goes through a journey to reach romance and happily ever after.

    aoi1412 August 25, 2024 11:46 am

    I understood it well after reading SO MANY stories! However, the few that I was able to read without this kind of narrative structure are sometimes more striking and interesting x) I find it a shame, because this kind of chapter 4 now simply makes me laugh, it completely takes me out of the story, since these scenes are just there to satisfy a basic structure! However, I'm not saying that I don't appreciate when this kind of "dramatic" scene happens! I'm just saying that, like here, it's completely gratuitous, illogical and that it becomes burlesque xD

    TeddyBunny August 26, 2024 1:49 am
    I understood it well after reading SO MANY stories! However, the few that I was able to read without this kind of narrative structure are sometimes more striking and interesting x) I find it a shame, because th... aoi1412

    I understand lol, I started to feel the same way after a while, but I feel like people want to change this since Japanese authors have chosen to make webtoons to have a longer narrative (which I find curious since it doesn't even reach the average number of chapters of Korean or Chinese manhwa). As for the one-volume mangas (the ones with 5 to 6 chapters) they seem to want to change the narrative to 7 to 8 chapters too since they only publish them on the Internet too.

    aoi1412 August 26, 2024 6:20 pm

    Ah, I didn't know that! :o I see that the webtoon trend has increased a lot since 2018, now, they are omnipresent! But I didn't know that the Japanese wanted to follow the trend! Since I still see a lot of stories in 1 volume (6/7 chapters) from manga, unlike Manhwa/Manhua which on the other hand are always longer!

    TeddyBunny August 26, 2024 10:26 pm
    Ah, I didn't know that! :o I see that the webtoon trend has increased a lot since 2018, now, they are omnipresent! But I didn't know that the Japanese wanted to follow the trend! Since I still see a lot of stor... aoi1412

    yesss, most of my favorite webtoons are Japanese.

    aoi1412 August 26, 2024 10:50 pm

    I'm interested! Do you have any titles to recommend to me please?

    TeddyBunny August 26, 2024 11:48 pm
    I'm interested! Do you have any titles to recommend to me please? aoi1412

    So lol my taste is not a masterpiece but two of what I really like are these So lol my taste is not a masterpiece but two of what I really like are these: Hakidame no Tsuru wa Yogosa Retai Yatara Yarashii Fukami Kun
    If you liked this manga author you will probably like these as they focus on silly relationships, comedy and hot

    aoi1412 August 27, 2024 11:06 am

    Thanks! I already know them, I didn't know they were considered Japanese webtoons x) This "type" of story often has shorter chapters and more smut scenes indeed! xD