I'm not the person but I'll reply since I also can't with this manga.
This is bara, and some people can't go past the art style of very buff men, because graphism is important and also determines genre; bara isn't a genre everybody CAN read. This is as simple as that. Everybody has their own tastes.
If that story were illustrated in the BL genre, with young and handsome pretty guys, we would rush to read it and get its beautiful message.
Don't you find it hypocritical that you would refuse to read a manga based on an art style, which you have acknowledged is by a man for men, without considering to respect that this is from the perspective of a gay man about the struggles of being a gay man?
I get it, certain manga has turned me off because of its art style too, and I've also found some "bara" is comical and imho lackluster. But in this instance, there's an awful indication from being turned away from this kind of artwork that acknowledges an important message like prejudice against gay men because of a gay man's art style. You've implied that you would only be interested if the portrayal of these gay men are handsome pretty boys, which primarily appeal to women as they are written/drawn by women. By doing this, you're fetishizing gay men for the eyes of straight women. I implore you to look past the art style that doesn't sit well with you and read it through to the end, and try to emphasize with the author's story. The core message is to be open-minded and understand the prejudice that gay men have to live through because of who they love: don't be like the parents who reject him.
No. I assure you that whatever author is, man or female, I'll read it if the art style please me, though it is not the case here. I like manly men, but not at this extend ^^'
By drawing such buff men, that author already directed their work for a certain audience --> public who loves buff and hairy men (mostly gay men). If it was a book, only written with no drawings, I could maybe read it, but since it's a comics with graphism that plays a huge part in it, it doesn't please me enough to pursuit the reading.
You have the right to like it all you want. But those who like this should also learn to accept and respect the tastes of others who don't like it, and let them complain if they want. Comment sections are for that.
I appreciate that you took the efforts to explain to me your vision of that work (I rapidly browse through the pages and have seen the struggles of the MCs), but infortunately, I really can't go past the graphism. Moreover, because I draw myself.
That's fine if your only criticism is the art style. It's more of a problem if your previous comment was to imply that the core message was completely made redundant because the art style doesn't suit you. I'm glad to know that isn't the case with your recent comment. Art and storytelling can definitely be separated.
The problem with the original poster's comment is that they have implied that the only element that matters is that the men must look hot and sexy to them, as if that overwrites what the story is trying to portray. It's a shame when personal aesthetic takes priority over a potentially important story, especially when it comes to the fine line of fetishising gay men for straight women. I agree with you though, it's fine to not like the artwork, as long as the initial story is acknowledged and appreciated. If I can vouch for this particular bara a wee bit further, there was no sexual content at all in this (which admittedly is rare for bara lol) so it's a pretty nice and easy diamond in the rough story about two men in love in a narrow-minded society. Definitely worth looking past the buff hairy characterizations, and like the MC says, he's just a normal ordinary person. You don't have to find the men personally attractive to enjoy the story.
Ha oui, tu vas me faire croire ça ? C'est moi avec le drapeau français à qui tu parles français, pas cette personne qui poste son com et qui parle anglais (et qui sûrement ne saurais te répondre en français, lol).
Et tu n'es pas obligée de cracher des insultes à chaque fois que t'ouvres ta gueule, "conne".
I've browsed rapidly the images and have seen the problematic described in this story, I think that if one can go over the bara graphism, yeah it can be a fine read.
I might show ignorance too, since I never really looked at bara or tried to deepen my lecture about this genre to the point to meet "gems" in this.
It's good to see that bara isn't all about sex between buff men and that there are actually some good storylines amongts it.
I don't know if I'm gonna read this oneday, but thanks for enlighting me about this particular genre. My eyes are infortunately too accustomed to read BL...
Si j’avais répondu à ton commentaire ton @ aurait été mentionné sweetie :) maintenant arrête de te foutre la honte et dementionne moi Et si je veux j’insulte même ta grand mère la pute et tu vas rien faire.
And I could do the same in English and tell you to shut your dirty ass, stupid ass, crusty ass, bitch ass.
I wasn’t talking to you in the first place and you started calling me a crazy bitch so stop making a fool of yourself.
Se permettre de dire que le fait que les dessins représentent des mecs ne te plaisent pas pcq ils ne sont pas anorexiques et que ça gâche le fond de l histoire c’est de la bêtise pure. Remets toi en question, trouve un taf ou lis plus de livres mais tu te FOUS la honte. Évites de croire que parce que tu mouilles sur du yaoi t’es pas une petite homophobe refoulée.
Lol, tu es vraiment ridicule, mon pauvre. Pour parler comme ça tu dois avoir 13 ans.
Tu vas faire croire que tu parlais à ninou à qui ?
Alors pourquoi tu ne lui as pas parlé en anglais, direct ? Tu penses qu'elle t'aurait compris en français ? Il n'y de French ici que toi et moi.
Tu es grossier et imbécile. Va te faire soigner.
if the drawing is not good and without hot sexy man im out i didnt even managed to read pas page number 1 i m here for the sparkly the exciting the joyful content with drama yes but not realistic like this ughhhh im here to enjoy myself not the contrary