Does the BL genre suck now? Or am I just maturing....
I'm not crazy about it anymore, but I like it, and do get invested in such stories, such as Given, sorta/Heartstopper (ion watch the show, just the webtoon)/and ig the Gumlee moments were cute lol. I still rewatch Yuri on Ice, and write my own BLS as a hobby, which focus more on social issues/drama honestly.
I just always roll my eyes whenever rape comes up, and it's brushed aside very easily, and never dealt with correctly, unlike in Banana Fish for instance, or I suppose Heartstopper too... No rape happened, but this one guy forced himself on Charlie w a kiss, and didn't become his love interest or anything like that.... He was very disliked by the author, which was nice to see.
I just really hate when characters who do rlly bad things (rape), are romanticized by the author??? (looking at you Jinx) and the fandom r ok w it... Like srsly??... Also the artstyles recently look rlly bad too... I cannot get into them. I don't mind the typical uke/seme artstyle, but yeah.
Anyone else feel the same? Mby it's just us feeling tired of these oversused formulas in stories...
I think it’s bc a lot of the recent BL stories just end up w the same tropes and typical art style so much to the point it get old and just plain boring. And for sure I’d say stories like Given and Banana Fish are hard to come by nowadays. But I’d totally recommend Pink Heart Jam def a good read and nice artstyle.
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26 10,2023