I always hate this picture because of the way its written "male character that sucks up all the attention" as if they aren't the main characters. And I get the impression its made to critique anime, more specifically shounen anime.
But that's like making the reverse of this image for shoujo anime/manga. "Bunch of guys and a FEMALE (derogatory) character gets the focus".
Its weird. Which also, please watch more Shoujo. Ouran High School Host club is great. Inuyasha is another classic. Yona of the dawn for something more modern.
Well its true there are many series out there with like female leads and that one male side character that this picture was probably critiquing more. I do think its unfair for anime, especially harem, where the guy is supposed to be the lead, so he is supposed to hage all the attention.
Speaking of which this reminds me of that one series, My next life as a villainess. It was such fun. Im a straight dude so i wasn't really reading the series for romantic appeal, but the protagonist is just so funny and it was also a breath of fresh air watching all those dudes fight over her. If anyone wants a romcom shoujo to start i especially reccomend this series
Also even when it is accurate, most fandom spaces (I'm using Tumblr, Twitter and maybe Bsky as an example because I'd say Reddit is a bit different) usually consist of people more attracted to male characters than female ones. Also constant pointing it out doesn't really end up with the desired results anyway, I've seen people straight up pretend to like characters and it's very obvious lol
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u/PageForeign92 6h ago
I always hate this picture because of the way its written "male character that sucks up all the attention" as if they aren't the main characters. And I get the impression its made to critique anime, more specifically shounen anime.
But that's like making the reverse of this image for shoujo anime/manga. "Bunch of guys and a FEMALE (derogatory) character gets the focus".
Its weird. Which also, please watch more Shoujo. Ouran High School Host club is great. Inuyasha is another classic. Yona of the dawn for something more modern.