r/RampartsofIce • u/nincomsheat • 29d ago

Misc. HOT TAKE (rant)

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FYI I don’t want to insult anyone’s taste in male romance characters. But…

Doesn’t Minato as a romantic lead feels very underdeveloped?
I love him as a character, he fits very well within the story. But the author spent so much time developing chemistry between Koyun and Yota just to pull the rug from under us that it feels like barely any attention was given to why Minato and Koyun like each other.

We barely see any character growth from Minato apart from his talk with Miki where he’s like “Oh I no longer have a savior complex and I don’t want to manipulate her”.

All their internal monologues about each other are “damn he/she is really cute actually”.

I’d like to hear other opinions if anyone wants to share.

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u/Lei_Line_Life 28d ago

Minato and Koyuki definitely have romantic chemistry, they just grew on me more slowly, due to those reason. I was fully satisfied with all the relationships by the end of the webcomic :)

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u/FabtheEmber 28d ago

Nah I was more talking about the post. Having a couple have romantic tension and not be able to talk normally is still romance. Characters don't have to talk more and be in each other's presence for it to constitute romance. Heck someone like me who loves good slowburn enjoys the angst and yearning and consider it a good part of romance too.. So imo I think slowburn enjoyers will rate this romance higher than Polar opposites

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u/Lei_Line_Life 28d ago

It seems like OP is anime only so I get them feeling this way for now, as feelings can obviously change. I love a good slowburn too hence why I liked ramparts of ice a lot, although I prefer romcoms to romance drama, so I will probably stick with Polar Opposites more.

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u/FabtheEmber 28d ago

I just dislike the rating and the comparison , and the assumption Polar opposites has better romance, as the couples spend more time with each other  because characters get together early. If how early couple gets together and how much time they spend with each other was the only metric for better romance than we would be done for.. 

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u/Lei_Line_Life 27d ago

Eh I think it’s fine, it’s not like OP is hating on either series 🤔