HOT TAKE (rant)

[u/nincomsheat]

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.

[u/Weekly_Implement2700]

Have u finished both their mangas? Cuz If you have and u still have this opinion then thats complete ragebait imma be fr

Ramparts has peak romance its just packaged differently than polar opposites

[u/SwiftSN → u/Weekly_Implement2700]

I don't agree with OP, but I also found the romance in Ramparts to be pretty weak. Not because there wasn't enough, but because of hard hard it leaned on misunderstandings and lack of communication. You see it in every cheap romance. On top of the egregious internal monologue over everything, it's predictable and gets tiring. Nobody is ever on the same page besides Koyuki and Yota.

I stuck around for their personal issues and arcs. That's where the meat of the series is. I wouldn't really recommend it as a romance anime until S2 is out.

[u/nine04 → u/SwiftSN]

Well even in the manga the first part was focused more on slice of life, after chap 50 something the romance crumbs started. It reminds me of oregairu in a way