Hey guys

Recently while reading Skip Beat!, it occurred to me that I'm somewhat a serial 'routing for the loser' (haha). What I mean is in the stereotypical love triangle of two guys and one girl, I'm finding myself constantly routing for the guy who doesn't end up with the girl. You know, the one that from the start you sort of suspect won't end up with the girl in the end, the character set up as the 'bad choice'.

For example, in Skip Beat!, (for those who haven't read the manga, I really recommend it btw!)
Another example of my preference is Zero Kiryuu in Vampire Knight.

Anyway, I was wondering if I was alone, or if anyone else usually picks the 'bad guy'? Opinions?

Mell xx

So far, I think in most of the manga I've read, I always root for the bad guy

It gets irritating after awhile since I'm always mad that she won't choose him, or even give him a chance

Sometimes, I stop reading the manga just because I know that the girl won't end up with the guy I want her to end up with

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Ahh, yes, me too! It's like the story of me and Vampire Knight, haha! Why doesn't she ever pick the bad guy

Well with me it varies from story to story.

I agree with you on Zero though i still think he has a petty good chance of ending up with the girl.



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Ahha...this is the only reason I'm getting annoyed with Vampire Knight . I'm always like choose Zero ! Yet she goes to Kaname all the time

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I think I tend to like the bad boys more But it all depends on how they were characterized. I mean, in Uwasa no Midori-kun!!, Tsukasa is just too much of a bitch that I find it so hard to like him. When the bad boy is just too much, and not so real anymore (bad boys can only go so far in real life, you know) I obviously root for the good boys

Heehee, I'm just biased, methinks

I don't choose by bad guy or good guy.
I just root for the guy that's not likely for them to end up with~
I WOULD LOVE TO READ A MANGA LIKE THIS BTW.
I've only read one...which was great.

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I also want her to end up with him <3

For me, I root for the most likable character. Mostly to my standards, those who I would want to end up with. Kind of silly in a realistic sense, but I don't think it can be helped. One tends to put themselves in the situations the characters are in, at least I do when I read anything.

Depends. But I usually find myself rooting for the guy who obviously won't get the girl.

However, I hate it when the mangaka introduces a new character just so the "loser" won't end up alone. Or pairing the "leftovers" if it's a love square or something. >__<

I guess I just love unrequited loves~

Ah, I agree. I also tend to put myself in the situation the characters are in haha




Ah, I hate this too! Especially in the anime version of Itazura Na Kiss, it has quite a number of 'leftover' pairings (haha).

Glad to see I'm not alone with liking the 'bad' guys haha

Last edited by StarlightDreams at 8:28 pm, Sep 1 2009

Usually I pick the bad guy, (who's not really bad, but more misunderstood because of various events in his unfortunate past), such as Domyoji over Rui in Hana Yori Dango, Zero over Kaname in VK, Sano over Nakatsu in Hana Kimi, Souchiro over Nozumu in Hadashi de Bara wo Fume (even though Nozumu ends up being just...messed up o.o i preferred Souchiro even when Nozumu was nice), etc.

Basically, I'm a sucker for cold-hearted bishies with sad pasts

But, if the guy is really just a jerk, like Sho in Skip Beat!, then I'll root for the other guy (like Ren, who is nice but also reserved and mysterious because of his past ). In the case of Skip Beat! I also think it's cute how Ren falls in love with Kyoko and she's totally clueless . One of my favorite parts is when Kyoko gives Ren advice in her chicken suit and he has no idea that its her

Funny how all of us posted that we root for the bad guys, but more people voted for good guys than bad guys.

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Neither, since I root for whomever the heroine likes the most. Whether he is a good or bad guy doesn't matter. I just go along with the flow, trusting the author's judgment. If the manga turns out to be poorly written, I will stop reading regardless of who ends up with whom.

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Ah, I know Sho's a jerk, I honestly don't know why I keep subconsciously rooting for him
It's really quite bizarre. I did hate him at the start!
Oh, who knows, I must just have bad taste in men.
Ah, that's one of my favourite parts too, Ah, the irony haha.


That's fair enough, describes my relationship with quite a few manga actually! Ah, really good manga series can be hard to find sometimes!

Last edited by blakraven66 at 2:53 am, Sep 1 2009

The one where the heroine has the most chemistry with. (In my opinion at least. Haaah.) But it's really a "in-the-moment" thing. I switch back and forth a lot - depends on the series.

Bad guy as in the one the heroine doesn't end up with or the one you think she won't end up with?

I don't know, I see those as completely different things. Like you're rooting for the guy she doesn't end up with, which was my case in Hana Yori Dango. Or when you think she won't end up with the other guy but still does ('other guy' being the bad guy). The latter I've only experienced with two series: Moe Kare!! and Shinshi Doumei Cross, which may be bad examples here.

Like Odette, I usually just root for the one she has more chemistry with, whether he's the good guy or the bad guy.

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