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the zoomed in scenes on the girl's eyes with the 'thump' surrounded by flowers -_-'
I LOVE that description & agree 100%.XD
~Maybe they are testing their skills in drawing an eyeball VERY detailed?
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I could be wrong and forgetful. The girl friend of the main char in Lovely Complex fell in love with her boyfriend because of that. The guy have a soft side with the kitty in the rain or wait is it puppy? or is it never happen at all. Sorry about that.
In to the discussion. I love cliche, still the main reason i still read shoujo these days because of that cliches and to amuse my self, but some cliche is taken too far to the point is annoying.
Love triangle where the girl can't choose between 2 guys: I hate it very much. It is so annoying. I read Parfait Tic before(and no more love triangle for me after that) and after 7 vols, she still can't effin decide which of the 2 boys she really likes. What is wrong with you? I really can't retaliate this maybe because i have a straight courtship with my husband. How can you love 2 guys at the same time? huh? how greedy are you? unless you need them for different purposes but still evil and maybe i can buy it reading it in some shounen/seinen for plot device. But not with "i can't decide shit"
Love triangle where there is another crazy girl who makes the main girl life difficult, bully her etc etc without retaliation: There is always this 1 beautiful girl(and she will always beautiful) who will be the nemesis in the story. Either she was from the main guy's past or present or groupie, but it is so annoying if every single damn shoujo that you read have those. Can't think of example atm.
The guy who bullies the main girl fall in love in only 1 chapter:There is a reason why i hate Hot Gimmick. I just hate the guy guts. I don't know if it is connected. And i think Kyo Koi wo Hajime something also kinda like that. Beauty Research Centre?
The girls is so oblivious with the guy feelings, even though it clearly shown, and everybody knows it except her, and all the while she thinks of him as her enemy: Yup you guys know what i am talking about. Special A.
The girl who went all blushy and weak, can't retaliate from the guy advance, something like push you against the wall with 1 hand or both hand surround her *insert any shoujo here* The reason i hate it maybe because i never got to see it in real life. K i got it, it just in fantasy what is wrong with that. The wrong is when it happen and suddenly the girl went doki doki because of that.
Story end with the couple having sex: ok sure we know you guys love each other and all that, but ending it with different situation would be better. And it also encourages young people out there to be reckless imho. ie: Yuu Watase manga. and some Tanemura's works i think.
Any bimbo main char as a girl: all one shot usually have that.
Not so cliche:
Goody two shoes girl. Sweet, lovely, motherly, sisterly, friendly, always do good deeds, and always optimistic in life: Yes i hate Furuba.
Reverse Harem: Any otome game turn manga out there. And some original such as Love in the Mask.
Indecisive love partner/interest: Bokura ga Ita, how stupid can you be? oh And Inuyasha also fall in this category.
Manga that should had ended long time ago but still in serializing due to popularity: Kaichou Wa Maid Sama and maybe Faster than a Kiss also Vampire Knight (could be wrong because i didn't read too far beyond a couple of chapters) Maybe Ouran but it had ended right?
The love interest is a robot: i can accept if it is non human like vampire, demon, alien, youkai. But robot is too much, especially computer science is my major.
And many more, i think i wrote too much. It just a rant ops.
And i didn't finished all the titles mentioned above. Except lovely complex... i think.
Your outlook had me laughing...good stuff.
~In case your wondering...Faster than a Kiss only has about 3 chapters left. And Ouran Host did end...
Last edited by fox_jones89ryu at 11:37 am, May 6 2012