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  • Once, a manga editor saw a note one of his creators had written that said “Grudge vs Ring was a cool movie”, and he essentially said “go off on that”. That’s how we got DanDaDan.

    A mangaka wanted to make a horror battle manga. Since there was already a lot of fighting manga, he decided to focus on competitive games instead. That’s how we got Yu-Gi-Oh.

    A mangaka wanted to make a death game series, but there was a gap in the market for casual romcoms instead. He then merged the two ideas together and had two tsunderes in mind games for romantic affection. That’s how we got Kaguya-Sama.

    There is no method to making good ideas. It’s blind luck, flexibility and creativity, coupled with skill in executing whatever slapdash ideas you have.


  • First of all, it’s the behaviour of a same-sex crush.

    Second of all, I’m not sure this is the best point to argue. I’m straight, so take what I say with as much salt as you like, but I checked what gay people are saying and the “reclaimed” usage is pretty controversial. Some say it’s minimising the harm gay people have suffered in living history. Others say it’s fetishising gay romance by focusing on cutesy crushes. Also, most states still have the gay panic defence in law, so it’s not just a past evil.




  • Susaga@sh.itjust.worksto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonelet go rule
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    10 days ago

    When Harry Potter was first made, it was wish fulfilment written by a closeted bigot that we all assumed was harmless. Sure, but who cares? We’re not talking about things people were doing when it was first made. We’re talking about things people are doing TODAY, when we know what the franchise has done and continues to do through the support of its fans.

    Knowing what we currently know, actively engaging with the series is the same as deadnaming someone: It proves they don’t support the trans community. It doesn’t matter if they keep it quiet. If anything, that makes it worse. It shows you know it’s evil, but you don’t care, so long as nobody tells you off for it. Just like a confederate flag, why do you even want it?

    And why would you want to be friends with someone who won’t support you?

    (Side note: A gun does less measurable harm to me than a flamethrower, but I still don’t want someone to shoot me. It’s a false dichotomy.)

    Just like Harry Potter, I’m done with this conversation and won’t engage with it anymore. Goodbye.