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Originally Posted by idiffer
that is an extreme example. and there are probably not much MC's like him.
there are optimistic alternatives you know...like girls not obsessing over MC to the point of killing the rival girl.
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There are not - and for a good reason, since they are not really popular. But then, can you think of any more-optimistic examples of MC's who give in to their hormones and do not end up like him. I can't at the moment.
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Originally Posted by HayashiTakara
lack of backbone is pretty common in shonen since shonen is usually about a boys journey to becoming a man. So 75% of the time he's a chicken shit sometimes too excessive, but finding the courage in dire situations to man up eventually forming resolution.
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Where are you getting this from? Naruto lacks backbone? Luffy? Ichigo? Edward Elric? Allen Walker? Gon? Goku? Really, lack of back-bone is really un-common for most shounen heroes. Stupidity - definitely, but not cowardice.
Besides, if it is as you said and shounen is about becoming a man, then why do you expect the main character to be a man at the beginning when he's only 13-15 years old. Why do you hate shounen leads so much?
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Originally Posted by Xion Valkyrie
Indecisiveness is fine if its treated as a character flaw and is something that the character overcomes. In all the shows where people hate on the main character's indecisiveness, it's the case where he NEVER overcomes this flaw. People want plot and character advancement, instead they get episode after episode of filler which mean nothing.
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Unfortunately this is not the case. For instance the main character from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien overcomes his indecisiveness at the end, but people still hate his guts. Also there are cases where there is plot advancement for the character in other areas except in this one particular aspect and people hate the character because of this lack of resolution in just one aspect, even though this is not the main point of the story - again Alto Saotome is one example of that.
Really, I feel like people want the main character to choose a girl at episode 3 and stick with her until the end and to choose their favorite girl. In all other cases, they hate the main character.