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Bleach was never in danger of getting canceled. Kubo ended it early because he was sick. Quote:
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2022-06-15, 11:47 | Link #1542 |
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Besides you cant really compare the shipping situation around a shonen manga, where shipping is secondary, at best, and a light novel like Maou-sama, that has its entire plot built around the concept of the main guy and main girl learning to overcome their differences
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2022-06-21, 12:45 | Link #1544 |
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When it's in slice of life romcom, it does though. And let's get this straight Wagahara never portraited their relationship as purely platonical. Even if Maou had good reasons to choose Chiho and there was build up toward that, same goes for Maou x Emi. You can choose prefer what ship you like, but nonsenense like "they were just good friends" is just plain denial.
If you want defend ending novel took, you should at least use factually correct arguments. If you want, I can play devil advocate and provide you with some.
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2022-06-22, 15:11 | Link #1546 |
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Author wish is obviously important... BUT it has to be consistent with narrative author already wrote and it have to be acceptable for readers even if they prefer something else. Author has to write story which makes reader look at it and say "I may not like it, but not doing it this way would hurt story so I have to roll with it".
If author can do that, you get some of best works out there, if he or she can't, you get pissed fandoms and rightfully so.
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2022-06-22, 16:29 | Link #1547 |
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Yes, some authors wisely put personal preference aside to stick with an ending befitting the story they've created. The writer of Unbreakable Machine Doll favored Charlotte Belew, but ultimately paired the protagonist with Yaya, whom he had the strongest bond with and who loved him the most. It was a case of first girl wins, but since the light novel was about their bond, it makes sense.
The opposite was the case in Bleach where Ichigo's main bond that drove the series was between him and Rukia. (Even years later, Kubo asserted this himself by drawing them when asked to draw his representation of the series). This is proof that a bond need not be romantic just because it is ingrained in the root of a story. Ichigo was never shown to like her romantically, and married Orihime. My feelings on the topic are mixed, but who exactly judged Emi's feelings as being romantic to begin with? Was it only the shippers? |
2022-06-22, 16:44 | Link #1548 |
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I think it became pretty apparent after Ente Isla rescue arc, especially with her mother showing out, but more importantly even in last volume Maou x Emi is still considered in-universe. As supposedly Maou reject proposed harem end, because his financial situation isn't good enough for multiple wifes. That's not argument for not getting together with friend you don't see as potential partner.
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