Will there be more manga that use sex as a major plot point

[Fireminer]

Maybe my reference pool is too small, but looking at the current lineup of manga that attracts more attention than average, there seems to be more series that use sex as a major plot point than what I used to remember. Do you think that this is a trend, and would it continue to grow in the future?

[-G1-]

Yes, I'd say it's likely for now.

It's not just manga. Media in general has become more sexually explicit — see how many american tv shows nowadays have explicit sex scenes in every episode.

Comics and manga are just elements of media following this trend. It might be a response to a sexually-deprived culture to massively consume explicit material once the morality surrounding sexual behavior becomes more relaxed.

It will subdue eventually, after it becomes "normal" and no longer attracts attention for its novelty.

[EvaShinQ]

I actually think that we need this kind of stories. Let's be honest, nowadays we are tending to be way too tolerant, and sometimes we pay less attention to some trivial things and passions, just like sex. So, I really hope that we are going to get more and more manga series with the main plot being something sexual related. Someone might say that I am addicted to sex, and you know... that would be true actually. I have even got some of the best clit sensitizers from https://lovermart.com/product/clit-s...trawberry-1oz/ , so yeah, I am really addicted, and that might be the cause why I really want this kind of manga.

[serenade_beta]

It will never be a trend.

1. Otaku can be very "sensitive" to this issue. You know, OMG, she's not a virgin! OMG, she's a bitch! That stuff.
2. As such, it is not a popular theme.
3. Also, I guess a lack of personal experience?

This if, of course, talking about shows that treat the topic seriously. Not like Reviewers-type of sex plot.

[pathospades]

It will happen eventually.

Even if the Japanese market wouldn't like it, the American, Russian, and Spanish audiences would totally promote it.

Berserk has like one scene.

Goblin Slayer has a rape scene in its first episode. You might be able to argue that it happens twice, but the second one is only implied.

Castlevania Season 2 has a serious sex scene where one of the humans completely gave into his lust. And suffered the consequences for it. Although, I'm not sure if Castlevania can be considered anime.

[Eisdrache]

Originally Posted by pathospades

It will happen eventually.

Even if the Japanese market wouldn't like it, the American, Russian, and Spanish audiences would totally promote it.

All of these markets are no more than a blip compared to the Japanese one.

This topic is very weird considering there is an entire hentai industry pandering to exactly this desire.

[serenade_beta]

Originally Posted by pathospades

Even if the Japanese market wouldn't like it, the American, Russian, and Spanish audiences would totally promote it.

I'm pretty sure a Japanese industry pandering specifically to a non-Japanese audience is not a good idea.

[dragon1412]

doubt it though, since the industry already have a segment cater to this in the form of H industry where we have VN, games, and not a small amount of anime produced in this category like Eisdrache said, it will get more explicit but not by much in my opinion, and might slowly going back to normal overtime, like I said, the industry already have a segment specifically in this category, they just aren't as prominent and this might make the H side of anime-manga industry get more interest.

[pathospades]

Originally Posted by Eisdrache

All of these markets are no more than a blip compared to the Japanese one.

This topic is very weird considering there is an entire hentai industry pandering to exactly this desire.

I mention those markets because those are the ones constantly getting mixed in my search results. I know, because subtitles.

Idk, the industry really likes to bleed into ecchi. Like dangerously ecchi. Seems like a reasonable topic to me.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

I'm pretty sure a Japanese industry pandering specifically to a non-Japanese audience is not a good idea.

We have seen how soulless those commissioned Netflix anime are. So yeah, dont cater to the West.

[pathospades]

Originally Posted by Sheba

We have seen how soulless those commissioned Netflix anime are. So yeah, dont cater to the West.

That's a little unfair. Netflix just likes spitting out a lot of bad content so their exclusives section looks full, not just their anime but their movies too.

That said, I'm not entirely sure what an anime catering to the west would look like. I'm guessing something like Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, and Zoids.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Sheba

We have seen how soulless those commissioned Netflix anime are. So yeah, dont cater to the West.

Eh, B is not bad

[LimbAmbir]

I think this trend is dictated by fashion and nothing else. People have been interested in sex absolutely at all times, but right now, there has been a "boom" of everything related to sex in the film and literature industries; at least, this is my personal opinion. I like to think about this since I am currently receiving a second education as a sexologist, and this topic is close for me to study. I have never been shy about my sexual desire, and vice versa, this topic has always interested me very much. I even tried using different services by type since I was interested in how it all works. I also like to collect manga, and I'm not ashamed of any of this at all since sex is part of the human essence