Interesting Theme with Manga
One thing I've noticed and cannot seem to get away from is the sheer amount of what appears to be Stockholme Syndrom in manga. Seriously. It happens all the time. Usually with some rich guy who, for some reason, takes a shine to this girl (she usually looks about 13) and he kidnaps her. Or his goons kidnap her. Whatever.
At first (for about 10 pages) she's afraid of him. Or pissed off. And then he does something to show he's really a nice guy (saves a puppy, smiles, etc.) and she suddenly starts liking him. Then he does something awful, she runs away, almost gets raped, he shows up in the knick of time to save her. And she falls in love with him! Even if he does restrict her freedom, treat her like shit (psychologically at any rate) and usually forces some sexual advancement on her (of course she wants it so that makes it okay.)
Or sometimes he doesn't act like a complete jerk. He just has all the other bases covered. And of course everyone around seems to want to rape this poor girl. I sometimes wonder if the rich guy contacted every single man within a hundred miles, gave them a picture of her along with some cash, and said "If you see this girl, please attempt to rape her, but be sure to draw it out until I show up to rescue her. K Thanks."
He's an obvious ass, and she is always this obedient little shit who just goes along with whatever he wants. No, wait, she's actually feisty and tells him exactly what she thinks of him! So that's why he likes her! But when it comes down to it, she's all talk and lets him practically rape her.
I usually give any manga a chance. I read the summary, "guy likes girl. guy kidnaps girl. girl fights back. love blah blah." For once, I'd like to find a manga where the girl is more than just a meek little thing who talks big but can't back it up. Some of the girls don't even talk big, they just take it! Sure, people can make the excuse that she couldn't fight him off even if she tried. I'm just like "fuck this shit! I'm gonna bite the sonovabitch!"
Boy, this is frustrating. Then again, it's probably difficult to have a plot where the guy kidnaps her and they manage to fall in love without all the plot points listed above. Maybe if he realized "oh, that was a dick move. maybe I should send her flowers?"
That was my rant for the day. Oh, I found an interesting Japanese drama call Hana Yori Dango. Based off the manga "Boys Over Flowers". At first I wasn't sure, but watching the main guy attempt to woo this girl who really hates him is hilarious. He did kinda bring it on himself, so she's not being irrational with her hatred.
At first (for about 10 pages) she's afraid of him. Or pissed off. And then he does something to show he's really a nice guy (saves a puppy, smiles, etc.) and she suddenly starts liking him. Then he does something awful, she runs away, almost gets raped, he shows up in the knick of time to save her. And she falls in love with him! Even if he does restrict her freedom, treat her like shit (psychologically at any rate) and usually forces some sexual advancement on her (of course she wants it so that makes it okay.)
Or sometimes he doesn't act like a complete jerk. He just has all the other bases covered. And of course everyone around seems to want to rape this poor girl. I sometimes wonder if the rich guy contacted every single man within a hundred miles, gave them a picture of her along with some cash, and said "If you see this girl, please attempt to rape her, but be sure to draw it out until I show up to rescue her. K Thanks."
He's an obvious ass, and she is always this obedient little shit who just goes along with whatever he wants. No, wait, she's actually feisty and tells him exactly what she thinks of him! So that's why he likes her! But when it comes down to it, she's all talk and lets him practically rape her.
I usually give any manga a chance. I read the summary, "guy likes girl. guy kidnaps girl. girl fights back. love blah blah." For once, I'd like to find a manga where the girl is more than just a meek little thing who talks big but can't back it up. Some of the girls don't even talk big, they just take it! Sure, people can make the excuse that she couldn't fight him off even if she tried. I'm just like "fuck this shit! I'm gonna bite the sonovabitch!"
Boy, this is frustrating. Then again, it's probably difficult to have a plot where the guy kidnaps her and they manage to fall in love without all the plot points listed above. Maybe if he realized "oh, that was a dick move. maybe I should send her flowers?"
That was my rant for the day. Oh, I found an interesting Japanese drama call Hana Yori Dango. Based off the manga "Boys Over Flowers". At first I wasn't sure, but watching the main guy attempt to woo this girl who really hates him is hilarious. He did kinda bring it on himself, so she's not being irrational with her hatred.