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Queer manga is still basically the only form of media where i've seen asexuality explored (even if from minor characters for works focused on other things) so that's neat. Not that I go looking for it but it's cool to be reminded I exist
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Us asexuals are an ephemeral and mysterious people after all. It is impossible for our experiences to be translated into narrative, our stories just cannot be understood. Anyway, I know I personally can relate to stories of someone navigating their sexuality while trying to deal with how they struggle to fit into perceived societal expectations of what is normal especially in regards to romantic relationships. For an “asexual narrative” you could probably just go off something like that with an end point of “hey, the idea that a romantic relationship is a necessary ingredient of human happiness is bullshit actually”.
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Feb 5, 2020 04:31
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Cuntellectual posted:The real problem with Citrus is that it didn't give more screen time to Matsuri and Harumi, the two best characters. Maybe the story could end with the protagonist saying “and this is why Asexuality is cool and valid.” followed by thunderous applause to really hammer home this is about asexuality. Maybe I should’ve specified the character in this hypothetical story would be asexual, but since we were talking about an asexual narrative I thought that was assumed.
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Feb 5, 2020 05:04
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Cuntellectual posted:I, uh, picked up on that, yeah. I know, I just thought pointing that out was rather silly. I mean I also mentioned in that exact post how I can relate to stories about people dealing with their sexuality even though I’m ace. I think it’s pretty normal for stories to be relevant to varied experiences it’d be strange for a story not to be.
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Feb 5, 2020 05:43
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Perpetual Motion posted:I'm sorry if I came across as saying stories that don't 100% match your experiences aren't relatable or enjoyable. I don't think that at all! I just feel like it'd just be nice to have something that did, is all. Nah it’s cool. I just meant that even if there is a story that 100% matches your experiences other people can still relate to it. And im saying this as an asexual person who likes queer manga (even romances) because I often find them pretty relatable relatable even though they obviously don’t match my experiences at all. I also agree that it can be pretty frustrating how media about asexuality is really rare (understandably so to an extent), though I do super appreciate when queer manga have asexual minor characters because sometimes it’s nice to be reminded people realise I exist.
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Feb 5, 2020 06:12
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Not to say that you're in the wrong for this case or that Victor and Yuri's relationship couldn't have been better done but like I do feel in general that there's this perception that gay relationships in media need to be 20 times more explicit to count. A guy and girl can blush at each other over a compliment and lots of people will generally assume that "oh yeah, this is a portrayal of romance or such" but that doesn't fly if it's two guys. It's not really anyone's specific fault, but it's kinda lame lgbt romance needs to jump through extra hoops to be real in some peoples eyes. I used to be the same but at some point I realised if something seems pretty gay chances are its intended to be gay.
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Feb 29, 2020 09:44
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Volume 6 of A Kiss and a White Lily is pretty much exactly a love triangle that turns into a polycule. It's only 5 or so chapters long so not as fleshed out as it could be but it's good.
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Apr 9, 2020 13:18
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I'm pretty sure i've seen a similar set up in a bunch of things. Settings where weird rpg conventions exist and are played totally straight aren't super unique I feel.
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May 24, 2020 00:44
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DisDisDis posted:The Feelings We All Must Endure has a really good character whose too tired to gently caress but it's also The Feelings We All Must Endure She’s very cool though. The closest thing to asexual representation I’ve seen in manga that still has the messy drama I like reading about. She’s not aromantic though if that’s what you’re looking for. There’s a couple more manga I’ve read with asexual characters that briefly explore their sexuality but it’s never like the main focus.
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May 30, 2020 02:21
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I dunno I think it could work. But yeah I’m not too surprised I haven’t seen any manga about asexuality.
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May 30, 2020 02:35
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That's not really what happened. E: I guess i'll spoil it for people who haven't read Witch's Servant but Rei became a girl through a magic spell gone wrong and his arc through the comic is pretty much him figuring out his sexuality and gender identity, partially because of said magic spell but mostly through interacting with family and friends dealing with similar things and just becoming more mature and understanding himself better. SyntheticPolygon fucked around with this message at 13:54 on Jun 9, 2020 |
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Jun 9, 2020 13:42
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Having only experienced Cross Ange through SRW V, I think I can safely say it's pretty good.
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Jun 28, 2020 02:24
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There was a comic I read years ago where in the afterword the author talked about how they'd written several stories about lesbian couples before but this was there first time doing a yuri story and it stood out to me because previously I probably would've thought all manga like that would be considered yuri but thats not really the case.
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Aug 20, 2020 01:54
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This might just expose my ignorance but I feel like I see a lot less complaints about Fujoshis than from a couple of years ago. Nowadays most of the hate i see is from shonen fans who get really upset when the cool rival with tonnes of screentime tops popularity polls.
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Oct 24, 2020 01:39
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I think Endorph was talking about Atra and Kudelia.
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Oct 24, 2020 03:39
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It's a bit of a convenient ending but that's often been the case with some of the comic's drama and it's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Feb 5, 2021 14:45
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I think I may need to re-read the series. I remember liking it a lot but I barely remember who Koyuki is so I think i've forgotten a lot of the context for the past couple chapters.
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May 3, 2021 08:01
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That's not really the vibe i'm getting from it so I don't expect that's where it'll go.
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Jul 26, 2021 02:21
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She does good one shots tbh.
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