This might just be me

I noticed there’s a calm trope in media “The abuser isn’t that bad trope” it’s in a ton of anime and manga. Where a character is abused by a parent or sibling but the trauma of the victim is just used as angst as to why a character acts a certain way and nothing more. Just for the story to then focus on their abuser and give them a sort of redemption arc.


There’s many forms of this whether it be a parent, bulky, or love interest. Characters (usually men) show unforgivable abusive behavior just for the story to go out of its way to validate their violent behavior with a “jerk with a heart of gold mindset”