Yep. The main female characters have practically no personality other than pushy or angry. High school friend constantly hit the MC and got angry at him for not behaving as she wished. Actress pushes everyone around even when it's for a "good" purpose. Sister orders him around whenever she can get away with it (at least she gets to be a concerned family member sometimes, although that's still not an actual personality trait).
Despite being the stereotypical kind and motherly nun/orphanage head, the orphanage Sister is the only one so far who's had a clear personality, a meaningful impact on the MC and the story, and genuinely complex feelings about something (the MC trying so hard to save her when she'd already accepted things made her clearly conflicted because you could see she wanted to struggle to survive for his sake but also wanted him not to struggle against what she felt was inevitable and be more hurt because of it). But she was barely in the story.
It's not that all the male characters are complex, there are of course the usual amount of generic enemies and bullies etc. However, there are also key male characters that provide interesting and enjoyable interactions and through their distinct personalities propel the plot forward and bring out different things in the MC.
It's also nothing new for stories aimed at a male audience to have trouble writing female characters with genuinely interesting personalities and purposes within the plot, it's just a pity that they are wasted when they could be adding as much (or more) to the story as his friends or the secretary. The reason so many people complain about romance in these action stories isn't that romance itself is bad, it's that it's not done interestingly and instead feels like it holds up the real plot. It would be different with compelling female characters who are interesting to read and have complex dynamics with their MCs that add to the overall plot make you want to keep reading.
Anyway, just having a little sigh as I struggle through a tedious part of a webtoon I'm otherwise enjoying and invested in. It's OK if you're still enjoying this part, this is not any judgement on that, I'm just letting out my personal disappointment at one aspect of the story that could be so so much less mediocre and more incredible!
At ch 101.
Yep. The main female characters have practically no personality other than pushy or angry. High school friend constantly hit the MC and got angry at him for not behaving as she wished. Actress pushes everyone around even when it's for a "good" purpose. Sister orders him around whenever she can get away with it (at least she gets to be a concerned family member sometimes, although that's still not an actual personality trait).
Despite being the stereotypical kind and motherly nun/orphanage head, the orphanage Sister is the only one so far who's had a clear personality, a meaningful impact on the MC and the story, and genuinely complex feelings about something (the MC trying so hard to save her when she'd already accepted things made her clearly conflicted because you could see she wanted to struggle to survive for his sake but also wanted him not to struggle against what she felt was inevitable and be more hurt because of it). But she was barely in the story.
It's not that all the male characters are complex, there are of course the usual amount of generic enemies and bullies etc. However, there are also key male characters that provide interesting and enjoyable interactions and through their distinct personalities propel the plot forward and bring out different things in the MC.
It's also nothing new for stories aimed at a male audience to have trouble writing female characters with genuinely interesting personalities and purposes within the plot, it's just a pity that they are wasted when they could be adding as much (or more) to the story as his friends or the secretary. The reason so many people complain about romance in these action stories isn't that romance itself is bad, it's that it's not done interestingly and instead feels like it holds up the real plot. It would be different with compelling female characters who are interesting to read and have complex dynamics with their MCs that add to the overall plot make you want to keep reading.
Anyway, just having a little sigh as I struggle through a tedious part of a webtoon I'm otherwise enjoying and invested in. It's OK if you're still enjoying this part, this is not any judgement on that, I'm just letting out my personal disappointment at one aspect of the story that could be so so much less mediocre and more incredible!