LOL If you were here like 15-20 years ago, you'd be complaining about all the feminine/small bottoms. I'm happy there's more variety now, if you ask me.
Literally me
NO. We don't. We need more variety. There's not enough small tops. Just because there are some 10 popular ones does not mean the trope has become oversaturated. Minority rghts
I don’t mind it if it just happens but I hate every time we get a smaller guy topping it has to be such a big deal. It feels very “hey look we did something new and fresh!” And it feels just as performative as the big evil tops that only suck dick on the final chapter
I mean half the works that have been coming out as of lately have this trope, which like OP said is nice but can be a little predictable if it's done as like a " AHA! I bet you didnt see that coming!" .. which at this point everyone can see it coming, in fact I automatically assumed clicking on this that the bigger older guy was the bottom
I agree
The next big "ah-ha!" Is going to be switch’s. I would bet money on this!
There's literally NO switches in yaoi I'd welcome that "ah-ha" idk. Also I won't consider there being enough small tops for as long as it rivals the amount of small petite bottom yaois we have and rn, the comparison isn't even CLOSE. Because you know what? Yaoi deserves diversity to be hotter and more interesting. There needs to be small tops, switches, tall but lanky x short but bulky, same built etc etc. cuz artists always draw the exact same body type for everyone and that's so boring. I rest my case.
My preference finally gets catered in a precious few mangas and people are already complaining like go read the plethora of short twink bottoms x tall alpha ikemen that already exists and keeps getting pumped out
Im just saying, when a trope gets repeated frequently it gets predictable. I do enjoy big bottom small top, but I want to see more variety. I don’t want every manga coming out to be the exact same trope, switch it up a little.
And I’m not saying that any of this is bad, I just the companies that pay these artist to make these comics are always looking for the next "ah-ha", most readers really enjoy switch dynamics, but it’s an under saturated market right now. That’s why I think it’ll be the next "trend" in BL manga/manhwa.
I feel like they overplay it too much that's why I just like oh okay
We do have more variety of that tho ....what we don't have is switches I can name drop so many l
little tops big bottoms off the top of my head
It has become so mainstream now
I agree
I mean, it kinda has every upcoming bl is just this trope… Omg pretty blonde guy is the top? Omggg I could have never figured that out from the other 500 manga that recycle this trope.
This commodification is the heart of Yao I- where a bunch of tropes keep getting cycled over and over until they become boring, nothing is really unique or fresh its just kinda tropey without any actual substance to the characters themselves…
No hate that just something that makes me kinda sad about bl
I agree but i think it needs to rely less on tagging and tropes and more on the actual characters… Like trying to push out a certain sexual dynamic instead of developing the characters themselves is the issue… I’m frankly also tired of genuinely mid character design IDGF WHO IS THE BOTTOM PLEASEEE PUT THE ENERGY THAT YOU PUT IN RENDERING NIPPLES TO MAYBE GIVE US UNIQUE AND INTERESTING CHARACTER DESIGN UGHHHHH. I’m tired of the black and blonde short cropped hair, you can have different hair colors damn. Don’t get me started on skin tone- WHY IS EVERYONE PASTY WHITE
I love big bottom and little top as much as the next guy, but I find it’s become almost an oversaturated trope. I’m glad to see little bottom and big top for this one.