it's kind of a return to form, but it is disappointing. in my view, there was a time between 2014-19 where jp bl manga was getting more interesting, atypical, even strange works and then KR bl came in (or at least I started noticing them) around 2016 with a range of stories and stuff that was really unusual or rare for jp bl (often in terms of appearances and aesthetics). felt like that was a great time to be a reader. to me, it looks like the old formula is back (not that it ever really left) and there's an established route for the cashgrab/audience-chasing works to take - dramatic, toxic, edgy smut forward "romance". that's not a knock against any of those descriptors, but I am crying out for more well-written iterations of those things that don't rely on the mere presence of smutty conflict to sell.
I thought it was just me. Same here. These days, it’s really difficult to find a plot that draws me in. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older or what, but I feel like most BLs revolve around the same storylines and character types. I rarely come across a new perspective or something truly captivating.
Yeah, I kind of had a BL drought for a while, as it became difficult to find BL's that didn't have rape between the main couple, but also had an interesting plot. Man, its tough...
Is it just me or i really don't read like before bl now a day because some of the popular is about and some shit but i do read sometimes like cutes and fluffy but yeah literally when i click the bl and the starting point is when he was being or when the uke literally is a fvcking anybody