Jayex said:
To be fair Marisa getting 2nd was a shocker to me too, but if we think about this in Japan both of them are on the same positive spectrum as waifu materials for otakus.
We musn't forget, 1st popularity poll Marisa had 4th place, with 2694 votes...1500 of those votes coming from the same man, probably a dedicated Otaku.
Something tells me that same man must also be responsible for this second place...
While true, Benphyre made a very logical statement earlier regarding Marisa being too straightforward and we often like things better when they are harder to get.
I find this to be true for normal people. However, Raku is far from normal and if we follow harem logic in Nisekoi's sense, he's going to stay weird, and dedicated to Onodera although trying his very best NOT to disregard the other girls in order to keep the storyline going (and to keep from getting his arse eradicated). Just my two cents.
I only hope that the author doesn't follow in Naruto's footsteps and just follow what the fans want. I hate it when authors do that, it takes away the enjoyment and the authenticity of the author's work. As an editor, although I try to help my authors write in a manner that pleases the reader, the moment his/her writing strays from the original voice I get ticked off and push adamantly for the original style.
Because it is the original style that made Nisekoi a popular manga, and now I find it to be mostly fanservice (not so much in the ecchi/harem sense but the shipping). Nisekoi had its good points and was original before, but all this square one thing has to stop.
I'm sure most of you are also hoping for a conclusion sometime soon...
*Marika
Although Nisekoi is currently filled with crap fillers (well, as long as it's about Onodera i don't mind), i believe this manga will end wiith Raku chooses a girl, and it will be Chitoge (Raku's amnesia arc strongly hinted this). In the story, this Fake Love business will last for 1 more year so i think the dramas and progress will happen on their 3rd year.
It frustrates me greatly to say this but i can see the author is actually tried to make Chitoge become the destined girl to Raku from the beginning (Test of Courage scene,Romeo-Juliet Arc, Raku's Amnesia arc, Chitoge Mama arc, other crap fillers involving her) and there's no major event that involved Onodera and Raku alone. |