| I like it when non-romance shows have realistic romance in it. Like you said it just ruins the experience if they portray romance unrealistically in a series. |
| tru ,romance suffers lots in anime somehow in manga it tends to go better even when its not realistic anyway to answer the question,it's always a nice suprise when i stumble upon |
| I think romance isn't necessary for a series, but it does add to the story the series is telling. I like complicated, controversial and heart breaking love. White album 2 Kuzu no Honkai Domestic na Kanojo Romance in comedy is at times entertaining, but it is by no means interesting. |
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| I mean, idk what "realistic" looks like from your perspective, but I can say it probably differs from mine. Either way any romance is good so long as the characters are shippable so it doesn't matter to me |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
Short_Circut said: I’m a bit curious, could you tell me what a realistic romance story is from your perspective? I mean, idk what "realistic" looks like from your perspective, but I can say it probably differs from mine. Either way any romance is good so long as the characters are shippable so it doesn't matter to me |
| To judge others by your own standard is the height of folly. |
-Frost- said: Short_Circut said: I’m a bit curious, could you tell me what a realistic romance story is from your perspective? I mean, idk what "realistic" looks like from your perspective, but I can say it probably differs from mine. Either way any romance is good so long as the characters are shippable so it doesn't matter to me I don't really have a big answer since I have not that many personal anecdotes to back it up with, so I guess you could say a more naive idea based on my experiences. I'm just saying, "realistic" is kinda one of those buzzwords thrown around where everybody expects it to have some sort of universal implication when it really just comes down to one's own experience, so it lowkey irks me whenever I see it being thrown around everywhere lol (not a jab at OP but in general) |
'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| What matters is the chemistry between characters and the way it's balanced with the rest of the story. Realistic or not is a secondary issue. But it should be at least believable. |
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| Yes I prefer for the romance to feel natural. One of my biggest pet peeves for shows/movies is when they cram in romance just for the sake of it and it's just kinda there with minimal development. |
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shadowblaster5 said: I don't care much for realistic romance because it usually implies drama and hardships. As long as the two have chemistry, the romance will be good imo. Most of the anime I watch aren't realistic so if romance were to be added to each one, I'd prefer it was kept simple and subtle To me this is a description of what a non realistic romance is. Most of the time romance is two people getting to know each other and enjoying each others company. If in real life you decided to ignore your boyfriend for endless days and mistreat him because you saw him talk to a random girl, only to find out that it was his cousin or something, please seek psychological help. The unnecessary endeless excessive drama is what ruins romance in most anime and make it non realistic imo. |
| But to answer the main question, yes, I like romance in non-romance anime. Because romance and love is a part of life for most people and knowing the character is able to fall in love etc. makes he/she more realistic in my eyes, even when it is not that well executed. |
| TBH, I don't even know what a realistic romance looks like.........I mean I never had a deep relationship with the opposite sex let alone a girlfriend |
| I think romance always add more to a story but i like it more like a subplot that are developing during the main plot. The best ones are that it happens midway and are couple during later. |
| as long romance anime isn't western style "realistic". You know, casuals flings, one night stands, pity sex and replacement relationships etc.. playing "relationship" by switching often partner and so on.. That shit I hate. Main reason why 90% of western "romance" series/movies are utter cancer. And on the other hand, Anime romance I absolutely adore as it matches my views and thrives. |
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| I generally speaking do. I don't mind the lack of it, but romance can be improvement to almost any genre as long as it's done well and it doesn't take away too much focus from the main story of the show. This is however rather rare. More often than not romance in non-romance shows is either done poorly just for the shipping purposes or as a bait, or it takes away too much focus from other parts of the show. In general I find the way anime in general handles romance rather poor to the point when romance shows started to be outright annoying to me. |
| What does realistic or unrealistic romance even means? People in real life fall in love in all different kind of ways and the journey from falling in love to actually becoming a couple can be quite different to a lot of people. Anyway to answer your question, irrespective of realistic/unrealistic i do value subtle romance and its a plus point in every anime/manga that i encounter. My fav series with subtle romance is black lagoon. Tbh i dont know if its even romance but its so interesting and presented in a awesome that i dont have words to describe. its so subtle but you can guess that there is something. |
| Oh hell yeah. I love a good romance story but I prefer them as a secondary category anyways. |
| I don't value them in a sense that having romantic elements in a non romance anime isn't going to be the difference maker in scores. Do i tend to think the romances as subplots are superior than ones that have romance as essential to the story? Yes. They also generally are less annoying. Less unnecessary melodrama, less inability to communicate each other their thoughts, and focused on other things that are more important. That said, there aren't enough realistic romance. Need more |
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| subtle hints of romance is enough for me in shows that are not based around romance |
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| What is "realistic" romance?.. There are so many concepts of romance and relationships, people have all kinds of them, I doubt there probably is one "romance" that hasn't already been tried by someone.. |
zieek said: I think romance isn't necessary for a series, but it does add to the story the series is telling. I like complicated, controversial and heart breaking love. White album 2 Kuzu no Honkai Domestic na Kanojo Romance in comedy is at times entertaining, but it is by no means interesting. Dude....... you should watch Nana. |
| As others pointed out 'realism' and what people mean by it is often unclear so I can't really comment on that. But I do like it when a story has actual romance even when it's not the main focus. But for me the term romance only really begins to apply when there's more than just crushes, awkward scenes and a bit of fawing over someone. So most stuff that gives anime a raomcne tag doesn't even register for me. It has to be an actual romantic relationship like in Uchuu no Stellvia or Zegapain for me to count it, and that's very rare outside of actual romance anime. Valeris said: Romance in anime is about one thing, and I think this is most definite a taste that not everyone has - innocence. Purity. It's about romance as an idea, rather than romance as the realistic representation of what a relationship is like or about. Because anime shouldn't strive to be real. It should strive to be ideal. Don't tell anime what it should or shouldn't do. Prescriptive restrictions like that are the archenemy of every form of artistic expression. It's never a good idea. I love the pure and innocent and idealized take on romance that many anime have, I much prefer it over the casual approach western shows tend to have, but saying it should only be like that feels arrogant to me. Not to mention that I'd miss some of my favorite romance anime, like Nana, if all anime romance was just of the one type. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| If it has a conclusive vanilla ending then it's fun time for me. I don't like bad side of romance with a bad ending because you can just experience it firsthand in real life. |
| Generally yes, it helps flesh out the characters and shows that have interests and life beyond the main plot |
| NOPE, it's fiction! so being realistic is not important, weird or over the top is fine because it's fiction! |
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| My own IRL romance would be considered unrealistic by most everyone. So, unrealistic romance doesn't bug me as much as others. I fell in love at first sight, had the guy move in on the first day with my family. And he stayed in my room and I was still in high school. My relationship was based on nothing. ^^; Looks I guess. It wasn't the most healthy at first either.... And that is honestly how most relationships are. Mine has been going 10 years so, it worked out. Unrealistic romance is likely more real to me than what people think is realistic. I want romance to be interesting more than realistic. |
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| i need romance in everything so yes. |
| “The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, be one.” ― Nishan Panwar 8=D ~ O: |
| I like realistic romance in non-romance anime. Cause it is one of the best way to experience romance in anime since most dedicated romance-anime are very bad in the romance department. ;) For me Baccano is better than most romance anime alraeady - just because Ladd Russo has a fiancee and the little bit of romance between them I liked more than some crappy shoujo romance anime that run for 1-3 cour without the main chars even kissing. :D |
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