| I included the topic of romance in the moderately in-depth theory I had on how a continuation of K-ON should be handled, but axed that particular part of it. This is because romance is something you can't pin down in this series. There are plenty of yuri fanshippers - an obscene amount some would say, but that's a whole 'nother topic's topic really. There are also the people that don't like yuri/wouldn't want it happening. To include canon pairings is to incite the wrath of one of these groups. Either you pander to the yuri fanshippers, and lose the part of the audience that detests yuri; Or you write in new male characters and suddenly you have the more rabid fanshippers up in arms. Not to mention that, while it's entirely possible to have males in slice of life, females just make things... cuter. Having to make time for males leaves less time for our cute girls to do cute things. And if the cute girls are doing cute things less of the time, then you might lose yet another portion of the audience that feel it's lost something, unless you can make it to where the males make for good jokes and or bring out new cute sides to the characters. Wheras if you simply allow the romance to exist in the fan's minds, both sides can - somewhat tensely - coexist, and everyone can enjoy the main series without anyone having a hissy fit. TL;DR - Including romance means either the homophobes or yuri fanshippers have a hissy fit and guys fit only slightly into an equation of "Cute girls doing cute things." Romance should therefor remain an aspect of the fandom solely. |
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This is because romance is something you can't pin down in this series. Oho, I can finally post this (spoiler'd for length): tl;dr The hesitance is due to this law of removal. If there is anyone to blame, it is you/me/them for letting it get this far. Though I'd totally want them to do it. I love it when authors take risks. Co-ed or not, when you are in college/university your desire to meet new people takes you to a diverse number of places - namely the places you couldn't go as a high schooler - and try new things. Additionally, the older they get the more unavoidable the subject becomes. I'm certain people wouldn't lose their shit if newly introduced characters are shown being in current relationships, either. That way you can condition the audience into accepting the idea. If not restart, then maybe give Azunyan the "high school suddenly co-ed" treatment. |
| This is the damndest thing. The last time I tried to talk about this topic, I said that a natural progression of them going on to college would be some form of romance, yuri or otherwise. At the time when I said that, everyone was all "I don't know." and "I wouldn't want that!," and so I based what I said on that feedback. And now the topic comes up again, I modify what I say to fit what I perceive the fandom's will is, and the fandom's will has entirely changed. Admittedly, I don't think any of you actually took part in the discussion in the Yui FanClub, which is where you can find the conversation I'm referencing here, but still. Can a guy get some slack? I'm gonna suffer from whiplash at this rate! |
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| I think it could be nice to have a romance. I won't say I want one per se, but I wouldn't mind. Kakifly has been very good with telling a very realistic story of four friends. It's only natural for those girls to have a boyfriend at a certain time in their life. They're already 18 now, so it's not like they're still too young for one. soultakerkage said: I personally like the idea of Ritsu having a boyfriend of all the girls, especially because she's the tomboy. Almost like, of all the girls, Ritsu's the first to get a boyfriend?! Then Mio becoming a strict mother in law type to the guy. After all, "men are animals!" she said once. Indeed, that was how I was thinking it to be ^^ I think if it happens, we should all support Kakifly for taking yet another realistic turn of events in his/her manga. Like others said, as long as it is as light-hearted as the rest of the manga. |
MerushiApr 15, 2011 6:08 AM
RitsuTainaka said: I don't want it to happen because it might change the feeling of it too much. The same thing would happen if the Lucky Star girls all get girlfriends. I don't think it would change the feeling a lot. You can easily keep the boyfriends in the background. At least that's what Kakifly would do if (s)he would even consider boyfriends I think. |
| I'd rather they didn't. I think innocence is a big and major part of K-on. Just reading the manga or watching the anime somehow makes it very nostalgic and heart warming because it brings back some nice memories of when we were still kids. These girls are just being themselves and are having fun with their friends. I am totally fine if the creator decides to add a boy character in K-on, but the romance thing.... I don't know, it would really bother me, but I'd still read it because I love K-on ^_^ |
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| Hmm... I guess some people are different. Some long for change, and some just want to stay a kid at heart :) |
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| Not going to happen. If I remember correctly, somewhere in the anime, they mentioned that all 4 of them were attending an all-female college. |
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cr4sian_phil said: This is, imho, what made the college chapter failed. It would have nice if they went to a regular college and meet another group of people, especially men. I would like to know how they would have all reacted if, say Mio, found a boyfriend. Or better yet, we see the girls actually going to class and doing college type stuff. Instead all he did was just moved to girls some place else with nothing to make them grow.Not going to happen. If I remember correctly, somewhere in the anime, they mentioned that all 4 of them were attending an all-female college. |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| I'd think they'd steer clear of romance, I mean it would make sense. A lot of people would get angry - talking to you overly K-on! otaku fans. Hey, I like the way things are but I also like the idea of romance, if you ask me, I really can't choose between to two, because I just like K-On! for what it is - the characters. |
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| I know this topic is dead but still... I agree with a lot of things that were said above: the crazy K-ON fans, the homophobes, the yuri fanatics, etc. Even though I'm a SUPER yuri fan and I ship Mio and Ritsu to hell and back, it would have been nice to see some development in the characters themselves when they went to college be it romantically (yuri or non-yuri) or otherwise. Actually, the lack of growth in the characters' personalities makes it hard to write anything in canon, since it's impossible to put such naive and childish characters in more adult scenarios (such as dating, joining the work force, etc.), this for whoever writes/reads fanfiction. However, I think Kakifly saw all the obstacles mentioned by all and was unable to find a way to develop the characters while making everyone in the fanbase happy and satisfy managers, publishers, etc. I also deeply believe that's why there isn't any anime adaptation (be it movie or series) from when the girls go to college because it would be silly to portrait the exact same reactions and situations of high school in a scenario that requires the characters to mature. Hence the failure of the college chapters in the manga. |
| "Trying to understand the magnitude of my love for this fictional character [Akiyama Mio] is impossible. It's like trying to understand the existence of God. You just can't." <3 |
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