Ah, ok. It's not hard to see how Ryouma would rub a lot of people the wrong way...especially in the anime since he's even more prominent there. The Japanese turned BL into a major commercial industry so of course they're already a tad touched, as it were. XD (I think those irritating female character tropes say a lot about Japanese society's expectations of women which are decidedly unpleasant to the Western eye.)
I was surprised to find myself not hating Ryouma because his character type usually annoys the hell out of me. What did a lot of balance his arrogance was the fact that he could back it up with actual skill. And meeting Nanjirou explained a lot too - the man is entertaining but good god what a loser when it comes to parenting. I'm frankly surprised Ryouma's as well-adjusted as he is, considering. ^_^;
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Ah, ok. It's not hard to see how Ryouma would rub a lot of people the wrong way...especially in the anime since he's even more prominent there. The Japanese turned BL into a major commercial industry so of course they're already a tad touched, as it were. XD (I think those irritating female character tropes say a lot about Japanese society's expectations of women which are decidedly unpleasant to the Western eye.)
I was surprised to find myself not hating Ryouma because his character type usually annoys the hell out of me. What did a lot of balance his arrogance was the fact that he could back it up with actual skill. And meeting Nanjirou explained a lot too - the man is entertaining but good god what a loser when it comes to parenting. I'm frankly surprised Ryouma's as well-adjusted as he is, considering. ^_^;