When adults in romance/romcom manga/anime behave no differently than middle schoolers as soon as they are in any kind of remotely intimate situation with somebody else. I’m sorry, if you are old enough to have graduated college and now be working in an office setting, some person touching your hand as they pass you papers shouldn’t make your heart go doki doki all of a sudden. I used to have more patience for this, especially in manga, but it’s been bugging me lately. I just really want to see well written adult romance/romcoms. Is that too much to ask for?
You should read Wotakoi (can also watch partly), Sweat and Soap, Telework Yotabanashi, Kasane to Subaru and The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (not with adults, but definitely less tropey) if you haven’t already.
Three of these are Yamada Kintetsu manga. They make awesome manga
Wotakoi and Sweat and Soap are probably two of the best adult romances I have read in the genre. I have heard of some of the others and will be checking them out. Thanks!
I feel like this one applies to all forms of media to some extent. Romance is never ever ever depicted mundanely. It’s always an explosion of sensations and never in a way that actually happens.
That is fair. I think it might just be more noticeable in anime due to the exaggerated way in which it is animated. When portrayed in live action, despite being over-exaggerated compared to real life, there is only so much you can do. Some actor’s face isn’t going to turn fluorescent red and have steam coming out of their head for example.
I still want better written adult romances though. Please Japan?
I think the romance between Sato and Takahashi in Demi-chan is extremely well done, and about as accurate as it could have been with Sato being an actual succubus.
Sensei lock-on is another i recall being a good teacher-teacher romance.
Telework Yotabanashi which is about two adult neighbours finding each other was fantastic, as well. The guy sending her a spreadsheet so they could match up their schedules was such a grown-up-problems moment.
Telework is definitely on my list to check out since I really liked Sweat and Soap. I can’t tell you the number of times over the years that my wife and I have had our calendars both open to figure out when we can do something, so that definitely rings true. I will be checking these out!
When adults in romance/romcom manga/anime behave no differently than middle schoolers as soon as they are in any kind of remotely intimate situation with somebody else. I’m sorry, if you are old enough to have graduated college and now be working in an office setting, some person touching your hand as they pass you papers shouldn’t make your heart go doki doki all of a sudden. I used to have more patience for this, especially in manga, but it’s been bugging me lately. I just really want to see well written adult romance/romcoms. Is that too much to ask for?
You should read Wotakoi (can also watch partly), Sweat and Soap, Telework Yotabanashi, Kasane to Subaru and The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (not with adults, but definitely less tropey) if you haven’t already.
Three of these are Yamada Kintetsu manga. They make awesome manga
Wotakoi and Sweat and Soap are probably two of the best adult romances I have read in the genre. I have heard of some of the others and will be checking them out. Thanks!
I feel like this one applies to all forms of media to some extent. Romance is never ever ever depicted mundanely. It’s always an explosion of sensations and never in a way that actually happens.
That is fair. I think it might just be more noticeable in anime due to the exaggerated way in which it is animated. When portrayed in live action, despite being over-exaggerated compared to real life, there is only so much you can do. Some actor’s face isn’t going to turn fluorescent red and have steam coming out of their head for example.
I still want better written adult romances though. Please Japan?
I think the romance between Sato and Takahashi in Demi-chan is extremely well done, and about as accurate as it could have been with Sato being an actual succubus.
Sensei lock-on is another i recall being a good teacher-teacher romance.
Telework Yotabanashi which is about two adult neighbours finding each other was fantastic, as well. The guy sending her a spreadsheet so they could match up their schedules was such a grown-up-problems moment.
Then there’s the legendary Molester-man.
Telework is definitely on my list to check out since I really liked Sweat and Soap. I can’t tell you the number of times over the years that my wife and I have had our calendars both open to figure out when we can do something, so that definitely rings true. I will be checking these out!