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does your preference for manga/manhwa genres and storylines change as you get older?

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personally, as i get older, ive become more picky. these days, i prefer manga or manhwa with a good story and a plot that makes sense to me. when i was a teenager, i read a lot of shoujo, but now im more into josei. i realized that my preferences have changed, and i dont read as many manga or manhwa as i used to because im more picky about the story. sometimes i find manga or manhwa with a good art style, but if i dont like the story, i will stop reading it. back then, i would just read anything, but now the whole plot matters more to me.
 
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I read a lot, so when I encounter a new manga or manhwa with a generic plot... I'll drop it if it doesn't hook me in 5 chapters (for manga) or 10 chapters (for manhwa). Especially for the isekai or villainess genres, I'm too picky now.

If I like the art style but dislike the plot, I'll stay just to screenshot good panels for reference lol
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Im way more picky too, sometimes i feel im too critical that i can barely read anything 😭 im always thinking shit like "thats so unrealistic" or "the romance feels forced" and I immediately drop it. not to mention i dont touch school mangas or mangas where FL is drawn to look like a child whereas ML is a perfectly normal looking adult. Like I genuinely write an essay of all the deal breakers for me and taking them all into account leaves like 5% of mangas I find readable 💔
 
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Well yeah, I used to read literally anything, even if the cover or plot made zero sense to me lol. But as I've gotten older, I've gotten way more picky, especially manhwa. Now I'll only read tropes I actually like, and if the story is trash, I'm dropping it asap.
 
Actually for me, I've become less picky! Haha
Nowadays I'll give a chance to all sorts of stories that in my teens wouldn't really interest me. I'm more critical of media as a whole though! But even when something isn't particularly good, I can still enjoy it if it's interesting ;b
My favorite themes are more or less still the same. I feel like I just refined them, and I'm better articulating what I enjoy and why. Also, I don't feel embarrassed about what I like anymore lol
 
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I have become more picky with the years 😅. We have soo many new content now that i can be more picky.

Not for zombie/post apocalyptic stuff tho, i read everything there is :c
 
I don't think my taste preferences have changed much. I used to like reading romance comics, and now I also enjoy reading hahaha. However, now I do value interesting plots more. If the plot is boring and boring, I usually won't read it again.
 
My tastes have changed as I've gotten older.
I don't read as many stories about romances between high school students anymore. But when I reread some shoujo manga that I enjoyed years ago, I still find them really interesting, which is kind of funny.
Maybe I'm just not keeping up with current trends anymore...
I also feel like I used to read pretty much anything, whereas now I'm more likely to skip something if there's a setting or premise that I don't particularly like.
I think it's probably a combination of my tastes changing and there being so many more works available these days. Maybe having so many choices makes it easier to pick out the ones that are really suited to my tastes.
 
I guess so, but right now im less picky about what i read. Back then i was more into psychological, thriller, and action.. right now, as i get older, i read everything that i found interesting, even genres that i used to avoid
 
I guess the only thing I can think of rn is that I get less and less interested in any kind of school setting as I get older. I can still tolerate College settings but I really dont enjoy reading about like high schoolers anymore.
 
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Yap, I used to like stimulating genres like action or comedy, but now I think I prefer themes involving rich world-building or stories that are calm yet offer a meaningful lesson.
 
For sure. I used to read almost anything that looked interesting, but now I'm much more selective. If the story doesn't hook me, I'll probably drop it pretty quickly.
 
I have been watching anime and reading manga since childhood, and I've noticed that when I was younger, I enjoyed fantasy and action genres, often overlooking plot logic.

As I've gotten older, I've come to prefer more realistic genres or settings, such as slice-of-life. When it comes to romance manga and anime, I've also become more critical of the storytelling; I tend to skip works with shallow plots or romantic developments between characters that feel forced to the point of absurdity.
 
Going from reading like 10+ series per week to 0 can counts as changing? 🤣
I don't really read manga, usually just wait for the anime. So I'll just talk about manhwa.
I started reading manhwa back when Daughter of the Emperor had only been running for a little while. Cant remember if I finished it, but I kept picking up some new series. After several years of reading, I eventually got to the point where nothing felt fun anymore. The same plots were everywhere, and that's not even counting how slow and dragged-out most of them are.
Before I knew, I basically had nothing left to read. I even tried picking up a series a few months ago, but I got bored after like 30 chapters and went back to rewatching an anime I've seen several times. Somehow that was still way more fun 🥲
 
Yes, I feel like my preferences have changed over time. There are genres and types of stories that I used to be more interested in but don't appeal to me as much anymore.

But in the end, I think a good story is still the most important thing for me. If the plot manages to hook me and I also like the art style, I'll probably give it a chance regardless of the genre. 👀
 
I used to be more into action and sci-fi but I started liking the horror/thriller psychological genres more, either way though I'm really open to any genres as long as the story is good 🤗
 
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