How do you feel about a guy playing otome?

[ninnikuryona]

Omg... I can't believe I never heard of this before HAHA I don't think I've ever seen any primarily female fandom acting like this? Unless it was about real K/J-idols lol but you're right. Otome girlies don't really get to that level.

the entire situation was so bad it indirectly caused the whole studio to shut down. on the brighter side though, the ntr games they produced before closure are pretty good! with boku no kanojo wa gatenkei being one of the best in the entire genre (of ntr that is). i read it and it is indeed good:D
so yeah, unless we are talking about kpop theres no female fandom that would come even close to that

 

[lunitawish]

I think it's awesome! If girls can enjoy visual novels or shonen anime, I don't see why the opposite can't happen. If a piece of media has great characters and a compelling plot, it shouldn't stop another gender from enjoying it. Honestly, all are welcome to the community!

 

[Starfalks]

Anyone can enjoy audiovisual content, even if they aren't part of the target audience. Take the manga industry, for example, where genres like shonen, seinen, josei, or shoujo aren't necessarily read by their intended audiences. What I think makes a difference is whether that person would have a problem playing as a female main character, which would completely undermine the core idea of what otome is.