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How do you feel about a guy playing otome?

orionsbestie said:
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.
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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
 
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!
 
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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.
 
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I believe it doesn't matter whether a man or a woman plays it! I think gaming is a hobby that anyone can enjoy, regardless of gender.
 
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It's totally find. For me, it actually makes me feel safer, sort of like they're allies. I also think that people that like women should also play otome games to get a feel for what their partner may prefer in a significant other.

I think it's totally worst to have men that shame otome games, or otome game players. I actually see this quite often on the Love and Deepspace subreddit, where players would sometimes talk about how their significant other was pressuring them to quit the game.

There is hope though, because there are also men that said that they gained a greater understanding of women, or being in a romantic relationship with a woman through playing otome games.

All in all, I guess it's just if you respect the genre and medium you're playing. If you do, then that's great and wonderful and lovely :akazukin_yeah: If you don't, it doesn't matter the gender of the player.
 
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I maintain a neutral attitude towards this. I usually play games by myself, entertain myself, and don't care much about how others play games. Playing otomega games quietly in a corner of my room is very happy and satisfying for me.
 
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I dont really mind it. Talking together about the differences between otome and non otome games from a guy's perspective would be pretty interesting to discuss.

But if theyre only playing it just to look down on otome games, well its time for you to get out.
 
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I welcome it if a man behaves like a gentleman.
I am interested in what men find appealing about otome games. For instance, what aspects of the MC do they find cute, or what qualities of the LIs do they find cool? I only want to hear positive feedback. I do not want to hear any negative opinions at all.
 
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i rly don't mind! honestly, i'd find it cool if they play it unironically and genuinely enjoy it!

what would bother me is asking for a male protagonist. clearly, if they're asking that, it wouldn't be a stretch to assume that they don't know much about the genre as they don't even know what "otome" means.

otherwise, men playing otome don't rly bother me! in fact, it makes me happy! i find it rly similar to me, a girl, enjoying the shounen genre in manga/anime, although i rly like shoujo too! enjoyment rly isn't a matter of gender, and i'd be happy if people were into the things i like.

additionally, it would also be interesting to gain perspective and opinions from the opposite gender when it comes to games targeted towards women, and vice versa

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As long as it's not just for attention, and playing normally, I don't care. Anyone can play otome games for the characters, the story, or whatever interests them.
 
No issue at all, I have a couple of guy friends who have played some otome games and I myself play games targeted more towards men too ^^
 
I think everyone can play otome games.Whether this person is male or female or anything else. In fact, if any other animal plays games, as long as it can play, it can play games too.I don't like the idea that some people shouldn't play certain games.In the past, girls were also often thought to be uninterested in video games, and that was unfair.I also play some galgames, or games that are considered for guys to play.Games shouldn't be restricted - the genre is just what developers decide to target primarily.Just like we can't say that a game made by a developer for people who love puzzle games means those who don't like puzzle games can't play it, the same goes for otome games.
 
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The gender doesn't matter it good [COLOR=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.87)]to have more people who enjoy otome game asap just play[/COLOR]
whatever you like
 
i don't really care as long as they're not misogynistic or playing to make fun of the game and the genre. if they play otomeges cause they genuinely enjoy playing it then i see no issues with it
 
As a guy, I absolutely love the male character designs in Love and Deepspace. I think it's totally fair for women to protect their space; their looks drew me in too, and I'm honestly a bit jealous (in a good way) that they get such interesting characters. I haven't played many games aimed exclusively at a female audience, except for various dress-up games - which I still play to this day, heh. It's just a bit sad that we'll probably never get anything of this caliber for a male (gay) audience, not even a proper dress-up game, haha...
 
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I didn't even know guys play otome, I don't watch a lot of youtubers and the few I watch play some but with respect and making fun of the localization not the game per se (I can only deal with english and spanish, can catch some words in japanese and that's all) so reading some comments I hadn't a clue about some situations. I am more in the "world" of eroge so maybe that's a reason why I don't know anything, with that said, I don't mind guys playing otome and sometimes it's amusing seeing them drooling over LI or doing anything to get on the route of the boy they like xD
 
Anything I could say has already been said but I'll just go ahead and add my cents. Lol. I feel like anyone should feel okay to play anything they want. When I was younger, I had a hetmale friend that actually liked shoujo romance manga more than I did at the time and there was nothing wrong with that! I grew up playing a lot of male oriented Visual novels (there wasn't really even much otome around then, especially not in EN)

It's always been weird to me how people apply gender level acceptance to certain things. Well, a lot of it is toxic masculinity related and how much rigid criteria people have for views on "being a man." As an autistic person, I definitely never understood those societal exclusions lol.

the only time such things would be a problem is when people try to go into fandoms without respecting common sense fandom values. You don't go into a genre fandom and ask them to change to cater to you. The world doesn't revolve around a specific individual. That's not a gender specific thing though, like it's been mentioned, toxic fujo bleeding over to otome etc. Those people are best ignored. If you don't like something, don't engage with it. People have really bad main character syndrome these days, I blame the rise of internet "likes" and wired brain changes from current day social media...

but anyway, people play things for all sorts of reasons. some self insert, some don't. there are all kinds and I would like for the world to become a place people can just feel comfortable enjoying the things that they want to enjoy.
 
I'm not interested in a guy being interested in not playing otome games, but if I knew him I'd like to talk about it with him.
 
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