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LI that you thought you will like but did'nt

Dramamurderer said:
Rei from Slow Damage didn't meet my expectations at all, to put it lightly. I expected the exact opposite of what I got, especially since I liked him much more before he "changed" to become who he supposedly is in his good ending. He had so much potential, but he ended up being so tropey that I felt deeply disappointed in both his route and his character. Maybe it was my fault for not seeing it coming, but whatever.

SPOILERS OF HIS WHOLE ROUTE: Rei was such a sweet and caring person at the beginning, always there for Towa and having openly queer friends whom he stood up for. That remains the same, but the main plot of his arc involves him being pushed into femininity because he's gay, under the logic that it's "more accepted." Consequently, he feels he has to hide his "masculinity," which is represented by a craving for violence in an illegal fighting ring. I found this part of his story tropey and unrealistic, perhaps due to my perspective as a Western LGBT+ person.

RANT RELATED TO SPOILERS: I don't know why Japanese media tends to portray feminine gay men as being more accepted by their families and friends than masculine gay men. I'm not a gay Japanese man, but is that really a "thing"? From a Western POV, it's often the opposite; feminine gay men frequently face discrimination even within the LGBT+ community. However, Japanese media often makes it look like femininity is the "acceptable" way to be gay. Given the existence of the Bara genre, which celebrates muscular, "bear," and hyper-masculine men, and the fact that many masculine Japanese gay men look down on BL for its overly effeminate character designs, this trope feels completely detached from reality. The idea that femininity makes a gay man more "acceptable" creates a sense of cognitive dissonance for me, especially since the rejection of feminine traits and hobbies is so widespread globally. I am open to being proven wrong if this is a specific cultural nuance I'm missing. I realize that "soft masculinity" is more mainstream in Japanese pop culture (seen in Johnny's idols or bishonen characters), but I haven't seen any evidence that this translates into a smoother lived experience for actual gay men in Japan. If anyone has deeper insight into this cultural divide, I'd love to hear it.
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omg yes, this aspect of rei's route really soured me because they wanted to break the stereotype of how gay men are feminine, only to reaffirm gender stereotypes like violence is for MEN, if you have long hair or like sweets, that's a GIRL thing. i hate how its one extreme to the other without any nuance, especially since beforehand there wasn't any build up because rei geniunely seemed happy with who he was, a couple of scenes showing that, actually, rei is forcing a facade, wouldve atleast set it up. as it is, his route set up an interesting exploration of gender identity, only to basically conform to societal standards on what makes a man a man.

rei can like sweets and have long hair while ALSO love fighting and bloodshed. i hate how the ending makes it feel like these are mutually exclusive. i love rei so so much, which is why his route kinda flopping hurts so much
 
Wataru from Him, the Smile & Bloom. I really like his character design, but while playing through his route, I found myself not really into such cheerful, positive guys. And his sudden confession made the whole thing feel way too rushed for my taste.
 
It's not that I disliked Matheus from Beastmaster and princes. I just expected to like him more, so I ended up a bit disappointed. He was actually my least favorite.
 
Tori Wataru from Him, the Smile & Bloom was supposed to be a hit for me. I like genki boys, and he's voiced by Kimura Ryohei, so it checked all the list. But as the route progressed, even though it was my first one, I just didn't connect with him.

Sometimes he felt too loud, which is funny because I usually handle high-energy characters well. For some reason, I just didn't end up liking him
 
im gonna yap,,

i have shallow preferences lol. i usually choose that LI based on their character's design first, and personality comes later. it end up with me liking the LI overall despite my shallow judgement choosing them based on how attractive they are in my eyes.

that is not the case for Lucas Sullivan in Mistonia's Hope. At first his character's design gives out dark, quiet, yandere vibe. I was sure i'm gonna like him and after knowing his personality a bit in the common route, I was deadly set on that guy's route. Meany, cold-hearted, and harsh so I expect him to be some kinda dominant LI (yea im freaky, caught guilty). But it went downhill,,,, because after cracking his cold exterior, he end up to be a cinnamon roll. Instead of "i must protect myself from this guy" I end up with "i must protect this guy" because his story is sad, makes u want to hug him.

So yeah, I expect a red/yellow flag guy (like Shiraishi in Collar x Malice) but what I got is a green-flag cutie patootie. His route is also mid, not much of challenge, and not much is happening. It is like a smooth sailing. I expect some kind of turbulences that makes my heart boiling but nope. He end up to be my least favorite LI :')
 
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Arsène Lupin from Code: Realize. Outwardly, he's exactly my type, so I expected to like him the most, but something went wrong. I played a long time ago, so I can't say exactly what I didn't like, but the feeling, that Arsène Lupin is not my character, remained.

Also, Red Riding Hood from Taishou x Alice. I had a strong feeling that I would like him, but he's too awkward.
 
Molly from OVER REQUIEMZ. I like him better when he's unhinged and in his dark route. But in his good route, he feels... meh, and I don't feel the connection between him and MC, I mean there is but not as strong compared to other LIs. Overall, I like his dynamic with other LIs, and I like him better as a character than as a LI.
 
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Nicola from Piofiore. I usually love all kimuryo's chara but nicola is just....... .-. i will end his life
 
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For me, it's Radie from Radiant Tale. Given his relationship with Tifalia, I thought his route would be much smoother and more fun, but it was the complete opposite. I found it very dragged out, and the drama between him and Tifalia trying to realize their feelings for each other was unnecessary and overly drawn out. I found myself sighing in frustration at times, wanting his route to end quickly, haha. To be honest, I would have preferred a route with Liyan instead of him.
 
Most of the megane character became my favorite, but I cannot take Nijou from Re;quatz Reido...I got really mad at him while I playing the game and I just delete it right after I realized his 'Real Story'
 
Akihito? the tanuki in Mononoke Chigiri, I like his cute design but a bit disappointed by his personality...
 
Margery said:
Molly from OVER REQUIEMZ. I like him better when he's unhinged and in his dark route. But in his good route, he feels... meh, and I don't feel the connection between him and MC, I mean there is but not as strong compared to other LIs. Overall, I like his dynamic with other LIs, and I like him better as a character than as a LI.
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Agree...I like him too when playing his dark route…Molly in good route is so boring.
 
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Awayuki from Utakata no Uchronia. I remember when Licobits was advertising him on social media, they said he was "overprotective", I was sooo excited! Plus his appearance is totally my type.

SPOILERS to his route

Then I played his route and found out his overprotectiveness was "don't stay out too late" fatherlike protectiveness🙂 Not to mention he was so cold to MC despite her pursuing him and confessing to him the entire time..but if Tsuyukusa tried to get close to MC he would block it. He was such a douche.
 
Hijikata and Okita from Hakuouki. They weren't bad but they were my least favorite as Chizuru seemed like an afterthought compared to the other routes that would focus on the developing relationship between LI and Chizuru's. I also felt both were lacking in more intimate and connecting moments. Also Jiyeon from Dandelion, I was really drawn to his charming and affectionate personality in the common route but I really disliked the hard 180 he did in his own route.
 
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Kuroyuki from Nightshade... Eeeh, I just really didn't like how he treated MC and how her character went down in comparison to other routes. I don't mind manipulative and yandere characters, but the good ending just seemed like a abusive codependency being pushed as a love between the two. I really liked Kyroyuki character from the common route, but at the end of the story i had very mixed feelings.
 
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Rokuro from Sympathy Kiss...

I have a thing for the blond, usually blue-eyed prince type of character. Also saw online that his route was the most kdrama-like so I was excited. Imagine how disappointed I was playing it bc the MC who is proactive in other routes does absolutely nothing else but constantly wait. Rokuro barely explained anything to her too so she was anxious/insecure a lot and all the other guys had to band together for their happy ending like... what?

I get he wanted to smooth things over with his family and also protect her(?), but the MC didn't even try to do ANYTHING. Even when she was being bullied and harrassed at work by Rokuro's fiancee, she just took it silently. This was the route that somehow made me feel the most lack of agency despite there literally being other otome games with that as a central theme. So congrats to them for pulling that feat off somehow LMAO?
 
ankou from virche evermore i really thought i was going to like his route but damn i ended up hating it i disliked almost all the plot twists and the route felt terrible and boring to me especially when it comes to the romance
 
I liked Ikki (Amnesia) in terms of looks but when I played the game, I was so annoyed. Especially when the sad music started (I really like the OST) playing and all I could think about was how his problems weren't deep enough to warrant such sad music (my opinion).
 
Misyr from Cafe Enchante. I absolutely adored his personality as a side dish on the other four routes and was so looking forward to his route as the final one, but I was really disappointed with where his character arc took him.
 
,,,adolphe in virche, which is super surprising... i liked him in every other route except in le salut and i think it's might be because of the writing and not him as an actual character... i just hate how they went about the romance & his thoughts about the mc. it's so unfortunate because playing the ankou route in the FD made me love him again, so it really is just a writing issue imo
 
Kuroyuki from Nightshade. He seemed like an LI I would like on paper but playing through his route, I felt so uncomfortable and destroyed. He is such a complex and nuanced character but I cannot get through his endings, even through the happy ones '︿' love him but I cannot romance him
 
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Secret LI from Cupipara. I though I would really like him plus his apperance in other routes was good, I liked his character but then he was not what I had hoped for in a way, so I've fallen in love with a tsundere instead, lol.
 
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