and so far I've landed on Fairy Tail as the main one unless I'm forgetting anything but honestly I did not get big "want to kiss" vibes from natsu and gray
The original (manga) FullMetal Alchemist? Like there could be content you could read as gay but it wouldn't be central to the dynamic and it's definit-
i also did originally say soul eater mostly because it again did that rare thing that is make me care about a canon het ship, but i completely forgot spirit and stein being the most messy of ex boyfriends
I think a lot of the authors fall into "I have to make stuff for boys so all of the boys have to be relatable and well written and girls well they can come too but they're not AS important because I need the boys to eat up the boy content"
Mm-hmm, but it's especially prevalent in shounen because the target audience is specifically boys - like it's right there in the title. I do have to wonder what things would be like if instead of separation by target audience things were more separated by genre
I do have to wonder what things would be like if instead of separation by target audience things were more separated by genre