why do main characters rarely have an actual personality nowadays - /a/ (#280560698) [Archived: 280 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:01:06 PM No.280560698
self inserts
self inserts
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It feels like 80% of them are a blankslate designed for self inserting, their """""personality""""" boils down to: be nice, kick ass and get girls.
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:02:37 PM No.280560720
I'd love a harem/romance anime where the man actually acts like an assertive, fun-loving man instead of a cuck, pussy or a straight up "draw a girl, call it a boy" monstrocity. Just a man who doesn't act like an idiot and actually asserts himself over the girls, cracks jokes and acts like, well, a man. Will never happen.
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:04:01 PM No.280560744
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>>280560720
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:04:03 PM No.280560747
The male character is not included in the sexual fantasy.
You are looking for shoujo.
You will ignore this post.
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:33:08 PM No.280561253
>>280560744
he's pussy-whipped too
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:35:41 PM No.280561303
>>280560747
what if i like both pussy and bussy?
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:36:15 PM No.280561313
>>280560747
I think it's more so that the third worlder needs constant affirmation that his self-insert is manly lol
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:37:29 PM No.280561340
>>280561303
Neck yourself.
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:37:41 PM No.280561346
>>280561313
>wanting your self-insert to be a man and not a faggot girl pretending to be a boy is being a third-worlder
maybe the cabal is right to replace the white Western population if they've gotten this bad
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:38:45 PM No.280561369
>>280561253
But not a cuck, or a wimp.
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:39:43 PM No.280561393
>>280561340
uh-oh, we've got ourselves a /tvpol/ lurking X tourist over here.
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:40:16 PM No.280561410
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>>280560744
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:41:44 PM No.280561452
>>280560744
this guy was great
it is amazing how a good and relatable mc improves a harem/romance anime so much
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:42:12 PM No.280561465
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>>280561410
I miss this show.
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:42:52 PM No.280561480
>>280560698 (OP)
NGE
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:52:45 PM No.280561702
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>>280560698 (OP)
>be nice, kick ass and get girls
Have you tried being nice to girls like every Kirito clone? The steps are so simple to land yourself one.
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:55:52 PM No.280561772
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>>280561702
Nice is only a tool.
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 3:59:21 PM No.280561835
>>280560698 (OP)
Well, yeah, but you're missing the looks and fitness factors. That's really all you need to attract women irl.
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 4:28:58 PM No.280562474
>>280560698 (OP)
https://desuarchive.org/a/search/image/78Ev74H9vNGLNLsnfOrF9w/
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 4:38:24 PM No.280562746
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>>280561702
I am usually mean and teasing to the women I come across online in video games and it usually gets me regular gaming buddies and friendships but im too shy to be mean irl so I rarely get any irl women friends, im pretty sure being mean and playful is better than being a nice doormat
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 4:40:00 PM No.280562789
>>280562746
Like with everything in social interactions, it's a fine line. You definitely don't want to be a doormat but being a juvenile idiot is even worse. Ideally, you have a varied personality that responds to each situation at hand in an appropriate and timely fashion.
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Anonymous
7/14/2025, 4:44:59 PM No.280562933
>>280562789
Being a juvenile idiot is really rewarding online, i guess im just too autistic to thread that fine line irl and its just better for me to play it safe
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 5:09:39 PM No.280563571
>>280560698 (OP)
>nowadays
It has always been like that
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 6:27:07 PM No.280566341
>>280560698 (OP)
>bottom left is literally not even main character but a parody of one
everytime
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 6:29:39 PM No.280566433
None of these are rugged older buff men so I canโ€™t self insert
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 6:33:04 PM No.280566567
>>280561346
>wanting your self-insert to be a man
>wanting your self-insert
No, the problem is that turd worlders are including the male character in their sexual fantasy for some fucking ungodly reason that nobody can explain, and therefore he has to be a buff confident chad. It is pure and simple homoerotic desire, they should be watching shoujo.
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 6:38:52 PM No.280566754
>>280560698 (OP)
>watches shows aimed at 14 years old kids.
>complains that "80%" of their MC are blankslate designed for self inserting.
Anonymous
7/14/2025, 6:45:27 PM No.280566974
>>280561702
I have, sometimes they'll even be nice back and you'll have a superficial friendship. it's the perfect strat for becoming impersonal acquaintances with girls.