>>279644751
>when I was younger I could more easily deal with tragic stories. Never particularly enjoyed them, mind you, but I could tolerate them.
This kind of heel turn is actually pretty common judging from what anons have said over the years. The "grizzly manime enjoyer to iyashikei moe SOL fan" pipeline is not just a meme, lots of people simply lose the stomach for darker works of fiction as they get older.
>>279645235
>The negative emotional impact should be the strongest when you don't expect it, correct?
It really depends.