>>58153240
Some Japanese forum threads shared on /vp/ not long ago mentioned how these days, the only thing the JP fanbase seems to get excited for is RuSa related stuff (could either refer to the Hoenn arcs or literally just Ruby/Sapphire's romance, not sure which). RS arc obsession still hasn't died somehow.
>>58153248
>>58153385
>the characters just keep getting more and more bizarre in order to not resemble earlier protags too much
Blake/Lack-Two/Rakutsu/whatever his dumbass name is, makes me think of this, because he actually replaced Ruby as the "mentally ill protagonist". Except Blake's future looks way more bleak, his daily life circumstances are much more extreme and unlike Ruby he doesn't want a girlfriend. Probably a good thing but still
>>58153439
Some people already think Platinum herself is a mary sue, so the reactions to Moon were often cold. At least Sun looks funny and is meme-able. Then again a lot of people haven't even read SM, and those who did don't care enough to discuss it.
>>58153270
I definitely prefer Masters Selene over Special's Moon. But in other cases, Masters May has the personality of a rock compared to Ashime May or Sapphire.