OP is correctly pointing out that he's noticing a growth in its prevalence, and he's entirely correct that simps and low-frequency men will eat it up because "it's hot".
That's always been the wedge and it will be defended with voracious intent by many people for the aforementioned reasons.
Yes, we know that there used to be those themes in older content, but as OP rightfully pointed out, it was fringe.
I don't watch anime so I can't speak to the volumes of its prevalence, but if it's anything like the rest of media entertainment I do not doubt his observations.
when it comes to yuri, I argue it was and still is fringe, just not nearly as Fringe as lesbian content is in the West. it pops up in regular anime every now and then, but I've hardly ever seen it be the spotlight.
Yeah. One way of accepting girlbosses is to make them cute and pretty. And wrap it in a comedy too if possible.
Yuri has been in anime for as long as most of us have been alive, just look at the original Japanese Sailor Moon.
OP is correctly pointing out that he's noticing a growth in its prevalence, and he's entirely correct that simps and low-frequency men will eat it up because "it's hot".
That's always been the wedge and it will be defended with voracious intent by many people for the aforementioned reasons.
Yes, we know that there used to be those themes in older content, but as OP rightfully pointed out, it was fringe.
I don't watch anime so I can't speak to the volumes of its prevalence, but if it's anything like the rest of media entertainment I do not doubt his observations.
when it comes to yuri, I argue it was and still is fringe, just not nearly as Fringe as lesbian content is in the West. it pops up in regular anime every now and then, but I've hardly ever seen it be the spotlight.