Yes, I'm familiar with those formulas haha, that's why I'm so harsh to manga and anime nowadays. Though technically there's value to formulas like fight scene formats, but I know what you mean in this context. I wanted to put my manga under more psychological but Tapas was more limited to its genres when it was still Tapastic. So if there IS a formula, it's not what you're thinking lul
Love the input, glad you have some interest!