Why does romance manga become popular so quickly?

[nadis]

people eat up the opportunity to read smut

jokes, however romance is a popular genre and i believe that the call for romance related series is due to pressures to find a significant other since it is so prominent in movies, tv, and comics as well

[keii4ii]

I think part of it is when a comic is labeled romance, it's easy to know what to expect.

It doesn't mean that romance can't be as original or as diverse as other genres. But for the most part, when a creator labels their comic as romance, the fans seem to know what they're gonna like about that story?

I label my comic as Drama but that really doesn't tell you what you might like about my story. I also used to label it as Fantasy, but that also doesn't tell you what's good about the story -- it doesn't even tell you much about the setting!

Anyway, it's a theory. Feel free to add to it, refute it, etc.

[YangKoete]

Oh, simple.

1. People want to read what they believe that they cannot get. Romance is one of them. Why do ya think "Isekai" manga and anime are so popular?
2. They want to see how other people do things just because they like it. Voyuer's and stalking aren't necessarily a thing if it's with manga and anime characters.
3. Smut, Smut aaaand Smut!
4. People want to have something to look forward to and cheer for characters, which is akin to #1. A feeling of;"If I can't do it, I hope _ can!"

[bakasama25]

That's pretty easy to answer if you're asking about the American market.

It's simply an utter lack of romance comics until artists started making them.

[beta1042]

I like when my heart goes doki doki....romance stuff usually does this

[monotone_ink]

Because people like the feeling of being loved or being in love, and will enjoy self-inserting themselves into the characters.

Some people never really feel this kind of thing in life, so romance stories are one way of doing so - but not in my case! I'm a strong boi, none of that bothers me! Haha! Hahaha.....

[IdiotWithPencil]

simple tapas audiences loves romance, and tapas gives it audience what it wants;)

[Testaccount]

Personally, I don't get why people always complain about romance in stories. In life, most human beings (people), are looking for love. It's in most people's biology to want children and a family. Naturally, that writing would be popular.

[Vanesalisa]

it depends on what romance is popular now BL is more popular than classic romance like boy and girl love

[Rochrok]

It's simple high supply and demand.

Romance readers in general tend to consume at a much faster rate than readers of other genres. This means there is always a demand for romance stories. No matter how high the supply, there will always be a high demand to match it. Which is why most romances comics and novels tend to get popular very fast.

[Emma]

Tell me what they're doing right because I sure as heck want those numbers lololol

Jokes aside, not everything gets instantly popular because of the oversaturation of the genre. Some do, others don't. But just appreciate the people that are subbed, whether it's 20 or 20k.

[digitalvalium1]

Romance is popular because perfect love exists only in fiction, and people deeply want but cannot have perfect love.

[Mari]

Because fluff makes you happy. And teenagers don't necessarily have the best quality-filters in their eyes (I know I sure as hell didn't), so they lap up even the most tired, mediocore plot

[SpavVy]

Because a lot of people like romance...and dicks apparently.

[Harmony-S-S]

Because it's romance! Tales of love, tales of true, surely one would find that wonderful! The emotion that leads to the confession and the inner most turmoil.......The decision of whether to love....or....to be loved

[nadis]

i would venture to guess as well as the genre being so familiar and predictable, it’s a safe choice for readers as they know what they are getting into

[ChanYE]

actually i see those ads even when i leave tapas. anyone heard of lezhin? they are a site that hosts a bunch of comics and their ads usualy have two guys 2 seconds away from fricking each other i see their ads all the time on instagram, webtoon, here and even other places sometimes.

[nadis]

apparently there is a lot of controversy around them and how they treat their artists but i know nothing of it

[ChanYE]

apparently there is a lot of controversy around them and how they treat their artists but i know nothing of it

omg wot. whered you hear this info from? i tried googling "lezhin exposed" and nothing showed.
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[nadis]

Rough summary on events leading to Lezhin tax investigation petition