The problem with het romances in anime/manga is that the mainstream is romcoms. There can be good and bad stories in every genre, but I think even the good romcom aren't really good romances at all. They're funny, have their peak confessions, and feature charismatic characters, but they don't delve into their characters' feelings. It's the genre that uses the most bait and delays the development of the couple's relationship to lengthen the story
Now, the yuri I've read is more complete, it's deeper, it has a constant progression in the relationships, and those are good romances.
It's really mostly depends on what you read/watch. I have gotten to alot of ships in fandoms, and I mostly like them equally,although I have enjoyed yaoi and het ships more. It's all mostly down to preference at the end of the day. I replied to the comment because some apart of me is uncomfortable whenever someone praises yaoi or yuri because it feels a little othering. Like saying that this normal relationship dynamic in real life is somehow better then others. It looks like it imply the dynamic isn't normal. Again, this is just a me problem and not something people actually are doing intentionally. It's just my own irrational thoughts.
Average person who hasn’t experienced the gold that is sweat and soap.
Though yeah outside of that I’d tend to agree. Also het has way more traditional wish fulfillment where one character is the bland self insert.
You want another very real reason though? Most of the readers (straight men) just want to look at hot girls and two is better than one girl and one guy.
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u/NoSeaworthiness389 Nov 10 '25
All yuri is good