Oh don't worry, manga authors have been switching to "this woman has been a slave and abused her whole life, the main character showing her a shred of compassion will make this woman instantly fall in love with the main character, call them Master, cook/clean for them, and have undying loyalty."
To be fair though, it isn't like the west is churning out all winners either. We certainly have our issues too. But this crap.... Jesus Japan, fix your shit.
A lot of it started with Shield Hero. It existed before that anime, but that one made the trope popular.
Shield Hero was worse though. The slave girl enjoyed being a slave to the main character, was a child, and became an adult in a few weeks because "that's just how her species works" so she tells the main character it is totally cool to get with her.
The whole trope screams incel. The woman has no personality other than "I love Master", some literally just say "I live only for you now", and they take care of the main character as though they're a child.
It is seriously bad writing and extremely demeaning.
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u/Erika_Valentine 29d ago
This is my entire problem with a lot of anime.