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Originally Posted by Maru
Right, but that's what I mean. It's not her bread and butter and so she prefers to keep the story around the main plotline. Though I think some people relate so well with some of the smaller aspects of the story, that they can't really understand why it doesn't get fleshed out in canon...
In Japanese manga/anime, it's the complete opposite. Gay characters are brought into main storylines all the time and they're not afraid to put in a blaringly over the top crossdressing/over the top macho male gay character for comedic relief either. But that could be perceived here as being anti-LGBT as it's considered a "sensitive" area... whereas LGBT characters have been quite prevalent for some time in manga. For example, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune's storyline in Sailor Moon which was heavily censored here (they're cousins in that version) in the syndicated for TV American version... but left as is in the English manga iirc.
Sailor Neptune and Uranus Come Out of the Fictional Closet
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Well romances are part of the bread and butter of her stories. If she wanted, I don't doubt she could've successfully included one in the story. I don't think gay romances are all that different to straight ones fundamentally.
It just didn't happen and they decided to take it as a slight against them.
Even though him being gay, but it not being a big deal is such a huge thing imo.