This was going along ok, till the love interest showed up. Oh boy, "the Arabian theme" again, as someone below happily commented... Lol. I cringe whenever Japanese manga, particularly yaoi is the most guilty, incorporates any kind of POC characters. All their information seems to come from the most basic stereotypes from movies and TV. At the worst, it's flat out racism and weird fetishizations; at best, it's plain ignorance. Seen too many "Arabian themed" manga and it's laughable lol, so no hope for this. I'm out.
This was going along ok, till the love interest showed up. Oh boy, "the Arabian theme" again, as someone below happily commented... Lol. I cringe whenever Japanese manga, particularly yaoi is the most guilty, incorporates any kind of POC characters. All their information seems to come from the most basic stereotypes from movies and TV. At the worst, it's flat out racism and weird fetishizations; at best, it's plain ignorance. Seen too many "Arabian themed" manga and it's laughable lol, so no hope for this. I'm out.