>some retard says the main character is bad because they're a self-insert >someone else asks why and what's wrong with that>retard has no proper explanation other than "idk i just think he sucks lol"This happens all the fucking time. Can we all admit that "self-insert" is just a shitty buzzword that is being thrown out in the anime community so that retards dont have to give proper criticism on why character is bad? Seriously this has been an issue for fucking years even outside this website
Self-inserts are great and the only people that hate them are r*ddit normalfaggot tourists.
>>275250209It's only the purposely boring and beta self-inserts I seethe at. Kirito is mixed, he's good in Aincrad arc, then becomes just another haremtard MC after that.
>>275250263ThisName ONE other "self insert" who married the main love interest and dumped 2 years worth into them (epilogues dont count)
Real self-inserts would actually be a good thing since they would have the personality of the author rather than a bland nice guy.
>>275250180>>275250209All protagonists are self inserts. If you can't self insert then you haven't truly indulged in the fictional setting.
>>275250291Nardo, how's that even a contest?
>>275250299Self-inserts are characters meant for the audience to place their POV in, not the author. It can be the latter, as well, but it would be "the author's self-insert" in that case.
>>275250180>things that never happenIt's obvious that writing a self-insert MC has the risk of making the world revolve around him. The script will go out of its way to make the MC look good, often making others look bad. Instead of having interesting, fleshed out characters, they will be defined by their relationship to the MC. If there are characters don't like him, it's because they're bad or jealous or whatever and you're supposed to hate them. Good writing and characters are disregarded to create a power fantasy. When people criticize a character for being a self-insert, they are usually criticizing these aspects, and your OP image makes it clear what this is about.
>>275250180real self-insert characters exist only in vidya, /a/ characters have to be REALLY bland to be ever called like that. think "generic isekai protag" level of bland
>>275250180Self-inserts have the potential to be the greatest characters. They have to ability to make us empathize with their situation like no other. Authors often kill off "mob" characters for drama, but that usually has no impact on viewers because why would we care for their plight? With self inserts we can explore situations we would never get to experience. How many life or death situations do you think you can handle before breaking down? Would constant loss steel your heart or leave you a greiving mess? Nearly all self-inserts just end up being used as tools for wish-fullfillment (which is fine, but many don't like that).>>275250299F. Scott Fitzgerald basically wrote books about his life with a few details mixed around and is one of the greatest American authors of all time.
>>275250209>t. romcomslop consumer
>>275250180Male selfinsertfags are whatever, female selfinsertfags are the worst kind of plague.
>>275250209If it was great, why everyone hates this guy?
>>275250180I look like this and say this.
>>275250180people criticize self-inserts because they want everything to be yuri. see lesbians don't count so the girls can be pure (and they can secretly watch or troon out and join in).
>>275250180Or maybe they just don't like self-inserts and aren't good at articulating their thoughts.
