Shonen and Shoujo Romance Are NOT the Same...

"shoujo is all 70 volumes long of will they won't they"... cue oh brother spongebob sound effect THIS VIDEO IS SPONSORED BY YEN PRESS Check out their latest romcom shoujo Thank You For Taking Care of Our Boy Banri right now: https://yenpress.com/titles/9798855418170-thank-you-for-taking-care-of-our-boy-banri-vol-1 SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H1QgXNXx4DLy8b0Q5ms7iarBdvH0jLndUYOCoEhhTdY/edit?usp=sharing NEW MERCH DROP: https://colleensmangarecs-shop.fourthwall.com/pages/the-fall-winter-edit SOCIAL MEDIA: https://beacons.ai/colleensmangarecs SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/colleensmangarecs 0:00 Intro 3:51 Sponsor 5:10 The Basics of a Romance 7:51 The Wish Fulfillment for Boys/Girls 9:25 Where the Trends Began 10:58 Urusei Yatsura & the Nervous Romance 13:03 Boys Over Flowers & Taming the Beast 15:32 Judd Apatow Epidemic 17:50 The Geek Romance in Shonen 19:51 Melodrama & Voyeurism 23:06 The Doting Male Lead 24:30 Otaku Female Leads 25:50 Tamon's B-Side & the Perfect Storm 27:51 Subverting Popular Tropes 30:19 Closing