istg so many bl authors add in some random sad backstory to a pos character like it means literally anything
lowkey it sucks to see artists being put on short deadlines and having to take so many shortcuts. no hate to im ae-ju, this obviously is not their regular style and it seems to be that theyr forced into a time crunch by their publisher. each of these panels just looks like a traced clip studio model and has none of their original artistic charm. i feel like a lot of our favorite artists and authors are going to be completely burnt out after one or two hit stories because the companies they create manhwa for just want as much content being pushed out as fast as possible no matter how boring and cookie cutter it is. anyone else notice how basically all of the really popular BL right now are more or less the same story?
completely agree, and i fear how AI will factor into this. i can only imagine that artists will feel increasingly pressured to use it as a shortcut to keep up. tangentially, i work in marketing and it feels like i have to rely on AI in certain circumstances now to keep up with the pace of work. avoiding it due to moral opposition isn't a choice if I want to get everything done that I've been assigned.
if/when AI use in manhwa increases, will creators be able to use it tastefully, or will it decrease the quality of art and writing? i could easily see it worsening the industry as a whole—increasing productivity expectations and forcing manhwa creators to cut more corners by using AI
sometimes i feel like these authors are using AI for plots and dialogue. like it’s just too perfect for the genre. but then again these stories are becoming more and more formulaic that you might not even need any AI, just an x + y = z and fill in the blanks. im sure if you asked something like chatgpt to write a BL manhwa plot, it would say “broke college student is left with millions in debt after his deadbeat dad runs away/dies and leaves his name on the loan. but then the loan shark appears and tells broke college student that he can pay… with his body????????!!!!!!!!!!!” and just switch out a few components for variety. i think a lot of these authors genuinely do have amazing skills and are probably bursting with creativity and good ideas for a BL, but the publishers refuse to take risks. they just want to put out what they already know will be successful.
wait can someone just really quickly explain the gang relations to me like who is the dude who chris is indebted to and what is his relationship to TJ and the mob boss that died like im lowkey so confused with that part i cant focus on the romance plot
wait i feel like i have read whatever chapters are available here like 5 times already and i genuinely cannot understand the plot every time
i dont even care about their relation at this point this story and art is just so soulless lmao