
I'm disabled, so I have a lot of time to consume content. But also because of that, I do get easily irritated, which isn't good for my health. As such, I primarily enjoy stories where the main character does not injustly suffer. I hate tragedies. I hate dramas. Also, I hate violent tsunderes.
I like it when fox girls get headpats (Honestly, under-represented genre, I'd probs read a series just about that). I like it when the main character is strong, and can do things of value with his strength.
Before I became disabled, I was fairly competent. If I wanted to see someone less competent than myself struggle to do something while being in pain for no reason, I'd just go out and do things myself. I'd like to read happy stories, about people in situations that could never exist, succeeding and becoming better versions of themselves.
I primarily like main characters that are good people, and do good things for the world, but I'll read evil main characters too. Honestly, as long as the author doesn't make me waste an hour on drama social interactions where people can't have basic adult human conversations, I'm pretty satisfied. If you're reincarnated and "mentally 30", and you can't figure out basic romance...Sorry, but you're kinda worthless and I wish anyone with basic social skills had been reincarnated instead. I'm a bit autistic, and I can figure it out. At least be openly disabled if you're going to be so challenged, so I can say it's good for representation.
I've written things, but I'm too lazy and disabled to do so consistently. As a result of that and having seen way too much content for one human being, honestly I just despise most authors and think it's a complete waste of money that half of their content was ever produced. So I watch translated content, because then I can blame the translator instead of the author if something is poorly written out. In that sense, being disabled is a miracle for me, because my brain is no longer capable of finding hundreds of plot holes and predicting the plot. I'm just a happy vegetable. By lowering my competence, it has increased the number of characters at my competence level, and I have more stories I can enjoy.
In another sense, if your character is less competent than a disabled person, I'm not sure they're worth having an entire story made about them. How much money and time did you spend animating a story that doesn't even have a good plot, where you cut out everything interested about the series, and left the viewers who haven't seen the source confused?
Honestly, I hate most series, and most that I enjoy people consider worthless because it's just "Not suspenseful with an overpowered main character." So, those series get stopped early. That said, there's a few worth love:
I am the Sorcerer King - Honestly, this main character has powers I'd want if I reincarnated. If you're a mage, you've gotta drown yourself in researching magic and make cool, almost sci-fi stuff, right? Fireballs are for losers. My Uncle is a Super Star - Not as amazing, but pretty solid. Just about a dude who gets a system and becomes a super idol, and does a bunch of charity because he's not a jerk. Also, he has a very adorable niece who deserves love. Solo Leveling - Well, everyone knows this story, right? I think it's great because it exposes the problem with systems, but it doesn't become a detriment to the main character. Also, I do adore characters who actually did some work to get their power.On that note, I absolutely despise series where it's like "Oh, I won the power lottery, so now I'm strong" or "Oh, I have the strongest summon!" Okay, so, you did absolutely nothing, but you think you're cool because you got lucky, and that's the plot? I really hope you're competent or I'm going to hate this series automatically.
Some of my top anime would be Air Gear, Code Geass, Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~, Chrome Shelled Regios, Cross Game, One Outs, Hunter x Hunter, and let's say Kiba. Death Note was good I suppose, it was just really disappointing as a whole.
The main character as almost competent, but the villains had plot armor, and the main character was cocky. Well, honestly, if the main character was actually competent, there wouldn't even be a story, so I get it.
While I'm rambling, I'm firmly on the side of "Even if I'm 30, if I reincarnate and I'm 14, I'm going to date a 14 year old." I think authors avoid that, and I hate them for it. "Oh but it's an age gap and it's weird." I mean, if you intentionally manipulate them, and make them sad, yes. If you give them love and use your knowledge to support them and help them accomplish their dreams, not really. I mean, what's the alternative? Date a 45 year old because "We're the same mental age"? Nah, it's a crime, can't. Plus they'd die 30 years before me, not worth. Miss the main age for romance a second time? Pass. Be single forever because an audience would judge me? F them. Ultimately, you gotta at least deserve the chance for happiness, otherwise, honestly, just die instead of being reincarnated. If I reincarnated just to be single forever, I'd only do so in exchange for god-like power I could use to protect people and make a nice world. If I can't have either? Why bother. If I can't do good or have good, it's not worth living.
Why am I alive now? I can kinda do good, and I can kinda have good with fantasy. I dunno if I'd choose to do this all over again though. If you have to live a life filled with pain, aren't you supposed to get a nice reincarnation? I'll just be who I want to be, and wait for that. If I don't get anything nice, oh well, I did my best.
I dunno why you read this much rambling, but that's me. Thanks.