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Message: [QUOTE="Retro Doomer, post: 367950, member: 514995"] Allow me to elucidate the concept I refer to as "Stockholm Syndrome Manga." It describes a manga, manhwa, or manhua that may have initially pleased or at least intrigued you, yet gradually deteriorates over time be it in narrative, artwork, character development, or other facets. The decline is often subtle enough that you do not abandon it outright, yet sufficiently pronounced to evoke a sense of internal conflict: why am I still reading this? One cannot help but wonder, "Why must I endure this?" For my part, it is predominantly because I have already invested a considerable amount of time into the work. I tend to only relinquish a manga when it becomes altogether unendurable. Otherwise, I find myself compelled to read chapter after chapter of something that once held promise, harbouring the hope that it might somehow rekindle its former brilliance. Take, for instance, [I]The Youngest Scion of the Mages[/I]. My interest in the story has waned, and the artwork has certainly declined, yet I persist the decline has not yet reached a point of irrevocable loss. I endure, buoyed by the faint hope that it might yet recapture some semblance of its earlier allure. [/QUOTE]

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