On the subject of "this thing is crazy original... Wait, I've seen before", Vending Machine I was reading, and then I started Strongest Gamer back up, and the "magical shopping box" is now a genre trope apparently. I'm sure it predates these stories (some wishing device that has unlimited use with minimal sacrifice?).
@dtta said in Broad things that get a lot of hate.:
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Do you typically read reviews before you try a series? How do you choose what to buy / read LN wise over other LNs released at the same time (especially if all of them are the same genre)?
I feel like you can judge it based on it's construction after the fact, but if you are trying to decide what to try, it's those marketing elements that really get one. Isekai and other LN genre too are really sold on their twist / original element.
Me, I try to avoid synopsis and reviews as much as I can to avoid spoilers, so I definitely am sold on those marketing elements. The more bizarre your twist if you are an Isekai, the greater chance I will try you. I'm probably missing amazing stories because of this. Certainly Yen seems to be chasing the "bizarre twist" between Slimes (there's a lot of them but they're still odd), Vending Machines, Mommies, and Pizza Parlors. There may be some Battle Harem, Demon King Reincarnation, or Slow Life stuff they're passing up that is more well constructed.
(Demon King with harem I can safely say I wish would get a bit of a rest at this point though, no matter how well constructed).
Edit: Sounds like we all have biases with what we like genre wise which helps determine what we try too. I definitely have those "marketing terms that make me go NOPE" lists. xD