Of course the fans don't complain about a guy as long as he's in a skirt. Fucking hypocrites.

It's an issue that's at the moment unrelated to this picture, which shows Ryou in the middle of a very uncomfortable situation. It's hard out here for a trap.

TheBigN said:
It's hard out here for a trap.

And in the pants for the not-traps (unless we have more Uranuses on our hands).

Kyonkochan said:
Of course the fans don't complain about a guy as long as he's in a skirt. Fucking hypocrites.

Indeed. First time I heard about the backlash, I thought about Ryou.

A lot of the backlash Im@s2 is getting so far is pretty upsetting, but it's understandable from their perspective. What can be done, though?

I, for one, welcome our new bishounen overlords.

I also thought of Ryou when I heard about this otaku backlash. Ryou (to me) looks more male than female, which is actually pretty surprising considering the culture behind it. Decent design too.

I like that a risk (if you want to call it that) was taken and male idols were added. How many rhythm games do you know that involve a male cast that equals the females?

I was under the impression that the rage was because they removed the well known female characters and placed the boy band in?

Is it possible to have a discussion anymore without someone downvoting out of disagreement?

@wigglepuss
It was a combination of character removal and character addition. But since IDOLM@STER largely appeals to the male demographic, the adding of male characters is likely the major annoyance.