You’ve heard of the kabe-don “wall-pound”, but what are some less palatable romantic tropes you’ll encounter in Japanese media like manga and anime?
Let’s hope there’s some hand sanitiser handy! So, that’s five kinds of icky (or possibly adorable?!) romantic tropes in Japanese media.
And it’s pretty straightforward – one character clumsily cuts themselves (usually a finger), only for the second romantic character to, um, suck up the blood.
It involves an indirect “contact” between two people’s mouths, most often as a result of drinking from the same cup or bottle.