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Originally Posted by Infinite Zenith
Is there substantial evidence to suggest this is the case (i.e. a majority of the viewers for Yuru Camp are of the stereotypical otaku demographic)? I presented my counterarguments because singleness is an invalid criticism and was a design choice to facilitate the story. I would hope that we're not actually saying the characters being single actually impacts the film.
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Your argument was reasonable, but at the same time,
Kanon's interpretation is entirely possible. When I was writing for
You Can't Do That On Television in the 80s, I was very specifically told not to give the most popular characters a romantic interest, or if I did, to keep the romantic interest unnamed and offscreen. The reason I was given was because that way, the fans could imagine themselves in the role of the unnamed offscreen romantic interest.
Of course, I have no evidence either way in this specific case. But either one, or some combination of the two, is a viable option.