I tend (tended) read a LOT of manga in 8 to 10 situations you are right. I just wrote my frustration because my streak of those MC's was high at the moment.
I decided to take a long vacation from most Japanese media, they started losing their spirit around 90x but. The infantilization and feminazation started around at that time but it was minimal and as the years went by they started to increase those 2 factors and at around 2010-2015 (roughly) they made a major turn.
@Mr.Toilet Can definitely understand that. Even I need a break from Manga every few years because of that frustration too. Like, I do love Manga, but dmn can it be frustrating.
Mostly spend my days nowadays binging Korean Manhwas. Where the only frustrating thing is 90% of male readers trying to tie Solo Leveling to every story ... even when the tie is superficial or non-existent. Or Villainess Otome Manhwas, with few frustrating bits.
Also yeah. Japanese Manga, especially their adult stuff really has taken really weird turns this last decade. Doesn't help that their minimum age of consent is 13 (and also how you end up with stories of an MC marrying a 13 year old like Kono Suba and Mega Meme.)).
Still. Hope you found a good genre / series to follow while taking a break from Japan being Japan. And Happy New Years ^_^.
