User blog comment:B214/Chapter 482 review/@comment-4829046-20160423072107

"Forgive me for not being the romantic type of guy cause one of the thing i dislike the most in stories are romance like the one in this chapter. See your lover/love interest gets injured, gets angrry and beats up enemy. I don't know why but i just don't like it, never have and probably never will. I can accept if it's family, friends, depend on the situation but lover is just a no, it doesn't blend well for me. I never got along well with those scenes in any series till now."

I can honestly say that I cannot fathom how one can have that mindset but meh, I'm a hopeless romantic(despite being cynical simultaneously) to the very end so... ;P

I just cannot see one getting so pissed when it is just a 'friend' and in my experience, one doesn't get that way just because of the label 'family' either; it really depends on how the bond is. If the bond is truly there and not just a matter of 'being related' then yeah, getting emotionally invested in their well-being is par for the course. Same applies to true friends. I don't like to use the term 'lover' because of the negative connotations of the word. I like to say soulmate but soulmate does not equal romantic partner so it is not the right term either. The best term is just 'mate' and not the friend-kind but the simple natural kind. Regardless of the term though, I just see said person as the BIGGEST thing to get you emotionally charged. I mean c'mon, hormones i.e. emotions are built that way.

Potential/existing mate in danger = risk losing mate = loss to self and potential/existing offspring = getting seriously angry with the dangerous factor which in turn results in Angrily eliminating dangerous factors = possibly saving/avenging mate = good things!(maybe)

What you may see as a writing gimmick, I see as a natural response. The thing about this kind of writing though is that the angry party is justified for feeling that way and any actions after the fact are mostly forgiven by the audience no matter how brutal they are. It isn't the same in reality. In reality, it can result in all sorts of vile atrocities despite being in the name of 'love'. However, that's 'obsession' in my book. Vengeance is always an obsession, as these stories like to point out so getting that pissed is not healthy and is just an excitement factor for the audience. You see it more in mature dramas and psychological series and Naruto... and it is always painful to witness.

Heck I'm talking about bonds here but sometimes it happens regardless according to circumstances. Around here where I live(and other surrounding countries), if you run someone over, even by accident, you are very likely to get mauled/beaten-to-death by those that witnessed the act. Similarly some others will set upon anyone that beats someone(more likely if said someone is very young, very old or female) despite having no relationship with parties involved. Whichever the case, the intensity of the anger felt by the avenging party is almost always greater if the bond with the victimized party is stronger, so a romantic or life partner, which in most customs is one's 'other half' or 'cherished person' will bring about the biggest amount of fury that is likely only rivaled by bond with offspring. It may be irrational emotion, but it comes from sound survival logic. It is actually more unnatural if you DON'T feel that way when it comes to such an individual.

Enough with my rant though lol XP