@tropotropotropo well the shota scene is dominated by gay men in japan and china, i'd say 70% are men tho one of the most popular oneeshota authors, Agata, is a cis woman lol
Hot take (coming from a former cultist):
Many of the people who don't want new LIs are people who don't have the money to afford another one and are afraid that they might start liking a new LI and consequently have to spend money on him.
“new characters drive new revenue” if the game is a regular gacha game like genshin, honkai, wuwa, or zzz. but lads is an otome game that relies on the characters’ relationship with its players. in an otome game, the players build a relationship with a character -