History Main / NetorareGenre

* In ''GrandTheftAutoIV'', Vlad reveals after a mission that he has been sleeping with the girlfriend of Niko's cousin Roman. When Roman finds out, he is understandably distraught, leading Niko to chase down and kill Vlad.

* On {{Literotica}} this genre is a source of {{Flame War}}s in the loving wives section.

Typically, a heroine will be introduced as having a significant other, which may be a husband, a boyfriend, or even a partner in a [[BelligerentSexualTension BST]] affair. The story will then show the aforementioned heroine being intimate with another man ([[GirlOnGirlIsHot another girl just doesn't pack the same punch]]), thus provoking jealousy in the audience by proxy. The nature of the affair varies, and the parties involved may be willing or unwilling. [[YourCheatingHeart Sometimes the girl is simply cheating]], sometimes it's in the form of the ScarpiaUltimatum, sometimes or the man may simply be pimping his sweetheart out to earn their bread. As you may expect, this is on the '''bad''' side of GoodAdultryBadAdultry.

Typically, a heroine will be introduced as having a significant other, which may be a husband, a boyfriend, or even a partner in a [[BelligerentSexualTension BST]] affair. The story will then show the aforementioned heroine being intimate with another man ([[GirlOnGirlIsHot another girl just doesn't pack the same punch]]), thus provoking jealousy in the audience by proxy. The nature of the affair varies, and the parties involved may be willing or unwilling. [[YourCheatingHeart Sometimes the girl is simply cheating]], sometimes it's in the form of the ScarpiaUltimatum, sometimes or the man may simply be pimping his sweetheart out to earn their bread.

Typically, a heroine will be introduced as having a significant other, which may be a husband, a boyfriend, or even a partner in a {{BST}} affair. The story will then show the aforementioned heroine being intimate with another man ([[GirlOnGirlIsHot another girl just doesn't pack the same punch]]), thus provoking jealousy in the audience by proxy. The nature of the affair varies, and the parties involved may be willing or unwilling. [[YourCheatingHeart Sometimes the girl is simply cheating]], sometimes it's in the form of the ScarpiaUltimatum, sometimes or the man may simply be pimping his sweetheart out to earn their bread.

See also AdultFear, DefiledForever, IHaveYouNowMyPretty, PleaseIWillDoAnything, SacredFirstKiss, ScarpiaUltimatum, and YourCheatingHeart. Very often features an IdiotPlot, and is perhaps one of the few non-comedic techniques which may execute it [[TropesAreNotBad to good effect]]. The reverse of netorare is netori, cuckolding someone else's love.

* ''HenZemi'': Komugi harbours this particular fetish,and actively tries to invoke it with his girlfriend.
* If a {{shoujo}} or {{josei}} manga has a BastardBoyfriend as a male lead, it'll have at least a NTR variation in the plot. I.e., the ''infamous'' ''Manga/SensualPhrase'' scene in which [[spoiler: Sakuya snaps on Aine, drags her home by force and ''barely'' stops himself from raping her]] comes from a misunderstanding in which [[spoiler: Aine was unwillingly given a hickey by a HopelessSuitor and Sakuya thought otherwise]]. And ''HaouAiren'' has [[spoiler: Hakuron raping his girlfriend Kurumi in front of her newfound friend Kaafai when she leaves him, to force them see that Kurumi is with him and only him]], as well as [[spoiler: Kurumi having SexForSolace with Hakuron's {{Dragon}} Fuuron despite being still with Hakuron, and Reilan trying to get Kurumi gangraped in front of Hakuron ''specifically'' to taint her in the eyes of everyone. (Two of the three HA examples, however, backfire HORRIBLY) ]].

* If a {{shoujo}} or {{josei}} manga has a BastardBoyfriend as a male lead, it'll have at least a NTR variation in the plot. I.e., the ''infamous'' ''Manga/SensualPhrase'' scene in which [[spoiler: Sakuya snaps on Aine, drags her home by force and ''barely'' stops himself from raping her]] comes from a misunderstanding in which [[spoiler: Aine was unwillingly given a hickey by a HopelessSuitor and Sakuya thought otherwise.]]. And ''HaouAiren'' has [[spoiler: Hakuron raping his girlfriend Kurumi in front of her newfound friend Kaafai when she leaves him, to force them see that Kurumi is with him and only him]], as well as [[spoiler: Kurumi having SexForSolace with Hakuron's {{Dragon}} Fuuron despite being still with Hakuron, and Reilan trying to get Kurumi gangraped in front of Hakuron ''specifically'' to taint her in the eyes of everyone. (Two of the three HA examples, however, backfire HORRIBLY.). ]].

Typically, a heroine will be introduced as having a significant other, which may be a husband, a boyfriend, or even a partner in a {{BST}} affair. The story will then show the aforementioned heroine being intimate with another man ([[GirlOnGirlIsHot another girl just doesn't pack the same punch]]), thus provoking jealousy in the audience by proxy. The nature of the affair varies, and the parties involved may be willing or unwilling: sometimes the girl is simply [[YourCheatingHeart cheating]], sometimes it's in the form of a ScarpiaUltimatum, some other times, it's rape, or the man may simply be pimping his sweetheart out to earn their bread.

Netorare (寝取られ, lit. "cuckold", also commonly abbreviated as NTR) is a notoriously controversial genre of {{Hentai}} (or in rarer cases, {{Ecchi}}), with a degree of infamy perhaps rivaled only by full-blown {{Guro}}.

* A large portion of H-Doujin of ''Ah! My Goddess'' are NTR. So much that they make multi-volumes from differant artists. And with the revealed that [[spoiler: Heaven surpress Keichi's urges towards Belldandy and her knowing all about it]], all of those doujinshi take an [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation interesting twist]].

* {{Hen Zemi}}: Komugi harbours this particular fetish,and actively tries to invoke it with his girlfriend.

* Coming full circle, Charlene cheats on Charles. [[DestructiveRomance He doesn't know, but she wants him to.]]

* In ''SailorNothing'', [[spoiler:Seiki]] is forced to watch while his Yamiko rapes [[spoiler:Himei]].

* The ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' anime adapts an [[MultipleEndings optional]] netorare event from the game. Basically, it has Makoto first being surprise-kissed by one of the girls in his UnwantedHarem, then having sex with ''almost all'' of the girls [[TookALevelInJerkass and getting worse and worse with time]], [[spoiler: until the girl who kissed him first snaps so badly that she kills him. Then ''another'' of the girls kills '''her''', and then runs away with [[AlasPoorYorick Makoto's severed head]].]]
** Being [[spoiler: killed / beheaded ]] isn't exactly being cuckolded though. Having his original love interest [[spoiler: raped by his best friend ]] might qualify, but it doesn't exactly produce the disgust or hatred for the girl like consensual cheating on him would. Heck, even if she had consented I doubt anyone would hold it against Kotonoha, being that Makoto [[spoiler: was a huge dick who basically disowned her because she wasn't putting out. ]]

** It is likely that he would had cheated on her eventually anyways, making her do it first is probably just the author's way of giving the moral "okay" without putting any blame on him. Actually he DID attempt to cheat on her early in the story but it turns out the other girl was just screwing with him; naturally the male audience didn't bash him for that. In fact, it can be inferred that she cheated on him because she thought he was cheating on her, she certainly had reasons to think so given the harem nature of the series.

* While there's no 100% direct netorare in ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'', the ''extremely'' complicated LoveDodecahedron that included ''almost all of the cast'' gave place to the following MemeticMutation: '''"(insert name) is getting NTR'd"'''. It actually started as "[[spoiler:Kanba]] is getting NTR'd", due to [[spoiler:[[BigBrotherInstinct Kanba Takakura]] showing open jealousy towards [[BrotherSisterIncest his little sister]] [[TheCutie Himari's]] closeness to her handsome new doctor, [[ManipulativeBastard Sanetoshi Watase]] ]]; the subtle and not-so subtle parallels to the NetorareGenre were inmediately noticed by the fandom, and one thing led to another...
** Similarly, the ''FateZero'' fans refer to [[spoiler: Kayneth, his fiancée Sola-Ui and Diarmuid!Lancer (whom Sola-Ui falls for)]] as [[FanNickname "Team NTR"]]. This isn't exactly an example: [[spoiler: Diarmuid had no romantic interest in Sola and she probably never cared for Kayneth to begin with, as their engagement was an arranged one and she was ''not'' happy with it. ''Kayneth'' certainly felt NTR'ed though.]]
** A minor meme in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' refers to [[spoiler: Tsukishima's powers to brainwash and manipulate people into loving and caring for him]] as "[[spoiler: Tsukishima]] [[Memes/{{Bleach}} will get you NTR'd".]]

** A large portion of H-Doujin of ''Ah! My Goddess'' are NTR. So much that they make multi-volumes from differant artists. And with the revealed that [[spoiler: Heaven surpress Keichi's urges towards Belldandy and her knowing all about it]], all of those doujinshi take an [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation interesting twist]].

** There's also a kinkmeme fill in which Denmark gets so jealous of Norway's relationship with his younger brother Iceland, that he fucks Norway in front of Iceland solely to "show Iceland who Norway belongs to".

** ''Ancient Bloodlines'' speaks of a vampiric Babylonian priestess' [[LesbianVampire lesbian lover]] being taken from her forcibly by the [[TheEmperor En emperor]]. Turns out the lover eventually fell for her abductor in typical NTR fashion. Unlike other netorare stories, the priestess got her revenge on them by creating the [[ThePowerOfHate Iltani]] and [[EldritchAbomination edimmu]].
** The trope is taken '''''UpToEleven''''' with [[MeaningfulName the Honeymoon Hijackers]] Charles and Charlene Greengrass. They were kidnapped and turned into vampires on their respective wedding nights by cruel sires, with their spouses killed. Charles and Charlene meet one another ten years after their abductions, instantly recognize the predicament of the other, and fall in love. They [[YourSoulIsMine diablerize]] their sires, escape vampire society, get into a scary codependent relationship, [[LoveMakesYouEvil then perform netorare scenarios and serial killings on any recently married couple they can find.]][[hottip:*:Diablerie causes vampires to sometimes pickup traits of the soul they ate. It's implied that's why the couple do what they do, despite their actions mirroring their own tragic histories.]]

** Coming full circle, Charlene cheats on Charles. [[DestructiveRomance He doesn't know, but she wants him to.]]

* ''IndecentProposal'', in which a millionaire (Robert Redford) offers a young and broke couple (Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore) a million dollars in exchange for a single night with the ''very'' attractive wife...

It on the bad side of GoodAdulteryBadAdultery, and as its name suggests, Netorare is essentially a genre whose goal is to project discomfort on the audience's part (much like horror flicks are intended to provoke [[BringMyBrownPants unintended bowel movements]]), where the discomfort comes in the form of sexual jealousy. Typically, a heroine will be introduced as having a significant other, which may be a husband, a boyfriend, or even a partner in a {{BST}} affair. The story will then show the aforementioned heroine being intimate with another man ([[GirlOnGirlIsHot another girl just doesn't pack the same punch]]), thus provoking jealousy in the audience by proxy. The nature of the affair varies, and the parties involved may be willing or unwilling: sometimes the girl is simply [[YourCheatingHeart cheating]], sometimes it's in the form of a ScarpiaUltimatum, some other times, it's rape, or the man may simply be pimping his sweetheart out to earn their bread.

Netorare (寝取られ, lit. "cuckold", also commonly abbreviated as NTR) is a notoriously controversial genre of {{Hentai}} (or in rarer cases, {{Ecchi}}), with a degree of infamy perhaps rivaled only by full-blown {{Guro}}. Even the horniest [[ImageBoards /d/viants]] [[note]]No, not ''[[DeviantART those ones]]''... well... not all of them[[/note]] are [[EvenEvilHasStandards resistant of embracing the genre]], and if one finds an example uploaded at [[ImageBoard certain shady websites]], one would only need to look at the comments section to see the InternetBackdraft that will inevitably ensue.

On the BAD side of GoodAdulteryBadAdultery, and as its name suggests, Netorare is essentially a genre whose goal is to project discomfort on the audience's part (much like horror flicks are intended to provoke [[BringMyBrownPants unintended bowel movements]]), where the discomfort comes in the form of sexual jealousy. Typically, a heroine will be introduced as having a significant other, which may be a husband, a boyfriend, or even a partner in a {{BST}} affair. The story will then show the aforementioned heroine being intimate with another man ([[GirlOnGirlIsHot another girl just doesn't pack the same punch]]), thus provoking jealousy in the audience by proxy. The nature of the affair varies, and the parties involved may be willing or unwilling: sometimes the girl is simply [[YourCheatingHeart cheating]], sometimes it's in the form of a ScarpiaUltimatum, some other times, it's rape, or the man may simply be pimping his sweetheart out to earn their bread.

Of course, the parties involved may be of either gender. MostWritersAreMale, so commonly it's the woman who engages in the proceedings. Also, it doesn't have nearly the same effect if the [[{{HaremGenre}} genders are switched]]; in fact, [[{{Double Standard}} most of the guys love it.]]

As one might effortlessly predict, many people seriously detest this genre/trope.

As one might effortlessly predict, many people seriously detest this genre/trope. It might have to do with the oft-idealised nature of relationships in the anime/manga culture, along with the fanbase's obsession with [[PuritySue purity]] -- a phenomenon apparent by the popularity of tropes like SacredFirstKiss, YamatoNadeshiko, or {{Moe}}. That is to say, Otakudom seems to have a strong connection with a specific, sugary perception of romantic relationships, built around pure, sincere, genuine commitment. Hence Netorare, being at the opposite side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, tends to rub people the wrong way. (There's also the fact that much of the genre is the emotional equivalent of TorturePorn, so even people who aren't that interested in purity get squicked.) In spite of all the hate, some people are genuinely attracted to this kind of stories, for [[MindGameShip various]] [[MyGirlIsaSlut reasons.]] Inversely, most fans of the genre are also obsessed with purity, which is what makes it all the more enticing when that purity is broken.

As one might effortlessly predict, many people seriously detest this genre/trope. Most people obviously think that love relationships, to be called that, should be based on sincere, genuine commitment (if not that, then what?), this being the very definition of 'romantic relatioship' , in contrast to 'sexual arrangement' (see difference between 'realistic' and simply 'cynical'). In other words, far from being an "idealized", "unrealistic" expectation/view of love, sincere and honest commitment are generally regarded by the great majority of people as basic, fundamental foundations/prerequisites, and in fact no one would ever feel inclided to even attempt to build a stable relatioship of any kind if that was not the case... if even that much couldn't be expected/assumed, in other words, if cheating and betrayal would be such a "normal" and foregone conclusion, then there would be no point in even trying, but, in fact, a different outcome is both possible and a reasonable goal (in practice, no one enters in relatioship thinking that he/she would eventually cheat/be cheated on, assuming that sincere, honest commitment would be 'unrealistic' or 'too much to ask': if that was the case, there would be no reason to even make an attempt in the first place, and in any case it would make little sense to talk about 'love', without sincere, honest commitment, in other words if one partner was trying to deceive the other -sincerity, honesty-, or didn't really want to pursue a relatioship in the first place -commitment-).

** Similarly, the ''FateZero'' fans refer to [[spoiler: Kayneth, his fiancée Sola-Ui and Diarmuid!Lancer (whom Sola-Ui falls for)]] as [[FanNickname "Team NTR"]]. This isn't exactly an example: [[spoiler: Diarmuid had no romantic interest in Sola and she probably never cared for Kayneth to begin with, as their engagement was an arranged one and she was ''not'' happy with it. ''Kayneth'' certainly felt NTR'ed though.]]

Of course, the parties involved may be of either gender. MostWritersAreMale, so commonly it's the woman who engages in the proceedings. Also, it doesn't have nearly the same effect if the [[{{HaremGenre}} genders are switched]]; in fact, [[{{Double Standard}} most of the guys love it.]]

As one might effortlessly predict, many people seriously detest this genre/trope. Most people obviously think that love relationships, to be called that, should be based on sincere, genuine commitment (this being the very definition of 'romantic relatioship', in contrast to 'sexual arrangement'... on the other hand, what else should it be based on? There is a difference between being realistic and simply being cynical, and nobody would be able to pursue a relationship if he honestly expected that cheating and betrayal would be such a "normal" and foregone conclusion: if that was the case, there would be no point in even trying, but, in fact, a different outcome is both possible and a reasonable goal... sure, one might enter a relatioship and consider cheating to be 'okay' from the start, but it could hardly be called 'love'-). Hence Netorare tends to rub people the wrong way. (There's also the fact that much of the genre is the emotional equivalent of TorturePorn, so people get squicked.) In spite of all the hate, some people are genuinely attracted to this kind of stories, for [[MindGameShip various]] [[MyGirlIsaSlut reasons.]]

The reverse of netorare is netori, cuckolding someone else's love.

As one might effortlessly predict, many people seriously detest this genre/trope. It might have to do with the oft-idealised nature of relationships in the anime/manga culture, along with the fanbase's obsession with [[PuritySue purity]] -- a phenomenon apparent by the popularity of tropes like SacredFirstKiss, YamatoNadeshiko, or {{Moe}}. That is to say, Otakudom seems to have a strong connection with a specific, sugary perception of romantic relationships, built around pure, sincere, genuine commitment. Hence Netorare, being at the opposite side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, tends to rub people the wrong way. (There's also the fact that much of the genre is the emotional equivalent of TorturePorn, so even people who aren't that interested in purity get squicked.) In spite of all the hate, some people are genuinely attracted to this kind of stories, for [[MindGameShip various]] [[MyGirlIsaSlut reasons.]] Inversely, most fans of the genre are also obsessed with purity, which is what makes it all the more enticing when that purity is broken.

See also AdultFear, DefiledForever, IHaveYouNowMyPretty, PleaseIWillDoAnything, SacredFirstKiss, ScarpiaUltimatum, and YourCheatingHeart. Very often features an IdiotPlot, and is perhaps one of the few non-comedic techniques which may execute it [[TropesAreNotBad to good effect]]. The reverse of netorare is netori, cuckolding someone else's love.

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** Being killed / beheaded isn't exactly being cuckolded though. Having his original love interest raped by his best friend might qualify, but it doesn't exactly produce the disgust or hatred for the girl like consensual cheating on him would. Heck, even if she had consented I doubt anyone would hold it against Kotonoha, being that Makoto was a huge dick who basically disowned her because she wasn't putting out.

* While there's no 100% direct netorare in ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'', the ''extremely'' complicated LoveDodecahedron that included ''almost all of the cast'' gave place to the following MemeticMutation: '''"(insert name) is getting NTR'd"'''. It actually started as "[[spoiler:Kanba]] is getting NTR'd", due to [[spoiler:[[BigBrotherInstinct Kanba Takakura]] showing open jealousy towards [[BrotherSisterIncest his little sister]] [[TheCutie Himari's]] closeness to her handsome new doctor, [[ManipulativeBastard Sanetoshi Watase]].]]; the subtle and not-so subtle parallels to the NetorareGenre were inmediately noticed by the fandom, and one thing led to another...
** Similarly, the ''FateZero'' fans refer to [[spoiler: Kayneth, his fiancée Sola-Ui and Diarmuid!Lancer (whom Sola-Ui falls for)]] as [[FanNickname "Team NTR"]].
*** Though not entirely fitting as [[spoiler: Diarmuid had no interest in her and she probably never cared for Kayneth to begin with as their engagement was an arranged one. Kayneth certainly felt NTRed though.]]

* A ''possible'' [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation interpretation]] for [[spoiler:Prussia torturing and raping Hungary in front of her ex-husband Austria]] in the infamous ''AllHeEverWanted''.

* ''IndecentProposal''