You just sound like you don't know what you're talking about. Especially with these kinds of analogies. I don't see why you can't just say you're tired of x trope and that's why you don't like x thing, instead of faulting the manga for it. You keep talking about the tropes it uses, but not about how it executes them, which is the important part. Every single work of fiction has tropes, you being sick of them isn't the fault of the author.
My sweet summer child.
When you've been into it as long as I've been you start looking for more than just the "yuri" tag.
Now, if you started with the genre just recently and your love for is still blooming I totally understand you.
I'm not sure what kind of a yuri veteran you are but, from what I understand, getting sick of reading stories with a somewhat similar background setting has almost nothing to do with being a veteran. I may not know how many years exactly you need to call yourself a veteran but I'm guessing my 8-9 years of digging through whatever whatever yuri could get my hands on should be enough to say what I just did. Heck, this doesn't even involve just yuri.
I have to agree with @Arujin (with minor differences in opinion). Faulting the manga and the author for using an overused trope instead of faulting the author for the method of execution is a lot like getting mad at an amateur artist for not being a world renowned artists. They are two completely different concepts.
As a former Literature major, I can say with complete certainty that there is no such thing as a unique and unused trope or plot device. Doesn't matter what genre it is, it simply doesn't exist -- at least not anymore. What does exist is a difference in method or "style". Style is what makes or breaks a story. You could put as many clichés as you want in a story and so long as the author has great skills and even greater style, those clichés would feel refreshing. Otherwise just look at Twilight and 50 Shades. Those two are the perfect example of poor writing skill and style.
Yes, it's partly the author's (include the whole market while we're at it) fault that we're sick of an overused trope. It's bad execution that leaves the sour taste in our mouths, not the fact that the author chose to pull in those clichés.
Hate an overused trope? That's fine, we all have that cliché that we don't like. But have you ever sat for a moment and wondered why and how they even turned into a cliché?
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