The curse is this: sooner or later, I will Understand The Joke

Gag manga always have a repeated structure their jokes follow and once I learn that structure, although the punchline may still land, the lead up begins to feel rote

The curse comes for even the best of them in the end, if they run long enough.

Once the Curse kicks in there really needs to be something else going on to hold my interest. Or the gags need to have a varied structure but almost no manga artist can mix it up that much while also keeping a weekly deadline.

The Curse is why I burned out so hard on Urusei Yatsura in anime club

Witch Watch is definitely flirting with the Curse but it has enough else going on that it hasn’t succumbed.

No series has EVER been hit by the curse as hard as Jitsu Wa Watashi Wa

I got tired of Jitsu Wa Watashi Wa