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[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 38 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I agree with the sentiment that loli shit is disgusting, but the problem is that so many of you sexless prudes go in looking for shit to be offended by and start projecting onto shit that's fine. Like the character Kusano in Sekirei is fully gross, a disgusting pedo-bait character that simply should not exist in the story, period. That shit should absolutely be rallied against.

But then y'all bring up shit like Momo from MHA like it's the same thing. It's fucking not, at all. A post or near post-adolescent character wearing titillating attire in much the same way that comparable real life pop stars do is just not even remotely on the same level as actual children being depicted as sexual viable partners, especially in the context of a story like MHA where the protag is a literal high schooler expressing romantic interest in his age-appropriate peers.

And "glorifying unhealthy relationships" is fine enough critique I suppose but one that hardly applies solely, or even primarily, to manga and anime.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And "glorifying unhealthy relationships" is fine enough critique I suppose but one that hardly applies solely, or even primarily, to manga and anime.

Almost every rom-com I can think of.

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Half the drama in all romance, not just rom-coms, would be entirely avoided if relevant characters were engaging in healthy adult communication. Anime is far from the worst offender in the unhealthy relationships regard.

[–] sdfric88 4 points 6 days ago

So true. I'd even go so far as to say that healthy relationships are rarely displayed in fiction full stop, because they're usually not interesting. Typically they're limited to side characters in a healthy relationship who are meant to be the "straight man" for the main character to be eccentric around.

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[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

I man how many Americans show would pass that. Doesn't glorify unhealthy relationships covers a lotof stuff.

[–] ritsku@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago

Working in manga, the amount of titles I have to throw out of consideration for licensing because of these issues is insane

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)
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[–] atlien51@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Damn. I don’t watch anime but is this that widespread within the community? lol

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

i think its somewhat widespread in every community. people tend to make a bigger deal of it than it actually is though (see: this post). for example the underage relationships shown in anime are usually pretty mundane in nature, as no one in anime ever has sex -- well outside of hentai.... but that is hentai...

[–] remon@ani.social 4 points 6 days ago (17 children)

as no one in anime ever has sex

Seems you have been missing a couple of shows ...

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[–] SaWaGaAz@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Anime:

Hana to Alice: Satsujin Jiken

Irozuku Sekai no Ashita Kara

Mob Psycho 100

Net-juu no Susume

Ping Pong

Yuru Camp (avoid the onsen scenes)

Manga:

Bonnouji

Dad, the Beard Gorilla, and I

Futari Ashita mo Sorenari ni

Hoshi Mamoru Inu

How Pathetic We Are

I Sold My Life for 10,000 Yen per Year

Karakai Jouzou no (Moto) Takagi-san

Yotsubato

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[–] velummortis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)
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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I tried watching Dragon Ball but couldn't take that old guy sexualizing a teen. Explicitly saying he wanted to touch her boobs

[–] LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Having read through DragonBall recently, yeah the really early stuff is very lewd and perverted. By the start of the Z saga it's basically gone from what I remember. So it's very jarring.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Amphibia and The Owl House

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[–] Aaronshy@lemmy.cafe 4 points 6 days ago

Ah yes the unfortunate truth.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How would parasyte be viewed?

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.org 6 points 6 days ago

The MC clearly has an unhealthy relationship with his parasyte, seeing how it ate his arm and such.

[–] mtchristo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Stopped watching anime because of that. Gone are the days of naruto and detective conan

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[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

My brother saw Colorful and thought that was all anime lol

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