how is unhealthy relationship even defined? would a mutually beneficial but occasionally abusive relationship be considered "unhealthy"?
this post was submitted on 25 May 2025
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I man how many Americans show would pass that. Doesn't glorify unhealthy relationships covers a lotof stuff.
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.
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.
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.
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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Ah yes the unfortunate truth.
I tried watching Dragon Ball but couldn't take that old guy sexualizing a teen. Explicitly saying he wanted to touch her boobs
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.
Damn. I don’t watch anime but is this that widespread within the community? lol
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...
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How would parasyte be viewed?
The MC clearly has an unhealthy relationship with his parasyte, seeing how it ate his arm and such.
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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My brother saw Colorful and thought that was all anime lol
In what sense? I haven't seen that one.
Colorful is basically softcore hentai. No real plot just a series of ecchi vignettes.
Working in manga, the amount of titles I have to throw out of consideration for licensing because of these issues is insane
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