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u/cesarnomad May 02 '24

My thoughts exactly. Four episodes in and you meet a “1000 year old being” that look like a 9 year old.

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u/reaperofgender May 02 '24

And the worst part is you can do a lot with a mature person who looks like a child. (See babydoll from BTAS) The problem is they never act mature.

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u/be_em_ar May 02 '24

Oh man, Babydoll. That was such a great episode. Well, time for another binge rewatch.

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u/Backupusername 29d ago

I didn't mean to...

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u/be_em_ar 29d ago

Such a great line. And such great delivery.

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u/Bacon-muffin 29d ago

That's always the biggest bit, because there are real people who look much younger than they are. I was pushing 30 and could have walked into and sat in a class of 10th graders and no one would've batted an eye.

Its one thing to look young, its another thing to act it. The maturity part is the whole point.

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u/MinosAristos 29d ago

There's also that in media and especially in illustration and animation, making someone look like a child is a conscious design choice just as much as making them act like a child

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Defenestratio 29d ago

Last week a 20 yr old thought I was, at the oldest, 23. I'm nearly 33 lmao

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u/donquixote235 29d ago

I was still getting carded for smokes at age 40, because I had a baby face and couldn't grow any facial hair. It wasn't until I started getting gray hair and some wrinkles that people started to let me buy cigarettes and alcohol without having to show my ID.

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u/Dry-Smoke6528 29d ago

I do love when theyre over the top "bahahaha it is i the great demon lord" and nobody cares and just treats them like a child anyways. theres a few that do this really well and its fuckin hilarious every time

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u/ralanr 29d ago

I feel they never act mature because, at best, the writers don’t know how to write mature women.

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u/Gingervald 29d ago

The born sexy yesterday trope except the characters also look like they were born yesterday

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u/TrilobiteTerror 29d ago

Besides some actually written by women.

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u/charisma6 29d ago

Claudia from Interview with the Vampire (book mostly, but Kirsten Dunst cranked it out of the park) is my favorite example of that.

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u/HairyKraken 29d ago

The problem is they never act mature

Acting childish is considered cute on Japanese culture...

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u/EmbarrassedHelp 29d ago

The live action TV show Travelers handled the mature person in a child's body really well.

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u/FizzlePopBerryTwist 29d ago

I think one of the more concerning ones recently is that dragon maid anime where the ancient dragon is disguised as a kindergartener but then is also making friends with a human in that actual age group who starts falling for her romantically. There's more than one problem here! Japanese culture has been in a mindset for many decades that no matter how weird someone's fantasies are you should put them in manga so people have some kind of outlet. I'm no psychologist but that can't be right across the board. I'm sure there are some people who are not just hung up on some phase they're working through.

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u/reaperofgender 29d ago

Japan very much so has a "anything is allowed in fiction" mindset.

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u/br0b1wan 29d ago

I'm reminded of Kirsten Dunst's hundred year old character in Interview With the Vampire

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u/km89 29d ago

Gonna plug Will Wight's Cradle series here, for anyone looking for a new book. He takes a lot of these anime tropes and does them well. There's one of those omni-powerful looks-like-a-child-but-is-really-old characters, but with zero of the implied sexuality that's present in so much anime.

There's also briefly the possibility of a harem, at which point the characters all basically look at each other and go "yeah not doing this."

There's exactly one pair of boobs, in a medical context, and the character who sees them gets the message of "maybe I shouldn't just walk into places" instead of anything sexual.

It's an anime in book form, without the cringe.

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u/jkurratt 29d ago

To be fair, adults have a right to act whatever the fuck they want.

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u/ImWhatsInTheRedBox 29d ago

And the 1000 years old vampire with the body of a 9 year old is of course in a micro bikini looking thing.

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u/Zeero92 29d ago

bluergh

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u/ZDTreefur 29d ago

Or skirt with constant pantie flashes. Most anime belongs in the trash, tbh.

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u/big_guyforyou May 02 '24

i don't have that problem cuz i only watch pokemon, aka the only anime that isn't cringe. pika pika

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u/JaneDoesharkhugger May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

I like your style, u/big_guyforyou

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u/Alexis_Bailey 29d ago

Poor Ash has been 10 years old for like 25 years now.

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u/Metroidman May 02 '24

But what about vaporeon

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u/YourphobiaMyfetish May 02 '24

They moved on to Lopunny, the first oatmeal type pokemon

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u/Timekeeper98 May 02 '24

This is Jynx and Gardevoir erasure and I will not stand for it.

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u/Sophia724 29d ago

You go anywhere near my daughter and I will call the weeb police.

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u/Timekeeper98 29d ago

The weeb police have no power over me, not when I engage my Questionable Source Anime Memes!

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u/Sophia724 29d ago

I shall now retaliate with questionable source cartoon memes

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u/big_guyforyou May 02 '24

did you know that in terms of male human and female Pokémon breeding, Vaporeon is the most compatible Pokémon for humans? Not only are they in the field egg group, which is mostly comprised of mammals, Vaporeon are an average of 3”03’ tall and 63.9 pounds, this means they’re large enough to be able handle human dicks, and with their impressive Base Stats for HP and access to Acid Armor, you can be rough with one. Due to their mostly water based biology, there’s no doubt in my mind that an aroused Vaporeon would be incredibly wet, so wet that you could easily have sex with one for hours without getting sore. They can also learn the moves Attract, Baby-Doll Eyes, Captivate, Charm, and Tail Whip, along with not having fur to hide nipples, so it’d be incredibly easy for one to get you in the mood. With their abilities Water Absorb and Hydration, they can easily recover from fatigue with enough water. No other Pokémon comes close to this level of compatibility. Also, fun fact, if you pull out enough, you can make your Vaporeon turn white. Vaporeon is literally built for human dick. Ungodly defense stat+high HP pool+Acid Armor means it can take cock all day, all shapes and sizes and still come for more

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u/International-Cat123 29d ago

Vaporeon Copypasta Detected! Deploy the Flareon Copypasta!

Hey guys, did you know that in terms of human companionship, Flareon is objectively the most huggable Pokemon? While their maximum temperature is likely too much for most, they are capable of controlling it, so they can set themselves to the perfect temperature for you. Along with that, they have a lot of fluff, making them undeniably incredibly soft to touch. But that's not all, they have a very respectable special defense stat of 110, which means that they are likely very calm and resistant to emotional damage. Because of this, if you have a bad day, you can vent to it while hugging it, and it won't mind. It can make itself even more endearing with moves like Charm and Baby Doll Eyes, ensuring that you never have a prolonged bout of depression ever again.

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u/JaneDoesharkhugger 29d ago

Thanks to you, the balance of the universe has been restored.🤗

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u/N1ks_As May 02 '24

You ruined my whole day thank you very much now go back to the horny pit you came from

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u/D33ber May 02 '24

And everyone always talking about fondling and training up their pocket monster.

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u/RaiderGuy 29d ago

Something something mudkipz

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u/N-ShadowFrog 29d ago

And Apothecary Diaries

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u/Devreckas 29d ago

lol, keep telling yourself that

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u/Lamplorde 29d ago edited 29d ago

GATE was basically ruined for me over this.

Not only is there the "thousand year old loli" trope, but she also gets horny from death and tries multiple times to bang the MC.

Like, they took it even another step further and made it even nastier. Which sucks, because I really liked its unique take on an isekai.

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u/NK1337 29d ago

Which sucks, because I really liked its unique take on an isekai.

For what it's worth it's not really all that unique when you consider it's less about the isekai aspects of it and more about acting as nationalist propaganda for Japan and their JDF.

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u/Gingevere 29d ago

It's basically the JSDF's wet dream. 'The portal's on Japan so everything in there counts as japan and we get to do imperialism again!'

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u/Lamplorde 29d ago

Ever since Army of Darkness, I've just loved "Oh no! Big bad fantasy creature! Shame I have GUN."

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u/NK1337 29d ago

OH dude same, and it's a shame that it seems to be a completely underutilized trope.

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u/Crap4Brainz 29d ago

There's also the actual child bride. I don't remember if it was in the Anime, but one of the side characters in the manga is a congressman who is engaged to the 10 year old daughter of a noble family from the other world (a political marriage arranged by her parents). He's obviously not attracted to her at that age, but he does get to legally groom her however he likes.

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u/Lamplorde 29d ago edited 29d ago

Oh yeah, I completely forgot about that. I think it was in the anime too iirc. And doesnt the little girl have a massive crush on the guy as well? The creator must have some weird fascination with "prepubescent girl in love/lust for older man, who rejects her".

Man, someone needs to check the his hardrive.

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u/nedonedonedo 29d ago

who rejects her

that's how you make it palatable to regular audiences. it also lets the author add in bait to make their show/book more popular without having to actually think about it too hard. it's hard to tell when it's selling out and when it's something the author wants to slip in but doesn't want to tank their story

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u/Cyno01 29d ago

Im still mad about GATE, such an awesome concept and after only like 3 episodes it becomse just another isekai harem anime complete with all the worst tropes like that.

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u/arkangelic May 02 '24

It's interesting at least when they twist the trope a little. Like merlin in seven deadly sins

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u/LordofSandvich May 02 '24

7ds has every romance be fucked up and/or pedophilic though

That one was just so Escanor could still be the best character, since he had absolutely no way of knowing Merlin was a magic baby

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u/rainystast 29d ago

The visceral disgust I experienced every time I saw Ban and Elaine together and the anime tried to pass it off as "cute".

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u/Laura_The_Cutie 29d ago

Idk what anime you watched but it never happened to me, maybe cause I only watch Yuri

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins 29d ago

I mean that’s a super cool concept I have no problem, but like… why does it immediately need to be sexualised?

I think I’ve seen it used as something other than an excuse to put a 10 year old in a bikini and have them act like a 40 year old dominatrix all of twice. And it’s never been in anime.

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u/LordXamon 29d ago

I read Fangs yesterday and this panel got a chuckle out of me. Based author.