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So, one of the reoccuring debates that seem to spring up in every episode discussion thread is around Inami Mahiru. It seems like the fanbase is strictly divided when it comes to her character traits; i.e., her "manphobia", resulting in random physical abuse to Takanashi (and occaisonally Souma), and her conflicted feelings for Takanashi while she dishes out the undeserved punishment. I felt that all this opinionated talk deserved its own thread, so let's have it. Why do you like or hate Mahiru? Do you think her personality is justified because of the reasons revealed in episode 9? Do you think her "problems" are getting better as the series goes on? Is she better or worse than other abusive female characters like Naru Narusegawa from Love Hina or Kaname Chidori from Full Metal Panic? Do you think anime is "sexist" for the apparent tolerance of female characters abusing males, and the taboo of males being abusive to females? etc.

I think you're thinking too much about it, lol.

Granted I hated her well since she came out, but episode 9 kinda eased it, plus also her conflicting emotions, now she is just another over the top tsundere 'sigh'. As for your abusive and sexist comparisons is dissecting it too much, if anything its become more cliche than anything, in any genre really, but still I do get your message. I just think using a character like Inami isnt a very good example, her highlight is her emotional dysfunction.

At least she has a justified reason to hit the male protagonist instead of being a stock lolshittytsundere.

To be quite honest, I am not too sure she fits the tsundere label very well at all. She is pretty shy all in all. She just has a 'problem'

She is a tsundere alright.

But she is a MODERN tsundere. Thats why she is annoying;

The problem is, people who don't find her cute, simply will pick the first apparent problem to use as a excuse to "hate" her.

Those are better off dead, but lets just skip this part.

I seriously dislike her, not by she is, nor by what she has, but by what she represents.
Her total lack of effort to actually cure her phobia is pathetic, and seriously ridiculous.
Meaning she uses of excuses to protect herself, and blames on other people because other people get pissed off by being beaten by her. What kind of logic is that!?

Also, she represents the not-so-new wave of female leads that beat up man for no reason.
Sadly the animes getting aired lately are making not only the protags take the beating as if it was normal, but showing the protag liking it! (Not the case on Working, but you don't need to go too far to find an anime like that).
What the hell is that?!

Why every damned male lead must be masochist!?
Seriously!

Back on what Inami represents:

She doesn't represent feminism! God, if feminism was just the idea of punching man freely, then only god knows where the hell humanity would head to..

I bet 100 dollars that if there ever was an anime where the male lead had gymnophobia and beat females that approached him, even if not on propose, out of nowhere, we would have about a fuck thousand of people filling lawsuits, burning offices and etc.

I dont think they would get sued, but alot of complaints would be sent and they would be put off air or never allowed to show it. They simply do not want to encourage men beating women and seem to deem it as the greatest problem of today. Why? because of all other things that they dont want to encourage (drugs, violence etc etc) woman beating seem alot more taboo and therefore its a "bigger" social problem.

meh i might be overthinking it

I like how u titled the thread
"the problem of inami mahiru" instead of "the problem inami mahiru has"
subtle

but seriously, her screentime sees too much recycling. I found her annoying after a while.

Elfen Lied?

did they air that?