A Condition Called Love
| Please someone spoil to me if at some.point it'll become apparent if Hotaru is actually aromantic or if this whole thing will just come down to the basic "you just haven't met the right person yet" trope |
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| You will not find muh representation in anime. Japan is not the west. It's called being young and clueless. You know, the reason why talking about certain themes to kids is not appropriate and why age ratings exist on media. Kids don't really fully know how they feel, even if they say they do. It's called being immature. |
| bruh |
| Nope, Hotaru isn't aromatic. she's just clueless and inexperienced (like more people her age are). Hotaru does end up realising she's fallen in love later on as their relationship progresses. |
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| She's very aromatic but I happen to enjoy her aroma. |
Of course I will, what are you even talking about? The big gay already took over the world and you won't escape it even if you move to the "not like the west" Japan FullyCharged said: You know, the reason why talking about certain themes to kids is not appropriate and why age ratings exist on media. What's inappropriate about not wanting to have a romantic partner? If anything, the opposite is true... |
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| Having a ROMANCE anime with a fully aromantic character structurally does not work and makes no sense unless you're trying to subvert the genre |
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KanekoKTIA said: Having a ROMANCE anime with a fully aromantic character structurally does not work and makes no sense unless you're trying to subvert the genre honestly the tagged genre on this site failed me so many times I stopped paying much attention to it |
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| Are some of you so brain rotted by Tic Toc/Twitter/X that you can't watch a simple shoujo/romance without trying cram in every idiotic form of "muh representation" possible |
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Are some of you so brain rotted by Tic Toc/Twitter/X that you can't watch a simple shoujo/romance without trying cram in every idiotic form of "muh representation" possible
| @billybub If that's how people answer simple fucking questions here then it's pretty obvious why nobody likes anime fans. You don't have to get offended by every little thing, dude... |
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Reply to Foxiera
She could be demisexual, you know.
| @Foxiera Forgot that that's a thing and you're 100% right |
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| I think that if she were aromantic, the idea of finally feeling true love would be pointless. This is similar to Bloom into you, where people also ignore the idea of realizing romantic feelings in favor of the immediate conclusion that the character is aromantic. @Foxiera She only talked about romantic feelings, but nothing about sexual attraction. I don't think this label should be so easily applied to all the people who just need to get to know each other better in order to fall in love. |
RobertBobertApr 6, 9:15 AM
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Reply to WienGirl
@billybub
Hahahaha, I really have to stop reading the comments.
So many people with, as you said TikTok brain rot, seem to be completely unable to even start watching a bloody 23-minute anime without being needed to be told it either "wont' upset them" or "the appropriate representation" exists in it.
How do you get through life this being this weak?
All I know is, when I read comments in western forums, it's so easy to see how Asia is now kicking the west's ass. :)
Hahahaha, I really have to stop reading the comments.
So many people with, as you said TikTok brain rot, seem to be completely unable to even start watching a bloody 23-minute anime without being needed to be told it either "wont' upset them" or "the appropriate representation" exists in it.
How do you get through life this being this weak?
All I know is, when I read comments in western forums, it's so easy to see how Asia is now kicking the west's ass. :)
| @Raphaela28 glad somebody gets it. |
Reply to Foxiera
@RobertBobert in that case demiromantic. Sorry, I usually use -sexual to describe both my romantic and sexual attraction.
| @Foxiera I usually refrain from making any kind of conclusions of this type unless the show explicitly states it or at least the subtext is can't be confused with the usual fanservice or melodrama. |
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Reply to WienGirl
| @Raphaela28 Just because you're ignorant about something doesn't mean it's not a thing. The world doesn't load like a video game, and you're not the main character. Raphaela28 said: So many people with, as you said TikTok brain rot, (...) So many people with, as I say, inferiority complex, seem to be completely unable to go about their day without announcing their wisdom on forum posts that don't concern them in the slightest. It IS possible to simply ignore something you don't like or don't agree with, you know? How do you get through life this being this spiteful? |
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Reply to WienGirl
@billybub
Hahahaha, I really have to stop reading the comments.
So many people with, as you said TikTok brain rot, seem to be completely unable to even start watching a bloody 23-minute anime without being needed to be told it either "wont' upset them" or "the appropriate representation" exists in it.
How do you get through life this being this weak?
All I know is, when I read comments in western forums, it's so easy to see how Asia is now kicking the west's ass. :)
Hahahaha, I really have to stop reading the comments.
So many people with, as you said TikTok brain rot, seem to be completely unable to even start watching a bloody 23-minute anime without being needed to be told it either "wont' upset them" or "the appropriate representation" exists in it.
How do you get through life this being this weak?
All I know is, when I read comments in western forums, it's so easy to see how Asia is now kicking the west's ass. :)
| @Raphaela28 nothing in this thread is about the representation. The op is just discussing the characters and viewing it thru an aromantic lense. its a way to discuss media which is what forums should be for. u can disagree with it but if everyone only got to discuss media from the canon lense we would have like 50% less forums at least. death of the author and all that Edit: bc i realized my wording of this not being about representation might be confusing. i mean that its not about the viewer having to see an aromantic character to feel valid or something, its not checking of a representation box. its about discussing the possibility of the character being that |
AllycatttApr 7, 8:05 AM
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