| By older I mean like mid 20's or even 30. You rarely see them as main characters or even supporting characters just sort of background noise, considering japans love of females and fan service you'd think they'd be more prevalent even high school boys have a fondness for older women. Once they get out of high school do they become less desirable? Also can you name the last female character you saw over 25? |
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| MILF market is not as big as loli market. |
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| Lolis>Milfs. Do you even have good taste? But really what do you expect? The biggest marketing age for anime is probably 8-12 and 13-17, so why would Milfs be introduced? Go watch GTO for a decent side-character Milf. |
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| Target audience, OP. If anime were targeted mostly at middle-aged men, you'd see a lot more aged women. |
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| It's because Japanese otakus have shit taste in waifus. They rather cutesy 10 year old looking characters than sexy, mature looking adult female characters. |
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| 25 isnt a MILF. 30 barely is but why does the attractiveness just drop once they're out of high school? I remember being in high school thinking about college girls. I suppose Im curious why they'd pick a loli over a 20 year old. |
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SlyPieEe said: Yasukoto said: and also the last female i saw who was around 30-40 is esdeath from akame ga kill who is one of the main of the evilBy older I mean like mid 20's or even 30. You rarely see them as main characters or even supporting characters just sort of background noise, considering japans love of females and fan service you'd think they'd be more prevalent even high school boys have a fondness for older women. Once they get out of high school do they become less desirable? Also can you name the last female character you saw over 25? What? Esdeath is in her early/mid 20's? No way is that sexy machine running at mid-30's. DrGeroCreation said: Unfortunately in Japans standards most "mature" women have F-cup breasts which are laughable at best.t's because Japanese otakus have shit taste in waifus. They rather cutesy 10 year old looking characters than sexy, mature looking adult female characters. |
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SlyPieEe said: Esdeath is in her 20's not 30 - 40. Yasukoto said: and also the last female i saw who was around 30-40 is esdeath from akame ga kill who is one of the main of the evilBy older I mean like mid 20's or even 30. You rarely see them as main characters or even supporting characters just sort of background noise, considering japans love of females and fan service you'd think they'd be more prevalent even high school boys have a fondness for older women. Once they get out of high school do they become less desirable? Also can you name the last female character you saw over 25? |
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SlyPieEe said: DrGeroCreation said: hmm i find the younger girls more hot than the older onesIt's because Japanese otakus have shit taste in waifus. They rather cutesy 10 year old looking characters than sexy, mature looking adult female characters. But why, whats the appeal of a young girl vs a chick in her prime. |
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| My preference is 17-25. I'm more concerned about the overabundance of lolis. |
| I've once read that Japanese have respect for the maternal figure and that's why hentai just messes with students, singles or nurses (because since they work that much, they're meant to be single as well). That comment, well. I leave it there. More related to your question, OP. Out of the last 10 shows I've finished watching, 7 of them had adult women as part of the cast, even as main characters. From the MC of Planetes to Cher from Wolf's Rain (what I did watch recently were the OVAs, tho). Good luck in your research of older woman. Hopefully you don't come accross with those shows featuring 30-yo women that look like lolis lol |
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Yasukoto said: SlyPieEe said: hmm i find the younger girls more hot than the older ones But why, whats the appeal of a young girl vs a chick in her prime. Because were talking about anime vs IRL. IRL the chick in her prime is always best but in anime characters are designed by us so we can make the young girl more "attractive" than the girl in her prime. It's weird but it works for anime. |
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bobzanny said: Yeah it's unfortunate that mature sometimes just means big boobs. There are characters not like that though like Belldandy, Mizuho Kazami, Urd, Yoruichi.Unfortunately in Japans standards most "mature" women have F-cup breasts which are laughable at best. |
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CherryLover said: Target audience, OP. If anime were targeted mostly at middle-aged men, you'd see a lot more aged women. Nope, you would see even more lolis. |
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SlyPieEe said: They can be cuter not hotter ..................DrGeroCreation said: hmm i find the younger girls more hot than the older onesIt's because Japanese otakus have shit taste in waifus. They rather cutesy 10 year old looking characters than sexy, mature looking adult female characters. |
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| What do you mean by mature? Body-wise? Intellect-wise? Someone else? Because in a lot of anime I have watched, 16 year old schoolgirls act with wisdom, and have fully developed (or even overdeveloped) bodies. So they are basicaly mature women, trying to fit in the school setup. It's not surprising if you think that most anime revolve around some school-like environment. With student councils and stuff, having more power than the government. I mean in hyakka ryouran, the princess is part of a student council, and so is her brother. The tokugawa heir. And they have so much power, while basicaly being in school, or prison school, where a student council can imprison students just like that. (I am in no way saying that these are serious anime XD) My point is school/academic life is (from what I have seen) the main focus of most anime, and therefore they had to make the characters appealing, while being at that age. |
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| The female lead in Seirei no Moribito is in her early 30s. But you're right, there aren't a lot of adult aged characters in anime today. It wasn't always like this. In the 90s, I remember there being a lot more mature anime with adult leads. Things likely started to change when anime entered the mainstream, and producers felt pressure to make shows more accessible. |
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Yasukoto said: as other people said, target audience shizzBy older I mean like mid 20's or even 30. You rarely see them as main characters or even supporting characters just sort of background noise, considering japans love of females and fan service you'd think they'd be more prevalent even high school boys have a fondness for older women. watch j drama for older women Also can you name the last female character you saw over 25? yesthis one is easy http://myanimelist.net/character/130337/Ume_Sawa |
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Yasukoto said: SlyPieEe said: hmm i find the younger girls more hot than the older ones But why, whats the appeal of a young girl vs a chick in her prime. you seem to have got it wrong, they are in their prime in highschool, not when they're middle aged. Also you might find more mature females in older anime. Try Space Cobra for example. |
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| I'd prefer seeing more adult MCs in general, not just females. |
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DrGeroCreation said: bobzanny said: Yeah it's unfortunate that mature sometimes just means big boobs. There are characters not like that though like Belldandy, Mizuho Kazami, Urd, Yoruichi.Unfortunately in Japans standards most "mature" women have F-cup breasts which are laughable at best. One of my favorite mature female characters is Faye Valentine. She has the rack but her characterization is great along with her personal arc. |
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| Older women tend to have more legitimate struggles and internal conflict, so are more interesting and honestly more attractive for it. Four "older" women I can name off of the top of my head are Nico Robin (OP), Misato Katsuragi (NGE), Riza Hawkeye (FMA), and Lisa Lisa (JJBA). Those characters are some of the best in their respective shows. |
shuvuuia said: Older women tend to have more legitimate struggles and internal conflict, so are more interesting and honestly more attractive for it. Four "older" women I can name off of the top of my head are Nico Robin (OP), Misato Katsuragi (NGE), Riza Hawkeye (FMA), and Lisa Lisa (JJBA). Those characters are some of the best in their respective shows. You forgot Motoko Kusanagi. Shame on you. |
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AltoRoark99 said: shuvuuia said: Older women tend to have more legitimate struggles and internal conflict, so are more interesting and honestly more attractive for it. Four "older" women I can name off of the top of my head are Nico Robin (OP), Misato Katsuragi (NGE), Riza Hawkeye (FMA), and Lisa Lisa (JJBA). Those characters are some of the best in their respective shows. You forgot Motoko Kusanagi. Shame on you. Ahh, haven't much gotten into to GiTS beyond the 1995 movie, but I feel like that's fair. |
| No love for the MILF market, OP. It's sad. :( |
CherryLover said: They already are targeted towards them, though.Target audience, OP. If anime were targeted mostly at middle-aged men, you'd see a lot more aged women. If there were more Josei Anime, you'd see girls in their 20s. |
| You will see more older women in the Seinen/Josei demographic albeit they are also present in other demographics but not very prevalent. |
| Mature doesnt mean age only it is about presentation too. Just look at characters like Re-L from Ergo Proxy for reference. |
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| Its the problem with the audience. NEEts don't take too well to tangible authority figures being characters(hence why the trope of parents being dead or away is so damn common as casuistry of no adults being the story) and NEETs generally just despise independent and capable women(hence why the trope of emotionally dead or emotionally vulnerable "moe" girls is so propitous). Even if a adult female is introduced, usually she is made to act in some silly or immature way. Because representation of adult and mature woman in anime fiction essentially works as challenge to a masculine power fantasy a neet would have about mainstream anime work. I guess what I am trying to say is that as long as we are looking at vapid mainstream anime works, you won't find things that break out of the neet comfort zone - the concept of a mature and serious female character is antipodal to the logic that the target audience behaves in - hence young emotionally distraught(either abusive or passive/shy) girls and sameface blackhaired japanese 14something protagonist without character, resulting in a shambolic mess of the most generic of tropes being repeated again and again in every single work that is created "to sell". Older characters exist in the works that are further away from mainstream kitsch, because they don't have to cater to the same NEET audience that the mainstream "BD seller" shows do. Hell, some of them even managed to find their way into at least a bit of popularity(ex: Ghost in Shell: Stand Alone Complex) To sum up, the out-of-norm normalcy that is interesting adult "non-moe" characters in fiction is something that is not likely to be experienced in more mainstream works, hence the apparent lack of such characters overall. |
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| They know their target audience well, most want schoolgirls or lolis. Anyway with all these stories set in high schools you're more likely to get just that. Last older attractive women I saw would be Ryu's mum in Toradora and also Amida in Iron Blooded Orphans |
| That's one of life's greatest mystery. Why do anime fans prefer lolis over big boobs and plump asses that is older women? I just don't get it. *sigh* |
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| Lol, OP and a few others want some old bitch... I'll take my schoolgirls thank you very much! |
| Lolis >>>>>>>> MILF They are much better. |
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| This thread makes me want to puke from loli fans |
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Exowave said: Mature doesnt mean age only it is about presentation too. Just look at characters like Re-L from Ergo Proxy for reference. I just looked up Re-L's bio here. She's 19?! Well, at least she's technically an adult as compared to most leads in anime. PrimeX said: That's one of life's greatest mystery. Why do anime fans prefer lolis over big boobs and plump asses that is older women? I just don't get it. *sigh* A lot of fans probably prefer caricatures over realistic depictions of people, as your post kind of demonstrates. Not that there's anything wrong with that. |
JustALEX said: Lol, OP and a few others want some old bitch... I'll take my schoolgirls thank you very much!  |
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| Watch Josei anime if you want some middle-aged women. |
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| Well you've normally got the token 25 year old teacher in any given high school setting. |
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aikaflip said: Exowave said: Mature doesnt mean age only it is about presentation too. Just look at characters like Re-L from Ergo Proxy for reference. I just looked up Re-L's bio here. She's 19?! Well, at least she's technically an adult as compared to most leads in anime. Yeah and she acts equally or older then her actual age thats what i am getting at. Veneficia said: [. hmm seems like your typical bitch to me[/quote] She is supposed to be at least in start, cuz having syndrome of living under glass bell for whole life not knowing more of the world would make anyone a bit bitchy and hot headed. That and some other reason i cant speak without spoiling/impling something plot releated. |
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| Well, it would have been nice if they did some anime about a single-mother in her mid thirties and her effort to care for her disabled child |
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PrimeX said: That's one of life's greatest mystery. Why do anime fans prefer lolis over big boobs and plump asses that is older women? I just don't get it. *sigh* Not necessarily... Here is a body type that I always look for... |
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