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May 25, 2020 2:15 PM
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Baki makes me feel weak and insecure, all the characters are massive muscle mountains, I feel so pathetic and flabby compared to them.
May 25, 2020 2:19 PM
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Watching Fist Of The North Star/Hokuto No Ken has definitely made me feel like I want to get back in the gym and bulk up. So many muscular men in that show.. lol. I see it more as an inspiration to work on my physique.
May 25, 2020 2:19 PM
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big muscles are gay in japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hcElGydzb8
May 25, 2020 2:22 PM
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No, after watching “Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?” I usuallly just have the urge to improve myself, not really borne out of jealousy or insecurity but rather a place of inspiration. To be clear though it takes more than inspiration to obtain a body like those in Jojo, Baki, or Dumbbell; it takes discipline.
May 25, 2020 2:22 PM
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No, because I drink Bang







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Go ahead, reply. I'm not going to read it.
May 25, 2020 2:23 PM
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No, cuz fap a lot, my arm is as big as a building.
Also, i love JoJo XD




May 25, 2020 2:26 PM
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Only Jojo make me feel like that!!!!
May 25, 2020 2:37 PM
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I'm 6'1" with a solid build, deadlifting 200kg daily but I always consider suicide whenever anime reminds me that I wasn't born a pink-haired tsundere with a flat chest.
Pretty fucked up.
May 25, 2020 2:42 PM
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Nope.

Muscles and masc guys are gross, and I would never want to look like that. Slender guys are superior in every way. Hell, even guys with a tiny bit of flab are better looking than muscular guys.

May 25, 2020 2:45 PM

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yes but i feel this way about female anime characters rather than male ones. because, well, i am a girl, so when i see female anime characters with unrealistic and extremely sexy bodies i feel a bit insecure because i know i look nothing like that
May 25, 2020 2:47 PM

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Nah, I like my current build. It's more lean than anything, but I prefer that look over characters like Jotaro.

May 25, 2020 2:49 PM

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I let out the nastiest snicker when I read this
May 25, 2020 2:51 PM

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Not really. Like I'm not fat but I'm not skinny either. My body is like average, 53% fat and 47% skinny. And I prefer being average rather than big muscle super cool guy
May 25, 2020 2:54 PM
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Krystopher said:
Baki makes me feel weak and insecure, all the characters are massive muscle mountains, I feel so pathetic and flabby compared to them.


''Massive muscle mountains'' would make me feel like viomiting, instead of feeling weak and insecure. It's not even any sign of being manly. It's pathetic. Being muscular and well build is okay, but those ''mountains of muscles'' are just sign of being stupid. That's just my point of view though. ^^
Check ''CALISTHENICS'' and decide who's looking better and healthier.
May 25, 2020 2:58 PM
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kidding aside i got belly fat so im envious of their six pack abs at least but i do not want to be so bulk like The Hulk or Thanos
May 25, 2020 2:59 PM

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No, getting jacked is way too much work, gym and exercise equipment is expensive, and working out cuts into my free time. (I've tried) Plus it's not like I'm fat anyway, my job is an active one that keeps me fairly fit.
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May 25, 2020 2:59 PM
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Only when I was at elementary school and watching or playing with Masters of the Universe. Besides, for anime standards my weight and height would be above average.
May 25, 2020 3:01 PM

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Not really, I never cared too much about that.
Who are you and why do you show your hostility towards a complete stranger whom you've not once spoken with before. Are you seriously asking to get blocked? Well, if that's what your intent is; to tempt me into throwing hands with someone as lowly and insignificant as you, then i may grant your wish provided you articulate yourself a bit better when trying to spite a person of my wavelength.
May 25, 2020 3:05 PM
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They do when they are a realistic depiction of musculature. When I see some Hero of Justice fight relentlessly, taking in consideration his physical prowess, it does make me slightly ashamed I am still not working out enough.

When everyone in the story looks like a gorilla (especially in Japanese settings) I just... oh wait I am not even watching it. It does not pass quality control.
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May 25, 2020 3:11 PM
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are u guys living in classic age which mentioned physical power is everything ? come on nowadays people easily die dpnt matter how strong they are, if u strong physcial u can wound by pistol, if u used body armor u can die with bazooka, if lived under bunker u can die through nuclear, even though u live on high mountain u can die if you meet foreigner bring the plague like corona pandemic right now

this time, the powerful human isnt decision by their physical but how much they can affect people around world (include if later theres main suspect who created corona virus)

May 25, 2020 3:27 PM

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Nope. I find big buff dudes kinda obnoxious.

Slender, muscular dudes? A little.
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May 25, 2020 3:33 PM

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None. I'm insecure in a lot of ways, but caring about my body in that way is not one of them.
I probably regret this post by now.
May 25, 2020 3:40 PM

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They're drawn characters so no (especially when they're ridiculously buff like in JoJo)

IRL buff dudes on the other hand might make me feel insecure though I'm working on it
May 25, 2020 3:41 PM

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Ask any jojo fans, rather than insecure, it will make you gay
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May 25, 2020 3:42 PM
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Seiya said:
Nope.

Muscles and masc guys are gross, and I would never want to look like that. Slender guys are superior in every way. Hell, even guys with a tiny bit of flab are better looking than muscular guys.


based, though if i was super slender id be afraid of getting beaten up
May 25, 2020 3:43 PM

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I'm insecure but I've never feel insecure because of anime... :)
May 25, 2020 3:43 PM

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I don't like too much muscle so not really.
May 25, 2020 3:46 PM

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Krystopher said:
Seiya said:
Nope.

Muscles and masc guys are gross, and I would never want to look like that. Slender guys are superior in every way. Hell, even guys with a tiny bit of flab are better looking than muscular guys.


based, though if i was super slender id be afraid of getting beaten up


Muscular people are less than 1% of the human population. Just because you see muscular people in anime, movies and TV shows doesn't mean that it's a common thing, because it's not, lol.

Lots of people are slender, but muscles require work, which is something that only a small amount of people are willing to go through with.

May 25, 2020 4:15 PM

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Seiya said:
Muscular people are less than 1% of the human population. Just because you see muscular people in anime, movies and TV shows doesn't mean that it's a common thing, because it's not, lol.


Wdym by muscular though ? Because <1% seems really low
In France there are 13 millions people practicing sports or fitness quite often, that's 20% of the population which is very far from your <1%

(but I guess really buffed guys would represent, indeed, a very small percentage)
May 25, 2020 4:17 PM

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Damuzen said:
Seiya said:
Muscular people are less than 1% of the human population. Just because you see muscular people in anime, movies and TV shows doesn't mean that it's a common thing, because it's not, lol.


Wdym by muscular though ? Because <1% seems really low
In France there are 13 millions people practicing sports or fitness quite often, that's 20% of the population which is very far from your <1%

(but I guess really buffed guys would represent, indeed, a very small percentage)


I mean people with a "visible six pack." People like that are extremely rare in my country. Most people are obese where I live.

May 25, 2020 4:19 PM

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Seiya said:
Damuzen said:


Wdym by muscular though ? Because <1% seems really low
In France there are 13 millions people practicing sports or fitness quite often, that's 20% of the population which is very far from your <1%

(but I guess really buffed guys would represent, indeed, a very small percentage)


I mean people with a "visible six pack." People like that are extremely rare in my country. Most people are obese where I live.

Oh it's normal then, a six pack [insert Ristarte voice here] is quite rare indeed
Welp, you're not far away from the US and Canada also deals with obesity so that makes sense
May 25, 2020 6:13 PM

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Sometimes yeah, but then I look at anime like Baki and it makes me want to never weight train ever.





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May 26, 2020 2:14 AM

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The Hokuto no Ken/Jojo aesthetic is actually one of my favorite art styles.

Also I started working out half a year ago, so I hope I won't look so weak anymore someday D:
May 26, 2020 5:53 AM

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love how everyone here referred to jojo

i wld say anime buff guys does make me feel slightly insecure...bout my sexuality
May 26, 2020 6:15 AM

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if I was a boxer, hajime no ippo would make me feel like a bitch ngl, the featerweights look like real life heavy weights
May 26, 2020 6:20 AM
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*Edna Krabappel voice* Ha!

No, it's thanks to those buff fellas that I'm in good shape myself

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