| This anime is always on my watch list including season 1 ofcourse, but I hadnt started it yet because of their size difference. I mean, look at their size difference Sure it does not matter storywise, and the high score reflects it. It can be called 'unique' to for me, its kinda makes me uncomfortable lol. So yeah, maybe I am the only one. Should I give this a try? Convince me guys why I'm overreacting. |
GazzFeb 26, 2:33 AM
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| It's much better this way because it exemplifies that even though they are nothing alike, they still fall in love. |
DesuMaiden said: Nobody resembles me physically because I don't even physically exist. |
| Did you know that aspect is kind of "realistic"? Girls do grow taller quicker than boys, then boys catch up and surpass us when they hit puberty. Kyotaro is 13 currently (anime, 14 manga). My classmates at 13 were ants π Then at 15-16 every single one of them was taller than me (I am 5'5 ½) He is a little taller in the manga now, maybe he will keep growing but either way, this is one of the rare good shounen romance, it has some weird clearly-a-shounen bits but the romance is so nice. good shounen ROMANCE ANIMATED is rare, they come once every blue moon you better watch it!  |
| Yeah. That's not the thing to be disturbed about, when wacthing this Show. It reeks of your own insecurities^^ |
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| Yes you are. I would love to have a taller older girlfriend. |
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Reply to Grawman67
Merve2Love said:
Yeah. That's not the thing to be disturbed about, when wacthing this Show.
It reeks of your own insecurities^^
Yeah. That's not the thing to be disturbed about, when wacthing this Show.
It reeks of your own insecurities^^
What's the thing to be disturbed about? The series is wholesome
| @Grawman67 Is it? Not for me. It's pretty fetishized. Especially early Episodes. But I guess Im in the minority there and I only watched a couple of Episodes, Season 1 ^^ |
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Reply to Grawman67
Merve2Love said:
@Grawman67
Is it?
Not for me. It's pretty fetishized. Especially early Episodes.
But I guess Im in the minority there and I only watched a couple of Episodes, Season 1 ^^
@Grawman67
Is it?
Not for me. It's pretty fetishized. Especially early Episodes.
But I guess Im in the minority there and I only watched a couple of Episodes, Season 1 ^^
It shows her not even in a particularly sexual way. It shows her from his perspective because he's 13.
But I highly recommend continuing. It improves dramatically and is very wholesome. The sexual aspect is lessened as he gets to know her and likes her.
| @Grawman67 It's not about sex or perspective, for me. It's just this whole beginning of the story: - Shy boy, carries a sharpie in class, fantasizing about slashing up his classmates for making fun of him. Then, surprise, he gets to know this airhead hottie, which (of course) likes him - It's such a power fantasy. To a point where it feels like a fetish. It's just not for me^^ Maybe it's also an age thing. This sort of plot just feels forced, to me. I need some more realism/down to earth themes, to get into a romance Show. I can't get into something this absurd, when it comes to that particular genre. But as I said....Im really in the minority with this one. Most people seem to really like this. |
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Gazz said: This anime is always on my watch list including season 1 ofcourse, but I hadnt started it yet because of their size difference. Sure it does not matter storywise, and the high score reflects it. It can be called 'unique' to for me, its kinda makes me uncomfortable lol. So yeah, maybe I am the only one. Should I give this a try? Convince me guys why I'm overreacting. If they don’t make it an issue, why worry about it ? |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
Merve2Love said: @Grawman67 Is it? Not for me. It's pretty fetishized. Especially early Episodes. But I guess Im in the minority there and I only watched a couple of Episodes, Season 1 ^^ I have watched season 1 and much of season 2, there are no fetishes in the show |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
Reply to ejleon
Merve2Love said:
@Grawman67
Is it?
Not for me. It's pretty fetishized. Especially early Episodes.
But I guess Im in the minority there and I only watched a couple of Episodes, Season 1 ^^
@Grawman67
Is it?
Not for me. It's pretty fetishized. Especially early Episodes.
But I guess Im in the minority there and I only watched a couple of Episodes, Season 1 ^^
I have watched season 1 and much of season 2, there are no fetishes in the show
| @ejleon I'd argue the shy, introverted boy, meeting the hot, taller, lively, way more confident Girl is^^ Or at least it's a popular fantasy. Look at Shows like: Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san, Gleipnir, Yofukashi no Uta, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru ...etc. etc. It's that kind of Show, that I mean when calling it a fetishized Anime, because they're all so focused on the male not beeing in charge or even beeing dominated by the female to a degree that makes it a major appeal for people watching it. And hey...that's okay. It's just not for me. |
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| Character design is part of storytelling and it served particular purpose her. Ichikawa is supposed to be insecure and anxious introverted, while Yamada is supposed to be complete opposite, a beauty out if their league. Their development and ther relationship blooming is truly beautiful. |
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Merve2Love said: @ejleon I'd argue the shy, introverted boy, meeting the hot, taller, lively, way more confident Girl is^^ Or at least it's a popular fantasy. Look at Shows like: Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san, Gleipnir, Yofukashi no Uta, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru ...etc. etc. It's that kind of Show, that I mean when calling it a fetishized Anime, because they're all so focused on the male not beeing in charge or even beeing dominated by the female to a degree that makes it a major appeal for people watching it. And hey...that's okay. It's just not for me. I see, so you didn’t necessarily mean “sexual fetish”, but a “situational fetish”. I really do not logically understand the “insert yourself into anime”, since there are very few anime that are actually realistic, yet they say this about isekai, adventure, romance, and other genres. If it has a good story, I’ll enjoy it, if not then I won’t. I don’t need to insert myself into the story to enjoy it. Also, I’d argue that you are not giving the main male characters in some of these shows enough credit. |
ejleonFeb 19, 5:22 PM
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
| Nah! I don't want to be changed. Anna must be taller. |
| Women really care about height, but judging by your favs you seem to be a guy. It is kind of weird for a guy to oppose short guys too. You never see short guy x tall girl irl though. Manlets have it tough. |
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rohan121 said:
Women really care about height, but judging by your favs you seem to be a guy. It is kind of weird for a guy to oppose short guys too. You never see short guy x tall girl irl though. Manlets have it tough.
Women really care about height, but judging by your favs you seem to be a guy. It is kind of weird for a guy to oppose short guys too. You never see short guy x tall girl irl though. Manlets have it tough.
bruh, there is someone i know irl and he is prolly 5'3 and he has a wife like prolly 5'7, and they currently have a daughter. So yes, they do exist irl
| @Jieeeeeee The real question there is if the kid is that guys or another man's kid. Only dna test and the mom would know. |
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| I'm not really a fan of the girl being taller or more dominant than the guy, but I don't see what's "disturbing" about it. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| It's slightly uncomfortable to watch the height difference but as long as it's not used to build artificial situations I don't mind. Well, this show does use it in a way that I don't quite like. The same can be said for My Senpai is Annoying and My Tiny Senpai too. However, I am not very comfortable with the way this story is built and it's not just about the height difference. I mostly agree with what @Merve2Love said. |
ChrononFeb 19, 9:06 PM
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| It looked kind of silly in S1, there were scenes were they really looked like Parent and Child. But S2, I don't know if I'm used to them now, or if he's a little taller (?), that it doesn't look as strange as S1. And I do agree with whoever was saying that the models are inconsistent throughout the show. |
Reply to Merve2Love
@Grawman67
It's not about sex or perspective, for me.
It's just this whole beginning of the story:
- Shy boy, carries a sharpie in class, fantasizing about slashing up his classmates for making fun of him. Then, surprise, he gets to know this airhead hottie, which (of course) likes him -
It's such a power fantasy. To a point where it feels like a fetish. It's just not for me^^
Maybe it's also an age thing. This sort of plot just feels forced, to me. I need some more realism/down to earth themes, to get into a romance Show. I can't get into something this absurd, when it comes to that particular genre.
But as I said....Im really in the minority with this one. Most people seem to really like this.
It's not about sex or perspective, for me.
It's just this whole beginning of the story:
- Shy boy, carries a sharpie in class, fantasizing about slashing up his classmates for making fun of him. Then, surprise, he gets to know this airhead hottie, which (of course) likes him -
It's such a power fantasy. To a point where it feels like a fetish. It's just not for me^^
Maybe it's also an age thing. This sort of plot just feels forced, to me. I need some more realism/down to earth themes, to get into a romance Show. I can't get into something this absurd, when it comes to that particular genre.
But as I said....Im really in the minority with this one. Most people seem to really like this.
| @Merve2Love glad there's others who think this. by far the most accurate post in this anime's forum. |
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| OP here. Thank you for the positive response. Looks like I'll give this anime a try. Things I want to say after reading the replies; 1. I have no issue girls being taller than boy in real life, but in anime kinda. Its just looks so wrong. Same height or 1 to 2 inch difference no problem. But according to wiki, their height difference is 7 inches (it looks more than in anime btw, like a true 1 foot difference and a 15kg weight difference). Seeing them together and I just have this unexplained pain in my heart, the same pain when I was watching Accel World (fat short guy dating Kuroyukihime, hottest girl in their school). Must be the PTSD I have after watching Otome Dori. Were talking in anime, not in real life @rohan121. Maybe because I am not a fan of a shotacon genre 2. Holy F Yamada is only 13?! Good God in heaven she is a healthy girl. 3. Yup, I am overreacting. And looks like only a few here who shares the same sentiment. Ill give this a try. |
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Merve2Love said:
Maybe it's also an age thing. This sort of plot just feels forced, to me. I need some more realism/down to earth themes, to get into a romance Show. I can't get into something this absurd, when it comes to that particular genre.
Maybe it's also an age thing. This sort of plot just feels forced, to me. I need some more realism/down to earth themes, to get into a romance Show. I can't get into something this absurd, when it comes to that particular genre.
I don't think it's an age thing if someone likes this anime or not. I'm (way) older than you and I adore this show. It reminds me of my own foolish youth and glory mistakes in junior high school, lol.
When it comes to the murderous chuunibyou plot at the beginning and the popular airhead liking the loner boy , there is truth that it's a kind of power fantasy, but let's not forget that it's still a shounen romcom at heart (albeit a special one), so I think one can overlook that aspect as it's meant to be a wholesome romantic fantasy for boys and young men and not some realistic drama which would be often dull for the target audience.
Nevertheless, the increasing affection Ichikawa gets from Yamada is earned, narratively speaking, as he constantly proves to her that he'd move heaven and earth for her and share her love and pain, despite him being a huge introvert and shy tsundere. I think one reason why this show got so popular is because of Ichikawa's character and his character progression. As a shounen romcom male protagonist he's rather unique in this regard. Him coming out of his shell demands a lot of effort and guts, and the payoff is glorious to watch.
| @Swiss_Bohemian For me, I think it is. I would have a much easier time accepting some of the weirdness, if I were a kid, I feel^^ Of course that's not true for everyone, but this Show is nothing I can relate to on any level. It's not that kind of Show, honestly. It's a power fantasy. In the mood for a nice romcom, I wouldn't choose something as weird as this one. |
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