| I personally hate the way anime portrays teens, because honestly most of them do not feel like they are actual humans, they feel artificial. Most of them feel like they are just archetypes. But there are anime which has some good written teens such as Beastars, the characters felt like actual teenagers that deal with real teen problems. Also if you are a teen can you relate to anime teenagers? |
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| On one hand you have the teens in romcom anime On the other hand you have the teens in American Pie USA, Japan, why are you like this |
| I'm 16 years old and the best teenagers are from Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
Nefelupitou said: I'm 16 years old and the best teenagers are from Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru I'm also 18 years old teenager, and I still find them pretentious due to unknown cause (of being nihilistic/socially awkward) within their origin. Tbf, I find Hachiman relatable, but I still don't understand the origin of his nihilistic attitude... and this is something that I concern about... coming from the same view as him. |
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| I like a lot of the way teens are written in anime they seem more relatable, anime definitely seems more relatable to me than the way Hollywood writes teenagers. From what I have seen I feel like they write in a lot of just general stereotypes of a teenager and never explore the characters deeper feelings, and they all seem rather the same even if it is true that a lot of teenagers act like that. |
| Dear, DrSexy I personally, completely agree with u. I don't relate to teen anime characters (especially the main ones). And usually they irritate me |
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Nefelupitou said: I'm 16 years old and the best teenagers are from Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru I like Oregairu especially the characters but my problems with them is that they don't speak like normal teens, almost everyone talks in cryptic language like it's a normal thing to do, which I find not very realistic or relatable. |
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| anime is supposed to be a form of escapism and anime is marketed towards teenagers representing teens like those in real life wouldn't give a good experience |
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| Most do fall into the cliches of anime teens, which are not really true(I’ve never met a Naruto or Sasuke type person in my life). However recently anime has been depicting teens very well, and they don’t always fall into the cliches of not only anime teens but also shonen protagonists. Yuji Itadori and Levi Squad(when they were teens lol) are good examples of how to write teens. I mean I’m a teen myself, so if I can relate to a teen in an anime I’d say they’re written well. That being said, I’ve noticed recent anime have been writing their teen characters well. I hope this trend continues. |
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Nefelupitou said: I'm 16 years old and the best teenagers are from Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru is it worth watchig? I mean I wanted to start it but then my friend told me it was nothing special and that I 'would not get this anime', but since so many people seem to love it, I think I might give it a try. |
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| I totally agree, The teenagers portrayed in anime are not realistic. But I don't think I would find a realistic portrayed teenager as something watchable. (If someone made a anime about my teenage life realistically, I am 100% sure i wouldnot watch it or find it enjoyable) |
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| I've noticed that many people agree that Oregairu writes teens well, and I think so as well. Oregairu has the best and realistically written teenagers. |
Anee18 said: Nefelupitou said: I'm 16 years old and the best teenagers are from Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru is it worth watchig? I mean I wanted to start it but then my friend told me it was nothing special and that I 'would not get this anime', but since so many people seem to love it, I think I might give it a try. Oregairu is one of my favourites anime, I think I'm not the best person to answer your question. If you want a fanboy opinion, then yes, you should try watching. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
| Oh, the same thread but for anime. TY OP! Well, I'm currently watching the highly praised highschool romance Kimi no Todoke. I went in hoping for the best, like I did with Toradora! a few years ago. And oh boy, that show is a massive disappointment so far, especially in the way it handles the teenage aspect. Like Toradora! before it, nothing about the characters make sense. The main girl isn't even a real thing but a representation of the ideal modern waifu for incels, the dialogues are stupid af, the situations are absolutely ridiculous. I'm not old enough that I forgot how highschool was. This isn't credible, this is just wish-fullfilment crap. I'll stick to Utena and NGE for my fill of anime teenagers, tyvm. |
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| Don't forget that Japanese teens and Western teens lead very different lives and end up developing very different mindsets as well. |
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| same as in other media, some are too childish, some are too adult, some are straight up retarded and some are writen ok. it's true the real teens are edgy and annoying but anime makes them 10 times worse sometimes. good example of teens? maybe komatsu nana |
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| Teenage males are usually portrayed more accurately minus the weird harem mcs that lack testosterone. Female teens are portrayed either as waifus or bullies generally which is even less true to life although bullying and rumormongering exist for both genders tbh. Nice guys finish last so anime does not portray romance in a realistic fashion for obvious reasons. Lol |
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clint87 said: Anee18 said: It takes a surprising amount of work to get into it. Its a great show, but you do need to pay more attention to it than you would think considering the pictures and screen shots make it seem like your standard romcom. It's a very dialogue heavy show, especially once you get into season 2.is it worth watchig? I mean I wanted to start it but then my friend told me it was nothing special and that I 'would not get this anime', but since so many people seem to love it, I think I might give it a try. As for the characters, I like them alot and the show is great but I don't think they're realistic at all. They're way to philosophical and wordy for your average teenager. thanks for the reply, I'll take it into account. |
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| That's pretty much my problem with most newer series and movies. Some recent examples I couldn't stand were Tenki no Ko, Ni no Kuni, A Whisker Away, Hello World, and Black Fox. Besides having bad technical aspects, the writing and characterization for them all were god awful. Am I just too old to understand fictional teenagers now? Shinkai in particular strikes me as a one trick pony that only children can appreciate. I don't expect every anime with kids to be like the Evangelion cast, but why is the bar so goddamn low? So many of these characters are too rooted in anime. Like, there's not an ounce of reality or genuine emotions anywhere. |
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| I thought the teenage girls in O Maidens in Your Savage Season were well portrayed, they way they all struggled with inner demons, past trauma or self doubt, whilst trying to navigate the morass of awkward teenage relationships with all it's complex melodrama. |
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| Maybe it's just because anime very naturally lends itself to being dramatic/performative/over-the-top, but I have yet to see a portrayal of teenagers in anime I could take seriously. The best ones I've found are memorable not because they're realistic, but because they're interesting and dynamic. |
| Teens in anime are like lang leav poems, relatable but can be toxic and portray bad life lessons at the same time. |
| in my opinion teenagers in anime are very mature, responsible, hardworking (for school), friendly, never bitchy or moody(except for Tsundere characters) in short i can't really identify myself with those teenagers xD in fact, i even admire the behaviour of those anime teens, but it was faaaar to exhausting being more like some of them. sure, my teenage years are long over , but i still remember how to feel as a teen. perhaps it's a culture thing. japanese teenager are surely different as american or european teens. |
| Kinda agree with your point but I enjoy watching SOL Anime with teenagers |
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DrSexy said: I can agree with this. But I don't hate them as you have said so.I personally hate the way anime portrays teens, because honestly most of them do not feel like they are actual humans, they feel artificial. Most of them feel like they are just archetypes. With anime like Oregairu and Watamote having legit teens, it does make an anime more enjoyable to watch than that of your shitty ecchi harem. There is also Re:Zero and Konosuba which does the job well. Honestly. I think the list can go on and on with how much good teens there are in anime. It is just ecchi harem and 'beta' males that cloud the goodness. |
| I don't know about you guys but i found Hibike! Euphonium have good character writing. At least for me Kumiko character struggle and development feels very real. Also i think Hibike! Euphonium doing the best job capturing real life the most realistic way. Just Because! maybe the closes real life teenager from romance anime. Its not overblown with gimmick and fans service. They speak like normal teenager and behave like normal teenager (and i think that is why some people will find this show boring). |
| They put too much power towards teens in anime. |
 just wanna feel wanted by someone other than the police 😫 |
Nefelupitou said: On your profile it says that you were born in 2006, so which age are you really?I'm 16 years old and the best teenagers are from Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru |
| i find it hard to actually see most of them as "teenagers". the girls act like they're 10, and the guys act like they're 21 lol |
sasukecrossing said: Nefelupitou said: On your profile it says that you were born in 2006, so which age are you really?I'm 16 years old and the best teenagers are from Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru I'm not good at mathematics, I'm sorry. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
Nefelupitou said: Oh ok, that's fine I was just wonderingsasukecrossing said: On your profile it says that you were born in 2006, so which age are you really? I'm not good at mathematics, I'm sorry. |
| Teens in real life are annoying. Why would I want to watch something especially cartoonish where they're just like the real thing. If I'm gonna watch something that's about teenagers, I'd rather they be tolerable than realistic because in a medium like animation who cares about realism |
| Um.....they're WAY better than American teenagers. lol Damuzen said: On one hand you have the teens in romcom anime On the other hand you have the teens in American Pie And I will take the FORMER because the latter are always obnoxious and vulgar as fuk. :| |
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Damuzen said: On one hand you have the teens in romcom anime On the other hand you have the teens in American Pie USA, Japan, why are you like this Shouldn't you compare American Pie with the ecchi harem shows of Japan, since they both fall under sex comedy. To me it seems unfair to compare rom-coms with sex comedies. |
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DrSexy said: Damuzen said: On one hand you have the teens in romcom anime On the other hand you have the teens in American Pie USA, Japan, why are you like this Shouldn't you compare American Pie with the ecchi harem shows of Japan, since they both fall under sex comedy. Hmm I'll STILL take the anime teenagers from ecchi harem shows. xD again, they are less vulgar and rude. |
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| They aren't American, that's one thing that's certain. I never ran into any JP teens online so I cannot comment on how accurate anime's depiction of JP teens is. Most the anime teens are alright I suppose. "Real" kids and teens ain't particularly fun to watch and anime usually makes them bearable / likeable enough. |
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Lord_Tachanka21 said: Teens in anime are like lang leav poems, relatable but can be toxic and portray bad life lessons at the same time. Tbf, most teenagers in IRL (like me) are acting like that so badly, but I can see that they’re trying something too which is only a good thing about being teenager. |
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| The way teenagers are written in anime made me realize that I don't have a life at all. Even the introverted ones who want no interaction with human beings like Haru have a better social life than me. And this is coming from a girl who has been in a private school for the past 14 years (and a year or two in public somewhere in between.) Meaning that for 14 years this imbecile has been interacting with the same 70-100 people and doesn't have anything close to a deep relationship. Except for the occasional phone call at 3am with a hysterically laughing person on the other line. Now onto the actual question at hand: Overall I think that they are written pretty well. Except for the trauma, it's accurate enough. People bash anime with over the top, crazy characters, but the people in my life are 10x worse than that. I just wished having diverse characters in an anime was a norm...there is such thing as a quiet, hyper kid. oh, and there's not enough insensible drama between the characters. edit: oh but this is anime. The common trend I've seen with Japanese teenagers in anime is the "omg it's raining you're gonna catch a cold, why don't we fuck at my house" \\ lmao jk. Japanese teenagers give off (to me at least) a serene, calm vibe which is why they are different from the kids in the u.s who take out their dicks and have pissing distance contests. I can vouch for that, I've seen it happen. OH ALSO, the teachers (at least mine) are wild. Didn't understand a homework assignment so I take out my phone and give one of my teachers a call, and we talked for like 45 minutes, lmao. sorry enough about my life story ↓ ↓ Teenagers are obviously different due to the environment they have to live in. |
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| The fact that teens are wack, absurd, and generally written like complete morons in most anime is what got me into the medium to begin with. It's an integral part of most shows that deal with adolescence. |
SAT0rii said: generally written like complete morons in most anime To be fair, they're complete morons IRL too....except worse....teen pregnancy, D.U.I.s, drugs....man, they are SO much worse in the real world. lol |
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| I wonder if they are kinda like that, the lack of individuality, the "reading the mood" deal and the looking to the other side when the see shit going is pretty normal in anime... I hope that it's just in anime and not irl. They are kinda fked up if that is true. It's actually kinda shocking. So, to anwser the question, no... also I don't get the thing about youngs vs adults I see everytime. I never had issues with that as an adult nor as a kid. |
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| Idk just finished Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo and all of the teens were talking and thinking about Es Ee Ecks. One of the main characters were obsessed with oppai. Teens written in anime or a hit or a miss and most of the time doesn't portray what teen are actually thinking and feeling. |
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