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Dec 19, 2021 4:31 PM
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In an attempt to reconcile two opposing views, I came to a realization.

1. Rudy regrets he gave up on his life and became a piece of shit.
2. But he never specifically regrets having warped perspective of sexuality.
3. And this is a stretch, but I think he doesn't think (2.) should've follow from (1.).

That's why his development in that area is one of the slowest.
Dec 19, 2021 5:06 PM
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Youhanlui said:
10DetikBerlalu said:
In an attempt to reconcile two opposing views, I came to a realization.

1. Rudy regrets he gave up on his life and became a piece of shit.
2. But he never specifically regrets having warped perspective of sexuality.
3. And this is a stretch, but I think he doesn't think (2.) should've follow from (1.).

That's why his development in that area is one of the slowest.


I see you from Indonesian

Don't expect Rudy to getting better about sexual things

But at least there was some part where he was developed


That's kinda a shame, since it gives a big question to legitimacy of his redemptions.
Dec 19, 2021 6:43 PM
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I don't understand the whole warped perspective of sexuality thing. He's a horndog. That's it. And considering he's made out to be a 30 year old virgin I'm not sure I'd expect him to be anything different. In fact I specifically like that about his character. It was used to great comedic effect throughout the story. I enjoyed it very much.

Actually what disturbs me more than anything are the viewers who are disgusted that a 13 year old boy lusts after a 15 year old girl. These viewers complain that because he was originally 30 years old that he's actually supposedly in his 40's for the show. But not one of them bothers to point out that by their logic this teenage boy should be going after women in their 40's. It just makes no sense.
Dec 19, 2021 6:56 PM
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I don't understand the whole warped perspective of sexuality thing. He's a horndog. That's it. And considering he's made out to be a 30 year old virgin I'm not sure I'd expect him to be anything different. In fact I specifically like that about his character. It was used to great comedic effect throughout the story. I enjoyed it very much.

Actually what disturbs me more than anything are the viewers who are disgusted that a 13 year old boy lusts after a 15 year old girl. These viewers complain that because he was originally 30 years old that he's actually supposedly in his 40's for the show. But not one of them bothers to point out that by their logic this teenage boy should be going after women in their 40's. It just makes no sense.


I'm not criticizing the age gap. I'm just disappointed that he doesn't think his horniness annoyed people and he should also moved on from that.
Dec 19, 2021 7:04 PM
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I get you. So would it be fair to say that part of his personality just doesn't appeal to you. Or that's not something you are looking for in a character?

Because personally that side of him is something I find endearing. It's relatable. A human trait that's easily understood, and like I said previously I found its use to be especially funny at times. The whole secret treasure thing cracks me up, and that it was brought up in multiple episodes is just amazing to me. Great writing as I see it.
Dec 19, 2021 7:17 PM
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fyl3toys said:
I get you. So would it be fair to say that part of his personality just doesn't appeal to you. Or that's not something you are looking for in a character?

Because personally that side of him is something I find endearing. It's relatable. A human trait that's easily understood, and like I said previously I found its use to be especially funny at times. The whole secret treasure thing cracks me up, and that it was brought up in multiple episodes is just amazing to me. Great writing as I see it.


Yeah. Actually that treasure part is kinda okay(I've seen people tolerated more fucked up shit irl). But I expect Rudeus at least grown from that in part 2. For example, I would be glad if he didn't constantly trying to peep at Eris, when Eris already voiced her non-consent.
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10DetikBerlalu said:
fyl3toys said:
I don't understand the whole warped perspective of sexuality thing. He's a horndog. That's it. And considering he's made out to be a 30 year old virgin I'm not sure I'd expect him to be anything different. In fact I specifically like that about his character. It was used to great comedic effect throughout the story. I enjoyed it very much.

Actually what disturbs me more than anything are the viewers who are disgusted that a 13 year old boy lusts after a 15 year old girl. These viewers complain that because he was originally 30 years old that he's actually supposedly in his 40's for the show. But not one of them bothers to point out that by their logic this teenage boy should be going after women in their 40's. It just makes no sense.


I'm not criticizing the age gap. I'm just disappointed that he doesn't think his horniness annoyed people and he should also moved on from that.


He has greyrat blood in him, every Greyrat have strong sexual drive.He will still had been like this even he didn't have been reincarnated
Dec 19, 2021 7:40 PM
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fyl3toys said:
I don't understand the whole warped perspective of sexuality thing. He's a horndog. That's it. And considering he's made out to be a 30 year old virgin I'm not sure I'd expect him to be anything different. In fact I specifically like that about his character. It was used to great comedic effect throughout the story. I enjoyed it very much.

Actually what disturbs me more than anything are the viewers who are disgusted that a 13 year old boy lusts after a 15 year old girl. These viewers complain that because he was originally 30 years old that he's actually supposedly in his 40's for the show. But not one of them bothers to point out that by their logic this teenage boy should be going after women in their 40's. It just makes no sense.

Exactly. Rudy is not a gundam controlled by a 30 year old virgin. Reincarnation is more like having those memories from a first-person pov. He is still a immature child but with regrets and memories of another life. Age is a not a function of culmination of life.

Many east-asian religion talks about reincarnation. But these reincarnation doesn't reset one's age it just restarts it.
Dec 19, 2021 7:48 PM
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10DetikBerlalu said:
Youhanlui said:


I see you from Indonesian

Don't expect Rudy to getting better about sexual things

But at least there was some part where he was developed


That's kinda a shame, since it gives a big question to legitimacy of his redemptions.


His redemption's legitimacy isn't determined by some kind of poetic justice you believe in. He was regretting, in lone, and that alone makes it genuine.
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fyl3toys said:
I don't understand the whole warped perspective of sexuality thing. He's a horndog. That's it. And considering he's made out to be a 30 year old virgin I'm not sure I'd expect him to be anything different. In fact I specifically like that about his character. It was used to great comedic effect throughout the story. I enjoyed it very much.

Actually what disturbs me more than anything are the viewers who are disgusted that a 13 year old boy lusts after a 15 year old girl. These viewers complain that because he was originally 30 years old that he's actually supposedly in his 40's for the show. But not one of them bothers to point out that by their logic this teenage boy should be going after women in their 40's. It just makes no sense.



Before I start, I would be open to discuss this more but I would prefer an audio discussion, such as discord if you want a long/detailed response. Mostly to you @fyl3toys but others I might be open to.



My problem is that the show doesn't make it come across as a character and a moral flaw as much as, I think, it should. Yes, I'm aware it has done that to an extent, but not enough for me to think that the show is "fine" with it. I'm fine with the idea of that being the character flaw but not the execution. When the direction of the show is playing a happy tune over him commenting on how an underage girl is attractive, while him being overage, mental age wise, and coming from a world in which the lowest age of consent is 11 (Nigeria; 13 in Japan) is when I have a problem (if you're all "she's 15 it's fine," wait till the side note.) All the show had to do was not play the happy tune, whether they change it to be a more appropriate tune or no music at all I'd have no problem with the show. I'm fine with the jokes about him being a horn dog. I'm also fine with the idea of joking about him being attracted to underage girls and whatever might come from that (I'm a fan of dark humour [DM me if you got any good ones, I'm serious]) but I don't think it handled it appropriately 100% of the time. I agree with you that he shouldn't be any different but I just don't agree with the directing 100% of the time, and due to the topic, I would find it not good during those few moments, 10/10 otherwise. If it makes you feel better I will praise the show very heavily to any one asking as I already have in the past.
Side note: When typing most of this I was mostly thinking about S2 and most of this was already typed before I searched up the age of consent. For the sake of others and myself let's assume at the time of the source materials writing the age of consent was the same as Japans current age of consent (13,) or that somewhere in the source material it says the age of consent is the same. ALL moments that are not treated morally incorrect by the show (as I referenced before, music is a good example) and is in reference to a girl who is underage (12 and under,) I believe to be, bad.
Second side note: If you or anyone claims that by my logic means he should be attracted to people of his age then that's completely incorrect. That's an assumption and idc to dispute this more as I've typed enough.
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Ok. So your issue is more with the directing making light of the situation?

For the sake of discussion let's take Eris out of it. When I believe he was 10 and attracted to Sylphie can be the focus. Because that eliminates the age of consent murkiness.

In the case of Sylphie I still see nothing wrong or abnormal about it. Because in my eyes the MC is a 10 year old who just so happens to be reincarnated with his memories in tact. And just because he has memories doesn't make him more than 10 years old. That's how I've approached every Isekai.

The arguments for something different don't make sense to me. Because how can he be 30 years old but also have to go through puberty again?

The isekai from a couple years ago By the Grace of the Gods did a passable job of explaining the position as I see it....The one god explained to the MC that because he was reincarnated as an 8 year old in another world his mind was regressing to match his current body.

All that aside I still see the horn dog side of Rudeus to be a character trait....one that I don't necessarily agree has to be seen as a flaw.
Dec 19, 2021 10:46 PM
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Youhanlui said:
10DetikBerlalu said:


That's kinda a shame, since it gives a big question to legitimacy of his redemptions.


He was not the heroes anyway
Just a side character


More likely, there is no Main character in MT world, you just see their POV
Dec 20, 2021 12:03 AM
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Urghh this again....I will write my one and only comment regarding this BS topic.....This anime is mainly about Fantasy world and world building with somewhat mature undertones. The main focus of this anime is how the MC who has reached lowest point is able to rise up if given a second chance.....People just leave this made up controversy already as it amounts o nothing. This is one of the best fantasy story so enjoy it like that
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fyl3toys said:


Ok. So your issue is more with the directing making light of the situation?

For the sake of discussion let's take Eris out of it. When I believe he was 10 and attracted to Sylphie can be the focus. Because that eliminates the age of consent murkiness.

In the case of Sylphie I still see nothing wrong or abnormal about it. Because in my eyes the MC is a 10 year old who just so happens to be reincarnated with his memories in tact. And just because he has memories doesn't make him more than 10 years old. That's how I've approached every Isekai.

The arguments for something different don't make sense to me. Because how can he be 30 years old but also have to go through puberty again?

The isekai from a couple years ago By the Grace of the Gods did a passable job of explaining the position as I see it....The one god explained to the MC that because he was reincarnated as an 8 year old in another world his mind was regressing to match his current body.

All that aside I still see the horn dog side of Rudeus to be a character trait....one that I don't necessarily agree has to be seen as a flaw.


It becomes a character flaw, at the very least, when he goes to the extent that makes people uncomfortable or is trying to make them do something they don't want (both situations happen at least once and are treated as a character flaw by the show and I think Rudy himself at least once.) Instead of him toning down his persistent ogling of women he unintentionally makes underage women think that it's normal and for the overage, they've given up. I'm not saying every instance is like this but for the instances that are, it is a character flaw, whether that be societal, moral, etc. So in regards to "it not being a character flaw," it is at times.

Secondly, isn't that a matter of you not being able to comprehend it? When it comes to puberty, aside from growing taller and his voice changing, there isn't anything to suggest that puberty is there (if there is and I'm forgetting something then go ahead and let me know.) At the very least they don't mention the fact that his brain is going through puberty, which in my eyes explains why he can still comprehend sexual feelings before puberty. So if his brain doesn't change the way one would through puberty, and theirs no mention of any of his thoughts or feelings being regressed through his age, isn't this solely on you for thinking that's how it works. I can see the argument being there if you mention scenes in which he's acting child like but there are many interpretations if you really want to go down the road you've gone down. One I believe to be more believable is that, because he's been given another chance at being a child he's making the most of it and gets lost in the wonders of being that age. I mean he was at his lowest point when going in to this world, so to imagine him getting lost in what was essentially playing a game at first is completely believable. To say that's impossible is to completely ignore all the mental issues he could've had at that point. So once again your point, it just doesn't stand up; how can he be thirty while still going through puberty? Simple, he's just as perverted as he was before puberty not to mention everything else he retained from being thirty. At the very least you have to say he IS 30 while also being 13.

Thirdly, I'm going to change my position on to the exact wording of my problem as I've failed to so. Hopefully I won't have to do this again but opinions change when confronted with new information. The show should've had a solution to the problem that is this whole debacle. I don't think having it so open ended is a good idea. It is a fact that someone who has 30+ years of experience is sexualizing a 10 year old. This is a problem in society from where he comes from and it is something I believe we would've seen him confront at some point. I believe this to be not 10/10 writing because it feels off that he doesn't at least acknowledge that normally this would be wrong. It doesn't matter if he was at such a low point in his previous life, he still learned that he shouldn't do this in the past and he would naturally consider it. All the show had to do was have it more clear cut that it's okay because of a certain reason. Could be that his mind, feelings, etc. regressed because of his new body, or maybe he remembers VERY little from the past. So I think, not just the directing but, the whole show is making light of the situation and I believe it needs to be addressed, at the very least character wise and at the most less happy tunes over underage girls.
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fyl3toys said:
I don't understand the whole warped perspective of sexuality thing. He's a horndog. That's it. And considering he's made out to be a 30 year old virgin I'm not sure I'd expect him to be anything different. In fact I specifically like that about his character. It was used to great comedic effect throughout the story. I enjoyed it very much.

Actually what disturbs me more than anything are the viewers who are disgusted that a 13 year old boy lusts after a 15 year old girl. These viewers complain that because he was originally 30 years old that he's actually supposedly in his 40's for the show. But not one of them bothers to point out that by their logic this teenage boy should be going after women in their 40's. It just makes no sense.

Bruh, the problem is the show wants us to laugh at a 40 year old sexually assaulting a 12 year old. It’s distasteful regardless of whether it’s logical for that to happen.
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10DetikBerlalu said:
In an attempt to reconcile two opposing views, I came to a realization.

1. Rudy regrets he gave up on his life and became a piece of shit.
2. But he never specifically regrets having warped perspective of sexuality.
3. And this is a stretch, but I think he doesn't think (2.) should've follow from (1.).

That's why his development in that area is one of the slowest.


There is no way in hell someone can completely change someone's behavior and habits. Sure, you can change slowly but you'll still just be an improved version of yourself. Most haters complain about how this is a redemption arc but Rudy isn't improving (I'm not saying ur a hater if u aren't.). To this I say, this is season 1. This is basically the story of Rudeus from birth to death. You're in for the long run if you're sticking around. Rudeus only slowly develops through the course of many years. You can't expect someone to change that quickly.

Now as for the sexual aspect, he's a 30 yr old virgin shut-in NEET who's also scum. So there should be traits of that in his new life. The story would be 10x worse if Rudeus was a piece of shit in his first life and now that he got a second life, he somehow ended up changing for the better in the course of 1 day or 1 season (basically almost all isekais).

Long story short, don't expect his chara development to be done quick. The story goes on until he dies of old age is wt I heard. I only caught up to the English LN release so I wouldn't know much. All I can say is he definitely changes over the span of the series.

P.S. Sorry if I went off-topic.
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I appreciate your clarity and to your last couple thoughts I agree that there is some validity to what you are pointing out. There is something to be said for a show that reigns in any controversial themes or material to appeal to a broader audience or attempts to diffuse any loss of acceptance it might find when presented to those outside of its normal viewership.
I'm not sure I would personally want it to do that, but it's still a valid point. I think artists shouldn't feel compelled to alter their vision for anyone. Certainly not to avoid offending anyone.There are many reasons why an artist might leave something up to interpretation. One of them being to invite viewer participation with their work. In some cases we are expected to bring our own personal experiences to bear when filling in the gaps left for us.

As far as character flaws go I don't believe that someones acceptance of our actions has any bearing on defining what is or isn't a flaw. A child being scolded by their parent might be uncomfortable or unwilling to accept their parents thoughts and actions but that doesn't mean the parent has displayed a character flaw. Eris having a temper is a character flaw. Elinalise Dragonroad having to have sex all the time is a character flaw. Rudeus being a horn dog...not necessarily. For the sake of argument it could be a character flaw if we think of Rudeus and his hormones being a vice that causes him trouble with the women in his life. Trouble that causes the women in his life to leave or stay away from him. But this doesn't happen. The women in his life respect him and in some cases love him.
The MC being a hikikomori in his previous life is the character flaw I believe the artist wants us to grapple with.


I'm not saying that Rudeus is going through puberty or that it's ever brought up in the story. I only brought it up to point out that Rudeus should be thought of as something other than a 30 year old hikikomori from Japan. That dude from Japan is our narrator for the story. Rudeus is the MC who we see being born in a new world then becoming a toddler and growing into a young child. Throughout this time we see his memories informing his likes and dislikes. Boobs being one of those likes. Also panties. The idea of magic as well. I'm hard pressed to think that a toddler crawling along on the floor with panties on his head has anything to do with hormones.
To take it from a different direction....Should we expect Rudeus to suppress his sexuality until he is of 'legal' age simply because he has memories from being an adult? Is he somehow not a child allowed to explore his world any way he sees fit simply because we expect a certain amount of decorum from someone that retains knowledge from a previous life?

I just don't see him crossing any line here. He's a child behaving like a child. I respect that you see it differently, and that your opinion has a legitimate bearing on how you view the work.
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Being lonely makes you horny, it's pretty simple.

Human beings are genetically (and therefore psychologically) programmed to have sex, and when we don't get it, it pushes harder... Unless something is not wired correctly up there ofc.

There's nothing wrong with any of it if he's not outwardly harming anyone, he's just being a guy with a male sex drive, it's how it works. If people are going to say they don't have various similar urges they're probably lying.

In our modern world, we just have so many rules and pressure that scare us out of acting on anything, and then try to pat ourselves on the back for "behaving".



Rudy will progressively improve and redeem character, but he's not going to lose the parts of him he had, he won't stop being who he was, he'll just be that with a massive expansion service pack installed on top. All of it, past and present, adds up to who he is, and the same goes for all of us. If you haven't gone through shit in your life that has it's permanent affects on you regardless of your character or desires or motives, then congratulations of being sheltered, because most people aren't. Rudy will continue to be horny and vulnerable to opportunism, because that's been etched into his nature at this point, and that's fine.


Everything about this story, especially regarding human nature, has been downright impressive with it's accuracy and realism, it's clear there's a lot to happen yet.
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fyl3toys said:


I appreciate your clarity and to your last couple thoughts I agree that there is some validity to what you are pointing out. There is something to be said for a show that reigns in any controversial themes or material to appeal to a broader audience or attempts to diffuse any loss of acceptance it might find when presented to those outside of its normal viewership.
I'm not sure I would personally want it to do that, but it's still a valid point. I think artists shouldn't feel compelled to alter their vision for anyone. Certainly not to avoid offending anyone.There are many reasons why an artist might leave something up to interpretation. One of them being to invite viewer participation with their work. In some cases we are expected to bring our own personal experiences to bear when filling in the gaps left for us.

As far as character flaws go I don't believe that someones acceptance of our actions has any bearing on defining what is or isn't a flaw. A child being scolded by their parent might be uncomfortable or unwilling to accept their parents thoughts and actions but that doesn't mean the parent has displayed a character flaw. Eris having a temper is a character flaw. Elinalise Dragonroad having to have sex all the time is a character flaw. Rudeus being a horn dog...not necessarily. For the sake of argument it could be a character flaw if we think of Rudeus and his hormones being a vice that causes him trouble with the women in his life. Trouble that causes the women in his life to leave or stay away from him. But this doesn't happen. The women in his life respect him and in some cases love him.
The MC being a hikikomori in his previous life is the character flaw I believe the artist wants us to grapple with.


I'm not saying that Rudeus is going through puberty or that it's ever brought up in the story. I only brought it up to point out that Rudeus should be thought of as something other than a 30 year old hikikomori from Japan. That dude from Japan is our narrator for the story. Rudeus is the MC who we see being born in a new world then becoming a toddler and growing into a young child. Throughout this time we see his memories informing his likes and dislikes. Boobs being one of those likes. Also panties. The idea of magic as well. I'm hard pressed to think that a toddler crawling along on the floor with panties on his head has anything to do with hormones.
To take it from a different direction....Should we expect Rudeus to suppress his sexuality until he is of 'legal' age simply because he has memories from being an adult? Is he somehow not a child allowed to explore his world any way he sees fit simply because we expect a certain amount of decorum from someone that retains knowledge from a previous life?

I just don't see him crossing any line here. He's a child behaving like a child. I respect that you see it differently, and that your opinion has a legitimate bearing on how you view the work.


I understand that your trying to have people see him as other than that. Just in case I'll clarify, my issue with that is that I don't believe the show did that enough therefor I can't think of it as that. Which is why I grappled on to the whole puberty thing, because I believed that was a good enough of an example to voice what I was trying to say. I'd be more fine with it if there were more evidence for it but, like I said, I think of it more as he got lost in the "game" and then it became real for him. Up until it becomes real for him I can't see it as otherwise and when it is real I expect him to confront it. That's the heart of my problem, no acknowledgment from someone who's had an understanding different from the world he's currently living in. Just as he confronts every difference in the world I expected the same here. Even then, for me, he is still 30 because he has 30 years of life experience.

As for controversial ideas in shows, I'm fine with them if it shows a good story and/or gives a perspective unseen by the average viewer. Honestly when it comes to me being not fine, the largest thing (and probably only thing) has to be just the happy music being played over underage girls while being sexualized by a, in my eyes, person who's had 30 years of experience. It's just distasteful, honestly no problem with those scenes if their just wasn't those damn tunes. I apologise for being stuck up on it but it really is the thing I dislike the most about the show.

Him being horny I thought at least came up as character flaw once, is there really no instance that it wasn't? Like the first time he tried to have sex with Eris. Wasn't there something to do with panties that was not cool. Idk I can't remember anymore tbh, too much going on life.

Oh also since you've said such things, I should say my opinions on your opinions. They're pretty good 👍 got some angles I don't align with but they make sense.
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Honestly I'm glad we were able to have this discussion. Your points about flaws and setting have made me reevaluate a show I consider to be perfection. It makes me want to re-watch it again from a different perspective. Frankly the idea that music can make or break a particular scene based on our own personal experiences is a thought worthy of discussion. It just goes to show that anime as a medium isn't a one trick pony. It's the sum of its parts that have an impact on us. Every little thing has value, and even one wrong move can affect us.

On my re-watch I'll be sure to keep an eye out for instances where Rudeus being horny should be viewed as a flaw.

Take care :)
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fyl3toys said:

Honestly I'm glad we were able to have this discussion. Your points about flaws and setting have made me reevaluate a show I consider to be perfection. It makes me want to re-watch it again from a different perspective. Frankly the idea that music can make or break a particular scene based on our own personal experiences is a thought worthy of discussion. It just goes to show that anime as a medium isn't a one trick pony. It's the sum of its parts that have an impact on us. Every little thing has value, and even one wrong move can affect us.

They use happy/upbeat music for lewd shenanigans because it's just that, lewd shenanigans, the age of the characters is not particularly relevant. It's common to have music like that during ecchi scenes etc because it makes it fun and entertaining.

It's not trying to push some kind of moral agenda, why do people have such troubles seeing that basic fact? Japanese media isn't like western media, everything isn't about it's political agenda or influence. Even if a story were to happy-go-lucky present something most people see as horrid (such as torture/mutilation for example), then while distasteful, it is merely fiction, meant to entertain those it appeals to. It's not trying to "normalize" anything or make a statement - that's a very western approach to media, which much of the non-western world at times gets rather tired of.

In japanese politics, fiction gets the hard brick wall whenever anyone tries to make a scene about something they consider inappropriate, someone always smacks them down for their inane complaints over fictional drawings and words. A taste of sanity we all need.


Rudy's horniness as far as i can tell, just like anyone else's horniness in this story (and irl too honestly), is an artifact of human fallibility and desire, and do as they please in a world that doesn't run on the same rules and principles as ours. It's not something to overcome, it's something that we just find ways to live with or suffer in trying to suppress it. Compared to many other people and places in the story, Rudy's harmless sexual interactions with younger individuals is of minor concern compared to the slavery, human trafficking, violence, power abuse and whatever else goes on; by that i mean in perspective, it's akin to smacking someone for being annoying and then starting a massive ordeal over physical assault in our modern world, it's just silly...

However it is understandable the perspectives people gain from their experiences, how they were raised, what they were taught, what societal consensus dictates etc can lead to various thoughts and concerns, though perspectives change drastically the more you understand about everything.


. . .
Long point short, his sexual behaviour does not delegitimize his redemption, his redemption is from his self-defeat, not from whatever arbitrary moral compassing we might apply to him and his situation. He will get better as a human being, he will improve his abilities, he will fight for what is right and protect those he cares about... he probably won't lose his eroticisms, and that's fine (why should he?).
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I don't think it makes sense to judge a characters growth by his sexual behavior or preferences. In that respect I think another interesting lens to look though this is Paul. He is essentially the same in regards to being a horndog but as we've seen that's not a detraction to his character but an enduring facet. He can make mistakes, like infidelity, but still love his wife and family. Plus as we've seen time and time again, and especially with the finale, Rudus knows boundaries. He's just indulging in innocent mischief and there's nothing wrong with that.
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They use glad tune for lewd shenanigans as it's just that, lewd shenanigans, the age of the characters isn't always particularly applicable. It's common to have track like that during ecchi scenes and so on as it makes it amusing and pleasing. It's no longer looking to push some sort of moral agenda, why do people have such problems considering the fact that primary fact? Japanese media isn't like western media like storm roofers, everything isn't always approximately it is political time table or affect.
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I remember the fact that your seeking to have people see him as other than that. Just in case I'll clarify, my trouble with that is that I do not believe the display did that enough therefor I cannot consider it as that you can check here. Which is why I grappled on to the complete puberty thing, because I believed that was an awesome sufficient of an example to voice what I changed into trying to mention.
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