| For me, not usually - but I did feel kinda awkward when I realized Kujo and Victorique (Gosick) were, like, 12... And when I think about it, a lot of protagonists are 15. Now, I don't know if that's just me, but I think that's a bit young. I really prefer watching 17-21 year olds. Well, I guess that's probably because I'm in that age region. |
| Unless you're going to Fakku, age doesn't really matter. It's whether their personalities are interesting or not. |
| I work in VNs. Sometimes, they have h-scenes and I go "waai~". I also like to not write at Oppai is Justice, a blog with great urls. |
| Not really but I wouldn't like knowing they're hundreds of years old or something. |
| Not in the least. Especially when the animation and character designs are vague and don't acurately portray their age. You'll have a freshman ( 14-15 year old ) in a series and they may very well look like they're in their 20's. One clear example I can think of if Beelzebub. There is no way half the cast are high school characters based on their style and design. But alas, they are. Anywho, no, age doesn't matter to me. |
| I prefer lolis No, age doesn't matter to me, as long as the characters are interesting. Sir_Inqed said: Not in the least. Especially when the animation and character designs are vague and don't acurately portray their age. You'll have a freshman ( 14-15 year old ) in a series and they may very well look like they're in their 20's. One clear example I can think of if Beelzebub. There is no way half the cast are high school characters based on their style and design. But alas, they are. Recorder to Randoseru is a better example. |
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| Age isn't to big for me but it depends. It's more over how young they look though.. Like I don't like it when the male lead looks too young. For example Zero no Tsukaima Saito looks really young to me almost like a kid.(Not to bad though) Basically if the male lead looks like this.(looks pretty damn young) It kind of strays me away from the anime.. If it's good though I'll still watch it, but I don't like it when the lead looks like he's from elementary or middle school.... |
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mitch3315 said: I prefer lolis No, age doesn't matter to me, as long as the characters are interesting. Sir_Inqed said: Not in the least. Especially when the animation and character designs are vague and don't acurately portray their age. You'll have a freshman ( 14-15 year old ) in a series and they may very well look like they're in their 20's. One clear example I can think of if Beelzebub. There is no way half the cast are high school characters based on their style and design. But alas, they are. Recorder to Randoseru is a better example. Yes, well, considering it's a series that has has just begun airing, I am not aware of it. But yes, it is a good example, but doesn't discredit mine. |
Sir_InqedJan 27, 2012 11:13 PM
| You can almost never trust what they say a character's age is in an anime, because they usually look years younger. But the numbered age of the character doesn't bother me, its the age appearance that does. I couldn't watch an anime filled with 5 year old children, and I also couldn't watch an anime full of 65 year olds either. Maybe this is why most anime out there have teenage/early adult main characters. |
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| No, no they do not. |
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| nope only the appearance bothers me |
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| Not as long as the characters' ages fit their respective roles. Even when it's out of place (Tessa in Full Metal Panic, for example), I find it mildly annoying at best. Not something that affects my enjoyment of an anime to any significant extent. |
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| As I found out the age of the main char and the heroine in Astarotte no Omocha! I was like "wtf" and couldn't stand to watch it... too fucked up ^^ |
| Lolicons go wild. I don't care about the age. It's all about the boobie size... Like in Eiken.... And Yes, I am kidding. |
Sir_LexaJan 28, 2012 2:50 AM
| I tend to dislike when the protagonists are in middle school. |
| I like when characters are around my age, but it isn't a huge deal. Anime characters always act years older than they are, so when a character is said to be 15, I take that to mean they're around 19. |
| WTF Kujo and Victorique are 12?!??? |
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| Yea, I like when characters are 15-18 years old. So about my age... :D |
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| Well...in two of my favorite animes (NGE and Yu Yu Hakusho) the characters are 14 years old. It's probably the best age for character development because well 14 years old/8th grade is honestly one of the hardest ages to be. It's an awkward stage where you're in puberty and you're transitioning into an adult. Animes with 14 year olds usually stress things about growing up or taking on more responsibility and the character's growth is easy to see by the end of the series. Ex. Yusuke Urameshi in Yu Yu Hakusho leanrs this the hard way during the Dark Tournament when Genkai literally tells him that he can't be a stupid kid anymore because he has people to protect. By the end of the series, Yusuke's waaaay more mature.) |
| No, they don't matter to me at all ^^ Well, I sometimes get a bit surprised when someone really doesn't look his/her age, but it doesn't bother me ^^ |
| I'm only bothered that a character is a little kid if they keep emphasizing that he is only a kid and therefor not capable of doing grown up stuff. You often see that in shounen. I was really bothered by it while watching Eureka 7. I mean, the only reason that they emphasize that, is because the main character proves otherwise and reasssures the 10 year olds that watch said show into thinking that they can do anything regardless of age. Constantly stressing that you are just as good as a grown up seems very immature to me. What really makes a person mature is not age, but a sense of responsibility aswell as empathy (and ofcourse common sense). The main character of a show normally does realize this at some point but it takes them an entire show to figure it out. >< But normally I don't really care about the age of the characters as long as the show is good. Though I am getting sick of the 14 year olds in school anime, there are way too many of those. Done ranting now xD. |
DerpyderpJan 28, 2012 4:17 AM
| Right now, I prefer them in their twenties, but a few middle-aged protagonist here and there would be nice too. But still, it's more about their role and personality than age specifically. Above all, I'm just tired of fucking highschool. More than I was when I attended. |
| Hm. Ages doesn't matter really. Even if they are like 15 years old, they look like adults already. A good example are characters of Bleach and Prince Of Tennis. Bleach has like 100 year old shinigamis. And the students in Prince Of Tennis looks older than their age. |
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| It doesn't bother me whatsoever. |
| Nah I dont care as long as the plot is good with good characters. |
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| I love em young and I love em mature. ┐(￣ー￣)┌ |
| Everything needs more fanservice. Especially real life. |
| No, age does not matter to me when it comes to chars., depending on the kind of anime it is and if the plot is good. |
| Character ages and looks should be functional to the story. Far too many times you'll see a girl that looks like she's aged 12 or younger (but actually is same age as "normal" looking characters or is even a 1000 years old) interact with grown ups in disturbing manners. This I dislike a lot. I know pedophilia is a cultural sport in Japan, but I get sick of that stuff. Even on MAL there's clubs revering child pornography. It's quite disturbing. On the other hand we have the mecha genre that likes to put teens in places where they normally wouldn't. I know this is to appeal to the target audience, but what you see in general anime is: Aged 10: young Aged 15: mature Aged 20: battle hardened veteran Aged 30: old fart The word "ridiculous" isn't even close to expressing what the above age classification is. Do character ages matter? Yes, depending on the context and functionality of the character. |
AeonsLegendJan 28, 2012 5:54 AM
| I just remembered that I couldn't believe that Ichigo was 15 years old, and I still can't believe that he is 17.... If teens looked like that... :D @Aeons I don't like it either, but then, I know many girls of my age, and they look younger, and so cute. I don't know, I kind of like cute looking girls. As for some anime (especially hentai lolicon and even worse toddlercon) I can say that I hate, and I would ban that from the internet...... |
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| Does it matter? They're 2d anyway.... *fapfapfapfapfapfap* |
| Not really. What really matters is their style and personality. Of course, sometimes an appearance contradicting the age is cool, just to add an extra touch to the character. |
| 「レミ咲が今日のティータイム。」- RemiSaku ga kyou no tea time! |
| I don't really like sexualization of lolis under 5 years of age in ecchi, you are going into the realm of toddlercon once you go any lower than 5. Can't you make her just a few years older, it won't change much. Old men need to stay out my hentai especially with lolis, keep it more in the average age for lolicons (20-45), with women as long as they look like 30 or less than it's ok for a mother older than 45 to mess with a loli or shota (most likely it will be her son or daughter). Ideal age for Male Protagonists 13-45 Ideal Age for Female protagonists: (Non-Ecchi) 8-45 (Ecchi) anyone looking at least 7 (they don't have to be the age they look like though) but no one looking older than 40. |
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| I like characters older than 15 years old, but 12-13 as main character? No thanks I don't want to watch kids that think holding hands or kissing makes you pregnant. |
Spy said: I like characters older than 15 years old, but 12-13 as main character? No thanks I don't want to watch kids that think holding hands or kissing makes you pregnant. I just got reminded of anime Mermaid Melody. 14 year old kids falling in platonic love. So damn dumb.... |
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Spy said: I like characters older than 15 years old, but 12-13 as main character? No thanks I don't want to watch kids that think holding hands or kissing makes you pregnant. I want to see an anime with a 20-30 year old female protagonist that thinks this way just so I can ROFL into next century. |
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OriginANIME said: well not the whole series,WTF Kujo and Victorique are 12?!??? only time i care about ages is in romance, and by that i mean i dont like age gaps, 2 years is my limit, ignoring rahXephon where theres a decade gap but they have a reason for that |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| No, it doesn't. I like both Monster and Captain Tsubasa. |
| It's not the most important thing to me, But It's still good to just know what their real age is :D  |
| Age depends on the setting of the story being told. I don't expect there to be any 40 year old students in an anime that uses High School as a setting for the characters and I am fine with that. |
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| I don't see why it would. The only thing I can see where people would have a problem is in the whole Amuto fandom. I could careless if Amu's 11-12 and Ikuto's 17. It was Peach-Pit's original (and insanely smart/cute/amazing) pairing in the manga and my parents are like 11 years apart so fuck it. |
| Dont touch me I'm in despair. |
| I dont like watching animes that generally involves kids as main characters, those that are around 12 years and below. But sometimes there are exemptions to that. |
| Generally I don't care. Sometimes I have "you cradlerobber" moments in a romance if one character is a significant step younger (ie. High Schooler going out with Middle Schooler) but thats usually just when they start going out, and it passes as their story develops. Two things about age in anime bother me: 1) Pre-pubescent Teachers... just no, GTFO 2) If they don't define a characters ago, until later and it really doesn't gel with their actions. If they tell me a character is 14 and then they go onto to behave mature the character makes sense - they're a mature 14 year old. But if they have them doing mature things before they establish their age, subconsciously I'm going to assume they're older so if later on they say "but I'm only 14" - it destroys the suspension of disbelief |
| So far no. |
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Apok23 said: I wouldn't say age really maters. But I do like progression, being able to watch a series and seeing a character go through different stages of life. |
| Depends on the story but I generally prefer older teen or adult characters. Notable exceptions: -Kemono no Souja Erin -Grave of the Fireflies -Hadashi no Gen * -Ushiro no Shoumen Daare -Bokurano -Figure 17 -Kamichu! -Futatsu no Kurumi -Futatsu no Spica -Hikaru no Go -Kodomo no Omocha -Shadow Star Narutaru |
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 She's 500, do I care? Nah. |
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| Nope, not really. |
| No, not really, but if the characters are either college-aged (like Eden of the East) or full-fledged adults, then that's definitely a plus in my book. |
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