Dec 29, 2017
I think what really made my issue was the age differences in the characters. While some only shared 3-5 year differences, it's still very very strange and mostly illegal. Ema is 17 in the first season, and only 4 of the boys are anywhere near her age, from 20 and under.
Lets do this by age shall we?
Here are the 4 nearest to her age:
Fuuto - 15
Yuusuke - 17
Iori - 18 (Mind you he is now a legal adult and since they seem to set in Tokyo, any relations with Ema are considered a type of statutory rape)
Subaru - 20 (Same applies to this
...
dude)
Everyone Else's Ages from Youngest to Oldest:
Wataru - 10
Louis - 21
Azusa - 24
Natsume - 24
Tsubaki - 24
Hikaru - 26 (though not really romantically involved with Ema)
Kaname - 27
Ukyou - 29
Masaomi - 31
Therefore, everything else should be off limits and all of these men (excluding Wataru) should be quite disgusted with themselves.
One of the most flirtatious is Kaname, who is nearly 30 and he flirts and kisses her, and that is not appropriate. And Ukyou is 29 and has fantasies of her, and Masaomi also has feelings for her and they are the two oldest siblings! Then there is Tsubaki, who likes to tease her and make her feel bad or nervous, and if that isn't a sign of emotional abuse/manipulation, i don't know what is, especially from his jealousy.
I have to say, this underage girl with older men liking her is very unsettling and what moved me to stop watching it. It would have worked better if say, they were the father's sons from different mothers, all closer in the same age, rather than coming from their mother ( i mean 13 kids? that poor woman ). I really couldn't see past that in the anime and could not enjoy it.
Not to mention there wasn't really any reason to like Ema that was spectacular, she was a kind person and though pretty, it would be unlikely ( yes i know its a fictional thing ) that ALL the boys would like her. Ema's emotions seem stuck on: "Um, hi, im Ema, and i'm still new so everything is awkward".
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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