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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm not an anime fan, but as I'm into lots of other geeky stuff, I end up seeing a fair bit of it anyway, and I find the way females are typically portrayed in it fascinating - HYPER girly, think all pink cheeks, crazy hair styles and colours, enormous eyes and a general look of innocence, coupled with ridiculously long legs, short skirts and often overly Quixotic figures.
Do people see this simply as an artistically creative and idealised depiction of femininity, or does it come across as rather more creepy than that? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Problem is some of the characters in anime are very young, for instance missa amani from death note, she is school girl age and in my opinion she has been too sexualised but Japanese culture is a lot different to ours in the west, and attitudes differ |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've never got into anime myself but that what I have seen just comes across as sick older men fantasising over very young school girls. But as previously stated its a different culture. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"And a lot of the girls seem to have rather large cocks  "
Technically speaking, that's hentai, which is a subgenre of anime. I feel I need to get out more. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"And a lot of the girls seem to have rather large cocks "
Depends what sort of anime you're talking about, but yes, some of them are hung like horses, another topic fit for in depth discussion... |
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"Problem is some of the characters in anime are very young, for instance missa amani from death note, she is school girl age and in my opinion she has been too sexualised but Japanese culture is a lot different to ours in the west, and attitudes differ "
Definitely over sexualisation of schoolgirls in a very bad way on a lot of it, I prefer the 90's style, more realistic and brutal.
If particularly fond of a set of three called cyber city oeda 808. You can find all three on YouTube and I highly recommended them. It's graphic, brutal and cyberpunk styled.
I don't mind sone some modern ones though, girls und panzer is fun and there's no up the skirt pervy shots etc.
Attack on Titan is ok too but Armin pisses me off. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love anime, there is an element of creepiness to it but that's what I like about it. Very girly, childlike, creative and ever so slightly sinister. Live looking at those images  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I love anime, there is an element of creepiness to it but that's what I like about it. Very girly, childlike, creative and ever so slightly sinister. Live looking at those images "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Problem is some of the characters in anime are very young, for instance missa amani from death note, she is school girl age and in my opinion she has been too sexualised but Japanese culture is a lot different to ours in the west, and attitudes differ
Definitely over sexualisation of schoolgirls in a very bad way on a lot of it, I prefer the 90's style, more realistic and brutal.
If particularly fond of a set of three called cyber city oeda 808. You can find all three on YouTube and I highly recommended them. It's graphic, brutal and cyberpunk styled.
I don't mind sone some modern ones though, girls und panzer is fun and there's no up the skirt pervy shots etc.
Attack on Titan is ok too but Armin pisses me off. "
Attack on Titan is awesome I'm looking forward to seeing the live action movie |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My son is into anime but I find them rather creepy looking, it's the large doll like eyes that I'm not keen on."
That's my fave bit, the very large eyes. I think it looks great |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Problem is some of the characters in anime are very young, for instance missa amani from death note, she is school girl age and in my opinion she has been too sexualised but Japanese culture is a lot different to ours in the west, and attitudes differ "
She's 19 when first introduced and 24 after the skip.
So hardly a school girl.
she's a bloody model in the plot anyway so obviously going to be sexualised
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wow..am impressed by you guys.
I'm so out of date..the latest anime i watched was Spirited Away....
..that's anime right?...it's japanese..??  "
I think the last I saw was Bambi!!
........never have been in to anything Anime since I was a kid, - just don't get all the fuss! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wow..am impressed by you guys.
I'm so out of date..the latest anime i watched was Spirited Away....
..that's anime right?...it's japanese..??
I think the last I saw was Bambi!!
........never have been in to anything Anime since I was a kid, - just don't get all the fuss! "
I still don't understand how I lived all my life thinking bambi was a girl. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wow..am impressed by you guys.
I'm so out of date..the latest anime i watched was Spirited Away....
..that's anime right?...it's japanese..??
I think the last I saw was Bambi!!
........never have been in to anything Anime since I was a kid, - just don't get all the fuss!
I still don't understand how I lived all my life thinking bambi was a girl."
Are you saying that she wasn't?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wow..am impressed by you guys.
I'm so out of date..the latest anime i watched was Spirited Away....
..that's anime right?...it's japanese..??
I think the last I saw was Bambi!!
........never have been in to anything Anime since I was a kid, - just don't get all the fuss!
I still don't understand how I lived all my life thinking bambi was a girl.
Are you saying that she wasn't? "
Bambi is apparently a boy he becomes king of the forest at the end of the film lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I guess it's been a while! 
The I don't think I remember anything after the mum gets shot."
Omg, she didn't? ............... I don't remember it being a video nasty!  |
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"Problem is some of the characters in anime are very young, for instance missa amani from death note, she is school girl age and in my opinion she has been too sexualised but Japanese culture is a lot different to ours in the west, and attitudes differ
Definitely over sexualisation of schoolgirls in a very bad way on a lot of it, I prefer the 90's style, more realistic and brutal.
If particularly fond of a set of three called cyber city oeda 808. You can find all three on YouTube and I highly recommended them. It's graphic, brutal and cyberpunk styled.
I don't mind sone some modern ones though, girls und panzer is fun and there's no up the skirt pervy shots etc.
Attack on Titan is ok too but Armin pisses me off.
Attack on Titan is awesome I'm looking forward to seeing I'll the live action movie "
Agreed, I'm really hoping they don't fuck it up  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I am an anime fan (or at least I was).
I've gone off them a bit as I'm not a fan of the way women and girls are portrayed in them. They tend to be objects of physical desire, drawn half naked of constantly showing more than necessary under very short skirts.
With the exception of shows like full meta alchemist and attack on Titan which have strong female characters that actually wear clothes |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wow..am impressed by you guys.
I'm so out of date..the latest anime i watched was Spirited Away....
..that's anime right?...it's japanese..??
I think the last I saw was Bambi!!
........never have been in to anything Anime since I was a kid, - just don't get all the fuss!
I still don't understand how I lived all my life thinking bambi was a girl."
Probably you got confused by Bambi and Thumper in Diamonds are Forever? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I still don't understand how I lived all my life thinking bambi was a girl.
Are you saying that she wasn't?
Now that's what i called "convincing""
Ha ha ha |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My son is into anime but I find them rather creepy looking, it's the large doll like eyes that I'm not keen on.
That's my fave bit, the very large eyes. I think it looks great "
I should have said its the One Piece anime in general I find creepy & their eyes just accentuate it lol. Other anime images I've seen do look great, you're right
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By *educedWoman
over a year ago
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Whilst I am not denying that there are lots of female characters who overly sexualised and do appear to be young, there is a particular style of anime called moe which for many reasons favours extremely simplified art such as big, round featureless faces which can make the characters look younger.
There are also some pretty strong and formidable female characters around who are no more 'sexual' then Angelina Jolie or Scarlett Joahanson such as the Snake Princess in One Piece or that babe in Bleach.
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There are also some pretty strong and formidable female characters around who are no more 'sexual' then Angelina Jolie or Scarlett Joahanson such as the Snake Princess in One Piece or that babe in Bleach.
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Motoko Kusanagi "The Major"
Sexy as hell and she can kick anybodies arse.
'nuff said |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Whilst I am not denying that there are lots of female characters who overly sexualised and do appear to be young, there is a particular style of anime called moe which for many reasons favours extremely simplified art such as big, round featureless faces which can make the characters look younger.
There are also some pretty strong and formidable female characters around who are no more 'sexual' then Angelina Jolie or Scarlett Joahanson such as the Snake Princess in One Piece or that babe in Bleach.
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My daughter likes Snake Princess. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Thing.is, it's commonplace in places like Japan. They don't see anything wrong with it.
Have you seen Urotsukidoji?
For me, the only woman I'd want, from the Anime I've seen, is Major Kusanagi.
She actually looks like a woman and not a child. Even if she's a cyborg.
I'd say Blood but she'd toss me aside after she'd used me up. |
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By *ucyfur77Woman
over a year ago
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"Problem is some of the characters in anime are very young, for instance missa amani from death note, she is school girl age and in my opinion she has been too sexualised but Japanese culture is a lot different to ours in the west, and attitudes differ
Definitely over sexualisation of schoolgirls in a very bad way on a lot of it, I prefer the 90's style, more realistic and brutal.
If particularly fond of a set of three called cyber city oeda 808. You can find all three on YouTube and I highly recommended them. It's graphic, brutal and cyberpunk styled.
I don't mind sone some modern ones though, girls und panzer is fun and there's no up the skirt pervy shots etc.
Attack on Titan is ok too but Armin pisses me off.
Attack on Titan is awesome I'm looking forward to seeing the live action movie "
What I have seen so far of Attack on Titan has been great |
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By *osieWoman
over a year ago
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"I'm not an anime fan, but as I'm into lots of other geeky stuff, I end up seeing a fair bit of it anyway, and I find the way females are typically portrayed in it fascinating - HYPER girly, think all pink cheeks, crazy hair styles and colours, enormous eyes and a general look of innocence, coupled with ridiculously long legs, short skirts and often overly Quixotic figures.
Do people see this simply as an artistically creative and idealised depiction of femininity, or does it come across as rather more creepy than that?"
Those are fake profiles |
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By *razedcatMan
over a year ago
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Do people see this simply as an artistically creative and idealised depiction of femininity, or does it come across as rather more creepy than that?
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Interesting topic. Whilst not all anime adheres to the stereotype of extreme hairstyles, massive eyes and very little clothing on girls, it is fairly commonplace. I think in some instances, the underlying motives for the design is sexual. But in a lot of other instances, it really is just creative flair.
I think something people have to keep in mind before judging is the culture barrier between the West and Japan. I was in Tokyo a few weeks ago, and there, it's perfectly acceptable to have a billboard on a major street with an anime girl (who looked about 12) wearing very little, protruding nipples and cameltoe to boot.
Wander around the department stores of Akihabara, and there's whole floors dedicated to the sexualisation of anime. Love pillows, explicit comics, even trading cards with teeny anime girls on them.
Oddly however, displaying genitalia in pornography is forbidden in Japan, and is therefore always censored. Showing any cleavage in public is considered vulgar. Their society has developed a very different take on sex and pornography.
So really, I think people have to place the sexually charged stuff in context, because there is a vast amount of stuff out there that isn't sexualised at all. The colourful hair, big eyes and short skirts just catch everyone's attention, and dominates people's perception of anime.
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