How many boys have fallen in love with(or have a crush on) April?

[Papenbrook]

I don't remember. Will someone tell me?

Since this thread was getting off-topic, I decided to change the title.

[CyberCubed]

2? Don and Casey.

[Papenbrook]

2? Don and Casey.

I thought there were more than those two.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

When I saw the thread title I thought you were referring to male fans of the show. :lol:

[Coola Yagami]

When I saw the thread title I thought you were referring to male fans of the show. :lol:

Same here. My crush on 80's April will stay with me til my dying day.

[CyberCubed]

Since I was a kid when the original toon was airing, I saw 80's April as more of a mother figure. I was way too young to even think about girls that way as a 4-5 year old.

Plus she's old. OT April was 28 years old, which is now young to us, but back then a 28 year old was ancient.

[sdp]

haha, yeah I never saw April as anything but an adult as a kid but I was a child anyone who wasn't my age was ancient, even teenagers seemed so old to me. I think my first cartoon crush was Bulma from Dragon Ball (before Z) but by then I was much older and Bulma was in her teens. Not sure I would've crushed on OT April if I had been older when I first started watching the OT though. In fact any sexualization OT April in my mind is because of all the fanart/cosplay that use her as a sex symbol. It's not like say Princess Leia that I never cared for her as a kid but as I grew up I could now see that she was attracive, then again she wasn't a cartoon so maybe not a good example.

[Coola Yagami]

Wow, no April came along just as I hit that hormonal age. I had... thoughts... about her even back then, and this was way before there was internet or rule 34 or whatever (well who knows, I bet rule 34 existed back then in some shape or form, we just didn't have the internet to make it public).

I don't know, back in the day most of us pre-high schoolers used to talk stuff on the hottest celebs and so forth of our time ( I mean, we didn't wanna tap Madonna back in her day). They didn't seem 'ancient' to us. The girls in our own classroom were still boring and 'icky' because they didn't 'blossom' til high school.

[CyberCubed]

Well this was before the anime craze hit the U.S., not all people of today have anime waifu's and talk about which girl they like best. It doesn't help matters Japan is in a moe lolicon idol craze lately.

Most anime now is nothing but shameless fanservice. Remember how classic anime put plot first and fanservice secondary? Now its the exact opposite.

[IndigoErth]

When I saw the thread title I thought you were referring to male fans of the show. :lol:
So did I... so did I. :tlol: Thought we were reversing things for a change.


Yeah, since Nick section... just the two? I suppose there could be unknowns at her high school who like her.

Unless it really was being asked about fans. In that case, beats me, no idea how popular Nick April is with the kiddies. Can't say I've seen too much to suggest she's overly popular in that regard, but maybe boys are just quieter about cartoon crushes in the 'age of the internet.' (The young ladies who are Turtle fans... ah, just takes you back, warms the heart a little. lol)

[Coola Yagami]

Well this was before the anime craze hit the U.S., not all people of today have anime waifu's and talk about which girl they like best. It doesn't help matters Japan is in a moe lolicon idol craze lately.

Most anime now is nothing but shameless fanservice. Remember how classic anime put plot first and fanservice secondary? Now its the exact opposite.

eh... I'm pretty sure 80's April had tons of fans that wanted to boing her back in the day, and before then Teela, She Ra and Cheetara, though I do have to admit, that was before I hit puberty though. In a certain way, all the times April bent over or showed cleavage, or had most if not the whole screen be basically a butt-shot, 80's April did provide a bit of fan service, even back then.

Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure many people wanted to 'show some love' to the Baroness as well, and again, this was waaaaaaay before the mainstream anime era.

Your hatred towards anime is astounding there Cubey-Wubey.

[CyberCubed]

Your hatred towards anime is astounding there Cubey-Wubey.

Do you see what anime is like nowadays? Virtually every big show is cute girls doing cute things, harem shows, lolicon shows, yuri pandering, etc.

[ToTheNines]

What a wonderful thread.... :trolleye:

[Powder]

What a wonderful thread.... :trolleye:

It's pretty much what you'd expect on a fandom forum, unfortunately.

One dude who rants & raves about unrelated media with a slightly racist tinge, another who wants to have sex with cartoons...

[Coola Yagami]

Do you see what anime is like nowadays? Virtually every big show is cute girls doing cute things, harem shows, lolicon shows, yuri pandering, etc.

Maybe you need to stay away from those kinds of anime. I don't see none of that when I'm watching Attack on Titan, Dragonball Super, Parasyte and Psycho-Pass. In fact I don't the kiddy anime shows they put on 4kids or whatever non-cable shows have any of those things you just mentioned.

Do you live your life surrounding yourself by stereotypes of everything?

[CyberCubed]

Maybe you need to stay away from those kinds of anime. I don't see none of that when I'm watching Attack on Titan, Dragonball Super, Parasyte and Psycho-Pass. In fact I don't the kiddy anime shows they put on 4kids or whatever non-cable shows have any of those things you just mentioned.

Do you live your life surrounding yourself by stereotypes of everything?

I don't watch any of these fanservice shows, but I'm aware of them since I see people constantly talk about them and post pictures/animated gifs from episodes so I see what happens in them.

Look up Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid, a series that just started. And you'll see the current state of anime is like softcore porn.

[ssjup81]

Do you see what anime is like nowadays? Virtually every big show is cute girls doing cute things, harem shows, lolicon shows, yuri pandering, etc.Yokai Watch? Nininja? Pokemon? Anpanman? Doraemon? One Piece?

[Coola Yagami]

I don't watch any of these fanservice shows, but I'm aware of them since I see people constantly talk about them and post pictures/animated gifs from episodes so I see what happens in them.

Look up Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid, a series that just started. And you'll see the current state of anime is like softcore porn.

Eh, no thanks. That anime harem stuff never got my attention. The closest I got to was Ranma 1/2 and Oh My Goddess. Ranma still had martial arts and silly situations, and OMG had silly situations and whatnot, so the fanservice is forgettable.

[turtle1237]

eh... I'm pretty sure 80's April had tons of fans that wanted to boing her back in the day, and before then Teela, She Ra and Cheetara, though I do have to admit, that was before I hit puberty though. In a certain way, all the times April bent over or showed cleavage, or had most if not the whole screen be basically a butt-shot, 80's April did provide a bit of fan service, even back then.

Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure many people wanted to 'show some love' to the Baroness as well, and again, this was waaaaaaay before the mainstream anime era.

Your hatred towards anime is astounding there Cubey-Wubey.

Ok, Teela ok, I loved Teela, She Ra, well I loved Teela even more lol. Cheetrara was a cat lol.

I had a crush on 1987 April also. Funny about the whole screen being a butt shot. I just got too season 4 as of right now(Had to take a break, got the complete Bravestarr and Galaxy Rangers series sets, so I finish theses 2 before going back to OT Turtles lol.)
But when Leo and I think Mike got turn into little kids and being hunted by Shredder and gang and some Alien hunter, and April had to babysit, and they got into her printer paper work or something, April grabs them by the arms and walks out the door with the kid turtles, with April's booty covering the WHOLE screen for a while. April was pretty much fan service for a good part of the show.
I think Princess Ariel was my number 1 crush though, No not Disney's Ariel, I talking about the cool one from Thundarr that kick so much butt lol.

[Papenbrook]

Anyway...

After watching previous episodes, I realized both the Mutagen Man and Mondo Gecko had fallen in love with(and had a crush on) April. They were clearly interested in her.

[Mew]

Anyway...

After watching previous episodes, I realized both the Mutagen Man and Mondo Gecko had fallen in love with(and had a crush on) April. They were clearly interested in her.
No. Mutagen Man chased April because he wanted Donnie and her to get together, because Donatello was his closet friend and/or aquatint, and had sympathy for Don. He never had a crush on her.

[IndigoErth]

I pretty much took mutagen man as having just heard way too much about April from Donnie and decided he wanted her to be his friend, rather than a crush or anything to do with Donnie. Seemed to me like he even wanted to 'take' her from Donnie. In his now-limited existence (and warped mind), if hearing about April made up a huge portion of it, then maybe everything about her kind of became his world, even if without a crush.

Mondo, eh, too soon to tell, we only saw him meet her once and don't think they interacted in the finale.

[srmff]

Yeah to me Mutagen Man was trying to 'protect' April from Donnie and be her friend. Mondo Gecko is definitely not in love with April. Any guy can say a girl looks hot without it meaning anything. I don't think any of the lads in my course are in love with my Maths lecturer :tlol:.

[TLP]

Off-topic but...

Do you see what anime is like nowadays? Virtually every big show is cute girls doing cute things, harem shows, lolicon shows, yuri pandering, etc.

I don't watch any of these fanservice shows, but I'm aware of them since I see people constantly talk about them and post pictures/animated gifs from episodes so I see what happens in them.

Look up Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid, a series that just started. And you'll see the current state of anime is like softcore porn.

THANK YOU. ;)

[Shiro Kame]

Do you see what anime is like nowadays? Virtually every big show is cute girls doing cute things, harem shows, lolicon shows, yuri pandering, etc.

It helps that the Japanese consent age is 14, so they can get away with a crap more than American cartoons can when it comes to romantic/sexual adolescent shows.

[CyberCubed]

It helps that the Japanese consent age is 14, so they can get away with a crap more than American cartoons can when it comes to romantic/sexual adolescent shows.

Still doesn't explain why anime is allowed to get away with child nudity. Girls as young as 10 or younger or shown bare naked in some anime. Its even worse when they're sexualized.

[TurtleTitan97]

Do you see what anime is like nowadays?

Do you? Cause I get the feeling that you haven't even seen a lot of anime and you're just pulling out this nonsense out from nowhere. Hate to (not) burst your bubble, but not ever anime currently out there focuses solely on fanservice like you think they do. Suck it up and deal with it. Or better yet just watch an actual anime for yourself. :trolleye:

[CyberCubed]

Do you? cause I get the feeling that you haven't even seen a lot of anime and your just pulling out this nonsense out from no where. Hate to (not) burst your bubble, but not ever anime focuses solely on fanservice. Suck it up and deal with it. Or better yet just watch an actual anime for yourself. :trolleye:

I watch very little anime, other than Dragonball Super currently the last one I watched was Attack on Titan. I'm not much of an anime fan in general, but since I post on various forums where people watch anime, I see what they talk about and they post screencaps or animated gifs of what happens in shows.

Anime has gotten much worse in terms of fanservice now than ever before. Classic anime in the 80's and 90's knew how to balance plot and fanservice, ever since say 2005 or so fanservice in anime has taken over in terms of plot.

I've long since passed the point where I don't need to see underage girls nude in an anime. Its ridiculous how Japan gets away with this stuff.

[TurtleTitan97]

Anime has gotten much worse in terms of fanservice now than ever before. Classic anime in the 80's and 90's knew how to balance plot and fanservice, ever since say 2005 or so fanservice in anime has taken over in terms of plot.


How they heck would you even know about that when you just said you don't even watch a lot of anime outside of Dragon Ball? :roll: You're just going off on random images that you saw online, thinking that all current shows are like that, and not even bothering to search for the actually GOOD anime that's currently airing. Your argument is complete garbage.

Allow me to spell it out for you so that even you understand: NOT. EVERY. ANIME. CURRENTLY. OUT. THERE. FOCUSES. SOLELY. ON. FAN. SERVICE.

Nuff said.

[Powder]

As much as I hate to say it, Cubed is right, for the most part.

Source: I'm a big anime fan.

You don't have to watch anime to know this, just hang out on websites where people do, & post about it.

However, I have no idea why this is being discussed. It has no place in this thread, or this board, even.

[tmnt transformer]

Interesting how this turned into an anime discussion...(For the record, Clannad is the cleanest anime I've seen, everyone should watch it.) Anyway, thankfully April only has 2 guys after her. I'd hate to see anyone else appear with that role.

[senpai]

Anyway...

After watching previous episodes, I realized both the Mutagen Man and Mondo Gecko had fallen in love with(and had a crush on) April. They were clearly interested in her.

Mondo Gecko just thought April looked cute so he started to hit on her. I don't think it's anything like a crush considering it happened at the very end of the episode and we have not seen much of him since then.

I think the answer to your original question is the two boys that have crushes on April is Casey and Donnie.

[ssjup81]

Mondo Gecko just thought April looked cute so he started to hit on her. I don't think it's anything like a crush considering it happened at the very end of the episode and we have not seen much of him since then.

I think the answer to your original question is the two boys that have crushes on April is Casey and Donnie.Yeah, this. Just because a guy says a girl is cute doesn't automatically mean "crush". With Mutagen Man, I'm pretty sure he said something like, "April my friend, not Donnie's".

[Powder]

Clannad, everyone should watch it.)

ONLY IF YOU ENJOY CRYING PROFUSELY! :toops:

[ssjup81]

ONLY IF YOU ENJOY CRYING PROFUSELY! :toops:I've never seen Clannad, but years ago I watched Clannad After Story. Meh...

Despite living in Japan, it's rare I watch any of their anime shows ironically. Only animated programs I regularly watch are Nick Turtles, South Park, and Sonic Boom. I guess Monster Rancher kinda counts...finally found the Japanese version and started watching it about a month ago...still watching it. In a general sense I prefer manga to anime. I lack the attention span I notice as I get older.

[tmnt transformer]

ONLY IF YOU ENJOY CRYING PROFUSELY! :toops:
Yea, I was close to doing that... even more so with after story.

I've never seen Clannad, but years ago I watched Clannad After Story. Meh...

Despite living in Japan, it's rare I watch any of their anime shows ironically. Only animated programs I regularly watch are Nick Turtles, South Park, and Sonic Boom. I guess Monster Rancher kinda counts...finally found the Japanese version and started watching it about a month ago...still watching it. In a general sense I prefer manga to anime. I lack the attention span I notice as I get older.
You have to see Clannad first before after story. It makes a huge difference.

[The Happy One]

Do you? Cause I get the feeling that you haven't even seen a lot of anime and you're just pulling out this nonsense out from nowhere. Hate to (not) burst your bubble, but not ever anime currently out there focuses solely on fanservice like you think they do. Suck it up and deal with it. Or better yet just watch an actual anime for yourself. :trolleye:

I think what Cubed is saying is that, while not all anime does that, a lot of them- a lot of the popular kinds- do. And frankly, to me, it's kind of disgusting considering it's kids, y'know? So, I'm sure he wasn't talking out of ignorance or nonsense. While you may think, or know, anime that doesn't do that, you can't deny that nowadays it's more frequent and very easy to come across. That's all, my friend. No one meant to be offensive, I'm sure.

[Prototype]

Question is highly misleading and unspecific.

No, I have no crush on her, although I am in constant search mode for her real life counterpart.

[ssjup81]

Yea, I was close to doing that... even more so with after story.


You have to see Clannad first before after story. It makes a huge difference.I guess I should've specified how that type of story doesn't appeal to me. I mostly prefer crime series, which is why I like Detective Conan and the underrated, overshadowed QED.

[tmnt transformer]

I guess I should've specified how that type of story doesn't appeal to me. I mostly prefer crime series, which is why I like Detective Conan and the underrated, overshadowed QED.

Ah. That makes sense.

[Coola Yagami]

I still don't agree with Cubed's extremely biased views on anime. Sure there are a lot of shows out there with the fan service, and if you go to an anime forum with fans that watch shows straight from Japan before Funimation and 4Kids duel to the death to see who gets to dub it, they'll usually post that kinda thing on their sigs and banners and what-have-you.... but I really don't see ALL anime being like that. Psycho-Pass, Attack on Titan and Parasyte are just 3 examples, not to mention Dragonball Super and Sailor Moon Crystal.

It's like someone going to a cartoon forum and seeing images and banners and sigs based on all these crappily simplistic drawn cartoons we have nowadays, and stating all US cartoons are drawn like crap.... without taking note of the better drawn shows like Young Justice, TMNT and Korra.

[CyberCubed]

I still don't agree with Cubed's extremely biased views on anime. Sure there are a lot of shows out there with the fan service, and if you go to an anime forum with fans that watch shows straight from Japan before Funimation and 4Kids duel to the death to see who gets to dub it, they'll usually post that kinda thing on their sigs and banners and what-have-you.... but I really don't see ALL anime being like that. Psycho-Pass, Attack on Titan and Parasyte are just 3 examples, not to mention Dragonball Super and Sailor Moon Crystal.

You're talking about mainstream anime popular with kids/teens like Dragonball, Sailor Moon, Attack on Titan, etc.

The majority of anime in Japan is slice of life shows, most of them are fanservice based and tons of anime now in Japan is practically softcore porn. Most anime is harem based, incest based (like a sister wanting to screw her brother), lesbian girls constantly fondling each other for the satisfaction of the male audience...and worst of all the girls in these shows are always underage teens. The fact that Japan gets away with showing 11-12 year old girls completely naked is disturbing.

The line between hentai and anime has gotten increasingly blurred in recent years. Nowadays you can show everything but full-blown penetration and it isn't considered hentai.

[ssjup81]

You're talking about mainstream anime popular with kids/teens like Dragonball, Sailor Moon, Attack on Titan, etc.
Your point being?
The majority of anime in Japan is slice of life shows, most of them are fanservice based and tons of anime now in Japan is practically softcore porn. Most anime is harem based, incest based (like a sister wanting to screw her brother), lesbian girls constantly fondling each other for the satisfaction of the male audience...and worst of all the girls in these shows are always underage teens. The fact that Japan gets away with showing 11-12 year old girls completely naked is disturbing. EXAMPLES. Seriously, I have never come across this kind of stuff on actual television with my nearly four/five years here. They air programs the same way we do. Adult themed shows wouldn't air during the day and evenings because kids watch television then. You pretty much just proved the point of how that type of junk would be aimed at adults, not kids.

I also did see a slice of life series back in January that was suggested to me called Isshukan Friend. It's fairly new apparently and lacked everything you just claimed and it's classified as slice of life.The line between hentai and anime has gotten increasingly blurred in recent years. Nowadays you can show everything but full-blown penetration and it isn't considered hentai.I think the only way people get hentai here is if they go into an actual video store, go to the adult section and buy it...or use the Internet.

[turtle1237]

You're talking about mainstream anime popular with kids/teens like Dragonball, Sailor Moon, Attack on Titan, etc.

The majority of anime in Japan is slice of life shows, most of them are fanservice based and tons of anime now in Japan is practically softcore porn. Most anime is harem based, incest based (like a sister wanting to screw her brother), lesbian girls constantly fondling each other for the satisfaction of the male audience...and worst of all the girls in these shows are always underage teens. The fact that Japan gets away with showing 11-12 year old girls completely naked is disturbing.

The line between hentai and anime has gotten increasingly blurred in recent years. Nowadays you can show everything but full-blown penetration and it isn't considered hentai.

Think it depends on the anime. I love lots of anime and not all are fan service.

Noir I loved, no fan service. Dirty Pair, I also loved, fan service, sometimes. Well the movies are any way vs the TV show.

The only anime I consider boarder line is perhaps shows like Queen's Blade, mostly the later seasons. A show like Ikktousen were yes it has lots of fan service and cloths being lost in the fights, it does not reach the levels of Queen's Blade.

But the only really fan service anime I did like was Ikktousen though. Other than that, its mostly Dirty Pair, Vampire Hunter D, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Vampire Princess Myru, and others.

[Xav]

No, I have no crush on her, although I am in constant search mode for her real life counterpart.Her real life counterpart is a porn star.

[Coola Yagami]

Her real life counterpart is a porn star.

LMAO Yeah, that is true. Though to be honest, she just named herself after our favorite 80's banana raincoat wearing news reporter.

It's all relative. Many people can consider the McFarlane shows to reach borderline porn at times. Their humor also involves incest, underage sex and whatnot.

You also have to keep in mind, people are having sex since high school regardless of consent laws, but U.S cartoons (except the McFarlane ones) will never show that reality. Japan has different laws and aren't afraid of portraying that aspect of normal everyday life.

[ssjup81]

LMAO Yeah, that is true. Though to be honest, she just named herself after our favorite 80's banana raincoat wearing news reporter.

It's all relative. Many people can consider the McFarlane shows to reach borderline porn at times. Their humor also involves incest, underage sex and whatnot.

You also have to keep in mind, people are having sex since high school regardless of consent laws, but U.S cartoons (except the McFarlane ones) will never show that reality. Japan has different laws and aren't afraid of portraying that aspect of normal everyday life.Yeah, the laws are different, but I still doubt you'd see what Cubed is going on about on television, unless airing very late at night or in the very early morning. I've just never come across it.

The only show that comes to mind that had what Cubed mentioned that I've actually seen is Excel Saga. There were 26 episodes, but only 25 aired on actual television here and the final ep was banned by TV Tokyo because it did have some of the stuff Cubed mentioned, like underage junk with girls, sex, etc.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

You know, I think he's watching shows like Dirty Pair, Nagima, Fruits Basket, Oh My Goddess, and the like. Those are the only ones I can think of off-hand that do that stuff regularly, but that's subjective, really. I can think of plenty of others in similar vein that DON'T- Princess Tutu or Rozen Maiden, for example, and there are plenty of non-slice anime that are completely devoid of it- Death Note, Wolf's Rain, Geneshaft, AD Police/Bubblegum Clash/Crisis, GItS SAC, Record of Lodoss Wars, Ninja Scroll, the Hunter D movies, etc.... anime covers such a broad spectrum that one almost has to go LOOKING for that sort of thing to keep running into it as much as he claims to! (And then we have the full-on hentai and other weirdness like Underlord, Biohunter, etc....)

[CyberCubed]

You guys are talking about anime that literally aired 10-15 years ago. Everything you're mentioning is anime from the 90's or very early 2000's.

Since like 2008 or so anime has been increasingly moving toward moe fanservice. Many shows are borderline softcore hentai now, they show bare breasts, kids naked, girls fondling each other, stories about incest, constant upskirt shots, etc.

Its either that or just shows about cute girls doing cute things, like Love Live, Idolmaster, K-on, etc.

[THGhost]

You mustn't watch that much Anime then, Cubed. :P

[victory_angel]

Yeah, the laws are different, but I still doubt you'd see what Cubed is going on about on television, unless airing very late at night or in the very early morning. I've just never come across it.

The only show that comes to mind that had what Cubed mentioned that I've actually seen is Excel Saga. There were 26 episodes, but only 25 aired on actual television here and the final ep was banned by TV Tokyo because it did have some of the stuff Cubed mentioned, like underage junk with girls, sex, etc.

Nostalgia Critic mentioned this in his review of the Sailor Moon dub released by DIC. Which only really went to show how he does hold a lot of ignorance in regards to said series. Though he does bring up some good points as well.

Such as for example the main characters are all 14 year old Middle School students, but you would swear by looking at them you would think they were in College.

He also brings up the point that the age of consent in Japan is 13. But there are still regulations and loop holes for that.

For example even though 13 year old can consent to have sex they are still expected to be with people within their age range. But that is only sex, other forms of foreplay is all perfectly legal.

There have been crackdowns on the sex trade involving teens in the 13-17 age range.
However there are still establishments where businessmen can go make out with women dressed up in school girl sets.

You guys are talking about anime that literally aired 10-15 years ago. Everything you're mentioning is anime from the 90's or very early 2000's.

Since like 2008 or so anime has been increasingly moving toward moe fanservice. Many shows are borderline softcore hentai now, they show bare breasts, kids naked, girls fondling each other, stories about incest, constant upskirt shots, etc.

Its either that or just shows about cute girls doing cute things, like Love Live, Idolmaster, K-on, etc.

Cubed you might want to give this a watch.

-AHo-_XEV6E

[ssjup81]

You guys are talking about anime that literally aired 10-15 years ago. Everything you're mentioning is anime from the 90's or very early 2000's.Last I looked, 4/5 years living here in Japan isn't 10 - 15 years ago. :-P Also, the show I mentioned came out this year. No fan service or anything.Since like 2008 or so anime has been increasingly moving toward moe fanservice. Many shows are borderline softcore hentai now, they show bare breasts, kids naked, girls fondling each other, stories about incest, constant upskirt shots, etc.Once again, the junk you're talking about is stuff that wouldn't generally be AIRED on TV here during a time where kids can watch it like in most countries. And as someone else said, there's a wide spectrum of shows. Either you're purposely looking for these types of shows, or you're tuned into a 24-hour hentai station...if it actually exists. Like I said, most of what you said, I've never seen on television HERE. I've never come across it when flipping through stations like TV Tokyo, Animax, Fuji TV, Cartoon Network, etc.

That aside, seems they've been toning things down. Detective Conan comes to mind. The earlier eps (and the manga for that matter) seems way more bloody compared to now.

I do agree that Japan does have a problem with sexualizing young girls, but that's kind of a problem everywhere and not just Japan exclusive. Its either that or just shows about cute girls doing cute things, like Love Live, Idolmaster, K-on, etc.What's wrong with cute girls doing cute things? Seems harmless enough. This is Japan. They try to "cutify" (I know not a word lol) everything. This is why Halloween in Japan sucks so hard for me and how I prefer to be stateside this time of the year.

[Powder]

Moe is life.

[CyberCubed]

I do agree that Japan does have a problem with sexualizing young girls, but that's kind of a problem everywhere and not just Japan exclusive.

No country outside of Japan could ever get away with sexualizing minors, especially pre-teens as young as 10-12 and get away with it.

The newest Fate series has 11 year old girls making out with each other totally nude in hot springs. And the camera zooms in on the tongue kissing and they grind against each other. The girls are 11 in canon in the show too.

I don't know why people watch this stuff.

[NoName999]

I'm wondering why you know so much about it. :P

[ssjup81]

Nostalgia Critic mentioned this in his review of the Sailor Moon dub released by DIC. Which only really went to show how he does hold a lot of ignorance in regards to said series. Though he does bring up some good points as well.

Such as for example the main characters are all 14 year old Middle School students, but you would swear by looking at them you would think they were in College. College? Not really. Looked about normal to me.He also brings up the point that the age of consent in Japan is 13. But there are still regulations and loop holes for that.

For example even though 13 year old can consent to have sex they are still expected to be with people within their age range. But that is only sex, other forms of foreplay is all perfectly legal.

There have been crackdowns on the sex trade involving teens in the 13-17 age range.
However there are still establishments where businessmen can go make out with women dressed up in school girl sets.We've just entered the creepy territory. lolCubed you might want to give this a watch.

-AHo-_XEV6EThis was interesting.

No country outside of Japan could ever get away with sexualizing minors, especially pre-teens as young as 10-12 and get away with it.People from ALL countries get away with it in some way or form. I've watched enough Law & Order SVU to know that much. Kiddy porn, as disgusting as that is, unfortunately exists everywhere.The newest Fate series has 11 year old girls making out with each other totally nude in hot springs. And the camera zooms in on the tongue kissing and they grind against each other. The girls are 11 in canon in the show too.So you purposely look for those kinds of shows? W

I don't know why people watch this stuff.I don't get why you have so much knowledge of them, unless purposely looking for them.

I'm wondering why you know so much about it. :PYup. Same. I live in the country and I don't even see much of this type of stuff out and about.

[tmnt transformer]

So far, it seems we have discovered what Cybercubed searches for on google in his spare time.:P Seriously tho, I have no clue what he is talking about. I've watched 3 full anime series, And only maybe 1 had some type of fan service in it. But not even close to the caliber of what he speaks of.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Yeah, ditto here. I've watched quite a bit of anime, and out of ALL of them, the only ones I can think of that did that sort of thing AT ALL were occasional bits in shows like Negima, Fruits Basket, and Ah, My Goddess. Everything else was pretty much just "normal" stuff.

[CyberCubed]

Yeah, ditto here. I've watched quite a bit of anime, and out of ALL of them, the only ones I can think of that did that sort of thing AT ALL were occasional bits in shows like Negima, Fruits Basket, and Ah, My Goddess. Everything else was pretty much just "normal" stuff.

Again, the shows you're mentioning aired over 15 years ago.

[tmnt transformer]

Again, the shows you're mentioning aired over 15 years ago.

Man, Watch Clannad or ano hana. Those are both from the mid 2000's, and contain no 11 year olds running around naked or kissing scenes.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Last I checked, at least some of them were within the past decade. There is still a form of Yu-Gi-Oh! airing, Beyblade, One Piece, Bleach, Digimon, and many more, and I'm sorry, but before we moved and no longer had cable (around 2007) I regularly watched anime like Blue Gender, Paranoia Agent, Serial Experiment LAINE, Big O, HACK/Slash, and many others that spanned several decades, and very FEW of them had ANYTHING like what you've described. In fact, the only ones that were like that were ACTUAL hentai-type shows, and those I haven't seen on ANY TV channels- the only one's I've ever even seen like that were DVD releases of series that a hentai-loving friend of mine was a fan of. Neither cable, satellite nor regular TV channels have EVER had much of that sort of thing AFAIK. And I've watched a LOT of the ones I mentioned on late-night, as many were too "mature" for kids!

[victory_angel]

Or the lie you told in April

[MsMarvelDuckie]

!?! :tconfuse: Who are you saying that to?

[CyberCubed]

Its weird how naive people are here. The way people talk here you would think anime wasn't full of nudity, violence, and softcore porn.

[tmnt transformer]

Its weird how naive people are here. The way people talk here you would think anime wasn't full of nudity, violence, and softcore porn.

Not all of it is like that!!! Don't you get that?! Watch clannad, I dare you. There is not even 1 kiss in the 40+ episodes between both seasons.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Its weird how naive people are here. The way people talk here you would think anime wasn't full of nudity, violence, and softcore porn.

Cubed, the POINT is that to see stuff like that, you'd have to go LOOKING for it, because it SURE ain't on the regular stuff that gets aired on normal channels! That's not being naïve, it's because I've WATCHED those channels. Seriously, what channels ARE you watching that air this stuff??!!

[CyberCubed]

Cubed, the POINT is that to see stuff like that, you'd have to go LOOKING for it, because it SURE ain't on the regular stuff that gets aired on normal channels! That's not being naïve, it's because I've WATCHED those channels. Seriously, what channels ARE you watching that air this stuff??!!

Most anime doesn't even air on TV anymore outside of kids shows. Almost all anime now is on DVD's or online anime sites like crunchyroll, etc.

[victory_angel]

!?! :tconfuse: Who are you saying that to?

There is an anime titled "The Lie You Told In April" which is Dramatic romance centered around music

[TurtleTitan97]

Guess this proves that cubed watches henti sites:p

That would explain a lot, actually.

[tmnt transformer]

Most anime doesn't even air on TV anymore outside of kids shows. Almost all anime now is on DVD's or online anime sites like crunchyroll, etc.

So you are looking for it. And yet, you generalize as you do.

Guess this proves that cubed watches henti sites :p

[CyberCubed]

I actually don't watch anime at all in general. Attack on Titan was the only anime other than Dragonball that I've watched in like the last couples of years. I was never a big anime fan to begin with.

The reason I know so much about this is I visit forums where people regularly discuss anime and they post screencaps and animated gifs of the shows they're watching. Its impossible to avoid when you visit forums where people watch anime regularly.

[tmnt transformer]

I actually don't watch anime at all in general. Attack on Titan was the only anime other than Dragonball that I've watched in like the last couples of years. I was never a big anime fan to begin with.

The reason I know so much about this is I visit forums where people regularly discuss anime and they post screencaps and animated gifs of the shows they're watching. Its impossible to avoid when you visit forums where people watch anime regularly.

This is true. However, you cannot generalize all anime to have the same type of stuff. That's like saying that all baseball players use steroids just because some popular ones do.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

This thread has been amazing. Just, AMAZING. :tlol::tlol::tlol::tlol:

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Heh, astounding, isn't it? A guy who doesn't "watch" anime knows what goes on in shows on DVDs or anime porn sites by chatting with people who DO watch them, and just assumes that ALL anime is the same.... Hmm, define "irony"....

[tmnt transformer]

Heh, astounding, isn't it? A guy who doesn't "watch" anime knows what goes on in shows on DVDs or anime porn sites by chatting with people who DO watch them, and just assumes that ALL anime is the same.... Hmm, define "irony"....

That instantaneously makes him an expert on anime. Didn't you know that?:P

[ssjup81]

Its weird how naive people are here. The way people talk here you would think anime wasn't full of nudity, violence, and softcore porn.Dude, I LIVE in Japan and have on and off since 2010. You wouldn't see stuff like that on television even here. You have to look for it. Yes it's probably easy to find (adult section of a video store or the net), but the bottom line is that it isn't mainstream and you won't come across it unless you're looking for it.

[Powder]

Forget his assumptions or bait, I find it far more stupefying that you people engage him... The guy loves to get a rise of you all, & you always give in to it. :tlol:

[tmnt transformer]

Forget his assumptions or bait, I find it far more stupefying that you people engage him... The guy loves to get a rise of you all, & you always give in to it. :tlol:

But it's fun to drill him with facts that he'll never pay attention to.:P

[Prototype]

Her real life counterpart is a porn star.

Link please.

No but realy, just becouse a chick is hot and without any design faults doesn't mean she must be a pornstar.

Even if that was true: meh, who cares? Good looks wins over brains every day.

Proof: http://coolspotters.com/files/photos/720612/amy-farrah-fowler-profile.jpg

http://image.way2enjoy.com/pic/76/89/57/600full-sharka-blue.jpg

[Powder]

No links, because it has no place here. Besides, it's 2015, learn to use Google.

[CyberCubed]

This show just debuted on TV earlier this month:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_Drive

If you've seen it uncensored you know what I mean. If you ever look up clips for this show its NSFW. :lol:

[Xav]

What's wrong with cute girls doing cute things? Seems harmless enough.
http://41.media.tumblr.com/547784a6f5a2434ed9b403244b530248/tumblr_no0evftIr71spav39o1_500.jpg

[ssjup81]

http://41.media.tumblr.com/547784a6f5a2434ed9b403244b530248/tumblr_no0evftIr71spav39o1_500.jpgSeems like there should be a joke somewhere in there. lol

This show just debuted on TV earlier this month:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_Drive

If you've seen it uncensored you know what I mean. If you ever look up clips for this show its NSFW. :lol:You just proved an earlier point I made. I checked the Japanese side of the official anime site. It's not aired during a time where young viewers can watch it. Seems it airs after midnight (meaning kids more than likely won't see it). It's also on a station not everyone gets. It's a premium channel that airs uncensored and more "adult" stuff that would never air on normal stations and TV, which means that if one is a fan of that type of stuff, those types would probably shell out the cash to get that station. AT-X is also described as being a station for "specialty anime". As for the other stations (in Japan) that air the show, it's aired 11:00pm and up. Still an adult time. One of them air this at 2:00 am.

[victory_angel]

This show just debuted on TV earlier this month:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_Drive

If you've seen it uncensored you know what I mean. If you ever look up clips for this show its NSFW. :lol:

Again as people have said, this anime is only one sort of genre. That doesn't define all anime in itself. And people have given examples of recent anime that do not rely on fan-service as a gimmick. And the same goes for anime that has in muscle bound and over powered Lotharios clobbering each other for the balance of good and evil.

For example that video I posted up while the person speaking in it does bring up good points about the anime genre. Particularly the points that high quality anime is not going to be made if people pay for it. Such as there being a Kickstarter campaign to fund an anime called Under the Dog. Which looks almost close to Durarara though not quite Ghost in the Shell levels of awesome by the way. And the creative team turned to Kickstarter because they couldn't get the animation to look as good as they wanted it to through normal channels.

RmtnY_CmAlk

If you want to check out the plot.
Under The Dog- The story takes place within Neo Tokyo in the year 2025, five years after a severe terrorist attack at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Students possessing special abilities are forced into serving an elite anti-terrorist unit created by the United Nations, fighting against threats including other ability users. If these agents fail their mission, they will be killed along with their families, who have bombs planted within their heads. One member of this covert ops unit, a Swedish girl by the name of Anthea Kallenberg, seeks to find who she really is.



To quote Digibro (The person narrating the video): The reason we get so many manga and light novel adaptations that run for a season or two and have no real ending. Or why we had so many cheaply made fan service shows that pander to the smallest and most dedicated niche of Otaku viewers is because those are the shows that are most likely to make a profit, and even then most of them don't. A lot of those shows completely fail and it's only if the studio can follow up that failure with a success they can stay afloat.

But this is the case for some studios, but even more successful studios such as Ghibli are suffering because the creative minds that have made them great in the past such as Miyaki have retired, or passed away such as Satoshi Kon.

Some anime I've noted to good that don't rely on fan service. Here's some examples I can offer, and I know I can find others.

FullMetal Alchemist. This is a mainstream title yes, but it has good animation, a well rounded story, strong and developed cast of characters. And no camel toe, panty shorts, or underage jubblies in sight. And there are two versions of this anime (One was created before the manga was finished, and the other follows the manga itself) and depending on how your view it, one or both of the versions will appeal to almost any anime fan.

Original anime release 2003
Brotherhood Adaption 2009

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ7TVfIIDaFw53UP8bnndEDNmZh3Dopj qE_HET4I-RAaYruigp0ZA

Basic Premise: Edward and Alphonse Elric turn to alchemy to bring their mother back to life. Unfortunately their efforts cause Ed to lose left leg and right arm (right arm sacrificed to bind Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor.) Fitted with an automail prosthetic arm and leg, Ed joins the Military under the guidance of the Flame Alchemist, Colonel Roy Mustang. And seeks out the legendary philosophers stone so they could reclaim what they had lost.

Dead Man Wonderland

Anime first aired 2011
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRx-rvw1SlvnashAH_akpGb-9zkzVVIuELJVJm3gt9vBa2ii0Fg

Deadman Wonderland is maximum security prison that doubles as a theme park and all the prisoners are put into lethal obstacle courses (such as a gauntlet of swinging axes), fights, and other unpleasant events all the amusement of park visitors. On the day Ganta Igarashi's middle school class is going to visit Deadman Wonderland as a field trip, a person simply referred to as the "Red Man" appears and slaughters all of Ganta's class mates. As the only survivor of the massacre, Ganta is charged with the crime and sent undergo a death sentence at Deadman Wonderland.

Usagi Drop.

Original Airing: 2011

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmbTIR8WtO_lLvT7Sbfhps0Mv4VigHm ePHfIBcTq9Qqw806zFyLA

While attending his grandfathers funeral, 30 year old Daikichi discovers a six year girl named Rin, who he soon learns is his grandfathers illegitimate daughter. The family sees Rin as an embarrassment and treat her as an out cast. Annoyed by his family's behavior, Daikichi takes in Rin and raises her as if she was his own daughter even though he is single and has no experience raising a child.

And finally

"Your Lie In April"

Original air date: October 2014

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhf-HigcjxwX5nGr8EO1ZX46ugVfIo1sIFl7oiZjJzDWsFqLxp5g


Piano prodigy Kousei Arima dominated the competition and has become famous among child musicians. After his mother, who was also his instructor, died, he had a mental breakdown while performing at a piano recital at the age of eleven. As a result, he is no longer able to hear the sound of his piano even though his hearing is perfectly fine. Two years later, Kousei hasn't touched the piano and views the world in monotone, without any flair or color. He has resigned himself to living out his life with his good friends, Tsubaki and Watari, until, one day, a girl changes everything. Kaori Miyazono, a pretty, free-spirited violinist whose playing style reflects her personality, helps Kousei return to the music world and shows that it should be free and mold breaking unlike the structured and rigid style Kousei was used to.

[BubblyShell22]

Wow. We've gone from speculating whether guys have a crush on April to a full-blown debate about anime. Gotta love the Drome.

Back on topic: I'm not sure if my brother had a crush on April or not. I imagine he did, but he never really said it out loud to any of us.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I know, right? Funny how that happens sometimes....

[Papenbrook]

Please stay on topic.

Anyway, I just thought of something. April is getting a spin-off, right? So, I think they should have a plot that displays how she feels about her love interests from her perspective.

[Prowler]

I also first thought that this would be about male fans crushing on April. And then anime entered the conversation and I'm not surprised that this thread turned out the way it did :lol:

[BubblyShell22]

That's par for the course here on the Drome, though.

I could care less about how April feels about her love interests, but she did say she was creeped out by the way Donnie and Casey were ogling her in the latest episode, so that should give you some idea.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

If it's on topic, it's not being discussed on the Technodrome. :tlol:

"Give me your obsessive, your antisocial,
Your pessimistic geeks yearning to breathe insults,
The wretched refuse of your teeming homepage.
Send these, the offensive, browbeaten to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden forum."

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Maybe if we're lucky, she'll tell them both to go jump out an airlock, LOL!

CKD, you are incorrigable!!

[Shark_Blade]

Count me in among the boys crushing on April in the recent episode. :tlove:If it's on topic, it's not being discussed on the Technodrome. :tlol:

"Give me your obsessive, your antisocial,
Your pessimistic geeks yearning to breathe insults,
The wretched refuse of your teeming homepage.
Send these, the offensive, browbeaten to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden forum."

Is that Lady Gaga's Bad Romance lyrics? Looks like it...

I want your ugly I want your disease,
I want your everything as long as it's free
I want your love,
Love, love, love,
I want your love

[Ninturtle]

If it's on topic, it's not being discussed on the Technodrome. :tlol:

"Give me your obsessive, your antisocial,
Your pessimistic geeks yearning to breathe insults,
The wretched refuse of your teeming homepage.
Send these, the offensive, browbeaten to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden forum."

This post is genius, it should be placed on the front page .

[Ninturtle]

Count me in among the boys crushing on April in the recent episode. :tlove:

Is that Lady Gaga's Bad Romance lyrics? Looks like it...

I want your ugly I want your disease,
I want your everything as long as it's free
I want your love,
Love, love, love,
I want your love

It's a parody of the quote on the Statue of Liberty.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Darn, you beat me to it.

Someone obviously didn't pay much attention in US History. Honestly, what ARE they teaching these days?!

[Ninturtle]

Darn, you beat me to it.

Someone obviously didn't pay much attention in US History. Honestly, what ARE they teaching these days?!

They're teaching U.S history , most people don't bother to pay attention ( I'm currently taking U.S History).

[Powder]

Someone obviously didn't pay much attention in US History. Honestly, what ARE they teaching these days?!

He's from Malaysia...

This is why people hate Americans. Not everything revolves our nation & it's history, you know.

[Prowler]

He's from Malaysia...

This is why people hate Americans. Not everything revolves our nation & it's history, you know.
You have a point, but Shark Blade's location says NYC, so it's not like people could automatically guess that he's originally from Malaysia.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Maybe if we're lucky, she'll tell them both to go jump out an airlock, LOL!

CKD, you are incorrigable!!

And I love every second of being so, m'lady. :tgrin:

Count me in among the boys crushing on April in the recent episode. :tlove:

Is that Lady Gaga's Bad Romance lyrics? Looks like it...

I want your ugly I want your disease,
I want your everything as long as it's free
I want your love,
Love, love, love,
I want your love

As they already pointed out, it's actually the Statue of Liberty quote. But now I'm thinking I'll rip off Lady Gaga next time my Incorrigible Point of View is required. :twink:

This post is genius, it should be placed on the front page .

You're too kind, m'lord. :tgrin:

[CyberCubed]

This thread was a lot more entertaining when I was bringing up ecchi anime.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

This thread was a lot more entertaining when I was bringing up ecchi anime.

Hey. HEY. Sandwiches are entertaining, too, okay!? Geez, there's one in every audience... :tgrumble: :twink:

[ssjup81]

That's par for the course here on the Drome, though.

I could care less about how April feels about her love interests, but she did say she was creeped out by the way Donnie and Casey were ogling her in the latest episode, so that should give you some idea.I found it ironic how she was covering her upper half. I guess that's a nod to OT April as well.

That aside, a girl can still like a guy, but dislike being oggled by them.

[tmnt transformer]

I found it ironic how she was covering her upper half. I guess that's a nod to OT April as well.

That aside, a girl can still like a guy, but dislike being oggled by them.

I thought that scene was funny. It's interesting how she automatically thought that she knew where Donnie and Casey where looking... Wonder what has been going on between episode...

[BubblyShell22]

Loved that quote, Cy. And, yeah, I would think anyone would know it's based on the Statue of Liberty quote. And don't they teach American history in some countries?

[ssjup81]

Loved that quote, Cy. And, yeah, I would think anyone would know it's based on the Statue of Liberty quote. And don't they teach American history in some countries?Sure, maybe a little, but who actually retains it? Do you recall the majority of history taught in school about different European countries?

[srmff]

Loved that quote, Cy. And, yeah, I would think anyone would know it's based on the Statue of Liberty quote. And don't they teach American history in some countries?

No I didn't recognise that quote at all. I did history in second level. We did the discovery of America and the American revolution. If we keep on History we learn about racial conflict and civil rights, World War II, the US political structure, American foreign policy 1945-1989 (cold war), advances in technology and the moon landing, American economy and society 1945-1989, culture (hippies, breakdown of consensus) and religion.

The US History is optional when History is kept on and you could do another topic. Instead of the US we could have learned about nationalism and state formation in Europe, nation states and international tensions, division and realignment in Europe or European retreat from empire and the aftermath. We wouldn't have done much else on America in primary education either. It would have been similar stuff in less detail. That's the gist of things in Ireland.

Here were the essays last year:
What was the importance for US foreign policy on Berlin, Korea and Cuba?
Why did the Montgomery bus boycott take place, how was it carried out, and
to what extent was it successful?
What was the American Dream and to what extent was it reflected in life in the US, 1945-1989?
During the period 1945-1989, what advances were made by the Americans in military, space and information technology?

When we have to write essays on subjects like that a quote on the Statue of Liberty is a bit irrelevant. The other history was centred around Europe and Ireland. Somehow I doubt American schools teach too much about Ireland. Although I think in Germany they learn about the famine so that's ... fun. Could be wrong about that though.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Why would other countries learn about an American quote? Unless they came over at Ellis Island and had it quoted to them, or maybe watched that one Eddie Murphy movie, it's not like it's practical knowledge.

I'm surprised Ireland learns THAT much about America. Dang, comprehensive!

[BubblyShell22]

I'm surprised by that, too. But it's nice to know you guys do learn things about America.

Actually, I learned about that quote in history class. And good job that you put it in your sig, Cy.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I'm surprised by that, too. But it's nice to know you guys do learn things about America.

Actually, I learned about that quote in history class. And good job that you put it in your sig, Cy.

Well, I don't have the authority to hang it up over the actual Technodrome homepage, but somebody's gotta remind people that this forum is populated exclusively by antisocial obsessive zealots who will defend the honor of Clan Hamato unto our very death (or banishment).

Some of us are nice and polite, but it seems like those people come in, take a good look around, and then run away as fast as they can. Who can blame them? :tlol:

This place is the TMNT's answer to Arkham Asylum. Not sure if that makes me the Joker, the Riddler, Bane, or Jason Todd. I just don't want to be Crazy Quilt or one of those D-list losers! :tlol:

[Prowler]

Loved that quote, Cy. And, yeah, I would think anyone would know it's based on the Statue of Liberty quote. And don't they teach American history in some countries?
Why would they teach something so minor such as that? That quote has no relevance to world history. The only things I've learned about American history in school was their involvement in the World Wars and the Cold War. And also a little footnote on them gaining independence from England(one page in my 7th grade History book).

Each country teaches history from their own perspective. How our country has interacted with others throughout history, etc. And most European countries have a lot of history due to their age(mine is almost a thousand years old), so there's a lot to cover of national history already.

[Werecat]

I found it ironic how she was covering her upper half. I guess that's a nod to OT April as well.

That aside, a girl can still like a guy, but dislike being oggled by them.

Actually that requires an insight that lacks a comprehensive outlook on what females actually think. Instead you are going off by media bias.

No a girl does not dislike sexual desire from a guy she is sexually fond of as well. It takes a sexually repressed girl to dislike sexual advances from a desired male. Or there is some mental issues such as she thinks she is not worthy and other self esteem issues.

Get yer head outta media bias bs. man.

[Powder]

ssjup81 is very much a woman.

Also, everybody's different.

[ssjup81]

Actually that requires an insight that lacks a comprehensive outlook on what females actually think. Instead you are going off by media bias.

No a girl does not dislike sexual desire from a guy she is sexually fond of as well. It takes a sexually repressed girl to dislike sexual advances from a desired male. Or there is some mental issues such as she thinks she is not worthy and other self esteem issues.

Get yer head outta media bias bs. man.Not in the way they were oggling her. It even made me feel uncomfortable. She's also a teenager. That's the main basis of why I posted what I did.

ssjup81 is very much a woman.Yup. To the young kids here, they sometimes call me "Oppai-sensei". >_>

[Coola Yagami]

She's also a teenager.


They're teenagers too sooooo.... I mean, I agree with your statement, but the fact she's a teen really isn't an issue unless Don and Casey were twice her age.

[CyberCubed]

Did April really cover her chest? I don't remember that.

[Powder]

Yup. To the young kids here, they sometimes call me "Oppai-sensei". >_>

Oh my God, are you serious? LMAO

The things you think are anime tropes... :tlol:

[Coola Yagami]

Oh my God, are you serious? LMAO

The things you think are anime tropes... :tlol:

..............Senpai notice me

[ssjup81]

They're teenagers too sooooo.... I mean, I agree with your statement, but the fact she's a teen really isn't an issue unless Don and Casey were twice her age.I was pretty much saying that she's young and probably not used to something like that. I know I would've reacted the same way at that age due to inexperience.

Oh my God, are you serious? LMAO

The things you think are anime tropes... :tlol:I think it's more of a curiosity thing as they sometimes try to poke them. These kids are preschoolers. Either way, to Japanese, I am "big". I can't use the baby carrier comfortably because of these things. I also can't buy a decent bra here. Too small and padded. No real support.

[CyberCubed]

I also can't buy a decent bra here. Too small and padded. No real support.

Isn't that because most Japanese women are small framed with small chests? Asian women tend to have a smaller build and be a lot thinner on average than other women.

[Powder]

I think it's more of a curiosity thing as they sometimes try to poke them. These kids are preschoolers. Either way, to Japanese, I am "big". I can't use the baby carrier comfortably because of these things. I also can't buy a decent bra here. Too small and padded. No real support.

Sheesh. :trazz:

As a very big dude who hopes to one day visit Japan, I fear how similar issues may hinder my experience. Like when you see folks visiting onsen hotels & they only have M & L robes. :tlol:

[ssjup81]

Isn't that because most Japanese women are small framed with small chests? Yeah, pretty much. That's why I said in their case, it's probably curiosity. I've never gotten that or "Oppai misete" from elementary-school kids and older and I've worked with kids of all ages here. Also, adding on, boobs are just another body part here, like an arm or a leg and it's probably because Japanese are exposed to nudity from such a young age, especially since breast feeding is the norm and the fact that bathing is a big part of the culture.

Edit: Just recalled something. So, I've been asked directly if it was ok for my boobs to be touched...by an adult. She was praising them, wishing she had them. ^^Asian women tend to have a smaller build and be a lot thinner on average than other women.Yup. I can buy skirts and shirts, but pants are out. I'm too tall, for a woman and I'm big.

Sheesh. :trazz:

As a very big dude who hopes to one day visit Japan, I fear how similar issues may hinder my experience. Like when you see folks visiting onsen hotels & they only have M & L robes. :tlol:I'm about 5'9 or close to 5'10 and there are Japanese guys that height and taller, although I've noticed it more since moving from the north to Tokyo. That aside, hotel robes should fit. It's more like a one size fits all type thing. It fit me ok...minus the bust area. It was hard keeping that part closed, but it can be done. I'm sure a guy would have less trouble, though.

They're like this...

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pebbleversion.com/html/JapanPics/87JosiahinYukata.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pebbleversion.com/html/JapanTravelogue1.html&h=708&w=1061&tbnid=xGeBXQdZW6cYxM:&docid=fC7x0haXoQQ7bM&hl=en&ei=3DEzVrvwIYGX0gS3jIqQBg&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CDwQMygVMBVqFQoTCLvOztzq6cgCFYGLlAodN4YCYg

As you can see there's a belt you tie. No buttons, so if you have no bust (guy) or average or small, it's easier to keep the top part closed.

[Prowler]

All the big busted Japanese women seem to work in porn.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I bet I'd fit right in, from the sound of it. Except maybe for bust size. Nature was rather generous there to make up for the lack of height or weight. Always wanted to go, too.