Sorta speaking of...
I cant imagine this getting better with age.
I was expecting a bunch of Mr Popo type charcters in this thread. But, people are really out here attacking Gainax/Trigger classics.
I was expecting a bunch of Mr Popo type charcters in this thread. But, people are really out here attacking Gainax/Trigger classics.
Nice whataboutism.
I'm like scrolling down that picture thinking "Eh, what's the problem" then I got to the hips.
What can you say, Gainax had to sell toys and it was an 80s OVA. Had to have perv hook, I guess.
Still an incredible character design.
Haruhiko Mikimoto was a star in the 80s.
I was expecting a bunch of Mr Popo type charcters in this thread. But, people are really out here attacking Gainax/Trigger classics.
Nice whataboutism.
"Fanservice" sounds pretty reductive for what it actually is: sexualizing child characters. You both should check out this thread and give the OP a read.
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real shit? i'll just link it cause its nsfw
from muv-luv
I gotcha. Mr. Popo is one of the most egregious ones and I'm not surprised it's one of the first posts.i don't agree with it at all. my post history pretty much roundly criticizes that kind of shit. i'm just surprised to see it more instead of the racist stuff-- that's all.
Pyunma from Cyborg 009
Racial caricatures aside it's hard to dunk on the past. Character design has only gotten more homogenized with time.
Is this actually real or just a weird transitional frame posted out of context?
Tbh, I don't knowIs this actually real or just a weird transitional frame posted out of context?
Not really, but they are a really good homage to the mid/late 1900s "Yankii" trend in japan.Sailor Moon and YYH are timeless. yusuke's outfits are in-line with fashion now.
Sasuke's stands out as especially terrible compared to the more serviceable ones that Tayuya and Kimimaro had.All the Orochimaru curse seal forms from Naruto look worse compared to later designs in the series in my opinion.
Especially Sasuke and his weird hand-wings.
Well that answers that question.Yes, but in the same sense this is real
Its a off model frame of animation
The character in question is supposed to look like this
Which still looks awful to me, honestly. Anime is Kamichama Karin is anyone is curious.
How'd you get a picture of my middle school rivals?Not really, but they are a really good homage to the mid/late 1900s "Yankii" trend in japan.
Sorta speaking of...
I cant imagine this getting better with age.
Are you using "1900s" correctly? Was this style actually around at the turn of last century?Not really, but they are a really good homage to the mid/late 1900s "Yankii" trend in japan.
mid-late as in a 1970-80s dealAre you using "1900s" correctly? Was this style actually around at the turn of last century?
That was always ugly
Fucking Moeblobs 😂
I don't know that it's appropriate to talk about datedness with regards to fan-service though because it implies that anime has somehow grown out of it when the opposite is true. Someone brought up Noriko's uniform from Gunbuster and it's pretty darned tame by todays standards.Holy shit, i had no idea this was what he originally looked like, he looks much much better in the more recent adaptations.
Anyways, i think the reason why we're getting more hate towards fan service than racial caricatures is, Racial stuff was always considered horrible and unaceptable by decent people, fan service is something most people had to grow out of.
To give some context, it's been a spell since I caught up with Gurren Lagann lore but from my recollection she's not actually 14 when it comes to solar years. Like Simon and Kamina, she was raised in the caves and had never been to the surface as a child, so their perception of time is generally out of sync. It's very likely she's older than what's claimed. Time displacement is a neat concept but given the overall gratuity of the design it's pretty clear that the only thing it amounts to is an extremely ill-advised joke.
WTF???? That has to be the most egregious examples of sexualizing children I have ever seen! Simon's relationship with Yoko makes so much more sense to me now, but WOW.
I don't know that it's appropriate to talk about datedness with regards to fan-service though because it implies that anime has somehow grown out of it when the opposite is true. Someone brought up Noriko's uniform from Gunbuster and it's pretty darned tame by todays standards.
Yea, I don't think Gurren Lagann honestly has aged well as a whole, and this is definitely one of the reasons. I remember thinking it was 10/10 when I was way younger, but trying to rewatch it now, you see a lot of cracks. It's probably why I dropped KLK too, you see these cracks more as you get older.
that doesn't make it better, reallyI don't think KLK can really count in this case because it's supposed to be absurdly sexualized and over the top. Nobody's ever going to look back at that show and say "What were they thinking?" because we all know exactly what they were thinking.
is this actually based on anything, or is it just a fan theory made up after the fact?To give some context, it's been a spell since I caught up with Gurren Lagann lore but from my recollection she's not actually 14 when it comes to solar years. Like Simon and Kamina, she was raised in the caves and had never been to the surface as a child, so their perception of time is generally out of sync. It's very likely she's older than what's claimed. Time displacement is a neat concept but given the overall gratuity of the design it's pretty clear that the only thing it amounts to is an extremely ill-advised joke.