You mention how at that age it's natural for one to become sexually curious, I just find it funny because you have an Only Yesterday avatar, a movie that deals with such themes in a more mindful and honest manner. If creators are free to create whatever they want then I feel it's only fair to be able to criticise said works, and although a work that strives to tackle the themes of puberty is valid, when the characters are designed to look like, say a 7 year old instead of the proposed teenager that they're supposed to be depicting then one has to wonder, and when you see the source material and the author's likes and interests it becomes obvious what the intent is. I can understand the notion that they went with such a route in order to create a greater juxtaposition between the designs and what the characters are going through but that doesn't mean that I have to be okay with it.
The problem with anime, at least one issue among many is the fact that it's consumed by people whom use it as a means to identity oneself, and so an attack or judgement placed upon a show is taken as something more personal, I am in no way judging the people watching this show, I know people whom I respect who've watched this show and recommend it highly, I however feel as if it would be easy to depict the themes that they're striving for without being so overt and graphic. These kinds of discussions always turn into whataboutisms regarding violence in media, and you know maybe that's a valid discussion to have , why people are okay with movies where people are murdered and brutalised but shy away at the sight of nudity. We shouldn't be ashamed of our bodies nor our sexuality. When it comes to shows like Made in Abyss, a show that I admit I haven't seen so correct me if I'm wrong, it comes down to context and intent. Totoro contains a scene in which the father bathes with his two daughters, not once did it cross my mind that this was anything other than a innocent scene.
I haven't seen the show so why form such an opinion based on opinions alone? Because that's what people do. I can't watch nor consume everything and so second-hand knowledge is needed in order to filter out things that I'd rather not interact with, not out of fear of opposing minds nor not wanting to be challenged but because some content I just don't feel comfortable with supporting, nor do I want to support the creators. If I had gone in and watched the show without prior knowledge of such content, I'd probably see it through and speak my mind after however I feel no need to specifically see such things through with hindsight just to prove something or as a means to know "just how bad it is", maybe that sounds terrible, in this day and age fact checking is lacking, people seem to have their minds made up for them, in this instance I'm fine with that being the case because it doesn't occur to be a fight worth having. The show is good, just ignore the gross ****? Nah.
ayase, you bring up good points and at the very least even if I disagree you place thought into your responses, that doesn't mean I'm going to agree.
