Is there literally even a SINGLE anime or manga that deals with school aged children that doesn't sexualize them at some point????
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jujutsu kaisen doesn't
There are as many of those as there are highschoolers who aren't horny
Because that's the target audience
horimiya..... haikyuu maybe
People wanna feel something when reading fiction. Sex is a shortcut, so is anger. The kinds of things that rile you up like injustice, sadness, bullying, etc. are kinda depressing and hard to see overall. If you aren’t indulging in that “oh man I missed out on school romance and teen love” market then it’s probably pretty hard to sell people on watching early teen characters do anything. They’re dumb, ugly, awkward, un not too charming.
So all you get is the bland self-insert feeling things for the first time as a standin
It’s disgusting. Both the promotion of it in media and the reality of it. Parents are supposed to set boundaries for their children and teenagers so these things don’t happen. You’ll notice many of those shows lack a parental presence.
Non Non Biyori
There is absolutely zero sexualization of any character in the series whatsoever. It is all about growing up in an extremely rural area and children learning to find the fun they can have without most modern conviences and the passing of the seasons as the characters grow and mature into young adults. There is one male that is visible in the series, the older brother of two of the main characters, and he is seen as some kind of oddity because of how proficient he is in everything he does.
I absolutely love Non Non Biyori. The manga is filled with these insanely beautiful and extremely highly detailed landscapes of the rural Japanese countryside. The most emotionally taxing part of the story is when the youngest girl makes friends with another girl her age who spends the summer living with her grandparents deep in the country and has to leave when the school year rolls around again. It is very slow, very peaceful, and very heartwarming.
Off the top of my head:
-Kiki’s Delivery Service -Serial Experiments Lain -Nichijou -A Silent Voice -The Girl Who Leapt Through Time -Gunslinger Girl -Mobile Suit Gundam Wing -The Case of Hana & Alice
I may be wrong but I don’t recall any sexualizing in any of these. There is romantic elements but they are handled appropriately.
Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong on any of these!!! ^^
Japanese people cease to exist after high school
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K-on shows the girls naked at the end of every episode ....because Japan
