A sensual figure angers feminists

The world of anime and video game figures is immense and, consequently, unpredictable. From incredible representations of iconic scenes to horrible bootlegs that fooled more than one in some flea markets, the figure industry continues to remain a strong business due to its infinite possibilities.

However, it is more than obvious that ecchi is an important element of this type of product. With the possibility of immortalizing an erotic moment of an anime girl, manufacturers put a lot of effort into imagining and recreating in the real world scenes that fans would like to see. Without reaching porn (where it is more from independent manufacturers), the official figures are just a few steps away from showing the naked waifus in their products.

And that's what happened recently with “ Atelier Sophie ,” a popular video game franchise that recently announced an official figure of Sophie, the protagonist. In the figure we can see Sophie half-naked, looking at the user very upset because the scene implies that someone entered her room while she was changing her clothes.

Although it is a scene widely used in the anime industry, a war broke out in the comment forums with a belligerent that has already been the protagonist of our articles in the past: the feminist collective. These people began to criticize that the figure showed a young woman in a vulnerable state, and regretted that the franchise's players "are already accustomed" to this type of representations.

But hey, it is no longer new that these types of people start to launch their criticisms on social networks, but the otakus themselves are part of the problem when they respond instead of being intelligent and ignoring the issue:

« In the past, people used to say that if you watch anime, read manga or play games, you won't be able to distinguish between fantasy and reality. In reality, people who are not familiar with these things tend to talk about human rights for things that do not exist. More and more people are noticing that they do not know how to distinguish between space and reality. And even if we fix it based on their complaints, they will not pay us .
« It is a great masterpiece that even attracts the attention of undesirables, that alone makes me proud .»
« If you listened to all the idiots anywhere, you wouldn't be able to breathe anywhere in the world. I hope companies continue doing what they want instead of listening to these people .
« It's a horrible figure. It's as if they think that something that scares us women is "cute." Do you think we enjoy being harassed like this? Do you enjoy the crime of stalking? I think these types of figures satisfy that desire to control someone .
« First of all, I would like to say that this is a situation where the door is opened while you are changing and you are being scolded, and it is not a scene where the attacker is deliberately spying on you or sexually assaulting you » .
« Koei, who has the rights to the franchise, has given the go-ahead, so there should be no problem. Is there a scene like this in the video game? ».
« Isn't it too low a criminal mentality among otakus to release something like that in an era where spying on Doraemon's Shizuka-chan in the bathroom is now considered a problematic scene? ».
« There is a lot of talk about spying being a crime, but since it is a crime, why not enjoy it as “fiction”? Whether it's a racing game or a shooting game, if you run on a public road or shoot someone with a gun, it's a crime. That's why we play .
« There is no problem because I completely ignore the nonsense of outsiders who do not know or buy the work. If it stays as it is, fans will buy it, but if they listen to outside voices, no one will buy it. External voices are not the voices of consumers, they are just noise .
« The people who are attacking this figure, please go to the hospital right now. "You do not know how to distinguish between reality and delirium ."
" The time has come to realize that public opinion is beginning to change when it comes to sexual content ."
« I don't want them to continue doing things like that. Distorted awareness, assumptions, and perceptions about sexuality are widespread. Girls are not toys. It's not a toy. It does not exist for unilateral sexual satisfaction .
« There are a lot of other figures out there who are even more dangerous in a sexual sense, and the original illustration of this one is from a long time ago, so if you're going to say something about it, you should say it at the time, and there were some feminists too who complained about the remake of Atelier Marie ».
« For those who complain about this, don't worry, no one wants to see you while you change .»
« I don't really understand why, but some people seem bothered by this, so, for them, Twitter has a blocking feature. With that they will stop seeing posts from accounts that they don't like .
« I think it's okay to have merchandising, but... Even if there are representations of this type in anime or manga, wouldn't it be better if parents just taught them that they shouldn't do this in real life? I think so… "