Recently, an opinion published on an anonymous blog
has generated a wide debate on social networks in Japan. In the entry,
the author expresses his dissatisfaction with the representation
of female characters with large breasts in anime and manga works. Below
is the translation of the original text and a detailed analysis of each of its
parts.
- I'm
sorry, but it makes me a little sick. It doesn't happen to me with real
people, only with two-dimensional characters. There seems to be an
intention that bigger is better, and that bothers me. Did that character
really want to have big breasts? If
the character is important, they should give her an average bust size
instead of imposing large breasts on her. Is it fun to impose your
preferences on a character? Well, probably yes. Personally, I don't like
big breasts, so it bothers me more.
- I
really want this to stop, but this trend probably won't change. Even in
manga magazines, gravure idols highlight their breasts, and I want that to
stop too. It's not the idol gravure's
fault. The thing is that highlighting your breasts is already out of
fashion, right? Do you really like breasts that much? That is the
question. It makes me a little nauseous. I want to read manga, but I can't
help but see the cover with a gravure. Since it is a manga magazine, they
should put illustrations of characters like in Weekly Shonen Jump. I
digress, but I want them to stop making characters with big breasts.
- I
like the story, but I find big breasts hard to bear. For
example, in 'The Dangers in My Heart', they should make them smaller... I
don't need that much sex appeal... But the authors do it because they like
it, so it can't be helped. Personally, the size of those breasts
is background noise. But readers like it bigger, so it's a win-win. Ah,
living in a world where big breasts are good, it's hard to bear.
This post has generated quite a stir on social
media, with many users sharing and discussing their views. Some agree
with the author's opinion, while others defend the creative freedom of authors
and the diversity of tastes among readers. The conversation is still
ongoing, demonstrating once again how debates over gender representation in
manga and anime continue to be a hot topic in the community.
- " When
my breasts are small, I feel a little sad ."
- « I
recently watched 'Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi' and the characters'
breasts were so big that I lost interest. Would that fall into the
category of 'abnormally large breasts'? ».
- " In
my opinion, the mahjong manga 'Saki' goes a little overboard in that regard ."
- " The
debate about exaggerated breasts has been around for a long time, but
'Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu' is about adolescence, so that argument
makes no sense in this context ."
- « Since
Bunny Asuna's appearance in 'Blue Archive', the bar for considering large
breasts has been raised .»
- " We
all like breasts, but unrealistically huge breasts in manga and anime
always divide opinions ."
- « It
is evident that many characters are designed according to the tastes of
the author, but sometimes they also change according to the preferences of
the editors or readers .»
- « With
' Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu ', I have felt that the breasts
began to stand out more as the story progressed, and that makes me a
little uncomfortable .»
- « It
bothers me too. It seems that some believe that there should always be a
character with huge breasts, which is a mistake. I prefer to stop reading
those works, even if I miss something good .
- " I
UNDERSTAND COMPLETEly. Seeing abnormally large breasts on Akimoto Osamu or
Kobayashi Ritz characters in 'Saki' is disturbing to me. I feel the same
way about Eiichiro Oda .
- « Big
breasts catch my attention, but it bothers me more when they draw cleavage
on characters with small breasts for no apparent reason .»
- « Isn't
it better to have big pectoral muscles? If the pectorals are large, the
nipples are not visible, as in 'Otokojuku'. Although it seems that I have
changed the subject ».
- " I
completely agree. "I'm not looking for big breasts in two-dimensional
characters ."
- « According
to my research, there are many who prefer extremely large breasts,
especially among otakus .»
- " Totally
agree. Seeing extremely large breasts on characters where it is not common
or seeing artificial breast pockets is very strange. Also, seeing erotic
manga ads on non-erotic sites is the worst .
- « It
is the author's decision. Expressing an opinion is valid, but the author
does not have to conform to it .
- « I
want to enjoy the story and the characters, but when they exaggerate the
breasts and make them swing just to please the readers, I stop reading.
Big breasts have their own kind of history and character .
Source: Yaraon!
