They got together, sadly there's no kiss. But we never know, the series might make a few changesđ€
How do you know? From what I could tell, the manga is still being written, and at chapter 13, it's still not finished yet and the author is still writing chapters. Are you basing what you said on the ongoing story that is not done yet? Or did you find the manga finished somewhere? I could only find it on MyReadingManga, and they only had up to chap 13. But that was not the complete story with an ending yet.
âripping offâ itâs more like one of the most used tropes in romcom drama if anything it was more of a cute…
I do not want to go after you personally , because it's the show's creators who have been lazy, not you. Nevertheless, you are misusing the term trope. This is not about tropes. This is about taking a scene from another show and repeating it nearly frame by frame.
The definition of "trope" is a recurring figurative element in a work of fiction. For instance, if characters are always wearing blue pj's with white piping as they are in both Cherry Magic and Senpai, blue pj's would become a BL trope because they are one simple thing. But when the entire situation surrounding the blue pjs' has been replicated (ie, missing the train, sleeping at a colleague's, needing a shower, being startled and smitten at the sight of the of the blue pj's), no, that is not called a "trope." That is called ripping off a scene from another show.
SO IT'S OK TO RECYCLE THE BLUE PJ SCENE FROM CHERRY MAGIC?
Cherry Magic: When Adachi sleeps over Kurosawa's house one night after missing all the trains home, he takes a shower and borrows Kurosawa's blue pj's. When he exists the bathroom, he looks so damn cute in the borrowed pj's that Kurosawa is startled and stares a moment at his beloved.
Senpai, Danjite Koidewa: When Kaneda sleeps over Yanase's house one night after missing all the trains home, he takes a shower and borrows Yanase's blue pj's. When he exists the bathroom, he looks so damn cute in the borrowed pj's that Yanase is startled and stares a moment at his beloved.
President Macron and his wife have been happily married for over 15 years and still going strong. Why are you are judging a happy marriage negatively simply because it does not fit your narrow definition of what is socially acceptable? Well, I have another definition for you and here it is: "Narrow Minded." Look it up, because it defines people like you.
In my interpretation the characters of Jae Sung and Tae Kyu symbolise North and South Korea. Much like the love…
Spot on interpretation. You have helped me appreciate this movie so much more. I have even gone back and re-watched scenes after reading your comment and found I got so much more out of them because, on my 2nd viewing, I applied your lens of the North/South Korea analogy.
Thank you for such a great comment! I knew that President Macron of France was married to a woman who was was older than he is, but I did not know it was 25 years. Wow! I just know they've been married a long time and are happy. Good for them.
Yes, her original post was about it being creepy or not, and asking if she should continue watching. You are correct about that.
But then she posted a 2nd comment saying that Ep 4 presented "assault as fluffy." Now, come on, Minato tripping and falling on top of Shin was far -- far! -- from sexual assault. Next thing we know such people will be saying that bumping into somebody in a crowded elevator is sexual assault.
In short, I am offended by the OP's using such terminology lightly. I see this constantly nowadays and it's problematic, so I called her out on it.
Man, Shin has got that Death Stare down! He first gave it in Ep 3 when he met Asuka at that shop, and Asuka teased him about whether or not he and Minato were dating. Then he gave the Death Stare to Asuka a couple more times when Asuka teased him about Minato. Then, oh yea, he gave a killer Death Stare to that teacher at the end of Ep 4! Sure, it's a Death Stare. But it's also inspired by love for Minato. So let's just call it "Shin's Death Stare of Love!"
My interpretation is that he is avoiding the younger one, Shin, because he is remembering his own crush on his high school teacher and does not want to replicate a relationship with an age difference. But there is a big difference. A relationship with a teacher is unethical because a teacher is in a position of authority, and has explicit power and influence over a student. A teacher can control the student, and groom the student to become his follower.
That sort of relationship is all about power, with one person being on top who, literally, instructs the younger one. The younger one, meanwhile, becomes like a servant who listens to everything his "master" says. This makes the whole thing fucked up.
But if you're an 18 year old who wants to date some ordinary guy in your neighborhood who happens to be 10 years older, it's different. If it's just some guy who owns a laundromat and with whom you have great chemistry, then why not?
I think the biggest conflict is that the 28 year old has had responsibilities such as running a business, paying rent, bills, and worrying about these kinds of adult issues, while the 18 year old's biggest responsibilities so far has been turning in homework on time, LOL. That would be a conflict. But that's not a moral conflict. It's more of a lifestyle difference.
Lifestyle differences are something they'd have to iron out in the initial stages of dating, which is what all couples who have age differences have to do.
I know, lol. A lot of us joked about that. We were all saying that if Minato is middle aged, we're all senile and half in the grave by 40.
I put him at 28 because in the first episode he told Shin that he graduated high school 10 years ago. I thought that if he was 18, he'd be 28 now. But he might even be younger, because some kids are 17 when they graduate, meaning 10 years later he could be 27.
The show is presenting the age gap as an issue because, yes, society is sometimes uncomfortable with large age gaps (although 10 years is not that large). And, yes, the age gap is the primary theme of the show, so it's not amiss for someone to comment on it.
However, the OP did not present this notion in a rational manner as you did. She came off like an uptight church lady saying that the character was not only "creepy," but had also "assaulted" the teenager in ep 4. I react strongly whenever girls start sprinkling their comments with politically loaded jargon such as "sexual assault."
In 90% of the cases, it does not apply to the situation at hand and, hence, cheapens true cases of sexual assault. Hell, nobody even pays attention anymore when they hear that term because it's used so widely that it's become meaningless. The OP just used it to describe a goofy little scene of a guy tripping and falling on top of his friend. So how can we take the term seriously when REAL sexual assault happens in this world?
These girls toss about these terms because they think it makes them sound smart. However, it actually makes them sound foolish. Worse, comments like that are bad for our society because it cheapens the very definition of what true sexual assault means. Her comment was also offensive because it cheapens the definition of predatory pedophiles.
Nothing in this show fits the description of a creepy older man acting as a predator. Just as nothing in this show fits the description of sexual assault. These are serious terms and should only be used in serious cases. Otherwise, it is disrespectful to both true victims of such crimes, as well as to the whole issue itself.
If you think it's creepy for a 28 year old and a legal 18 year old to date then it's your own personal hang-up, and not the problem of the people who created the show.
Moreover, the older guy is not portrayed as chasing the younger one, nor even grooming the younger one. To the contrary, he's doing everything in his power to avoid the younger guy -- despite the fact that it's perfectly legal to date the younger guy.
It would be legal in Japan where the age of consent is as low as 13 with parental permission, and 16 to 17 without parental permission. It would also be legal in my own country, the USA, where the age of consent is as low as 16 in some states, and 18 overall. If one is considered an adult who can go to war at 18, and kill and die in foreign lands, then they are certainly old enough to give consent, right?
So most logical people consider 18-year-olds to be young adults who can make these decisions on their own. Hence, the relationship in this show is only creepy in the mind of a sexual puritan. But it's not a problem in the legal world, nor in the normal world of logical, tolerant people. You see, the fans of this show are logical, tolerant people.
Am I the only one seeing the sexual tension when Shin was touching Akira's cheek ? I love it! Akira was attracted…
Oh, for real! I mean, he almost kissed Shin in this episode! He even dreamed about Shin! Of course, he is in such denial that the dream made Shin the aggressor, but he still had a dream with Shin kissing his neck.
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It usually shows up on Billibi and Dramacool at around 1:00 pm East Coast Time here in the USA. But it's 11:00 pm and it has still not aired.
The definition of "trope" is a recurring figurative element in a work of fiction. For instance, if characters are always wearing blue pj's with white piping as they are in both Cherry Magic and Senpai, blue pj's would become a BL trope because they are one simple thing. But when the entire situation surrounding the blue pjs' has been replicated (ie, missing the train, sleeping at a colleague's, needing a shower, being startled and smitten at the sight of the of the blue pj's), no, that is not called a "trope." That is called ripping off a scene from another show.
Cherry Magic:
When Adachi sleeps over Kurosawa's house one night after missing all the trains home, he takes a shower and borrows Kurosawa's blue pj's. When he exists the bathroom, he looks so damn cute in the borrowed pj's that Kurosawa is startled and stares a moment at his beloved.
Senpai, Danjite Koidewa:
When Kaneda sleeps over Yanase's house one night after missing all the trains home, he takes a shower and borrows Yanase's blue pj's. When he exists the bathroom, he looks so damn cute in the borrowed pj's that Yanase is startled and stares a moment at his beloved.
But then she posted a 2nd comment saying that Ep 4 presented "assault as fluffy." Now, come on, Minato tripping and falling on top of Shin was far -- far! -- from sexual assault. Next thing we know such people will be saying that bumping into somebody in a crowded elevator is sexual assault.
In short, I am offended by the OP's using such terminology lightly. I see this constantly nowadays and it's problematic, so I called her out on it.
Man, Shin has got that Death Stare down! He first gave it in Ep 3 when he met Asuka at that shop, and Asuka teased him about whether or not he and Minato were dating. Then he gave the Death Stare to Asuka a couple more times when Asuka teased him about Minato. Then, oh yea, he gave a killer Death Stare to that teacher at the end of Ep 4! Sure, it's a Death Stare. But it's also inspired by love for Minato. So let's just call it "Shin's Death Stare of Love!"
That sort of relationship is all about power, with one person being on top who, literally, instructs the younger one. The younger one, meanwhile, becomes like a servant who listens to everything his "master" says. This makes the whole thing fucked up.
But if you're an 18 year old who wants to date some ordinary guy in your neighborhood who happens to be 10 years older, it's different. If it's just some guy who owns a laundromat and with whom you have great chemistry, then why not?
I think the biggest conflict is that the 28 year old has had responsibilities such as running a business, paying rent, bills, and worrying about these kinds of adult issues, while the 18 year old's biggest responsibilities so far has been turning in homework on time, LOL. That would be a conflict. But that's not a moral conflict. It's more of a lifestyle difference.
Lifestyle differences are something they'd have to iron out in the initial stages of dating, which is what all couples who have age differences have to do.
I put him at 28 because in the first episode he told Shin that he graduated high school 10 years ago. I thought that if he was 18, he'd be 28 now. But he might even be younger, because some kids are 17 when they graduate, meaning 10 years later he could be 27.
However, the OP did not present this notion in a rational manner as you did. She came off like an uptight church lady saying that the character was not only "creepy," but had also "assaulted" the teenager in ep 4. I react strongly whenever girls start sprinkling their comments with politically loaded jargon such as "sexual assault."
In 90% of the cases, it does not apply to the situation at hand and, hence, cheapens true cases of sexual assault. Hell, nobody even pays attention anymore when they hear that term because it's used so widely that it's become meaningless. The OP just used it to describe a goofy little scene of a guy tripping and falling on top of his friend. So how can we take the term seriously when REAL sexual assault happens in this world?
These girls toss about these terms because they think it makes them sound smart. However, it actually makes them sound foolish. Worse, comments like that are bad for our society because it cheapens the very definition of what true sexual assault means. Her comment was also offensive because it cheapens the definition of predatory pedophiles.
Nothing in this show fits the description of a creepy older man acting as a predator. Just as nothing in this show fits the description of sexual assault. These are serious terms and should only be used in serious cases. Otherwise, it is disrespectful to both true victims of such crimes, as well as to the whole issue itself.
Moreover, the older guy is not portrayed as chasing the younger one, nor even grooming the younger one. To the contrary, he's doing everything in his power to avoid the younger guy -- despite the fact that it's perfectly legal to date the younger guy.
It would be legal in Japan where the age of consent is as low as 13 with parental permission, and 16 to 17 without parental permission. It would also be legal in my own country, the USA, where the age of consent is as low as 16 in some states, and 18 overall. If one is considered an adult who can go to war at 18, and kill and die in foreign lands, then they are certainly old enough to give consent, right?
So most logical people consider 18-year-olds to be young adults who can make these decisions on their own. Hence, the relationship in this show is only creepy in the mind of a sexual puritan. But it's not a problem in the legal world, nor in the normal world of logical, tolerant people. You see, the fans of this show are logical, tolerant people.