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PaperclipPerfector  5mo ago (text post)   3538 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for July 25, 2025

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Just got to the second episode of Madocka magica, and while the premise is interesting and the art is cool, I can definitely see the anime-to-pedo pipeline if this is one of the most popular animes out there.

The covert sexualization of middle school aged girls is uhh.... concerning.

Very interested to hear what you think of episode 3 and following...

Hah I had to stop midway through ep 3. Not because of the sexualization necessarily just a sort of 'what am I doing here' type moment. I find it increasingly hard to 'waste' time nowadays.

Thomas the entire forum got together and discussed it, you need to finish episode 3.

Alright screw it I had a few glasses of wine at my friend's baby's baptism, I'm going in.

Go ahead and finish episode 3; it has a real bite to it.

The three episode rule was largely established in response to Madoka.

just a sort of 'what am I doing here'

Finish Episode 3. Don't lose your head.

You really should finish episode 3. I nope'd out maybe 15 minutes into ep 1 the first time I tried to watch it, and then came back a few months later and decided to give it another go. end of ep 3 is where the preflight checklist is complete and takeoff is acheived.

Japanese pop culture may not be for you, unfortunately.

(Although, it should be pointed out, there is an entire subgenre of shows/games/books that feature, well, all-male casts, if you'd prefer that...)

I've watched a lot of anime before, most of it isn't this bad tbh. I'm surprised this one is so popular def concerning to me. Also the fact that there's a stay at home dad with a girlboss mom gives me the ick.

But hey I'm still watching it, so...

I'm reasonably confident there isn't actually an anime to pedo pipeline. Japan just has... different standards.

Also, Madoka? I don't recall seeing anything out of the ordinary there.

Ok as of the second episode I'm changing covert to overt.

For one there are constant close ups of the girls legs in short skirts, and their bosoms. There is a whole thing where the two middle school aged girls are implied to have had sex or at least made out together which is why the other girl is a third wheel. The constant fan servicey outfits and things where guns fall out of the older girl's skirt as she lifts it up, etc etc.

You aren't convincing me this isn't just different standards, lol. Well I suppose it is but it's a standard I oppose. That being said I do like anime and have watched a good bit of it but this sort of stuff turns me off. I'm probably going to try and finish the show though we'll see.

You had me questioning whether or not we watched the same show for a second there. Granted, it's been quite a while.

There is a whole thing where the two middle school aged girls are implied to have had sex or at least made out together which is why the other girl is a third wheel

If you're talking about this, Hitomi's just being stupid about it, and this is a meme for a reason. Also, I hate to break this to you, but 14 year olds do know what lesbians are, and if the mere mention of [a character that age considers that a half-reasonable explanation in the absence of other evidence] is salacious pedo-bait then I really don't understand what wouldn't be.

and their bosoms

What bosoms? Most of the girls are relatively flat; the only real exception to that is Mami, and I guess Sayaka's chestplate makes them look a bit bigger. As for the skirts, yes, drawing your attention to that part of the inner thigh is the reason people use that outfit.

Well I suppose it is but it's a standard I oppose.

Wait, you really think a 'sexuality' predicated on a lack of secondary sexual characteristics would be... enticed by outfits meant to accentuate them? That doesn't make much logical sense to me.

Instead, I think this is just your normal adult woman fetish being activated in a way you're uncomfortable with/not used to and being Very Concerned about it.

I believe Mami is a year or two older than the rest, acting as the mom of the group. Little surprise she's got big honkers,during adolescence those can come out fast.

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