So I’m housesitting/dogsitting and the first channel on the TV when I turned it on is a channel that streams old anime, I guess. I never bothered to change it since I always just airplay videos from my phone, but today I left it playing normally for background noise. The current anime playing is City Hunter and I noticed the main character is a HUGE pervert. In the beginning of an episode he literally steals and revels in a pile of girls bras and underwear.

I’ve grown up seeing these types of characters in every anime I’ve watched but I guess I’m a little put off by the fact that it goes farther back than my era. Pervert characters have always bothered me, even when I was younger and less aware, and I know they’re supposed to be comedic relief but I have a hard time finding the comedy in sexual harassment. Some even go as far as sexual assault. They are so common and also happen to be part of the main cast which, for me, makes it so much worse. One Piece is a show I had to stop watching because of Sanji, I had other issues too but he was a big contributor.

Does anyone know why these characters are so prevalent?

    • PolandIsAStateOfMind
      41·
      2 years ago

      Yeah i know, we can discuss who make worst Anime, but he make undisputably best ones.

      • Ayjan Ibrahimov @lemmy.ml
        3·
        2 years ago

        Edit : ( if you see more response of mine just ignore them it was me trying to say the same thing i was saying but it have some errors and i deleted it to correct my writings ) .

        Yeah i know ☺️ . But let me tell you my beloved comrade . I never intended to harm no ones feelings i just honestly don’t like anime of that type and that is how i criticize that type of anime only , i don’t mean to hate on Comrades who like it . By the way . I even time to time i watch them too sometimes 😆 . and sorry for putting the meme . I know it was not my intention to offend or insult , it was just to criticize but in a humorous way , not to make fun of Comrades who watch it . again , i too watch them sometimes . ❤️

        • PolandIsAStateOfMind
          51·
          2 years ago

          No problem, i just find the usual anime haters on the internet exactly as obnoxious as weebs so i usualy mock them. Can’t they just instead hate baroque like everyone should smh ;)