Off-Topic

The women of the Naruto world continue to go unsatisfied.

I've pointed my finger at you, I've groaned, I've cursed you, and I've even dropped series because of you. I've said to myself, "a heterosexual high school boy having zero interest in the female form is impossible." Whenever I would see you throwing attractive girls off of you as they try to make out with you, I would remember my high school days and just not get the joke. I'd call you insane. It was impossible. I had an easier time believing that a character like Sasuke from Naruto could spit fire out of his eye and summon monster shields by flapping his hands around than suspending my disbelief that at the height of his sexual prime and with his hormones raging, he would turn down a fun and guilt-free time with Karin. But, my eyes have been opened.

This is actually a simulation of real world events.

According to a survey conducted by the Japan Family Planning Association, 36% of males aged 16 to 19 reported that they had "no interest" in sex, with some going as far as to say that they "despised" it. For women aged 16 to 19 the numbers were at a staggering 59%. All of this time I've thought that this was just some weird and bizarro take on teen life but low and behold, this is actually an incredibly accurate portrayal of the mindset of Japanese teens.

So, I'd like to formally apologize to you. I don't like to make fun of people for cultural differences and that's exactly what I've been doing. I'm Sorry. Honto ni Gomen-nasai... mooshiwake arimasen.

Interesting to hear.

Due to stereotypically displayed Japanese culture, their stated opinion isn't entirely unexpected. If not entirely accurate. Admittedly, I know nothing about Japanese culture, but it's typically represented with strict disciplinary structure, strong adherence to tradition, and possibly as a byproduct, very limited tolerance of social deviancy (i.e. 'free will'). Social deviancy also probably including intercourse that would not be advantageous to the participants family. So while that may not be how it is today, authors of such manga typically represent what should be a 'right and proper' Japanese males response to forward sexual aggression from the opposing gender. Which is what a lot of male's, regardless of actual opinion, would answer to. Same with females.

@PenguinDust said:

Anyway, I've always understood that there are two avenues that anime creators are allowed to take when dealing with harems. The boy keeps rejecting all the girls in love with him or the boy is perversely persistent with all the females in his circle and they violently reject him (while secretly being attracted to him). If everyone in the group is consensual, then you've got a hentai or a Utah cult. There's no tension or drama under those circumstances...

Can't say I agree with that in the least. I'd actually go as far as to say that the best ones for tension and drama are ones where there are male-female relationships and not just some dude acting like he hates the idea of physical contact with a woman. Most harems are a weird thing where it's allegedly about relationships but there is no relationship established until (based off of a 13 episode series) the last episode or the one before it.

So let me try and understand this....

Your issue was the interpretation of how Japanese men and women interest each other in the form of sex.

More Japanese men want sex, while less women want sex.

Your issue is that anime interprets it the opposite, with the women wanting the sex, and the men not wanting it.

Is that it? Cuz if not, I'm kinda confused.

EDIT: and even in the video. 36% of men don't want sex. Still means 64% do.

Now, maybe I'm getting this wrong.

The anime interprets the men of the same age not interested in sex. So by that number, they use it to interpret the same with the real men in Japan who don't want sex. Is that it?

The men are passive in real life, and so they are passive in anime. While the women are strong and active in real life, they are strong and active in the anime as well.

Is that what the interpretation was supposed to be? I'm a little lost.

Also, the WHY is the factor. Why would they not want sex? Is the anime like a "drug" to them? I mean, that's a bad way to think that anime is a drug to them, but is it true? Are they more focused on fictional characters rather than real women? If so, then that is completely wrong and their needs to be adjustments to the anime. If it's causing a major decrease in population and possibly extinction due to them not procreating, then the anime needs to stop there, or at least be monitored. If it's fixation on a fake character, then Houston.... we gotta big problem....

@PenguinDust said:

@Sonata: You think that's bad. In Thailand, they're marrying the dead.

Seriously? Do you have a link or something?

@MrDirector786 said:

@PenguinDust said:

@Sonata: You think that's bad. In Thailand, they're marrying the dead.

Seriously? Do you have a link or something?

There was a pic posted....

@justanormalguy said:

[deadly serious reply to a joke thread about apologizing to people who don't even exist]

Why were my posts to destiny deleted....? o.O