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Sexism in Anime/Manga, I Figured It Out

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We all know anime and manga has problems concerning the female image. I was reading a new manga series in Viz’s Shonen Jump called Noah’s Notes where the girl character had pink hair (of course), big breasts (complete with cleavage), and a short school girl skirt (with plenty of up-skirt shots of her ass). No underwear, just ass. Either she doesn’t wear any or she wears a g-string. She’s basically a thirteen year old boy’s wet dream. That got me thinking.

I can go on a rant about women being treating like sex objects and that it should stop, but I won’t. Maybe, just maybe, it shouldn’t stop! I propose an idea:

Create anime/manga studios, companies, and the like with the sole purpose of creating male objectified properties.

No, I’m not talking “girl’s anime or manga”. I’m talking the same types of series aimed at males with mostly female characters and a focus on buff guys with big dicks.

Here me out.

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Manga

How to Stop Demons Eating Humans (The Promised Neverland)

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You may be wondering why I called you demons here. No, not to be eaten. For centuries humans and demon achieved peace through the Promise. All demons stay in a separate world and us humans leave a bunch there for you to farm and eat like animals. We’re not proud of it, but it works. Never mind the fact its a completely immoral thing to do and we continue to do it; And, any society harboring a faction of compassion would call off the deal and blow the crap out of you.

What? We can let monsters farm human beings, but we can’t nuke the creatures that eat them? A biological weapon could work too. Seriously, what the fuck world leaders?!

*cough* Anyway, that’s why I’m here. I’d like to barter a new promise. The Don’t Ever Eat Humans Again Promise.

Woahwoahwoah! Before you kill me, let me tell you what you’d get in exchange. It’s a little creation we call…

Sugar!

Cake, cookies, pies, brownies, Twinkies. Ever heard of ice cream? It’s—get this—cold milk and sugar! It’s to die for. And, it’s all yours for absolutely nothing. But, wait, there’s more!

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Manga My Hero Academia

What’s La Brava’s Quirk? (My Hero Academia 177)

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But I’d settle for her phone number, hardy har har! Kidding. She’s…I think she’s an adult. Short women do exist, ya’ll. What did I want to talk about? Oh, yeah!

Will Deku win his fight against Gentle?

No. Well, I’m sure he’ll think of a way to keep or convince Gentle not to attack UA (possibly mentioning Eri). But, I’m talking about a throw down fight. Gentle seems like a character that’ll come back later in the series, so I don’t think he’s going to jail UNLESS it’s setting up him going to Tartarus. Deku doesn’t seem ready for Gentle. Brute force ain’t winning this fight.

Alright, see you! …hmm.

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Manga One Piece

Gone to Ship (One Piece Chapter 900)

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It ain’t over until the fat lady sings.

Once more, Big Mom has gotten a face full of creamy topping. The cake is a lying in the street, and the Yonkou ate it up and decided to drop some hot fire. Expect a remix featuring Bruno Mars next week.

Okay, so, Oven is one persistent appliance. He tried to cook the Fishmen Pirates and gave Big Mom’s flag ship the chance to go ham on the Thousand Sunny. Oh, and Germa 66 is getting their butts kicked. Boo freaking hoo (they deserve a beat down).
Back to Thousand Pieces—er—Thousand Sunny. Is it destroyed? Are the Straw Hats dead? Will Zoro become the Pirate King? Come down One Piece fans. The Straw Hats will survive…so will the Thousand Sunny.

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cartoon Dead video games

Carmen Sandiego Dead at 33

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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? I’ll tell where she isn’t, somewhere breathing. Carmen Sandiego, leader of V.I.L.E. (Villains’ International League of Evil), and world record holder for most frequent flier miles earned, died attempting to escape an underage child apparently working for a detective agency. Witnesses saw the woman running through the streets holding a Fabergé egg when she unexpectedly tripped and fell in the path of drunk roller bladers on their way to a Rockapella concert.

Police were baffled how she obtained the rare egg from the museum and, even more so, how she made it so far wearing high heels. Onlookers took photos of the deceased criminal’s trademark red trench coat, torn open, revealing a t-shirt with the words “What’s Crackalackin?” and booty shorts with stop signs on each cheek.

Sandiego’s funeral services will be held at a secret location accessed to anyone willing to travel the globe hunting for clues or reading spoilers on reddit. V.I.L.E. representatives are encouraging anyone attending to bring all their credit cards and bank statements for “special I.D. checks *coughcough*.” An investigation into ACME Detective Agency’s child labor hiring practices is currently underway.

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2D News Hunter x Hunter Manga

2D News: Hunter x Hunter’s 8,000th Named Character

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Chapter 378 will go down in history marking Hunter x Hunter’s 8,000th named character, breaking the record previous set by One Piece with a measly 6,889. The lucky 8,000th character is called Luini, a Heil-ly associate and voyeur extraordinaire.

In celebration, Shueisha held a Hunter x Hunter disco party outside their office. The event goers came dressed as their favorite characters, including, Gon, Killua, Leorio, and Kurapika. Hardcore fans showed up dressed as lesser known characters such as: Menchi, a Hunter examiner; Burnout, the sassy Heaven’s Arena’s Floor Master with a speech impediment; Dela, the alcoholic chimera ant; and Nog, Gon’s evil nen clone created by Ging’s petty ex-roommate.

Series creator, Yoshihiro Togashi, made a guest appearance between Playstation updates thanking his fans and announcing Hunter x Hunter going back on hiatus with a planned return some time mid 2027.

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Manga My Hero Academia

Hipster Hotline: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes isn’t the greatest thing since Bluetooth headphones, but it gets the job done.

Vigilantes is a more slice-of-life version of My Hero Academia taking place before the beginning of the main series. We follow Koichi AKA The Crawler and his friends, Pop Step and Knuckleduster, as they battle evil, but mostly do other stuff too.

The manga’s pacing is slow and the action doesn’t exactly draw you in. If you’re expecting bad-ass fights galore, this is not your manga. What it does is expand on the MHA universe. Koichi became a vigilante as a release to from the pressures of the world. Pop Step is a masked idol illegally using her quirk. And, Knuckleduster is DC’s Wildcat, basically. He’s an older guy on a mission who takes Koichi under his wing (whether he wants to or not).

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Manga My Hero Academia

Gentle and La Brava, The Perfect Tragedy (MHA)

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La Brava and Gentle. Gentle and La Brava. My Hero Academia’s villainous power couple. This week’s chapter we saw the two’s detailed plan for infiltrating UA Academy. They look so happy together.

…Gentle’s gonna die, isn’t he?

First thing’s first, their plan will probably go in the crapper because they explained it and you NEVER explain your plan in detail first. RIP Plan. I’d say there’s a good chance our Dynamic Duo will run into Momo or some other student from UA at the tea shop. Well, I’m sure they’ll figure something out and make it to the academy, albeit with more setbacks than first thought.

There’s a bigger issue concerning Gentle and La Brava. Chances are one or both of them is getting captured at the end of the arc. I just don’t see him escaping the academy.  At this point, I’m unsure if Gentle himself planned an escape. Attacking a superhero school is basically villain suicide, Gentle must know that. So why?

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cartoon Hipster Hotline

Hipster Hotline: Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears

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You know what? I miss Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears. I rarely think of it but I enjoyed watching it centuries ago.

DAGB tells the story of a small band of talking bears living in a forest believed to be nothing but legends. They meet a human boy, named Cavin who changes their lives forever.

After re-watching the first episode I realized the show aged well. I think I know why. DAGB is treated like an animated fairytale. It takes place in a medieval world comprising of Ogres, wizards, monsters, etc. And, it has a timeless feel. It’s not bogged down by pop culture references or 4th wall breaking. Good, well-written storytelling is all you need and DAGB delivers.

I’m a fan of kids show not talking down to their audience and I never felt that watching DAGB. Again, well-written, and we even get character development and overall story arcs. I love any episode having to do with Great Gummi magic or technology, makes the world feel lived in.

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cartoon Star Wars

Star Wars Rebels Finale (AKA Four Year Preview For New Series)

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It’s over, and I’m sad…Star Wars Rebels wasn’t better.

Rebels wasn’t the worst show ever, but being set in the Star Wars universe I had high expectations that weren’t met. The overall story was good. Season premieres and finales were nice and there were good episodes scattered in-between. But, so much of Star Wars Rebels felt mediocre. I watched because it was a Star Wars show more than anything else. That said, I’m glad I watched it but I’ll never watch the entire series again, just YouTube clips of favorite scenes.

Now, about that finale.

Honestly, wasn’t expecting much. My main reason watching was seeing how they wrap up Erza and Thrawn, two characters, by continuity standards, shouldn’t play an active role in the original trilogy. I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a good solution, taking them off the board (and out the galaxy) until after the Battle of Endor. From there, Disney is free to go nuts with the two and Ahsoka, another fan favorite too popular to die on a kid’s show.

Sabine spent all or most her time protecting Lothal, I’m cool with that

We knew Hera and Chopper were surviving, thanks to Rogue One and Forces of Destiny, passed Battle of Endor. No problems there. Oh? Hera’s got a kid and Kanan’s the father, how sweet.

What the hell, show!

No, you don’t. No. You. Do. Not!

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