[ SECRET POST #4045 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4045 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

Not sure if this will make you feel better, but in one of the largest anime discussion boards in my country, largely populated by guys, it's basically accepted as an ongoing joke that Naruto/Sasuke is canon. I actually don't know where I was going with that lol.

Also I feel like Japan seems less strict on student/teacher relationships, even if it's still frowned upon. Two movies about student/teacher relationships were released during year end last year, and it also feels like a common theme in Japanese TV dramas. Most of them actually seem like they're potraying the couple as "not that bad, just misguided and in love" too, which grosses me out but w/e, that's another story. But basically, if Naruto was female, I feel like the writers actually wouldn't be against it...which, eww.

[(Anonymous)]

There are a lot of weird and bad relationship dynamics that anime (and to some extent, Japan) seems to give a pass to. Like in Cardcaptor Sakura, Sakura's mother wed the student teacher 9 years older than her when she was 1 and he was 25. Then one of Sakura's elementary school classmates receives a promise ring from their teacher and everyone acts like it's so cute and fluffy as opposed to inappropriate and predatory. That's a cute fluffy anime and it's still problematic as hell. And let's not even start on the incest.

Anyway, now that you mention it, it's funny that we didn't get any student/sensei matches from that whole mess that is Naruto.

[(Anonymous)]

when she was how old now

[(Anonymous)]

DA. She was sixteen.

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I started watching the new Cardcaptor Sakura series recently, and it's interesting how Rika (the elementary classmate) is the only character to have been quietly put on a bus and written out of the new story.

[(Anonymous)]

That's actually most likely because the voice actress of the character is dead. :( They brought back the entire old cast to voice all the characters, so writing the character out is their way of paying respect instead of recasting.

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I know this is a super-late next day post, but fuck, I didn't know that. :( I just assumed it was for other reasons. I feel terrible now.

[(Anonymous)]

More like they have a bigger divide between fiction and reality. As far as I can tell, Japan's fairly conservative in the day to day and an actual teacher/student relationship wouldn't fly.

[(Anonymous)]

I mean, in terms of emotional depth and complexity NaruSasu is the main ship of the series. I don't even like it and... yeah, wow. It's right there to see.

Japan IRL is not accepting of such relationships at all. But in media, it's a fantasy, and Japan is more willing to go places with the fantasy of dynamics that are frowned on IRL than a lot of Western media is without harping on how terrible and awful it is.

[(Anonymous)]

Japan is definitely less caring about the student/teacher thing

Like, rereading some mainstream things now (like Fruits Basket) I'm surprised how big of a thing it was.

And in Naruto, I can only read KakaSaku BECAUSE he never really taught her stuff. So it's like a work-around of my squick.

[(Anonymous)]

KakaSaku is DEFINITELY made easier because he never really taught her anything, I agree!

[(Anonymous)]

Wasn't there a gag like this in the manga as well? Kakashi says he's starting to like Naruto (impressed that he was doing well) and Naruto freaks out because he thinks he's hitting on him. In the movie, if I remember correctly, others comment how close they are and Naruto freaks out while Kakashi chases after him.

If anything it's like Naruto protest too much. Always did think Naruto was more into Sasuke than he ever was with any girl lmao.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not even that into Naruto anymore and I find myself disappointed :(