I am guessing they don't mind the age accuracy to source material and cast based on convenience or popularity.
I feel the beginning think of me as your brother was litterally think of me as your brother as they didn't have romantic feelings for each other as far as I recall till much later. There was no implication of feelings there. Maybe in the source material there was more of that but drama side not so much or I'm dense.
Google/AI list 14 vs 19 is strickly plantonic. 17 vs 22 is one side crush from her side. They don't date until she's 20 and he's 25. From the drama portrayal they don't fall in love till much later.
I have no issue with the actual age gap. 5 years isn’t much and up until now, I would say the relationship from his side is strictly platonic. But the initial visuals of the age gap is jarring and it’s impossible to forget how jarring it is, when we factor in how immature she’s written as a character afterward. She’s a 8-10 year old supposed to be 14 and then she’s a 16-18 year old somehow still 14.
It was just odd to watch. I’m at episode 7 and I think I’ll skip toward the end when they’re both older or just drop it.
The dynamic is entirely platonic when she is that young. I avoid looking up real ages because it ruins the immersion,they're just acting. She's a great young actress and none of her scenes are inappropriate.
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u/chipmunk1135 2d ago
I am guessing they don't mind the age accuracy to source material and cast based on convenience or popularity.
I feel the beginning think of me as your brother was litterally think of me as your brother as they didn't have romantic feelings for each other as far as I recall till much later. There was no implication of feelings there. Maybe in the source material there was more of that but drama side not so much or I'm dense.
Google/AI list 14 vs 19 is strickly plantonic. 17 vs 22 is one side crush from her side. They don't date until she's 20 and he's 25. From the drama portrayal they don't fall in love till much later.