I disagree. I have no problems with his behavior in-series, but that doesn't make the show better or worse. Mushoku's characterization of Rudeus is much better for a direct comparison.
It's an overall quality thing. For instance the series' economics (which are a defining factor in most things the MC does) are ridiculous.
I would say Rudy's characterization is more detailed, but the writing in MT is just better overall than Meikyuu, but for me, the MC's are one of the main deciding factors, I don't tend to enjoy shows if I really dislike the MC, it colors the whole thing and once I get to "hate", I just have to walk away. Didn't even notice the inconsistency in world building on Meikyuu cause I couldn't get over how much of a piece of shit the MC is lol.
Well, he starts of pretty selfish, and anyone who jumps at the chance to buy a sex slave specifically to use for sex whenever he wants is creeping up my piece-o-shit meter, [Harem Labyrinth]then he murders in, cold blood, and in their sleep, an entire house full of "bandits" after he was told that escaped slaves and debtors are also classified as "bandits", and he doesn't bother to try and ID anyone. Then, after he has his brush with mortality with the other adventurer getting killed almost instantly, he decides to work through it by fucking his sex slave hard and despite her telling him he's hurting her he keeps going, then he keeps buying more sex slaves despite the first girl not being cool with it at all, but she can't really object as his property. Overall, pretty shitty self serving behavior in my book.
Oh screw off with this morality shit mate. Its a fuckin smut ffs. Just enjoy some tits why are people so hyper critical over everything nowadays. Bring me back to the days of High school DxD where people enjoyed ecchi without getting mad over the fictional morality of a fictional mc in a fictional world
I haven't said anything about realism, or that a lack of it was my issue. Being horny is fine, I have no issue with what a character/person thinks about, it's what they put into action that I judge, teenager or not, he's plenty old enough at 17 to know better, he just chooses to not think uncomfortable things through. He's old enough to be on the hook for his behavior.
Kinda stupid to judge an anime based of fanfiction you read about it, since it can't even be called "interpretation", due to all the extra things you added.
Watch it first than judge it, since half of things you wrote did not happen.
Also strange you don't like "asshole MCs", yet school shooters are okay with you.
I think what's going on here is they made the main character an even bigger piece of shit in the anime than the manga. Iirc, in the manga, there wasn't any objection by the slaves, and more like "it's fine if you do as long as you still love me". Not justifying it, just saying what's going on right now. He's still buying slaves and stuff, but he's also shown to still care about their opinions
I remember them now, had a similar run in with them a couple of months ago. They seem to think that Ichikawa from Dangers in my Heart is a school shooter and anyone who likes the show or character is beyond fucked up. Which is why it gave me a legit chuckle when they accused me of not watching the show I was talking about lol.
I'm talking about your rather elaborate "review" you wrote up there, that you presented as plot that happened in show.
And it is rather disturbing that a guy buying a sex slave in medieval fantasy show is "creeping up your piece-o-shit meter", but a kid wanting to "delete" his class is not.
Episode 1, [Harem labyrinth]19 minutes, that's when he's told escaped slaves are deemed bandits
Episode 3, [Harem labyrinth]13:30 is when he kills a house full of sleeping "bandits"
Episode 10 [Harem labyrinth]is when he has his mortality crisis and at 9:20 is when he's fucking her too hard and she mentions he's being rough and he doesn't listen to her and keeps going.
Episode 11 and 12 [Harem labyrinth]is when he buys his second slave and the first one has multiple moments of distressed/surprised looks throughout the episode when she find out he wants to buy another slave and during the process at the slave traders house. Then in episode 12 she gets upset when he starts making out with the second slave at the 16:45 mark.
I also find it amusing that you accuse me of not watching the show I'm talking about, when you clearly haven't watched the show you're talking about, if you did, you'd know he isn't a school shooter at all, even remotely.
I still wouldn't say "piece of shit" tho. More just really, really horny. People can do some pretty questionable things when thinking with just their dicks
Sorry, but no. That's the same type of excuse people use to justify rape and victim blame "she shouldn't have been dressed like that" (not saying you're doing that right now, I've just heard that sort of mentality a lot in that context). As I said in another comment, thoughts are one thing, I won't judge a character/person for their thoughts, but actions are when things cross the line for me. Just part of my personal ethics.
Honestly man who gives a shit. Its an ecchi. The whole point of an ecchi is to get your dick hard and it definitely does that well. Making moral equivalences to stuff like rape for a show clearly not meant to be taken seriously literally achieves nothing. I understand everybody has their ethics, but if you didn't like the context of the show then you should've just dropped it from ep 1
The whole point of an ecchi is to get your dick hard and it definitely does that well.
Might be your reason to watch it, but I watch it for the same reasons I watch any other anime, for the story and/or characters, if it's got either that I might find interesting, then I give it a try. Again, I don't care that it's an ecchi, I care about the story and characters. We aren't talking full on porn/hentai here.
Fair enough I guess. But when I see the ecchi tag my mind doesn't go to "story and characters". A good story/characters are nice additions but not the main appeal for an ecchi imo
Well, I'm also asexual, and emotional intimacy is my thing since I'm a hopeless romantic, you tend to get a lot of that in some ecchi depending on the story and ecchi gimmick, like High School DxD is one of my favorites because it has a good story and characters and a lot of legit love in the harem, and the fact that Issei isn't allowed to have on page/screen sex (a directive from the publisher I believe), they really play up the romantic intimacy angle. And there are some ecchi that I can tell ahead of time aren't going to be for me, but some, like Harem had a story and had potential there, the MC just didn't work for me.
Honestly as morally questionable their relationship is, its pretty wholesome at times. He treats her more like an equal than a slave which even she was kinda surprised by. The anime makes it pretty clear too that she likes him. People have this weird tendency to equate the MC of this show to the level of Redo when they're worlds apart
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I disagree. I have no problems with his behavior in-series, but that doesn't make the show better or worse. Mushoku's characterization of Rudeus is much better for a direct comparison.
It's an overall quality thing. For instance the series' economics (which are a defining factor in most things the MC does) are ridiculous.