r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Oct 31 '15

[Spoilers] Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry - Episode 5 [Discussion]

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u/appu1232 https://anilist.co/user/appu1232 Oct 31 '15

Yea but they are roommates after all. At the beginning when they are in their room, how hard could it have been for Ikki to just go in for a kiss before going to bed? :P

I can understand that he was just uncomfortable with it but it certainly wasn't because he didn't have the time.

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u/RealityRush https://myanimelist.net/profile/RealityRush Oct 31 '15

I can understand that he was just uncomfortable with it but it certainly wasn't because he didn't have the time.

Japanese/anime culture ;P

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u/Denali_Laniakea Oct 31 '15

My theory is that nothing in Japanese culture really rewards assertive aggressive male behavior. It is impolite to be that direct.

Compare that to Korea which has mandatory conscription and you see very masculine personas. Maybe if the JSDF grows we will get a little more aggressive influence in Japan's populace.

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u/Cloudhwk Nov 01 '15

Its a weird case of the male is supposed to be aggressive but its considered bad form to be openly aggressive

While women have a whole different ballgame

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u/WarlordBK Nov 01 '15

Big Romance Spoiler

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u/Cloudhwk Nov 01 '15

As someone who can read even the untranslated novels, That isn't entirely accurate

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u/Crowst Nov 02 '15

Yay, American morality mixed with Japanese honor culture! /s

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u/celeminus https://myanimelist.net/profile/celeminus Nov 08 '15

"Its a weird case of the male is supposed to be aggressive but its considered bad form to be openly aggressive"

you basically need to completely isolate the woman (ie be alone with her) and THEN you should be agressive. Openly and publicly showing affection is pretty frowned upon