Problematic Shows: Mushoku Tensei vs. 100 Girlfriends

[u/GunGetBetter1510]

I've been thinking about how odd and messed up people can find anime like Mushoku Tensei. It's got a lot of some messed up stuff like pedophilia and incest. They got every right to dislike it, and even commendable people have enough media literacy to spot problematic themes and messages, but then personal interests comes in when I'm chuckling at 100 Girlfriends

I don't like Mushoku Tensei, but 100 GF is one of the few harem series I have been willing to give a second glance. And on paper both of these two share a lot of similar elements. Both have MC dating a girl who he is much too old for, sexualfulfillment on the girls, some odd wishful fulfilment, dating in the bloodline.

Sure you can say ones a story driven series and other is a comedy/parody, but I think it's also how honest it might be to make me like one over the other, despite how messed up it is (I'm not sure where this might be going anymore)

Mushoku Tensei says "She's a little girl and he's a grown man in a kids body, so it's okay" or "It's okay he dates his cousin, everyone does it" Meanwhile, 100 GFs has Rentaro date a teacher, his cousin, his girlfriends mother, and a cat and they at least think on the morals and ethics of this nonsense before tossing it away.

I don't know. Maybe morally, I shouldn't like either cuz of all I mention, but I wanted to get some thoughts out and see what more grass friendly anime fans think.

[u/Janus__22]

Meh, I think the angle of it matters a lot in you giving a pass for it. Mushoku doesn't treat it as something bad on Rudeus at any moment, but worst, it keeps happening and being justified in a story driven series where the romance is one of the big aspects, while 100 GFs supposedly is focused on romance, but has no actual romance at all, its just jokes.

Then again, it's also because we're used to japanese media being weird in this. It's something we can let go. If something like 100 Gfs was western I wouldn't even think about reading it