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StormxNightmare said: Gallyleo said: Sure, just blatantly ignore all the BL series and movies coming out in Japan to fit your agenda... Just because western media is chained by Twitter mobs' demands in a way that they can only make straight white people into villains anymore, doesn't mean that Japan should follow suit and stop their creators from expressing themselves freely. There are good and evil people in every class, race, sexual orientation and nationality, and there's nothing wrong in expressing that in media. Get tf over yourself. Name a single non-villain, non-creepy gay anime character who isn't from a BL anime. Yeah, there are barely any and they pale in comparison to the evil-gay-stereotype. Adam wouldn't even be a "straight, white" villain if he wasn't gay coded. He's japanese for all we know. And he can be a gay villain, it's just disappointing that that's nearly the only way gay characters are ever portrayed in non BL anime. The episode was great as always. Adam is a great villain so far imo. I understand that people are upset about Reki's treatment tho, he's kinda like a punching bag to make Langa seem better ^^' Well, Bulat from Akame Ga Kill, confirmed as gay but still a normal cool guy (acutally my favorite character from the anime). Not a villain. Not creepy. Just a strong fighter and cool aniki that happens to be gay |
DontgiveupFeb 2, 2021 5:22 PM
Dontgiveup said: StormxNightmare said: Name a single non-villain, non-creepy gay anime character who isn't from a BL anime. Yeah, there are barely any and they pale in comparison to the evil-gay-stereotype. Adam wouldn't even be a "straight, white" villain if he wasn't gay coded. He's japanese for all we know. And he can be a gay villain, it's just disappointing that that's nearly the only way gay characters are ever portrayed in non BL anime. The episode was great as always. Adam is a great villain so far imo. I understand that people are upset about Reki's treatment tho, he's kinda like a punching bag to make Langa seem better ^^' Well, Bulat from Akame Ga Kill, confirmed as gay but still a normal cool guy (acutally my favorite character from the anime). Not a villain. Not creepy. Just a strong fighter and cool aniki that just happens to be gay True, he's a great example :) |
There's no possible way you can steal my heart    I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy |
| I'm honestly a bit shocked that so many people in-world like Adam as much as they do. Yeah, he's killer at skateboarding, no doubt about that! But what a creepy, uncomfortable dickwad. |
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| It's interesting to see so many viewers consider a character's worth by how much they're 'winning'.. |
| [quote=StormxNightmare message=61890357][quote=Dontgiveup message=61890091] StormxNightmare said: Gallyleo said: Sure, just blatantly ignore all the BL series and movies coming out in Japan to fit your agenda... Just because western media is chained by Twitter mobs' demands in a way that they can only make straight white people into villains anymore, doesn't mean that Japan should follow suit and stop their creators from expressing themselves freely. There are good and evil people in every class, race, sexual orientation and nationality, and there's nothing wrong in expressing that in media. Get tf over yourself. Name a single non-villain, non-creepy gay anime character who isn't from a BL anime. Yeah, there are barely any and they pale in comparison to the evil-gay-stereotype. Adam wouldn't even be a "straight, white" villain if he wasn't gay coded. He's japanese for all we know. And he can be a gay villain, it's just disappointing that that's nearly the only way gay characters are ever portrayed in non BL anime. The episode was great as always. Adam is a great villain so far imo. I understand that people are upset about Reki's treatment tho, he's kinda like a punching bag to make Langa seem better ^^' WTF is queer/gay coded? |
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Nagadir-chan said: WTF is queer/gay coded? The subtextual portrayal of a queer/gay character in the media whose identity is not explicitly confirmed within canon. Or simply: implied to be gay/queer (like Adam is extremely affectionate/touchy towards Langa). |
There's no possible way you can steal my heart I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy |
StormxNightmare said: Nagadir-chan said: WTF is queer/gay coded? The subtextual portrayal of a queer/gay character in the media whose identity is not explicitly confirmed within canon. Or simply: implied to be gay/queer (like Adam is extremely affectionate/touchy towards Langa). So affectionate, touchy males are always implied to be gays or is it just stereotyping? Are there no straight males which are flamboyant/affectionate/touchy? Or when this type of males appears it is immediately assumed he is gay/queer? Just asking. I usually love these kind of characters and Adam so far is best thing in this anime. |
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Nagadir-chan said: So affectionate, touchy males are always implied to be gays or is it just stereotyping? Are there no straight males which are flamboyant/affectionate/touchy? Or when this type of males appears it is immediately assumed he is gay/queer? Just asking. I usually love these kind of characters and Adam so far is best thing in this anime. Hm, no I wouldn't say that. The reason I'd describe Adam as gay/queer coded is that he pretty much embodies the "predetory gay" stereotype (tall & muscular, stronger than the male character he's interested in/obsessed with, touches others without consent and so on). Not every affectionate male or flamboyant male has to be gay/queer ofc! I personally wouldn't really call characters that act like that torwards their friends gay coded for example. There's also nothing wrong with liking characters like Adam, you like what you like ^^ |
There's no possible way you can steal my heart I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy |
StormxNightmare said: Nagadir-chan said: So affectionate, touchy males are always implied to be gays or is it just stereotyping? Are there no straight males which are flamboyant/affectionate/touchy? Or when this type of males appears it is immediately assumed he is gay/queer? Just asking. I usually love these kind of characters and Adam so far is best thing in this anime. Hm, no I wouldn't say that. The reason I'd describe Adam as gay/queer coded is that he pretty much embodies the "predetory gay" stereotype (tall & muscular, stronger than the male character he's interested in/obsessed with, touches others without consent and so on). Not every affectionate male or flamboyant male has to be gay/queer ofc! I personally wouldn't really call characters that act like that torwards their friends gay coded for example. There's also nothing wrong with liking characters like Adam, you like what you like ^^ Oh... interesting... Knowing how people reacts to certain things or what they expect or what gets on their nerves, what are exact stereotypes with different things. Just taking inspirational notes =) |
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| I never knew a skating anime can be so terrifying and awesome... |
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| Lol. For a show about skating, this is starting to feel a lot like NTR. Hopefully they don't take it too far. |
| authors write gay coded villains because it works. its an easy way to make fujoshis watch your show. and like it or not, authors DO want to win the attention of fujoshi audience. |
| Damn Adam, littering on the skate track? His evil knows no bounds. Watching this race almost felt like reading a mind break doujin wtf |
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eqorio said: just me or ADAM is giving me very much DIO from jjba vibes your not the only one seeing and feeling it! It was too good u can't take your eyes off of him! Damn you Adam!!! |
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| Wow Adam is on a completely different level than the other skaters. Also damn Reki has been completely crushed, wonder how many bones he broke. |
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Man, an intense race. Loved all the style and effort the put in the race. Hopefully Reki is okay. Wonder what Adam will do to Langa. |
| Adam is one crazy mofo. Guess hes too pent up from his aunts. Rip Reki |
| I wasn't expecting Reki to win at this point. This is like going up against Gades in Lufia II for the first time. You just aren't powerful enough. Adam is truly evil. Reki is in rough shape, and now Langa has to face him. Will be able to fare better? |
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| Adam looks like a maniac! He's so creepy!!!!!! Reki is weak, it's a bad thing to challenge Adam! He's like fighting a big boss while he's still a newbie >,< |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| Adam wants to destroy his opponents, it's not a skating race anymore it's a murder attempt... xD it's sad for Reki, but now Langa will have to revenge him against Adam I suppose |
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| This episode is so good. We can see the tension, the smile under the tension, and friendship from it, which makes it easy for you to enter the competitive and confrontational atmosphere. The artwork is excellent, the action is smooth, and the character design is perfect. Reki has a high EQ, and he's very careful and considerate. Langa is very decisive and straightforward. Miya is cute. And Shadow, I thought he was a mob role, but I didn't expect him to have many parts in the show. His character is also very cute, and he feels like a reliable uncle when he's not skateboarding. Adam is creepier than expected, and with Koyasu's voice, it feels like "it's not unusual for the character to do such a thing." The time when Adam and Reki skateboarded together is really crazy and exciting. If it were me in that situation, I would have been scared crazy! Anyway, it was a wonderful process! Reki is just an ordinary person who loves skateboarding, so normally he couldn't win, but he used the extra skill in the competition, which shows his efforts and determination not to give up! Thanks to Bones' superb artstyle and performance and the excellent voice acting of Reki, I was able to feel the "horror and excitement" in such an "immersive" way, with a strong sense of immersion! |
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| I came back to rewatch this episode dubbed and just.... ADAM. *CHEF'S KISS* The voice actor is SO extra I LOVE it. |
| Oh, Adam is quite dangerous. I wonder what's going to happend to Langa now. |
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| Starting with the opening and VA, Adam giving unmistakable Dio vibes. Hype episode. |
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| This was the best episode so far |
| I'm really loving this show so far three episodes in and everything about this anime is awesome and Finally, my boy is getting some spotlight for Reki .but something tells me he is gonna lose in the match against Adam AKA (DIO) Overall 8 Out of 10 |
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| Another initial D scenes nice |
| Adam's a fucking lunatic. He's not even a likeable lunatic. Just a lunatic. He reminds of Hisoka from HxH. But, Hisoka's likeable, hell, he's loveable! |
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| ADAM definitely is in a tier of his own, at least Reki didn't give up midway through the race there despite being outclassed. |
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| Right into the drama and suspense at the start. Nice to get to know Joe a bit better and I'm very curious about his and Cherry Blossom's history with Adam. Miya's helping, awww. Good god, I laugh so hard at this, a few hilarious moments: -Shadow at his day job and his flower car -The guys at the burger joint fighting while Langa just eats away nonplused Adam's skating is so intense. That whole scene was amazing. I'm betting Langa's going to try and go uphill. |
| Adam.... You are just a huge pervert... |
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| I wish they bring more attention to Reki tho cause he makes those cool skateboards for Langa and plus he's he protag he should have some time to shine. |
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