| SMH at all the homophobes who think they aren't homophobes. There has been explicit heterosexuality in the show (strait kissing) and ya'll aren't mad about that, but you would drop it if it shows boys love? Maybe deal with your internalized homophobia. If you think dodging gay shit is hard, try dodging strait shit. I promise, you'll have it'll be a festival of suffering. @itcouldbedeep Why do you point out ace? Cherry Blossom's interest in tech? As an ace, I don't consider what I have seen satisfactory asexual representation. It actually seems like it might be poking fun at ace specs. Honestly, after 7 episodes, any of the characters could be ace. That's based on experience and understanding what it means to be ace. I'd be very happy to see good queer representation in this show. I think it could fit well with the story. It could be so beautiful. Plus, we deserve more queer rep. QUALITY queer rep. |
Ryuk is somewhat relatable |
| Alrigth calm down guys, the ones who said they will drop this, you're attracting very sensitive BL lovers by the looks of it. You know the deal, a cast mostly full of men and are getting along (As friends mind you) will always likely be deemed for BL...or Yaoi. As long as there is still awesome skating and comedy between the cast, what could go wrong. Not likely they would randomly turn the anime into romance genre and focus solely on that....I hope |
| "You can't spell slaughter without laughter". |
| If you look at what the director has done before this it is possible that this will turn into bl |
 _______I like rocks__  |
No, I'm just not sensitive enough to have a problem with two dudes being in love or kissing, lmao. It's the same as two girls or a heterosexual couple kissing/hugging/holding hands. It's not like there would be any sex scenes, so you shouldn't really find it "uncomfortable as fuck to watch" as long as your not a homophobe. @NihilisticAngst pretty much explained that to you already tho ^^ |
There's no possible way you can steal my heart    I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy |
| I think we need to stop making a big deal about these sort of things. There are gay characters but a real lack of anime where being gay is not the focus of that character. |
 |
| I don't think so. I just see series like this as the opposite side of the coin to, cute girls doing cute things anime. It's stylist boys, doing stylist things, or something like that. |
| “I just spent the last two years thinking that you guys knew more than me about life and I just found out that you guys are just as dumb as me.” “Duh-doy.” “Yeah, duh-doy.” |
I HOPE IT BECOMES A BL WOO I’M SO EXCITED!!!! |
 |
| It's director from Free with a 5 male casts and 0 female cast What do you expect? |
| IIT: "I'm not an homophobe, but..." *proceeds to show that they're indeed homophobic* Back to the topic... 1-Having a gay MC doesn't equal BL, just like having a straight MC doesn't equal romance. 2-Japan doesn't like gay MCs. An example of this is Yuri on Ice where the staff had to be very roundabout about YurixVictor to avoid the censhorship. And how can we forget Banana Fish (same director as Sk8, btw) where the Director wanted the guys to be a couple, but the higher ups said no (we all know what she did on spite, lmao). It's very unlikely that this series will explicitly tell you that Reki or Langa are gay. 3-The director is a pretty well known fujo, so she probably ships Langa and Reki. I don't mind, because their interactions are more wholesome than those of romance anime lol. |
 |
Medialuna said: IIT: "I'm not an homophobe, but..." *proceeds to show that they're indeed homophobic* Back to the topic... 1-Having a gay MC doesn't equal BL, just like having a straight MC doesn't equal romance. 2-Japan doesn't like gay MCs. An example of this is Yuri on Ice where the staff had to be very roundabout about YurixVictor to avoid the censhorship. And how can we forget Banana Fish (same director as Sk8, btw) where the Director wanted the guys to be a couple, but the higher ups said no (we all know what she did on spite, lmao). It's very unlikely that this series will explicitly tell you that Reki or Langa are gay. 3-The director is a pretty well known fujo, so she probably ships Langa and Reki. I don't mind, because their interactions are more wholesome than those of romance anime lol. That's the good part of sport anime. Almost all of them have some sort of intense male x male intimate relationship but usually they'd covered up with the match and goal so normal homophobic people wouldn't despise about it. They make sure those elements are not too explicit (such as kissing/ sex). Also those sport show's bromance feel more genuine/ real than many of the so-called romance BL yaoi anime, which are mostly completely over the top and exaggerated as far as the actual romance goes.. Also those BL yaoi anime tend to escalate too quickly for the relationship most of the time. (kiss/ developing feeling way too quickly) There's a "kid oriented show" named Digimon Universe Appmon which the male lead and the side male mc clearly showed to be into each other with lots of memories/ setup / dialogues hinting it, but the show make sure to never cross the line (such as kissing) so normal audience wouldn't oppose to such element. I end up getting presented with one of the best romance I've seen in an anime between males :P. (It's genuine, it feels real, and it's impactful in the end) |
Ventus_SMar 1, 2021 12:16 AM
| Oh i think Langa and Reki have a cute bromance going on. We don’t know anything about Langa‘s sexual orientation so could be he is gay in canon. I wouldn’t be mad if it turns out that one was in love with the other as long as it focuses on the skating plot. Actually it would be nice to have a queer MC in a shounen anime. |
Weebslayerr69 said: To be honest if this turned into some bl shit I'd drop it instantly, I came here for the skating not to watch two dudes fall for each other. I always find these kind of comments funny cuz ep2 , ep6 , and ep7 are already gay enough yet some people are in denial that they didn't recognize this as gay :P. (Not to mention Adam being the gayest of all throughout the whole show) |
Fruitpie said: So just because Joe is flirting with women and Reki trying to flirt with a girl makes them automatically straight? There is something called "bisexual". We ain't sure of Kaoru's and his ideal type of partner, can't just assume he is straight because Carla is a female AI. Definitely sure that Shadow is straight and Langa could bi for all I know, same goes for ADAM.No, this is not BL and never will be. There was one tasteless fanservice episode, but that's all. Reki and Joe are canonically attracted to women, Cherry ideal is Carla who has female voice and female name, Shadow is in love with his female boss and Langa is... Langa. Adam is the only one who's into both genders, but everyone hate Adam anyway. |
| Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines. |
| Disgusting, I hope this is just people trolling. This would ruin this great sk8 anime. |
Only_Brad said: Disgusting, I hope this is just people trolling. This would ruin this great sk8 anime. Boys Love is "disgusting" ? And would ruin it? LOL! ๐ |
| HACKs! ๐คข๐คฎ |
wsh4d0w said: I will instantly drop it if that happens, I hate Free because of this kinda gay references, not because I'm against homosexuality but because it just makes the plot annoying. I don’t see how its any different from an anime having a straight couple though. If it makes the plot annoying but other romance doesnt I would say you are against homosexuality and dont realize it. |
| you're cool |
Kcitkat said: good lord okay first of all the people saying "I'll drop it if it ends up being BL but I'm not homophobic I just think it will ruin the plot" shut up you are 100% homophobic Secondly: Yaoi and BL are different. Yaoi is a fucked up sexual genre made to fetishize gay relationships. BL is just gay romance. Also Fujoshi's and BL fans are different. Fujoshi fetishize, BL fans just enjoy gay romance. Lastly: who cares if it ends up being BL or not?? Yeah it might just be a bromance, or maybe it will end up being BL but like who cares?? It's a good skateboaring anime either way and I'm enjoying the friendship of Langa and Reki and I will be happy either way it goes. Although it would be nice to have more gay representation that isn't specifically made just for the purpose of being gay. Like another comment was saying gay people have hobbies like yeah exactly. Plus a lot of gay anime out there is mostly made for the fujoshi type, so I would love it if anime including gay relationships and lgbt in general would be normalized more. If this anime is set up as a skateboaring anime and then the two mains end up falling in love, but that's not the focus that would make for really great representation, Yeah honestly Id love to see a decent gay romance out of this, sports are wonderful way to bring people together and build a sweet relationship. Would be refreshing to see I’m tired of all the straight romance cause more or less all the time at this point. |
| you're cool |
_devilkrrish_07 said: I'mma drop if it does lol, if u watched 80% what point will have, it is ending in 3 eps anyway and no, it wont happen chill ppl |
The spider is watching |
| I do get strong vibes from this... I hope it doesn't really comes to that or just stays as brotherly love. I'm a strong fan of Air Gear and this really fills the gap even if isn't as good. But even AG had BxB smooch but also had a lot of steamy scenes with female characters. |
| 34 years old ossan who still watches anime |
| I feel like it's just good fanservice to trip us lol. So far I feel like it's one-sided, we only know that Langa might have some feelings for Reki, but then again it could be just how much he cares for him as a friend and nothing else. I see it develop into a stronger friendship and them realizing that skating isn't just about winning and losing, or technique, but more about making friends and enjoying the sport with other people. At least, that's where I see it heading. |
| I sometimes forget to finish my sentences. |
| Pls keep it about skateboarding... I'm actually enjoying the show. Keep it straight and let the boys skate. |
KatsukiBakugo666 said: Ahaha well people please don't get angry if others want to drop this if it's BL. It doesn't necessarily mean they're homophobic, they probably just want to watch it for the sports and for the cool skating + getting to know more people, make friends with awesome skaters+ developing skills without anything mixed in. And they're completely free to do whatever they want. I'm a bisexual and my best friend is gay, and we watched this anime together aha but we kinda wanted this anime to focus on sports and their growing frienship. It's already interesting on its own way Those are some wise words right there. |
| 34 years old ossan who still watches anime |
_devilkrrish_07 said: Same. I genuinely cannot stand homosexuality and that is what made me drop Kuzu no Honkai on 8th episode. It's tiresome to see alot of homosexuality support in games that win awards like Last of Us 2 and some anime as well.I'mma drop if it does |
 |
SPIDEY_rockzzzzz said: I was searching a Persona 5 gif online and found it among the images.TheOneOfSeven said: Your signature.... Where did you get that 8-bit version of Persona 5?So just because Joe is flirting with women and Reki trying to flirt with a girl makes them automatically straight? There is something called "bisexual". We ain't sure of Kaoru's and his ideal type of partner, can't just assume he is straight because Carla is a female AI. Definitely sure that Shadow is straight and Langa could bi for all I know, same goes for ADAM. |
| Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines. |
| "I am not homophobic, but..." Look, guys, I can understand why some aren't comfortable with gay stuff in anime without being a pair of homophobes, BUT reading that line makes me think twice and wonder: "Is it so hard to accept homo stuff in anime as much as you can accept straight stuff?" If you guys wanna drop it, drop it, but don't bring in that "I am not homophobic, but..."-excuse, it's tiring and makes you sound like one. So what if there are some gay aura in the anime? It shouldn't hurt you, but the sound of many of the replies here makes me think it's hurting their pride, it's not harming the anime, it's harming you and sounds like a you problem. Grow up, you are here to watch skating, yeah? Why should a gay couple stop you from watching? Jesus, it's not even the main point of the anime. |
| Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines. |
probablymaan said: Istg if they don't get together...I'll be so pisses if we all just get queerbaited 2 people don't need to get together to be queer. Langa already said he likes reki. Is that not enough? And BL anime and manga are usually made for female shippers rather than queer (even if those shippers are lesbians or bisexuals) LOL |
| HACKs! ๐คข๐คฎ |
xSugarBits said: I have only seen ep.1, but if it hints to BL, I'm out.SPIDEY_rockzzzzz said: Same. I genuinely cannot stand homosexuality . Wtf is it really that serious? And I find this thread hilarious considering adman is flaming and all the Adam and Eve references between him and Langa. |
| |
More topics from this board
Poll: » SKโ Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )Stark700 - Mar 27, 2021 |
148 |
by Cherri_o
»»
Oct 31, 1:45 AM |
|
» Langa's relationship with reki ( 1 2 )Old_School_Akira - May 7, 2022 |
64 |
by Tobimaroo
»»
Oct 25, 4:26 AM |
|
Poll: » SKโ Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 )Stark700 - Apr 3, 2021 |
218 |
by Tobimaroo
»»
Oct 14, 4:03 AM |
|
Poll: » SKโ Episode 6 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )Stark700 - Feb 13, 2021 |
122 |
by Tobimaroo
»»
Oct 1, 12:31 AM |
|
Poll: » SKโ Episode 8 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )Stark700 - Feb 27, 2021 |
133 |
by Tobimaroo
»»
Sep 30, 1:50 AM |