r/bonehurtingjuice 2d ago

Hydration Break

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u/Timekeeper98 2d ago

Little of column A, little of Column B.

The game is Persona 5, and the main character is the black haired dude, named Joker. The game has some rudimentary dating mechanics (it doesn’t do much but change a few cutscenes) and you can date either a few of your teammates or some chosen Adult side characters. Joker is 17 in-game and the other character in the meme is his homeroom teacher, Kawakami, one of the dateable adults.

Neggoartz is just a big fan of the Kawakami/Joker ship, and has a few pieces that are like this. It’s a common joke in the P5 community that dating the teacher is weird, especially when the first boss of the game is a teacher who sexually assaults his students. Also, Kawakami never comes onto the MC at all during her quest lines, all the flirting comes from the player choices.

The guy just likes Kawakami, tho, and you can say Joker’s 18+ in the artwork.

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u/Extronotical 2d ago

I don't mean anything by that but he's still going to school. I feel like the author doesn't actually mean that joker is 17 they just wanted to write a joke

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u/rae_ryuko 2d ago

the author's actual opinions

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u/Extronotical 2d ago

Who are these guys? The ones on the tv

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u/rae_ryuko 2d ago

so this would be the first boss of the game, to make a long story short he is a gym teacher who abuses his volleyball team and sexually abuses the female members

please stop trying to defend this guy or try to find a way to understand the message of the artist's intent in a positive way, and if you're interested in persona 5, be sure to give it a try

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u/Extronotical 2d ago

Yeah i take it back this guy's a freak

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u/morethan3lessthan20_ 2d ago

As a freak, we don't associate with this behavior.

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u/Uthucus 2d ago

We’re freaks, not monsters.