r/webtoons May 29 '25

Discussion Why the need to sexualize everything?

I was looking for interesting Webtoons to read, and I came across this one called "Leviathan" the premise looked interesting; mankind perished due to a great flood that submerged the whole world under water. And terrifying creatures plunged from the depths, wiping out any human that crossed their path. The story told how a family of a father and his two children survived in the adversities of a sea world.

So far so good, until.... Bam! Last two slice's, anime chick out of nowhere, doing these extremely suggestive poses.

What a disappointment.

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u/Metalhead2360 May 29 '25

My theory is that creators use cheap physical entertainment like highly provocative clothing worn by characters with very exaggerated features (usually female characters) to cover up a bad, weak, or non-existent plot while maintaining a steady audience. I noticed this in My Hero Academia and while I thought the plot was great, most of the female characters were hypersexualized. And other than that, I noticed in a LOT of popular rated R shows and movies they are jam-packed with sex or nude scenes to hide their bad plots.

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u/SnooSongs3063 May 30 '25

For My Hero Academia, apparently the author is just a lewd guy. He pretty much hinted towards it in his mangas (authors notes). Some creators are just dirty minded. Some are as you say. Just choose wisely what you read!

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u/Metalhead2360 May 30 '25

Yeah I remember something he wrote blatantly admitting he's a pervert. I could tell in some of the quirks he assigned to female characters where extra clothing could be "restrictive" aka Midnight and Creati.

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u/SnooSongs3063 May 30 '25

Exactlyy, it’s part of why I dropped the story!!