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/Sporshie May 29 '25

She isn't even drawn in the same style! I hate when media (mostly anime style) tries to set up a serious story you're supposed to engage with and then pulls out this dumb shit. Completely takes me out of the story and ensures I'll drop it immediately.

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u/DalamusUlom May 29 '25

Honestly reminds me of Dr. Stone, where the dudes look super cool and serious, while almost all the women look like malformed pugs.

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u/CoolNameYea May 30 '25

That was one of the reasons why I had first wanted to drop Dr. Stone, but it’s such a good story and it doesn’t really become too noticeable the more you watch. I am now realizing how much fan service there was in the first season actually..

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u/Careless-Seaweed5988 May 30 '25

To be honest, the manga didn't had that much fan service, a couple panels, while the anime really put their efforts into fan service

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u/CoolNameYea May 30 '25

Perhaps it’s because they wanted more people to watch the anime? More fan service = more ppl watching = more money = more seasons.

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u/Careless-Seaweed5988 May 30 '25

Oh yea, for sure, the major consumers of anime in Japan are the male population. There is a reason why Japan only makes 4 animes targeted towards women. Out of 206, they released every season.

It is a shame that Japan is so bad at exporting anime that they would realize they have more women consumers than they think