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Tenzen12 · 2021-01-11, 08:25

Well, if you think everyone but handsome people are creepy, that's on you.

Anh_Minh · 2021-01-11, 08:46

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Originally Posted by Tenzen12

Well, if you think everyone but handsome people are creepy, that's on you.

I'm more puzzled by the fact you think that guy isn't creepy. Why you think he's harmless.

Tenzen12 · 2021-01-11, 09:07

Because he is treated as harmless by everyone in show and they know him for while.

Frontier · 2021-01-11, 10:46

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I'm slightly concerned he also did Persona 5 the Animation... P5 had speed pacing on par with something like Index III.

I checked the manga out in the past and it didn't really click for me but I figured I'd give it another shot with the new adaptation. I still don't get the appeal of the closet hipster and motherly onee-san pairing but its cute so far.

I think it's easier to adapt a manga like Horimiya than it is a full and very involved game like P5. And the production for this seems much smoother than either P5 or Index III.

Is Miyamura a hipster? I don't think he's intentionally trying to be

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SeijiSensei · 2021-01-11, 11:51

Creepy teachers are a tradition in Japanese popular media. For me they date back to Azumanga Daioh.

stray · 2021-01-11, 17:47

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Is Miyamura a hipster? I don't think he's intentionally trying to be

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He's succeeding either way. I guess at the time when it debuted Nana was already holding down the Sid and Nancy vibe... although when you think about it, Nana Osaki and Hachiko were also kind of a hipster and housewife pair... hrmmm.

Guardian Enzo · 2021-01-11, 19:06

I never thought of tats and multiple piercings as hipster so much, in broad terms. But I think Miya makes it clear in the premiere that in his specific case it's mostly just the result of a kid making impulsive decisions.

stray · 2021-01-11, 20:03

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

I never thought of tats and multiple piercings as hipster so much, in broad terms. But I think Miya makes it clear in the premiere that in his specific case it's mostly just the result of a kid making impulsive decisions.

I use the term "hipster" specifically because his piercings and tats don't seem to be about anything but being stylish so far. And he's got that aughts 'emo' style down pat. Nana on the other hand was punk rock and in a "visual kei" band.

I actually pierced my nose by safety pin (well my friend did) when I was younger and it wasn't too bad... but Miya's tattoos are definitely professional though.

Kazu-kun · 2021-01-11, 20:21

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

I never thought of tats and multiple piercings as hipster so much, in broad terms. But I think Miya makes it clear in the premiere that in his specific case it's mostly just the result of a kid making impulsive decisions.

If it was a single piercing, the "making an impulsive decision" thing could make some sense. But he's got like tons of piercings and tattoos and what not. As it as, I think he actually likes the style even if he won't admit it.

Guardian Enzo · 2021-01-11, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Kazu-kun

If it was a single piercing, the "making an impulsive decision" thing could make some sense. But he's got like tons of piercings and tattoos and what not. As it as, I think he actually likes the style even if he won't admit it.

Yes, teenage boys always learn from mistakes and never repeat impulsive decisions.

Oh, I agree he likes it. But he doesn't like wearing a winter uni in Japanese summer, or full sweats in P.E. every day, or not being able to go in the pool. I think the point in fact is that he thought "this would be cool" and did those things without thinking of the other things (as he notes, his mom agrees).

serenade_beta · 2021-01-11, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

"He's handsome, so it's fine"?

I don't think it works like that.

Except in fiction, it does.

Magewolf · 2021-01-11, 22:59

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Except in fiction, it does.

It does in real life as well. Look up the guys that made a fake dating profile with a male model's picture and a convicted pedophile's record and see all the hits and messages they got.

Mangaka-chan · 2021-01-11, 23:10

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Yes, teenage boys always learn from mistakes and never repeat impulsive decisions.

Oh, I agree he likes it. But he doesn't like wearing a winter uni in Japanese summer, or full sweats in P.E. every day, or not being able to go in the pool. I think the point in fact is that he thought "this would be cool" and did those things without thinking of the other things (as he notes, his mom agrees).

This is a very faint spoiler, but I'm honestly surprised by how chill Miyamura's mom is about him getting so many piercings, not to mention the tattoos. The closest I've ever seen my mom have a heart attack was when she saw me at dinner right after I got my ears pierced...and I was in my late twenties at the time. =_=

To Enzo's point though, my reason for getting my ears pierced was pretty much a spur of the moment "why not?" impulse, so I can definitely see it happen to a teenage character like Miyamura.

SeijiSensei · 2021-01-12, 10:45

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Oh, I agree he likes it. But he doesn't like wearing a winter uni in Japanese summer, or full sweats in P.E. every day, or not being able to go in the pool.

Bet he's never been in an onsen either. Proprietors of onsen resorts have had a problem with foreign tourists with tattoos. To the Japanese they often connote yakuza ties.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/no...IVST2KDLYRUHI/

Places where tattoos are often not allowed: onsen (hot springs), sento (public baths), ryokan (traditional inns), pools, gyms and even capsule hotels.

Hori seems remarkably accepting of Miyamura's tattoos given how strong the taboo is in Japan.

Kazu-kun · 2021-01-12, 11:21

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Hori seems remarkably accepting of Miyamura's tattoos given how strong the taboo is in Japan.

The fact he's pretty hot probably helps in that respect.

Guardian Enzo · 2021-01-12, 16:52

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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Bet he's never been in an onsen either. Proprietors of onsen resorts have had a problem with foreign tourists with tattoos. To the Japanese they often connote yakuza ties.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/no...IVST2KDLYRUHI/

Places where tattoos are often not allowed: onsen (hot springs), sento (public baths), ryokan (traditional inns), pools, gyms and even capsule hotels.

Hori seems remarkably accepting of Miyamura's tattoos given how strong the taboo is in Japan.

That taboo is loosening just a bit, with certain touristy places relaxing the rules for foreigners (who obviously aren't yakuza). And there are always some local sento that look the other way, because yakuza are a big part of their clientele.

Frontier · 2021-01-12, 17:37

I think Hori is just used to how Miyamura, is so she didn't judge him for it. She did partially think he was pretty dumb for getting tattoos

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Of course she also wasn't too flustered at basically seeing him shirtless

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Anh_Minh · 2021-01-12, 18:00

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The fact he's pretty hot probably helps in that respect.

He does have a nice body for someone who probably eats a lot of cake and skips PE a lot.

Kanon · 2021-01-12, 18:59

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He does have a nice body for someone who probably eats a lot of cake and skips PE a lot.

He jogs in a tracksuit with the jacket on in the middle of a scorching summer, it helps.

stray · 2021-01-12, 19:34

...with dehydration, if nothing else.

Some people don't really eat where they work so he may not necessarily eat much cake either.

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