In Japan during the 1980s and 1990s, when birth rates were higher,female character designs were often more mature, taller, smarter, and more independent.But by 2025, with its low birth rate, the design style for female characters in anime has completely changed.They're childish, petite, foolish, and often extremely submissive to the male protagonist.Essentially, they've become nothing more than sexy decorative objects.I'd wager this stems from Japanese men's fear of assertive adult women, driving the growing popularity of little girl characters.
Haman Karn in 1985
This has nothing to do at all with "birth rates." 2d girls have been refined, molded, and perfected to our tastes over decades of trial and error. Who knows, we'll see how they evolve even more in the next 3 decades and the ones we know today will be outdated and ugly in comparison
>>283351431Please watch more anime.
The same situation occurs in South Korea, where fertility rates are even lower.In South Korea, male customers also prefer young female characters because real-life adult Korean women are too terrifying.
>>283351651>next 3 decades and the ones we know today will be outdated and ugly in comparisonI don't know why modern animation character designs all focus on cute kids around 15 years old.No one knows what the next 30 years will bring.Virtual AI girlfriends or robots?Chatbots are becoming increasingly popular.
>>283351651>Oh, I get it. The future is Furry!Modern singles love keeping big dogs because they enjoy having sex with them.
>>283351431Birth rates in Japan had already fallen below replacement rates (2.1 births per woman) in the 80s, along with the most of the developed world.What are you talking about?
>>283351431Or more likely, the earlier stuff was more influenced by western art styles and as Otaku who buy dvd/merchandise became a bigger part of the market it shifted to placate their tastes. With stuff trying to appeal outside this retaining some of the more mature styles.
>>283351651Her hair is too long.
>>283351431>when birth rates were higherMental illness thread
>>283351859Still hot today ngl. Modern works are more carnal but lack the subtle eroticism that late 2000s/early 2019s had
>>283351859I actually prefer the style of Fate/stay night.Resilience, courage, and cuteness can coexist within a single character.Unlike FGO, which is essentially just an pron game.
>>283351779Anime girls were like 14 by default even in the '90s.
>>283352205Interestingly, the characters are getting shorter and shorter.Even college students look like elementary school kids.The body proportions of female characters have become extremely odd.They all look like they're 12 years old.
>>283352312I just want to bludgeon them all to death.
>>283352168Whereas FSN is a literal porn game.
>>283352380I know, I know.But at least FSN has a story good enough that it remains compelling even without the pron parts.Whereas FGO is pure pron.
>>283352460I fucking wish.
>>283352312The proportions are designed to awaken latent rape instincts in the Japanese population.
>>283352712When you can have sex with a 14-year-old Japanese middle school girl for just a little pocket money, why would Japanese men resort to rape?There are a particularly large number of prostitutes in Japanese parks.
I miss the character designs from Amagami.
>ITT: bikini schizo (or his copycat)
>>283351431yeah man because feminism's working out so well for the west. gender relations have never been better than in 2025
>>283354467>gender relations have never been better than in 2025The loneliest generation in history.
