As 'cute' and 'innocent' as this show may seem on the surface, and as appealing as it might be for children and young girls, you may want to talk to your kids about sexual harassment, society's views on women, the standards of beauty and sexual attractiveness, and how easy it is for sexual subtext to be slipped in to otherwise innocent media. don't need to be there for the kind of story it's trying to tell.

There is a lot of things written in to the show that just. However, when you look at it through the 'moe' genre lens, you may be just as uncomfortable by it as I am. This show has it's good moments, highlighting the importance of friendship, teamwork and sacrifice. So the girls are drawn looking very young (even underage), the men are drawn looking more 'adult' and 'mature,' and all the men on the air force base constantly talk about the women's bodies. It is unfortunate, but the sexual aspects of the 'moe' genre are a big selling point, especially in Japan. The girls are drawn in a more simplified, cuter style than the boys, which makes them look younger than the men in the show. It is impossible to tell how old the main characters are, but based on context, we can assume they are fresh out of high school, putting them in the late teens, and they may be underage on American standards. This is a fact that is even commented on by a character, who is embarrassed to see his crush walk in to the hangar wearing it. Their flight suits are designed to look like they are wearing panties. In some shots, they are bending over, and their butts are very close to the camera and the animation is very detailed around the curves of their buttcheeks. However, the camera angles and animation highlight their butts and boobs. In every context that the girls are wearing their flight suits, the situations are not sexual. He gropes them, he talks about their cup size, and he designs extremely form-fitting flight suits for them to wear. Many people are sexually attracted to cuteness and youth, especially in Japan, and this anime appeals to that audience.Įpisode 1 of this show is innocent enough, but immediately in episode 2, we are introduced to a character who constantly comments on the bodies of the young women at the air force base. In some instances, it has unfortunate sexual undertones. For those uninitiated with Japanese subcultures, 'moe' is a genre of anime/manga about cute, young girls who behave in 'childish' ways. I made an account here because I feel very strongly about this.įor starters, I would not recommend this to a 12+ age group.

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