Technically, this picture of Mei will be classified under a “loli fanservice” tag due to the fact that they look something like 12-13. Right?
Wrong.
(And I am still in disbelief…)
First, look at the school. I always thought that the school was a bit too big for a primary school. I mean, you have all the hi-tech equipment that children should not know. Yes, you can argue that they are in the future where all the kids are insanely IT-knowledgeable, but…
Let’s review two conversation evidences.
“However, that happened during primary school right?”
NOTICE THE “happened“. It is not happens, or happen or is happening but HAPPENED. It is in the darn past, which means that they have definitely graduated from primary school.
It’s all right. That’s all right. They are still middle school students. That is due to the fact that they have just graduated from primary school to move up.
“Didn’t that happen a long time ago?”
“Well, Mei is still traumatized by it.”
That is in fact the conversation that came next but i do not want to include too many screenshots of the same thing. So, it’s a long time ago. The evidence seems to hint that they are now high school students, though it might be that for young middle school students, 3 months is a long time, right?
“The last time you are here is during the opening ceremony of high school.”
I am hitting myself on the wall a few times whenever I see this line. I am still in distinct disbelief (and alliteration ain’t awesome).
Did Mei just say high school? High school students generally range from 14-18, but they are definitely not loli characters by any chance. The fact that they are not exactly first year students (aka freshmen) meant that they are definitely older rather than younger. This is not a loli show. I think. Just when I am forcing myself to be convinced that the 12 year old-like characters of Manabi Straight are in fact lolis, this last picture nailed it.
Look at the sign of the school.
******* High School.
I have been deceived. Have you?
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THAT Anime Blog v2.0 » 2007 » February » 04 added these pithy words on Feb 03 07 at 9:57 pmLolis or no lolis, I don’t care. I never was a huge fan of that term anyway. In any case, I actually liked the fourth episode. ^_^
psgels added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 8:29 amhate to break it to you but.. if that’s a Japanese high school then they’d be about 16~18.
melange added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 9:06 amAnd so it came to pass… that the world Impz loved shattered before his very eyes.
-hugs Impzie-
It’s okie yeah? You still have an abundant supply of lolis right? XD
Aezie added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 10:54 amI was pretty sure it was official since before the show came out that they were HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS. =/ DIDNT YOU GET THE MEMO!? But anyway, it doesnt matter how old they REALLY are, they look loli so they ARE >>
Tallon added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 11:17 amNot lolis? Ah, that makes me feel better.
badger11 added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 11:39 amROFL!!!! I share your pain lol!!!!!
arcanes added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 12:02 pmBest…post…ever!!!!
dan added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 12:04 pmand here I thought they were all in middle school… Shocking…
Endz added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 5:02 pmas we can thus see.. impz is a loliphile… too bad manabi straight is not a loli show
jinyamato added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 5:40 pm*laughs insanely*
Ah, thank you, ufotable. They just get drawn that way. Either that, or else kids move onto high school a lot quicker due to the general lack of future generations which is afflicting society in general.
Haesslich added these pithy words on Jan 30 07 at 8:27 pmbut doesn’t it seem like Seioh has a lot of the loli looking high schoolers? I mean, at least the Aioh president looks like a normal high schooler…
Anon added these pithy words on Jan 31 07 at 3:35 amI think its an accurate description. Actual Japanese people ages 16-18 LOOK like they are 12-15. I kid you not. Heck, a few of those high schoolers look like they are in elementary school. Maybe its because those people are late “bloomers”? Sorry, bad pun. Anyways, Asian women generally look a LOT younger than their real age.
Banpeikun added these pithy words on Jan 31 07 at 4:46 am@banpeikun
It all depends actually. For me, Manabi Straight had its character designs drawn like primary school students, act like them, yet are high school students. Seriously, contrary to your statement, most japanese look older than their actual age, ie girls at the age of 12 over there look like 16 and above, whereas high school students can pass off as above 19 easily.
O_o;;
Loliness isn’t defined by age. It’s defined by the mass of disturbed people that want anime/manga/etc. containing it.
Go rewatch excel saga again for the last ep with cosette to see the whole loli/age correlation proven utterly wrong ._.”
That was surprsing. This? not so much. If we can have 14 year olds that look like they’re 18, doesn’t seem unreasonable the other waya round.
teferi added these pithy words on Jan 31 07 at 10:29 pmjesus impz it took you long enough to realise theyre in high school lol
Danny added these pithy words on Feb 04 07 at 6:06 amSo, how much money is Mei making off of her hidden cameras (girl got to pay for cluster servers somehow)?
zeroryoko1974 added these pithy words on Feb 12 07 at 10:44 pmyeah they’re high school students, i got that from ep 1 -_-.
anime is anime, their characters can be designed however they want
lol
Being older girls while keeping the loli appearance is actually 10x better imo ^_____^’
Hayamaru added these pithy words on Feb 12 08 at 12:35 pm