It's more in line regarding mental age/development that makes dating people still in highschool wrong. Ignoring how mindsets and behavior are between an independent adult and a child just becoming one (who will probably do a lot of regrettable things to appear older) can be a recipe for disaster or even coercion. Overall, it's ok if he was an 18 year old in college, but not an 18 year old in highschool. I personally just turned 19 and can say that it really does make a difference. Lol also the body matures so much in that one year for most people.
Yea i understand what you mean but this very independant adult doesn't really fit the category lol
I'm 40 and remembering my past self, past friends and even 25 years old nowadays, most of them are still kids so the couple in this story doesn't bother me, but i may have thought differently if i had read this when i was around their age.
I don't think you do? The highschooler wasn't even addressed to be an 18 year old, but under the assumption he is, he is still not a fully mentally matured adult. That is what changes things. Also I'm sorry but I do not understand what you mean in the second paragraph .
Also this answer was moreso an explanation on why in real life it would be considered pedo and not just within the manga. Lol hope this clears more up on any confusion.
And like i said in my comment, where i live, in france, you're a legal adult at 18. You can vote, drive, buy and drink alcohol and cigarettes, enter discotheques and sex shops.
As for the age of the protagonist, the story says he's in high school and preparing his exams so it's safe to think he's 18. But of course he's not a fully mentally matured adult.
And the 25 yo guy is not either.
This is what i was saying earlier. I'm 40 years old and very conscious of how i was at 25, and seeing other 25 yo kids at my age, i barely consider them adults. Yet i may have had the same opinion as you when i was your age.
What I mean is that your point of view changes and evolves as you get older.
I do not doubt that a 7 years age gap looks enormous when you 19 years old, but when you're twice that age, it doesn't look that big.
And for a +60yo, it's probably ridiculous.
Im a bit confused here, in france at 18 you're no longer a minor so i see this one more as an age gap plot than pedo.
Oh and I'm not talking about sexual legal age, at 18 you're officially an adult.