being a pedophile doesnt necessarily imply that the perpetrator must engage in a sexual relationship with their victim. and even IF it's one-sided because subaru has a gf, as lng as an adult is attracted to a person under legal age (much worse that subaru was a LITERAL KID when Tatsumi fell in love), it could be considered as pedophilia. they still had communication despite they apart and just imagine liking a kid u watched growing up.
yeah i searched google pedophile is a person who is sexually attracted to children. as long as he didn't have sexual intercourse with him ,i can't comment about his feeling because he didn't do anything to harm him or sexual assault .
the worst is most pedophile has intention to do something sexual to a child
There's a sexuality where you fall in love with personality, not physicality. He could've fallen for Subaru's personality easily, he comforted him and brought warmth back to his life. Nowhere did it ever say he was sexually attracted to Subaru as a child. Having a “romantic interest” that is “nonsexual” does not meet the professionally established criteria for the paraphilia of pedophilia.
ik the portrayal doesnt strictly fit the standards of pedophilia but the nature of their rs is still concerning. my rationale is mor won ethical and moral aspect so i would consider it pedophilia regardless. and even if we argue that their rs is based on personality rsther than physical attraction, i dont think this kind of reasoning is valid at all especially when a child is involved. there more points to consider beyond solely on what attraction was emphasized. my last reply was actually meant to explain that it doesnt require both parties to engage in sexual acts to be considered a pedophile. but yeah anyway, i acknowledge my mistake in second sentence since its more of sexual attraction based on the standard definition.
Depends on the circumstances I guess? If they had been around the child for most of their childhood, like in this he met the kid when he was 8, and if he hadn't moved to America, if he'd been a part of the kids life I'd feel it was more grooming (even if unintentional) and I wouldn't be okay with it. The kid was away for 10 years, he came to an understanding of his feelings on his own and it was only after tatsumi sent that book when he was nearly an adult that he knew tatsumi felt the same way. So yeah, circumstances?
I don't think it's a mistranslation at all. I'm sure Tatsumi already fell for kid Subaru. How can you explain him having feelings for him even before they met as adults? Even though they were apart, they still had communication, and it was still like watching Subaru grow up.