You might want to check what pedophila is, cuz this ain’t it. She’s already 16, she has gone through puberty (or still does). Pedophilia is when an adult (16+) is attracted to a CHILD that hasn’t started puberty yet and is at least five years older than him or her. Not every age gap counts as pedophilia. Maybe illegal if they perform a sexual act, depends on the country.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/pedophilia
You might want to check this. You can check other sources as well. I know that it’s confusing because the definition of pedophilia got messed up over the years. Pedophila has EVERYTHING to do with puberty, and not necessarily with age.
I’m not defending it, I’m just trying to explain to you that you stated is wrong in this case.
Besides, who am I and who are you to judge? If people are happy together, they should just stay together. It’s a beautiful thing that people of different ages can find things in common and enjoy each other’s company and affection. If you don’t like it please don’t say it in an offensive way. There are people who live in such reality and with even bigger age gaps.
I get what you are saying and do avoid most manga that do this BUT in this manga I kind of ignore it because #1 they really dont do anything other than spend time together. #2 what little that has been done she instigates and he is horrified by. #3 shes not a meak weak head over heals in love puppy dog, she is very much in control of the relationship so it doesnt feel like hes some creepy 26 year old predator.
thats exactly what ive been saying... this shit is normalized so much a fucking kid shouldn't be with an almost 30 year old man thats fucking nasty.. the people who are okay with it are part of the problem. a 16 year old is a child. it doesn't matter if she's okay with it and likes him... its still wrong. this is present in yaoi as well and its equally disgusting but no one points it out because of the large amount of fujoshis that exist on this site that are only looking for their weird fetishy boy x boy content. people point that shit out and we get called out for it precisely because of what the people above said. they excuse it whenever they want to. periodt
Why is pedophilla normalized so much in shoujo manga?