[Maru]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

The Show every so often would find a way of having Lulu either naked, in a Bikini, or in the one episode making sexual comments back and forth with a Robot (I wish that I was kidding) sadly it was extremely uncomfortable to watch the Show sometimes due to these scenes.

90's anime would've added him in as a comedy character (usually in the extremes for Japanese media) and it would've been hilarious, let's be honest. The more extreme stuff still would've had a smaller niche or those tidbits reserved for manga. They were usually sanitized out of the OVA/TV releases.

I think the trend to oversexualize media is probably due to the fact that writers lack any real imagination (and probably real world experience...). The in-between the lines stuff is what pulls people in and keeps them interested in the character.

Mentioning this as a possible reason, Japan reached this point much sooner than we have in the West and they are very destigmatized to sexual content in general.

If you have been an anime convention recently, or even a book store, there's so much "smut". That seems to be your main complaint, that it's become too prevalent across all media, which I largely agree. I like that there isn't a stigma as much and people can write more freely and not have their member of society card revoked, but think it cheapens the story just because of how lazy it is to implement. For anime anyway, badly written sexual anecdotes in English versions were found in fanfics (X-rated or not), but modern anime have picked up on the popularity of that and now that fan service can be found in the original adaptation.

These examples are touching on the literary side of it, but the trend is the same as many materials and tropes are sourced from reading material (especially regards to Japan and manga):

(Comedy skit)

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Timestamp @7:00 re:FanFiction and self-indulgence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3NPxraALq0&t=420s

Full:

Spoiler:

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On bad writing in general:

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Youtube video

If I had to guess, it's the early access to porn and how much more socially reclusive we have become have added to more people becoming de-stigmatized towards sex. So what stood out to older generations as "too far" probably just seems all the same for another demographic as they're more accustomed.

Why Today's Teens Are Having So Much Less Sex
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...-much-less-sex

As their lives become more mediated, young people who lack real-life sexual experience trivialize their own real-world senses, emotions, and needs—for example, for touching. As sex for young people becomes less and less about the five senses, and more about images, it also becomes less a vehicle for connection between them, and thus, connection becomes a weaker motivation for sex.

Young people are also generally less curious about sex than young people used to be. While previous generations of young people felt that much of sexuality was mysterious, today's young adults understandably but erroneously feel they’ve seen it all via porn, and so they’re simply less curious and less motivated to investigate it.

Willing to bet anime and media aren't targeting us in the 30+ group. Will be interesting to see what happens to these groups as technology ages and if they go through a change in mindset.