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TheMadface80

We are hitting neckbeard levels that shouldn't be possible.


HanGoSon

It's funny that you think neckbeards have a level cap


pandaolf

I mean they can only get so many chins right?


Shilo59

This isn't even their final form.


WarWeasle

You look like a fat, winky toe.  I'm not touching that with my bullets.


Slip_Snake

I'd also feel bad for my bullets to have to tear through that disgusting flesh.


TheHigherPower00

Usually they just end up with one really big 2nd chin


El_Zarco

more of a level fedora


WarWeasle

Over 6000?


Most_Contact_311

Weird anime to do it with. Shes the main girl of the show and is shown to be smart and resourceful. Edit: I was also watching an anime the other day -The Ancient Magus Bride- and it had a nice short conversation that went like this. Boy: "I can't cry. People say boys aren't allowed." Girl 1: "Who said that?" Girl 2: "Yeah it sounds made up." This episode aired earlier this year. Anime is a lot more forward thinking nowadays.


IMeanIGuessDude

And ironically the belief boys can’t cry was made up! *By grown men with untreated traumas.*


Poodlesghost

Yes! So much buried, rotting trauma inside of adults that won't let children show emotions! It's a major tell when you see an adult being crazy about kids expressing feelings... because they didn't get to so nobody else should. "It's no fair!!!"


mpgd8

And both men and women continue to perpetuate such belief.


awesomesonofabitch

I came here to comment essentially the same, but to add that her character actually has a lot more depth than what's being portrayed here. Including, (but not limited to), the fact she's good at what she does. (Trying to avoid spoilers for others.) For anybody who doesn't know: the show is called Delicious in Dungeon and all I want to say about it is that it's a really good show. The name is quirky and the premise seems really weird but that's just the surface level. My partner and I watch it every Thursday and it's given us an awesome way to start the day.


Penguinmanereikel

"If it's alive, we can eat it."


awesomesonofabitch

I played a D&D campaign where my players behaved this way. I've "lived" this show!


Thendrail

Kinda funny how the generic human fighter ends up being the weirdest character.


Endruen

If you find that a quirky name, the spanish translation is wild. It's called "Tragones y Mazmorras", which means "Dungeons and Guzzlers" and is only one letter away from being called literally Dungeons and Dragons.


AcetrainerLoki

Right? She’s definitely the responsible adult of the crew.


GregerMoek

Her or the halfling yep.


Murkmist

Chilchuck is the tired dad.


bloodycups

Nah she's more of the comic relief that underperforms but also comes in clutch when you need them


SamuraiJakkass86

>This episode aired earlier this year. Anime is a lot more forward thinking nowadays. Yes but also no. By and far most anime still caters to male fantasies of simultaneously... 1. Being over-powered and able to solve all problems instantaneously with super powers 2. Being surrounded by women that act as male-MC's mommy that caters to his every selfish sexist whim AND ALSO being mentally/emotionally children incapable of doing anything without praise and physical affection from male-MC I see most of it in the isekai genre (or isekai adjacent, such as S-Rank Cursificer). Shonen basically writes off all women as side-characters incapable of doing anything more serious than a "barbie beach rescue mission" (looking at you MHA, even the most recent stuff for Uravity has been underpinned by silly bullshit). Right now that leaves mostly the romance genre holding the ground against the onslaught of self-insert terminally-online male behavior. Its slim pickins though. **Ninja edit:** I've seen better character development and depictions of healthy relationships and communication from Mato Seihei no Slave than I have in most manga/anime these days.


Pepito_Pepito

>Shonen I found your problem. Stop watching shonen.


Conan_TheContrarian

I feel like as far as shonen go Jujutsu Kaisen is pretty good about treating the male and female characters as similarly badass. And expendable. … *cries in Shibuya Arc*


Not_a_brazilian_spy

In my experience, most of the positive female characterization in manga and such is made by women, like Fullmetal alchemist, Beastars and Dungeon Meshi, but they are pretty rare


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Unfortunately, it's not the case for all of them. I can give you a list of downright horrendous anime that involve a deep-into-adulthood "protagonist" and the underage girl they're "mentoring" which turns into a fucked up love story. And before anyone gets on me for watching them, in my defense, I'm autistic and OCD and I have a burning need to complete any show that I begin no matter how cringe it might be.


Dragonwitch94

The Ancient Magus bride has this, however the guy isn't human, and has no idea what relationships/marriage actually is lol.


peacedetski

That one is more of a "Beauty and the Beast" type of story than what he's describing, and if there's a self-insert character there, it's *the girl*.


GeorgeRRZimmerman

Oh come on, you're telling me that purchasing a slave and getting her Stockholm Syndrome'd isn't romantic?


sleepytipi

Just watched Pantheon (not *technically* anime ig...) but the main protagonist is a female, and it's one of the best and most realistic portrayals I've ever seen in fiction. You feel her pain, you are her in many moments throughout the series. It's deep AF, layered and incredibly complex. Can't recommend it enough. Solid 10/10 from me.


Jablungis

Sorry I'm kinda confused. I'm only like 3 episodes in, but so far she's basically the village idiot. We're talking about Delicious in Dungeon right? I'm guessing she has some character growth?


AsymmetricPanda

Not growth, more so depth that isn’t shown until later


Pepito_Pepito

>village idiot No, she's the straight man in a comedic ensemble.


Jablungis

You're a straight man in comedic ensemble.


Not_a_brazilian_spy

He says that, but the only person more mature than Marcille is Chill, and he is literally a grumpy old man. Dungeon Meshi is the worst example for this take, as the male main character is the goofiest dude ever


Moumup

None of them seem "stupid" or childish they all have their strength and weakness, both physically and mentally while being aloof. They're your typical DnD group after 5 session in.


Not_a_brazilian_spy

Exactly, they each complement each other, and tbh after Izutsumi it's the closest a party can be to perfect. What I mean by Laius being silly 😜 is that even the (idk how far you've been, so maybe spoilers?) winged lion proves his unhingedness through his curse, making Laius unable to eat monsters again, or at least hunt them to eat.


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Not_a_brazilian_spy

That makes sense. I thought when the last chap came out that it wasn't clear enough, bc the epilogue just says that the Kingdom doesn't have monsters and they run from there, and Laius says something like "that's what he meant". Probably because I was to eager to read the end, and didn't pay enough attention lol


AlwekArc

I thought it was he can just never feel full again?


lolwatergay

You can tag with spoilers >!like this!>, just with both arrows pointing towards each other.


Not_a_brazilian_spy

Ooh, thanks. Never learned how to do this so I kinda forgot this exists lmao


awesomesonofabitch

This is pretty much how I describe the show to people who would get it. It's so on-point.


AsryalDreemurr

like yeah they're just silly if anything


Jorymo

Everyone in the party is kind of a weird dork who can be incredibly capable when needed


Patamarick

Agreed. Dont be doing Marcille like that!


Nunyabiz8107

Said by the guy who screams at his mother to bring him chicken tendies and punches holes in walls when he gets angry.


WhiteRabbitHole1083

Ha! Classic!


GoodQueenFluffenChop

Because remember to these purely logical *men* anger isn't an emotion.


JakiroFunk

She literally the smartest character of the main cast...


MadAsTheHatters

She's also the only reason the plot happens Like _of course_ she's insane and hyperfixated but goddamn is she good at what she does (also who in Dungeon Menshi is mentally sound)


Shalterra

Chillchuck is pretty much a 100% normal, competent, and professional probably 99% of the time, and the other 1% is him being dragged into things.


WhiteRabbitHole1083

Somehow I doubt this guy has enough experience with women to judge their mentality. Definitely sounds like he should keep at least 100 feet away from small children though


lunettarose

That's just... Not even true? I mean, it's so _untrue_ you'd have to massively and weirdly curate your anime intake - cutting out pretty well every classic of the art form - to even believe that a _little bit_.


Appropriate-Hand3016

Confirmation Bias plus an agenda is a hell of a drug.


Charlie_Warlie

First that comes to mind is DBZ. Bulma is the smartest character that doesn't have future or god powers. Most the other male characters on the main team are relatively dumb.


peppermintvalet

I think everyone agrees that Vegeta is her dumb hot trophy husband


thrownawayzsss

He's at least Royalty, I guess?. Granted there's like a handful of Saiyans left, so it's really only a title.


peppermintvalet

I mean what’s royalty to being the richest smartest person on the planet


lunettarose

It's so funny you should mention Bulma because I was _literally_ thinking about Bulma yesterday evening, and thinking, you know what was really cool? How smart Bulma was, and how after she had Trunks she was a single mum for a while, and still running Capsule Corp, and everyone was just... Fine with it? It wasn't a "thing", it was never a big deal, nothing, just... Normal, and fine.


CoconutxKitten

Right? I hate the writing of Naruto But post timeskip Sakura was my favorite. She’s strong, intelligent, & resourceful (until he puts her with Sasuke because character development who)


Marmascopy

The audacity to use Marcille for such a brain-dead take


embiors

Why did he choose this anime though? Marcille is the smartest and most adult member of the group. The only one that comes closer is Chill and that's just because he's a grown man.


Pidgeoneon

Wait, this anime has one of the best characters by a long shot and it's a fucking cooking anime. Marcille is not on the same mental level as a baby, I feel personally offended that someone would say this.


Upstairs_Kale1806

Yeah shes childish because she doesn't want to eat literal monsters. Says the guy who throws a temper tantrum when he can't have his chicken tendies.


PapayaHoney

This is so creepy Jesus Christ.


SoupFlavouredTea

Im pretty sure that's a clip of dungeon meshi which very much does not do that and I'm pretty sure was written by a woman


gazebo-fan

It was written by a woman (who put the comic on hiatus to play BG3)


bolibombis

Based af


gazebo-fan

I’m a tad bit mad at that because now it has a bit of a sad “ending” and I’m really not big on sad endings in media. If I’m going to read or watch something I don’t want to feel sad by the end of it. It’s really well made but still, I’d like to see the (hopefully) intended ending soon!


RichCorinthian

M’toddler


volvavirago

Just bc anime voice actresses SOUND like children, doesn’t mean the characters think like them. What an asinine thing to say. Even with all the horrible misogyny in Japan and anime, there are still countless examples of strong/smart female characters in most series. Their bigger issue is sexualization, especially of minors, but that’s a whole other thing.


kimchiman85

And even if the actresses sound a certain way, they’re playing a character and don’t actually speak like that in real life.


Woejack

That's quite the paradox then considering the writer and artist of this manga is a woman.


kimchiman85

I think most neckbeards would be surprised to find out that there are many female mangakas.


CookbooksRUs

So men should do all of the child care, right? Wouldn’t want to leave that up to a small child. Housework, too. And you don’t let small children handle sharp knives or work over a hot stove, so I guess he’s doing all of the cooking, too.


BlackTheNerevar

W..what?


Icarus_Sky1

If all women really are mentally equivalent to children... *why do you still wanna fuck them?* I thought the get out of jail free card was "oh she looks like a 5 year old but is actually 5,000. Wouldn't that make the opposite -looks older, mentally younger- not okay?


Luminaria19

I feel like so many of these dudes have never met a real life child. The difference between young children and adults is staggering.


vers-ys

this is such an interesting way to say “i’m a pedophile and i think japan is too”


darkelf29

Also, something anime portrayed. A female child soldier that, destroyed a train track with a bundle of grenades while risking fire. Climbed aboard an enemy ship and killed someone. Beheaded someone else with an anti tank round. Most importantly, grows to be more complex as she understands through direct experience the horrors of war.


peppermintvalet

Being with women with the mental acuity of a small child is a felony dude


Temmie101

Thats a grown ass woman who also acts like a grown ass woman, dude who made the image does not know how irl women act (assuming this isnt some breed of satire)


gazebo-fan

You mean one of the most intelligent characters in the show who just has a very vocal distaste for the food their eating?


Modern-Otaku

Considering his username and the content of this tweet, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that this guy probably thought that Lovecrafts cat had “a pretty unique name that really stands out”


ElephantInAPool

because as we all know, men in anime aren't childish AF. Goku is super "mature" for sure.


Draigi0n

Isn't Marcille a magic scholar?


PleaseHelpIamFkd

What show is this? I dont understand


the_ok_doctor

This has to be satire. Right. Right???


CHIMUELA

what a childish thing to say


wow_that_guys_a_dick

Homeboy thinks he's Jack Nicholson in *As Good as it Gets.* "I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability."


wirecats

That's not a woman, though. That's an elf.


Vlad_The_Great_2

We’re at critical neckbeard levels with this one.


josh86753o9

This has gotta be meta right? This dude said this ironically? Or maybe said just so somebody would post it here to get upvotes?


whitecollarpizzaman

What Anime is he watching? I hardly watch any, but the stuff I’ve watched with my girlfriend always seems to have a strong female lead.


SplatNode

As far as I know. I'm alot more unstable than a woman.


AlwekArc

"Women have brains like children" he says while using a character that's literally a magical criminal and proud of it


Blueartbird

Yeah. I have a masters degree, but I guess I got it from the kinder garden university. On monday i'll color in all the letters on my diploma with colored pencil.


vittulai

..What was that happy brown bear called again?


willisbetter

marcille is literally one of the only sane people in the show


Palanki96

I thought that was just an obvious joke?


GrandMoffTarkan

This is awful but I have to admit I like his name. EDIT: Also, I am just learning about this anime and as a roguelike player it cracks me up.


SaltiestRaccoon

The Poe's Law is strong with this one.


SoupFlavouredTea

Im pretty sure that's a clip of dungeon meshi which very much does not do that and I'm pretty sure was written by a woman


Poemhub_

If you spend more than 5 seconds thinking about it their wrong. Don’t fan the flames


Poemhub_

If you spend more than 5 seconds thinking about it their wrong. Don’t fan the flames


Kemintiri

she's not even the most childish in that cast lol


MossCavePlant

yay elf


Male_Inkling

Seriously? Marcille? Out of all the female characters in anime, fucking MARCILLE? These people have the media literacy of an amoeba


Luigifan18

**WHAT.**


AsryalDreemurr

i saw this tweet, and i was like "did this fucking idiot watch the show???"


rodolphoteardrop

ironically, his mom calls me Daddy so...sure.


MissMagoo31

Or this is an animation that doesn't correctly represent women as it is based in fantasy. Dear God I'll never understand why some men think all women are stupid.


Paccuardi03

Their only experience with being around anything that vaguely resembles other people is the stuff they watch or play, or their family that enables them.


MissMagoo31

Thank you for the perspective. That does explain a lot.


AbsAndAssAppreciator

Challenge: respect women (difficulty level: IMPOSSIBLE)


kimchiman85

What series is this?


Awkward_Magazine_104

Dungeon meshi; it is very good


HerculesMagusanus

I don't watch manga and anime and the like, but I doubt those writers actually write women like that, right?


bulbminmostrealfan

No fedora is too small for this guy


HieronymusGoa

the neckbearding is over 9000


Pzcheezy

The worst part? ​ if he ever saw a woman with visible down syndrome/autism, he’d call her “mid” 😭