His inner dialogue is always hilarious. Also this series is absolutely adorable.
It's series like this that (as unrealistic as I think they may be) give me hope for the future.
Why is it popular in manga to make late 20s and early 30s characters unathletic? Assuming all other variables are constant, you should be at or near your peak testosterone levels during that time. Maybe some increased reaction time is understandable but your stamina should be still very high.
In school a lot of kids in Japan do a lot of sports via clubs and PE class, etc. By the time you’re in your thirties you’ve probably spent a good 8-10 years alternating between sitting at a desk, drinking with co-workers, eating shitty food and not getting enough sleep. Pretty good reason to become soft.
@Yourself I'm 22 and I can already feel my body getting out of shape compared to high school days.
Since compulsory PE are no longer a thing after high school graduation, you won't get that many chance to actually workout (unless you have the interests in it, ofc. Most of my uni days are just lazing around, either doing school projects, playing games or reading weeb stuffs)
You're absolutely right. Things don't really start going downhill until your mid-30s, and even then it's not as dramatic as this chapter makes it out to be. If this dude's still in his 20's but can't handle a day at an amusement park, then he's in really poor health. How could he expect to be able to handle children if he can't even take care of himself?