Didn't I mention Rumiko? You should take a look at Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku. Then there's Dragon Ball and nudity jokes there. Basically that's the point where cultural differences start to matter. For example, try to imagine Pom Poko being made by Disney.Also, the characters you mentioned are never
That's understandable, but the best would be to look for another material instead. Basically, I'm not seeing kids here. I'm seeing toons. For them to look like kids, I'd need different graphic style, like in Vagabond, or that loan shark manga. Then it wouldn't fly.basically, i can't rationalize my way out of thinking they're not kid characters and thus, i can't enjoy it
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