My Student Grew Huge and Proposed to Me - Vol. 1 Ch. 2

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I get people tired of the double standard trend of giving shota/milf a pass, while loli is somehow always considered degen. It's especially prevalent in anime nowdays, where loli is basically forbidden at this point.

But... bro is 18? Why is anyone even talking about peds? None of that applies to this manga. He's as legal as it gets. Like not even 16 legal, but the higher end of legal, lmao. All bases are covered.

Also, I disagree with the poster who said this is meant to be a male self insert just because the female is drawn to be attractive. Putting aside the bizarre idea that she wouldn't be drawn sexy if it was a female self insert (bro do you even read manga?), the title kinda gives it away. It's "MY Student Grew Huge" not "I grew huge" and so far the story is told from her perspective. You could certainly still self insert as the student, because why not, but it's obviously written where the teacher is the MC.
 
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I get people tired of the double standard trend of giving shota/milf a pass, while loli is somehow always considered degen. It's especially prevalent in anime nowdays, where loli is basically forbidden at this point.
Nowadays, mental anguish in males is seen mostly as a punchline by society as a whole.
If you want to blame anything then blame hollywood, for spreading this idea to the 4 corners of the world.
 
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Pffft, he may legally be an adult in the eyes of the state. But I think he's talking big for someone who hasn't killed his dreams and settled for a soul-crushing job. :02:
 
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I get people tired of the double standard trend of giving shota/milf a pass, while loli is somehow always considered degen. It's especially prevalent in anime nowdays, where loli is basically forbidden at this point.

But... bro is 18? Why is anyone even talking about peds? None of that applies to this manga. He's as legal as it gets. Like not even 16 legal, but the higher end of legal, lmao. All bases are covered.

Also, I disagree with the poster who said this is meant to be a male self insert just because the female is drawn to be attractive. Putting aside the bizarre idea that she wouldn't be drawn sexy if it was a female self insert (bro do you even read manga?), the title kinda gives it away. It's "MY Student Grew Huge" not "I grew huge" and so far the story is told from her perspective. You could certainly still self insert as the student, because why not, but it's obviously written where the teacher is the MC.
Firstly, don't delve into the hypocritical pit of double standards regarding age gaps in fiction, or reality, you'll never find bottom. Suffice it to say, past 18 it really shouldn't be a consideration for anyone other than those involved, save for entertainments sake.

As far as being a self-insert... How she's drawn is a factor, but not a necessarily integral one. The title escapes me, but there was one with a very similar theme where the focus was how kind and loving she was, and she was drawn quite "plain" (a little heavier in theme, more psychological, with the baggage they both carried) but the "beauty" was of character, not physical. I think it's flirting with being a self-insert work, from either direction, but doesn't dive right in. On the one hand, you have an attractive and clearly idolized female potentially being obtained, and on the other, an attractive YOUNG man who is clearly dedicated(obsessed) potentially being obtained. Both perspectives clearly demonstrate the fantasies both characters hold, it's plainly stated even, the males just happens to be a little less "directionless" and vague, unlike the females. It's not an overwhelming aspect, and for me, doesn't detract from the "fluffy" charm of the storyline, as I find I can simply appreciate it as is, without needing to seek deeper meaning.

Beyond that, I'm reminded that it's easy to forget that the purpose is STILL to make money, so having aspects that appeal to the largest possible demographic will be present... I just don't let it bother me if its done decently well. Not everything is Goodbye Eri.
 
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I get people tired of the double standard trend of giving shota/milf a pass, while loli is somehow always considered degen. It's especially prevalent in anime nowdays, where loli is basically forbidden at this point.

But... bro is 18? Why is anyone even talking about peds? None of that applies to this manga. He's as legal as it gets. Like not even 16 legal, but the higher end of legal, lmao. All bases are covered.

Also, I disagree with the poster who said this is meant to be a male self insert just because the female is drawn to be attractive. Putting aside the bizarre idea that she wouldn't be drawn sexy if it was a female self insert (bro do you even read manga?), the title kinda gives it away. It's "MY Student Grew Huge" not "I grew huge" and so far the story is told from her perspective. You could certainly still self insert as the student, because why not, but it's obviously written where the teacher is the MC.
Dont consider myself a keyboard warrior, so im not gonna delve much, But i will give my piece

I hope this repulse stays the same, Japan is very much not western, not Christian, and is very new to western moral foundations, To say they numbed people to otherwise taboo topics like gender swap, Crossdressing, lolies e shota, Rape porn and whatever, And that God dammed awfull NTR is an understatement
Just imagine marvel or dc trying to get away with releasing romcons with half those tags mangas can get away with

As for the double standard, yeah pal, Thats a men horny monkey brain giving a pass on lolies, I thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink females have a softer pass on shotas but im not sure

Either way, yeah, It is what it is.
 
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What is there to even be defensive about or call degen here? The male lead is literally a legal adult from the moment he turned 18. Any arguments about the gap in their age is moot because they are both adults. Nothing about this is questionable, especially considering the relationship pursuit is done ENTIRELY by the guy with no encouragement by his sensei. She simply dismissed it as a child's crush, without knowing how serious he was about it. I'm more confused by how many of you all seem to be taking issue with this.
I'm not taking issue at all? Other people, maybe. Not me. I literally said it's fictional, so it's all whatever. My first comment was made offhandedly and it wasn't meant to discuss anything. My comment was meant to talk to the main character, like "ok u JUST turned 18 and u say ur an adult and the law says so but .... R u really, dude? Would u say ur an /adult/ adult?" like??? It's meant to be for the guy who's not real and is a drawing, not for other commenters. 😭

In retrospect, I would understand if people thought I was trying to argue. English is not my first language. 🤷‍♀️ Obviously there's more nuance to this if it's a real life situation and that could be something that is up for discussion, but again, as I said in my comment, it's all fictional. I also didn't refer to the sensei at all. Like... ZERO mentions of her in my comment, so I'm not sure why you brought her up.

This has gotten long, I'm sure you already think I suck or whatever, but I wanted to explain myself so here u go.
 
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I'm not taking issue at all? Other people, maybe. Not me. I literally said it's fictional, so it's all whatever. My first comment was made offhandedly and it wasn't meant to discuss anything. My comment was meant to talk to the main character, like "ok u JUST turned 18 and u say ur an adult and the law says so but .... R u really, dude? Would u say ur an /adult/ adult?" like??? It's meant to be for the guy who's not real and is a drawing, not for other commenters. 😭

In retrospect, I would understand if people thought I was trying to argue. English is not my first language. 🤷‍♀️ Obviously there's more nuance to this if it's a real life situation and that could be something that is up for discussion, but again, as I said in my comment, it's all fictional. I also didn't refer to the sensei at all. Like... ZERO mentions of her in my comment, so I'm not sure why you brought her up.

This has gotten long, I'm sure you already think I suck or whatever, but I wanted to explain myself so here u go.
Firstly, I will thank you for attempting to explain yourself further, and apologize if my statements were maybe too harsh. I tend to speak bluntly. I do understand the difficulty of expressing oneself not in their native language.

To continue, your statements did imply that you seemed to take issue with the ML calling himself an adult merely because he turned 18. I assume because you consider him not mentally mature enough to make that claim. However, we as readers can't reasonably make such broad claims about a character without being given context. As we have seen, the ML has been through (literal) growing pains as a human and individual, and for all intents and purpose appears to be a young man with a good head on his shoulders... just that he is completely enamored with his older former sensei. He took her offhand statement about his age seriously, and worked towards making himself appealing to her when he came of age. To me, that level of determination belies a maturity well beyond his physical age, even if it stemmed from a childhood crush. But, I have no external context for that claim myself.

Lastly, yes. I'm aware this is fiction. However, far too many people share the mentality nowadays that age gap relationships are wrong even if both parties are adults, and that is the stance that you appeared to be supporting. Time will tell if our ML is mentally mature enough to call himself an adult, but since he is technically a legal adult, there really shouldn't be any complaints.

Thanks, have a good rest of your day.
 
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i don't think that sensei has any voice: the will get married, they will have babies, they will live together until old age.
 
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I ain't talking about the boy here xD Height doesn't have nothing to do with pedophilia? you can't be serious rn
Even tho this is 100% wrong and never should've happened but my aunt had a friend in highschool back in the 80's who like maybe less than a week after graduation married the auto shop teacher who was like early to mid 30's and she was 18 and it was highly likely that stuff went on before she graduated but according to my aunt that friend with 3 kids and +30 years later still happily married to that man so while this manga will hopefully be slightly less creepy and keep this somewhat cute there are real life instances of stuff like this happening
 

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