@HYBRID_BEING Ah, so it can be used in both, then? Let's see if I manage to remember it this time 😅
For the "acceptable age gap"... I think there's a formula? Like "add 7 and divide by 2" or some such fuckery. Never paid much attention, honestly, cause you can't win against those people. It's like Dumbfuckistanians saying you can't be attracted to a 17yo girl with the body of a full-fledged woman, and if you are you're a paedophile. They're right and you're wrong and that's it.
Personally, I go with laws. If it's above the age of consent, AND the older partner is not abusing, lying or otherwise manipulating the younger one, they can be happy ever after the way I see it.
Tbf, tho, Japan's kinda weird with the age of consent thing. Something about different for boys and girls, and different with marriage or non-marriage, and different with some other crap. But I'd say 16 is safe.
(Inb4 it's 18 and it's actually illegal) <- Though it wouldn't matter, cause it's a moot point. The guy CAN still like her, the girl CAN still like him. All they need to do is be platonic for 2 years. So haters can go fuck themselves, really.