Recently, an opinion published on an anonymous blog generated widespread debate on social media in Japan. In the entry, the author expresses his discontent with the representation of female characters with large breasts in anime and manga works. Below is the translation of the original text and a detailed analysis of each of its parts.

• I'm sorry, but this makes me a little queasy. I don't get that with real people, only with two-dimensional characters. There seems to be an intention that bigger is better, and that bothers me. Did this character really want to have big breasts? If the character is important, they should give her an average bust instead of imposing large breasts on her. Is it fun to impose your preferences on a character? Well, probably yes. Personally I don't like large breasts, so this bothers me more.
• I really want this to stop, but this trend probably won't change. Even in manga magazines, gravure idols highlight their breasts, and I want that to stop too. It's not the idol's picture's fault. It's just that highlighting breasts is already out of fashion, right? Do you really like breasts that much? That's the question. It makes me a little sick. I want to read manga, but I can't help but see the cover with a picture. Since it's a manga magazine, they should put illustrations of characters like in Weekly Shonen Jump. I digress, but I want them to stop making characters with big breasts.
• I like the story, but I find it hard to stand big breasts. For example, in 'The Dangers in My Heart', they should make them smaller... I don't need so much sex appeal... But the authors do it because they like it, so there's no way around it. Personally, the size of those breasts is background noise. But readers like it more, so everyone wins. Ah, living in a world where big breasts are good is hard to bear.

This post caused quite a stir on social media, with many users sharing and discussing their opinions. Some agree with the author's opinion, while others defend the creative freedom of authors and the diversity of tastes among readers. The conversation continues, demonstrating once again how debates about gender representation in manga and anime continue to be a hot topic in the community.

• «When breasts are small, I feel a little sad».
• «I recently watched 'Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi' and the characters' breasts were so big that I lost interest. Would this fall under the category of "abnormally large breasts"?».
• «In my opinion, the mahjong manga 'Saki' goes a bit overboard in this regard.».
• «The debate about oversized breasts has been going on for a long time, but 'Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu' is about adolescence, so this argument doesn't make sense in this context.».
• «Since Bunny Asuna's appearance in 'Blue Archive', the standard for considering breasts large has been raised».
• «We all love breasts, but huge, unrealistic breasts in manga and anime always divide opinions.».
• «It is clear that many characters are designed according to the author's taste, but sometimes they also change according to the preferences of editors or readers.».
• «With 'Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu', I felt like the breasts started to stand out more as the story progressed, and that makes me a little uncomfortable».
• «This bothers me too. It seems like some people believe that there should always be a character with huge breasts, which is a mistake. I'd rather stop reading these works, even if I miss something good.».
• «I completely understand. Seeing abnormally large breasts on Akimoto Osamu or Kobayashi Ritz's characters in 'Saki' is disturbing to me. I feel the same way about Eiichiro Oda».
• «Big breasts catch my attention, but it bothers me more when they draw cleavage on characters with small breasts for no apparent reason.».
• «Isn't it better to have big pectoral muscles? If the pecs are big, the nipples are not visible, like in 'Otokojuku'. Although it seems that I changed the subject».
• «I completely agree. I'm not looking for big breasts in two-dimensional characters.».
• «According to my research, there are many who prefer extremely large breasts, especially among otakus.».
• «Totally agree. Seeing extremely large breasts on characters where it is not common or seeing artificial breast pockets is very strange. Also, seeing ads for erotic manga on non-erotic websites is the worst.».
• «It is the author's decision. Expressing an opinion is valid, but the author does not have to conform to it.».
• «I want to enjoy the story and the characters, but when they exaggerate the breasts and make them bounce just to please the readers, I stop reading. Big breasts have their own kind of story and character».

Source: Yaraon!