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[–] merrickal@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (14 children)

Would Friren count? Romance of the two teens are age appropriate for them. And two dudes that are enamoured with older women, but I think that’s it.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

I'm waiting for the canonical reason why the female elves look like children while the one male elf we've met is drawn like a grown man. And I really hope it's not that their brain outpaces their body because then we're in the "5000 year old witch in a child's body" trope.

If this is addressed in the manga, no spoilers plz beyond a simple "Yes, it is."

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I’d assume it’s because the only male elf is older? Idk this feels like looking for inappropriate intentions because you want there to be one.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah I was about to say this he was way older than friren

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm sorry if my critical exploration of anime I enjoy makes you feel defensive but I literally just explained why I think that would be the worst reason. Don't worry no one's canceling Freiren, we're just having a chat.

"Adult elf bodies reflect their own self-image" would be pretty cool. Especially for the monk.

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Serie looks like a child too and he is not older than serie tho.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

I mean, we have a sample size of 3 (in the anime anyway), and don’t actually know for certain how old any of them are. The only thing we really know is that Frieren is likely the youngest.

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