Y'all HYPOCRITES. IT'S TEACHER X STUDENT. OF COURSE HE'S A MINOR.

Fuck i love you. Louder pls--

Yes!! LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE BACK!

If I can up vote this multiple times, I would.

PERIOD also people needa shut the fuck up because in the end he does become of age so just enjoy the fucking story or leave <3

Not you justifying pedophilia

Not you bringing in your western values and labelling all student x teacher as paedophilia.

I'm so bored seeing ppl callin dating 17-year-olds as pedophiles *yawn*
Oh, how about actual pedophiles and MAPs?

No wait. You're too busy replying to student x teacher tropes comments on mangago lmao

Japanese middle school students begin at the ages 12 to 15, the movie of doukyuusei has the students begin as freshmen. The age of consent in Japan is 13.
Meaning that Sajō and Hara-sen knew each other when Sajō was 12 and he was at the very least in his 20s when they had met. in WHICH case we see Hara-sen attempt to kiss Sajō knowing that he is not only his student but a MINOR.

Within this book ALL the teachers introduced have had a relationship with MINORS. Harasen was in his mid 40's when he got married to his student he mentored in MIDDLE SCHOOL, who was shown to have sexual relations with ADULTS.

The book is wholesome and unique between the MAIN love interests however it is shown CLEARLY that the author is attempting to justify pedophilia by waiting until the characters age up, but still has them develope feelings as MINORS towards ADULTS.

Oops my reply has an error they aren't in middle school, however.

Hara-sen has to be in his late 30’s so I'll assume that he is 35 In high school. Hikaru Kusakabe is 17 in the beginning correct. So 35 - 17 = Harasen was 18 before the love interests were even born.

Japanese panel law addresses the issue of rape and sexual intercourse. Article 177 of these laws gives three years of imprisonment for the people who commit sexual intercourse with a female less than 13 years of age. This law makes it clear that sex under thirteen years of age is a crime, so the age of consent becomes 13.
There is another ambiguity following article 34 of the Child Welfare Act, which holds the age of fornication as 18 years. Fornication means sex with a person who is not married. Children may be called any person under 18 years of age. So in terms of this law, the age of consent is 18.
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-age-of-consent-so-low-in-Japan

Japan's statutory rape law is violated when an individual has consensual sexual contact with a person under age 13. At 13, Japan's base age of consent is the lowest of any developed country. However, many prefectures also have local "corruption of minors" or "obscenity statutes" (淫行条例) which raise the de-facto age of consent to 16-18, unless they are in a "sincere romantic relationship", usually determined by parental consent.
https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/japan

https://optimistminds.com/age-of-consent-in-japan/

Depending on the prefecture, it's illegal to have a sexual relationship with a minor below the age of 16 to 18. Juvenile Obscene Acts override the Penal Code of Japan. This means anyone 20 and older must seek parental consent before entering a relationship or marriage with someone that is at least 19 years old.
https://myotakuworld.com/why-japanese-teens-can-get-arrested-for-dating/

I wouldn't mind due to the age gap not being so big, however, the author blatantly pushes ALL the teachers to hold their students in a romantic view. FURTHERMORE, why is it that ALL the teachers shown have held romantic affections for the students they are meant to MENTOR not fuck. The fact you are not disturbed by an ADULT getting off of boys and teaching them where most boys gather is extremely concerning for me.

Not only is the law of consent in Japan concerning, but the citizens themselves are also hoping to push the age of consent up for the protection for themselves and their children. You using it as an excuse to justify Ephebophilia's is EXTREMELY concerning.

Come back when you have a more educated response. (๑・ω-)～”

Oh and I take but what I said I'm not shipping a middle-aged man with a pubescent boy, I can see now that the age gap is much larger than I thought. ╮(￣▽￣)╭

Huh. I still don't get your point. Push up the age of consent, but let these 15 year olds fuck each other coz no age gap?

Am I seeing and reading this right? You headed into a teacher x student trope..... And then call the teacher a pedophile coz he's what, 16? 17? Do you even know how old your grandparents were when they got married and have kids?

I never see the logic in saying 20 and 40 is okay, but 17 and 37 is not like "????" Double standard much? Lmao

-I don't agree with your values so let me come in and trample it.- this is what you're doing.

Age of consent is a concept. You cannot come and tell me 17 is too young because there are 20+ adults who still act like shits. People develop mentally different. Even science has proven this.

Let's say the plot went like you say. The teacher stopped teaching and leave. Now the boy hates his parents and school. He might spend the rest of his life resenting the lgbt stance of Japanese, the age consent and ppl like you just because he was 2-3 years away from the 'age of consent' when he dated.

I still believe in taking "No" as a no. Whether that guy is 7, 17 or 47. No means no. But uh, he looks like a healthy adult able to make his own decision without hitting those around him like, y'know his mom, so things go the way he wanted them to.

But I guess you enjoyed being treated like a child when you were 16/17 who couldn't make his own decision because "age of consent."

Please see yourself out. As you can see. None of us are pedophiles nor care about the things you say.

TL;DR you hate age gap but can't accept it so you think it's "age of consent" problem on a 17 year old boy.

No where mentioned they dated when he was 13, so your imagination is also running amock. We have nhentaidotnet for those kinda content thank you

I'm not a big fan of age gap but god when I see people bringing in politics and shts on a shounen ai manga makes me kinda stabby.

Then they go out saying age is just a number. Mfkerrrrrrrrrr

I'm also sure you're trying to type pedophilia but whatever.

Here's my stance:
Fuck a healthy 17 year old however you want if he agrees to it happily. Unless he missed his biology class and doesn't understand what sex or being in relationship.

Do not fuck a kid with low functional autism because THAT'S problematic. A human being clearly incapable of understanding the impact of actions should not be able to consent.

But a 17-year-old who took his biology class and understand what being in a relationship mean without being pressured or coaxed with bribery.... Well tbh if they agreed to the bribe it'd be more like a paid service.

This is ASSUMING they engage in an intimate relationship.

And that's not an adult getting off boys - he wasn't treating kids like toys. Like you would with some porn or doujinshis.

Is it fun to categorize people's feelings like you would with comic books and utensils?

If it isn't an Adult getting off on young boys then why is it that ALL of the teachers have been engaged with younger students, not only that but we see Hara-sen fantasize about one of his students.

Japanese high schools begin at the ages 14-15 to 18 MEANING that Harasensei knew of Sajo since he was 14-15, not 17. I wouldn't have been bothered had the teacher been in his twenties and Sajou was in fact 17. But he wasn't when they had met or when they began their relationship.

Harasen is in his mid to late '30s because when he gets married he states he is somewhere late 40's. Meaning that while he was mentoring our main characters when he was in his mid 30's.

And let's bring up his lover as well. Harasen long after the two had graduated began to mentor a class of freshmen. In that class we see the 15-year old love interest display sexual acts in a bar with ADULTS.

In multiple moments dispite seeing his student grow, he makes a move onto Sajo but he never confirmed consent. He didn't say anything at all. Silence is not consent. Whether he was 17 or not, he did not verbally give consent to his TEACHER.

In multiple chapters we see Harasen fantasizing sexual desires onto Sajou, but because he's of age it isn't strange? He knew Sajou AND his later lover since they were 15, and held a desire for both of them; even if he held back with his now boyfriend.

Even IN the manga, we see Harasen refuse his lover's actions until he GREW out of adolescence. The character states it themself that he had to wait until he grew out of ADOLESCENCE. They had been in a romantic relationship when he was 15. But because they didn't do anything sexual it makes it okay?

And no I'm not trying to type pedophilia there is a difference. Ephebophilia since you obviously didn't bother to google it: Ephebophilia is the primary sexual interest in mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19.

It isn't politics it's the law you decided to use when you explained that the consent age is 13. HOWEVER, that clearly is nothing but an excuse to justify these relationships the teachers had.

And you CLEARLY didn't read my sources.

At 13, Japan's base age of consent is the lowest of any developed country. However, many prefectures also have local "corruption of minors" or "obscenity statutes" which raise the de-facto age of consent to 16-18, unless they are in a "sincere romantic relationship", usually determined by PARENT CONSENT.

We see this put into effect when an old teacher returns and confronts lovers his parents where we see them quote that he had laid his hands onto him. After the teacher had come to the parent's home to ask for their permission.

Meaning that in THAT prefecture of Japan the de-facto age of consent to 16-18, unless they are in a "sincere romantic relationship", usually determined by PARENT CONSENT.

FURTHERMORE meaning that the age of consent within that area of the high school is 16-18.

No one said anything about 15-year-olds fucking each other until you tried to use it as a valid argument. If I were to look at it between 15-year-olds vs a middle ages man and his 15-year-old lover. At LEAST the 15-year-olds are the same age. Because even if I don't agree with it I wouldn't ship a middle-aged man with a boy who could be as old as his son.

And no I don't understand why you brought this up but no. Age is not just a number.

If you're speaking about when Sajou and his lover first did it, then one, they graduated from high school and are the same age AND are LEGAL adults.

I read this book because of how well written these characters are and didn't mind that there was a teacher-student troupe. HOWEVER, the author makes it abundantly clear when she is shiping minors with middle-aged men, or PUSHING minors to engage in relationships with ADULTS.

She could've made the character introduction when they became 17, however she BLATANTLY pushed to introduce the characters when they were 15.

As I stated I wouldn't have minded if Harasen was 20 and met his lover when he was 17. But that CLEARLY isn't the case as he meets all of his students when they are 15-14 when he was in his late 30's and holds them in romantic affection MULTIPLE TIMES shown through his fantasies.

Because. It's student x teacher.
To add on top, he explicitly told them no dating until they graduate.

So 15 x 15 is okay because.... Same age? Bro. I literally said it right: you don't like age gap and you used this roundabout way to explain your dislike to trample on other people's favorite.

If I'm to use irl standards here, my personal opinion is no fucking until you're financially and emotionally ready to commit. 15 or 35, doesn't matter. Govt apparently don't care if you're financially ready when you're 18 or 20 and just drop all the responsibility on you.

I wanna see what your thoughts are if they were actually straight and teen pregnancy is thrown into the equation. Is it still okay?

Whaat??? Ok first off again clearly you're using excuses to justify a relationship with a 15 with a 35-year-old becuse as YOU'VE quoted "trample on other people's favorite." Age gap genres can be fine if the love interest ISN'T a pedophile or an ephebophile.

I'm not saying in a roundabout way that I hate age gap genre's I'm saying I don't support Semi-illegal relationships in which the author makes all the adults PREDATORS, because at LEAST the 15-year-olds are not with a FULLY GROWN MAN. And what does being financially ready have anything to do with the blatant show of ephebophilia?

And AGAIN, I do not care if they are straight or LGBTQ+ ANYONE under the age of 17 dating someone in their 30s is WRONG, that is GROOMING. And teen pregnancy? AS I'VE STATED I don't care if the couple is 15 they are the same age as they both share the same mentality. that is The age gap is to THIS EXTENT it is WRONG. That is an adult taking advantage of a CHILD.

A 15-year-old is a child in PUBERTY, an adult is a FULLY DEVELOPED HUMAN. The adult understands what they are doing and the way in which a child may act. The child on the otherhand does NOT understand.

And student x teacher can be fine if the student was shown to show interest in their GRADUATING YEAR meaning 17-18 and only IF said teacher is within the age range of twenty to early thirties.

15 and 35 don't matter? Then you agree with adult relationships taking ADVANTAGE of CHILDREN.

Must I rephrase ONCE AGAIN that Harasen almost made a move onto his student WITHOUT his consent?

Oh and with that being said, you trying to use teen pregnancy is DISGUSTING. So you're saying it is okay for a 15-year-old and a 35-year-old to do it and have a child if they were straight because my opinion would be somehow different? You basically said that you support grooming.

The reason why it is okay for same age teens to engage in CONSENTUAL sexual activities IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME MENTALITY. Their brains are developing at the same pace if we don't include genetics. A 35-YEAR-OLD MAN IS WELL PASSED BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.

If they enjoy having romantic relations with 15-year-olds they are PREDATORS.

You attempted to justify these relationships by Japan's age consent WITHOUT any research, and then shoot down my opinion by bringing up facts that don't relate? Then twist your words to justify why "15 or 35, doesn't matter. " By saying I hate age gap? No, I just simply don't support ephebophilia or pedophilia like how you certainly do with "to trample on other people's favorite".