Is Toki and Sahara's relationship a pedophile relationship? Of course not.Pedophilic disorder is characterized…
It's...troubling that the age of consent is being discussed here. Why is the age of consent up for discussion? Fine, I'll join. All of that information is unnecessary because the drama is set in high school. First years are 15-16, so paedophilia is irrelevant. Ephebophilia, however......
This drama isn't sexualised (so far, at least), so (for me), the issue is with Sahara-SENSEI 'confessing' to Toki, laying his head on Toki's lap in such a moment, allowing himself to be embraced by Toki and encouraging Toki's crush. This drama is set in a country where teachers DO (way too often) end up marrying/dating their former students and scandals of teachers sleeping with multiple students (who usually don't tell anyone) are on the news and in gossip. Here, we have a teacher telling his homeroom student that he's into him and to keep it a secret. Then, we see Toki ACTUALLY going out of his way to keep himself from revealing it to his friends. So, yes. The relationship isn't paedophilic. Still, it is VERY wrong.
No, the teacher's feelings FOR (not with) the student are not “suddenly.” They have been loving each other…
*facepalm* As a second year student, Toki is 17. Sahara would have STARTED university at 19 and to be a teacher, he needs 4 years. He's not a student teacher (which would be in his 4th year of university) because he'd be shadowing the main teacher and would be in a black suit the whole time. Also, he'd be wearing a black suit for his first year (like the new teacher), so we know he's not a first year teacher (even if he teaches P.E.). They've even shown flashbacks of a primary school student and Sahara in high school at the river. Whether they're 2 years apart or 20 years apart, it doesn't matter, does it? ....So long as Toki is out of school and not under Sahara's care. High school isn't mandatory. If Toki drops out, then all's good. If Sahara transfers, then.....all won't be AS good for another year and some months, but it wouldn't be AS bad.
Surely, no-one is concerned about the actors- just the characters.
As in, my definition of concern? Verb1. As in, what am I concerned about (verb2)? As stated. The teacher character no longer distancing himself from his adolescent student's feelings of attration towards him. How they look is of zero relevance, is it not? Still, 2 more episodes to go! Time to clear up the misunderstandings from the past.
It is not uncommon to have teacher/student romances in Japanese dramas and not only in BLs. While in other countries…
IF Sahara was a new teacher who only just started that year, they'd be 6 years apart ( 4 years of university + 1 year for year 3 and Toki is in 2nd year, so maybe + that 1 year). Regardless of the age difference, the issue is with him being his teacher. His homeroom teacher, at that. In Japan, homeroom teachers are like parents. They're even called if students get in trouble outside of school (like police stations and such). They're the ones in charge of counselling and all that (as a school counsellor will probably only visit around once a week). I love Toki. No issue with Toki whatsoever. He's a teen. He's so endearingly adorable.
Yeah, yeah fate, love, sacrifice blah, blah, blah.... but, the gang, though. They need their happy ending. They've followed all the instructions given and come through every time.
Sunshine girl and sunshine boy need to meet so the main leads' romance can progress. He'll cook, she'll eat and they'll all live happily ever after (except the ex friend and boyfriend/husband).
I know it's not your fault, but, Maki is gonna kiiiiiiiiiilllllll you. Also, that fight was genius. With the chief's new position now understood by himself and Maki, THEIR relationship should improve whilst......
I was unaware it would ever come across as self-righteous. Why would you infer that? I said I was a teacher (which I am) because you referred to me as “kid” and went on about reality vs. fiction. I assume the parents who entrust me with their teenagers ( and the government that pays me to educate and mentor them) would be happy to know I found that scene uncomfortably questionable. (Now, I’ve added self-righteousness :D) I DID find the scene inappropriate (not the series). A teacher confessed to a seventeen year old, told him to keep it a secret and told him to wait for him. That’s… not good. It’s also not presented as bad, so I worry for the seventeen year olds watching this. Up to now, everything was just a kid with a crush on his teacher. I’d assumed that crush would fuel him to work harder in school, graduate and get into uni on a track scholarship (boy can run!) and then they’d meet again.
Fine, I'll join. All of that information is unnecessary because the drama is set in high school. First years are 15-16, so paedophilia is irrelevant. Ephebophilia, however......
This drama isn't sexualised (so far, at least), so (for me), the issue is with Sahara-SENSEI 'confessing' to Toki, laying his head on Toki's lap in such a moment, allowing himself to be embraced by Toki and encouraging Toki's crush. This drama is set in a country where teachers DO (way too often) end up marrying/dating their former students and scandals of teachers sleeping with multiple students (who usually don't tell anyone) are on the news and in gossip.
Here, we have a teacher telling his homeroom student that he's into him and to keep it a secret. Then, we see Toki ACTUALLY going out of his way to keep himself from revealing it to his friends.
So, yes. The relationship isn't paedophilic. Still, it is VERY wrong.
They've even shown flashbacks of a primary school student and Sahara in high school at the river.
Whether they're 2 years apart or 20 years apart, it doesn't matter, does it? ....So long as Toki is out of school and not under Sahara's care.
High school isn't mandatory. If Toki drops out, then all's good. If Sahara transfers, then.....all won't be AS good for another year and some months, but it wouldn't be AS bad.
As in, what am I concerned about (verb2)? As stated. The teacher character no longer distancing himself from his adolescent student's feelings of attration towards him.
How they look is of zero relevance, is it not?
Still, 2 more episodes to go! Time to clear up the misunderstandings from the past.
I love Toki. No issue with Toki whatsoever. He's a teen. He's so endearingly adorable.
The creators, however….
😂😂😂
I’m good. Excited
Also, that fight was genius.
With the chief's new position now understood by himself and Maki, THEIR relationship should improve whilst......
wait. No. I need Earth and Moon as siblings!!!
I DID find the scene inappropriate (not the series). A teacher confessed to a seventeen year old, told him to keep it a secret and told him to wait for him. That’s… not good. It’s also not presented as bad, so I worry for the seventeen year olds watching this. Up to now, everything was just a kid with a crush on his teacher. I’d assumed that crush would fuel him to work harder in school, graduate and get into uni on a track scholarship (boy can run!) and then they’d meet again.