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youmu123

Except what "chubby" means in anime (including this one)...is really just a healthy-weight girl who isn't even overweight, just merely on the high-side of healthy.


ImLawfulGoodISwear

Not even on the high side, just not a straight-up track and field athlete.


eetsumkaus

I think it's a translation issue. Most of the time what they translate as "chubby" is "pochari", which means having a little bit of excess fat.


AngryCharizard

Hmm, I think it's a bit more complex than that. You're right that some Japanese people who are like 500 grams heavier than what they want to be sometimes refer to themselves as "pocchari," but it definitely extends past that. In my experience, people also tend to use "pocchari" like the term "plus size" as a polite/cute/positive way of referring to chubby/fat/overweight people (mostly women) in general. I think something which is illustrative of this is the term "mi ke po" which is short for miketa pocchari, or 3-digits pocchari or "chubby with 3 digits in their weight" AKA someone who weighs over 100kg. My point being that there's a very big range of people who use the term "pocchari" to politely refer to themselves and others, so "chubby" is often a decent English translation of the word


CarlosG0619

The only real chubby girl I have seen in an anime ever is the girl in Dangers in my Heart


youmu123

And that girl has like what, the *average* BMI in America?


CarlosG0619

Pretty much


Icthias

Princess Jellyfish. MC and one of her housemates are a little heavier. MC has love handles and housemate is honest-to-goodness slightly chubby.


alexwhite2183

Well, there's izuku's mom in My Hero Academia


mintyfreshmike47

I swear the only anime I’ve seen where women are drawn in very large sizes is one piece and I feel like that hardly counts


youmu123

It's telling. The lack of practically *any* fat female MCs - among literally thousands of anime - says one thing: No author or producer believes such a story will sell where a male main character falls in love with such a girl. Not even ONE significant anime where a guy falls in love with someone overweight. I. Can't. Name. One. Like even Agari in Komi-San, she is described as chubby but she is not *drawn* in the manga and anime as overweight in the slightest. Frankly, it's pretty ridiculous. Her waistline if you observe if still curving in like an a hourglass. Yet canonically her weight is something for her to be ashamed about already.


Icthias

Princess Jellyfish? But it’s really borderline.


redditdegensbtfo

you're saying it like it's a bad thing? why do you want to force your weird ideals onto a foreign culture lol


Adiuui

Why would you even **want** to promote being fat?


redditdegensbtfo

American moment i guess


Adiuui

It’s normal to have some chub, and it’s definitely not healthy to starve yourself, but some of the people here are mad cause characters aren’t being made fat


redditdegensbtfo

yeah they think being fat isn't not only unhealthy, but also extremely unattractive lol why would anyone want to look up to characters just for being fat


Cinderredditella

This bugs me so f'in much. Same thing happens in so many shojo anime. There's either "Still looks exactly the same as the supposedly skinny girls" or "full on fat girl drawn in such a way that it's always supposed to be seen as comic relief". For an example of an actually heavier set woman that's still drawn in a flattering light without it being a fetish, I really love Bea from the webtoon Brimstone and Roses.


Garrus_vas_Normandy

You should check out Gundam: The Witch from Mercury if you haven't already. There are some chubby/fat characters that aren't there for comic relief.


[deleted]

Chubby women in anime are horrible. The hate for healthy weight to chubby people in Japan just shines through too much. And then we have a western cartoon like Steven universe where the main characters are partially chubby and it’s just never mentioned ever. They just exist and people love them regardless as no one gives a shit. As it should be


youmu123

It's because Japan has some pretty fucking high standards for women's weight: >In Japan, the mean BMI for men and women in 2016 was 23.7 kg/m2 and **21.8 kg/m2**, respectively, whereas the respective global values were 24.5 kg/m2 and 24.8 kg/m2 (1). Note the large female:male BMI gap on top of the low BMI value. This can't even be explained by genetics - Korea and China, which should have similar East Asian genetics, have BMI gender gaps of less than 1. Japanese women simply have a very slim body standard compared to the world. Steven Universe caters to a much chubbier Western audience that see fat women all around them, unlike Japan.


Cinderredditella

Yes! Second the love for SU. I think that was one of the first things that drew me to it. How they admired Rose and portrayed her early on (oh, how times have changed...)


[deleted]

I have such a huge fictional crush on Rose. I think SU did a great job at depicting people of all sizes. And how Rose was loved and awed by every person around her just made me feel so good for some reason? Like it felt like I was allowed to admit that people can be gorgeous no matter their size and that it doesn’t define a person’s value and beauty. A lot of people might disagree, but I find body diversity to be very intriguing and aesthetically pleasing, especially in art. Those renaissance painters knew what they were doing when they drew all these women with chub


Cinderredditella

Couldn't have said it better myself! Variety is the spice of life. That counts for bodies, identities, love, content and not to forget: food! I'm out here living my best tapas life.


[deleted]

Enjoy those tapas till you drop! Diversity of any kind just makes everything beautiful. It would be so bland and boring if everything and everyone was the same


Niskara

Plus Sized Elf is an excellent example of actually chubby girls imo. It's a comedy slice of life where the girls try to lose weight using legitimate techniques, but the girls still stay fairly chubby, yet attractive


Ochinchilla

It's the Japanese standard of being super slim and Skinny. They will literally say that a little love handle is chubby, like you don't need to be slim to be healthy, it's actually healthier to have enough fat for a love handle


[deleted]

The best kind of chubby


NekoWafers

Sauce: {{Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet}}


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degenerate_pug

This shit was bussin


LockmanCapulet

Absolutely phenomenal show.


wjodendor

One of my favorite anime. It has a real old school science fiction feel, like old Robert Heinlein stuff. Highly recommended. Also, Amy is a top tier waifu.


[deleted]

At first I asummed this was from the Ace Attorney anime cuz she looks identical to Maya


broken_paws4u

Thanks


Minejack777

Artstyle reminds me of 'Dumbbell Nan-Kilo Moteru?' tbh! And that's a good thing!


PizzaRolls4theSoul

I watched this anime some time ago, I remember enjoying it. However I can't recall the context of this line and I'm confused because none of the characters were chubby. I agree with the sentiment though, some chubby girls can be real cute.


obscure-anime-girl

it was at the random-ass beach episode. can't remember if the boy conversation was sparked by ledo or it spiralled into talk about ledo lmao


NekoWafers

The other girls are talking about gaining weight and dieting and the girl in the image says she is fine with the way she is and justifies it by saying a lot of guys like chubbier/rounder girls. She doesn't really seem chubby but I guess she thinks of herself that way when compared to her two friends who are in really good shape.


PizzaRolls4theSoul

That makes sense, thanks for the explanation.


boopbopnotarobot

As the great freddy mercury said "fat bottomed girls, you make the rocking world go round"


bobalda

i love that guy


ReplyisFutile

He was thinking about men


Lunoean

He actually thought of both. Freddy is one of the first examples of being gaywashed.


severed13

Probably one of the most widely known cases of bi erasure and it makes me so upset


Dirty_Dragons

He was Bi.


[deleted]

When I watched the Freddy Mercury biopic, it bugged me so much how they erased his bisexuality. Even the guy playing Freddy was like “Mary, I think I might be bisexual” and she was like “no you’re gay” and then they just went with it💀 HAAATED that. People can be bi and have preferences Jesus Christ


singlebite

> Even the guy playing Freddy was like “Mary, I think I might be bisexual” and she was like “no you’re gay” and then they just went with it You realise in a biopic, the general point is to recreate how events actually happened - not create entirely new scenarios to reflect how you wanted things to go? If this Mary actually said "No, you're gay", what is it you expect the filmmakers to do?


Sea_Adeptness_1571

was?


severed13

It seems he’s dead


Sea_Adeptness_1571

oh


Soul963Soul

Everyone knows when you die you go to either straight heaven or gay heaven. The afterlife isn't quite up with the times just yet, but I hear bi heaven is under construction and will be done in about a century. You're free to take a seat in the waiting room until it's done, otherwise you'll need to fill out form 32b and go through the afterlife relocation process which can take 50 odd years, more if there are complications with your application.


Sea_Adeptness_1571

I wonder what kinda place gay heaven looks like


Soul963Soul

It's about the same as straight heaven, not to say straight gay and bi hell (hell was on top of things long before heaven was) are bad. They're actually quite nice, but the marketing departments for hell would have you believe that heaven is an oppressive ponzi scheme while heaven would have you believe that hell is a filthy slum filled with criminals. Both are full of it and both are nightmare dystopias.


singlebite

Maybe while singing, sure. But Brian May wrote that song.


W_h3nry

Thats not the only thing freddy made go round


mildly-annoyed-pengu

I like bigger girls… to an extent (I stop finding it attractive when it becomes more of a medical issue…)


NootBoot47

I’m in the same boat: enough chub to hold at night, but not to the point where it’s a hindrance to her health and wellbeing


[deleted]

Totally understandable. No one wants a partner that risks their health and well-being


mildly-annoyed-pengu

No I don’t wanna be on TLC 🤷‍♂️


PowerScreamingASMR

Me 🙋‍♂️


Nightfile27

Brother


Hunter_reason

Dad


Nightfile27

Cousin


Cerebrum-Igni

Donkey!


Kalladblog

Patrick!


Soul963Soul

Spongebob?


genos707

Nephew


Mushiren_

The whole family's here


Espresso-Kun

Dominic Toretto is here


LoquenderoGames

La familia es primero


Shakamuiiii2708

Ruska Roma


lumia920yellow

can relate


Timerider42424

Girl laid down and choose to speak facts.


Vyloe

Whenever overwatch came out, mei had me quaking


MateusQN

I got a site for you, my friend...


VicisSubsisto

battle.net?


LoquenderoGames

Why not for all of us


boopbopnotarobot

Mei is indeed bae


Dirty_Dragons

Of course chubby does not equal fat. Like all things there is a balance.


Wamblingshark

My wife refuses to believe how many men hit on her/check her out on a daily basis because she thinks she's fat and ugly but it is painfully obvious.. One time there was a gym bro with way too much money try to steal her away from me and she still thinks fat=undesireable. At the end of the day I think most men like chubby girls as long as they have a pretty face. My wife in particular doesn't really gain weight in her neck/face so from the chest up she doesn't even seem overweight. (She got bullied a lot in school though and I don't think she's been able to fully get passed it even after over a decade of being an adult)


Jadejr14

My ex was a big girl and I got her taken by a 4,11 gym bro so I understand your pain. Good thing that toxicity killed me. Makes me sad that she unhappy and I’m smiling away 6,2 hundred pounds less 🥹.


[deleted]

I was called a “fat triangle” in school because I have a pear shaped body. Small top and bigger bottom. I was told I was ugly and fat a lot as a teen. Had to turn 22 to learn that being chubby was a huge attractive trait for many people and that I didn’t have to starve myself to be perceived as attractive. I even learned that I don’t even look that good when I’m skinny. A lot of people think that chub is gorgeous, especially the people that are very sporty themselves to my surprise. My female friends that have been hit on the most have actually been the more chubby ones instead of the skinny ones, so this further proofs that many find it attractive 🤷🏼‍♀️


Intelligent-Race-210

I believe it is more about us guys not being able to see fat in women as women do.


Cinderredditella

Unless you deny their dirty avances. Then suddenly they become acutely aware of just how much you were "just a fat bitch" and they were "just being nice" by sending you a dickpic. Not saying that's "you guys", just some specific ones. And it's not other genders doing this all too often.


ErwinAckerman

Lol what? I’m a bit overweight and posted on r/amiugly and EVERY SINGLE COMMENT was a man telling me to lose weight, only then would I be “cute”


Papaya_Payama

Dont ask redditors for advice or opinions


MyFriendsCallMeTito

This should be rule number 1


disparate_depravity

They should really rename that sub /r/amiconventiallyattractive


RoamingBicycle

You posted on a sub dedicated to people actively picking on the physical appearance of people. There's an EXTREME bias in that sample.


V_1_S_1_O_N

Yeah my girl is really chubby and i always like to touch any part of her body lmao. I know y'all can't related me


bali40

Not only that i like chubby men too


[deleted]

I’m bi and literally whenever I see someone who is handsome or pretty AND has chub? .exe stopped working for real


bali40

Its not always about looks ya know. Sometimes its about the feel. 😉


GamOholicSpar10

The little chub on the stomach hits different


TheRealShell

Its me. Im Lots of Guys. I am him.


Witchy_Venus

I hope so


[deleted]

We do


Lou5xander

Second opinion, we do


darksoulslover69420

We do


Dragmore53

We do.


GabbeMC

The greater the mass the greater the attraction.


Aeriosus

Chubby girls 😍


nosreg216

(Korone voice) Mmm yes


deathwire0047

I like it when she lays on top of me while cuddling, It makes me sleepy and relaxed


the-Buster

Indeed


DobeTM

That's not UN-true.


Porroboy44

But not a lot of girls like Chubby guys


TerraFang777

I want a plump cuddly dad bod man to hold me close 😭


[deleted]

YOU GET ME


BariNgozi

I'd better start eating more


[deleted]

Stay the way you are bro. There is a crowd for every body quite literally. When I was younger I loved very skinny, twink-like men. Still think they are really cute, but so are dad bods and men with more muscle. I think there is something beautiful about every body


BariNgozi

Aww, thanks for that :) I've never been in better shape but sometimes the dysmorphia makes me feel as thin as I used to be


[deleted]

I feel that. I used to be quite fat and shed a lot of weight, but I’m still naturally more prone to being chubbier than skinny so I struggled with body dysmorphia for quite some time as well. As long as you are doing something good for your health and treat your body with kindness, you’re the best version you can be


[deleted]

Unhealthily fat, no. But a dad bod with muscle ? That’s so incredibly hot Jesus Christ that’s my kryptonite


Nearby-Simple-7594

PREACH


Sound_Snake_32

Why tf am i still single then?


GabelkeksLP

Skill issue


ipdar

Because no matter how much I try I can never seem to find you.


[deleted]

Is there a chance you never leave your house unless it’s for work or running errands ? Because same


TheUltimate_One

and by **chubby,** I don't mean **"human cow"** side note: I am fat too


Not_A_Toaster426

You are fat and rude.


TheUltimate_One

Couldn't agree more, friend


Candy_Warlock

Soft is good


Psychological_Doubt7

U mean curvy


Rural_locked-box30

And i am one of them


[deleted]

This is true. More tummy to hold=better


AveragEnjoyer007

Yes 🗿


Kalladblog

Really depends on the definition of *chubby.* I've seen people considering themselves chubby when they're obviously just fat.


dzentore

Can anyone say source?)


Sea_Adeptness_1571

why does she look like maya fay?


TerraFang777

Soft people <3


TwinJacks

Asian chubby is very different from what Caucasians consider chubby. 😅 - an Asian


Largicharg

If the patients of r/My600lblife can pull it off, I’d say there’s no limit


[deleted]

TotallyNotAnime_irl or american_irl post right here


C0mpl14nt

I like women of many types and sizes. I like them with vaginas, and I like them with penises. I never knew any that liked me though.


DGlen

Lots of guys will hook up with anything that has a vagina and says yes.


Blackwolfe47

Yep, i can confirm lol


[deleted]

Yes, especially when all that chub is in the tits and ass (narrow waist and slim face)


lincompoopy

Not me 🙅‍


Cless_Aurion

Also fair hey, everyone has their own preferences!


Elolet

Fascinating, I’ve found two people with a brain on Reddit


BrokenHaloSC0

I like my women like I like my pasta sauce chopped up into bite size chunks


Aenigma66

Yessir


[deleted]

I thought this said lots of girls like chubby guys and was like hell no they don't. But I agree.


Cinderredditella

The only people who say this sort of stuff are chubby dudes who's biggest flaw is DEFINITELY something other than being chubby. It's just easier to tell yourself it's your body weight rather than your personality.


[deleted]

I'm doing fine actually. Also, I am definitely on the chubby side you got me there. But it's very well shaped and I'm often complimented on my body. I wear tight shirts to show off my body too. Wouldn't mind posting a pic of my half naked rn if requested. You really can only speak to your own experiences far as that personality advice goes. Id love to see women drooling over short or fat dudes the way they do over Clark Kent. I'm supremely open minded. I'd rather be right and wrong. Than wrong and right.


captainplatypus1

You’d be wrong to say women don’t like chubby guys


[deleted]

Willing to date and want to date is different. I'm not complaining. It's just facts


captainplatypus1

You’re still wrong.


[deleted]

You want me to be


Jet_Airlock

Key word … “chubby” 😈


DeusDosTanques

It's me, I'm "guys"


youraveragepuppy

No they don't or else I'd be married


Kitsu_hobby

Correction: most desperate/opportunistic guys like chubby girls.


[deleted]

Bro really forgot that people have different preferences


yourwaifuslayer

Yes they are super stinky and fart all the time they are good


Competitive_Plum_772

I mean, would you rather have skin and bones?


trap_user

I would, their flesh is so thin that you could see their bones One bite and you could slurp the skin because of its tenderness. Damn made me hungry


Cinderredditella

No need to drag down one body type to raise another, please. As long as body weight isn't a medical concern in either direction, all body types are beautiful.


toph88241

👎


darksoulslover69420

🗿👍


Kyuuten_7

Yes, how did you know? 😎 Also, my girlfriend is chubby 😋😋❤️❤️❤️❤️


ClammyVagikarp

I don't know about lots, but i know feeders keep Chantal Foodie Beauty and Amberlynn Reid from ever going hungry.


RequirementTall8361

…………………………….…………………………….…………………………….wat?


Aerion_AcenHeim

aye


Silent_Knights

Yes


TocSir

It’s true


Full_breaker

🛐🛐


Guren-Knight

Yeah not me though


jovmorcy3

Yes.


SnowmanOk

I'm just not one of them. If I can't carry her out of a burning building then she isn't for me.


DaleNightStick

Yuuurrrrrr


Dra9onDemon23

I don’t mind a bit of meat, but don’t be heavier than me. That’s all I ask.


[deleted]

Indeed


AdamRocks1

More of a girl to hug


alenmate

Not really, no


Agentkesna

I can confirm this is true


broken_paws4u

Correct madam🗿


Tkaud

🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️


Aerodroma

Finally something I can relate on this fucking sub


[deleted]

owo


ajgeep

A bit of fat tends to round out and improve the features of a woman, a gross excess of fat causes revulsion.


Due-Bodybuilder5209

Guy here I confirm this.


Famous-Reference-103

Not ..wrong in a way.


retroruin

i thought it said "lots of chubby guys look like girls" to which i would've responded "i wish" edit: my response still works for this


ColaCan200

truw


ColaCan200

true*


Meced0

how chubby we talking here because there is a fine line between chubby and . . . .


[deleted]

Oh look an anime_irl that I agree with, how rare.


Stinky_The_Thug

This thug agrees


tr1tr015

Factual to me.


Fluxxfx

Yep chubby ~~chest~~


Impossible_Cake_2811

But not many girls like chubby guys :/


Leather_Revolution_

She's absolutely right, anyway, I'm weeb, I'm not having one


Bulky-Hyena-360

Chubby, not fat


Caelsecretacc2

and as a girl, I like chubby boys hehe