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Japanese Disappointed with New School Swimsuit in Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

Japanese Disappointed with New School Swimsuit in Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

Japanese otaku were disappointed with the latest episode of the anime ‘Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta,’ specifically episode 8, as the new school swimsuit appeared instead of the classic anime version that everyone is accustomed to.

Japanese Disappointed with New School Swimsuit in Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

There’s a design for the school swimsuit that has consistently appeared in anime – it’s considered the classic look that delights otaku fans. You can see how it looks in the image below:

Japanese Disappointed with New School Swimsuit in Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

Here’s an example of an anime character wearing this classic swimsuit (in this case, it’s Roll from Megaman).

Japanese Disappointed with New School Swimsuit in Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

Now, in episode 8 of the anime ‘Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta,’ there’s a scene where the students are having a pool activity, and all the girls are wearing the newly proposed version of the school swimsuit:

Japanese Disappointed with New School Swimsuit in Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

As you can see, the new school swimsuit covers much more of the characters’ bodies. Let’s take a look at how some Japanese reacted to this scene:

“This isn’t a swimsuit, nooo.”

“What a bad swimsuit.”

“What’s with this unisex swimsuit… well, I guess it has its charm.”

“This isn’t the swimsuit I’m familiar with.”

“Looks like a prisoner’s outfit.”

“Not a sexy swimsuit at all.”

“What’s with this swimsuit that looks like something for Muslim followers.”

“Is this place a Muslim state?”

“Well, this is fine in its own way.”

“What a lonely era it has become.”

As you’ve seen from the comments, some Japanese viewers didn’t really like the appearance of this school swimsuit in the anime ‘Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta.’ Did you know that only the girls wore this swimsuit in the anime? Take a look at how the boys appeared:

Japanese Disappointed with New School Swimsuit in Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

The same old pool uniform.

New School Swimsuit Sparks Online Debate

In July of this year, a discussion spread across Japanese Twitter when a post showed a Japanese TV report featuring children wearing the new model of the school swimsuit.

Take a look:

Japanese Disappointed with New School Swimsuit in Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

This post garnered a massive reach of over 8 million views, and many people complained about the design, while others liked it but voiced changes they wanted to see.

Some mentioned that unisex uniforms didn’t serve well, as they disregarded certain functionalities that the previous swimsuits had for girls.

Another person stated that if they were going to make this hideous thing, it would be better to let students choose what they want to wear to the pool. Another Japanese person lamented how everything nowadays has to be unisex

via OTAKOMU

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