Whether or not in mandates her getting those powers does not change whether or not the series is acceptable either.
What? Yes it does. If those events aren't allowed on the wiki, then we can't use the verse. There may be some cases where we can sweep it under the rug and pretend the sexual aspects of an ability don't exist, but for a series like this? I find it very unlikely.
Which just isn't relevant because what I'm saying is that the main bulk of the story is really about neither.
Having sex hundreds of times in a manner which specifically culminates in the final arc of the manga seems like a clear indication that sex is a central component of the series, if not
the central component.
Except that sexual content is not the focus of the material as the Level 4 definition demands. There is a difference between sex happening in the series and the series focussing on sex. No part of the series has the intention of "oh, let's write a sex scene for the sake of having a sex scene". Sexual content is, as the Level 3 description says "not the main focus of the material and is usually part of a greater overall plot".
And what if it's both? Because it ostensibly is the focus of the plot, given how the ending relies on it. Whether or not the sex is important to the plot isn't relevant, it's a matter of how present the sex is in the series. And based on the context provided, the sex is
very present in the series, regardless of whether or not it is shown in explicit detail. The presence of sex isn't the issue. The fact that the character's power - y'know, the main thing we index here - as well as the plot of the manga rely on the sex
does matter.
We frown on authorial intent for evaluating feats, not for this subject matter.
Second, no it's a difference. A book on sex education features lots of sexual content but not ****-like sexual content, but just content that talks about sexual subjects. There is a difference to be made. A sex education book isn't "are pornographic in nature" (as Level 4 demands). Similarly, JK Haru isn't ****. (I believe others have already mentioned how it officially is not listed as eroge)
Death of the Author exists for thematic elements just as it does for powerscaling. In fact, it was always intended for the former rather than the latter.
Please enlighten me about how sex education is even remotely comparable to a series where the main character has cum power absorption. Every thematic element you have described could exist just as easily without the caveat of "the main character gets more powerful by *******".
By that reasoning, we should delete every verse because it could be erotic to someone on Earth. Every second anime has hundreds or thousands of pornographic fanart made for it, since it is erotic to someone.
Erotic to the average person, simple as that.
My point isn't that people interpreting things as sexual should automatically be grounds for deletion. I was contesting the point that the series isn't erotic in nature, because that's very subjective and I could easily find people who could find something to get off to in the manga. It should be a tipping point for verses with very blatant and consistent sexual content, not the basis on which deletion requests are formed.
Please elaborate on what you are using as the gauge for what an 'average' person finds erotic. You know damn well that this is very subjective and something based almost purely on human thought, so to claim for there to be an 'average' sexual preference is just as ridiculous as saying there is an 'average' state of mind or emotion.
Scans I assume you do not know the context of? Because the 'beating' here refers to spanking her butt. Like, the stuff some people do to kids basically or in BDSM. not beating her bloody and breaking bones or otherwise doing any real damage.
Yeah uh
First of all, comparing it to what is
legally considered child abuse in a number of countries around the world is not a great start. But even then, I am aware of BDSM culture and what's considered safe or acceptable in that context, and ultimately having someone have to literally whine like an animal before being allowed to stop - which based on literally all the other context I've seen so far, was 100% non-consensual - is extremely ****** up.
Similarly, your scan indicating '**** scenes' is about how customers play non-consent roleplay after paying and stuff. There is a serious **** scene, it's what the 100 soldiers get themselves killed for, but that is not it. Now we could have a whole debate about consent while doing sex work and when something becomes **** in that context, however, as you will notice, it's actually not relevant at all. The subject of consent has no impact on whether we feature a verse in the wiki.
The only thing that matters is: It's not pornography and sex is not the focus of the book. It's merely a byproduct of the overarching story the novel explores.
The subject of **** and consent absolutely should impact whether or not we allow a verse. They are ultimately sexual subjects in nature, and there is a clear line between verses like Berserk or Hellsing and verses that focus almost solely on those subjects.
At bare minimum then we need to define the line between "overt focus on sexual content
but not ****" and just regular old ****. Because really, the only difference is intent, and a verse which falls into one category but not the other could easily switch sides depending on the writer and their views. It's a very fine line, one which ought to be better defined.