Yeah fair. CSM definitely does have that edginess that can be off-putting.
WHY does Denji need to be 16?
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He goes back to school
, but that's kinda waaay later than the anime covers. Also, like, theme of the story is how capitalism sucks and how it forces young people into positions they have no business having just to survive and where they can be taken advantage of, so idk, usually I'd be right there with you about the but in this case it kinda has a narrative point.
Yeah fair. CSM definitely does have that edginess that can be off-putting.
spoiler
He goes back to school
, but that's kinda waaay later than the anime covers. Also, like, theme of the story is how capitalism sucks and how it forces young people into positions they have no business having just to survive and where they can be taken advantage of, so idk, usually I'd be right there with you about the
but in this case it kinda has a narrative point.
He could also, you know, go into college as in back to school. God this anime trope pisses me off so much.
Eh, most anime/manga is made for highschoolers, so most of it is gonna portray highschoolers.
It is what it is, but yeah I feel you I'm definitely getting too old for most shows.
CSM spoiler
In CSM's case tho, grooming is a big topic it gets into later so yeah Denji kinda has to be underage for that.
Ok if that's an actual topic for the anime I can excuse the cliche this one time.