Watching various anime 47nite gave me ...

[quietprofanity]

It seems as I get older I'm going to be hit more and more with "You dumb TEENAGER!" moments when I watch anime and read manga. I'm not talking about Sailor Moon when I say this. Usagi acts like a moron, but she's also part of a coming-of-age story. It doesn't really matter that she starts out as a crybaby, she's SUPPOSED to become better than she is. So I can accept that and it's not what I'm talking about.

What I am talking about is just those moments where a teenager ... well, makes one of those dumb teenager decisions because that's what teenagers do ... because they're teenagers.

Momoko from Peach Girl threatens to throw herself out the window because Touji won't listen to her ...
You dumb teenager!

"You know, I think I'll just leave my Mom in the lurch because I'd rather be the hand of some guy I'd never spoken to and is kind of a jerk to me but I find him FASCINATING."
You DUMB teenager!

The whole of Fushigi Yugi: Eidoken (I'm talking about Mayo, here. Not Miaka.)
You DUMB, DUMB TEENAGER!

And no, I'm not saying it's not realistic ... it just makes me not so much in these girls' corners.

And, on't look smug about yourself, American comics fans. Much as I like her, Nico from Runaways is pretty much the quintessential dumb teenager.

Comments

[sarajayechan.livejournal.com]

What's the second one from?

[quietprofanity.livejournal.com]

Midori Days. (I thought the "hand" comment would give it away.)

[sarajayechan.livejournal.com]

Aah. >.> I'm not too familiar with that one.

[hamburger.livejournal.com]

Ooooh Midori buuuuurn.

[quietprofanity.livejournal.com]

Well, I like Nico and Momo-chan, so all is not lost ...

(Although, do any two women in this show ever talk about something that's not a guy? I'm just curious.)