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Does the series or book approve of casual pedophilia, as some of the reviewers point out? Do I need to be concerned for younger readers?

Kat I know this question is 4 years old, but answering for anyone passing by:

I'd say no. The Monogatari Series is a parody of the harem genre and comes wi…moreI know this question is 4 years old, but answering for anyone passing by:

I'd say no. The Monogatari Series is a parody of the harem genre and comes with the issues parody can sometimes have. Nisio takes the tropes of the genre and often pushes them to their most absurd. He is very blunt when acknowledging (often namedropping) these tropes and often breaks the 4th wall doing so. For example, in Mayoi Maimai our protagonist directly acknowledges that the "lolicon" trope is just a cover for paedophilia. Also, Nisio writes these tropes to be so awkward and unappealing that it feels like there's no way anyone can be aroused by them without feeling guilty. These tropes mellow out and disappear as the series goes on as the characters become more fleshed out and realistic, with the parody aspect disappearing and series becoming more of it's own thing.

Ultimately, it's best to read the books for yourself and form your own judgement. And it's fine for someone to still not like this series because of this aspect, even if they (would) agree with my judgement. As for younger readers, even setting aside the paedophilia stuff, there's still frequent sex references, discussions of rape etc. so 15+ (which is the rating the BBFC gave the anime adaptation) would be my rough recommendation.(less)

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how much does this manga book accord to tv-series?

kevintloney This is a light novel, not a manga

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