Adult girls in I, Japanophile logic differ from underage girls in that they are of age and “free” of parental authority and such. Also there isn’t the same stigma attached to adult-adult relationships as there is to adult-underage relationships. In fact the stigma for adults could maybe even be not to be in an adult relationship since I suppose that would once again throw a person’s sexuality into question (leading to suspicions of this or that).
When you’re an adult your workshop days are over. You’re considered on the market whether you suppose yourself to be or not and you wouldn’t be far wrong if you thought adults were treated somewhat like cattle.
There is an adult in the Japanese idol musical world called Yuko Ogura who affects a very childlike way in her music but I’m no fan. You see I have no emotions vested in her. I believe for me to like her I would have to have seen her grow up in some way. Only by appreciating her pre-idol persona could I put up with her actual idol persona.
I don’t want an adult girl to act as if I might really believe that she is like a child because that is never going to happen, I’m not going to ever believe that. The reason I can appreciate Tsugunaga Momoko’s act is because it has been made clear over time that her persona is like a work of art. I as a fan for some time have had the great privilege to see her as she was growing up. Yuko Ogura on the other hand is just too much in my face for someone I don’t know.
I guess the conclusion I, Japanophile is reaching here is that the ideal relationship is one where at least one of the people is seen to have in some way grown.
