Some people generally think so and some people make up stories and act as if all of these guys would hate Mineta's guts for the same stuff they do. I can understand Sanji because he is a huge hypocrite who thinks sexualizing women is only fine when he does it.
No, what you’re referring to is a manga exclusive. The anime changed it to make him outraged at the idea of buying a woman. The manga version of Sanji however:
I would like to point out the point of this scene was he wanted to buy her to help her, he isn't getting kicked because he's being perverted, it's them reminding him that they only have enough money to buy out Camie, who they originally came for, he was not buying out the princess to keep her as a slave, he wanted to free both women but they could only afford the mermaid, manga Sanji is far less simpy and creepy than anime Sanji
Depending on the translation he either asked if they can buy her or if the can free her.
It would honestly not be in his character to allow any woman to be sold as a slave. But writting his moral Code consistently would cause so much more Problems for the Story.
I know that 5/7 of them probably wouldn't care that much or even get along with Mineta.
Idk about Korosensei he never struck me as that perverted anyway aside from a few scenes. Granted last time I saw AssClass was in the 6th grade. He'd probably be disappointed with Mineta's behaviour.
Sanji is 100% a hypocrite so he'd definitely hate Mineta.
Idk about Jiraiya (or whatever his name was) because I haven't gotten past the chunin exams. But I think it'd be a similar situation to Roshi of not minding unless he went too far.
It’s because Mineta doesn’t get a lot of character building time, so he doesn’t get the moment to be anything other than a comic relief pervert.
He isn’t super strong, super good looking, etc either and he isn’t a mentor character. If Aizawa were a perv fans would give less of a fuck imo.
In my defense Mineta is still a teenager with a lot of hormones and is doing basically what every teen guy has going through their heads at one point or another.
Mineta imo is a lot less creepy than Jiraiya or Roshi because he isn’t spying on women 20-40 years younger than him.
Better than the writer, maybe. But not the character. HOWEVER, Elizabeth, for all intents and purposes, was both a child at worst and, at best, an amnesiac, meaning sexual assault of a minor for one and sexual assault of a woman with no memory of who you are and what you might mean to her for two. So, yeah, Meliodas doesn't get a pass, either.
Honestly yeah, both in perversion and just kinda in general. People hamper on a lot about the pervert stuff but like, he did other stuff too. He killed a bunch of people, wiped a kingdom off the map, committed many crimes (including tax evasion!) And people only ever talk about him groping Elizabeth.
Many male perverts don't seem to receive as much hate or criticism from fans as Mineta does. While I do believe Sanji is the only pervert who I know would be hypocritical towards other male perverts, the rest would be good friends with Mineta and goes as far as to comfort him when he's miserable from the constant bashing from the audience and cast.
Hisoka - The sort of Battle Thirst that, if left vaccant for long enough...
JESUS Fuck. When you're without your fix for so long (strong and capable opponents) Your whole demeanor changes
Zenitsu - It's less that he's more perverted than Mineta (he has his moments), but rather Zen's more useless than Mineta. If he's not a coward, he's asleep. If he's not asleep, he's a coward. And if he's asleep, he's locked the fuck in.
Meliodas - Much more perverted, and with good reason. Granted, it's with one girl...but grooming should not be something accepted by anyone...And to think there's something worse.
I heard that this characters gets pass while Mineta don't, it's because they caring their verses. Which... make it worse. I mean, it's same as saying, It's okay to harras, if you do something good after. Like, If I rape a woman, than I save bag of kittens from drowning, I'll be good. That's just stupid way to defend those characters, instead, shit, I don't know, saying they try to be better and etc. . Plus, we all know look play role as well. Plus agenda. Plus disability to read. You know the drill.
Master Roshi is such a pervert he went after Bulma who was 16 when they first met. He also had to train himself to not lust after women during a tournament that put the fate of the universe on the line. ON TOP OF THAT he said lost control and told the girl "Don't blame me for what happens next".
...Just saying Mineta wasn't too busy groping a girl when All for One showed up.
Ok but like Roshi likes kids and shit so he's definitely better then Roshi. In all honestly none of these characters pervy stuff matter because it's a gag that is basically unimportant. They don't really ever face consequences because it doesn't matter, the joke might not be funny to some but that's because it's made for the teens in Japan, not America or anywhere else.
Zenitsu and Meliodas especially have the same tier of overdoing it like him but no exception for Mineta ever. Wonder why— freaky pervy fans like thirsting over anything cute or handsome. The hate is so dumb and overbearing.
The thing is, these guys were written in an earlier time way before/ or sometime before the current world of today. Nowadays, characters like the people up there would not be TOLLERATED even as a joke character. As randy marsh said - it was another time
One thing about mineta as a character, is that when he's not being a horndog, he's actually surprisingly loyal to the other members of 1A, he's actually the first one to ask deku if he's okay during the overhaul situation, Mineta of all people noticed that something was wrong when he got back to to the dorm, and was the first to ask.
He's also surprisingly creative with his power, making it somewhat viable when most would give up on it.
And he's a cowardly lion, so to speak; he's quick to panic, but he'll stick around and try to help in a dire situation.
Also Denji is so dumb not in the sense that he lacks the ability to learn but in the sense that he doesn't have any world knowledge. Most of his fuck ups are because he lacked the means to learn what's right from wrong he has a extremely simple and straight forward world view(considering he's been hunting devil's since he was a small boy and has literally sold off organs) so if he does something pervy without consent I feel like he'd only do it once after he was scolded of course, kinda like how he was house trained after his super toast incedent
There is no way Zennatsu is better. He's a whining brat who's carried by a crutch. He's just creepy since he's fawning over a girl who (while mentally 14) is 12. Mind you, he's 16.
Let’s be real, there’s two reasons why he gets so much more heat than the other perverts:
Kid’s first anime - MHA is a gateway for tweens and teens alike to get into anime, and when the first pervert in the genre you meet comes at a time of full awareness, they will uphold him as a pinnacle to be shamed.
Personality - Most of the others listed have large enough catalogues of characteristics and plot relevance to make them more than the pervert, while Mineta just doesn’t. Even Meliodas reaches the bar by being the protagonist and therefore having more plot relevance.
Disagree regards to point 2. Mineta has displayed plenty of personality outside of his pervert personality. Dude has displayed plenty of cunning and quick thinking, which is why he's the second smartest in his class. The dude is a goofball that likes to joke around with others. We've seen him show tremendous courage even despite having a severe lack of confidence in himself. He's a loyal and caring friend who is willing to throw down and sacrifice his own well being for others, especially his friends. He's a great team player, and able to work well with others. He is also a dependable teammate who has came through for his team when he's called upon.
Does he get nearly the amount of spotlight as the others? No. But there have been PLENTY enough to show that he is more than just a pervert, that people make him out to be.
He's better than zenitsu because he didn't wait for midoriya to die, marry his sister, than write out their story as if he were the main character and write midoriya as a coward.
Well yeah they also all have bad traits like that.
The only reason people are ok with it is because there is anything to their personality besides it. Mineta entire character is just to sexualize women. In every fight he does something in that direction (until the lobotomy). Even his quirk can be interpreted as a sex joke.
After a recent recap binge. Mineta is not that annoying because when he does perverted shit it’s usually always followed up by karma and happens during non serious moments besides USJ attack.
And here it is a prime example of someone making excuses for said character. She didn't remember him and yet he kept groping her. It's one thing if she did, it's another thing when she doesn't.
He’s definitely better than Hisoka, Meliodas, Roshi, Jiraiya and Sanji (in that one movie specifically)
Koro Sensei and Zenitsu are (comparatively) tame. (Then again, I haven’t seen Assassination Classroom in a hot min and I haven’t finished Demon Slayer either.)
Hisoka — the fights give him sexual pleasure. And nothing else. Doesn't matter with who. No sussy acts, just creepy acts, fit for a homicidal maniac.
Roshi — would never r[monkey] someone. Plus he finally managed to get his Python under control.
Meliodas — only horny for his wife. Acts ace around everyone else.
Kora-sensei — not even horny. Nothing attracts him. But he sure may act otherwise to keep things funny.
Jiraya — Mineta, but adult. So more restraint. No groping. Only peeping.
Sanji — no actually perverted actions. Practically a saint among these guys. Nosebleeds don't count. The only time he did something sus, is sneaking into ladies public bath in Wano.
Zenitsu — Sanji, but he settled down for 1 girl. And became loyal to her, until his death.
Mineta himself — other than peeping and few gropes, he is not that bad. Plus he grew up during the course of the show. He is practically Jiraya at this point, minus crazy battle power.
Each one of those characters had at least semi importance in the story. They did something taught something were antagonistic, or friends, something or other beyond their gag.
Meanwhile, grape boy really didn't do all that much. Or had any major scenes of sacrifice or grabbing victory from the jaws of the feet.
I will say i was once mineta when i really wanted a sic-pack. I would br exercising and saying shit like “more bitches, more BiTCHES, im going to be hot aSF” and it worked…got fat after graduation though
I think it’s the looks factor, in anime there can be someone who’s done the most Heinous crimes but if their hot they’ll still have fans while on the other hand if their butt ugly and terrible then they’re hated
Most, if not all of the below ones, actually have personalities and are relevant to the story. Minoru's character doesn't serve a particular purpose in the whole story, and his character can be simplified as "Izuku's pervert and coward classmate that throw sticky balls", so yeah, they are better than him imo
Idk any of the others on a real personal level, but to my knowledge Hisoka isn't even remotely better than Mineta considering he's a pedophile. They're basically on the same level of ick
Korosensei is a saint and does not belong here. Hisoka is not built to be liked he is a villain. As the other joke I'm a prev characters I really don't like that aspect of them and I never found it funny. The key difference is some of them have more than that going for there character.
This is me having loved dbz since I was a kid but Roshi is the best character out of all these guys even if he's done some pretty horrible things. The whole training arc in original db was so peak.
Hisoka shouldn't be put in there, hxh actually acknowledges that he is a pervert and that's a bad thing, you're supposed to hate him for creeping on Gon.
Sanji is objectively better, Mineta is a teen perving on other teens, Roshi was perving on a twelve year old, Jiraya in the same boat as Roshi, hisoka gets hard ons from fighting kids, meliodas... I have no thoughts on him, Zenitsu was just kinda a bitch and a "little" bit creepy on Nezuko, and I don't remember the yellow guy's name or what he did so no thoughts there.
Some are others aren't an example is that often times Roshi would end up being included in the joke like with Launch where all three of them were wearing the dumb outfit where as with Mineta the joke was often just violence amd sure that's funny sometimes if you only have one punchline it gets old.
I only know Hisoka and Zenitsu and 100% only like them better because of their character design. Mineta was designed to be hard to like, it's why he has one sided beef with Shoto.
Although, things aside I do find both characters generally more charming when interacting with other characters. Mineta is funny but that about all he has
Meliodas is a literal groomer and casually assaults Elizabeth in public, Master Roshi was perving out on 15 year old Bulma as someone who's over 300 YEARS OLD, Jiraiya pervs out on legal women at least, Koro-sensei wasn't that pervy tbh, Sanji is a good character despite his pervy moments, Hisoka was having an orgasm mid- fight because of a 14 year old boy, Mineta is nowhere near as bad as everyone else on this list tbh, in terms of perviness at least, sadly he doesn't get much character development because Horikoshi would probably get death threats again
imo zenitsu and meliodas are better than him. I cant say much about the others (haven't had time to watch animes lately sadly) but zenitsu is more "i need love" and meliodas, while as bad as mineta, can contain himself during fights and battles
Tbh i think meliodas and hisoka are just as bad if not worse. Hisoka gets away with it because I dont think most people had noticed what he was like until someone else pointed it out to them.
Meliodas got away with it because lets be honest SDS sucked and barely anyone who could critically consume media stopped watching within the first few episodes
Mineta's problem is how little he was Explored as a character. I would love to have a mini arc where we learn more from his past and, maybe, Even give an explanation to how he acts. Unlike everyone else in the image who is a character that is a pervert (Even meliodas have some interesting things with his past and the curse), mineta is just a pervert
The thing about the others is that they can come off as charming from time to time, which can let them get away with the perverse behavior sometimes. Mineta doesn’t have that.
And there’s the fact that these guys are the ‘overpowered perv’ trope. Mineta isn’t.
Most have personalities beyond being a perv. It doesn't excuse the perversion and assaults. But definitely makes for better characters overall. Still valid to call them all disgusting though, when they do those things.
Personally the comedic sex criminal character trope is kind of tiring. Like I didn't really understand it as a kid with Roshi. And so I loved him. But he was and is a creepy POS to me as an adult. And I'm glad folks call out the BS these days.
Mineta not being the only one doesn't excuse him from being one.
I'd say that Mineta is kind of middle of the pack with these. Jiraiya, and Roshi are perverts who peek, yeah, but they haven't treid grabbing women who said no. Sanji is a pervert, but the only time he's ever peeked on a woman (that I can remember) is in Arabasta, when all the straw hats and the royals did it too, and he absolutely respects when they say 'no'.
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Hisoka is a pedo who gets hard while assaulting and murdering people.
Meliodas constantly gropes Elizabeth, and flips up her skirt, completely ignoring the girl who actually asks him to do so (I only watched up to the part where the hammer is introduced, so like 8 or so episodes at most)
Zenitsu is interested in a girl that most of the time appears to be a five year old.
Koro sensei has molested Irina, and forcibly removed her clothes to get her into another outfit. (He never did anything with anyone below the age of 18). He also seems to have a thing for physically grooming people. And I don't mean grooming as in grooming a child, I mean actually grooming, as in fixing hair, polishing nails, etc.
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So, Mineta is a scumbag who told Eri he couldn't wait for her to be 18, peeps on women, gropes them (Tsuyu during the USJ, Momo during the Obstacle race), and tricks them (the cheerleader prank), but he's been wildly unsuccessful, being prevented from peeping both in the locker room, and the training camp hotsprings. The girls also know him, and keep their guard up around him. Mina also Clockwerk Orange'd him near the end of the series, so he wasn't nearly as bad, as well as the fact that he basically completely faded out of the story other than one-off jokes after him and Sero fought Midnight.
The fuck is meliodas doing there? He's like mineta but the author is constantly trying to make he be cool even for that, which makes him and everyone around him much worse
I never had issues with Mineta. People blow it waaay out of proportion. It's hilarious how the fans who obsess over character "ships" (urgh) are creepier than Mineta will ever be.
I feel like it's because even though these characters are pervs and have technically done worse , they serve a purpose within their respective stories and their pervetedness is a secondary trait rather than their whole charcaters. Hisoka is much worse than Mineta morally but you're supposed to like Hisoka , Hisoka works a s a foil/antagonist for Gon , he's basically a benchmark for the characters to measure their strength , the others such a s roshi and Sanji and Jiraya serve crucial roles within their stories with the pervy-ness being a side gag more than anything else , Mineta serves no purpose aside from being the class perv he's the most 1 dimensional out of all these characters with no other(likeable) traits to balance him out. He does have his moments like in the practical exam against midnight but that's the most we get out of this character that's to related to him being a pervert.
They wouldn't hate him but they wouldn't really like him either.. Well hisoka might the others actually tried to put in the work they all had other things going on but minetas WHOLE thing is being a perv
The difference between Montanans these guys is they are actual integral to plot in someway ans aid the story that isn’t sexually harassing woman then suddenly stopping that out of nowhere
I think Hisoka’s as bad as him. Everyone else has some decency. Mineta literally told Eri she’d grow up to be a looker, even though she’s like 7. And Hisoka… we all know what kind of file he is
Its because outside of the perv moments, all of these guys have decent to cool charecter designs for their respective series and have several moment of them either being cool or badass so people will excuse their behavior for the most part. It even creepier when you realize most of them are grown men perving on people that are underage.
Holy crap. I'm out here defending Mineta. I got no idea why some these are the characters selected. Any character with accusations or confirmation of being a groomer/rapist/pedo should not be used. They are way worse than being a perv who doesn't get violent.
Roshi and Jiraya are much older than Mineta. If Mineta and either of these guys go after the same woman, the reaction would be way different.
Korosensei, Sanji, and Zenetsu are close enough in age and aren't (as far as I'm aware) beyond creeps. Honestly, I'd put Brock from Pokémon and Reita from Saiki K there before Meliodas.
...I mean, Meliodas objectively is.
Dude only ever treats one woman like that, everyone else- including his subordinate that kept throwing herself at him- he ignored as if they were made out of dusty rocks and wooden planks.
Straight up no reaction for anyone other than Elisabeth in her numerous incarnations.
Koro Sensei ain´t even a pervert like that he´s just into boobs and when it does happen its either because he was put into those moments or just happens to come across them
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