seriously, that's taking things a bit out of context...

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the entire kiss line has been blown way out of proportion

 

by the stereotype, i mean that everybody thinks japanese women don't age, and anime takes it to extremes imo. just for the record i'm an anime fan too :-P  not to mention that it's pretty much on par for teenagers to be Powerglidein' in anime... imo it's all just culture shock

Please get your heads out of the gutters.  She's a pro surfer, thats swim wear. 

 

Marissa Faireborn is a 20 year old American woman. As a child, she was once rescued by Optimus Prime. Years later, she joined the EDC and discovered the unconscious body of Optimus. She kissed him, awakening the giant robot. Now they travel together, working on their as-yet-unclear agenda.

 

Marissa considers Optimus Prime to be her boyfriend, and shares her knife-wielding skills with him by kissing him. She is also a professional surfer.

 

No, seriously.

Marissa Faireborn is a 12 year old American preteen. As a child, she was once rescued by Optimus Prime. Years later, she joined the Strawberry Marshmellows and discovered the unconscious body of Optimus. She kissed him, awakening the giant robot. Now they travel together, working on their as-yet-unclear agenda.

 

Marissa considers Optimus Prime to be her boyfriend, and shares her knife-wielding skills with him by kissing him. She is also a professional surfer.

 

No, seriously.

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Marissa Faireborn is a 20 year old American preteen. As a child, she was once rescued by Optimus Prime. Years later, she joined the Strawberry Marshmellows and discovered the unconscious body of Optimus. She kissed him, awakening the giant robot. Now they travel together, working on their as-yet-unclear agenda.

 

Marissa considers Optimus Prime to be her boyfriend, and shares her knife-wielding skills with him by kissing him. She is also a professional surfer.

 

No, seriously.

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If you have nothing to add please don't post. :wave

honestly, this kinda things been going on in anime for as long as i can remember, esp in shojo....

logicly if shes driving in this story shes got to be 18 since thats the earlyist age to drive in japan (bikes i think you can ride them at 16)

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I see. So old enough to pilot a giant robot or command a starship, but not old enough to drive a car. It's got to suck being Japanese.

 

Well, at least they didn't go with the normal American sterotype of big boobs and long legs... er wait, what am I saying? :wtf

 

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Meh, it's just an odd drawing style, as far as I'm concerned.  At worst those girls are on the barely legal/jail-bait line.  There's nothing truly pedophilic about the way they look.

 

I think it's more disturbing that Transformers are doing so poorly in Japan, that they have to resort to crazy marketing gimmicks. 

honestly, this kinda things been going on in anime for as long as i can remember, esp in shojo....

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Transformers is NOT shojo!

lol - my firewall at work says 'adult content' is not allowed.  :tflaugh

 

Are the pics really THAT bad?

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:rofl

 

Seriously, no. Though it's Japanese and us Americans tend to take things out of context.

 

Okay seriously What The Powerglide????

 

7 year olds IMO should not be making out with Optimus Prime. In fact no woman of any age should not be making out with Optimus Prime for that matter.

 

I don't really care who Takomy is targeting these for any more. Fact is this is just stupid.

 

And so I don't seem biased I am a huge anime fan.

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she's certainly not 7yo.  i'm sure you know that anime tends to play on the whole "japanese women always look so young" stereotype.

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FYI, Marissa is American. And Japanese women DO try looking young as opposed to american women trying to look as OLD as they can. It's not a steriotype, it's a difference in culture.

 

That... is TERRIFYING.  Especially the one where she's stripping for Prime.  Seriously, WTF?

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STRIPPING for Prime?!? How do you get THAT from that pic?!?!?

 

(seriously, that's taking things a bit out of context...)

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I'm way past caring about stereotypes and how women are drawn arguments. It doesn't change the fact that this is just stupid. This whole KISS/Transformers concept is really a sad substitute for what the line originally was. Dicast Q/C over over priced PVC women anyday IMO.

They should stop producing little plastic girls and have a full blown cross over with Gene Simmons, Ace Ferhily and CO!!!!!  PRIMUS GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YA,!!!

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I would so buy a KISS Nemesis Prime