A random thought: when ladies complain about the "freakish" size of boobs in anime/manga, it kind of makes me feel like a freak. I also want to see more of a normal range - everything is either delicious flat chest or watermelon-sized these days - but (and I might be reading too much into it here) I get the impression that some people just have a problem with the gargantuan boobs being there at all. And well, that kind of makes me feel embarassed and humiliated about my own boobs.

I realize that compared to someone like say, Rangiku from Bleach, my boobs are not even that large - but still, many women really are that large. And yes, I realize there are some problems with the way breast-size is treated in anime and manga, to say nothing of the vast number of other problems with the portrayal of women's bodies in anime and manga. (And in western media too, of course, but I'm not talking about western media for the moment.) I also realize that in some series, the giant-boob-syndrome has passed the levels of believability and gone into the realm of "anyone with boobs that large has a medical problem and would probably not even be able to move around without pain, much less kick ass".

Still. That's how I feel when I hear people complaining. I mean, maybe this is just my own trigger - I really don't like my boobs and feel self-conscious about them. So maybe people are not saying that Rangiku's boobs are beyond the realm of believability, period, and that's just what I'm hearing. But I'd just thought I'd, y'know, put it out there, on the chance that people really have forgotten that women's boobs do actually come in watermelon-size, too.

(...Well, I guess I'm more cantaloupe-sized than watermelon-sized, lol.)

p.s. - This isn't a plea for reassurances of my attractiveness. XD; I appreciate the thought and all, but I'm fairly confident in being a modestly good-looking person, or at least an average-looking one. Body-image is a very complex thing and there are many aspects of my appearance that make me feel gross, but that doesn't mean I actually believe I am freakish or ugly.

Re: Skip Beat ch 140:

SHE IS SPENDING THE NIGHT WHERE

DELIVER TO ME THE FANFIC, NOW