If the show wanted to focus on building up a romantic relationship, it might come at the cost of these other, precariously-balanced tonal shifts. The show does a fair job of playing with its comedic undertones - largely through the absurdity of the tricks Daisuke can do using his money - while also building up a serious, criminal escapade involving cold-blooded murder. (And, of course, fans also can't help but see the homoerotic potential there, too.) If Millionaire Detective was built on a romantic plot, it would possibly detract from other important elements.
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Watson, they all juggle their friendly relationships along with their detective work. From the likes of Batman and Robin to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. There is also a scene in the last episode where Haru imagines her on vacation once Daisuke brings up the topic.ĭaisuke and Haru's relationship is one we've seen in many other detective pairs. While her connection to Daisuke isn't explained in detail, Haru ends up thinking that she must be his wife before he reveals the truth. What may nix any BL fans' hopes, however, is that Haru seems to show an interest in Daisuke's female relative. While Haru believes that they should coax information out of the criminals normally, Daisuke leaves the second interrogation room with the information he gained by buying off the person in question. An example of this is during a moment in which Daisuke and Haru have to interrogate two criminals in order to find a supplier of illegal goods. Due to this fact, Daisuke starts off the show believing in the fact that his money could resolve issues as effectively as the others. With Daisuke's unlimited financial resources, he pulls off a number of stunts that wouldn't be practical for the typical detective. At the beginning of the show, there was little compromise in their differing methods of solving cases.
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Instead of focusing on their relationship exclusively, Millionaire Detective actually follows Daisuke and Haru as they resolve a number of cases while working for the Tokyo Police's Modern Crimes unit. This article will examine how 20 popular anime approach their queer characters.Related: Millionaire Detective: Haru & Daisuke Finally Overcome BIG, Personal Obstacles As the LGBT rights movement picks up steam in Japan, there's thankfully been an increase in more respectful and believable portrayals.
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There's also the yaoi (boys love) and yuri (girls love) genres which focus on same-sex relationships, but often in a very unrealistic and fetishized manner. Sometimes these stereotypical characters are written well enough to transcend their problematic origins, other times they can be incredibly offensive (let's never speak of "Puri Puri Prisoner" from One Punch Man).
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Because of this, while including queer characters is less taboo, they're often portrayed as jokey stereotypes. While there isn't the same "think of the children!" panicking as in America, Japan still has a fair deal of cultural stigma around the queer community. Thanks to Cloverways bizarre censorship of the original English dub, which made the two Sailor Scouts 'cousins' in a failed attempt to hide their obvious attraction, its also the most infamous. There's been anime for adults almost as long as there's been anime, and kids anime have long featured openly queer characters.Īs for the quality of queer representation in anime, it's a mixed bag. The romance between Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Uranus) and Michiru Kaioh (Sailor Neptune) in Sailor Moon might be most famous lesbian romance in all of anime. In Japan, however, neither of obstacles exist. Thankfully that first obstacle started being challenged in the '90s with shows like The Simpsons and South Park, and the second obstacle's being challenged now thanks to shows like Steven Universe and The Loud House. Until recently, queer representation in American animation has faced two ridiculous obstacles: the idea that cartoons are just for kids, and the idea that it's inappropriate to expose kids to the existence of queer people. In terms of sheer quantity, there are a lot more queer characters in anime than there are in American cartoons.