#Kodaka is NOT terminally online so he's not entrenched in the dregs of its culture like the rest of us

[magioftheseas]

I'll argue that many of Tenko's worst issues stem from the translation that changed her tone from an original childish one while still respectful of the men characters, to an incredibly aggressive one and that changed her character's perception more than the changes to Gonta ever did. From her ftes it's obvious she is not used to live w people in her age and had troubles controlling her emotions from childhood and way too gullible but doesn't hold actual hatred for men, it was all taught and she is just scared of losing her power. Her writing is not perfect but the localization fumbled it horribly with their choices and borderline terfy language

I mean she still explicitly says that trans women are women at least, even if it's intended as a joke. I personally don't mind how aggressive she is considering...how the guys can be.

Like, trying to be respectful while in the same universe as Souda and Teruteru is just...asking for a lot, and I can't say I had a lot of patience for some of the guys in v3, either especially when Salmon Mode has like, all the gross dialogue options available for Tenko. It's still written pretty badly and the localization does not help ("male degenerates" is stupid and clunky, really wish they came up with something else) though...

All that said, when discussing her concept, Kodaka says, "The keywords for the character formation were “girl practicing a Japanese sport”, then “man-hating”" (source). Reading through it, I really want to say that "man-hating" in general is viewed pretty differently like, culturally, comparing Kodaka and a more "Western" perspective. (At least if you're online.) So I don't think the localization is fully to blame here as expecting the writers (much less the players) to see things the exact same way as Kodaka is a little...unreasonable. At the very least to me, Tenko still comes across as naive but well-meaning as she still shows she can be nice to the guys on occasion. She's more abrasive, but I do not think she was butchered as badly as Gonta. Sorry, anon.

You're also talking to someone who, uh, hates Tenko's backstory so I prefer never thinking about it ever. I find it infuriatingly dumb.