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Social Media Clamor Over Hero Academia’s Mineta “Allegedly” Being Bisexual

The more deranged side of Twitter caused a small ruckus over a page from the Boku no Hero Academia manga that suggests pervert Mineta might be bisexual, even though the translation doesn’t necessarily suggest love but admiration – the concerns stemming from the fact the character often sexually terrorizes females (and only females).

Many online were interpreting a statement made by Mineta in chapter 321 of the manga to be an admittance of love toward protagonist Deku because of the usage of the word horeru (惚れる):

The translation in the English version:

This stirred great concern in the more twisted side of the community obsessed with gender politics and LGBTUUDDLRLRBAS nonsense, as Mineta is known to be quite the delinquent who, in the past, has tried to spy on girls in the bath or ogle their feminine parts, antics that serve as part of his character and comedic relief (and is often punished for it):

Humorously, individuals who lack self confidence to the point that they constantly demand “representation” for LGBTUUDDLRLRBAS and “minorities” expressed they don’t want Mineta to be bisexual because of his antics.

The topic became so heated that “Mineta” started to trend on Twitter:

Certain fans however examined the line from the manga in greater detail and asserted that Mineta’s statement might not be one of love but admiration, which would make sense as not every male pair who has gone through countless perilous adventures together have to be romantically involved (something that certain individuals often fail to comprehend):

Other Japanese speakers believing the English fanbase misunderstood the line:

A slew of comments from social media addicts talking about the matter:

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