#gahhh! (⁠눈⁠‸⁠눈⁠)

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I find it really interesting.

I've noticed that Aizawa's normally drawn with a lot of Attraction Bias, ie he's drawn noticeably different depending on what's considered attractive in different regions!

This doesn't go for everyone (obviously), but these are the basics (typically pushed by the media as well):

In Japan:

Sharp jawline and distinctive facial features

Tall stature

Lean body type. Slender is preferred with it

Going with that. Long legs

While some muscle is appreciated, it's not about being overly bulky like a bodybuilder

Clean looking (not a lot of hair in general) (especially facial hair) (Aizawa's exempt from that tho)

Paler skin

In the West:

Strong preferences for a toned, muscular build, particularly in the upper body

Broad shoulders

Hair (body hair + facial hair) (?)

Height

Veins on muscular parts (arms particularly... Shudder, I hate veins)

Tan (ish) skin

Just... Bigger. Bulkier

For example: I started off on the Japanese side of the Internet, and was introduced to Aizawa fanart with the focus being on him looking tall, slender, sometimes a bit of muscle but not too much, and really just like -

Then, you've got the Western world of fanart! Where people draw Aizawa with their definition of attraction: Manliness. Essentially the usual stuff; body hair, facial hair, large muscles, and just an overall largeness that highlights physical strength

(I'm saying all this as an attraction adverse AceAro, bias free! 'Cause I have no preference for attraction :> I will be honest though, I don't like Buff Aizawa but that's probably because it's still foreign to me)

Which is why you get stuff like this:

Unfortunately. I hate this photo (⁠￣⁠ヘ⁠￣⁠;⁠)

It's perfectly fine to be attracted to that, but these are incorrect!

First photo: A fan made edit. There are some very talented people out there! So it's hard to keep up sometimes ( ₪﹏ ₪ ）՞ ՞

Second photo: Officially made yes, but it was for the comedy spin off, MHA SMASH! It's also the only non canon spinoff out of every single MHA spinoff made!

Aizawa was drawn to look weird, because he was swapped with All Might in the photo! Bodies and quirks were swapped around here (⁠^⁠～⁠^⁠;⁠)⁠ゞ

You see All Might in the top? He was swapped with Aizawa here. It was for laughs, as it's a comedy spinoff (⁠；⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠） Certainly Nezu's true form doesn't have the AFO arm! Nor is Bakugo's brain on the outside of his skull!

Anyways

Sorry for the mini rant! I can't seem to disagree with the tweet (? Is it?) without people getting upset... Ahh, Attraction Bias, it can be strong (⁠╯⁠︵⁠╰⁠,⁠) Makes me feel so isolated sometimes as an aromantic

I just find it so interesting! I've definitely noticed a lot of the other characters drawn like this too, but Aizawa's always been the most to stick out to me -⁠ᄒ⁠ᴥ⁠ᄒ⁠- On the Japanese side, he's typically drawn very similar to Mic in terms of body shape - they both, when drawn together, mirror each other in lots of fanart

Are there exceptions? Certainly! I try to not use words such as "always" , "every", "all" etc (⁠⇀⁠‸⁠↼⁠‶⁠)

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Thanks for reading I suppose!

(Please I'm not up for debate please I don't feel like setting up an argument with people, please, every time I've stated I don't like the photo someone tends to get upset with me, if you disagree please! I'm not trying to be offensive, but please don't interact... I'm not a conflict type person, it makes me sad and scared ... )

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Oh my goodness he looks like he'd have a nervous breakdown if you said hello to him.

"gahhh hhhhhhhh nooo I can't do it nooo help meeee (⁠~⁠_⁠~⁠;⁠)"

"....he asked for no pickles (⁠눈⁠‸⁠눈⁠)"

Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) captured by Snappy Ginger Photography