@moefumofu Context matters. Tatsumaki is 28, treated and written as an adult. Murata used “loli” loosely in Japanese to mean small body type, not the trope. He was talking about drawing difficulty, not labeling her. Petite adult ≠ loli.
@sen9001 @blcgnln Im not using a personal definition. Im using how the term is actually applied in anime/manga: loli is an archetype, not a body measurement. If size alone defined it, petite adult characters would always be called lolis, and they arent.
@sen9001 @blcgnln Body type alone doesnt define a loli. If it did, every short or flat-chested adult would be one, which isnt how the term is used. Loli is a youth-coded archetype. Petite ≠ loli.
@Yt1Sanimate@KazutrashYT @blcgnln Loli is an archetype defined by youthfulness or childlike traits, not body type. Being petite might influence the look, but size alone doesn’t make a character a loli its just a secondary factor.
Loli ≠ just petite
@sen9001 @blcgnln Those are common visual traits, but being a loli isnt just about looks. Its also about youthful or childlike personality traits like innocence, playfulness, or naivety which is why its considered an archetype rather than a body type.
@ByakurenEternal @blcgnln No. Sharing an umbrella doesnt make things identical. Moe is a response, not an archetype. yu can have bishoujo without loli, and anime existed before lolicon as a term. Thats just historically false.