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Shu's route in Dairoku. He's basically a child. He looks and acts like a child. He's technically thousands of years old, but I think we all know that's just a "clever" way to skirt laws. This trope appears all the time in harem anime and I was disappointed to see it in reverse in Dairoku. His appearance is around 12-15 and the MC is in her mid-20's. Even if he was drawn to look like an adult, it's super uncomfortable to date someone who's mentally a child.
Additionally, there's a whole mystery surrounding Shu. He appears in other routes as an aloof figure with unknown motives. When you finally play his route and uncover the mystery, it's lame. It's a lame mystery with a lame conclusion imo.
Oh ya, that was my issue with Yune in Steam Prison. I don't care if you're 1000 years old immortal person, you look like a little boy. At least there was zero spice in the route so it didn't get awkward.
Always thought it would be interesting to have a character who looks 5 but is actually 1000 and acts their true age. Not a way to skirt laws, an honestly interesting problem where people will perceive you one way and place all these restrictions on you “for your own good” when you really don’t need most of them because of your true age and experience. (You’ll still need the child safety seat in a car though!)
Just guessing that this might show up in some vampire media.