CATDOLL: Why are they all skinny? The story of the protagonist of the light novel

With the popularity of light novels adapted into animations, many animation fans have also been exposed to the world of light novels. But recently, some netizens have asked why the protagonists of light novels are all thin?

1:风风けば名无し@\(^o^)／2016/04/06(水) 09:31:24.90 ID:BgkjddR00.net

Have you noticed that the protagonists of light novels are all skinny? Why is that? I think if the protagonist travels to another world and becomes a warrior, then the protagonist must be very strong to survive.

4:风风けば名无し@\(^o^)／2016/04/06(水) 09:32:19.07 ID:n40cChYVa.net

Consider the audience. After all, light novels need to make readers feel involved, and most readers are middle school students, who are roughly the same body type. On the contrary, if it is an obese otaku, then he will feel that after putting himself in the shoes of this character, he seems to have lost weight...

11:风风けば名无し@\(^o^)／2016/04/06(水) 09:36:40.00 ID:tBlScxqzH.net

I think that a thinner protagonist is easier to unfold the plot and makes people less "hateful". It is not true that there are no fat people. Do you remember "Accel World"? How many haters were attracted by the protagonist because of his fat figure? And even if you are fat, you can't allow the heroine of the work to fall in love with a protagonist with a weird figure.

16:风风けば名无し@\(^o^)／2016/04/06(水) 09:38:44.97 ID:Xkdu8UXs0.net

It is because of this body type that it seems more realistic. Because most people are still thin, especially Japanese people. But when we find such thin people in light novels can be arrogant and save the world, it naturally feels very refreshing.

28:风风けば名无し@\(^o^)／2016/04/06(水) 09:43:19.08 ID:dT0cHHmh0.net

I think it’s because thin people are more suitable for using swords... Think about it, if a character is a 2-meter-tall man and uses a Japanese sword, wouldn’t it be strange?

31:风风けば名无し@\(^o^)／2016/04/06(水) 09:43:29.12 ID:/vDg5fmx0.net

I'm the only one who thinks that it's just to facilitate the protagonist dressing up as a transvestite to advance the plot...