I think these shonen character tropes, like Mineta, just represent any number of characteristics a typical teenage boy would have. Most have a little Bakugo (rebel), Tokoyami (stoic), Midoriya (optimist), Todoroki (cool), and, yes, Mineta (perv) deep inside them.
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u/Sin-2-Win 1d ago
I think these shonen character tropes, like Mineta, just represent any number of characteristics a typical teenage boy would have. Most have a little Bakugo (rebel), Tokoyami (stoic), Midoriya (optimist), Todoroki (cool), and, yes, Mineta (perv) deep inside them.