@DekuxUraraka You're absolutely right, it's neither of those things. Instead, it's queercoded. Same-sex romance is not explicitly depicted outside of the BL or GL label in Japan, so shounen series such as SK8 the Infinity cannot throw in same-sex romance willy-nilly compared to your traditional heterosexual romance in other shows because that simply isn't marketable or accepted in the industry (like My Hero Academia between Izuku and Uraraka). Therefore, the creatives behind series such as SK8 the Infinity implement it discretely to the naked eye, but obvious if you're willing and know what to look for. You're welcome to enjoy it as a non-queercoded story if that's what you prefer, that is the beauty of art - you're able to interpret it however you wish. In very much the same way you roll with Deku and Uraraka despite there being no canonical romance between them, but of course, there's very clearly a framework there that the author left to explore. Incidentally, I initially watched SK8 the Infinity without picking up on the queercoding, and I enjoyed it nonetheless, but upon rewatching it with that understanding, it just made me enjoy it all that much more because I could relate to it. In any case, you needn't disparage other people's perspectives on the work just because you don't agree with their interpretation. Though I doubt it would interest you, here's a link to a Reddit post that articulates the queercoding in SK8 the Infinity far better than I could possibly achieve here by paraphrasing it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CharacterRant/comments/muaajf/sk8_the_infinity_why_cant_two_guys_be_friends/ |
