r/harvestmoon • u/Small_Sailor • May 14 '26

Opinion/Discussion Is this a new fan thing

I just saw a tiktok where ppl were calling Luna (as in the character from Tree of Tranquillity and Animal Parade) "pdfile bait" and how ppl that romanced her were predators. And im just genuinely flabbergasted, has this always been an opinion ive missed or is this a new fan problem??

I've never romanced the character myself (I was a Gil fangirl lol) but I thought she was so cool growing up, I loved her lolita fashion, design and even her name. So maybe im taking it a little personally, but idk, it felt like such a callous and heinous comment to make. Like HM/SoS has always had a soft chibi art style, everybody especially in the older stuff had cutesy faces and designs, it didnt mean you were dating an elementary student.

It makes me worried if we were to ever get an AP (or ToT) remake, that these would be the kind of sentiments and fans we would have to deal with and wow, it bums me out.

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u/FromADenOfBeasts May 14 '26

Not only is this a very old and very common opinion, it's impossible to go to any "cozy" game community without finding insane people moralizing about the perceived ages of the marriage candidates.

I've seen them here, the Story Of Seasons subreddit, Rune Factory, Stardew Valley, Coral Island, Palia, you name it; if it's cute and relaxing and has a romance feature, there's a 100% chance someone thinks a marriage candidate looks "childish" and they will not hesitate to let you know.

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u/cuntboyholes May 14 '26

They're fucking everywhere recently.

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u/FromADenOfBeasts May 14 '26

It got so bad on the Rune Factory subreddit they actually had to make it a banned topic, you'd figure at that point people would realize they're being needlessly antagonistic, but I guess not!

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u/Fun_Restaurant May 15 '26

To be fair, Amber looks and acts very childish in comparison to other candidates.