What do you make of the Rapeman franchise?

[Anonymous]

Rapeman is basically a Japanese perverted rapist version of Batman. He carries handcuffs and a butterfly knife in a utility belt, has his own Rapemobile, also operates largely at night, and has a mild mannered alter-ego, working by day as the handsome albeit somewhat goofy physical education elementary school teacher (I know, right?), Keisuke Iwasaki. And while Batman has Alfred, Rapeman has his uncle, Shotoku Haraoka.

Keisuke Iwasaki, the Rapeman, from the manga

The franchise’s motto, as well as the protagonist’s, is "Righting wrongs through penetration." Meaning that the Rapeman exacts justice on women who did things unlawful by, well... raping them. Not men though ('no homo')- he just straight up kills guys instead. And when his victims enjoy the pleasure of his raping them (which happens quite often), he then employs more torture by using methods such as “Magnum.45” and “Infinite Loop”.

The Rapeman doing his thing against an organ trafficker who also happens to be a lawyer to avenge the death of his nephew, The Rapeman 2

This can't be a thing, right? Or if it is, it has to be some virtually unknown, totally niche thing, dreamed up as the depraved fantasy by some wannabe woman-hating virgin NEET. Nope- there are no less than 7 Rapeman films, as well as 2 spin-offs, and heaven knows how many anime OVAs. And for the record, the manga’s author was a woman.

The Rapeman warning some jewel burglar after he ‘brought justice’ to her, from the hentai OVA.

When the law is ineffective, I will punish the guilty. —The Rapeman

So then, what do you make of the Japanese Rapeman character, and of the success of the Rapeman franchise?

[Anonymous]

Well, Japan is a different culture, I watched the cartoon on youtube, and I like some episodes, or at least some parts of them.
I doubt that western directors would ever make a film about Rapeman, but I kinda wonder who would even play him in the movie.

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you for MHO

[Astoriana]

It just tells me that Japan has really fucked up views of women and sexuality.

[2opaz]

someones triggered

[Astoriana]

@2opaz yeah, you.

[Asker]

Well, the manga and the franchise was originally conceived of and created by a female author. And it's not like women with rape fetishes are exactly uncommon outside of Japan either.

[Astoriana]

Having a female creator doesn’t make it any less fucked up.

[Asker]

Does it make Japan itself fucked up though, any more than Twilight or Fifty Shades make the Western World "really fucked up"?

[Astoriana]

There was no rape in Twilight, and since 50 Shades is Twilight fan fiction and equally terrible, they aren’t strong arguments.

[2opaz]

i mean, someone was bound to do something like this.

i didn't know this was an actual series. i just thought it was a meme on youtube. lmao

[2opaz]

@Asker Astoriana is salty af

[2opaz]

@Asker she's only saying that because she's watched a couple hentai videos from japan. other than that she's ignorant af

[2opaz]

i told you she was triggered

[dvc0006]

that wasn't a meme it was the parody of the actual series

[Prime_Sol]

seems good to me