Most people on the internet have zero in depth knowledge of the way weight and fat works in terms of human biology, making her a "whale" to them on appearance alone. I would not consider this to be the case, but it will definitely prove and already has proven to be a social and mental health threat to her through her own reactions to Yumi as all she does is cower instead of standing up to Yumi, which has to be mentally stressful.She isn't really above average either. She's got big boobs and a large frame which apparently on the internet makes her a whale. You can only really describe her as big in comparison to her classmates. Her poor health, so far as we know, is due to her self-image causing her to starve herself so kinda the opposite of being caused by excess weight.
The whole "Yumi's giving her tough love" argument is garbage because Futaba isn't even really overweight. Yumi's just being a bully. Bullies bully to assert control because they have very little (whether at home or over themselves). I still enjoy Yumi as a character but she's absolutely being a bitch then when the others say "hey stop being a bitch" she can tell herself nobody likes her anyway so she's right not to make an effort.
The whole 'tough love' argument isn't garbage because, again, it is highly unlikely Yumi has the specialized knowledge, even a basic level of it, to understand the difference between what she calls fat and what actually would be fat. I would disagree with Futaba not being overweight, even slightly overweight to the point where she is not in danger from it is still overweight just like my being a bit underweight without being in danger from being underweight is still underweight.
If Yumi was just being a bully for the sake of bullying, we would be seeing much worse over time, or so my own personal experience as the victim of bullying would suggest. She would eventually get bored of the same old response and seek a stronger response to her actions, which inherently requires stronger actions as the victim starts to fall into a routine response or becomes desensitized by the repeated abuse outright. Once the victim becomes desensitized to the same old treatment, that treatment will no longer work and the bully would lose control entirely.
She is absolutely being a bitch, though, I'll give you that one, but she doesn't know any way other than the 'might is right' way of the Yakuza she grew up with.
We better watch out, he could throw us for a loop at any moment. I like his work and trust him in general to get the project done, but I can't exactly say I trust him as far as what happens in the game's events, wouldn't want to trust him and suddenly find Rin having another breakdown that she ultimately doesn't recover from.I think a lot of my reaction this week has been about Futaba's story after the beach vacation, trying to take unhealthy steps to change her body. I made me feel so much compassion and empathy for this fictional character. I didn't want anyone putting her down!
The question is, how much can we trust a developer who has a name that sounds like that of a demon? Perhaps the demon of class subject outlines...