In a series that has sexism accusations it's pretty evident that Kishimoto never sexualizes the female cast right? Jiraya sexualizes Tsunade and even Naruto ಠ_ಠ but it isn't shown in the panel drawings. In fact the only sexualized character in the manga is Sasuke?! There's even a line where Karin thinks Sasuke is hot covered in bruises/beat up. The art certainly agrees such as that panel with Sasuke's hair spread out in vote1. Why is Sasuke THE sexualized one? Let me think it's because of POV 😏
sorry I don't understand what POV is and I kinda have a problem with the word 'sexualizing', I prefer to call it fanservice and not use this big a** real life issues words. Also because in Jiraiya's case it's played for laughs. I don't even know where 'sexualizing N*ruto' happened in the manga, sorry.
Also ‘sexism accusations’ happened from the first world bored western fandom, online, so it’s a marginal problem created and discussed by that very specific part of the fandom.
Back to Sasuke, he's the most 'sexualized' one yes. he's canonically very beautiful, as told by many characters and kishi did A LOT of fanservice with him, drawing him shirtless, laying down in a sexy way even during fights, drawing panels/illustrations of him with other characters in a suggestive way like Orochimaru or Itachi and N*ruto, and ofc that Karin scene where he said Sasuke is hot even covered in bruises (so basically Karin likes whump) and also, indirectly, that panel where Konohamaru does sexy boy on boy jutsu for S*kura, with Sai and Sas (basically S*kura likes yaoi). It's all fanservice and I like this a lot.
(unpopular opinion but I laugh at tumblr puritans screaming at ppl 'sexualizing' or 'fetishizing' characters and relationships when it's the author who does fanservice first and not just kishi but everyone in manga, anime, tv shows, movies. fanservice has always existed and will always exist, otherwise imagine how boring shows would be lol)












