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Are all the akatsuki members underweight? I remember reading that Hidan weighed around 57kg at 177cm and that Kakuzu weighed less than 65kg at 185 cm which is wild

Tbh I can’t tell if it’s because it’s a manga and Kishimoto just made everyone weigh less than what is realistic or if it’s because Kakuzu is mainly made up of threads so he doesn’t weigh that much

When thinking about these things, you need to take into account:

1. Averages for the country of origin.

Different regions have different distributions for traits like this. Averages vary based on what they are in comparison to. An average in one place will be seen as "abnormal" in a different place. So like, people from Nothern China tend to be, on average, taller than people in Southern China, so on and so forth.

2. Time period.

Naruto takes place in a psudo-feudal type Japan setting. The distribution for weight and height used to be different if you take the era into account. (If you are a keener, you can do a nutritional thought exercise based on what people commonly ate in feudal Japan, but I'm not good at it, and my weightlifting friends who know nutrition have weird regiments.)

3. Target audience for the story

This is the main explanation, but when you are creating a story with an audience of teenagers in mind, you need to take into account how they perceive the world. It doesn't have to be ultra-realistic. It can just exist to be related to by a teenager. It's part of the reason protags and all the characters are so young. On average, people tend to enjoy things where they can establish a quick connection to the character. To them, smaller numbers make more sense and are easier to comprehend.

Think of when you were 13 watching Naruto and thought 35-year-old Sasori was an old, ancient man. To how now, you look at the ages and height/weight ratios like, "This makes no sense/is concerning."

#shonen in general as an adult dont take anything at face value sometimes you are just not target demographic for certain things and that's #ok #BUT PERSONALLYYYY i think kakuzu is a bit more lean while hidan has more bulk #hidan is shown to be bad at cardio but his scythe moves take a lot of upper core strength like my guy lifts #kakuzus stats are generally very average hes neither the best nor the worst at anything in the Akatsuki so #i think he just does standard balanced exercise routine #as for threads it like depends on how much you are into body horror LOL #i like the idea that the threads are just his bloodvessels #but you can go the route that he essentially doesn't even have organs #up to you!#brainworms #also valley of lies brainworms are coming but i need to finish chapter 3 of my fic first teehee

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