Episode 275: Public Displays of Affection

Public displays of affection or PDA is something that you see often in the states (and chances are you may have gotten in trouble for it in High School). Sure, if someone is “sucking face” you may feel uncomfortable. But holding hands, or walking with an arm around another person’s waist, hugging, and even small pecks of the cheek are all an accepted part of our existence. But, why do anime characters get so flustered? We talk about PDA in anime and why it is or isn’t there.