Is Emi a loli?

[FoxtrotZero]

By way of her age and experience, Emi is the Older Woman archetype. But by looks and attitude, she's the Lolicon archetype. Let that sink in for a moment: 4LS managed to make a character that is both the Lolicon and the Older Woman at the same time.

So doesn't that... cancel out?

It's a trap.

If it's a trap, then I have stockholm syndrome.

[Guest Poster]

Emi's short and doesn't have much meat on her chest, but she's not a loli. She looks older than 10. She also doesn't act like a loli. Yes, she acts childish during some moments (but so does Shizune), but most of the time the good-natured snark she volleys back and forth with Hisao is very much the interaction of people who are (about) the same age. No tiresome "onii-chan" antics on her part.

[aminuts]

Given that the original character design was far from it, I guess Emi isn't.
Though now she looks way younger than her actual age, still she looks a bit older than average 'loli' characters.
Maybe the designer intended her to look like one but not act like one.

Yes.... it's a trap!