In Episode 37 of "Terrace House," titled "Another Terrace!!," Toshiyuki Niino and Yume Yoshida go on a date in Kyoto. Sitting side by side and admiring the city lights from the observation deck of Kyoto Tower, Toshiyuki asks Yume to turn toward him in an obvious attempt to kiss her. Yume declines, repeatedly, saying "no" over a dozen times, but Toshiyuki responds by attempting to put his arm around her to bring her closer.
As a reality show known and loved for its atypical lack of drama, "Terrace House" would do better to make a bigger deal over the issue of consent. One of the main draws of the show is seeing relationships develop between housemates, and the flirting and fumbling that come with the territory of blossoming romances. Toshiyuki's "pursuit" of Yume has at times, however, crossed a line for many viewers watching the current season.
In an earlier episode, "Angel," Toshiyuki smears lip balm on Yume’s face before diving in for a kiss. What he perhaps believed to be a romantic move came off as presumptuous and sudden, with Yume later telling a housemate, “I don’t think he would have done that if he respected my feelings.”
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