sorry to drag the discussion back to the gutter, but i have to have my last say on the age issue
why should toushiro being 90+ years older then Karin make a relationship between the two wrong or gross? i speak nothing of wrinkled old men taking advantage of lush impressionable young women, but rather of a romantic friendship between the two.
the only way this relationship could be disturbing is if you bring disturbing images to the picture.
like politics, love should not be influenced by issues of race, age, religion or Size.