Love in 2-D?
 

Phenomenon - Love in 2-D - NYTimes.com

News - Petition to Marry a Manga Character?

Depressing, to say the best. Honestly I'm very much taken back by such a life style. This is not real life, and I could not know how they keep themselves afloat in such a environment. Does this relate to one of the underlining problems that such a culture has?

Discuss.

I don't know if it's just me, but for the first URL you have to login?

I remember reading about this a while ago. I think that's just sad and pathetic.

Some may disagree, but I don't think it's possible to actually fall in love with a character on a piece of paper. Obsession, perhaps?

Just like there's a male who bought a bunch of "love dolls" in Japan and uses those as his lovers because they'll never "cheat" on him. :rolleyes: