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Tue May 19, 2009, 11:56 AM
Check this out, and no kidding you, so far this is completely serious talk;

A JAPANESE man has enlisted hundreds of people in a campaign to allow marriages between humans and cartoon characters, saying he feels more at ease in the "two-dimensional world".

Comic books are immensely popular in Japan, with some fictional characters becoming celebrities or even sex symbols.

Marriage is meanwhile on the decline as many young Japanese find it difficult to find life partners.

Taichi Takashita launched an online petition aiming for one million signatures to present to the government to establish a law on marriages with cartoon characters.

Within a week he has gathered more than 1000 signatures through.

"I am no longer interested in three dimensions. I would even like to become a resident of the two-dimensional world," he wrote.

"However, that seems impossible with present-day technology. Therefore, at the very least, would it be possible to legally authorise marriage with a two-dimensional character?"

Befitting his desire to be two-dimensional, he listed no contact details, making it impossible to reach him for comment to explain if his campaign is serious or tongue-in-cheek.

But some people signing the petition are true believers.

"For a long time I have only been able to fall in love with two-dimensional people and currently I have someone I really love," one person wrote.

"Even if she is fictional, it is still loving someone. I would like to have legal approval for this system at any cost," the person wrote.

Japan only permits marriage between human men and women and gives no legal recognition to same-sex relationships.

Japan's fans of comic books, or "manga," sometimes go to extremes.

Earlier this month, a woman addicted to manga put out an online message seeking to kill her parents for asking her to throw away comic books that filled up three rooms.


And people wonder why I don't watch anime anymore. It attracts freaking weirdos. I mean, it's one thing to make an OC and have fun pairing them with a cartoon character. It's okay to have a crush on a cartoon character as well (everyone does/has/had at some point) but we need to grow up people! I mean, HELLOOO reality is here and if you choose to ignore it, it'll come along and crush you with out you even noticing.

So here's some advice; Grow up.

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That's pretty sad, but oh so funny. XD

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wow....that hurt my head just a little bit to think about. =P

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That is so sad. D: And hilarious! XD

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that is sad...

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That....that is just seriously creepy...

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That's just too much I say. OTL

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I'm not surprised, there's been websites for marrying fictional characters for years. :shrug:
And I personally don't think watching anime attracts weirdos specifically, watching anything can attract weirdos really.. even in the tmnt fandom.... =___=
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That is very very crazy... Sure I love cartoons and anime. But I would never want to actually marry any of them. I'd rather marry someone that's real... So I totally agree with you...

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