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I remember reading about how the mere suggestion that a main character had a boyfriend ended up crippling AnoHana's DVD sales, along with how people were issuing death threats about the same situation being on Kannagi.

Japan...

[Rynnec]

I also heard K-ON! also had a similar issue when one of the characters was teased to have a boyfriend in the episode previews or something.

I can somewhat sympathize with those people (being a Yuri-fan, I'd be rather dissapointed if one of the characters got a boyfriend in an otherwise subtext filled show). But I would never go as far as issuing death threats to the people who work on the show.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Where do you guys find these shows? Even the Japanese try to pretend such material doesn't exist.

people stalk out of love.

This is sadly quite true.

Obsession is not love, my friend. It's another form of greed.

[Dr. Insomniac]

Where do you guys find these shows? Even the Japanese try to pretend such material doesn't exist.

people stalk out of love.

This is sadly quite true.

Obsession is not love, my friend. It's another form of greed.

No, it's love. Stephenie Meyer told us so.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Where do you guys find these shows? Even the Japanese try to pretend such material doesn't exist.

people stalk out of love.

This is sadly quite true.

Obsession is not love, my friend. It's another form of greed.

No, it's love. Stephenie Meyer told us so.

I'll have to consult mai waifu on this.

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people stalk out of love.

This is sadly quite true.

Obsession is not love, my friend. It's another form of greed.

But my stalker assured me that she loved me...

[Spark Of Spirit]

people stalk out of love.

This is sadly quite true.

Obsession is not love, my friend. It's another form of greed.

But my stalker assured me that she loved me...

Look up the song "Skatanic" by Reel Big Fish.

Stalkers have the best intentions for their preylove!

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Already heard it! Will listen again, though.

Damn, I haven't listened to Reel Big Fish in years...

[Spark Of Spirit]

But yeah, Otaku hate when they're girls have boyfriends in anime. It breaks the illusion that it's their girlfriends and then they have to deal with inferior real life women.

[Rynnec]

That stigma also carries over to Yuri-pairings, sadly enough. It's even a common joke that Otaku don't really want lesbians in their yuri.

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But yeah, Otaku hate when they're girls have boyfriends in anime. It breaks the illusion that it's their girlfriends and then they have to deal with inferior real life women.

CHECK IT YO

[Spark Of Spirit]

Most of that is just a joke, though. 

In Japan it's a very serious issue of how people treat their virtual people better than the ones who live in their real lives.

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Most of that is just a joke, though. 

In Japan it's a very serious issue of how people treat their virtual people better than the ones who live in their real lives.

Yeah, I know. I was going to do one of me holding a stuffed zebra up to a photo of a lion, but decided not to.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Well, one of those people is Colin Mochrie (a fellow Canadian), so someone one-upped you!

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The zoomed in version is way better. iirc, one of the guys is giving Aigis from P3 motor oil.