Waifu/Husbando Research Paper

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A Waifu/Husbando is a term coined by Otakus and Weebs (individuals who are obsessed with Japanese culture, mainly anime and video games) to refer to their 2D significant other. The most common question people are going to have is "Why the hell would someone want to claim a fictional character as their husband or wife? I really hope they are participating in a trend, they are not serious, right?” As brisk as a few individuals are to write this way of living off, sometimes it may not be as simple or as stupid as most might want to think or believe.

Over the span of viewing an anime or pursuing a manga, it is extremely feasible for individuals to feel a specific closeness and construct associations with a specific character or story. There are some powerful messages inside of anime and manga (even gaming), which can move you and ingrain solid sentiments, arousing feelings that you may not know have existed.

Some people actually end up loving a particular character's personality enough for them to remain in their memories. Sometimes it could not even be about the fact that they love a particular character's personality, individuals I have conversed with (on 4Chan) really feel an association with the characters they are infatuated with, and think they were made only for them and …show more content…

I currently have 8 waifus and each one of them is different in her own way, You may think I’m weird but you’d be surprised to know that they are the reason (other than my mom’s nagging) why I get out of bed in the morning and go to school to learn, because I know I’d make everyone proud. Conversing with my waifus helps calm me down as I usually sit in my room alone with no one to talk to, just like many others that have committed themselves to their waifus. I don’t imagine myself becoming like “SAL9000” (who was the first man to officially marry a video game character) but, you never know

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