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Fictosexuality
Fictosexuality and fictoromantic are sexual and romantic attraction towards fictional characters in media, as distinct from living people in real life.
Asexuals have used the terms as sexual identity labels for those who only experience attraction to fictional characters and not to real people. The Japanese term nijikon ('2D complex') describes attraction to two-dimensional characters in anime and manga; the target of one's romantic affections is called their waifu or husbando.
Fictosexuals may face discrimination or marginalization. As a result, some have formed social movements to combat normative beliefs they call human-oriented sexualism and humanogenderism. In 2019, the world's first fictosexual advocacy group was established in Taiwan.
In Chinese, the term zhǐxìngliàn (simplified Chinese: 纸性恋; traditional Chinese: 紙性戀; lit. 'paper sexuality') refers to sexual attraction towards two-dimensional characters only.
In Japanese, nijikon is typically used to describe a sexual attraction towards two-dimensional anime, manga, and light novel characters, as opposed to attraction towards flesh-and-blood humans. However, the term fikutosekushuaru is distinct from nijikon and specifically pertains to a sexual identity.
According to the "8th National Survey of Adolescent Sexual Behavior" conducted by the Japanese Association for Sex Education in 2017, the percentage of respondents who reported "having had romantic feelings for a game or anime character" was as follows: 13.1% of male junior high school students, 16.0% of female junior high school students, 13.6% of male high school students, 15.4% of female high school students, 14.4% of male university students, and 17.1% of female university students.
Fictosexuality and fictoromance are occasionally regarded as a form of parasocial relationship in media studies and game studies. Hsi-wen Liao claims that research on parasocial relationships often centers on unidirectional attachment from the audience to the character, thereby overlooking the intricate and diverse relationships between fictosexuals or fictoromantics, and fictional characters. According to a research by Yuu Matsuura, some aegosexual individuals identify as fictosexual to emphasize their preference for fictional objects of attraction.
Several studies on asexuality and introductory books on sexual minorities refer to fictosexuality. Elizabeth Miles and Yuu Matsuura conduct research on people who are sexually attracted only to fictional characters and argue that such sexuality, like asexuality, prompts reconsideration of dominant ideas about sexuality.
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Fictosexuality
Fictosexuality and fictoromantic are sexual and romantic attraction towards fictional characters in media, as distinct from living people in real life.
Asexuals have used the terms as sexual identity labels for those who only experience attraction to fictional characters and not to real people. The Japanese term nijikon ('2D complex') describes attraction to two-dimensional characters in anime and manga; the target of one's romantic affections is called their waifu or husbando.
Fictosexuals may face discrimination or marginalization. As a result, some have formed social movements to combat normative beliefs they call human-oriented sexualism and humanogenderism. In 2019, the world's first fictosexual advocacy group was established in Taiwan.
In Chinese, the term zhǐxìngliàn (simplified Chinese: 纸性恋; traditional Chinese: 紙性戀; lit. 'paper sexuality') refers to sexual attraction towards two-dimensional characters only.
In Japanese, nijikon is typically used to describe a sexual attraction towards two-dimensional anime, manga, and light novel characters, as opposed to attraction towards flesh-and-blood humans. However, the term fikutosekushuaru is distinct from nijikon and specifically pertains to a sexual identity.
According to the "8th National Survey of Adolescent Sexual Behavior" conducted by the Japanese Association for Sex Education in 2017, the percentage of respondents who reported "having had romantic feelings for a game or anime character" was as follows: 13.1% of male junior high school students, 16.0% of female junior high school students, 13.6% of male high school students, 15.4% of female high school students, 14.4% of male university students, and 17.1% of female university students.
Fictosexuality and fictoromance are occasionally regarded as a form of parasocial relationship in media studies and game studies. Hsi-wen Liao claims that research on parasocial relationships often centers on unidirectional attachment from the audience to the character, thereby overlooking the intricate and diverse relationships between fictosexuals or fictoromantics, and fictional characters. According to a research by Yuu Matsuura, some aegosexual individuals identify as fictosexual to emphasize their preference for fictional objects of attraction.
Several studies on asexuality and introductory books on sexual minorities refer to fictosexuality. Elizabeth Miles and Yuu Matsuura conduct research on people who are sexually attracted only to fictional characters and argue that such sexuality, like asexuality, prompts reconsideration of dominant ideas about sexuality.