History Main / PerverseSexualLust

As with many things, Japan has a specific term for Perverse Sexual Lust: "Nijigen no fechi" (二次元のフェチ)--literally, "two-dimensional fetish". More than a few otaku suffer from this syndrome, developing crushes on popular anime, manga, and even videogame characters, in some cases to the point where they prefer the objects of their crushes to "real" girls/women. In fact, according to [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/3283463/Japanese-launch-campaign-to-marry-comic-book-characters.html these]] [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98910-Korean-Otaku-Marries-Anime-Body-Pillow news]] [[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26FOB-2DLove-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 articles]], some fans even go so far as to attempt to marry the objects of their desire. The related terms [[GratuitousEnglish "waifu" and "husbando"]], which became subject to MemeticMutation, are broader in scope and can also apply to real people.

When a fictional character lusts after a RealLife person, then it may be a CelebCrush. If a creator falls in love with their ''own'' character, who then comes to life, see PygmalionPlot.

* Actually, experiencing sexual attraction to drawings or other fictionql artistic depictions is so common this trope could apply to millions of people

* ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'': Kimmy and Jacqueline both recall a childhood attraction to [[WesternAnimation/RobinHood the cartoon fox version of Robin Hood]], on account of "that voice" and [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal "how he didn't wear pants"]].

** In "Steal Magazineolias", Tina develops a crush on [[PettingZooPeople Professor Foxtail,]] the educational mascot of a children's magazine.

->'''Lister:''' This is crazy. Why are we talking about going to bed with [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Wilma Flintstone?]]\\

* In LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys' playthrough of ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', this gets PlayedForLaughs. Jokes [[LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} Emile]] resembling the character of Slippy Toad slowly become jokes about Emile being [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom in love with him]].

* Soren Bowie on WebVideo/AfterHours finds [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing Nala]] really attractive. (But only adult Nala, not cub Nala.)

* This ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxQtP82IT_Q Fan Video]]'' perfectly encapsulates the way the ''Manga/MobPsycho100'' fandom sees Reigen Arataka.

* When the trailer for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2022 sequel dropped, many Sonic fans had this reaction upon seeing [[spoiler: the character Knuckles appear and hearing the character deliver a singular BadassBoast in a deep baritone voice thanks to being voiced by Creator/IdrisElba. This helped fuel the "Sexy Knuckles" meme.]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]In an interview, Creator/IdrisElba joked that he wasn't going to make Knuckles sexy, leading to a few humorous jokes of disappointment. When the first trailer dropped showing Knuckles and his voice, people quickly and jokingly called Elba a liar because they feel that, yes, he made Knuckles sexy.[[/labelnote]].

* An asexual microlabel known as autochoris- or anegosexuality is defined as the person feeling disconnected from the object of attraction, and involves sexual fulfillment through fantasies about fictional characters or people who might as well be for all the person in question is going to know them.

** Of all things, the inmates also [[PeripheryDemographic lust after a children's show host]] (Miss Sally) because of her large breasts. Though in this case it's a bit more understandable, given that she's played by a live-action actress.

->'''Lister:''' This is crazy. Why are we talking about going to bed with Wilma Flintstone?\\

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* Played with Jessica Rabbit from ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. While she's a bombshell Toon who attracts many human admirers in-universe, in this universe Toons are real creature who live in a town adjacent to Los Angeles. So, because Jessica is a real, live person (so to speak), the humans have no hesitations about fawning over her and Jessica has no problem with the attention. Now, if it is ''possible'' for Toons to have sex, the film sidesteps that one by implying Toons play "patty-cake" together in place of intercourse.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': In the episode "Mutiny on the Windbreaker", Gene falls in love with Marilyn the Talking Manatee, a manatee puppet from a ventriloquist's act.
** In "Steal Magazineolias", Tina develops a crush on [[PettingZooPeople Professor Foxtail,]] the educational mascot of a children's magazine.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Three Men and a Comic Book," Homer shows an attraction to ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'', saying "she could tie me up with that golden lasso anytime!"

* ''Series/{{Oz}}'': In a late season 6 episode, an inmate in Emerald City is seen playing one of the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' games in the computer rec coom. It shouldn't come as a surprise that [[ThirdPersonSeductress Lara Croft]] is one of the main draws.

* Discussed in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': When Hijikata buy a cursed sword that turn him into a {{Otaku}}, during a debate between [[IdolSinger Idol]] Otakus and {{Anime}} Otakus in a tv-show, he argue that having [[CelebCrush a crush]] on a IdolSinger is about [[NotSoDifferent as realistic as this trope]]. This cause the situation to escalate into a fistfight between the two sides.