Can anime characters be hot?

[Lochaber Axe]

I haven't read the whole thread. Just a comment on the picture posted above. Is there something wrong with Heather's eyes?

Hey, give her a break... I mean no one would look wonderful if they were chased around by half- zombified, chainsaw wielding, village people.


About the attraction of an anime character, unless it becomes immorally physical (I need not say more), most of it is purely emotional and mental. Much like BTD said, many see these characters as representation of what they want in a mate.

It is mentally ill to think of these characters as the mate. I think we are all in agreement of this, so please don't debate it. Does it really matter that we argue about a "if a tree falls in a forest" type question?

[bigsleepj]

depends on weather you eat them raw or cook 'em.

[Mangafanatic]

Dude, they have to be drawn/animated if they even have a chance of being hot.

That is now the offfical battle cry of the Fan Girl (tm).

[hawaiishirtguy]

Interesting chain, this one. I think we all would agree that anime is strictly fictional so being attracted to a character to the point of fanatacism is unhealthy. However I dont think there is a problem with finding attractive characteristics in fictional characters. When you enjoy any form of entertainment (anime, movies, books, video games, etc...) you become mentally engaged in the story. Engaged as we are, we tend to look for similar characteristics in the stories' characters as we do in real life. Its just easier to find such characteristics in fiction because they are more apparent (they are designed that way). By the same token, that only makes such characteristics that much more precious when we take the time and effort to find those characteristics in our search for our future mates (God willing).

That being said, Winry Rockbell (Full Metal Alchemist) and Kagome (Inuyasha) are "attractive" to me. Not only are they pretty, but they both display a self-sacrificing loyalty to the ones that they care about.

The thing I find sad is that so many people nowadays have bought into the "happily ever after" myth that if they aren't happy they feel they can casually walk away from marriages. My prayer is that God will help me (us)learn true loyalty to our spouses, even to the sacrifice of our own desires.

Sorry if that sounded preachy or anything, just something I feel really strongly about.

[~Natsumi Lam~]

io think finding an anime character attractive is more than just ... oh he has muscles drawn on them.... it is the character that is behind the anime character.


~NL~

[Bobtheduck]

I haven't read the whole thread. Just a comment on the picture posted above. Is there something wrong with Heather's eyes?

Yeah. She stayed up all night under a lot of stress fighting monsters and [spoiler]watching her dad die.[/spoiler] I think she can be forgiven for having a distant look in her eyes (and bags and rings and such)

She's still hot, though.

And she wasn't chased by chainsaw weilding half zombified villagers, that would be Resident Evil 4. She was chased by apes with no faces and misshapen creatures... With bright red weird thingies to save all her features. But I digress...

[Arnobius]

io think finding an anime character attractive is more than just ... oh he has muscles drawn on them.... it is the character that is behind the anime character.


~NL~

Hmm, well that is different. Most people I know use "Hot" when talking about a person's physical characteristics-- not personality, so that is what I thought you were talking about before. Sorry for that misunderstanding.

I'm burning out on anime so I'll have a tendency to be cynical on personality any more. I find it harder to relate to the characters in the series anymore... so I'm afraid I still can't find anyway to answer the question differently than I had before... though I hope I did better in avoiding sounding accusatory than I did before.

[mitsuki lover]

I wanted to show a pic of Ayeka in her swimsuit but it turned out the file was too large.ANy ways here's one of Kagome.
Isn't she one of the kawaiiest hot girls you ever seen?

[SP1]

The more I think about it, perhaps this thread is a thinly veiled attempt by Natsumi to have us tell her that her new avatar is HOT. I mean, she even went so far as to edit it from it's original, somewhat more revealing, version.

[Heart of Sword]

No Kagome is not hot.

Kenshin is though. For me, it's the character too...if Kenshin was real, he would be kinda weird lookin', though. O_o

[~Natsumi Lam~]

[quote="SP1"]The more I think about it, perhaps this thread is a thinly veiled attempt by Natsumi to have us tell her that her new avatar is HOT. I mean, she even went so far as to edit it from it's original, somewhat more revealing, version.
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you know it

~Natsumi Lam~

[Heart of Sword]

(edited my post and made it blank)

[Syaoran]

hot refers to a person being very attractive...

~NL~

I know what Hot ment....I just don't like using it. there are some Anime characters that are Attractive...but they only do that so that they can get you hooked onto there show.

[Heart of Sword]

I don't like using it either, actually, but it's better than "sexy".

[Syaoran]

*gives HOS a cookey* Thank you...at least some one knows what i was trying to say.

[Arnobius]

Given the references to personality etc, perhaps something like "appealing" or "likeable" might be more encompassing. Where I came from, "hot" always had lustful connotations.

[Wakarimashta!]

I actually don't apply the term "hot" as much as I do the words "cute" to describe a character I like. Seemingly, I can understand when one hears the word hot or sexy, they assume a "Lara Croft"-like infatuation (where only the physical characteristics apply to the attraction). Perhaps poor choice of words?

Though my anime crushes always involve a more emotional meaning than the physical.

[Roy Mustang]

I don't think there is enough lighter fluid and a big enough grill to make an anime character hot!


Kiyone:

What!

Someone had to make a bad joke about it!

Wingzero22

[Heart of Sword]

XDDDDDDDD

[heero yuy 95]

I mean, c'mon how can you like anime and not think she's hot? Thinking anime girls are hot is one of the requirements of being a male fan, as well as having made at least one gundam or Macross model kit.

[Heart of Sword]

Hey, it's easy to think she's not hot...if you're a girl.

[White Raven]

I mean, c'mon how can you like anime and not think she's hot? Thinking anime girls are hot is one of the requirements of being a male fan, as well as having made at least one gundam or Macross model kit.

I think she looks like a ten year old.

[Arnobius]

Good point... and at my age most of the anime females look young enough that they could be my kids, not my dates.... maybe another reason I have a hard time with thinking of them as "hot"

[Heart of Sword]

actually she looks about 17

[Nate]

Well, she's actually about 15. So yeah. XD

[Heart of Sword]

Seriously? She looks older.

[Nate]

Well, most anime characters look older than they are, especially if they're women. That's all I'll say about that. >.>;;

[Arnobius]

[quote="kaemmerite"]Well, most anime characters look older than they are, especially if they're women. That's all I'll say about that. >.>]
Yes, one of the down sides of anime and manga... such as Negima

[Lochaber Axe]

And she wasn't chased by chainsaw weilding half zombified villagers, that would be Resident Evil 4. She was chased by apes with no faces and misshapen creatures... With bright red weird thingies to save all her features. But I digress...

Ah... Silent Hill girl... well, I'm not a big horror fan, so can you forgive me?

Well, anime and manga is still made by money. Unless you are doing it for artistic reasons, most mangaka will make disproportionate female figures and male behavior (a real guy would never compete with a bishie unfortunately) for the tantalizing sound of falling coins.

[Scribs]

yes, they can. from this picture of Luffy from one piece traped in a desert, we can easily see that anime characters can be overheated. somone should seriously get that guy some water or something...