Are you able to love characters? Please share.As for me, both when reading and writing, I can't seem to love a character anymore. It's been like this for years. I can cry for a character, root for them, and so on, but as soon as I close the manga volume or episode I become totally apathetic and sociopathic. I sort of feel this way to real people too now. Not sure if it's depression, sociopathy or what. But maybe one factor is dopamine overdose, whether through hentai or anime and manga and so on. I always wondered if gacha players wouldn't eventually hit a "character overload" and then stop caring. Your brain has a limit to the number of "humanlike entities" you can store well after all. Dunbar's number and so on. If you keep starting new stories as the years go by, you'll have to kick out old characters or be less inviting to new ones due to a constant capacity of storage, no? This is the second time I'm making this thread, I hope timezone-wise it's better now.Has anyone else not been able to "love" characters recently? If so, why?
>>288089403Please, I'm hoping to read other anons' experiences.
https://desuarchive.org/a/search/subject/Unable%20to%20love%20characters/
>>288089531OP literally said >This is the second time I'm making this thread, I hope timezone-wise it's better now.so this isn't the same situation as those other spammers
>>288089403sometimes i look at people's anime/manga lists and see all those faces they have in the favorite character sectionand then i take another look at my own favorite character section with only 3 faces and wonder if i should add more, who should i add, but i keep *not* adding anyone else...as you mentioned, i've teared up over characters, rooted for them, and what you didn't mention i've even lusted for them, but what is my own dividing line for not adding them to my "favorites"? i'm not sure honestly, but maybe it's if i really love them>If you keep starting new stories as the years go by, you'll have to kick out old characters>you'll have to kick out old charactersthen you didn't truly love them to the bottom of your kokoro
>>288089403I think I just grew out of it. Had a big crush on Tomoko and Kim Possible back when I was a teen. Since then I got divorced, new girlfriends, taxes, sued in court, college debt, alcoholism, family attempted suicide and cancer, etc. I'm emotionally spent and can't really have strong attachments to fictional characters for no real reason at this time when I have to pretend to be a functioning human being every day. I do think fondly of those times though.
>>288089403I don't think I ever "loved" a fictional character or even get particularly attached in the same sense people seem to. I've never had a crush on a real girl either for that matter so I'm not sure I'm able to do it at all.
>>288089802arigatou...
>>288089403I ship characters, not falling in love with the
>>288089962>I'm emotionally spentI have not gone through a small fraction of the life events you have, but I think perhaps this is what it boils down to for me as well.
>>288089403Bump
I wouldn't expect any characters to fall in love with me, so there's no point in me loving any of them that way. Unrequited love is a big no
>>288089403Not your blog.But no, not in anime - not until the industry stops being anti lolicon.
>>288089403Bruh that's normal. You can't love something forever. Let it age into fond memories and move on.
>>288089403For me it's the dogshit writing nowadays that prevents me from feeling anything for the characters. It's always like they are begging me to feel something instead of being subtle about it. I can't name recent anime or manga examples since I became quick to drop things but for video games Pragmata comes to mind. They weren't subtle about anything at all and I did not feel a thing at the predictable end. But as a counterexample I can name Pimpin Card Games (Haruuri Card Gamers) that actually left me heartbroken and lovesick after finishing the main story. It was just top tier shounen writing that even brought tears to my eyes.>As for me, both when reading and writing>writingThat reminds me of a quote of some movie director (might even be a fictional one): "The director always falls in love with the cast." And another one from Goethe: "What is meant to move hearts must come from the heart." If you want to write a touching story, you must be invested in it yourself. The non-retarded reader can tell.
>>288089403depression
>>288091573>implying someone as miserable as you can love anything
Pretty much. It’s like, if you know you’re dying alone in real life, why should it be any different in your head, ya know?
>>288091595>You can't love something forever.bullshit. I will always love tea
>>288093010yeah, teas nuts
>>288092960I don't think that's quite what I meant to say.
>>288093092Oh. Eh, close enough.
>>288092960Why are you trying to discredit a tripfag with your retardation?
>>288089403Yes, very much so. The day I become unable to love characters will be the day I am done with anime. They are by far the best thing this industry can offer.
>>288089403I love characters like I love wineI've never felt romantic feelings for a fictional character if that's what you're asking
>>288089403I love a certain character because they hit an archetype that I haven't encountered before. Then I keep trying to find them in other media only to be disappointed
>>288091676>nowadaysI think op is talking about love in general. If you loved an anime character 10 year ago, do you still love it today?
>>288089899>3 faces and wonder if i should add more,Which ones?
>>288089403I have recent favorites that I think of fondly, sure. I think I watch fewer shows than I used to, though.
>>288089403>>288096110Also, with gacha, I think you probably do start running out of unfilled personality niches in your game at some point, and it gets harder to make a splash unless the writer puts more effort in.
>>288089403I think the reverse happened to me where I'm so lonely these days I probably get more attached to characters since they're all I have
>>288091595It's not about forever but I find it hard to love new characters (platonic even)
>>288091676>Haruuri Card GamersThanks for the rec, looks pretty cool. Haven't played a card game in a while.
>>288096473Do you have a recent favorite?The one exception for me is The Clumsy Prefect and Short Skirt (something something long title). The characters in it are so lovable.Also, I used to daydream about anime stories a lot, but I don't anymore as much.
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>>288089403I only have and need 1 waifu. There are plenty of character that I like but only 1 that I truly love.
I don't think I've ever really used the word "love" for any fictional character in earnest. I honestly struggle to imagine I loved the women I've been with. I love some of my family, but that's really about it. But it is fine to not care about fictional characters the same way as people and it is fine for most people to not get any reaction from you. I don't think it makes you a sociopath or anything. You have your own life to live, you can't devote yourself to everyone.
>>288098453Eh? You called?
>>288089403>we magi stored the souls of many dead idiots inside you to push your soul outReally? I am not an angel nor Ame-chan, I am just a cute neko girlI hate everybody except for mai waifu, hope that helpshttps://youtu.be/KYfDKMd67Uc
>>288099725Way too curvy. That's not Arisu.
>>288099725Yummy
As the biggest permavirgin here, I still don't emotionally understand the concept of waifu after 15 years.
I want to do mature things with Tachibana Arisu.
