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Nijikon (二次コン) or nijigen konpurekkusu (二次元コンプレックス), from English "2D complex", is a Japanese term that appeared in the early 1980s used to describe the affective perception that two-dimensional anime, manga, and light novel characters are more attractive visually, physically or emotionally than people from the real world.
Nijikon can be expressed, to some degree, as a genuine sexual orientation in which the person loses interest in real-life people but develop feelings of love and sentimental attachment to two-dimensional characters.12 They are generally attracted to the behavior and exaggerated physical or facial features of the anime/manga art style, which are perceived to be "ideal" human features.
Nijikon by Snapper2001 April 25, 2021
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The feeling or opinion that two-dimensional anime, manga or game characters are more attractive (visually, physically or emotionally) than real-life people (from the English "2D complex".)
Can you believe nijikon want to legalise marriage with fictional characters? That's totally ridiculous.
nijikon by Zing Zang Zeng January 8, 2009
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