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INTEREST: Japanese Fans Pick Their Perfect Valentine's Day Anime Crushes


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Camiru Mylle



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:26 pm Reply with quote
What on earth, Jesus from Saint Young Men.....

haha Gintoki on the 1st spot.
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Sakurazuka_Reika



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:32 pm Reply with quote
I just died when I saw Jesus. My roommates have decided to ignore their lunatic friend laughing on the sofa.
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capt_cardor



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:34 pm Reply with quote
As an older Otaku I have many favorites that I would like to receive chocolate from on Valentine's Day or that I would like to give chocolate to on White Day.

Here they are:

Akane Tendo (Ranma1/2)
Matoko Aoyama (Love Hina)
Lina Inverse (Slayers)
Akari Mizunashi (Aria)
Taiga Aisaka (Tora Dora)
Mio Akayama (K-on)
Umi Matsuzaki (From Up On Poppy Hill)
Kobeni Yonomori (Engaged to the Unidentified)
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Levitz9



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:36 pm Reply with quote
You just have to love how women love Gintoki, of all people. Then again, he is a loveable scamp.
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Emma Iveli



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:38 pm Reply with quote
Chopper is Number 5...

I want to see Fan Art of a ton of cute girls giving him Chocolate while Sanji's in the background depressed.
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khthibault



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:00 pm Reply with quote
My list of who I'd like to receive chocolates from:

Mirai Kuriyama (Beyond the Boundary)
Hajime Ichinose (Gatchaman Crowds)
Rias Gremory (High School DxD)
Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
Nanami Momozono (Kamisama Kiss)
Tsubaki (Soul Eater)
Shiemi Moriyama (Blue Exorcist)
Elysia de Lute Ima (The World God Only Knows)
Rika Shiguma (Haganai)
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suprememoonempress



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:01 pm Reply with quote
Gintoki is at number one. Gotta love that lot samurai who loves shounen jump
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:08 pm Reply with quote
Jesus? Really? Ok then. Not sure what to say.
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Animegomaniac



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:16 pm Reply with quote
Gotta note two things: All characters are from manga and the male choices for which female characters tells me a lot about the ages of male ebook users - or the state of female characters in modern manga.

Takahashi, Takahashi and Adachi... all from the 80s?

Or maybe nothing. Lum? Kyoko? Not either of the older Ayase sisters from Yotsuba!, no one from Kouji Seo's works {wait, I get that one} or... or?

Yeah, iconic female characters seem few and far between these days, I guess? They seem to gravitate between "stock shoujo heroine" or "love interest 1/2".

My top three:
Fuuka Ayase from Yotsuba!, Mutsumi Otohime from Love Hina! and Eri Sawchika from School Rumble. I think the keyword here would be "heartfelt".
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Myaow



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:25 pm Reply with quote
All these choices are funny and nice! My ideal valentine would be Kenshiro, because he is dreamy and would probably share my homemade chocolate with a village of starving peasant children.
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Animerican14



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:44 pm Reply with quote
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5. Amri Halgal from A Bride's Story

It's actually Amir Halgal (アミル・ハルガル), not "Amri" Halgal. Sorry, can't overlook a typo when it concerns one of my most favorite manga on the market! Smile

Anyway, didn't expect to see her on the list-- has A Bride's Story really been that popular? Still, Amir definitely deserves the spot; she's such a sweet character! Maybe Amir has a bit of a Mary Sue in her-- Mori seems to acknowledge as much in the afterword of the first volume, when she reflects on all the characteristics (charm points?) she came up with for her-- but she's still part of the reason why the series is as good as it is to me.
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Beltane70



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:07 pm Reply with quote
Wow, I don't think that I've seen Kyoko Otonashi mentioned by anyone in a long time!

As for anime crushes that I'd want to receive chocolate from, mine would be Madoka Ayukawa from Kimagure Orange Road and Eve from Megazone 23.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:32 pm Reply with quote
Kyoko? I'm surprised that someone who's not only legal, but older than the girls who sell merch in Japan would be the fan favorite.
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ChrisKris



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:46 pm Reply with quote
I would have rated Gintoki Sakata first place.

Not rly into the boys chars. Razz

But the reverse.....
Not gonna start it. because it won't end. Anime hyper Cool
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Peach_CandySong



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:11 pm Reply with quote
I'd give chocolate to:

* Subaru (Brothers Conflict)
* Father Brown (Ghost Hunt)
* Hibiki (Harajuku Tantei Gakuen)
* Anubis (Kamigami no Asobi)
* Keith Goodman (Tiger & Bunny)
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