They've lost it, they've completely lost it.
Yedi'ot Akharonot said yesterday that the Japanese otaku are now fighting for their right to marry characters from anime/manga/video games. Now, assuming Yedi'ot aren't twisting the facts deplorably again (they embarressed me very much when I told Immelmann Arthur C. Clark was a pædophile, relying on an article they'd written on their weekend extra 7Days, and did their lowest to ruin Ghaleb Majadla's reputation), I can officially say the Japanese society is pretty much the sickest in the world (after having an unpleasant connaisance with what they call 'toddler-con'). I mean, I can understand finding a character very sexually appealing, or platonically loving a certain character because of its nature. I can even understand thinking of a certain character an ideal spouse (I've done all three mentioned). But marry the character?!
Then again, perhaps the Japanese are the healthiest people in the world, because they give an outlet to all these deviances.
...No, they're not. They don't. I can't believe I used to be a Japanophile...
And Yedi'ot, if you're lying about that, you've gone way too far. You should never be read again. Never.
Ceterum censeo Meam-She'arim Benem-Barakque esse delendas.