It's been a little while, hasn't it? Sorry about that, though I would like to blame my lack of posting partially on laziness and mostly on my lousy internet connection (seriously, the internet at our apartment sucks).

I think the biggest reason why people find the idea of attractive animated characters strange is the fact that the characters aren't real. What could be so attractive about someone that doesn't even exist except on a piece of paper? This is the question that I've struggled to answer as my friends sometimes wonder about me drooling over anime guys. So here are some my thoughts on the matter. Keep in mind that most of my examples will refer to male animated characters, since that's what I'm the most familiar with.
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Example of stylized anime male character |