Fictosexuality

Fictosexuality and fictoromantic are sexual and romantic attraction towards fictional characters in media, as distinct from living people in real life.

thumb|right|upright=1.2|An illustration of a female anime character, representative of the type of characters commonly referred to as waifus by fans

thumb|304x304px|A fan's room decorated with dakimakura and merchandise of the anime character [[Mirai Suenaga, 2012]] or , from the English phrase "2D complex", is a sexual or affective attraction towards fictional anime, manga, and light novel characters, as opposed to an attraction towards real human beings. It has been interpreted by some observers as a genuine sexual orientation. This attraction is primarily directed towards the non-realistic characteristics found in manga and anime styles. Initially discussed as male otaku sexuality in Japan, it has more recently been examined within the