Japanese Man Wants To Marry Anime Character

Belfast Telegraph ^ | November 6, 2008 | Belfast Telegraph

[Melissa 24]

"A Japanese man has posted an online petition, arguing that Japan should change its laws to allow people to marry comic book characters. Japan, currently, like most countries legally only allows humans to marry. What's more bizarre about this story is that the online petition has attracted more than 1,000 other people."

[Melissa 24]

Praise the Lord and pass the pulp. A friend of mine sent this to me thinking that this is a joke. Apparentlt it is not.

[nickcarraway]

Hey, there are people out there defending his "rights."

There is an American woman who is "married" to the Eiffel Tower.

[Slings and Arrows]

Ridiculous. Now if it was Jessica Rabbit, that I could understand...

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Paper cuts can be painful.

[Slings and Arrows]

Oh, you'd be amazed what people marry these days.

[nickcarraway]

What if it was one of those “Magic Eye” books?

[WellyP]

She is kind of cute! Being two dimentional I guess you could refer to her as a little “flat chested”?

[nickcarraway]

Yes, but her parents were please she married a nice Jewish dolphin. (How does a Jewish mother react when her daughter tells her she's marrying a dolphin?)

Also, a Swedish woman married the Berlin Wall.

[Jess Kitting]

There is an American woman who is "married" to the Eiffel Tower.

And they say size doesn't matter.

[nickcarraway]

Oh, the size of a person’s insanity definitely matters...

[MathDoc]

Ridiculous. Now if it was Jessica Rabbit, that I could understand...

"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way."

[MathDoc]

He needs to move to Caliornia or Massachusetts. Their Supreme Courts would back him in this basic human rights request. I’m sure it’s unconstitutional to discriminate against him.

[Slings and Arrows]

Are you sure he was Jewish? You'd have a hard time finding a mohel for his bris.

[Slings and Arrows]

PATTYCAKE?!

[nickcarraway]

Well, maybe Reform.

[Caipirabob]

Praise the Lord and pass the pulp. A friend of mine sent this to me thinking that this is a joke. Apparentlt it is not.

Heh, I like to think I married a woman I didn't believe could exist, but this takes it a little too far. : )

[Slings and Arrows]

Touche.

[nickcarraway]

Are dolphins kosher? I have no idea if they ever ear shellfish.

[billorites]

Judy Jetson always turned me on.

[MathDoc]

But Jesica shoots. For FR I should have gone with this picture:

This reminds me of one of FR's popular Sarah Palin pics and a popular Anne Coulter pic. I've never seen Judy armed.

[WildcatClan]

Also, a Swedish woman married the Berlin Wall.

Her marriage was torn apart?

[Fresh Wind]

Too late. Judy married Astro.

[Fresh Wind]

Also, a Swedish woman married the Berlin Wall.

And, like most women, she will tell you that her husband is a blockhead.

[proudofthesouth]

I’d love to be able to declare that my dog and cat are legally my children so I can deduct them on my taxes and get free medical care for them!

[SouthDixie]

This is actually a practical concept, when they piss us off, we can just erase them and start over. /s

I always though Spiderman (Peter Parker) was hot and he comes with great Jazz.

[Pinkbell]

He ought to move to the Netherlands. They allow all sorts of perversions there.

[elcid1970]

What was that other movie with animation where the cartoon characters were called “doodles” and humans could morph into them?

Anyway, there is more societal weirdness in Japan than any place else on Earth.

[Charles Bronson Forever]

Listen, I just want to boop Betty, not marry her.

[Jack Hammer]

Personally, I love the Japanese. Work hard, play hard; they really do know how to have fun....

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I’m big time into Anime and manga.

I wanna know if he marries the Anime or manga character does he have to get permission of the mangaka (the person who writes the story) and will the mangaka and publisher be obligated to make him a character in the story?

And who acts as the gobetween?

And who gets the gifts the bride to be is given by his family?

And will she wear the kimono and uchikage and all to the wedding, or opt for a western style ceremony?

This, in itself would make a great parody manga...LOL.

Fandom is a whole nother world....this guy is definitely, definitely Otaku.

[Slings and Arrows]

You and me both.

[Slings and Arrows]

I *think* you're thinking of Cool World. It really wasn't very good.

[Slings and Arrows]

Dolphins neither have cloven hooves nor chew the cud, and are therefore treyf.

[Greg123456]

It’s what happens when one spends so much time gaming that the lose all sense of reality.

[CzarNicky]

Somehow when he gets divorced I can’t imagine the judge will accept a “she’s a cartoon character” as a defense against giving her half his stuff.

[Global2010]

And the kids would be Mermans?

[Grizzled Bear]

Listen, I just want to boop Betty, not marry her.

Be honest. You would be with Betty, but you would be thinking of Wilma.

[null and void]

CAT and LISTER are lying on bunks in a darkened room, watching television.

LISTER: Cat?
CAT: Mmm?
LISTER: Ya ever see the Flintstones?
CAT: Sure!
LISTER: D’ya think Wilma’s sexy?
CAT: Wilma Flintstone?
LISTER: Maybe we’ve been alone in deep space too long, but every time I see that sharmi <?> body, it drives me crazy. Is it me?
CAT: Well, I think in all probability, Wilma Flintstone is the most desirable woman that ever lived.
LISTER: That’s good. I thought I was goin’ strange.
CAT: She’s incredible!
LISTER: What d’ya think of Betty?
CAT: Betty Rubble? (Pause) Well, I would go with Betty... but I’d be thinking of Wilma.
LISTER: This is crazy. Why are we talking about going to bed with Wilma Flintstone?
CAT: You’re right. We’re nuts. This is an insane conversation.
LISTER: She’ll never leave Fred, and we know it.

CAT shakes his head in resignation.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Ping! ;)

[Mr. Silverback]

I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before but...this may be the funniest bit on a show that was hilarious from day one and never quit. The only one that comes close for me is the bit where Rimmer was smacking himself in the groin with a hammer.

[Mr. Silverback]

Wait a minute...what’s to stop every anime fan on the planet from marrying the same chick? They could just say they’re married to their copy?

And what implications does this have for you and I, Bruce, and a brunette woman named Diana...?

[Mr. Silverback]

Apparently he never saw the propaganda film in 7th grade health class. I doubt you gents will need an explanation, but if you do, let me know.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Dolphins neither have cloven hooves nor chew the cud, and are therefore treyf.

Actually, they're treyf because they have fins but no scales.

[Mr. Silverback]

I’d love to be able to declare that my dog and cat are legally my children so I can deduct them on my taxes and get free medical care for them!

If we let gay marriage go forward, it's only a matter of time before before some guy says he has the right to marry his dog. Once a court approves that, you can declare your pets to be children.

The downside is that suddenly those crazy cat ladies are going to receiving huge government refunds via the additional child tax credit.

[Slings and Arrows]

They’re mammals, not fish.

[Zionist Conspirator]

They’re mammals, not fish.

Yes, according to the eighteenth century Linnaean classification. However, in Halakhah (which predates modern classification systems) water animals are all classified together (hence mollusks tuna are both "seafood").

If it comes from the water it requires fins and scales. They're also ready to eat once removed from the water, not requiring ritual slaughter.

[Slings and Arrows]

Hmmm, then sea turtles should kosher - they have fins and scales.

[Slings and Arrows]

Should be kosher, buggerit.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

She married the dolphin, she didn't have him for dinner.

Does that make no difference?