The Fetishes Made Popular by Anime

A fascinating debate has arisen among anime fans, who have openly shared about the sexual fetishes they discovered and developed thanks to their fondness for Japanese animation. With the question "As the question suggests, what things have you discovered that interest you that you would never have considered before watching them in anime?", netizens have embarked on a frank and sometimes surprising exploration of their tastes and preferences.

Anime, with its wide range of genres and styles, often tackles themes and situations that can spark sexual curiosities in its viewers. From romantic and erotic scenes to depictions of specific fetishes, Japanese animation has served as a window into a world of fantasy and exploration for many of its fans.

Among the answers to the question posed on forums and social media, a variety of fetishes have been mentioned, some more common and socially accepted, and others more unusual and peculiar. For example, many users admitted to developing an interest in feet thanks to the numerous depictions of female characters with delicately drawn feet in anime. Others mentioned discovering an attraction to long, silky hair after seeing characters with extravagant and beautiful hairstyles on their favorite series.

However, the discussion also revealed darker and less conventional fetishes, which some viewers discovered through more explicit and provocative depictions in certain anime. From maids and lolis to situations of domination and submission, netizens shared personal experiences of how anime introduced them to new facets of their sexuality and sparked interests they had never considered before.

"The absolute zone, the region between a miniskirt and long stockings, is perfection."
"I think I'm in the minority, but I prefer bare legs to stockings."
"I remember the first time I saw the absolute zone, when I was a teenager, and I thought, 'Damn, I'd probably be really sexy in real life.' Too bad I live in cold Sweden and skirts are not common at all. But yes, the absolute zone in real life met my expectations. The joys of being a horny teenager."
"Small breasts, yes, I plead guilty."
"Fuck yes, the smaller the better, the boobs of course."
"The ahegao and the legs with stockings, after this pornography was never the same again."
"I don't know whether to call it a fetish, but anime taught me that I'm very attracted to girls with pigtails."
"Yes, my fetish for insect girls won't let me lie, thank you so much One Punch Man."
"My fetish for brushing a girl's teeth, yes, I'm a fan of the Monogatari Series."
"I never knew I had any foot fetish until I watched The Garden of Words."
"Monster girls, they're my weakness. Unfortunately it's not a fetcihe that I can bring to reality."
"I just realized that zombie girls, slime girls, and spider girls turn me on."
"Swimsuits, gothic lolitas and monster girls, my new weaknesses."
"The elves, specifically the dark-skinned elves. But I like them in all kinds."
"The kuudere, thanks to Senjougahara and Yukino, I finally saw the light of verbal abuse, and I liked it."
"The legs and socks, unbelievable."
"Incest, particularly with sisters."
"Brown or tanned skin, long legs, tomboy, short hair and shorts, all of that melts me."
"The thighs, usually everyone overlooks them."
"Monster girls and futanari, too bad they're not real."
"I'm not sure it's a fetish, but school uniforms have been pissing me off since I watched a certain anime series."
"The lolis, someone had to say it."
"Femboys, of course, but I'm not sure if that makes me gay."
"Anime gave me the fetish for glasses and high stockings, amazing."
"I remember watching Neon Genesis Evangelion and feeling turned on when I saw the plugsuits, so maybe that's why I'm a body-hugging fetishist today."
"Traps/femboys and cat girls. The traps are absolutely glorious, I would never have thought that I would like it so much after seeing it in an anime. And when I saw one in real life, I was really freaked out by how much I liked it."