To get back to the topic, some of those characters are really just too beautiful to be ignored, aren't they? And they are pretty freaky-deaky about age, too. But yeah, there have been many that have... well, pleased the eye, I'm a married woman, here. But I still enjoy seeing Sesshomaru in action... Couldn't help admiring the fine draftsmanship used for Ed Elrich and Roy Mustang... And those boys in the Wallflower... well, that just ain't right. It makes you uncomfortable, doesn't it?
But yeah, the age thing... the first anime I remember seeing was the film of Galaxy Express 999. I was about 10 and I did not get what the deal was with Maetel. Was she his mother? Did she just look like her? Why on Earth (they were by then) did she kiss the adolescent boy at the end, right before she left? As a child of 10, I found that gruesomely fascinating. It was just so wrong! That would turn any kid's head.
Matthew Sweet was apparently so taken with an anime character that he put her in a music video:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQqR8x8dR4[/youtube]
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