Schediaphilia

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

Sche·dia·phi·li·a (skə-ˈdaɪəˌfɪlɪə):
origin: Greek; schedia- Σχεδία= plan or design, -philia φιλία= friendship, meaning love

noun
Also known as "toonophilia", an attraction to animated characters; a person with this attraction feels love, sexual arousal, or emotional attachment to virtual beings.

→ includes extremes, such as this man who married his pillow.

Comments

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

Does this include fancying computer game characters, I wonder. If so, guilty as charged!

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

It probably does.

---L.

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

Agreed, especially considering the popularity of "harem" games in Japan.