.:[ Japanese Girl Sensation: Virtual Boyfriends/ Webkare!!! ]:.

[Russkie]

Originally Posted by spirit

It certainly will. I bet there will be another fool who is going to adopt this idea into american culture and media. Maybe it's not going to be strictly the same thing but something based on the concept of "imaginary/virtual friend." I bet there is already someone who thinks how to make huge fortune on it. Some experts are already alarming it will have a tremendous impact on maturing teens.

Yeah, this is going to get deleted/censored... but thats Capitalism for you. You wouldnt have this problem in a Communist country, you would be too busy starving.

[animegurl7]

this reminds me of some game my little cousin plays on totallyspies.com called "bot academy. it's all most like this. you make a "boyfriend" give him a name, dress him, feed him, basically you take care of him and his love will increase for you and so will his popularity. and i think that why make something like this? this person doesn't even exist! why say "oh i love _____ " or something like that? i find that very sad. if you want a boyfriend just A. FIND ONE! or B. if you are too young for a bf yet then just don't make one up! you'll have all the time in the world to do that! that is such a idiotic game.

[spirit]

Originally Posted by Russkie

Yeah, this is going to get deleted/censored... but thats Capitalism for you. You wouldnt have this problem in a Communist country, you would be too busy starving.

Haha, don't make me laugh! You - the one who is "so" experiencing the hunger of a "communist country" especially living here in asylum, called USA. Btw, Keep it on the topic, russkie! grrr. xD Maybe you should just create a new thread regarding your passion towards communism.

[Corwin]

While somewhat of an odd thought it's not that surprising, it's just an extension of a world's already perverse infatuation with the internet. It's just an animated version of watching some porn sites webcams aimed at younger people. And on the plus side, it might prevent those people too mentally deficient to see that it's a bad idea from procreating. Just think of it as an online Darwin Award program, removing idiots from the gene pool before they can go into prostitution and repeated pregnancy. Yes if they managed to maintain the separation between game and emotional attachment it could be viewed as just the next evolution of a popular game type. But I agree, this is going to end badly, probably with a large number of suicides and lawsuits.

[amerikajin]

I don't know, love-sim games are already pretty common in Japan, maybe it's a good thing to turn it into a social networking site...this way the people who originally just played the games on their own would have some form of contact with other people. It did say that users had to interact with each other.

I mean, I'd never do it and I don't see the point in it, but it can get those who are interested in that stuff to converse with real people (along with false ones, yes...but at least there is some form of some human interaction through it).

[carolyn07]

...i dont like the idea!,.♥

[Unknown]

Only in Japan..

I like toki's response.
"Girls who want a boyfriend should find one, and live in reality, just like we all have done throughout history."

Same goes for guys..

[Dolly]

Some people need to step outside.