CATDOLL: Japanese media raises the question: Will anime cause the declining birth rate?

Nowadays, we can see a lot of characters from the second dimension, and there are many cute or handsome characters in the upcoming October new series. In response to this, a media outlet recently wrote an article pointing out that the second dimension may cause the problem of declining birthrates.

At present, animations with multiple female characters or multiple male characters are called "harem works". For example, "K Return of Kings", "Haikyuu!!" and "High School Star Opera" are representative works for women. There are also works for men, such as "Kantai Collection" and "Lovelive!". In this case, some people question whether such works will lead young people to stay away from love?

As a lot of time is spent on hobbies, young people have less and less time for love and socializing. According to a survey by the Cabinet Office, the proportion of people aged 20 to 39 who do not have a lover is as high as nearly 60%. Among them, 40% of people said "I don't want to fall in love". As the world's largest producer of "moe", Japan has replaced the status of love by giving young people a heartbeat through idols, animation, games, etc. And because it is different from love, being obsessed with the second dimension will not hurt anyone and is extremely convenient, so both men and women love it very much. In this way, they are even more reluctant to take risks for real interpersonal relationships and other issues, and will not consider troublesome love. It is reasonable that the current situation has led to this.

On the other hand, many people have begun to focus on ACG social networking, and many people have begun to seek encounters at events such as Comic Market. For this reason, the behavior of "making a date in ACG" has also formed many urban legends and has indeed caused some problems. Therefore, the concept that ACG = no interest in love is still a bit arbitrary. As for what impact ACG will have on young people's love and the declining birth rate, we will continue to pay attention in future reports.