Sometimes, when it’s Friday night and everyone you know is out but no one thought to invite you along and that guy across the hall who seemed interested yesterday just hugged another girl in the threshold of his room and then closed the door — you just wish there was a way to create the perfect boyfriend and feel better about yourself.
Well, technology hasn’t reached the point where cyborg robots that look like Christian Bale can be bought for your enjoyment, but it has gotten one step closer with Webkare (”web boyfriend” in Japanese).
Suddenly all the rage in Japan (”over 10,000 members just 5 days after its release on September 10, racking up 3.5 million page views in the same time frame”), Webkare is a social networking website that combines instant messaging, profiles, role playing, and virtual dating.
In typical Japanimation style, the 4 “boyfriends” you can choose from are cute in a skinny, 12-year-old, slightly flamboyant, animated way — although it’s not just ‘tweens who are logging on. According to TechCrunch,”52% of members are Japanese females in their twenties, with thirty-somethings accounting for 18% of the user base.”
We’re not sure what to make of this — even though we have been this desperate before. What do you think? Random and weird, or just what the doctor ordered for lonely girls everywhere?



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Brittney says:
Thu, 25th Sep 200811:54 pm
It’s not weird if you’re actually into anime and manga and know about the several series where something like this takes place.
Like Chobits, where computers have become human shaped androids called persocoms. The main character finds a special kind of persocom that has more than just the regular computer stuff in her, she also has emotions. The whole 8 volume (i think that’s correct) series follows their growing relationship while special government people try to find her and take her away because of her serious powers. He ends up choosing the persocom, even though a human girl was soo in love with him.
Debra says:
Sun, 14th Dec 20084:00 am
Uh, that was a MANGA. A awesome fantasy story not relative to real life.
This website is just cute fun. XD
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