// Glossary
Emotional Investment / Empathy
6 topics
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Is Immersion in Fiction an Escape from Reality or a Form of Richness?
Overlaying one's emotions onto fictional characters or relationships and feeling as if they were one's own.
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Is It Natural to Mourn the 'Death' of a Character?
Projecting one's own feelings onto another's (whether real or fictional) emotions or situation. With VTubers, strong identification easily occurs through avatar and voice.
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Is the Emotion Toward One's 'Oshi' Friendship, Love, or Something Else?
Overlaying one's own inner emotions and experiences onto characters or stories. The core mechanism of a fujoshi's 'oshi love.'
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What Happens When You Deeply Empathize with Another's Creation?
Overlaying one's emotions onto another's creation and feeling the characters' joy or pain as one's own. A psychological process that advances both self-understanding and understanding of others simultaneously.
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Can Emotions Toward Creative Works Be Explained to Someone?
Overlaying one's own emotions onto fictional characters or relationships. As a difficult-to-explain 'felt experience,' it lies at the core of fujoshi culture.
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Do We Overlay Reality onto Fictional Relationships?
The act of overlaying oneself onto fictional characters or relationships and sharing emotions as if they were one's own. Creates a strong sense of immersion.