Talk:Asagami Fujino/@comment-43512479-20191003194352/@comment-45028657-20200210212237

Could you elaborate on what do you mean?

A waifu is basically a character that enbodies ideal or in any way highly appealing or emotionally effective qualities that make a strong emotional response in the individual. This character is not a real person, but can be based on one's image, interpretation of a real person.

They are literally the same thing as the "muses" countless poets and writers had often based on a past lover or a current love interest.

A waifu is not always a character one has emotions of a sexual nature towards or if they do basically the vast majority of the cases is the sexual attraction being a consequence of a really attractive trait or collection of traits in the character.

Fujino as a waifu given her backstory is the kind that invokes a strong sense of compassin and even desire to protect. Basically one of her traits is being a "moe" character(the archetype originates from Rei in Evangelion). She was popular even before getting into FGO.

Her characterization in FGO is showing her kind and gentle side that the tragic context of KnK couldn't give much opportunities to show. This side of her shown in FGO is so much more precious because of the context of her backstory. Seeing her smile and be happy causes a really strong emotional response too. Well indeed it adds to the "waifu factor".

HOWEVER. She is clearly not a character that has a mainly sexual appeal. If I'd have to categorize what kind of "waifu" is she in FGO I'd say she is a romantically appealing one in a pure sense rather than one who's appeal is more sexual and any sens of romance is secondary.

So I see no reason why would it be disrespectful.

I hope I did not miss your point.