Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-2.96.106.45-20131022215901/@comment-3146930-20140606025745

WC-83 wrote: That is true. Outside of Japan (or possibly, outside the rest of the world [horrifying thought), there has never been a same-sex relationship in the animated department. I suppose it can be refreshing. Of course it falls into some Double Standard tropes (Like Girl on Girl is hot, while Guy on Guy is not [inverse for certain female viewers who love Yaoi].

I remember when they aired Card Captor Sakura on TV in the States. The people that dubbed it pretty much removed all traces of romantic interest in the show and as a kid, I never noticed because at the time I wasn't even sure what anime was and just thought it was a cartoon. When I went back and watched the show for fun a few years back, I was like "Ok, so there are guy-guy romances, girl-girl romances, guy-girl romances, kissing cousin romances, magic card-guy romances...am I missing anything?"