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Japanese Minister Kimi Onoda Says She Only Likes ‘2D Men’

  • December 17, 2025

Japanese Minister of State for Economic Security Kimi Onoda’s resurfaced social media posts have been going viral in recent weeks. In them, she declares her exclusive love for 2D male characters. 

“‘Get married early’ and ‘have children;’ I’ve been told this by voters since I was in my 20s, but it makes me sigh that I’m still being told this at 40. I wonder at what age I’ll stop being told this. In the 3D world, I’m married to the country, and I’ve said that in my private life, I only focus on 2D!! I’ll say it again and again: I only focus on 2D!!” a translated post of Onoda’s from 2022 reads.

by TokyoWeekender

46 comments

  2. I feel her upbringing really messed her up, apparently her mother told her the reason she married her father and had kids with him wasn’t that she was in love with him but rather he had really good DNA, good teeth, high IQ and was tall….. that might have been her rationalization to protect herself from his betrayal but man….what a weird thing to tell your kid.

    Edit: source [https://x.com/onoda_kimi/status/1316199264431661056](https://x.com/onoda_kimi/status/1316199264431661056)

  9. It’s a trashy topic aimed at those devoid of critical thinking, who swallow politicians’ nonsense whole and remain blissfully indifferent to the fact that the OP is none other than Tokyo Weekender.

  12. I’m all for people living the life they want, but it’s amusing that a government tasked with tackling the declining population is filled with people who view fictional characters as romantic prospects. Even more so when you consider that Onoda is anti-immigration, so they don’t have a huge pool of people to rely on.

  14. This woman should start the ”akihabara party” and try to bring the old akihabara back. Maybe that’s her real calling because a high up politician she is not. Even by Japanese standards.

  17. That strikes me as a VN junkie that will attend an ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ style masked gathering once a year to mark her pseudo relationship anniversary.

  23. Ministers having 2d boyfriends…. sure the problem of birthrate in Japan will NEVER be understood (properly) or address by them!

  26. 🤣 based

    Although I don’t see deviants like her solving the birthrate crisis anytime soon.

  27. “The possibility of getting married feels so utterly creepy to me”
    For active women in Japan, there is everything to lose to get married.

  28. I find it so stupid how people get on her or people like her who only prefer 2D Truly who do they hurt?? It’s so cringe to point and laugh at someone vibing in their own way of life. Not everyone wants a family of lover. It is plain and simple as that. Just because some people do doesn’t devalue those who do not. It’s just a choice like any other.

  36. I support Minister Onoda.

    The only reason this surfaces now is due to peoples dislike of how she handled a few situations. There is a difference between someones private life and public life. Judge her on her job performance not scandalize. Besides, it is becoming increasingly common thing to be romantic with 2d or ai. Do I think she could do better? I do, but the topic of her 2d romance is rude to bring up.

  41. UNBELIEVABLY based

    see, *this* is what we’re talking about when we say we want politicians that really represent their constituents

  44. I mean, as long as she’s also not telling people to have kids and save the birth rate, then that’s fine? Being an otaku is one thing, but being a hypocrite is something that shouldn’t slide with people (that unfortunately does in many parts of the world).

  45. Asexuality is a thing. Something like 1% of the population is asexual I believe? Live and let live.

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