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This idol drought is present outside of America too. Look at India. You have people worshipping poop deities. When's the last time an Indian conqueror or king inspired the hearts of Indian people, to have pride in their being? This is what happens when society has to create their own idols.
Modern idol nomenclature was introduced with Kpop and Jpop. These celebrities differed from Western celebrities, in that they were cultivated to represent purity and uncorruption. They do their best I'm sure. However, this is where the impurity of the flesh comes in.
Two aspects are needed for an idol. Beauty and persona. While Kpop idols are carefully picked over for their beauty, it so happens that not every 10/10 has the best persona. Perhaps they're boring, or maybe mean. Those that fulfill both criteria certainly exist, but it's still a imperfect process.
Anime as a medium differs from cartoons in that it targets more mature audiences than mere children. It often branches out to categories other than comedy and action. Including romance.
The development of the waifu as an idol went parallel with the Kpop idol trend. However, it's flaws run perpendicular with the Kpop idol's imperfections.
Waifus are pure and perfect in persona and beauty, however, they fail to fulfill a criteria of the idol we haven't discussed. Idols must be constant, otherwise they will fade.
The release of Katawa Shoujo had many a player vowing to take up running, after being inspired by the idol Emi. However, that motivation runs dry, because the idol is not constant. The lines of dialogue in the VN are always the same, the story runs the same, there are o new releases. While their are some who don't mind reading the same book over and over, the vast majority crave newness. So it is with idols. They must remain new.
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