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Originally Posted by martino
Anyway I noticed this recently, but this "cousin relationship" thing seems to be quite common in animes, eg Kanon, Elfen Lied, Da Capo, Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai and some other ones as well...and I was wondering whether cousin relationships are common in Japan or something else...
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I doubt they're particularly common in real life... I think it's more that it gives a pre-existing base for the relationship, and makes for a more interesting story as a result. There are also other factors... most people have cousins so it gives them a way to relate to the character, and there's also the "onii-chan" factor, plus a slight taboo... All in all, accepting romantic feelings for someone who you've known since childhood is a pretty common theme in anime/manga/visual novels/etc. largely for dramatic and practical reasons, and probably precisely because it's less common than "real life".