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>It's a JPfag thing, which overlaps with being a windfag. Shadaria is interesting in that people who like it almost always prefer Japanese culture, and the people who dislike it almost always prefer American culture. What reaction people will have to it is 99% pre-determined by whether or not they are a Westfag.
>In Western media, "sibling-like" is used to shut down any possibility of a romantic dynamic or relationship. To someone who only experiences Western media, the concept of "sibling-like" and "romance-like" are mutually exclusive and cannot be combined. It is taken literally and you will be accused of liking incest as if the characters are blood related.
>In Japanese media, "sibling-like" and "romance-like" are not mutually exclusive and can be combined. In fact, it is often a romantic dynamic in itself. It is not taken literally, often used as a euphemism or a way to convey the intensity of the feelings between characters without being explicit about the romantic nature of the relationship.
A very astute observation, Mr. Anon. To understand the origins of this divide, look no further than Japanese and Western cultural context. In Western Cultural context, with Christianity in particular, non-blood relatives were spiritually treated as equivalent to blood relatives. With marriage between adoptive siblings treated as bad as marriage between blood siblings. In Japan, which did not follow the teachings of the church, relationships between adoptive siblings were normalized. Especially among the nobility. Raising a girl to one day marry your heir was seen as normal in shogunate Japan since you would ensure that your son and his wife-to-be are both trustworthy towards your kin and that they will love each other and rely upon another. Japanese Culture also loves making comparisons between familial bonds and non-familial bonds at large, because strict familial bonds are only seen as applying to blood. So they're more playful with the concept.