Can you kin a fictional character?

Fictionkin is a connection, often spiritual, with a fictional character and/or species. Fictionkin often believe that they are or were a fictional character or species either now or in a past life. Sometimes kinning is used as a coping mechanism for neurodivergent people.

How do I stop getting attached to anime characters?

Choose only one or two shows that really interest you and stick with them; you don’t have to watch every single show in order to be an anime fan. Consider taking a break. You can also try to take a break from anime by not watching any anime or reading any manga for a certain period of time.

What does it mean to kin a character in anime?

When fans use the word “kin” they are expressing connection and affection toward an anime character. It can be considered a substitute for “like” or “love” as in, “I kin Goku from Dragon Ball Z.”

What is the point of kinning?

Kinning, in layman’s terms, (for Instagram and Tumblr users) is when someone roleplays and acts as, if not actually believes that they are, a fictional character. It’s not always the user’s favorite character, just someone they feel they connect with.

What does kinning a fictional character mean?

Kinning is when you relate to a character, in basic terms. However, it goes deeper than that. You feel as though you have a connection TO the character, as in, you feel as though YOU ARE the character. Characters you kin don’t have to be your favorites, they simply have a connection to you and ARE you, per se.

What does Kinnies mean?

The Brief: In online fandom communities, “kins” and “kinnies” are characters with which someone feels closely aligned.

What does kinning someone mean?

What are kins TikTok?

The word kin on TikTok is used to show admiration and pay homage to characters in anime. If you’re a fan of a specific anime character, you would say that you kin them. And when it comes to TikTok videos, creators are using the word to refer to various characters that they are fond of.

Who do you kin meaning?

Some say kin, others say “family” or “relatives.” Call them what you will, but you’re stuck with those people related to you by blood or marriage. When someone refers to their kith and kin, she means her friends and family. Your “next of kin” is your closest family member: spouse, child, parent, or sibling.

Is kinning a choice?

“Kinning” isn’t a word. And do you have any actual, honest-to-god proof that identifying as otherkin is unhealthy? Sometimes an identity can be borne from a coping mechanism, but nevertheless, being otherkin or fictionkin is not a choice. It is a spiritual or psychological belief.

Why do people identify as certain characters in fiction?

This is a common explanation for most fictionkin’s spirituality. The aforementioned would also explain memories or déjà vu experienced while reading, watching, or listening to something that relates to the fictional characters. The multiverse theory also explains why many people might identify as certain character.

Why do some fictionkin feel uncomfortable in the same universe?

Some fictionkin, however, are made very uncomfortable by other people who are the same characters as them. Those who do not believe that a character existed in any more than one universe, and when the character was reborn, they where the only one to become that character could also feel this way.

What is the fictionkin community like?

Notable events in the fictionkin community include the Final Fantasy House which was an IRL cult centered around fictionkin and soulbonding, and the Yandere Bitch Club which is sometimes considered to be why the Tumblr otherkin community is so different from the rest of the otherkin community.

Do fictionkin believe in the multiverse?

Some fictionkin believe in the multiverse theory. They believe that there are limitless parallel universes, which means there are universes where fictional characters are real. If this is true, then theoretically a character could live, die, and then be reborn in a different universe.