Meanings
- uncountableSexual and/or romantic attraction to cartoon or anime characters.
I'm not an Otakusexual — although I respect toonophilia as a sexually responsible choice.
2015, Blythe Woolston, MARTians, unnumbered page2 more examples
Yes, that particular four-parter has a special place in my heart... it was the main root from which my toonophilia, and later my furriness, grew. (Well, more likely the root was already there, and it was the fertilizer.)
1996 March 21, Lenester the Badger, “Re: POLL: Best Cartoon w/ furries?”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet)Toonophilia isn't furry fandom, but it can bring people to it, because it's similar to begin with.
1999 October 30, Muke Tever, “Re: galen's plushie site becomes today's "Cruel Site of the Day"”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet)Synonyms: schediaphilia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSexual and/or romantic attraction to cartoon or anime characters.
Origin
Cite this entry
toonophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toonophilia
“toonophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toonophilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toonophilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toonophilia.
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