Anonymous asked: Do you know any books or movies that have asexual characters?

This is such a difficult question, because so many depend upon interpretation, and if it’s an ongoing work it can change in a blink. I’ve thought of a few and scrounged up some more, but I find that a lot of these characters may be seen as a bit problematic, potentially.

The three obvious and most referred to characters recently, are, of course: Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes), The Doctor (Doctor Who), and Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory).

The issue with the first two are that, since they’ve been around so long, it depends on the writer/adaptation/interpretation. I haven’t seen TBBT, but I hear he’s said to be that, I don’t know how explicitly and I hear that changes as the show goes on.

There is Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, which is a favorite of mine. Although they are stated to be asexual unless they “make an effort” and since they are an angel and a demon, the asexual note most likely refers more to just them being generally genderless and naturally not experiencing human things like that since they aren’t human.

Canonically, Luffy from One Piece. Alan from The Hangover, according to the writers (they also say he’ll never get married so I’m not sure if they mean he’s aromantic as well or are misunderstanding what asexual means or what). Dexter Morgan from Dexter. Data from Star Trek, but he’s an android.

While I don’t know of the characters themselves, I find that many asexuals appreciate Studio Ghibli films for their lack of focus on sexual and romantic plot points and characterizations in favor of platonic friendship.

A good website dedicated to various forms of media is this one and here is a page dedicated to asexual characters (confirmed or suspected): (x)

Anyone have any other additions, please let me know, this is a common question and it’s difficult to track many down.

-Griff

@11 months ago with 25 notes
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  1. littlepaperfrogs said: as far as explicitly canonical aces, we also have: Poppy (Huge), Gerald Tippet (Shortland Street), and Kevin (Guardian of the Dead). There’s also sort of the couple (the husband at least from the House episode better half.
  2. megapariah said: Bilbo Baggins is, I believe. He never has any romantic relationships throughout the series and never shows an interest. Also, at some point it was stated that “to bear the ring of power is to be alone,” which might mean that The Ring caused it.
  3. tanvatrapettagi said: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/… Do check here as well.
  4. swankivy said: Dunno why explicitly asexual characters like Gerald on the New Zealand soap Shortland Street always get left out of lists like these. His character has an involved storyline about asexuality. youtube.com/playlis…
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