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'''Once''' (2006) Directed by John Carey, Best song (Oscar) 2006
 
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'''Withnail and I''' (1987) Directed by Bruce Robinson - the film ends with Withnail saying "Man delights not me, no, nor women neither, nor women neither."[http://www.shite.org/pub/withnail.html] (These words are in fact originally taken from a quote from Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', act 2, scene 2.[http://www.enotes.com/hamlet-text/act-ii-scene-ii?start=3#ham-2-2-311])
  
 
==TV SHOWS==  
 
==TV SHOWS==  

Revision as of 14:37, 23 April 2009

This list is for fictional portrayals of asexual or suspected-asexual characters.

Please expand this list!

MOVIES

Once (2006) Directed by John Carey, Best song (Oscar) 2006

Withnail and I (1987) Directed by Bruce Robinson - the film ends with Withnail saying "Man delights not me, no, nor women neither, nor women neither."[1] (These words are in fact originally taken from a quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet, act 2, scene 2.[2])

TV SHOWS

Dexter - The title character, a serial killer, feels emotionally divorced from the rest of humanity and has no interest in romance or sex. [3]

Doctor Who - The Doctor's sexuality is ambiguous; his relationship with Rose Tyler has been described as "a love story without the shagging". [4]

Ouran High School Host Club - Haruhi Fujioka, the main character, has no interest in romance and prefers platonic relationships despite being surrounded by attractive males and females. [5]

Shortland street - New Zealand TV Show - character Gerald is asexual.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - One known asexual character, Yuki Nagato, and an anti-romantic character (titular). The show doesn't feature any relationships except for platonic ones, although the narrator character does experience some sexual attraction himself. [6]

See Also

Category:Media in Video Form For television documentaries that focus on asexuality.