I'd guarantee that most the images on the "hot girl" thread have the same amount of touch up work as the "drawings" on this thread have. Therefore those "real" girls you see don't really exist without that wart on their foot, or that uneven tan from sleeping on their back at the beach, or that baby fat they never worked off. At least many anime girls have developed a personality and sense of being, which you never get from the magazine or random Internet picture. Look, as long as you realize that no REAL girl can't be an anime character, or a media character you're completely healthy and should be allowed to embrace your own dreams for a while..