It was supposed to be an original proposal. But someone entered a line from the most recent installment of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga which came out last June. According to the Anime News Network, a travel pass worth the equivalent of $1,200. was up for grabs, all someone had to do was come up with the best marriage proposal. The contest was called “Words to Propose Marriage” and was held by the Ishigami-no-Oka Museum of Art. Shortly after the winning entry was announced on the radio, calls began pouring in that the line was not original but was, in fact, taken from the popular manga. The Iwate town board of education in Northern Japan then disqualified the winning entry and rejudged the contest.
So what was this incredibly romantic line from Fullmetal Alchemist? “Ore no jinsei hanbun yaru kara omae no jinsei hanbun kure.” (“I’ll give you half of my life so give me half of yours.”) It’s definitely romantic but a little on the demanding side, if you ask me…
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