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Answer (1 of 3): If by bowing you mean the bow that goes along with an often-tongue-tied, hands-outstretched presentation of a love letter, or mumbled romantic declaration, then it seems that while not exactly typical, it’s not entirely limited to anime characters…at least among middle schoolers.

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