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Proteus Effect essentially describes normal human behavior based on artificial stimulus. People are social creatures and are typically inclined to try and fit in with their environment. If the environment they chose to be in happens to be an anime world full of anime girls, by attempting to "fit in" they'll be acting more like something appropriate to the scene. Peer pressure, grooming, placebo effect, fake it till you make it, faith healing. It's not some evil, mystical force compelling you. It's social conditioning, and, like I said, it happens everywhere you go. Maybe it's more pronounced in a more immersive environment? Some studies suggest that. But you're essentially blaming peer pressure, just with a fancy label.