What makes you think that anime characters are caucasian?
I didn't necessarily mean they actually were caucasian, but they look it.That's just a part of the style, it doesn't mean that the characters are Caucasian (unless the story takes place in America or Europe...).
You should read this article about anime and manga character designs and why many Westerners who aren't familiar with anime and manga tend to see them as looking "white".
I do not think that this is true. I don't think that Japanese people particularly feel any animosity towards foreigners at all. It's just that most foreigners do not speak Japanese, and a lot of Japanese people do not want to have to interact with people in a different language.I've read a lot about how much the Japanese do not like gaijin/foreigners. However, if this is true, how come a lot of people in anime and manga are caucasian [or at least caucasian looking]? This makes absolutely no sense to me... sorry if this sounds foolish but...
I do not think that this is true. I don't think that Japanese people particularly feel any animosity towards foreigners at all. It's just that most foreigners do not speak Japanese, and a lot of Japanese people do not want to have to interact with people in a different language.
I get your point, I'm watching animes right now which deal with a setting as such, but of course it takes place in France and the other was Germany i think, around there.
But yeah i see what your catching on to, i haven't seen a Black looking anime character in awhile.☝
Do you just want your own ideas reinforced by other people who share the same idea, even if they aren't correct?That's exactly what I mean.
No, I'm just glad someone else is looking at it the same way as me. I don't really understand it. You don't have to be mean about it.Do you just want your own ideas reinforced by other people who share the same idea, even if they aren't correct?
I'm not trying to be mean. Sometimes when our logic or reasoning is challenged it seems mean-spirited... I'm simply saying that our own doubts are sometimes re-inforced by others who have the same doubts, even though those ideas aren't necissarily correct ones.No, I'm just glad someone else is looking at it the same way as me. I don't really understand it. You don't have to be mean about it.
I'm not trying to be mean. Sometimes when our logic or reasoning is challenged it seems mean-spirited... I'm simply saying that our own doubts are sometimes re-inforced by others who have the same doubts, even though those ideas aren't necissarily correct ones.
Like every country, Japan is a nation of many opinions and creeds.
Some folk dislike foreigners for whatever real or emagined reasons, others like them so much they seek them out in night-life and attempt to gain sexual favour with them.
Most Japanese people are probably in the middle.
It is interesting though that for many Visitors to Japan, the acts of one or two, or a relatively few (hehe, I made a rythm) seem to make them feel this is indicative of the whole, a country of millions.
Anime characters look western because it is the anime heritage of its for-bearers, which was based off of foreigners.
Though the look has still carried forward, it goes without saying that a character in an anime, unless specifically identified as otherwise, is considered Japanese, which is ussually aided by Japanese names, or full understanding of Japanese social norms and cultural quirks.
I've also noticed that over the years since I have been aware of anime, more and more characters have been dark haired and dark eyed, and/or drawn to look noticably more asian.
I'm not going to say that Japanese dislike foreigners, so much as Japanese dislike change, maybe, and that's perhaps an exageration, and I'm late for work so I wont elaborate until later.I don't understand it though, I mean, if they really disliked gaijin as much as everyone seems to say they do, they wouldn't even want to adopt a hair color like blonde because it's 'foreign' >0< So I am wondering if they really hate outsiders as much as everyone says?
It's funny, I don't know whom said it, I think Nietzsche, but it's that people, in moments of intense self-scrutiny rarely regard themselves as absolutely mundane and normal... We imagine ourselves as either devils, the hated gaijin, or angels, the hot-gaijin who all the Japanese ladies love.Some folk dislike foreigners for whatever real or emagined reasons, others like them so much they seek them out in night-life and attempt to gain sexual favour with them.
Most Japanese people are probably in the middle.
A few things...His major question did not seem to be about anime, but on the way Japanese react to foreigners.
In short, English (And other countries) go to Japan, don't respect Japanese culture, act like hooligans, poke holes in resteraunt walls etc. This post has been done on many many occasions.
Of course, its not all foreigners, it's just the few that muck everything up for the rest of us.
So, who is ruining what now, for whom? I don't have any knowlege or reference material that would indicate that that British people, or anyone else are running around the streets of Japan like alcohol soaked tourists in Thailand... but since you seem to think this is true, I'm sure you do?Britons are the rudest, meanest and worst-behaved holidaymakers in the world, according to a new survey.
The research, by online travel service Expedia, also found that British tourists make the least effort to speak the local language.
Germans were the most popular holiday makers, followed by Americans - who also give the biggest tips.
British tourists are joined at the bottom of the league by those from Israel and Ireland.
His major question did not seem to be about anime, but on the way Japanese react to foreigners.
In short, English (And other countries) go to Japan, don't respect Japanese culture, act like hooligans, poke holes in resteraunt walls etc. This post has been done on many many occasions.
Of course, its not all foreigners, it's just the few that muck everything up for the rest of us.
It's a shame you seem to be agreeing most with the people feeding you misinformation, rather than other people who might actually be experienced in the topic you're interested in.Yes, that was more of the way I was looking. It sucks that some people have to blow it for others, as far as tourism goes.
I think you're looking at it the wrong way. I am just seeing that what they are saying is a possibility. There's not really a 'right or wrong' answer as far as I can tell (well I guess there kind of is, but you know what I mean), I just want to know some of the reasons.It's a shame you seem to be agreeing most with the people feeding you misinformation, rather than other people who might actually be experienced in the topic you're interested in.
I think you're going to be walking away from this discussion less informed than when you started it. Just a warning that you should take all these points of view into consideration, even if you disregard mine there are other people in this thread whose own experience should be valued, even if it doesn't quite fit your world view.