| This just occurred me that there are no Korean main characters in Japanese anime despite there are a lot of Chinese characters (even main) in Japanese anime. Is there a reason for this? EDIT: Looks like a lot of people are putting words in my mouth and drawing their own conclusions. This is a question, not a complaint. |
ddw1aNov 7, 2017 4:07 AM
| There are no Main Characters from my country either and i'm not making thread about it. |
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| It's MAL bait threads all over again |
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| Cause Japanese and Koreans don't exactly like each other. Recently it's probably better, but I think it definitely contributes. |
| If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
BurningSpirit said: Cause Japanese and Koreans don't exactly like each other. Recently it's probably better, but I think it definitely contributes. Japanese and Chinese people don't like each other either, but that didn't stop them from making characters of out of their country. Swagernator said: There are no Main Characters from my country either and i'm not making thread about it. Except Korea is a neighboring country, so not irrelevant. |
| But what would it add to anime if there are Korean characters? Just enjoy the anime lmao. |
Confucius said: From what I know, the Chinese resent the Japanese, but the opposite isn't as intense.Japanese and Chinese people don't like each other either, but that didn't stop them from making characters of out of their country. |
| If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
| i swear kyon is totally 100$ korean! |
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| It is a good question, especially since there are Koreans living in Japan, the zainichi. I guess since it's a sensible topic, producers adopt their usual ostridge/zero risk policy and avoid the topic altogether. |
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| so akatsuki no yona isnt a thing now? ok |
| It's good that Slop leveling won the CR awards with such a power gap, Gaijin Weebs don't deserve good anime. Not after what they did to frieren, kusuriya, and many others |
| I'm: 19% East African 22% Italian 9% French 13% Scottish 1% American 21% Russian 4% Mexican 12% Indian 1% Indian American and 2% low fat milk 3% Sargento Cheese You don't see me complain that I don't have my own anime. |
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Confucius said: This just occurred me that there are no Korean main characters in Japanese anime despite there are a lot of Chinese characters (even main) in Japanese anime. Is there a reason for this? Certainly because the authors didn't find anything interesting to write about Korean people and their culture. |
| “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.” ― Saint Augustine |
| Political correctness is like a virus that spreads everything. We don't need to include every race in the world to enjoy a show. Entertainment is not about politics. Is like west film industry, putting blacks everywhere, no matters the source material or historical context. The Dark Tower film protagonist is black when Stephen King clearly specifies on the book that he looks like Clint Eastwood. Blacks on 15th century European courts, a black knight of the Round Table!, blacks replacing white superheroes... the list is endless. Don't rewrite history please. It's better to keep Orwell's 1984 as a fiction novel. |
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Confucius said: BurningSpirit said: Cause Japanese and Koreans don't exactly like each other. Recently it's probably better, but I think it definitely contributes. Japanese and Chinese people don't like each other either, but that didn't stop them from making characters of out of their country. Swagernator said: There are no Main Characters from my country either and i'm not making thread about it. Except Korea is a neighboring country, so not irrelevant. Taiwan is also a neighboring country. Why aren't you complaining about that too? |
| China is far larger than Korea. So it's unsurprising. |
Jans6ever said: Koreans and Japanese are kinda racist to each other, in fact in WWII the japanese tried to exterminate or enslave them, and the chinese and... pretty much everyone who was not japanese in the fcking pacific. The story written by the victors together with prejudice of the modern moral and values is... not history. Yeah, Empire of Japan did bad things before and during WWII, but be objective, who didn't do them back then? |
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| You really really need to watch Akatsuki no Yona or even Ashita no Joe if you wanted to see Korean charas that much. |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| There are no French-Swedish characters in anime. I feel misrepresented |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
Brb said: Confucius said: Japanese and Chinese people don't like each other either, but that didn't stop them from making characters of out of their country. Except Korea is a neighboring country, so not irrelevant. Taiwan is also a neighboring country. Why aren't you complaining about that too? Because the people who live in Taiwan are ethnically Chinese. |
logopolis said: China is far larger than Korea. So it's unsurprising. Actually that's a good point, I hadn't realized the geographical aspect. |
| I see any apache helicopter, dakimura, subway train, chocolate race in anime and I dont even complain about it. |
"When you made this thread, I cried and screamed" -Swagernator 2017 |
| there are some Korean characters in some series though. as for why they aren't common - the setting is (usually) Japan and Korean people living in Japan are a minority. PR: Dear my future have korean "rivals" side characters, and the VAs from S Korea actually met with the Japanese VAs (and the Japanese VAs also went to S Korea) |
| You can buy lossless digital music from your favorite Japanese artists on https://ototoy.jp/. The songs are all DRM-free and you can re-download your purchased albums as you wish. Show your support to your favorite artist if you can! ps. if you are looking for Japanese albums, you have to search it in Japanese (not romaji). Just copy and paste the name. For those who want to learn Japanese through anime Resources for learning the language |
| I just found out that Alucard is wallachian (sorta romanian) so I can't complain |
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| WAIT! THERE IS!!! NOBLESSE AWAKENING HAS KOREAN CHARACTERS! |
| Because they're sworn enemies. Well honestly Korea seems to hate Japan way more than vice versa. |
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DreamingBeats said: Haha, had forgotten about this one.PR: Dear my future have korean "rivals" side characters, and the VAs from S Korea actually met with the Japanese VAs (and the Japanese VAs also went to S Korea) |
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| I've actually seen a couple of Japanese anime that have Koreans in them, but usually the Koreans are either being oppressed or are doing the oppressing so maybe it's better that we don't see them so often. If horror anime had a tradition for the Korean to die first I'm sure that wouldn't make things any better. |
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| When Inazuma Eleven added a Korean character in its roster, the Korean fanbase didn't liked the idea very much... Anyway, there's a lot of political issues between Japan and Korea, that's why you don't see many koreans in anime. Before 2008, anything of Japanese origin was PROHIBITED of being distributed in Korea. So yeah, it's a tough issue. |
| Korean people are a myth, they don't actually exist |
| Nationality isn't really all that important in anime. |
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| Gangnam Style was little known in Japan, despite the entire world going crazy for it |
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| Why does it even fucking matter whether *insert race here* is in an anime? |
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Tsumugoi said: Why does it even fucking matter whether *insert race here* is in an anime? Years and years of brain washing about PC in the West... It's fucking impossible to see a TV show without tons of PC shit those days. What the hell does it matter if there are no gays on Blade Runner 2049? It's a fucking fiction film, not porn. Who cares where they put it in? |
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Mkim said: Nyah_Chan said: Noblesse is a korean comic in the first placeWAIT! THERE IS!!! NOBLESSE AWAKENING HAS KOREAN CHARACTERS! I know~ I read it... I'm a big fan... (2017 most original pun) |
Zeruk said: Historically anti-chinese sentiments has always been high in Japan, but it wasn't resentment or hatred, the Chinese were being looked down upon.There is negative view of north Koreans, but not of south Koreans. South Koreans are liked a lot more than Chinese. Only in recent years has hatred seen a sharp rise, but it's not exclusively in Japan. It corresponds with the rise of China's economy and the flood of annoying Chinese tourists around the world. |
| If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
AA5x4 said: Come to think of it, I haven't seen a Korean character yet...but I've seen some Koreans being mentioned in the credits (ending song) I wonder why some of the work is outsourced to S Korea. |
| You can buy lossless digital music from your favorite Japanese artists on https://ototoy.jp/. The songs are all DRM-free and you can re-download your purchased albums as you wish. Show your support to your favorite artist if you can! ps. if you are looking for Japanese albums, you have to search it in Japanese (not romaji). Just copy and paste the name. For those who want to learn Japanese through anime Resources for learning the language |
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