| How realistic does anime portray your culture? Do you like shows whose storyline or characters are based a lot on this? For my part, I can say that Black Lagoon, for obvious reasons, is cult in Russia, not to mention characters with Russian roots like Anya from IDOLM@STER (I also heard about the Russian girl in the original LL, but I know almost nothing about her) or Aurora from Azur Lane. In Russia, people tend to be quite ironic and salty about national stereotypes about Russians, but this is usually appreciated, since we believe that Russia does not appear so often in anime and manga. To such an extent that the thematic communities on the Russian Internet even know in which hentai anime there were Russian characters, lol. |
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| depends which culture, since I’m a Mexican American (born from two immigrants from Mexico) so when it comes to portrayal of Americans it doesn’t really fit me at all; however I have seen some portrayals of Mexicans which usually consists of maracas, sombreros, ponchos, tequila, etc here’s an example |
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snowykevin said: depends which culture, since I’m a Mexican American (born from two immigrants from Mexico) so when it comes to portrayal of Americans it doesn’t really fit me at all; however I have seen some portrayals of Mexicans which usually consists of maracas, sombreros, ponchos, tequila, etc here’s an example And what is your opinion on this? I have heard that the stereotypical portrayal of Mexicans is considered quite controversial in the modern United States. |
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| Very inaccurately, we're a lot less loud and happy than from what I've seen of us in anime. And a lot less posh. It's probably due to "foreignness" that we are depicted this way, to make us look cool and exotic rather than quiet and mildly cynical, and while it is inaccurate, we've also done that to Japan so who cares. I'm neutral on if I like anime based around British culture because A: British culture as a central whole doesn't really seem to exist anymore as we continue to Americanise and B: It all depends on the quality of the anime. |
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| but the culture portrayed in anime is Japanese culture... so.... the fact that it will have other elements of its Japanese culture depends on the research done by the writer of the original source, or it'd come down to the director. But then again. Anime is thus far beyond realism so I dont even know why we're talking about this. I mean, for god's sake, we see frames by frames by frames of loli fanservice and it doesnt mean you're a pedo irl. It's just Japanese doing Japanese things. how do I even know it's as Japanese as it could be? I mean I doubt every loner depressed japanese hs student just trips and somehows falls with the jk idol numba wan that everyone wants to fuck and they somehow falls in love.... like I dunno? |
RobertBobert said: snowykevin said: depends which culture, since I’m a Mexican American (born from two immigrants from Mexico) so when it comes to portrayal of Americans it doesn’t really fit me at all; however I have seen some portrayals of Mexicans which usually consists of maracas, sombreros, ponchos, tequila, etc here’s an example And what is your opinion on this? I have heard that the stereotypical portrayal of Mexicans is considered quite controversial in the modern United States. I found it to be pretty funny, I’ll never get offended at stereotypical portrayal of my culture because it’s just cool to see anything related to Mexican culture in anime |
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_meimei said: Canadian here, I can only think of Langa from Sk8 the infinity. He was portrayed as a chill snowboarder, so I can’t complain. I’d love to hear how other Canadians were portrayed in anime. What about Canada from Hetalia? His image is based on the joke of "the American twin brother who is mistaken for the US," but he is often portrayed as more reasonable. |
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snowykevin said: depends which culture, since I’m a Mexican American (born from two immigrants from Mexico) so when it comes to portrayal of Americans it doesn’t really fit me at all; however I have seen some portrayals of Mexicans which usually consists of maracas, sombreros, ponchos, tequila, etc here’s an example in Star Twinkle Precure, Elena (one of the main girls) comes from a Mexican family. they really like to dance and are always cheerful. |
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DreamingBeats said: snowykevin said: depends which culture, since I’m a Mexican American (born from two immigrants from Mexico) so when it comes to portrayal of Americans it doesn’t really fit me at all; however I have seen some portrayals of Mexicans which usually consists of maracas, sombreros, ponchos, tequila, etc here’s an example in Star Twinkle Precure, Elena (one of the main girls) comes from a Mexican family. they really like to dance and are always cheerful. that’s pretty cool, I might have to check that show out just for that honesty lmao |
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| Jojo's portrayal of India in part 3 is not 100% accurate, but the Beggars scene was very real. Some beggars are always on the lookout for foreign tourists to exploit them, some even use scams and very well planned out stealing methods to grab any valuables from the foreigners. |
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qbfinest said: snowykevin said: depends which culture, since I’m a Mexican American (born from two immigrants from Mexico) so when it comes to portrayal of Americans it doesn’t really fit me at all; however I have seen some portrayals of Mexicans which usually consists of maracas, sombreros, ponchos, tequila, etc here’s an example You should watch michiko and hatchin. Perfect show for you. Not technically Mexican but very strong with Latin American roots oh wow yeah I’ve had that on my plan to watch for a while but didn’t realize a lot of the characters are Latino, think I should finally get around to watching it now |
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| 0%, like, way the hell off. It isn't even on the dam scale anymore. It is probably as broken as anywhere outside Europe tho tbf. |
_meimei said: RobertBobert said: Ooh I’ll have to check that out, first time I’ve heard of this.What about Canada from Hetalia? His image is based on the joke of "the American twin brother who is mistaken for the US," but he is often portrayed as more reasonable. This is mainly a satire on national stereotypes in the form of a world of handsome ikemen and sometimes bishoujo. For example, the United States is depicted as an immature hamburger fanatic who constantly makes crazy plans and annoys his father / brother / former boss Britain qbfinest said: snowykevin said: depends which culture, since I’m a Mexican American (born from two immigrants from Mexico) so when it comes to portrayal of Americans it doesn’t really fit me at all; however I have seen some portrayals of Mexicans which usually consists of maracas, sombreros, ponchos, tequila, etc here’s an example You should watch michiko and hatchin. Perfect show for you. Not technically Mexican but very strong with Latin American roots One of my internet friends loves this show as he is also an American with Japanese roots. |
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| I think when the K-On girls went to London it was the most romanticised version of London I've ever seen, but at the same time I love watching that representation of London, even if it was far from reality. |
Seijatachiiii said: I think when the K-On girls went to London it was the most romanticised version of London I've ever seen, but at the same time I love watching that representation of London, even if it was far from reality. Oh, are you British? Then how about Victorian-inspired shows like Moriarty, Princess Principal or Emma? I understand that these are very romanticized images, but I love this era. |
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| the only instances when romania appears mentioned in anime it's about vampires, so yeah, 100% accurate and cool |
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Catalano said: the only instances when romania appears mentioned in anime it's about vampires, so yeah, 100% accurate and cool Well, the twins from the Black Lagoon are Romanians according to canon. But I'm not sure if the hostel-style backstory can be called respectful enough. |
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RobertBobert said: Catalano said: the only instances when romania appears mentioned in anime it's about vampires, so yeah, 100% accurate and cool Well, the twins from the Black Lagoon are Romanians according to canon. But I'm not sure if the hostel-style backstory can be called respectful enough. also, it's hilarious how in the english dub the VAs tried to do something cool by making the twins calling each other in romanian, so instead of "brother" they use "fratele meu" and "sister" becomes "sora mea" but it's weird because no one talks like that in romanian and the pronunciation is way off. In japanese they use the regular one-sama, onii-sama. this may be unrelated to the thread but just popped through my mind |
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| It's mostly related to World War II and/or Nazis in supernatural settings. Not-Germany in Youjo Senki was actually a well-done what-if/alternate history scenario. Same goes for Schwarzesmarken. The only example of contemporary Germany, that I can think of, is Monster and I haven't watched it. That said, Hollywood movies for example taking place in Germany are sometimes off by varying degrees. If it borrows names of places, people or cultural references it's more often than not the cause of second-hand embarrassment. |
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Seijatachiiii said: I think when the K-On girls went to London it was the most romanticised version of London I've ever seen, but at the same time I love watching that representation of London, even if it was far from reality. If you haven't already, Kiniro mosaic is a great, fun series to watch. The two main girls (Alice and Karen) are British (well, Karen is half), and it shows London from time to time. In the 1st episode, it actually shows London (i think), as well as Cotswolds (and Alice's home is based on a real location one can visit). The ending theme in season 2 has the main girls exploring London and having fun. |
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Catalano said: RobertBobert said: Well, the twins from the Black Lagoon are Romanians according to canon. But I'm not sure if the hostel-style backstory can be called respectful enough. also, it's hilarious how in the english dub the VAs tried to do something cool by making the twins calling each other in romanian, so instead of "brother" they use "fratele meu" and "sister" becomes "sora mea" but it's weird because no one talks like that in romanian and the pronunciation is way off. In japanese they use the regular one-sama, onii-sama. this may be unrelated to the thread but just popped through my mind No, it's ok, lol. In our version, they used Russian versions of the word fellow. This is a frequent replacement for Onii-sama. |
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RobertBobert said: characters with Russian roots like Anya from IDOLM@STER From what i recall, the VA for Anya (idolmaster) went to Moscow to study Russian before taking the role. She really likes the language. Eli from Love Live is half Russian and says ั ะพัะพัะพ quite often, although in Japanese pronunciation. |
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DreamingBeats said: RobertBobert said: characters with Russian roots like Anya from IDOLM@STER From what i recall, the VA for Anya (idolmaster) went to Moscow to study Russian before taking the role. She really likes the language. Eli from Love Live is half Russian and says ั ะพัะพัะพ quite often, although in Japanese pronunciation. Yes, Sumipe is literally the most popular VA in Russia. I still don't understand why in one old show she was cast as the female lead and not her Russian step-sister. Are you talking about that blonde who is often paired with a purple-haired troll girl? I remember they had a duet about a lily garden. |
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| It is not even mentioned, the closest thing that is mentioned of my culture that I remember is in Nichijou, when Mio says that it only has one Argentine peso, the funny thing (and sad) is that in my country "one peso" it is also worth nothing (if at that time it was worth nothing, imagine now). ๐๐ช Aruzenchin peso!!! I don't remember ever seeing another representation of my country. ๐ฅ๐ฅ |
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RobertBobert said: DreamingBeats said: From what i recall, the VA for Anya (idolmaster) went to Moscow to study Russian before taking the role. She really likes the language. Eli from Love Live is half Russian and says ั ะพัะพัะพ quite often, although in Japanese pronunciation. Yes, Sumipe is literally the most popular VA in Russia. I still don't understand why in one old show she was cast as the female lead and not her Russian step-sister. Are you talking about that blonde who is often paired with a purple-haired troll girl? I remember they had a duet about a lily garden. Interesting, didn't know she was popular in Russia. Anya taught me cะฟะฐัะธะฑะพ and ะฝะตั. One of these days, I'll try learning, it seems like a pretty interesting language! if you mean Nozomi, then yea. |
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DreamingBeats said: RobertBobert said: Yes, Sumipe is literally the most popular VA in Russia. I still don't understand why in one old show she was cast as the female lead and not her Russian step-sister. Are you talking about that blonde who is often paired with a purple-haired troll girl? I remember they had a duet about a lily garden. Interesting, didn't know she was popular in Russia. Anya taught me cะฟะฐัะธะฑะพ and ะฝะตั. One of these days, I'll try learning, it seems like a pretty interesting language! if you mean Nozomi, then yea. In Russia, people literally adore the Pravda team of Girls and Tanks, even people who are not big fans of anime. So she got a pretty big hype for this, especially when her love for Russia was revealed. Plus, Anya is constantly referred to as a curious character due to her Russian roots. Yes. I've often seen her mentions here and there before, so I remember well that Nozomi has a friendship and a ship with a blonde girl. |
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| I thought they did a pretty good job on this anime tourism ad. Looks better here than IRL. Iron Blood Orphans also had a mecha fight take place in Edmonton which was pretty cool. There was also that arrogant good natured dude from Yuri on Ice that was I guess somewhat likeable. |
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BilboBaggins365 said: I thought they did a pretty good job on this anime tourism ad. Looks better here than IRL. Iron Blood Orphans also had a mecha fight take place in Edmonton which was pretty cool. There was also that arrogant good natured dude from Yuri on Ice that was I guess somewhat likeable. What studio did it? Western design and animation seem suspiciously familiar. |
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RobertBobert said: BilboBaggins365 said: I thought they did a pretty good job on this anime tourism ad. Looks better here than IRL. Iron Blood Orphans also had a mecha fight take place in Edmonton which was pretty cool. There was also that arrogant good natured dude from Yuri on Ice that was I guess somewhat likeable. What studio did it? Western design and animation seem suspiciously familiar. CoMix makes sense the studio that did Your Name. They know backgrounds really nailed those mountain views the one that is about as beautiful IRL compared to the commercial. |
BilboBaggins365 said: CoMix makes sense the studio that did Your Name. They know backgrounds really nailed those mountain views the one that is about as beautiful IRL compared to the commercial. Well, I've never been a huge fan of Canada, but this ad gave me a bunch of nostalgic vibes as I grew up in Canadian animation and the views of the snowy nature combined with the kind people in winter clothes made me feel warm. |
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| Jokes on you, Australians hardly get represented at all. I'd love to see the Japanese perspective of our bogans and tradies, that'd be a fun ride to say the least. |
_cjessop19_ said: Jokes on you, Australians hardly get represented at all. I'd love to see the Japanese perspective of our bogans and tradies, that'd be a fun ride to say the least. I tried looking, but only found really, really old series. ใตใใใชๅณถใฎใใญใผใ (Flone of the Marvelous Island) - aired 1981 on Fuji TV and ๅใฎ่นใฎใซใผใทใผ (Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow) - aired in 1982 on Fuji TV. Both are anime adaptations of western novels/classics, with some slight twist that make it a bit different from the original. Some anime will show briefly the geographical map of Australia (kiniro mosaic, aldnoah, strike witches, fafner, etc) |
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_meimei said: Canadian here, I can only think of Langa from Sk8 the infinity. He was portrayed as a chill snowboarder, so I can’t complain. I’d love to hear how other Canadians were portrayed in anime. Chiffon Fairchild from Freezing and Ryoko Asakura from Melancholy of Harumi Suzumiya, both student council presidents and from Canada. Although |
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| hmm not going to share what mine is, but in anime it follows a very specific stereotype to the point where im offended when i see it tbh. and the fans eat it up as if its really like that in real life |
| As a Canadian all I can think of is JJ from Yuri on Ice, Shirokuma from Shirokuma Cafe, and Anne of Green Gables. The fact that a literal polar bear is one of the few Canadian characters I've seen in an anime is pretty telling about how anime portrays our culture. To be fair, though, there isn't much about Canada for anime to need to portray anyway. |
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| An anime character called Sofia Bulga appeared in an anime. The anime Majo no Tabitabi has an episode with some things unique to my culture featured. It's not enough, but it's enough, more or less. |
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| Even my own culture doesn't portray my culture accurately let alone anime (Australian) |
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Finland. I think anime portrays our culture quite realistically, even our love for Santa Claus, sauna and salmiakki. :) |
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| The only anime that has Australia in it that I've seen is - Ef: A tale of - A Place Further then the Universe and they are both pretty crap at showing australia. |
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| I'm living in Italy currently and Jojo has got a spot on impression. We eata pasta and zound like dees. |
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| The only Denmark representation I could think of is Denmark from Hetalia series. I don't actually agree with how they portray him as cheerful, friendly, and borderline obnoxious because we usually take our time to open up to other people lol and people I know want to spend their time indoors (ofc not everyone is like this). Our sense of humor can be dark too. The only thing I could agree is that we're heavy drinkers lmao. Since drinking in a pub is expensive (pretty high tax) we usually drink in our home or on the sidewalk outside the pub. |
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| British culture portrayed in anime is always pretty bad, it's always evidently clear that most writers only use Britain for the setting and do no further research. Id say that for European cultures as a whole, Japanese authors don't do their duty to respect the culture or history they are taking it from. |
| Well, according to anime, all Chinese people are corrupt and incompetent eunuchs, and weirdos who eat mapo tofu and chow mien all the time. And all Americans say "yo yo yo fuck fuck fuck" all the time while throwing hand signs and playing ball. So, not really... |
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